Centennial Citizen April 11, 2024

Garth Donato, unhoused friend, remembered

BY NINA JOSS

Whenever Garth Donato ate at Subway, he would order the All-American Club. When the sandwich came out — stacked high with turkey and ham — Donato would pull out his own bottle of ketchup, dunk the sandwich in and enjoy.

His regular sub was only one of many ways in which Donato became a xture around the Arapahoe Village shopping center. A man of routine, his

friends always knew where to nd him — drinking a hot chocolate in his window seat at Starbucks, watching television at the Garlic Knot Pizza & Pasta or greeting visitors at the King Soopers.

Over 50 people gathered on the evening of March 31 to honor their friend, Garth Donato, in a candlelight vigil near the site of his death. Earlier in the day, about 100 people showed up at another memorial event for him.

School resource o cers pen mystery ‘tail’ starring therapy dogs

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BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Yellow police tape surrounded a table that held a half-eaten layer cake. Numbered evidence markers drew attention to the crumbs left behind. And, not far from the scene of the crime, the tails of ve uniformed police dogs wagged happily.  e scene, recreated from the newly unveiled children’s book entitled, “ e Case of the Missing Cake,” was the setting for a celebration of the story’s creators, sponsors and main characters at Smoky Hill Library in Centennial on Tuesday evening.

Arapahoe County Sheri Tyler Brown came down, to boast about the book’s authors – two deputies.

“ e entire team is always thinking of something new to do,” Brown said of his school resource o cers. “And this book is just that next iteration in how we provide a better service to our student population and to the citizens of Arapahoe County.”

SRO Deputies Adam Nardi and John Gray wrote the book, which features the department’s ve therapy dogs, to help children develop their emotional intelligence and inspire their love of reading.

“It teaches a lesson in empathy,” Nardi told the Centennial Citizen. “We just want kids to be more aware of how they’re feeling and how other people are feeling.”

e school resource o cer’s K-9 program was started about three years ago with Rex, the labrador who is partnered with Gray. Since then, Zeke, Riley, Otis and Bear have joined the force. Each dog is paired with a school resource o cer and assigned to a speci c school.

All of the therapy dogs are trained for a secondary purpose as well. Zeke has been taught to detect electronics while the others can locate guns and explosives, if needed. But showing up each day for students is their main job.

eir presence isn’t only for kids in crisis but also for students experiencing the everyday ups-and-down of school, SRO deputy Travis Jones said. Even a quick interaction in the hall with one of the therapy dogs can make a student’s day better.

Regarding the book his fellow ocers wrote, Jones thinks it just might nudge reluctant readers toward a love of literature.

“ ey’re gonna be more invested in these books because it’s people they know, it’s animals they know,” he said. “ is isn’t some made-up character that they’ve never met. ese are dogs that they’re used to seeing every day.”

e 27-page storybook comes to life with colorful illustrations done by Gray and his sister-in-law, Jewell

Zeke, Otis and Rex sit alongside their K-9 handlers during an event showcasing a new children’s book featuring them and the two other therapy dogs from the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce.

PHOTOS BY RACHEL LORENZ

Assistant City Manager Eric Eddy accepts a copy of “The Case of the Missing Cake” and poses with SRO Deputies Adam Nardi (left), John Gray (right) and illustrator Jewell Nichols during an appreciation event at the Smoky Hill Library in Centennial on April 2.

Here’s How I See the NAR Settlement Affecting Buyers, Sellers and Their Agents

Two weeks ago I focused on how the media has covered the settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and sellers regarding the payment of buyer agent commissions. At the end of that article I directed readers to my blog to read my further thoughts about how the settlement would affect buyers, sellers and their agents.

Since not all readers visited that website (or it might have crashed), I’ll share those insights in this week’s column.

Estate Commission (CREC) will tweak the Exclusive Right to Sell (listing) contract to remove the offer of co-op compensation from Sec. 7.1.1. Instead of entering, for example, 5% to 6% as the commission, the contract will likely show 2.5% to 3% as the commission.

Note: This column was published last Thursday in the Denver Post but not in the weekly newspapers.

I’m convinced that sellers will still want to offer some amount of compensation to buyers’ agents as an incentive to show their homes. Because co-op commissions will no longer be published in the MLS, listing agents will come up with off-MLS ways of providing that information. Failing that, they should expect buyers’ agents to call them before an offer is submitted to find out what compensation, if any, can be inserted in the purchase contract.

Buyers’ agents who didn’t get their buyer to agree to pay them a commission can be expected to call listing agents about compensation before they even show the listing. If more than one agent asks the listing agent that question and then fails to set a showing, the listing agent might get his seller to offer a coop commission.

Note: Although co-op compensation will not appear on the MLS, listing agents (like Golden Real Estate’s) who create a website for each listing can mention co-op compensation there, and ads (like the one below) can include that information too, drawing buyers to show your listing over other listings.

Here are some practical changes that can be expected. First, the Colorado Real

If the seller agrees to the idea of incentivizing buyers’ agents, it could be expressed in a newly created section of the listing agreement or under Additional Provisions like this: “If a buyer’s agent requests compensation, Broker is authorized to offer x% commission to be paid by Seller at closing.”

Beware, however: Not offering the exact same commission to every inquiring agent could constitute a Fair Housing violation. It would be better to publish that amount, such as on a listing flyer and/or listing website.

I have always advocated for buyers to have professional representation, so I welcome the settlement’s requirement to have a signed buyer agency agreement before showing listings. This can be a 1day or 1-week agreement, to allow the buyer time to decide if he/she wants a formal exclusive relationship with that agent. However, buyers will likely be reluctant to sign anything just to see a home, so they will likely call listing agents instead.

When a listing agent shows his or her own listing, the buyer isn’t required to sign anything, although the listing agent is required to present the buyer with a “Brokerage Disclosure to Buyer” that he/ she represents the seller and that the buyer is a “customer.” (Buyer can decline to sign that disclosure.)

Are listing agents prepared for that onslaught? Listing agents who are used to putting a listing in the MLS and wait-

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The rules will disproportionately hurt buyers who can barely afford a downpayment, unless lenders allow a buyer commission to be included in the loan amount, and those buyers won’t be able to come up with thousands in cash to pay their agents. Those buyers will surely go to listing agents directly.

Meanwhile, listing agents are used to their paycheck doubling when they don’t have to share their 5 to 6 percent commission with a buyer’s agent. That’s going to go away unless listing agents convince their sellers to put a provision in their contract that if no commission is owed to a buyer’s agent, then the listing commission is increased by x%.

The CREC’s Exclusive Right to Buy contract has long had a section which says the buyer’s broker will request payment from the seller but, failing that, buyer agrees to pay a stated fee for representation. Here’s how those sections of the buyer agency contract read:

Buyers can be expected to resist almost any percentage, since they have never paid a commission in the past. Because of this, more buyers can be expected to call listing agents to see homes instead of hiring a buyer’s agent, although I’ll continue to advocate for buyers to hire an agent to represent them.

Justifying the listing commission will be an easier sell, but only if the listing agent offers the kind of value we do at Golden Real Estate. It will be a harder sell for listing agents who provide minimal value to their sellers.

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 Advertising your home next to this

These will become the default sections in the buyer agency contract. Agents working with a buyer will seek to insert 2.5% to 3% in their buyer agency agreement in case a seller doesn’t agree to that much (or any) compensation for the buyer’s agent. Percentages like that will be a hard sell, because the buyer would be on the hook for the difference between what the seller pays (if anything) and what’s in their buyer agency agreement.

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 Discount on the listing commission when we don’t have to pay a buyer’s agent and/or when we earn a commission selling you a replacement home.

The NAR settlement still allows the MLS to include an offer of monetary concessions for buyers, such as paying for buyers’ closing costs, or paying for an interest rate buydown on buyer’s loan. Jim

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Nichols. But getting the book written and illustrated was just the beginning, Gray said to the small crowd gathered in a meeting room of the library.

Raising the $38,000 it took to get 3,000 copies of the book printed was its own task. In the end, 13 local organizations and small businesses contributed to the project.

e City of Centennial, for example, gave a $10,000 Broncos Youth Activity grant to the endeavor. CoBank, Littleton Public Schools, Fit Republic Southlands, Arapahoe Libraries, Sound Relief, e Pet PT, Back the Blue K-9 Force, FOP Arapahoe Lodge 31, Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, Doggie Delights, Scenthound and the Rotary Club of Centennial also provided assistance.

A copy of the mystery tale, signed

by the authors and illustrators, and stamped with the paw print of each dog, was formally presented to the sponsors at the event on Tuesday.  Arapahoe Libraries will have copies of the book available for check out, according to Ginger Delgado, a spokesperson for the sheri ’s o ce.

In addition, the book is available for purchase by students at all of the elementary schools in the sheri ’s ofce’s jurisdiction including Littleton Public Schools, Cherry Creek School District and Byers/Deer Trail School Districts. Priced at $20, the entire sale amount will go to Back the Blue K-9 Force, a Centennial-based nonpro t that provides nancial support to K-9 units.

“ e Case of the Missing Cake” is the rst in a series of books Gray and Nardi have planned about the department’s dogs, Gray announced at the event. is rst installment is aimed at kindergarten through third-grade students. Future books will target different elementary school-age groups.

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K-9 Riley of the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce watches his handler SRO Deputy Adam Nardi talk with a sponsor of “The Case of the Missing Cake” at the book’s unveiling in the Smoky Hill Library in Centennial on April 2. PHOTO BY RACHEL LORENZ

Universities push enrollment deadlines amid FAFSA delays

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Colorado’s two largest universities will push the deadline for students to con rm their enrollment by a month to June 1.

e announcements by the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University Fort Collins follow a di cult Free Application for Federal Student Aid season marred by glitches. e problems delayed when families could apply, and colleges haven’t received the information they use to help families determine if a school’s nancially right for them.

“We are here to support our students,” said Amy Hutton, CU Boulder associate vice chancellor for enrollment management. “We really want to make sure that they have the

support and the time they need to make the right decision.”

e U.S. Department of Education switched to a new FAFSA form this year, but the rollout has been slow and problematic. Families and students typically can start lling out the FAFSA in October.

But the federal government delayed the application period this year until Dec. 31 to create a new form. e federal government then announced a delay of student records that schools use to send out aid awards to families.

e Better FAFSA, as it is now known, has been easier and faster to complete. Nonetheless, some students, such as those whose parents don’t have Social Security numbers, have had issues nishing the form.

Colorado State University in Fort Collins and the University of Colorado in Boulder announced they have changed their enrollment confirmation deadline.

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Typically, about 17 million students nationwide ll out the FAFSA; so far, about ve million have completed the form.

Colleges across the state and U.S. began to shift numerous deadlines as FAFSA issues persisted.

Hutton said moving the deadline will give students, especially those who are the rst in their families to go to college or who have highernancial need, more time to consider their nancial options.

e state’s two premier public universities aren’t alone in announcing more exibility for students amid FAFSA delays. Other Colorado public higher education institutions have already announced changes.

For example, Fort Lewis College already pushed its enrollment deadline to June 1. Other schools, especially regional institutions, traditionally are more exible in admissions, but also have changed other deadlines this year, such as registration or when students need to submit housing applications.

Pushing the con rmation deadline is more consequential for larger schools such as CU Boulder and CSU Fort Collins because they compete for a more selective pool of students.

Heather Daniel, CSU Fort Collins director of admissions, said the May 1 enrollment deadline has been like a “national holiday” when students announce where they planned to attend college. Schools use the enrollment con rmation deadline as a way to understand the size of the next year’s incoming freshmen, which helps them plan.

Pushing the deadline by a month also will impact students. e tighter schedule gives them less time to complete pre-enrollment tasks, Daniel said.

Statewide, other schools have tried to nd ways to help families navigate this year.

Metropolitan State University of Denver, which o ers more exible enrollment, has told students it will work with them through FAFSA challenges.

Vaughn Toland, MSU Denver chief enrollment o cer, said many of the school’s students apply well into the summer. e school has extendednancial aid eligibility deadlines.

“We’re gonna get this gured out and we’re here to support you,” Toland said.

e school, which is the most diverse Colorado institution and has a high number of students who are the rst to go to college, has tried to communicate it will be exible if students run into individual issues.

Kerline Eglaus, MSU Denver executive director of nancial aid and scholarships, said she wants students to know they won’t get left behind because many deadlines are uid.

“And that’s given them some peace of mind,” she said.

But students should attempt to ll out the FAFSA, school leaders said. e form is the only way students can truly understand their nancial options for school, Hutton said.

“I always recommend students ll out the FAFSA and see what aid is available to them so they can make an informed decision about where they want to attend and their ability to succeed when they do,” Hutton said.

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Movement 5280 working toward transitional housing

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following concerns from neighbors, e Hub at Movement 5280 — a homeless ministry facility at Grant Street and Eastman Avenue in north Englewood — has explained the current status of its plan for Corey’s House, a transitional housing initiative at the site.

“Movement 5280 is currently in the planning stages of establishing supervised transitional housing,” Movement 5280 leadership said in an email to the Englewood Herald on March 30. “As we continue to work through the planning process we are exploring various avenues and possibilities to ensure that our transitional housing initiatives align with the needs of our community.”

Named after a friend of the organization who died from a brain infection, documents obtained from Arapahoe County in a Colorado Open Records Act request show the Hub at Movement at 5280’s initial proposal for Corey’s House. e Hub at Movement 5280 is housed in the former Englewood Bible Church at 3190 S. Grant St., a neighborhood otherwise composed of single-family homes. It opened in July 2023, and an Englewood City Council meeting last month featured several members of the public complaining about or defending the facility’s e ect on the neighborhood.

The proposal e proposal contains di erent phases of the organization’s plans for the project.

“Phase I: Housing up to 12 homeless individuals in retro tted quads in the building for transitional housing ages 21-29 with a live-in sta member (with) our existing wrap-around services and resources on site,” documents say. “Phase II: Providing transitional housing for 24 more individuals by 2025 on two lots of the new property with the purpose of furthering the residents’ stability. e property is currently zoned for housing (two houses) or re-zoning for multi-unit individual housing.”

Documents show the next phase of the proposal would focus on cli-

ents ages 18-29, depending on the units.

“Working with mental health providers onsite, job readiness and second chance employers, taking life skills classes, engagement in activities and services to prevent justice involvement/bench warrants/jail, and partnering with other organizations in the Englewood/ Sheridan/Littleton region would be the nal aspect of this project,” documents say.

e proposal was part of the organization’s application for a $1.5 million a ordable housing grant Arapahoe County created through American Rescue Plan funds.

e organization received the grant in January of 2023 according to documents and purchased the former church for $2.2 million

During public comment at a March 18 city council meeting concerning the $1.5 million ARPA grant, Tina Hayhurst, executive director of Movement 5280, said the organization “received 1.5. We used 1.4 and we pay a mortgage on the rest”  e organization also received a $50,000 donation from Life. Church, which has three locations in Colorado. e donation included $20,000 to help with renovations and maintenance of the facility.

