Episode 18: Boulder’s Financial Future

About this episode

This episode discusses the funding of the City of Boulder and the importance of planning for a sustainable future.

Learn more about how the City of Boulder is funded, and why planning for the future of that funding matters to building a sustainable future and a thriving community. Guests in this episode (City of Boulder) Nicole Speer – City Council Member Mark Wallach – City Council Member Charlotte Husky – Budget Officer Other Guests Rich Wobbekind - Associate Dean and Senior Economist at the Leads School of Business This episode was hosted by Julie Causa and Emi Smith. It was produced by the City of Boulder's Podcast Team. Music and sounds attributed to: https://freesound.org/s/325572/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0. Related Resources For more information about the City of Boulder’s Long-Term Financial Strategy, visit Long-Term Financial Strategy | City of Boulder.

People in this episode

Hosts: Julie Causa, Emi Smith

Guests: Nicole Speer, Mark Wallach, Charlotte Husky, Rich Wobbekind

Topics covered

• financial planning
• sustainability
• community development
• local government
• budgeting

Keywords

• Boulder
• financial future
• City Council
• budget officer
• economics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City of Boulder

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