[BoulderCouncilHotline] Information on Radon Awareness Roadmap for Front Range

[Jones, Suzanne]

Dear Colleagues—

Please see the email below, and attached powerpoint and video link, from Patricia at Boulder County Public Health about their Public Health Regional Radon Roadmap project.

As you know, radon is a significant public health issue, especially here in Colorado, and an estimated 46 -58% of homes on the Front Range have high radon levels.  So a key goal of the project is to raise public awareness of the importance of getting homes tested and remediated as needed.

The City will be doing a declaration, but I also wanted to encourage all of us to help spread the word in other venues.

Cheers,
Suzanne

Suzanne Jones
Mayor, City of Boulder
(720) 633-7388
joness at bouldercolorado.gov

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From: Dooley-Strappelli, Patricia <pdooley-strappelli at bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:41:20 PM
To: Jones, Suzanne
Subject: National radon action month request for

Dear Mayor Jones,

I sent a request to you a few weeks ago asking  the City of Boulder to consider signing a proclamation designating January 2018 as National Radon Action Month. I’m following up to find out if this request can be enacted.  We are diligently working to increase radon awareness this month to encourage Boulder residents to test their homes.

A few years ago you reached out to me about the proclamations, not sure how to handle all the requests, and I understand if it’s not something that you can always accommodate. You did mention that if there is anything that the City could do to help with radon awareness to let you know.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you and the city council for amending the Energy Code in February 2017 to require Radon Gas Controls in all new single family residential construction.  This is a great step forward in protecting Boulder residents from radon gas and we applaud the city’s efforts!

We have prepared a PowerPoint presentation about the Public Health Regional Radon Roadmap project we are working on with 6 other Front Range counties and I am hoping that you can look at it and share it with your council members. It mentions a radon roadmap of suggested programs and policies for decision makers’ future consideration.  Would you and city council be able to look at our roadmap when it becomes available and consider a few of the programs and policies to help increase radon awareness in the City of Boulder?


Please also see a link to a  one-minute video <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/9xWoCXDpBVtY0wmcknt0a?domain=youtube.com>  about radon in Colorado produced as part of the Public Health Regional Radon Roadmap project.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Patty

Patty Dooley-Strappelli
Boulder County Public Health
Air Quality Program
3450 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
303.441.1560
Pdooley-strappelli at bouldercounty.org<mailto:Pdooley-strappelli at bouldercounty.org>
www.BoulderCountyRadon.Org<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/BkfcCYEqDXFxOr5fM8OTm?domain=bouldercountyradon.org>
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