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Bryan Isham, planning manager for the City of Englewood, said “plans have not been submitted to the Community Development Department for a project called Corey’s House.”

Isham explained the organization is currently located in the R-1-C zone district which allows for small group home land use as long as they meet requirements under the Englewood Municipal Code.

He explained that housing for more than eight people would require a zone change request.

“A ‘Group Home – Small’ landuse, which can provide permanent residence, supervision, and other services for up to eight (8) unrelated persons who t criteria provided in Englewood Municipal Code (EMC) § 16-13-1.A.2, is permitted to operate in the R-1-C zone district, so long as it meets design and

Executive Director of Movement 5280 Tina Hayhurst cuts the ribbon commemorating the opening of The Hub at Movement 5280 in July 2023. PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

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Since his death on March 25, when he was struck and killed by a car on East Arapahoe Road near the intersection of South Fairfax Way, countless daily rituals have been shattered, along with the hearts of those who called Donato a friend.

Local resident Paul Rodriguez would see Donato most mornings at Starbucks, and when he did, would enjoy co ee with him. In the two orange seats by the window, the men developed a quiet friendship.

“He was a good man,” Rodriguez said. “He had a big heart … In a few words, he showed his love a lot. Good to know a man like that. He will be missed.”

Over 100 people came to two memorial events organized by friends and acquaintances to remember and honor Donato, who lived unhoused in the area near the shopping center. Although many didn’t even know his name before his death, they lauded Donato for being a positive presence, an amazing soul and a pillar of the community.

“ e guy’s presence was a re hose of good vibes, like the Buddha reincarnated into Santa, like he was visiting Earth from a more enlightened universe,” one neighbor told the Centennial Citizen, alluding to Donato’s long white hair and beard. “I never spoke more than a few words with him, but just walking by him made my day better.”

Friends praised Donato for his humility, gentleness and sel essness.

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Although he lived outside, neighbors said he never accepted any offers of food or money. On occasion, on very cold nights, he accepted an o er to sleep in someone’s garage.

“We always tried to o er things, money, food, and he would never take anything,” neighbor Alex Johnson said. “He was so appreciative of just a simple handshake or a hug.”

Employees at the pizza restaurant said even when they tried to o er him things for free, he always paid for his order.

Although some would assume otherwise based on his outward appearance and shopping cart full of belongings — including a miniature car collection — Donato had money.

According to his brother, Scot, Donato even had a condo. But instead of living in it, he chose to make his shopping cart his world.

Donato was born in Bu alo, New York in 1961, Scot said. His family lived in Ohio brie y, and then moved to what is now Centennial, when Donato was still a kid.

Donato went to Arapahoe High School and then became a janitor there, and lived with his father for many years. When his father died, a court ordered Donato to vacate the house so the family could sell the property.

Scot said the family found Donato an apartment, but court records show an eviction was led. en, the

family bought Donato a condo, Scot said.

He said Donato may have chosen not to live in the condo because of complicated family dynamics — or he may have just preferred a simpler life, living on the street.

Donato’s family would visit him regularly, but his lifestyle also allowed him to build a larger family in the community who supported and loved him in countless ways.

Scot said it was heartwarming to see how many people came to the memorials for Donato and to hear their stories about him. Donato didn’t share much with his family, Scot said.

One man, he said, told the story of how Donato saved his life. e storyteller was homeless for a while, and Donato taught him how to survive on the streets.

“It was an amazing, di erent side of him that, you know, as family members, we didn’t experience a whole lot of that,” Scot said. “It was very heartwarming and amazing just to hear those stories, when we didn’t really know that side of what was going on with him.”

For many others, Donato was a staple in their daily lives.

Trish Voss said she would say good morning to him every day at 7:30 a.m. when she would open the Colorado Driver’s License o ce, where she works. She said Donato always had a smile on his face.

On the day after Donato’s death, Paul Rodriguez, who would see Donato at Starbucks, sat in his normal seat, next to where Donato usually

A person holds up their candle at a March 31 evening vigil in memory of Garth Donato.

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Driver who killed boy bicyclist gets 2 years of probation

e driver who hit and killed a 13-year-old boy as he was riding his bicycle to school in October will spend the next two years on probation and pay a $1,000 ne after being found guilty of misdemeanor careless driving resulting in death.

On Tuesday, the courtroom at the Arapahoe County Justice Center was packed with family members and friends wearing red in support of Josh and Cassie Stewart, whose son, Liam, died in the crash.

Beth Hutchinson, the driver, also had members of her family in court for support.

On Oct. 17, Hutchinson was driving her kids to school in a 2010 GMC Yukon. At the roundabout intersection of West Arapahoe Road and South Elati Street, Hutchinson hit and ran over Liam, who was riding his bicycle in the bicycle lane.

followed a plea agreement laid out by the prosecution and defense when Hutchinson pleaded guilty in February.

Hutchinson’s sentencing

Josh Stewart spoke to the court at the sentencing about how the tragedy has

impacted his family and community.

“Our family, our community, our world has lost a bright light,” he said. “Our sons have lost their older brother and best friend because of a morning rush

and a lack of attention.”

He said Liam, who had just celebrated his 13th birthday a week before he died, was “vibrant and full of joy.” He was on track to be an Eagle

The sentencing hearing for Beth Hutchinson took place on April 2 at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial. PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

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sat. Donato’s seat was over owing with owers and cards.

“ is is my last cup of co ee with him,” he said. “I’m just sitting here, just remembering him.”

Families knew Donato, and kids loved him. A chalk drawing outside of the King Soopers shows Donato, with “forever in our hearts” scrawled next to it.

When one couple went to King Soopers, Donato would always wait outside with their dog while they shopped. In the evenings, he would order dark meat chicken thighs from the deli and then sit in a chair by the front entrance, employee TJ Watkins said.

One father, Logan Stickney, said his family saw Donato almost every time they were out for the past six years.

“We would greet each other with a few words and a smile,” he said. “Our small kids received the biggest smile and the warmest greeting. He recognized them and watched them grow, and they knew him also.”

Centennial District 2 City Councilmember Tammy Maurer said, like many of her neighbors, she would always say hello and ask Donato how he was doing when she went shopping.

At the memorials and in emails to the Centennial Citizen, several neighbors thanked the Arapahoe Village businesses and community for how they treated the man, who in other communities, may have been ridiculed or brushed aside.

“When you walk into King Soopers, and he’s sitting there because it’s raining outside and nobody in King Soopers cares? I’m telling you what, in Aurora or Denver, they wouldn’t let him do that,” neighbor Kevin Mo tt said. “ ey wouldn’t let him

Centennial neighbors piled flowers, stu ed animals, newspapers and photos on Garth Donato’s regular chair at his favorite co ee spot to honor him after his death.

sit in Starbucks and sleep in the chair. ey wouldn’t let him go to the Garlic Knot and feed him. is community, I love living here because of the people in this shopping center and the way they took care of Garth.” Mo tt, who used to work as a reghter and a paramedic in Aurora, said he had met a lot of “cynical” people in his career, who thought those experiencing homelessness were lazy.

“I would just tell people, ‘You’re wrong, that’s not true,’” he said. “(Donato) absolutely was one of the kindest, most gentle people I ever met. And I’m really gonna miss him, because I used to come over here in the morning just to see if he was here.”

One friend of Donato’s, Diana Rink, said she was touched by how many people came to the memorials to honor him.

“I can go on the rest of my life knowing how much this man has been loved and how much he was cherished in our community,” she said.

Several community members said the roads and parking lot near where Donato was killed are dangerous, and shared other stories of witnessing close calls or almost being hit by cars. e police are not pressing charges against the driver who hit Donato. e Centennial Citizen has requested the crash report from the police and has not yet received it.

Beyond loving him, the community looked up to Donato. ey said he was always kind, no matter the situation, and he was focused on the simple things in life that matter. He was happy with who he was and he always had a smile to share.

Many said they could learn from him in the ways they live their lives.

“He’s just the most humble person in the world,” said Voss, from the driver’s license o ce. “If everyone can learn from Garth, this place would be better o , for sure.”

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Arapahoe County faces significant budget shortfall starting in 2025

After years of insu cient tax revenues combined with a continued increase in demand for services, Arapahoe County faces a choice - and is asking for your input.

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Arapahoe County property tax deadline

For taxpayers who chose to pay their taxes in one full payment, rather than in two half-payments, the full payment due date is April 30. For taxpayers paying in two installments, the second installment is due June 15. For more information, visit arapahoeco.gov/treasurer.

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Data and analytics certainly play an important role both in our personal as well as our professional lives. Facts and gures are just a millisecond away when we need them. We leverage these data points to monitor our own health and activity including how much we eat, drink, work out and sleep in any given day. We have wearable rings and bracelets that gather this data 24/7, except for when we are charging those devices.

ere exists a dizzying amount of data and analytics in the business world. Facts and gures that fuel decision making from hiring, nancial, operations, sales statistics and more. Data-driven decisions make an incredible amount of sense, if we can trust the sources of the data. e challenge for most organizations is that the data may point to a di erent and logical conclusion that may con ict with what senior leadership feels like they should do, as they rely on instinct and experience rather than the data.

Enter our imagination. Whether it is in our personal lives or what we do professionally, we can all get creative and lean into our unlimited imagination to gure out what we can do with all the data and analytics surrounding us.

Let’s revisit the example of data and analytics being fed to us from our health tracking or monitoring devices. Clearly for most of us we see areas where we de nitively need improvement. Other parts of our everyday living that need moderate adjustments, and for some who are really on top of this and are crushing it, where they are just trying to raise their own bar, each one of us can use our creativity to think, “How can I imagine myself eating better, sleeping soundly,

and getting in better physical condition?” And once we imagine it and can see it in our mind’s eye, we have a greater chance of executing on our newly imagined workout, diet, and rest schedule. Work isn’t much di erent. When we see organizations struggling with results, even though they have the data and analytics that support taking a new direction, they stay the course. And if they are missing their numbers month after month or quarter to quarter, they have two options. First, they can continue doing the same thing and missing another quarter. Or they can also think, “How can we imagine a better and di erent future for the company, our associates, and our customers?” Get creative, bring in bright and creative thinkers who can look at the data and analytics with fresh eyes and creative thinking.

Fiction is where it starts to become somewhat tricky. Typically, those who write ction tend to be super creative with wild imaginations. As a voracious reader myself, I cycle through a novel with every ve books that I read. I have my favorite authors, and part of what I enjoy the most about those books that I read, the author ties in data and analytics. As a matter of fact, they often begin with data and analytics, facts and gures, historical data and points of view. And once they have that starting point as their basis, they apply their creativity and imagination to write a thrilling story.

Some will still argue today that the statistics we are using need to be fact-checked and that the data is unreliable, they will refer to it as ction instead of fact. As arti cial intelligence matures, and it is maturing with terri c rapidity, it will only make access to more reliable data and analytics available to everyone on this planet regardless of who we are and what we do. e power of AI in healthcare alone will change the way each one of

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ome types of genre storytelling are destined to be with us forever. I think it’s safe to say at this point that murder mysteries are one of the top examples of such evergreen storytelling. People just can’t seem to get enough. And with classics like Agatha Christie’s “ e Mousetrap” still being staged, who am I to argue? e show is running at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., from ursday, April 11 through Sunday, April 21. We interviewed director Sam Gregory about the show, what makes it so much fun and more. Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about ‘ e Mousetrap’ and what it’s about?

“ e Mousetrap” is an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Mollie and Giles Ralston have just converted Monkswell Manor house into an inn. On the inn’s rst night, a blizzard traps the guests in the old

house. One of the guests is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Agatha Christie asks us to consider if we can ever truly know anyone, even those closest to us. It is the classic murder mystery.

What drew you to direct the show?

I love the characters in this play. ey are quirky and mysterious and sometimes pretty funny. I love a good murder mystery and this play is one of the best.

Are there any particular challenges to directing such a wellknown show?

You might think the most challenging aspect of the show would be keeping the secret of “who done it” till the end. But the reverse is true. We are working very hard to make sure that the audience can follow all the facts they need to know to solve the case. If you haven’t seen the play already, I’m pretty sure that even the most accomplished armchair detectives will be challenged to gure it out.

What is your favorite thing about the show? is show is just a lot of fun. It is

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certainly fun to do and I know it will be fun to see. It’s equal parts mystery and comedy. e combination of suspense and humor is what makes this play special.

What do you hope audiences come away with?

I hope we entertain everyone who comes. If you’ve never seen the show, you’ll be fully surprised by the twists and turns of the story. And if you’ve seen it many times before and know “who done it” (By the way, shhh, don’t give it away!), you’ll enjoy revisiting these classic, memorable, characters.

Information on showtimes and tickets can be found at www.lonetreeartscenter.org/whats-on/themousetrap.

Get ready for Water Garden Season

e Colorado Water Garden Society and Denver Botanic Gardens are teaming up for “Get Wet — Water Gardening Fun in 2024,” which will be hosted from 6 to 8 p.m. on ursday, April 18, at Gates Hall in the Boettcher Memorial Center at the Botanic gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver.

e free event will feature a presentation from Tamara Kilbane, Curator of the Aquatic Collection at the Botanic gardens. Information about upcoming water gardening events will also be shared, and some water gardening-related door prizes will be given away.

For more information, contact Kilbane at 720-865-3556 or tamara. kilbane@botanicgardens.org.

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Come to Lakewood

e Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s presentation of Hit-

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us is diagnosed and treated for any condition we might be facing. And keep in mind that arti cial intelligence was once someone’s imagination solving a problem the world would one day face.

We are living in an interesting time, a time where data and analytics are playing a vital role in our recreation, vocation, and the way

makers of the 60s & 70s featuring the Music of Carole King, James Taylor & Friends is coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.

e show will feature some of King and Taylor’s most famous tunes, as well as music from some of their legendary peers, like Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel. e show will be performed by a small band ensemble featuring vocalist, arranger, and concert curator, Marion Powers.

e CJRO doesn’t do many smaller shows like this, so get tickets at www.coloradojazz.org/concerts.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Mountain Goats at the Gothic Theatre

e Mountain Goats are one of those indie rock bands that have fans, man. And I mean fans – the kind of people who study lead songwriter John Darnielle’s every line and turn of phrase. And the band earns this kind of dedication – they tend to release innovative concept albums, inspired by everything from wrestling to Dungeons & Dragons. Last year’s “Jenny From ebes” is a rock opera based on a character who showed up in one of their 2002 records. eir catalog goes that deep.

