Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) managers recently contacted COMBA to inform us they are beginning a public input process to consider methods to improve visitor experiences at Apex Park. Their goal is to increase the safety of park users and provide a more positive experience for visitors.

As you know, Apex is very popular among mountain bikers and it will be critical for the MTB community to provide helpful feedback and be involved. The public input process has four parts that require your participation and awareness:

1) Written Input: JCOS is soliciting pubic input on visitors' preferred management techniques. To streamline the submission of requested feedback from the cycling community to Jefferson County, we have created an electronic version of the JCOS feedback form. Please go here to participate. Upon submission, a copy of your answers and comments will be automatically emailed to Thea Rock, Jefferson County's Manager of Citizen Outreach. The deadline for submitting Feedback Forms is Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

2) Open Houses: Two open Houses will be held in June at the Open Space Ponderosa Meeting Room located at 700 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden. A large turnout from mountain bikers will help ensure our standing in these important discussions! Mark your calendars and attend if you can: Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 6:30 - 8 p.m; Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9:30 - 11 a.m.

3) OSAC Report: Findings from public input will be reported at the Open Space Advisory Committee’s regular meeting on July 2, 2009 at 7 p.m. COMBA will be there to make sure our input was captured fully, and hope you will be too!

4) Spread the word! Please forward this information to everyone you know who values their mountain biking experience at Apex, who will want to be part of this important process. Our voices matter!

Please get involved on this important issue and check back with www.comba.com for the latest news and information.