October 14, 2002

Media Contact:

Rosann Doran
Public Information Officer
303.438.6308

The Broomfield Citizens’ Academy continues Oct. 24 with a session titled "Our Community, Our Neighborhoods and You" at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at One DesCombes Drive. This session will deal with the land use and planning process, the building department including inspections, and the procedures for capital projects.

Sessions will be televised live on Broomfield’s cable channel 8, and e-mailed questions from viewers will be accepted during the session.

Registration is not required, but is encouraged in order for sufficient materials to be available. Anyone interested may attend. This is the third of six scheduled sessions. Call 303.438.6390 to register, or 303.438-6231 for more information.

Broomfield businesses collecting sales taxes are invited to a free class to learn about Broomfield’s conversion to a self-collected city sales tax, sales tax procedures and requirements,

identification of taxable property, documentation procedures, filing requirements and record keeping.

The seminar is scheduled Oct. 17 from 9 to 10:3 a.m. at the Broomfield Municipal Center, One DesCombes Dr., in the Zang’s Spur conference room.

To register for this seminar, fax business name, address, type of business, date and title of the seminar and names of persons attending along with phone, fax and e-mail information to 720.294.9824, or e-mail the information to salestax@ci.broomfield.co.us.

Broomfield’s second Child Care Summit, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has been scheduled for Oct. 19 at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows. Child care providers, parents and anyone interested in the welfare of children are invited to attend. Child care providers who attend get training credit.

More information is available from Joyce at 720.887.2275 , Colleen at 720.887.2201, or Pam at 720.887.2246.