In support of the album, e Mountain Goats will play two nights at the Gothic eatre, 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood. ey’ll take to the stage at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 17. Audiences will be treated both nights to an opening performance by celebrated alt-rock singer-songwriter Katy Kirby. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

we choose to live and work. I would love to hear your thoughts on all of this at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can understand the power of our imagination when it comes to facts and ction, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLOROADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The elementary school students making paper parachutes and homemade kaleidoscopes now will — in about 10 years or so — be studying aerospace engineering and nuclear ssion.

at’s the hope behind programs like Colorado School of Mines’ third annual Girls Are SMART event, which recently hosted 130 girls from elementary schools across the Denver area.

Girls Are SMART — Studious, Mighty, Amazing, Resilient and Talented — had the participants rotate through a variety of science, tech-

nology, engineering and math-focused activities.

ey spent the morning on March 9 making their own Newton’s cradles, rainsticks, elephant toothpaste, stomp rockets and more, with Mines students explaining the mechanics behind each station’s activity.

e participants described afterward how they had a great time making new friends and learning about science, and several said they wanted to come back next year.

The short-term goal behind Girls Are SMART, as the event’s organizers from Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter explained, was to bolster the participants’ knowledge of basic scientific principles like air resistance, pres-

sure and gravity.

But, the larger objective was to encourage the students’ love of learning, especially in STEM, and “inspire girls to go into any eld they want,” as organizer Mary Nimey said.

Nimey, a Mines senior studying mining engineering, noted how SWE hosts similar events for middle school and high school students, although they’re more technical and involved based on the age group. For the older students, Nimey said these programs also encourage participants to explore whichever topics or specialties within engineering interest them.

A Girls Are SMART participant looks through a handmade kaleidoscope crafted during the March 9 event on the Colorado School of Mines campus. The Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter hosted the third annual event, where elementary school students rotated through several science-focused stations.

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According to Colorado School of Mines enrollment data, women accounted for a third of all 7,608 enrolled students in fall 2023. Additionally, the SWE chapter’s webpage states it has about 800 members, and is the largest SWE college chapter in the United States and the largest professional student organization on the Mines campus.

Nimey hoped to see both SWE membership and women’s enrollment at Mines increase in the coming years, thanks in part to Girls Are SMART and similar programs throughout the country.

If so, today’s participants will be tomorrow’s organizers and volunteers, helping to encourage the next generation of scientists just as Golden’s Eva Christianson now is.

Christianson, a Mines junior studying mechanical engineering, recalled attending similar events when she went to Golden High

School. ese events were crucial in solidifying her interest in studying engineering, she said.

Northglenn’s Jessica Tomshack, a fellow junior and mechanical engineering major, emphasized how crucial it is to get girls involved and help them feel encouraged to study STEM at a young age, and to “show them what the options are” as far as future careers, she added.

Students today; leaders tomorrow

For the Girls Are SMART participants, the March 9 event was simply a fun opportunity to make new friends and learn new things.

First-grader Hannah Woolley said her favorite station was making cotton-ball shooters. Meanwhile, second-graders Amelia Zeller and Lyla Premschak said they enjoyed the elephant toothpaste the most, as they liked watching the substances react and the colorful foam rise out of the bottle.

Lyla and her family said several of her Castle Rock schoolmates signed up for the event after their elementary school sent out information. Lyla appreciated how all the Oredigger vol-

unteers were “nice and helpful,” and enjoyed making a new friend.

Although Lyla’s dad is an engineer and Mines alumnus, mom Bre Premschak signed her up because “it shows the opportunities (in engineering) for girls too.” Plus, Lyla is an advanced learning student, so Bre believed the Girls Are SMART activities would “add onto those experiences” at school.

Similarly, ornton’s Zeller family signed Amelia up after hearing about it from a local teacher. Because Amelia’s shown an interest in environmental studies, her parents said it was important for her to be “surrounded by likeminded women” in her fellow participants and their Mines mentors.

e Woolleys, who live in Highlands Ranch, also heard about Girls Are SMART from a previous participant, and thought it’d be perfect for Hannah as she loves math and science. Plus, the event was special because it was for girls, her mom Maggie Woolley said.

“Anything we can do to encourage it,” dad Mike Woolley said of Hannah’s love for math and science.

Participants at the Girls Are SMART event look at a hand diagram they made at the March 9 event on the Colorado School of Mines campus. About 130 elementary school students from across the Denver area participated in the third annual event, hosted by Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Dresses made of paper to hit the runway

The 2024 Denver Paper Fashion Show takes place April 18

BY BRUCE GOLDBERG SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Mark Hollenbeck, an art teacher at Lutheran High School in Parker, has a lot to look forward to when the curtain rises April 18 on the 18th annual Paper Fashion Show at e Sports Castle in Denver.

After all, he’ll coach the same team members that took second place at last year’s show. Also, Hollenbeck has two other groups competing this year.

“I try to give them as much freedom as I can to do their designs,” said Hollenbeck, a 30-year veteran of Lutheran who has helped to guide the creation of numerous dresses. “ en we talk through how realistic it is to make these out of paper. I encourage them to make 10 to 12 designs.”

ere will be about 35 designs hitting the runway this year. e participants use paper donated by Neenah Paper and CTI Paper USA, with coordination by Kelly Spicers Paper. A panel of Denver-area design-

Model Rebekah Mansfield on the 2023

Denver Paper Fashion Show runway with Lutheran High School’s design titled Pétale d’Amour. The designers, Caley Kenney, Stella Bertsch and Sonja Thoresen, won second place for this design last year. This year’s event on April 18 boasts about 35 designs, all made out of paper.

ers, artists and creative workers will judge the show. Fashions are made almost entirely from paper – no more than 90% in each case. e other 10% is glue, staples, yarn –anything to tie it all together.

“I always had an interest for fashion,” said Gianna Tarka, who is in her second year of medical school but still makes the time to help create show designs for this event. “I’ve sewn Barbie clothes. I started designing through the high school in 2015.”

is year’s show theme is “Cabaret,” and Tarka and her partner wanted to choose a fruit-oriented sub-theme that would stand out. ey picked pomegranates.

“So we’re concentrating on the gem-like qualities of the fruit and the bold red shades of the color,” she said.

Tarka enjoys the camaraderie and party atmosphere of the show. And if a dress gets torn at an inconvenient time or place in the show?

“Everybody really helps each other,” said Tarka, who has participated in this event since 2015, with a few exceptions.

Some of the graduated students who have participated in the show have wound up in the business world and in professions as art directors, new media personnel, print designers, writers, illustrators, photographers, videographers, animators, educators and more.

“It’s the largest paper fashion show in the United States,” said Jennifer Lester of Philosophy Communications in Denver, an event backer. “We sell out, attract more than 1,000 people. It brings in great people from the community and di erent generations to work for something that night.”

What should a seriously creative person know before they plunge

into the crowded world of design?

“First knowing that failure is OK and something you can recover from,” said Tarka, whose sister also has participated in the show. “Next, I’d say your techniques are going to change every single year. I don’t think I’ve done the same techniques, even between years. Give yourself grace. It’s a bit of a learning process.”

“It’s a very inclusive community, so there’s a lot of transgender people,” said Lisa E ress, president of the One Club for Creativity Denver. “ e drag community has been a big part of the show for many years.”

Twenty percent of the proceeds will go to Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, which provides art education and after-school arts programs for urban youths. e event has raised more than $66,000 for DAVA since it started in 2004.

e ONE Club for Creativity Denver, a 501(c)3 organization, also is a bene ciary. It produces workshops, competitions and industry events to help future generations in advertising and design professionals.

Tickets cost $35 for general admission, and from $105 to $135 for VIP. To purchase tickets, visit paperfashionshow.com or EventBrite. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with a cocktail hour from 6 to 7 p.m. e show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Thu 4/11

Sammy Kershaw @ 6:30pm

Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Alex Ubago @ 8pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Fri 4/12

Eric Golden @ 6pm

Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Geoff Tate @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, Englewood

Sat 4/13

Agricultural Aircraft Showcase @ 8am / $12.95

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden

Bingo - Tailgate Tavern & Grill @ 7pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Yaguaru @ 6pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Mon 4/15

ADR: Adaptive Aquatics for People w/ Disabilities Session II @ 9pm

Apr 15th - May 6th

Denver Parks and Recreation (ATH), 2680 W Mexico Ave., Denver. 720-913-0654

Tue 4/16

Exploration of Flight (Centennial Airport), 13005 Wings Way, Engle‐wood. info@wingsmuseum.org

JaySilenceBand: Jay Silence Band at Wide Open Saloon @ 6pm

Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

William Tyler @ 7pm

Swallow Hill, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Willow Pill @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, Englewood

Guardianes del amor @ 7:30pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

TIERRA CALI - GUARDIANES DEL AMOR @ 7:30pm / $50 Stampede, Aurora

Sun 4/14

2024 Platte River Half Marathon & Relay @ 6am

Littleton, CO, 2920 BREWERY LN, LITTLETON. logan@platteriver half.com

Bunny Blake Music: Uncorked Wine Bar @ 4pm

Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar, 8171 S Chester St Ste A, Centen‐nial

The Mountain Goats @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Matt Axton and Badmoon at Herman's Hideaway @ 7pm

Herman's Hideaway, 1578 S Broadway, Denver

Fleming Mansion Open House Tour (for future customers) @ 9pm

Fleming Mansion, 1510 S. Grant St., Den‐ver. 720-913-0654

The Mountain Goats @ 7pm

Gothic Theatre, Englewood

Wed 4/17

The Mountain Goats @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Flamenco Vivo @ 6:30pm

Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden Bingo Wednesdays - 'Bout Time Pub & Grub @ 7pm

Bout Time Pub & Grub, 3580 S Platte River Dr A, Sheridan

Thu 4/18

Bunny Blake Music: Earl's Kitchen + Bar @ 5pm

Earls Kitchen + Bar, 8335 Park Meadows Center Dr, Lone Tree

Billy Cardine @ 6pm

Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Reggae Jam Fest 2024 @ 7pm / $30-$50

Stampede, Aurora

DJ Chris Milly @ 7pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Calendar information is provided by event organiz‐ers. All events are subject to change or cancella‐tion. This publication is not responsible for the ac‐curacy of the information contained in this calendar.

Elbert County judge sets $1 million bond for accused killer

Je rey Allen Church allegedly shot his fiancee’s ex at gas station o Singing Hills Road

In an April 2 Elbert County District Court hearing, bond was set at $1 million cash or surety for an El Paso County man accused of killing the father of his ancee’s child. Je rey Allen Church, 26, remained in the Elbert County jail as of press

time. He is charged with rst-degree murder.

Church’s defense counsel had requested a bond of $100,000 cash or surety, and the prosecution had requested a cash-only $2 million bond.

Church is accused of fatally shooting Parker resident Michael Bolan, 36, during a Feb. 11 st ght between the two men outside the Sinclair gas station just o Singing Hills Road in northwestern Elbert County. A witness told police that Church appeared to be already winning the st ght when he pulled the gun from his pocket and shot Bolan one time an a davit says.

Bolan had traveled to the gas station to meet with his ex-girlfriend for a custody exchange of their 4-yearold daughter. Church was present at the custody exchange as the ance of Bolan’s ex-girlfriend.

“ is is a self-defense case, isolated in nature,” Church’s defense counsel said in arguing for the $100,000 bond request, noting that “in the middle of a st ght” the defendant made an apparent “split-second decision” to pull a gun from his pocket and re.

e defense added that Church is essentially the sole support for three children — his ancee’s 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, plus a son born to his ancee on Feb. 28,

two and a half weeks after the gasstation killing, while Church was in jail.

Prosecutor Eva Wilson countered that Bolan was unarmed when he was killed and told the court: “ e defendant was the one who basically came to a st ght with a gun, and he used it.” She said Bolan “didn’t start the ght” and in opposition to the defense, she argued that Church does pose a threat to community safety.

Judge eresa Slade, declaring that the seriousness of the o ense and aggravating factors were high, settled on the $1 million cash or surety bond.

HOUSING

operating criteria listed in EMC § 16-4-3.A.3,” Isham explained.

He said these requirements include items such as “residential design standards for the associated zone district, minimum distance requirements from other such uses, supervision provisions and licensing provisions.”

“ ese criteria also include a list of certain facility types that are not permitted through this land-use,” Isham said. “Other group living land-uses, including those that provide residence for more than eight persons, are not permitted within the R-1-C zone district.”

Isham said if a property owner wanted to utilize its property in a way that wasn’t permitted in its current zone then a zone change request would be required.

“ is zone change request would take the form of either a Zoning Map Amendment or a Planned Unit Development application,” Isham said. “Both processes require at least one neighborhood meeting; posted, published, and mailed notice of the request; sta review and recommendation; a public hearing at the Planning and Zoning Commission; a public hearing at City Council; and two readings at City Council.”

He continued to say in recent years those searching for a zone use request change “have done so through a Planned Unit Development application.”

County involvement

e Hub at Movement 5280 has been in operation for about 14 years.

Anders Nelson, public information o cer for Arapahoe County, said e Hub at Movement 5280 met all of the application require-

ments for the a ordable housing grant.

e quali cations included income limits served, location of the proposed project and target populations served, plus the ability to administer the funds. Grant recipients can be nonpro ts, for-pro t entities, municipal agencies and others, according to guidelines, Nelson said in an email.

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e county is continuing to work with Movement 5280 on their progress and plans for the project to ensure it meets the intended purposes of the ARPA funding allocated for the purchase of the property,” Nelson said in an email. “ e status of this project is still in development.”

Next steps

After hearing concerns from neighbors of the organization regarding its impact, the City of Englewood hired Allie Knox of Fine Solutions to facilitate mediation e orts between e Hub at Move-

ment 5280 and its neighbors.

Knox said she will form a Good Neighbor Agreement committee. Chris Harguth, Englewood communications director, said Knox is working to coordinate with the neighbors to be on the committee.

“ e city will be represented by Deputy City Manager Tim Dodd,” Harguth said.

Additionally, in an April 1 city council meeting District 4 Councilmember Steve Ward said he would observe the mediation process between the two entities.

Knox said she will facilitate various meetings with an eye on solutions for all.

e Hub at Movement 5280 has agreed to participate, Harguth said.

“As an integral part of our community, we are committed to being good neighbors in every sense of the word,” the organization said.

For more information on e Hub at Movement 5280 visit movement5280.org.

Change proves painful as site faces challenges

BY KEVIN SIMPSON

As a former high school and college history teacher, John Carson loved to see the reactions when he

With authentic looking clothes and moccasins evoking the persona of an 1830s hunter-trapper, Carson for 14 years researched and playacted living history of the era as a park ranger and interpreter, igniting in visitors — kids especially — a keen interest in the region’s past.

could visit and get an idea of what life would’ve been like here in the middle of nowhere in the 1830s and ’40s,” says Carson, 67 and retired from reenactments. “ e place would come alive.”

