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April 2008
Appeal: Just 18 miles north of the city of Boulder, Lyons is a wonderful small community surrounded by hills of ponderosa pine and areas of red sandstone. Lyons has several sandstone buildings which date back to the late 1800's and early 1900's which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Lyons is known as the "Double Gateway to the Rockies" because of the two different ways to reach Estes Park. One is through Colorado Hwy. 7 or Hwy. 36.
There are several antique shops, art galleries and restaurants which visitors often stop at while on their way to the Rocky Mountain National Park area just beyone the town of Estes Park.
Local facts: Ed Lyon came to this valley area in 1880 where the North St. Vrain and St. Vrain creeks merge to found the Evans Townsite Co. and the Lyons Rock and Lime Quarry Co., which quarried sandstone for Denver and other cities. The Town was platted into lots in 1881 and by 1884 it had its own railroad service and by 1891 was known as a municipality.
Town of Lyons Website: www.townoflyons.com
Lyons Chamber of Commerce: www.lyons-colorado.com
Town of Lyons - Wikipedia information
Community sites: www.musicinlyons.com
Year Incorporated/Founded: Founded by Ed S. Lyon in 1880, incorporated in 1891.
Elevation/Size: 5,375 feet, 1.2 square miles
Schools: Lyons Elementary and the Lyons Middle/Senior schools are all part of the St. Vrain Valley School District.
Taxes: Information to come.
Population: 1,585 (2001)
Median Cost of a single family home: $217,900 in 2001
Public safety Information:
Emergency Numbers: 911
Police - Non-emergency: (303) 823-6622
Fire - Non-emergency: (303) 823-6611
Emergency room/care - Boulder Community Hospital, 1100 Balsam Ave., Boulder (303) 440-2037
Longmont United Hospital, 1950 Mountain View Ave., Longmont, (303) 651-5111
Boulder County Sheriff's Department - (303) 441-3600
Boulder Police Department - (303) 441-3300
Post Office: 442 High St., Lyons (303) 823-9803
Public transportation: Information to come.
Town Hall: 432 Fifth Ave., 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday, (303) 823-6622
Recycling: Boulder County Drop-off Center, 426 Park Drive, open 24hrs. a day call (303) 441-3930
Trash: Western Disposal (303) 444-2037; United Waste Systems (970) 532-0803
Water/Sewers: Lyons Town Hall, (303) 823-6622
Electricity: Xcel Energy - (303) 623-1234
Telephone installation: Qwest for residential (800) 244-1111 or business (800) 603-6000.
Cable TV: Galaxy Cable - (800) 365-6988
Elected Officials:
For more information on the Town Board, visit www.townoflyons.com |
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Last Updated on Monday, 11 May 2009 21:33 |