Spears said the programs could do more to become integrated. Sheila Carrigan, presiding judge of Boulder Municipal Court, has referred about 10 cases each month to the city's restorative justice program since it began a year ago. The city's program is separate from Spears' nonprofit group. It is through Carrigan's court that cases are taken up by the University Hill Neighborhood Association. Loree Greco, the city's Restorative Justice Program Coordinator, acts as liaison between Carrigan's court and neighborhood groups.
Students report they like the city's program.
Meltz received a ticket for a noise violation after hosting a January party that got out of control. Meltz says the noise came from some people who weren't invited to the party and started yelling when told to leave. Carrigan offered to waive the fine if Meltz would meet with her neighbors. She did that, and agreed to develop a flier on how to properly throw a party. She will show the neighbors a final draft of the flier this Wednesday and then post it around the neighborhood and personally deliver it to her other neighbors.