Now, under a new superintendent only months into the job, Bent’s

Old Fort has become the ashpoint of local controversy over potential changes brought on by the site’s badly aging infrastructure, by reconsideration of the role of livestock and, perhaps most pointedly, by shifting perception of the value — and limitations — of living history practices that have enticed partici-

Bob Kisthart, shown in this March 6, 2024 photo, is a living history volunteer at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta, Colorado. MIKE SWEENEY / SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN

pation by many volunteers.

Public concern has intensi ed as word of changes at the site spread in the wake of an independent consultant’s report that recommended new and more e cient ways to tell the fort’s story, especially regarding the use of living history.

Superintendent Eric Leonard, who began overseeing Bent’s Old Fort as well as Colorado’s Sand Creek Massacre and Amache national historic sites last summer, says he understands the connection many folks — mostly volunteer participants — feel with the park’s living history element.

“But I think the nuanced realization here is we’re at a point now where relying on it as the only tool is not really sustainable,” he says. “It has a lot of built in costs, and it doesn’t reach as many people as we really have an obligation to.

“Bent’s Old Fort is an extraordinary American story,” he adds. “And I think what everyone in these conversations has in common is that people are passionate about it, and they want to tell the story. ey want the park to succeed.”

Trimmed-back winter hours and reduced access to parts of the fort already had raised concerns. Talk of reducing the living history aspect has generated more calls, letters and social media chatter — and even moved some public o cials to stress the importance of living history and ask the Park Service to reconsider any changes.

For instance, State House Rep. Ty Winter and Sen. Rod Pelton wrote a letter to the National Park Service expressing concerns shared by constituents that have “stirred unease among those who hold the Fort dear.” It added that removing living history elements “may compromise the immersive experience that has set Bent’s Old Fort apart.”

For Carson, whose great-grandfather, the frontiersman Kit Carson, frequently visited the fort as a hunter employed by the Bent brothers, the pushback underscores the strong connection many in southeastern Colorado feel to the historic site.  “Quite frankly, I won’t walk on the place as it’s being run today,” Carson says. “A lot of folks still associate me with Bent’s and it’s embarrassing to be associated with the place as it’s run now. e attitude would

de nitely have to make a 180 before I’d even think about going back up there.”

Backlash over changes to the park comes amid a broader reconsideration of museums, landscapes and public spaces as vehicles for employing living history, with new attention paid to perspectives that have previously been underrepresented, and sometimes represented by white actors playing other racial roles.

And while there’s common ground on issues like improving representation among all cultural groups, the uncertainty and concern many locals feel about the direction of the fort comes from connections dating back to childhood.

Linda Bourne, 74, grew up with the fort. She was in seventh grade when she rst visited the site, which at that point was “nothing but a eld with a foundation.” Over time, she saw the fort’s reconstruction, which further spurred her interest and eventually led her to invest time in training to become part of living history events — learning the speech patterns of the period, the dress, every detail to portray rst a laborer and later a cook.

“I’ve always wanted to know what was in the past,” Bourne says. “So to me that just brought it to life. And I wanted to share it, because it is an important part of who we are.”

Leonard understands the ties that bind so many to the site and says there will always be a place for living history. e question is just the best and most sustainable way to present it.

“A broad observation about living history is that the people most interested in how it functions are the people that participate in it,” Leonard says. “ e general public will come as an audience member, but the sausage making around it is not necessarily something that they’re particularly interested in.”

Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site sits just north of U.S. 50 east of La Junta, marking the structure rst built in 1833 as a nexus for commerce along the Santa Fe Trail by brothers Charles and WIlliam Bent and Ceran St. Vrain. It stood as an isolated permanent settlement not under control of Mexico or Native Americans, and did brisk trade with the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, largely in bu alo hides.

“It’s a borderland where, often for historic purposes, we try to draw hard lines,” Leonard says. “ ose lines were very fuzzy at the time. During the period of its operation,

this was a very uid landscape of culture, sovereignty and commerce.”

It also served as a staging area for explorers and U.S. Army detachments before a cholera epidemic prompted William Bent to move his operations, eventually to the location known as Bent’s New Fort near the current town of Lamar.

Although the original fort was destroyed in 1849, the site came under National Park Service control in 1963. Eventually, the fort was reconstructed with the aid of historical depictions and diaries — a project that aligned with the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, as well as Colorado’s centennial celebration.

Leonard notes that at the time of the reconstruction, living history was relatively new and “cutting edge,” and was mentioned in the fort’s 1975 master plan. By the 1980s, he adds, the fort embraced living history as the primary tool in the site’s storytelling toolbox.

But as the gatherings of reenac-

tors evolved into social events that produced what he describes as “legendary stories” around alcohol use and weapons, the program adopted some stringent standards. For instance, the participant manual for a 1987 event covered 125 pages of policy, procedure, logistics and historical background.

Challenges remained, particularly around the recruitment of nonwhite people to ll critical roles reecting the cultures that converged at the fort. Issues also emerged on a national scale. At Antietam National Battle eld in Maryland, Leonard notes, a federal court case over a female volunteer who was denied participation as a Civil War soldier in a re-enactment changed the dynamics of living history. She took the NPS to court and won.

is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

SENTENCING

Scout someday and he wanted to go to the Colorado School of Mines. He was a generous person who always sat with the new kids in the cafeteria and became their friend, Stewart

e Stewart family was proud of being a family of ve, with Liam being the oldest of three boys.

“(Hutchinson) can continue to hug her kids every day,” Stewart said. “She won’t know what it feels like to be a family of ve that now asks for a table for four (at restau-

Stewart said what happened to his son was not an accident. It was a mistake, he said, based on bad choices. He said Hutchinson made the choice to threat a large vehicle like a sports car, to ignore a school zone and to drive brazenly when she couldn’t see the road well.

He asked the judge to sentence Hutchinson to 14 days in jail to contemplate the impact of her mistake — a stricter sentence than that suggested by the plea agreement.

Stewart said two weeks was not so much time that it would ruin Hutchinson’s job or family, but this sentence would “tip the scales ever so slightly” in Liam’s honor.

Judge Danielle Touart said she understood the family’s desire, but she did not sentence Hutchinson to any time behind bars. During her probation sentence, Hutchinson will be required to complete 150 hours of community service.

Hutchinson’s attorney told the court that the crash has profoundly impacted her, her family and her life. He said Hutchinson’s goal from the beginning of the case was to do everything she could to make it easier for the Stewart family, which was why she immediately pleaded guilty to her charge.

On the day of the crash, Hutchinson was visibly shaking, crying hysterically and dry heaving after the incident, according to police records. She almost collapsed multiple times, records say.

Police reports say Hutchinson was most likely unable to see due to the bright morning sunrise when she crossed the intersection that day. Her sun visor was down and sunglasses were in the car after the crash, suggesting she had been wearing them when it occurred.

Hutchinson has no prior criminal

history and, prior to this incident, had had only one tra c ticket.

During the hearing, she spoke to the Stewart family and the community su ering from the loss of Liam.

“I am sorry, and I know that sorry will never be enough,” she said, crying. “I would do anything to turn back the clock and undo every second of pain that I have caused.”

Touart said the prosecution provided 66 pages of letters from the community, highlighting the many lives Liam impacted. From the words of friends, neighbors and classmates, Touart said it was clear that Liam meant so much to people, in so many ways.

“To the Stewart family, there is nothing in the justice system to make up for the loss that you have and the devastation that you have been through,” she said. “ ere’s nothing that will give you the peace that you need, which is having him back.”

Some letters called for safer streets and measures to prevent future tragedies like this from occurring, but Touart said those changes are not in the power of the court.

In response to the family’s request for a harsher penalty, Touart said she had to consider many factors in deciding the sentence. She had to evaluate Hutchinson’s willingness to make restitution, her criminal history, whether she is likely to commit another crime, whether imprisonment would impact her dependents, whether she was cooperative with law enforcement and more.

Based on these factors, Touart said she believed the sentence laid out in the plea agreement was reasonable.

She noted that Hutchinson’s demeanor had come across as remorseful in every appearance. Although not comparable to losing a child, Touart said Hutchinson will live with that feeling for the rest of her life.

If determined possible and reasonable by the probation guard, Hutchinson will complete her community service hours by serving as a crossing guard at Euclid Middle School, where Liam was a student. Touart said this direction may be amended if it is determined that the role will cause more trauma and grief to the Euclid community.

Hutchinson will also be required to take a driving class, among other requirements and court costs.

Touart said she will not hesitate to sentence Hutchinson to jail if she violates probation in any way.

Friends and family members of Liam Stewart hug each other in the courthouse after the sentencing hearing on April 2.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

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Wind-in-the-hair experiences for those who can’t pedal bikes

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Aaron Montano was 31 years old, he went on his rst bike ride.

His father lifted him out of his wheelchair and into a wheeled carriage attached to the front of a bicycle. A volunteer riding the bike pushed the carriage, called a trishaw, bringing Montano and his father roughly seven miles from near downtown Littleton to Chateld State Park. On another trishaw, Montano’s mother rode along nearby.

For Montano, who is disabled, and his family, the ride was a gift.

“It’s been a great experience for us to nally do something as a family that a lot of people might take for granted,” said Montano’s mother, Nora.

Since the rst trishaw ride, Montano has gone on many others, becoming part of a community in Littleton that aims to “give free wind in the hair experiences to those unable to do so themselves.”

e group is called Cycling Without Age Littleton and is part of an international organization that o ers trishaw rides to people of all ages and abilities.

anks to the contributions of several large donors, the Littleton chapter recently celebrated the addition of three new trishaws to its eet. e group, which formerly had ve trishaws, will now be able to o er

more rides to more people.

With each trishaw able to carry up to two passengers, Executive Director Barb Lotze said she was excited about the new eet being able to accommodate larger family rides.

“We are just so excited to have a eet of eight,” she said at the donation celebration at the Hudson Gar-

dens & Event Center. “We’re talking intergenerational. We’re talking about celebrating four generations of birthdays and veterans, and doing it in style.”

When passengers have special occasions like birthdays, Cycling Without Age Littleton often organizes celebrations during their rides, with homemade baked goods. e trishaws — which are valued at $15,000 each — o er the opportunity for the bike “pilots” and passengers to chat during rides, forming strong connections.

In everything they do, Cycling Without Age Littleton aims to make it personal.

“ is is about building relationships,” Lotze said. “ is is about including the community. is is about bringing good human beings together to celebrate life.”

e new trishaws were donated by Comfort Keepers, an in-home senior care company; We Ride 4, an organization focused on giving kids the experience of riding bikes and the Karl Friedman Family Foundation.

Several other local grantors and donors were also recognized during the event for their nancial contributions to the organization. ese included the Beanstalk Foundation,

Nora Montano, sitting in a trishaw, Aaron Montano and Greg Montano share their story at the celebration event at the Hudson Gardens & Event Center on April 1.

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CYCLING

the Dry Creek Sertoma Club, the City of Littleton, the Littleton Rotary Club and Tu Shed.

Together, these groups donated over $35,000 to the organization.

Cycling Without Age Littleton, which is completely volunteer-run, gave about 2,400 rides in 2023.

Volunteer pilots are experienced cyclists who ride about 50 miles per week on their own time. ey go through training to learn how to manuever a trishaw.

For many volunteer pilots, the experience of o ering rides is invaluable. “ e passenger will tell you, ‘It’s the best thing I did all week. It’s the best thing I did all month,’” said Chris Wootten, chair of the board of directors and a pilot for the organization. “Seeing the joy, the passion, the forgetfulness — they forget they have aches and pains … It’s just a marvelous way of experiencing

somebody else’s joy.”

A group of passengers shared their testimonies at the celebration, emphasizing the ways the program has changed their days and their lives.

John Batron, from the Colorado Center for the Blind, sang a song he wrote about how much he loves the trishaw rides.

Pat Dolby, 84, used to be an avid cyclist and swimmer until she had a stroke. She shared a poem with the audience to paint a picture of what it felt like when she went on her rst trishaw ride, ending it with words of thanks for the organization that left audience members in tears.

“You have transported me,” she said. “You gave me the gift of joy. And think, just think, I’m one person. How many hundreds have you given that gift of joy to? To give a gift of happiness — you could not ask for more than that … You are our hero, and you are the wind beneath our wings.”

People interested in scheduling a free trishaw ride can call (414) 861-4877 or email jbsnet50@gmail.com.

Pat Dolby shares a poem and words of gratitude at the April 1 donor celebration. PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Denver Public Schools District 1 seeks the following positions in Denver, CO - Job duties for below positions: Follow DPS curriculum to instruct students

• ELA-S Elementary Teacher *multiple positions available* Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in any field. Must possess a valid Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License with appropriate endorsement in Elementary Education (K-6), Spanish (K-12), or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write both in English and Spanish. Salary: $52,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 0696.

• World Languages Teacher: Spanish Secondary Teacher *multiple positions available* Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Education, Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages, English or related. Must possess a valid Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License with endorsement in English Language Arts (7-12), Spanish (K12), or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write both in English and Spanish. Salary: $50,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 0586.

• Science Secondary Teacher *multiple positions available*Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Education, Biological Sciences, or related. Must possess valid Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License with appropriate endorsement in Science Education (7-12), or ability to obtain. Salary: $50,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 0618.

• Senior Team Lead, ELA-S Elementary Teacher Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages, Education, or related. Must possess a valid Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License with appropriate endorsement in Elementary Education (K-6) or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write both in English and Spanish. Salary: $52,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 1308.

• Special Education Teacher Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Education, Special Education, or a closely related field. Must possess a Valid state of Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s license with an appropriate endorsement in Special Education Generalist (5-21) or ability to obtain. Salary: $50,130 /yr with Standard Benefits. Ref 0588.

• Social Studies ELA-S Secondary Teacher Reqs: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Education, Social Sciences, or related. Must possess a current Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License in Social Studies Education (7-12), or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write and both English and Spanish. Salary: $52,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 0585.

• ELD ELA-S Secondary Teacher Reqs: Bachelor’s (or foreign equivalent) in Education, English as a Second Language, Curriculum and Instruction, or related. Must possess a valid Colorado Department of Education Teacher’s License with appropriate endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (K-12) or ability to obtain. Ability to speak, read, and write and both English and Spanish. Salary: $52,130 with Standard Benefits. Ref 1315.

Application deadline 5/30/2024. To apply, email resume to Fatima Puelles with ref number: Fatima_puelles@dpsk12.net.

Help Wanted

Speech-Language Pathologist

Remote or in person FT or part time Speech-Language Pathologist or SLPA Positions

Available for the 20242025 school year. Open to School Internships. No Contract Agencies. Able to provide supervision for CFY hours. Join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals for the 202425 school year. Complete assessments, attend IEP meetings, provide direct services and indirect services for students in PreK-12th grades. Competitive salaries: SLP - $50,450-$56,050 & SLPA- BA $41,000- $46,600 based on 186 day contract. Salaries given are based on a full-year contract. Salary commensurate upon experience. May also be eligible for loan forgiveness! Excellent benefits, including full health benefits & mileage reimbursement. For in person providers there is flexible scheduling with the opportunity to complete some work at home.

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Help Wanted

Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

East Central BOCES is seeking a Part-Time 3 day a week Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for the 2024-2025 school year. Salary Range- $27,750$32,790 for 112 days dependent on experiences and education. Hold or be able to attain a Colorado Teaching License with an endorsement as a Special Education Specialist- Deaf/ Hard of Hearing required. Complete assessments, attend IEP meetings, provide direct and indirect special education services. Excellent benefits including access to a company vehicle or mileage reimbursement and fully paid health insurance, including vision and dental. May be eligible for loan forgiveness program. Flexible scheduling with the opportunity to complete some work from home. To apply for this position, please visit our website ecboces.org and click on the “Jobs” page, click on the job you are interested in & then click on the green button “Apply Online”, located at the bottom of the job listing. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. EOE

Help Wanted

Special Education Teacher

For a significant needs program located at the Strasburg School District for 2024-25 School Year. Current Colorado Special Education Teacher license required. BA salary range $41,000$47,300 & MA salary range $46,250-$52,550, based on experience. Excellent benefits. including full health benefits! Collaborative work environment with lots of free continuing education opportunities available. May be eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 7752342, ext. 101 or tracyg@ ecboces.org. To apply for this position, please visit

CASTLE PINES

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

– SUMMER SEASONAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Seasonal Groundskeeping Jobs

Enjoy working outside in beautiful surroundings? Castle Pines Metro District is hiring positive, motivated, team-oriented people for its Landscape Maintenance Team for the summer (May-August). Duties include mowing, trimming, planting, miscellaneous jobs, and repairs.

Hours: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday –Friday; Salary $20/per hour. depending on experience.

Requirements: 17 years old, clean MVR, dependable, clean/neat appearance.

To apply call Sue or Liz at Metro, 303-688-8330, or email apply@castlepinesmetro.com.

School Psychologist or Intern

Full-Time School Psychologist or Intern to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals for the 202324 school year - School Districts East of Limon Area

Requirements: Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), Colorado certified. Provide PreK12 intervention including assessment, development of IEP’s & consultation services. Competitive salaries: ED.S $57,800$66,200 & Intern $53,590$59,550, both commensurate upon experience. Excellent benefits including dental, vision, and medical insurance.

Flexible scheduling with the opportunity to complete some work at home. May also be eligible for loan forgiveness. Flexible schedule. Use of a car or mileage reimbursement.

Questions contact Tracy (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. To apply for this position, please visit our website ecboces. org and click on the “Jobs” page, click on the job you are interested in & then click on the green button “Apply Online”, located at the bottom of the job listing. EOE

Misc. Notices

COMMUNITY SHREDDING DAY

BRING YOUR DOCUMENTS

April 27th

SATURDAY, 10AM – 1PM

ON SITE UNLIMITED PROFESSIONAL SHREDDING

1400 S. University Blvd

St. Michael & All Angels’ CHURCH PARKING LOT behind the church

$7.00 / banker box or $25/car trunk load/ pick-ups negotiable

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA.

A social club offering many exciting activities and life long friendships. Social hours for all areas of Metro Denver. Visit Widowedamerica.org for details In your area!

Garage and Estate Sales

Garage Sales

EARTH DAY EVENT

Craft Fair

Yard Sale and Food

April 20, 2024 10am – 4pm

Spirit of Hope UMC 4300 S. Lincoln St. Englewood, CO 303-781-4041

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13kW Genrac Standby Generator with transfer switch for sale

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DAIOHS USA Supplies 219.21

DAVID A MOHRHAUS Services and Other 100.00

DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 21,540.00

DELL MARKETING LP Services and Other 93,923.36

DELL MARKETING

Veronica Tafoya Services and Other 177.00

Vicki Struckle Services and Other 23.93

WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES INC MISC. 52.00

WANCO INC Supplies 268.00

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other 11,014.99

WELLPATH LLC Services and Other 820,656.54

WESTERN WELCOME WEEK Services and Other 1,500.00

WEX BANK MISC. 38,801.98

WILSON & COMPANY INC Services and Other 19,346.19

Warren Ashenmil Services and Other 150.00

William Brunk Services and Other 150.00 Writer Mott Services and Other 50.50

XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 78,480.48

XEROX CORPORATION Services and Other 35,454.29

XYBIX ERGONOMIC SYSTEMS Supplies 9,530.71

YAN LIU MISC. 15.00

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18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUNVENILE Services and Other 15,434.68

22ND CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other 65,693.96

ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS Community Programs 374.79

ADAMS COUNTY Services and Other 136.00

ADAMS PROPERTY GROUP LLLP Community Programs 235.00

ADOPTION OPTIONS Community Programs 8,888.88

ALPINE CREDIT INC MISC. 238.76

AMERICAN BIOIDENTITY INC Services and Other 3,379.00

ARAPAHOE COUNTY Community Programs 30,571.91

ARAPAHOE COUNTY Services and Other 120.00

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

EARLY CHILDHOOD Community Programs 1,232.56

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

EARLY CHILDHOOD Services and Other 28,654.48

ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS WORKS Community Programs 224,052.88

ASSURANCE INVESTIGATIONS & Services and Other 320.00

Allison Good Services and Other 167.50

Amanda Castillo Services and Other 242.00

Amber Taylor Services and Other 61.84

Amber Verzosa Services and Other 28.68

Amy Goldberg Services and Other 24.66

Angelique Aikoriegie Services and Other 256.81

Ashley Wunderle Services and Other 27.94

Audrey Johnson Services and Other 297.48

BSREP II MH JV LLC Community Programs 997.03

BUEHLER MOVING STORAGE Services and Other 2,080.00

Bailey McGuinness Services and Other 47.44

Blake Askew Services and Other 301.97

Brenda Armour Services and Other 243.22

Brenda Ondijo Services and Other 206.56

CALIFORNIA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Services and Other 151.00

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 18,587.08

CENTER FOR WORK

EDUCATION AND Community Programs 164,599.87

CESCO LINGUISTIC SERVICES INC Services and Other 3,288.33

CHILDRENS WELLNESS

CENTER OF Community Programs 2,200.00

CHILDRENS WELLNESS

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DEBRA RENEE TYGRETT Services and Other 1,065.00

DEMCO INC Supplies 191.78

EVEREST COUNSELING LLC Services and Other 705.00

STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 380.94

THE DENVER POST Services and Other 816.00

USA TODAY Services and Other 360.40

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 58.36

FUND REPORT - 21 Community Development

ATLAS REAL ESTATE LLC Community Programs 4,175.14

AURORA HOUSING AUTHORITY Services and Other 59,465.50

BRISBEN CENNTENNIAL

EAST II APT Community Programs 4,004.07

CITY OF ENGLEWOOD Services and Other 52,464.28

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DOCTORS CARE Services and Other 21,861.51

ESA P PORTFOLIO OPERATING LEASEE Community Programs 6,049.70

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JM REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT Community Programs 3,440.00

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METRO COLLECTION SERVICE INC MISC. 410.79

STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 686.37

TC GREEN LLC Community Programs 4,668.65

THE JOB STORE Services and Other 814.32

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 90.83

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FUND REPORT - 26 Grants

ADVANTAGE TREATMENT CENTER Community Programs 1,410.35

ADVENIR AT DEL ARTE LLC

Programs 12,648.88

ALSCO INC Supplies 391.13

ANANEO COLORADO LLC

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TC GREEN LLC Community Programs 6,242.90 TC METRO SIX LLC Community Programs 7,037.25

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NAPA

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Legals

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0058-2024

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 6, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

RACHAEL JONES

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust December 21, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 23, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9138871 Original Principal Amount $147,283.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $114,934.49

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 12 AND 13,

Anna Johnston #51978

Joseph D. DeGiorgio

of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/22/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/28/2024

Last Publication: 4/25/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 01/19/2024

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is

the covenants of the deed

LOT 15, EXCEPT THE WEST 163 FEET THEREOF, BLOCK 1, KOEHLER SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 4825 S Fox St, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/05/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 4/11/2024

Last Publication: 5/9/2024

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE

law requires the county assessor to begin hearing objections to personal property valuations no later than June 17, 2024. Objections to personal property valuations must be postmarked, delivered, or presented in person to the county assessor’s

WHEREAS, Chapter 18 of the Bow Mar Municipal Code (the “Code”) previously adopted the 2015 edition of various codes published by the International Code Council’s (the “ICC”), with amendments, to regulate the design, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and occupancy of buildings and structures within the Town;

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) desires to update the Code to incorporate the most recent version of various ICC, National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”)

the purpose of the

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tion, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all structures;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Residential Code (the “IRC”) is provide minimum standards for the construction, alteration, movement, repair, use and occupancy, location removal and demolition of one- and two-story residential dwellings and the use of certain equipment;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Mechanical Code (the “IMC”) is to provide minimum requirements for, regulate, and control the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location operation and maintenance, and the use of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other miscellaneous heat producing appliances;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Plumbing Code (the “IPC”) is to provide minimum standards for the safe installation and maintenance of sewage and water piping systems;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (the “IFGC”) is to provide minimum standards for safe installation of fuel gas piping systems, fuel gas utilization equipment, and related accessories;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (the “IPMC”) is to provide standards for, regulate, and control the uses and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings and structures;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Fire Code (the “IFC) is to provide minimum requirements for providing a reasonable level of fire safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion, or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings and structures;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (the “IECC”) is to provide minimum standards for energy efficiency, the use of natural resources, and the impact of energy usage on the environment;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (the “ISPSC”) is to provide regulations for the construction, alteration, movement, repair, and use of public and residential pools, spas, and hot tubs;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ICC’s 2021 International Existing Building Code (the “IEBC”) is to encourage the use and reuse of existing buildings and to provide regulations covering the repair, alteration, addition, and change of occupancy for existing buildings and historic buildings while achieving appropriate levels of safety without requiring full compliance with the new construction requirements of other ICC codes;

WHEREAS, the purpose of NFPA’s National Electrical Code (the “NEC”) is to provide the benchmark for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection to protect people and property from electrical hazards;

WHEREAS, the purpose of the ASME’s AS 17.12022 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (the “SCEE”) is to provide minimum standards for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, and related conveyances;

WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds and determines that adoption of the 2021 versions of the IBC, the IRC, the IMC, the IPC, the IFGC, the IPMC, the IFC, IECC, ISPSC, and IEBC, and the 2022 version of the SCEE (collectively, the “Building Codes”) is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Bow Mar (the “Town”);

WHEREAS, the Board additionally finds and determines that certain amendments to the Building Codes are necessary and prudent to conform to the unique needs of the Town; and

WHEREAS, copies of the Building Codes are available for inspection at the Town’s office, located at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, CO 80123.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF BOW MAR, COLORADO: Section

Repeal and Replace Chapter 18, Article I of the Bow Mar Municipal Code.

Chapter 18, Article 1 of the Bow Mar Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted as follows:

Sec. 18-1. – Title. This Chapter shall be known as the “Building Ordinance,” and may be cited as such.

Sec. 18-2. – Scope and definitions.

(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling certain features of the design, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and occupancy of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the Town.

(b) For purposes of this Chapter, the term building means all houses and appurtenances thereto, garages, the police building and all other enclosed structures capable of holding people. The term structures means all fences, swimming pools, tennis and pickleball courts, patios, decks, gazebos, sheds, antennae, solar panels or collectors, greenhouses, pillars or posts, nonportable playground equipment and all other improvements not included with the term buildings.

Sec. 18-3. – Compliance.

(a) All construction of new buildings and structures shall comply with this Article.

(b) Additions, alterations, improvements and repairs to all existing buildings and structures shall comply with this Article.

(c) All buildings or structures, both existing and new, and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. The owners and tenants of any buildings or structures within the Town shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of such buildings and structures.

Sec 18-4. – Permit Application.

(a) Permits required. No person shall construct, add to, alter, repair, improve or remove any building or structure in the Town, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a building permit for each such building or structure from the Building Department. Neither the Town nor the Building Department shall have any liability for the issuance of any permit for inadequate or defective plans or specifications.

(b) Application. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefore in writing. Each such application shall be signed by the applicant or their agent and shall contain such information as may reasonably be required by the Building Department, including:

(1) Identification of the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made;

(2) Description of the land on which proposed work is to be done by plat description or by house address and street name;

(3) A statement of the valuation and anticipated cost of the proposed work;

(4) Payment of all fees, including payment of the building fee and all inspection fees as may be set by the Board of Trustees from time to time; and

(5) Two (2) sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted, except that for minor alterations or repairs of a nonstructural nature, the Building Department may waive this requirement for plans and specifications. The plans and specifications shall contain at least the following information:

a. Plot plan. Scale shall be one-sixteenth ( 1/16 ) inch equals one (1) foot zero (0) inches, one-eighth (⅛) inch equals one (1) foot zero (0) inches, or one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet, with the latter preferred, and shall show: (1) size and location of lot; (2) location of all buildings and structures on the lot; (3) all elevations including established street elevation at the extension of lot lines, existing and finished grade elevations at each corner of lot and at each corner of the setback lines, and roof elevations and elevations of each floor or level of each building or structure; and (4) all easements and setback requirements.

b. Foundation. For any construction involving a new foundation or modification of an existing foundation, a soil analysis by an accepted testing laboratory shall be required. The foundation design shall be based upon engineering calculations by an engineer registered in the State in accordance with results of the soil analysis, and

the foundation plans must be signed by such engineer.

c. Detail. Drawings and specifications shall completely indicate and describe all of the proposed work, including the sizes, grade and quality of materials and equipment to be incorporated in the improvements. Except for the plot plan, drawings shall be accurately drawn to a scale not less than one-eighth (⅛) inch equals one (1) foot zero (0) inches.

d. Floor plans. Plans of all floors, basement and/ or foundation shall be included, including direction, size and spacing of all framing members.

e. H eating and cooling. Size and layout of heating and cooling units, pipes, ducts, registers, radiators and any special arrangements shall be shown.

f. Plumbing fixtures. Show location and size to scale of all fixtures and domestic hot water units.

g. Electric. Show location of entry service, meters, panels and outlets and major electrical appliance.

h. Exterior elevations. Front, rear and side elevations shall be included showing all window and door openings, wall finish materials, flashing, present and finish grades, depth of footings, finish floor elevations and top of structure elevation.

i. Cross sections. Fully dimensioned cross sections through exterior walls shall be shown to scale, including all details of construction from bottom of footings to highest point of roof necessary for complete roof construction indication. Also to be shown are fully dimensioned cross sections through stairwells, landings and stairs to scale clearly showing all headroom conditions and details of all surrounding construction.

j. Compliance with Town of Bow Mar Design Guidelines. Approval by the Design Review Board indicating that the application is consistent with the Town of Bow Mar Design Guidelines.

k. A photometric (lighting plan and permit for new construction and major remodels defined as having a value of over two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00). A certificate of compliance shall be submitted and approved by the Building Inspector as part of the final inspection, although this is not required before a certificate of occupancy can be issued.

l. A drainage plan prepared by a licensed engineer for any new home or addition, which shall include an analysis of the effects of drainage caused by the construction on said home or adjacent properties.

m. Signature by registered architect or engineer. All plans must be certified by an architect or engineer registered by the State who is regularly engaged in the design of building structures. Supporting calculations may be required by the Building Department.

n. Construction staging plan. A plan demonstrating compliance with the construction staging requirements adopted and amended from time to time by the Building Department.

Sec. 18-5. – Issuance of Permit.

(a) Approval of plans. If the Building Department is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the plans filed therewith conform to the requirements of this Chapter and other pertinent laws, ordinances and regulations and that the fee specified herein has been paid, the Department shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. The Building Commissioner or their designee shall endorse on both sets of plans and specifications, and thereafter such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorization from the Building Department, and all work shall be done in accordance with the approved plans.

(b) Independent review. As needed to review plans submitted in connection with an application for a permit, and subject to final approval by the Board of Trustees, the Building Department may engage an independent engineer or architect to review plans and specifications, in which case the cost of such independent review shall be added to the permit fee to be paid by the applicant.

(c) Retention of plans. One (1) set of approved plans and specifications shall be retained by the Building Department for a period of not less than ninety (90) days from date of completion of work covered therein, and one (1) set of approved

plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant, which set shall be kept on such building or work at all times during which the work authorized hereby is in progress.

(c) No approval for violations of law. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any other pertinent laws, ordinances or regulations.

(d) Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Department under the provisions of this Chapter shall automatically expire and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permits is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such permit or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be obtained. The original permit may be reissued without further fee, provided that no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work. If changes are made or requested, the Building Department may require a new building fee to be paid. Construction must be completed within three hundred sixty-five (365) days or the permit shall become void.

(e) All permits shall specify that outdoor construction shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

(f) Suspension or revocation. The Building Department may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under provisions of this Chapter whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or other relevant law or regulation.

Sec. 18-6. – Inspections. All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Department. The permit holder or their agent is to be held responsible under the penalties of this Chapter for properly notifying the Building Inspector whenever an inspection is required. Upon notification from the permit holder or his or her agent, said official shall within four (4) days, or as weather permits, make or cause to be made the following inspections and shall either approve that portion of the construction as completed or shall notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply with the law. Neither the Town nor the Building Inspector shall have any liability for issuance of any inspection approvals for defective work or materials. The Building Department shall charge the contractor a building inspection fee for each inspection trip in an amount to be set by the Building Department and approved by the Board of Trustees: (1) location; (2) footings, trenches, caissons, pads and foundation wall; (3) steel; (4) waterproofing; (5) ground plumbing; (6) rough plumbing; (7) rough heating; (8) frame; (9) insulation; (10) drywall; (11) final; and (12) such other inspections as the Building Inspector may deem necessary. At the discretion of the Building Department, any of the foregoing inspections may be waived. The permit holder or their agent shall be held responsible to contact the State Electrical Board concerning the permits, inspections and fees.

Sec. 18-7. – Certificate of Occupancy.

Once all the inspections have been satisfactorily completed and the Building Department determines that a new home is ready for occupancy, the Building Department shall issue a certificate of occupancy. No building may be occupied or inhabited until a certificate of occupancy has been issued.

Sec. 18-8. – Adoption of Building Code

(a) Adoption. The 2021 Edition of the International Building Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Building Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Building Code of the Town, to regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all non-residential structures within the Town.

Sec. 18-9. – Adoption of Residential Code

(a) Adoption. The 2021 Edition of the International Residential Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code

Council (the “Residential Code”), as amended as set forth in paragraph (b), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Residential Code of the Town, to provide minimum standards for the construction, alteration, movement, repair, use and occupancy, location removal and demolition of one- and two-story residential dwellings and the use of certain equipment within the Town.

(b) Amendments. The following amendments to and revisions of the Residential Code are hereby adopted:

(1) Table R301.2(1) is amended to read as follows:

The Design Criteria for the Town of Bow Mar shall be as follows:

snow load

psf Nominal wind speed

(2) Section R302.1 is deleted without substitute

(3) Table 302.6 is amended to read as follows:

DWELLING/GARAGE SEPARATIONS

Separation Materials

From the residence and attic 5/8”

5/8” Type X gypsum board

located less than 3 feet from a dwelling unit on the same lot

Not less than 5/8” Type X gypsum board applied to the interior side of exterior walls that are within this area

(4) Section R302.7 is amended to read as follows:

R302.7 Under-stair protection. Enclosed accessible spaces under stairs shall have walls, under stair surfaces and any soffit protected on the enclosed with 5/8” Type X gypsum board.

(5) Section R313 is deleted without substitute.

(6) Section R315.3 is amended to read as follows:

R315.3 Where required in Existing Dwellings

Where work requiring a permit occurs in existing dwellings that have attached garages or in existing dwellings within which fuel-fitted appliances exist, carbon monoxide alarms shall be provided in accordance with Section 315.1, except as follows:

1. Work involving the exterior surfaces or dwellings, such as the replacement of roofing or siding;

2. The addition or replacement of windows or doors, except in rooms used for sleeping purposes;

3. The addition of a porch, shed, deck, or similar outside work;

4. Installation, addition, or repairs of exterior plumbing systems or electrical service changes provided access to the interior of the dwelling is not required; or mechanical systems provided such installations or repairs do not involve a fuel fired device

(7) Section R401.4 is amended to read as follows:

R401.4 Soils Test

In the Town of Bow Mar, which has areas likely to have expansive, compressible, shifting, or unknown soil characteristics, a site-specific soils report, prepared by a geo-technical engineer, shall be submitted with the building permit application for all new habitable structures. This soils test shall be made by a Registered Engineer licensed in the State of Colorado using methods approved by the State of Colorado.

(8) Section R401.4.1 is deleted without substitute.

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(9) Section R401 is amended by the addition of a new subsection to read as follows:

R401.5 Placement of backfill

The excavation outside the foundation, including utility trenches and excavation ramps, shall be backfilled with soil substantially free of organic materials, construction debris, cobbles, boulders, clods over 6”, or frozen soil. Backfill material shall be moisture conditioned in accordance with geotechnical specifications or in accordance with any other requirements of the Town of Bow Mar, including without limitation this International Residential Code. Backfill shall be placed in a manner that does not damage the foundation, waterproofing, or damp proofing material. Excavation ramps shall be located and backfilled in such a manner that the ramp does not become a conduit for surface water inflow toward the foundation.

(10) Section R403.1.4.1 is amended to read as follows:

R403.1.4.1 Frost Protection

Except where otherwise protected from frost, foundation walls, piers, and other permanent supports of buildings, patio enclosures, sun room, and similar structures shall be protected from frost by one or more of the following methods:

1. Extending below the frost line specified in Table R301.2 (1);

2. Constructed in accordance with Section R403.3;

3. Constructed in accordance with ASCE 32;

4. Erected on solid rock.

The following exceptions additionally apply to the requirements of this Section:

1. Protection of free-standing accessory structures with an area of 600 square feet or less, of light frame construction, with an eave height of 10 feet or less shall not be required;

2. Protection of free-standing accessory structures with an area of 400 square feet or less, of other than light frame construction, with an eave height of 10 feet or less shall not be required.

(11) Section R801.3 is amended to read as follows:

R801.3 Roof drainage

In areas where expansive or collapsible soils are known to exist, all dwellings shall have a controlled method of water disposal from roofs that will collect and discharge all roof drainage to the ground surface at least 5 feet from foundation walls or to an approved drainage system. Devices which hold up downspout extensions shall not be installed. Landscaping edging, concrete slabs, and other materials shall not interfere with the drainage with the discharge of the roof drainage system.

(12) Section R905.5 is deleted without substitute.

(13) Section R908.3.1 is amended by the addition of a new Item to read as follows:

R908.3.1 Roof recover

The installation of a new roof covering over an existing roof covering shall be permitted where any of the following conditions appear:

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5. In the case of a partial reroof, the replacement of shingles shall be of the same type and color.

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(14) Section 1004.4 is deleted without substitute.

(15) Section M1503.4 is amended by the addition of a new subsection to read as follows:

M1503.4.1 Makeup air temperature

The temperature differential between makeup air and the air in the conditioned space shall not exceed 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

(16) Table N1102.1.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

The following requirements shall apply to remodeling of residential properties to include without limitation, additions, basement finishes, and interior remodels within the

(17) Section N.1106.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

N.1106.2 General Requirements

In addition to other requirements in this chapter, the mandatory requirements in Table N1102.1.2 shall apply to residential remodeling.

(18) Section G2445 is deleted without substitute.

(19) Section P2903 is amended by the addition of a new subsection P.2903.12 to read as follows:

P2903.12 Location of lawn sprinkler manifolds

Lawn sprinkler manifolds and drain valves shall be located a minimum of 5 feet from the building foundation.

(20) Subsection E3609.7 amended to read as follows:

E3609.7 Bonding other metal piping

Where installed in or attached to a building or structure, metal piping systems capable of becoming energized shall be bonded to the service equipment enclosure, the grounded conductor at the service, the grounding electrode conductor where of sufficient size, or to one or more grounding electrodes used. The bonding jumper shall be sized in accordance with Table E3803.1 using rating of the circuit capable of energizing the piping. The equipment grounding conductor for the circuit that is capable of energizing the piping shall be permitted to serve as the bonding means. The points of attachment of the bonding jumper(s) shall be accessible.

Sec. 18-10. – Adoption of Mechanical Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Mechanical Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Mechanical Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Mechanical Code of the Town, to provide minimum requirements for, regulate, and control the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location operation and maintenance, and the use of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other miscellaneous heat producing appliances within the Town.

Sec. 18-11. – Adoption of Plumbing Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Plumbing Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Plumbing Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Plumbing Code of the Town, to provide minimum standards for the safe installation and maintenance of sewage and water piping systems within the Town.

Sec. 18-12. – Adoption of Fuel Gas Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Fuel Gas Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Fuel Gas Code of the Town, to provide minimum standards for safe installation of fuel gas piping systems, fuel gas utilization equipment, and related accessories within the Town.

Sec. 18-13. - Adoption of Property Maintenance Code. The 2021 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Property Maintenance Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Property Maintenance Code of the Town to provide standards for, regulate, and control the uses and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the Town.

Sec. 18-14. – Adoption of Fire Code.

(a) Adoption. The 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code, including Appendices B, C, and D thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Fire Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Fire Code of the Town, to provide minimum re-

quirements for providing a reasonable level of fire safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion, or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings and structures within the Town.

(b) Amendments. The following amendments to and revisions of the Fire Code are hereby adopted:

(1) Section 101.1 is amended by the insertion of “Town of Bow Mar” where indicated by [Name of Jurisdiction].

(2) Section 103.1 is amended to read as follows:

103.1 Creation of agency. The South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District is hereby created as the Fire Marshal’s Office within the jurisdiction of the Town of Bow Mar and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the fire code official. The function of the Fire Marshal’s Office shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

(3) Section 103.2 is amended to read as follows:

103.2 Appointment. The Fire Marshal of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District, or designee, is hereby appointed as the fire code official.

(4) Section 105.5.38 is amended to read as follows:

105.5.38 Outdoor assembly event. An operational permit is required to conduct an outdoor assembly event where planned attendance exceeds 500 persons.

(5) Section 105.5.49 is amended to read as follows:

105.5.49 Temporary membrane structures and tents. An operational permit is required to operate a membrane structure, air-inflated membrane structure, air-supported membrane structure, a temporary special event structure, or a tent having an area in excess of 400 square feet (37 m2).

(6) Section 105.6 is amended to read as follows:

105.6 Required construction permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue construction permits for work as set forth in Section 105.6.1 through 105.6.25.

(7) Section 105.6.24 is amended to read as follows:

105.6.24 Temporary membrane structures and tents. A construction permit is required to erect a membrane structure, air-inflated membrane structure, air-supported membrane structure, a temporary special event structure, or a tent having an area in excess of 400 square feet (37 m2).

(8) A new Section 105.6.25 is added to read as follows:

105.6.25 Buildings and facilities. Any owner or owner’s authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change occupancy of a building, or structure, or facility, or to cause any such work to be performed and in addition to all other requirements of this Code, shall first make application to the fire code official and obtain the required permit.

(9) Section 107.3 is deleted without substitute.

(10) Section 111.1 is amended to read as follows:

111.1 Board of appeals established. To hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be created a Regional Fire Code Board of Appeals by the entry of various fire districts into an intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”). The board of appeals shall be appointed through the operation of the IGA. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official.

(11) Section 112.4 is hereby deleted without substitute.

(12) Section 113.4 is amended to read as follows:

113.4 Failure to comply. It shall be a violation of this Code for any person to continue any work after having been served with a stop work order,

except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subjected to penalties in Section 1-72 Town of Bow Mar Municipal Code.

(13) Section 503.1 is amended to read as follows:

503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 and Appendix D.

(14) Section 503.1.1 is amended to read as follows:

503.1.1 Buildings and facilities. Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section, Appendix D where applicable, and shall extend to within 150 feet (45,720 mm) of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility.

Exceptions:

1. The fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet (45,720mm) where any of the following conditions occur:

1.1. The building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 (NFPA 13), the dimension shall be unlimited, as approved, provided access roads are extended to within 150 feet (45,720mm) of at least one, approved side of the building or structure. Fire hydrant requirements of Section 507 may necessitate additional roads to serve hydrants near large buildings.

1.2. The building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2 (NFPA 13R) or 903.3.1.3 (NFPA 13D), the dimension shall be increased to 200 feet (60,960mm).

1.3. The fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed because of location on property, topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of fire protection is provided.

1.4. There are not more than two Group R-3 or Group U occupancies.

2. Where approved by the fire code official, fire apparatus access roads shall be permitted to be exempted or modified for solar photovoltaic power generation facilities.

(15) Section 503.2 is amended to read as follows:

503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in accordance with Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 and Appendix D as amended.

(16) Section 503.2.1 is amended to read as follows:

503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm), exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches (4115 mm) and in accordance with Appendix D, as amended. The greater dimension of required unobstructed width shall prevail.

(17) Section 503.2.3 is amended to read as follows:

503.2.3 Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus weighing up to 80,000 pounds and shall be surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities with an approved driving surface material.

(18) Section 503.2.7 is amended to read as follows:

503.2.7 Grade. The grade of the fire apparatus access road shall be a maximum of 6% or as otherwise determined by the fire code official based on fire district apparatus specifications.

(19) Section 503.3 is amended to read as follows:

503.3 Marking. Where required by the fire code official, approved signs or other approved notices

or markings that include the words NO PARKING – FIRE LANE shall be provided for fire apparatus access roads to identify such roads or prohibit the obstruction thereof. The means by which the fire lanes are designated shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition at all times and be replaced or repaired when necessary to provide adequate visibility. Marking of the fire apparatus access roads shall be in accordance with the fire code official’s specifications and D103.6.

(20) Section 503.4 is amended to read as follows:

503.4 Obstruction of fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances in Sections 503.2.1, 503.2.2, and Appendix D shall be maintained at all times.

(21) Section 503.6 is amended to read as follows:

503.6 Security gates. The installation of security gates across a fire apparatus access road shall be approved by the fire code official and shall be in accordance with Section D103.5.

(22) Section 507.3 is amended to read as follows:

507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be determined in accordance with Appendix B or by a method approved by the fire code official.

(23) Section 507.5 is amended to read as follows:

507.5 Fire hydrant systems. Fire hydrant systems shall comply with Sections 507.5.1 through 507.5.6 and Appendix C.

(24) Section 510.1 is amended to read as follows:

510.1 Emergency responder communication coverage in new buildings. Approved inbuilding, two-way emergency responder communication coverage for emergency responders shall be provided within all new buildings. In-building, two-way emergency responder communication coverage within the building shall be based on the existing coverage levels of the public safety communication systems utilized by the jurisdiction, measured at the exterior of the building. This section shall not require improvement of the existing public safety communication systems.

Exceptions:

1. Where approved by the fire code official, a wired communication system in accordance with Section 907.2.13.2 shall be permitted to be installed or maintained instead of an approved radio coverage system.

(25) Section 903.3 is amended to read as follows:

903.3 Installation requirements. Automatic sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1 through 903.3.9

(26) Section 903.3.9 is amended to read as follows:

903.3.9 Spare sprinklers. Spare sprinklers shall be provided per NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13D and in accordance with the fire code official’s supplemental documents outlining specific provisions for multiple buildings under the same ownership.

(27) Subsection (1) Section 905.4(1) is amended to read as follows:

1. In every required interior exit stairway, a hose connection shall be provided for each story above and below grade plane. Hose connections shall be located at the main floor landing unless otherwise approved by the fire code official.

Exception: Deleted in its entirety.

(28) Section 1103.7.6(3) is amended to read as follows:

3. A fire alarm system is not required in buildings that do not have interior corridors serving dwelling units, provided that dwelling units either have a means of egress door opening directly to an exterior exit access that leads directly to the exits or are served by open-ended corridors designed in accordance with Section 1027.6, Exception 3.2

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to 3.5.

(29) Section 5601.1.3 is amended to read as follows:

5601.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited.

Exception: 1. The use of fireworks for displays as allowed in Section 5608.

(30) Section 5704.2.9.6.1 is deleted without substitute.

(31) Section 5706.2.4.4 is deleted without substitute.

(32) Section 5806.2 is deleted without substitute.

(33) Section 6104.2 is deleted without substitute.

(34) Section B105.1 in Appendix B is amended to read as follows:

B105.1

One- and two-family dwellings

Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses

The minimum fire-flow and flow duration requirements for one- and two-family dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 buildings having a fire flow calculation area that does not exceed 3,600 square feet (344.5 m2) shall be 1,000 gallons per minute (3785 L/min) for 1 hour. Fire-flow and flow duration for one- and two-family dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses having a fire-flow calculation area in excess of 3,600 square feet (344.5 m2) shall not be less than that specified in Table B105.1.

Exception: A reduction in required fire-flow of 25 percent, as approved, is allowed when the building is equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.

(35) Section B105.2 in Appendix B is amended to read as follows:

B105.2 Buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses. The minimum fire-flow and flow duration for buildings other than one- and two-family dwelling, Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses shall be as specified in Table B105.1

Exception: A reduction in required fire-flow of 50 percent, as approved, is allowed when the building is equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 (NFPA 13). A reduction in required fire-flow of 25 percent, as approved, is allowed when the building is equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2 (NFPA 13R). The resulting fire-flow shall not be less than 1,500 gallons per minute (5678 L/min) for the prescribed duration in Table B105.1.

(36) Section B105.3in Appendix B is deleted without substitute.

(37) Table B105.1(1) in Appendix B is deleted without substitute.

(38) Table B105.2 in Appendix B is deleted without substitute.

(39) The Title of Table B105.1(2) is amended to read as follows:

“Table B105.1: MINIMUM REQUIRED FIREFLOW AND FLOW DURATION FOR BUILDINGS”.

(40) Section D102.1 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighing up to 80,000 pounds (34 050 kg).

(41) Section D103.1 in Appendix D is deleted without substitute.

(42) Section D103.2 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D103.2 Grade. The grade of the fire apparatus access road shall be a maximum of 6% or as otherwise determined by the fire code official based on fire district apparatus specifications.

(43) Section D103.4 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D103.4 Dead ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet (45,720 mm) shall be provided with width and turnaround

provisions in accordance with Table D103.4 and the Town of Bow Mar roadway design standards. Where the provisions are in conflict, the provisions of the Town of Bow Mar roadway design standards shal l prevail.

(44) Section D103.6 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D103.6 Signs and widths. Where required by the fire code official, fire apparatus access road shall be marked with permanent “NO PARKING –FIRE LANE” signs in accordance with the width specified within the fire code official’s specifications.

(45) Section D104.1 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D104.1 Buildings exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Buildings or facilities where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet (9144 mm) or three stories in height shall have not fewer than two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. For purposes of this section, the highest roof surface shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of the roof to the exterior wall, or the top of parapet walls, whichever is greater.

(46) Section D105.1 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D105.1 Where required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet (9144 mm), approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. For purposes of this section, the highest roof surface shall be determined by measurement to the eave of a pitched roof, the intersection of the roof to the exterior wall, or the top of parapet walls, whichever is greater.

Exception: Where approved by the fire code official, buildings of Type IA, Tyle IB construction equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, meets the definition of a high-rise building as defined by the International Building Code, and having firefighter access through an enclosed stairway with a Class I standpipe system from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access to all roof surfaces.

(47) Section D106.1 in Appendix D is amended to read as follows:

D106.1 Projects having more than 100 dwelling units. Multiple-family residential projects having more than 100 dwelling units shall be equipped throughout with two separate and approved fire apparatus access roads.

Exception: Deleted in its entirety.

Sec. 18-15. – Adoption of Energy Conservation Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Energy Conservation Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Energy Conservation Code of the Town, to provide minimum standards for energy efficiency, the use of natural resources, and the impact of energy usage on the environment within the Town.

Sec. 18-16. – Adoption of Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Swimming Pool and Spa Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Swimming Pool and Spa Code of the Town, to provide regulations for the construction, alteration, movement, repair, and use of public and residential pools, spas, and hot tubs within the Town.

Sec 18-17. – Adoption of Existing Building Code.

The 2021 Edition of the International Existing Building Code, including all Appendices thereto, published by the International Code Council (the “Existing Building Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the

Existing Building Code of the Town, to provide regulations for the repair, alteration, addition and change of occupancy for existing buildings and historic buildings while achieving appropriate levels of safety without requiring full compliance with the requirements for new construction under this Code.

Sec. 18-18. – Adoption of Elevator Code

The A17.1-2022 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (the “Elevator Code”), is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Elevator Code of the Town, to provide minimum standards for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, and related conveyances within the Town.

Sec. 18-19. – Adoption of National Electrical Code

The current NFPA 70 National Electrical Code published by the National Fire Protection Association, as currently adopted by the State of Colorado or as is from time to time modified, re-enacted, or re-adopted by the State of Colorado (the “Electrical Code”) is hereby adopted and enacted by this reference, with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein, as the Electrical Code of the Town, to provide the benchmark for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection to protect people and property from electrical hazards within the Town.

Sec. 18-20. – Insulation.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article or the any of the Codes adopted herein, the following standards for insulation shall apply to all structures within the Town:

(a) Roof insulation shall have at least an R factor of 10;

(b) External wall insulation shall have at least an R factor of 21;

(c) All external windows shall be double-glazed, and shall have a fenestration rating of 0.40.

Sec. 18-21. – Basement Garages. Basement garages are not permitted within the Town.

Sec. 18-22. – Administration, Enforcement, and Penalties.

(a) General. The Board of Trustees (hereinafter, the “Board”) shall appoint an individual to serve as the Building Commissioner for the Town. The Building Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this Chapter. The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by the Building Commissioner.

(b) Inspectors. Subject to the approval of the Board, the Building Department may appoint inspectors to carryout the functions of the Building Department.

(c) Appeals. All appeals from decisions or rulings of the Building Department will be referred to the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Chapter 16 of this Code.

(d) Right of entry. Upon presentation of proper identification, the any representative of the Building Department may enter at reasonable times any building, structure or premises in the Town to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Department by this Chapter.

(e) Stop work orders. Whenever any construction work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, the Building Department may order the work stopped by notice in writing served upon the owner of the property or upon any person engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done, and all such persons shall thereafter forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Department to proceed with the work.

(f) Penalties. Any Person, as defined in Section 1-21(12) of this Code, violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished as set forth in Section 1-72 of this Code. These penalties may be imposed upon the owners or occupants of any property within the Town as well as upon any of their agents, employees or independent contractors who fail to comply with the provisions herein.

Sec. 18-23. –Registration of Construction Supervisors.

(a) Purpose and Applicability. This Section provides for the registration of construction supervisors or individuals who are defined as

follows: Any person, who supervises or is ultimately responsible for any classification of work as specified subsections (d) and (e) below or who undertakes by themselves within the Town, any work that shall require a building permit as outlined in this Code or who supervises or performs such work for which registration is required under any provision of this Section, for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, trade in kind, or other compensation, including cost of the materials or labor or any combination thereof.

(b) Exceptions.

(1) A homeowner shall not be required to register as described in this Section to build, construct, alter, repair, add to or demolish a residential occupancy, garage or a structure associated with residential properties, provided:

a. That said person owns, occupies and uses said building for his own living purposes; and

b. That building construction, alteration, repair, addition or demolition by the owner shall be subject to the permit requirements of those model codes as adopted in this Code.

(2) Homeowners, individuals or construction supervisors shall not be required to register under this Section to build, repair or maintain fences, signs or awnings.

(c) Authority of Building Commissioner. The Building Commissioner (hereinafter, the “Commissioner”) is vested with the authority to establish procedures for the evaluation and registration of qualified applicants seeking to conduct work within the Town that is subject to this Section. The Commissioner may recommend the suspension or revocation of an individual’s registration to the Board or summarily suspend such registration as provided for in this Section.

(d) Classification of Registration. The following classes of registration, as defined in the Building Code, are authorized to conduct work within the Town as follows:

(1) General Contractors: to erect, add to, alter, demolish or repair any building or structure.

(2) Mechanical Contractors: to design, install, maintain, alter, or inspect mechanical systems that are permanently installed and used to control environmental conditions within any building or structure.

(3) Plumbing Contractors: to install, alter, repair, renovate or add to any plumbing fixtures, gas or drainage piping, water heating or treating equipment connected to a public or private potable water distribution system or any public or private sewer system.

(4) Roofing Contractors: to erect, add to, alter, demolish, or repair any roof installed upon a building or structure within the Town.

(e) Registration Regulations.

(1) Registration Required. Registration confers authority granted to the person to whom it is issued to perform only such work as is authorized by said registration. Every person doing or causing any work to be done as specified in subsections (a) and (b) shall always have or shall always employ as a supervisor of such work a person registered to do such work. Proper registration shall be required for any type of work described in this Section. Performing work which requires registration without having such registration is declared to be an offense subject to the general penalty provision located in Section 1-72 of this Code. No building permit(s) shall be issued until proof of registration is presented to the Commissioner for the work to be done. Any building permit(s) issued shall be suspended if there are no actively registered individuals on the premises.

(2) Application. Every applicant for registration shall apply in accordance with and on forms supplied by the Commissioner. Such application shall include, at a minimum, the name of the registration applicant, the applicant's present employer and three (3) references of jobs completed within the past five (5) years shall appear on the application.

(3) Proof of State License Required. Every applicant for registration shall be required to present with the application their valid state of Colorado master electricians' license, valid electrical contractor licenses or a master plumbers' license issued by the state if requested by the Commissioner.

(4) Proof of Insurance Required. Every applicant for registration shall submit proof of current liability insurance, which shall remain in effect during the period of the license or registration certificate in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for a single occurrence

for all registration holders. Certificates of said insurance coverage shall be supplied to the Commissioner. Fulfillment of the insurance requirements herein described may be made by submitting proof of such insurance carried by the applicant employer.

a. The insurance policy submitted by the applicant must be approved by the Commissioner for compliance with the requirements of this section prior to the issuance of the requested registration. Such insurance policy, along with written evidence of payment of required premiums, shall be filed and maintained with the Commissioner during the term of registration.

b. All insurance policies and insurance certificates maintained pursuant to this section shall contain the following endorsement: It is hereby understood and agreed that this insurance policy may not be canceled nor the intention not to renew be stated except upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Town of Bow Mar, Building Commissioner.

(5) Annual Fee. After approval and before the issuance registration, and every year thereafter on or before December 31st, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee to the Town as follows:

General Contractor $160.00

Mechanical, Plumbing, or Roofing Contractor $100.00

Any person seeking registration after July 1st for the remainder of the calendar year shall only be required to pay one half (1/2) of the fee(s) listed above.

(g) Responsibilities of Registered Persons. All registered persons shall be responsible for performing the work under the provisions of this Section including, but not limited to, the following items:

(1) To provide minimum safety measures and equipment to protect workmen and the public;

(2) To have in their possession, at all times, the license(s) or registration certificate(s) for work they are performing;

(3) To present proof of registration when requested by the Commissioner or any peace officer;

(4) In the case of a registered entity, to employ an appropriate qualified supervisor as required by the state of Colorado;

(5) To obtain permits when required;

(6) To faithfully construct, without departure from the drawings and specifications filed and approved by the Commissioner and permit issued for same, unless any such departure is previously approved by the Commissioner in writing;

(7) To obtain inspections services when required by this Code or any model codes adopted herein;

(8) To obey any order or notice issued under the authority of this Code or any model codes adopted herein;

(9) To undertake all work within the Town in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Code and any model codes adopted herein;

(10) To pay fees assessed under the authority of this Code or any model codes adopted herein;

(11) To provide toilet facilities prior to and during construction or demolition; and

(12) To provide for a temporary fence or barrier during construction or demolition.

(h) Changes Registration. A registered contractor shall notify the Commissioner personally or by mail of any change of their name, change of employer's name, or change of any of the above's addresses within fifteen (15) days after said change. In the case of notification by mail, notification shall be completed upon receipt.

(i) Suspension or Revocation.

(1) Definitions.

a. "Suspension" means that the authority registered contractor to perform or supervise work as authorized by the registration certificate, is temporarily withdrawn for any period of time from twenty-four (24) hours, up to and including, but not to exceed six (6) months.

b. "Revocation" means that registration shall become null and void. The registration holder may not reapply for a new license or registration certificate until one year from the date of revocation.

(2) The Board may suspend or revoke registration when the registered contractor commits one or more of the following acts or omissions:

a. Failure to comply with any of their responsibilities as outlined in this Section;

b. Knowingly conspiring with a person to permit their registration to be used by another person;

c. Acting in any capacity with persons to evade any of the provisions of this Section;

d. Violating any provision of the model codes as may be in effect pursuant to this Code;

e. Failure to obtain required building permits;

f. Failure to request inspections as required by any as may be in effect pursuant to this Code;

g. Failure to observe stop work or correction notices;

h. Knowingly, willfully or repeatedly issuing checks for payment of building permits and fees which are dishonored for any reason;

i. Conviction of any felony;

j. Misrepresentation on the application; or

i. Failure to complete work in a timely manner or without justification.

(3) Whenever a written complaint is filed with the Board by the Commissioner, charging any registered contractor with the violation of any provision of this Section, the Board shall issue and cause to be served upon such registered contractor a copy of the Commissioner's complaint and a written notice of hearing and order to show cause, either by personal delivery or by first class mail, why their license or registration certificate should not be suspended or revoked.

(4) A hearing shall be held at a place and time designated by the Board on the day stated in the notice or upon such other day as may be set for good cause shown. Evidence in support of the charges shall be given first, followed by cross-examination of those testifying thereto.

The registered contractor, in person or by counsel, shall then be permitted to give evidence in defense, explanation or mitigation. In the event the registered contractor is found to have committed the violation charged, or any other violation, evidence in aggravation of the offense shall also be permitted.

(5) If the evidence presented at the hearing does not support the charges stated in the notice and order served upon the registered contractor, but standing alone establishes the guilt of the registration holder of a violation of some other pertinent law, the registered contractor shall be permitted to give evidence in defense, explanation or mitigation if then prepared to do so. If such evidence is not then available, but can be obtained by the registered contractor, the registered contractor shall state the substance thereof and upon their request the hearing may be recessed for not more than ten (10) days, and shall then continue under the same procedure as though no recess had occurred.

(6) In the event the registere

d contractor is found not to have violated any provisions of this Section, the charges against them will be dismissed. If the registered contractor is found to have violated some provision of this Section, their license may be suspended or revoked in the discretion of the Board.

(7) A registration granted under this Section may be immediately suspended without a hearing under the following circumstances:

a. If the Commissioner finds that an imminent hazard to life, health, property or public welfare exists, the Commissioner may enter an order for immediate suspension or revocation of registration pending further investigation or hearing before the Board. The Building Commissioner shall, with reasonable speed, notify the party in writing by personal delivery or by first class mail, of the details, facts and reasons on which the immediate suspension or revocation is based. b. The registration shall be suspended during the pendency of the hearing before the Board.

c. The Commissioner may vacate an immediate suspension or revocation order should the party satisfactorily show to the Commissioner that no imminent hazard to life, property or the public welfare exists.

(j) Employer Liability.

(1) In addition to those penalties which may be imposed against a registered contractor pursuant to this Section, the employer of registered contractor, whose registration is suspended, shall lose their privilege of doing any business in the Town for which a permit is required, for the same amount of time as the suspension imposed against its employee.

(2) In addition to those penalties which may be imposed against registered contractors pursuant to this Section, the employer of any registered contractor whose registration is revoked, shall be ineligible to do any business in the Town which requires a permit pursuant to the Bow Mar Municipal Code for a period of one year.

(3) An employer shall be given notice of the hearing concerning the possible suspension or revocation of its employee's registration and an opportunity to be heard in the same manner as provided in paragraph (i) of this Section.

Sec. 18-24. – Inspection of Codes.

Two (2) certified copies each of the Building Code,

the Residential Code, the Mechanical Code, the Plumbing Code, the Fuel Gas Code, the Property Maintenance Code, the Fire Code, the Energy Conservation Code, the Swimming Pool and Spa Code, the Fire Code, the Electric Code and the Elevator Code (collectively, the “Construction Codes”) as amended or revised by the Town, shall be on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and may be inspected during regular business hours, or copies of said Construction Codes, as so amended or revised, may be procured from the Town Clerk upon prior payment of such fees as may be levied therefor.

Sec. 18-24 – 18-30. – Reserved.

Section 2. Repeal and Reenact Section 18-32 of the Bow Mar Municipal Code. Section 18-32 of the Bow Mar Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted as follows:

Sec. 18-32. – Signs on property of others. No sign, handbill, poster, placard or painted or printed matter shall be posted, pasted or otherwise attached in any public area including easements, or upon any fence, power pole, telephone pole, traffic sign, building or other structure without the permission of the owner, agent or occupant of the property upon which such sign is displayed. For purposes of this Article, the Town is deemed to be the owner of all dedicated roads, Town easements and rights-of-way within the Town. Written permission to display any sign must first be obtained from the Town Clerk in accordance with policy as set forth by the Board of Trustees. Any sign, handbill, poster, placard, painted or printed material posted illegally shall be deemed a nuisance and shall be promptly removed by a representative designated by the Town.

Section 3. Safety Clause. The Board of Trustees hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety, and welfare of the Town and its residents.

Section 4. Severability. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of the ordinance. The Board of Trustees hereby declares that it would have passed the ordinance including each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase is declared invalid.

Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided that such repealer shall not repeal the repealer clauses of such ordinance nor revive any ordinance thereby.

Section 6. Codification Amendments The codifier of the Town’s Municipal Code, Municipal Code Corporation, is hereby authorized to make such numerical and formatting changes as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance within the Bow Mar Municipal Code.

INTRODUCED, READ,

These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 532769

First Publication: April 11, 2024

Last Publication: April 18, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-26-107, the General Contractor, PG Arnold Construction, LLC. and all contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and manufacturers who have provided any materials or labor in connection with this construction project, are hereby notified that Final Settlement on this construction project is scheduled for April 29, 2024. Final settlement will be held at the district headquarters, located at 433 South Allison Parkway Lakewood, CO 80226. The General Contractor, or any

Davis, Clerk to the Board

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions,

Department

Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance

Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including April 29, 2024.

Plaintiff: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns vs. Defendants: Corazon T. Aguilar; Macon Ventures, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; United States of America, acting by and through the Internal Revenue Service; State of Colorado Department of Revenue; Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado; all unknown persons who may claim an interest in the subject matter of this action

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to ORDER FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORCLOSURE dated January 27, 2024 and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq. by Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, as Judgment Creditor. The foreclosure is based on a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure. The judgment is in the amount of $65,482.74. The Judgment established a lien for the benefit of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation against real property legally described as follows:

LOT 7, BLOCK 4, J.E. ROUPP 2ND ADDITION AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Commonly known as: 1340 Scranton St, Aurora, CO 80011

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS OR JUDGMENT DEBTORS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado at 13101 E Broncos Pkwy, Centennial CO 80112 on the 6th day of June, 2024 at 10:00am. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 720-874-3845 two business days prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: STEPPING STONES AT COPPER RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation

v.

Defendants: JASON PETERMAN; COLORADO HOUSING & FINANCE AUTHORITY; ARAPAHOE COUNTY

PUBLIC TRUSTEE

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order Granting Motion for Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated January 12, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Stepping Stones at Copper Ridge Homeowners Assoc., the current holder of a lien recorded on December 5, 2019 at Rec. No. D9133118, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Stepping Stones at Copper Ridge, recorded on June 15, 1983 at Reception No. 2289182 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Stepping Stones at Copper Ridge Homeowners Assoc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS.

Regarding: Lot 2, Block 7, Copper Ridge Subdivision, Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 17277 E Ford Dr, Aurora CO 80017

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 23rd day of May 2024, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO

NAMED ABOVE:

You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, Lis Pendens and District Civil Case Cover Sheet.

DATE: 01/17/24

TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C.

By:

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND OBTAIN THE CASE NUMBER. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE PLAINITFF.

and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 10, 2013, effective immediately

matter on May 7, 2018 shall not be revived with like force and effect.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to CRCP 354(h) to revive the Judgment entered in the instant matter on, May 7, 2018 NOW THEREFORE

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Plaintiff, Autovest, L.L.C. , shall have and take of defendant KRISTOPHER JOSEPH MILANO Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on May 7, 2018.

Defendant shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)”, if any the Defendant has, why the Judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

Attorney for Plaintiff

Legal Notice No. 532747

First Publication: April 4, 2024

2, 2024

THIS MATTER coming on before the Court upon the motion of the Plaintiff styled “Motion for Revivor of

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Clerk of this Court shall, and is ordered and directed to, issue to Defendant, KRISTOPHER JOSEPH MILANO, the “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)” requiring said Defendant to show cause within 14 (fourteen) days from the service of such Notice, pursuant to CRCP 354(h), if any he/she has, why the Judgment heretofore entered in this

To: John Doe

Re: Matter No. 24DR30496

Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(f), C.R.S. §14-10-105, and C.R.S. §14-10-123, you are hereby notified that the Petitioner, Armida Ruiz Ibarra has filed a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities with this Court.

The Petition alleges that you have abandoned the child named in this matter, which rises to the level of child abuse as you have failed to provide any support or care for the minor. If you feel you have an interest in this matter, please contact the Arapahoe County Clerk in Division 35. If you have an interest in this matter and do not file a Response, the Court may enter orders against you.

barred.

Jennifer Marie Lyon Personal Representative c/o Michael P. Miller, Miller and Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 532731

First Publication: March 28, 2024

Last Publication: April 11, 2024 Publisher:

CIRCUIT In the Matter of the Estate of RICK KINSTLER, Deceased 51PRO23000010 NOTICE OF HEARING TO HEIRS, DEVISEES AND INTERESTED PARTIES

Notice is given that on February 23, 2023, in the Circuit Court of Pennington County, South Dakota, Daniel Tetrault, whose address is 3977 Pintlar Avenue, Spearfish, SD 57783, was appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. A Motion for Determination of Heirs and Approval of Proposed Distributions in the above entitled matter has been filed and will be scheduled for a hearing at the Pennington County courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota. All heirs, unknown heirs, and heirs named in any Will that is being, or has been, probated, or offered for informal or formal probate in the county, and all persons who have any interest in the above entitled matter who are either unknown or whose addresses are unknown are further notified that if you fail to file an objection to the Motion within thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, your objections may be barred. Objections may be filed with the personal representative or may be filed with the clerk of courts with a copy of the objection mailed to the personal representative.

Dated this 22nd day of March, 2024.

GUNDERSON, PALMER, NELSON &

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate

Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Bushra Abdirahman Salad be changed to Bushra Abdirizak Hashi Case No.: 24C100308

By:JW, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 532795

First Publication: April 11, 2024

Last Publication: April 25, 2024

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 25, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of ASHLEY ELIZABETH YANT be changed to SHY ELIZABETH YANT Case No.: 24C100302

By: Sarah Ingemansen Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 532777

Englewood students celebrate Wish Week

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two schools in Englewood hosted a joint fundraiser, Wish Week, for Make-A-Wish Colorado, providing over $12,000 to the organization that helps children with severe illnesses.

e week took place in late March and was led by students at Englewood Middle School and Englewood High School, with restaurant giveback nights, themed dress-up days, a bake sale, dodgeball tournament, walk-a-thon and a school dance.

e week was completed with an assembly at the middle school where students honored Kaleb Romary, who is 6 years old and from Denver.

“It’s really nice,” Kaleb’s mom, Amanda Romary, said. “ ey didn’t do anything like this when I was in high school. I think it’s a very good opportunity for the kids to think about giving back and thinking about others, and anything to make him feel special makes me happy.”

Many Englewood students enjoyed participating in Wish Week, including eighth grader and Student Body President Lililehua Manfre, who said she enjoyed meeting Kaleb and “seeing his smile.”

“I think it’s important because we all have a chance to help somebody,

and we’re getting this chance to do it through our school, which a lot of people don’t realize and see that other kids like us sometimes can’t live like us,” Manfre said. “So, I think it’s just good to help them have the best lives that they can.”

Kaleb’s wish is to go to Walt Disney World Resort and visit Animal Kingdom so he can see his favorite animal, the gira e, which was featured on the Englewood Schools’ Wish Week T-shirts. Amanda said the family is leaving on April 9 to ful-

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a teacher in the face.

Michelle Mendoza, account director at Make-A-Wish Colorado, said the Wish Week is a part of the organization’s student-led fundraising program, Kids For Wish Kids.

She said this program “allows students to gain exposure to philanthropy and learn valuable leadership skills while raising funds to grant more wishes for Colorado children with critical illnesses.”

Jacob Le ar, eighth grader and o cer in student council at Englewood Middle School, said he enjoyed all of the challenges everyone did throughout the week.

“I feel like it’s important for Englewood Middle School to be a part of this because it helps wish kids with their wishes,” Le ar said.

ll Kaleb’s wish.

“We pretty much lived in the hospital all year last year,” Amanda said. “Anything that could go wrong went wrong, so we were there far longer than anyone usually is, so I just (want) something that’s going to make him happy and we’re thankful that he’s here.”

Kaleb, who’s cancer free, and his family joined students and teachers in many activities at the assembly including a sack race, a silly string attack, musical chairs and “caking”

To the Respondent named above this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1420) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

The Petition requests that the Court enter a Order addressing issues involving the children

Mendoza said “more than 200 schools across Colorado participated in the 2023 Kids For Wish Kids program, which is the largest student-led Make-A-Wish fundraising program in the country.”

“Last year, Colorado students raised enough funds to grant lifechanging wishes to 250 Colorado children with critical illnesses,” Mendoza said.  is was Englewood Schools’ sixth year hosting Wish Week.

For more information on Wish Week visit wish.org/Colorado.

such as, child support, allocation of parental responsibilities, (decision-making and parenting time), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

Notice: Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-123, provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Order is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded automatic temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-125, C.R.S.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final order, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado law, you and the other parties:

1. Are enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; and

2. Are restrained from removing

Make A Wish kid and six-year-old Kaleb Romary plays with silly string at an assembly hosted by Englewood Middle School celebrating the end of Wish Week on March 29.

PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY