Four states in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin, including Colorado, want credit for conserving water, but water users and ocials have big questions about how to make it happen.
Last year, taxpayers paid farmers and ranchers $16 million to cut their water use in the Colorado River Basin, but the water saved on one farm simply reentered streams, where it could be used by anyone downstream. For years, o cials in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming have been considering ways to get credit for that conserved water — to track it, store it in a reservoir, and save it to help the states in the future.
Representatives from the four states voted in June to develop a proposal exploring the idea by mid-August.
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But building a long-term program to track and store conserved water raises questions about equity, funding, economic impacts and whether the idea is feasible at all.
People are concerned about the bigger picture, said Andy Mueller, general manager of the Colorado River District in Colorado.
“If we’re going to conserve water up here, and if the federal government is going to pay for that conservation with taxpayer dollars, it seems to us that storing it and using it for important public purposes makes sense, rather than sending it downstream to just encourage continued consumption of water (by downstream states),” Mueller said.
Cutting back on water use is a big topic of conversation in the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to 40 million people and is enduring warmer temperatures and a two-de-
cade megadrought.
O cials from each of the seven states in the basin are weighing who might have to cut their use and how to manage the basin’s reservoirs in high-stakes negotiations over the river’s future after the current rules expire in 2026.
e Upper Basin released a proposal in March that outlined its plan to manage the river after 2026 as part of these negotiations. at proposal includes a commitment to pursue voluntary, temporary and compensated conservation programs.
e June vote of the Upper Colorado River Commission aimed to take that commitment one step forward.
e state and federal representatives on the commission want to design a conservation-for-credit program in advance so it’s set up and ready to go if needed.
Study shows ‘churn’ hurts classrooms
Mobile students have lower third grade reading scores
BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO
Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative e ect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and state standardized test data.
e study, by researchers at the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University, found that higher classroom churn was correlated with lower third grade reading scores, based on data from 2019. It’s a trend that the center’s executive director and lead economist, Phyllis Resnick, suspects has ramped up since that year, as schools experience higher levels of chronic absenteeism after the pandemic and struggle to make up for lost learning.
After the study revealed that nding, Resnick said she spoke to one teacher who had 40 different students cycle in and out of 20 seats in her classroom in a single year.
“Every time you have a new student, you have to take a step back and assess where that student is and then integrate them into the classroom,” Resnick said.
“It’s not easy to be a kid who’s bouncing in and out of schools,” she said, “but it’s also a challenge for the kids who are consistently in the classroom.”
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Adams City ‘84 alums seeking missing classmates
Adam City’s class of 1984 is scheduled to host its 40th class reunion at 5 p.m. Aug. 30 at the 30/70 Sports Bar and Grill, 18856 W. 120th Ave. in Westminster.
Organizers are trying to contact a few remaining missing graduates. If you attended ACHS with the class of 1984 or have a family member who did, please get in touch with Susan Zale Vanness (303) 513-1333 or vannessrealty@comcast.net or Tracey Snyder (303) 921-2114 tjsnyder07. ts@gmail.com
Legal self-help clinic
e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the rst Tuesday of every month.
e program is for those without legal representation and needing help navigating through legal issues. Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss family law, civil litigation, property, and probate law. Call 303405-3298 and ask for the Legal SelfHelp Clinic at least 24 hours before.
Health Department Environmental Health Team to keep Adams County residents safe all summer long. With so many people expected to hit the water this season, the team is again conducting pool inspections at recreational facilities. Public pools and other water recreation have long been recognized as hotbeds for spreading diseases. Our crews will be out conducting inspections to make sure pools and other facilities are safe for community members to use.
Interested in scheduling a tagalong to see an inspection, how it works, and what people can do to stay safe? Reach out to Josh Behringer, JBehringer@adcogov.org or 720.717.5361.
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To get started, visit our website at https://businessinthornton.com/ local-business/small-business-support-programs/business- nancialassistance.
Mosquito Prevention
e Adams County Health Department wants people to be proactive in protecting themselves from mosquitoes and illness during these warm summer months.
While the county Environmental Health Team monitors for mosquito-borne illnesses, there are steps you can take right now to keep you and your loved ones safe. ose include ensuring pet dishes are removed from patios that can hold water, making sure roof gutters are cleaned and inspected yearly, removing debris piles from outdoor areas— including buckets, barrels, children’s toys, and tire swings— and removing or changing water in birdbaths frequently.
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Homeowners should also maintain swimming pools and spas with proper ltration and chlorination levels, limit watering lawn and plants to avoid water pooling and limit your time outdoors during dusk and dawn to avoid mosquitoes. If you stay outdoors during this
time, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants and use mosquito repellents that contain a high percentage of DEET.
CCPD Introduces Online Crime Reporting Form
e Commerce City Police Department has a new online reporting tool allowing the public to report some non-emergency crimes and receive a police report immediately without speaking to a police o cer. Community members can now conveniently report incidents that do not require immediate o cer intervention, such as fraud, identity theft, lost property, theft/shoplifting (less than $2,000), and vandalism. e new form is online now in English and Spanish at c3gov.com/ ReportACrime. Residents should always call 911 for emergencies.
‘Taking No Chances’
e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, o er free, 10week programs to families of Adams County teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drugresistance skills. Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.
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Many Homeowners Don’t Understand Title Issues, Which Can Lead to Big Problems Later on
Our office hosted estate lawyer Dan McKenzie at last week’s office meeting, where he shared some horror stories about homeowners who made mistakes in the execution of deeds on their property.
It’s important to understand the difference between “joint tenants” and “tenants in common.” Most married couples hold title to their home as joint tenants, meaning that both of them own the whole house, and if one dies, the surviving spouse still owns the whole house by himself or herself. Tenants in common own part of the house, typically but not necessarily equal parts. When one of them dies, the heirs on the deceased party inherit that part of the house. The problem arises when that new relationship may not be a friendly one.
When a single person owns their home by him/herself (“in severalty”) and wants to add a lover or spouse to the title, a “quitclaim” deed is used to accomplish that, usually with zero dollars exchanged. For example: John Doe quitclaims his home to John Doe and Jane Roe. Dan told us of a case where John Doe mistakenly quitclaimed his home to Jane instead of to both of them, leaving him off title. When she died, her heirs inherited the house, not him. Because they weren’t married and he wasn’t in her will or on good terms with her heirs, it created a real problem reclaiming his former home. A common mistake is for a homeowner, whether single or a couple, to put their heir(s) on title as joint tenants so they would instantly own the home when they die. The problem with that
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At left is Jim Swanson’s listing at 3600 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge. Listed in late June at $775,000, the price was just reduced to $750,000. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 3 fireplaces and an oversized 2-car attached garage. The front yard is newly xeriscaped and the large backyard has mature trees. The interior is freshly painted throughout with new lighting, ceiling fans, and new oak laminate flooring. Take a video tour at www.WheatRidgeHome.info
At right is Jim Smith’s listing at 533 High Point Drive in Golden. With 3 bedrooms and 3½ baths, it’s at the mouth of Clear Creek canyon and in walking distance (over a pedestrian bridge) of the Golden Community Center, a dog park, and the Peaks to Plains trail. Downtown Golden and the Colorado School of Mines are a short walk further. The seller has made over $100,000 in improvements, including hardwood flooring, a new full-width cedar deck and an updated kitchen. The price was just reduced to only $698,000. Video tour at www.NorthGoldenHome.com
approach is that the value of the home is not “stepped up” at death. You want to will the home to your heirs or create a “beneficiary deed” so that the value of the home is stepped up to the value at the time of death. Otherwise, the heir could owe a significant amount of capital gains tax. If that heir sells the house soon after inheriting it, the capital gains tax would be close to zero.
In a beneficiary deed, you name the person who is to inherit the home, independent or outside of your will. Thus, the transfer of ownership is automatic at your death without that tax liability.
A “life estate” is a special kind of deed that allows you to sell your home while you’re alive, but not have to vacate it until you die. When my brother died ten years ago, my sister-in-law (his
widow) was able to sell their farm to a buyer who gave her a life estate, allowing her to live free (except for utilities) in the farmhouse until her death many years later. The buyer got full use of the rest of the farm during those years, so it was a win/win.
If you have questions about deeds or other title issues, including how probate works, you can reach Dan McKenzie at The McKenzie Law Firm, LLC. His number is 303-578-2745, and his email is Dan@TheMcKenzieFirm.com
Come to Golden This Weekend! It’s Buffalo Bill Days, one of Golden’s iconic events, and you’re invited. We’re one of the event’s sponsors, as we have been for over a decade, and I’ll be driving our free moving van in Saturday’s parade.
Greg Kraft was knowledgeable and professional. He was very easy to work with and was super proactive in searching the listings. That was a key in managing to buy the townhome in a very competitive market. He was also very responsive and communicated really well with us and the listing agents. We would recommend him without reservation.
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Jim Swanson was kind and patient while listening to my questions. He helped me to translate the real estate language and manage the sale process. He connected the dots, allowing me to make good decisions, maintain my personal integrity and profit from the sale when a great offer came to the forefront. Jim, thank you for putting communication and community first. — N. W.
Kathleen Jonke is a knowledgeable, efficient and hard working broker. Her availability and response time were exceptional. — K. Wiig
Chuck Brown is a superb Realtor. He is very knowledgeable regarding the market, very proactive and highly professional. Chuck was great at identifying potential properties that met our criteria, he moved very quickly to show us potential properties and his analysis of property values was on point and very thorough. Chuck was extremely proactive and responsive in his communications with us. Chuck went above and beyond our expectations. My wife and I have done six real estate transactions and we think Chuck is the best Realtor ever. We would highly recommend Chuck to other home buyers.
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Dave Dlugasch did a phenomenal job working with us! We were not easy buyers because of an extensive “wish list” and he did his homework on each property we looked at until we found the right one. He gave us great advice and was very supportive of all our questions throughout the entire process. — M. Madigan
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e Latino population plays an increasingly crucial role in the political landscape of Colorado. In Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, they make up 44% of the electorate voters in this battleground district. Our colleague, journalist and political analyst Jesús Sánchez Melean, has been following the political landscape for his publication, El Comercio de Colorado. He’s in the middle of a re-
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porting project visiting each congressional district interviewing voters who speak Spanish and engaging in discussions about the issues that matter most to them in each district. Sánchez Melean tells us what he learned from the primary election results and how he thinks the contests will in uence the November elections. is article has been edited for length and clarity.
Colorado Community Media: Can you please give us an overview of the primaries and what were the important issues that dominated the elections in Colorado this year and how were those crucial issues re ected in the results?
Jesús Sánchez Melean: Primary elections have a lot to do with the composition of voters by congressional districts because the vote is limited to constituencies, it was not a general vote.
So that has to be seen as the voters of the district, for example, where we are at the moment, which is District 2, which is Boulder, are perhaps di erent from those of the 5th District, the 4th District, or District 1, which is Denver. at di erence is seen in the results.
I’ll give you an example in Congressional District 4, where Lauren Boebert was elected as a Republican Party candidate. She came from District 3 and she won by a tremendous proportion. A female Democrat is going to compete with her, who in some way is like a contrast.
Boebert, who is now almost 37 years old, was just about to run as a representative when she nished her high school education in 2020. She didn’t have any other type of formal education. e Democratic candidate (Trisha Calvarese) is a university professional.
it is said that we are a purple state. How do you understand the concept of a purple state?
Sánchez Melean: e most urban area the vote is blue and Democratic, but in the rest of the state is mostly rural. Everything that goes from north to south, east to west, surrounding the Denver metropolitan area is a red or Republican vote. ere were times in history when you saw Republican governors, or there was a mix between Democratic and Republican representatives, and that is what is happening right now. Of the eight electoral districts at this time there are ve Democrats and three Republicans. It could be that in a next election, there will be four and four.
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Boebert won the primary over her opponents, who were all experienced politicians, by a large margin in a district that is open to the style of Boebert and Donald Trump. ( e 4th Congressional District) is a rural district with a very large geography, and the population has conservative attitudes that make them largely support a candidate with the characteristics of Lauren Boebert who is more radical, let’s say, and very showy.
at contrasts with, let’s say, safe bets in District 1, in which Rep. Diana DeGette did not have a Democratic opponent. e vote reveals those di erences in terms of demographics.
CCM: Demographics are decisive in Colorado, and that is why, although the state has won the Democratic vote in recent times,
Until (John) Hickenlooper won the senatorship, there was a Republican senator and a Democratic senator. at implies a balance between the two parties, even though governors have (mostly) been Democrats in the last twenty years.
CCM: Recently, the publication you lead, El Comercio de Colorado, received a grant to cover politics and the year’s elections. Please explain what you plan to do and why giving that information to us Latinos is so important.
Sánchez Melean: We are visiting each congressional district in Colorado. To this point, we have visited two districts. Our purpose is to meet with Hispanic voters who speak Spanish and discuss the issues of interest in each district.
ese conversations are video recorded and reproduced in a written version. It has been interesting to see what it is like in, for example, District 5, which is where Colorado Springs is. e way the public focused on the environmental issue was a surprise to me. ey say that they are living within nature, which is very fragile.
ree of those interviewed told us that they lived in the Black Forest, where there was the second-largest re in Colorado history. ey understand that any type of impact on nature has a consequence. For them, regardless of whether they are Democratic or Republican voters, they believe that areas that are fragile forests or that are simply for the observation of nature should be protected and that there should be consensus on that. (Our reporting) is a way to encourage conversations that make people not only emphasize the di erences, but also nd what topics they can reach an agreement on.
We are traveling through-
out the state. e next broadcast will be to the Greeley area. e idea is that by the end of September, we will have a whole universe of contacts with all voters.
It is also important to know that we did not come from nowhere to talk to the public. We are basing it on a survey that the Colorado Health Foundation conducts every two years with Voces de las Montañas and COLOR Latina. Based on the data from that survey, we can have a statistical idea of how people see the issues, and from there, we study the issues and discuss them with the public. is data composition is important because all this has to do with demographics. ere are interesting details, for example, the Hispanic population of District 4, which runs from the northeast to the southeast, has grown by 29% in 10 years.
Currently, the Hispanic population represents 22% of the district’s population. We see in all that Hispanic population, a tremendous economic driving force for area of Colorado.
CCM: at is why an effort is being made to understand the Hispanic vote, and several initiatives are being made to connect vulnerable communities to the media. We have seen media surveys that attempt to capture what concerns and issues voters want their representatives to focus on in their campaigns.
What is going to be your result, in this case, of all the trips that you are going to take apart from these beautiful videos with the voices of the people that you are going to bring us?
Sánchez Melean: What we are doing is like a collectible kind of thing. Four episodes have been inserted. In each district, we have two components: one is the data part and how people think in numbers and statistics, and
the other is the narrative of how people tell it and take it to their personal lives.
CCM: Since we are talking about candidates, Jesús, let’s discuss Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who was elected in the 8th District area where we report on, and who is the rst Latina in Colorado to be elected to Congress.
Could you discuss how her candidacy and presence in Congress are in uencing local politics and what this means for the representation of the Latino community in Colorado?
Sánchez Melean: e case of Yadira Caraveo is very interesting because, as you say, she was elected in 2022 and is the representative of the new District 8. at district was created as a result of the 2020 Census. is was the area that had the highest level of growth in the number of Hispanics. In 10 years the number of Hispanics grew almost 40% and that in addition to that, 35% of the population of District 8 are Hispanic, so it is a strong component.
On top of that, she came from local politics, but she is a doctor in her professional career. We are going to say it is an interesting pro le because she did not just come from politics, but from practicing a profession. e interesting thing about Caraveo, of course, is that she had no opponent on the Democratic side (in the primary). Now (in 2022, Caraveo faced) Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer, an older woman who was well known because she had been a (Weld County) commissioner and state representative.
On this occasion, the Republicans ended up choosing a young man, Gabe Evans, who is also like Yadira; they are only one year apart in age. He is a retired military man, lawyer, and member of the local legislature.
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Evans is of Mexican origin and family and speaks Spanish. Likewise, Yadira’s parents are of Mexican origin, they are from Chihuahua. In District 8, we are going to have two candidates, a Republican and a Democrat, both of Mexican origin. It is an unprecedented competition in Colorado, but it is also worth noting that, in addition, they are two young professionals; they are a new generation in politics. I believe that Caraveo’s
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Classroom churn was one of many factors examined in the study, called “Social Factors of Academic Success.” e research, Resnick said, grew out of a question from CSU o cials: What policies can Colorado adopt to help students be more prepared for learning after high school, whether that’s at a college campus, a vocational training program, or a job site?
Resnick doesn’t specialize in education research, but she said it quickly became clear that early intervention, or policies with the potential to impact young students, would be most e ective.
With a team well-versed in guring out the impact of di erent so-
performance has been very positive; Gabe Evans is going to have to force himself if he wants to get votes.
CCM: Can you please tell us, Jesús, about some of the most notable initiatives that have emerged and how they are in uencing the political landscape?
Sánchez Melean: ere is a shared need to reduce in ation and have controlled in some way. I think that has been one of the elements that has dominated these primaries. Second, the importance of access to health and health programs in this state. (Colorado) is one of the states where Medicare and Medicaid pro-
cioeconomic, demographic, and community health factors, she and the other researchers set out to determine which of those factors most a ect third grade reading scores in Colorado.
Many of the ndings were unsurprising. For instance, the team found that the more funding a school had, or the more access to early childhood education a community had, the higher its students’ third grade reading scores. e nding about classroom churn stood out as more interesting, Resnick said. To calculate it, the team used data collected by the Colorado Department of Education on student mobility, plus scores from the state’s third grade standardized reading and writing test. When stacked up against all the other factors, classroom churn ranked third among the factors most
grams were expanded. e public is asking that this be preserved, as well as reproductive rights. In this state, the issue of abortion is already resolved. And voters want to continue doing so. ird, the immigration issue which is understood di erently depending on where the audience is. ere are places where it has some resistance and, in other places, it is much more accepted.For example, in the 4th District, about 60% of workers in sectors such as milk and meat processing, are Hispanic. e public perceives that. ey are Hispanic workers who may not have regularized their immigration status.
closely correlated with third grade reading scores, behind students’ household income and whether their parents have college degrees. Other classroom factors, including class size and teacher pay, did not correlate with third grade reading scores, the study found.
As Resnick has shared the ndings informally with elementary school teachers and principals, she said many of them have acknowledged that churn can be di cult. But they said they never thought of it as a problem that could be solved by policy. Instead, Resnick said, they thought of it as something that would always be there. She described it as “the air they breathe.” e study makes several policy recommendations to address classroom churn, including providing more support in classrooms with high churn or having teach-
In that district, the candidate who won the Republican primary won with the slogan, “Deport them all.”
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ers “loop” with the same cohort of students year after year to provide some level of stability.
Housing instability is often a root cause of classroom churn, and while it may be di cult for schools to a ect housing policy, the study suggests that states shore up their school records transfer systems so teachers know the academic histories of students who arrive midyear.
Now that the study has been released, Resnick hopes to nd the funding to take it on the road to discuss the ndings and potential policy solutions with educators across Colorado.
“We see this as the beginning to frame a conversation,” she said. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.
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Delores (Dori) Ruth Baker May 02, 1942 – July 13, 2024
Delores (Dori) Ruth Baker, daughter of Joseph Deschamps and Lois Gruell Deschamps, was born on May 2, 1942, in Wray, Colorado. With one older sibling and one younger sibling, Dori understood that God created her to both roll with the punches and take the lead in all things. She graduated from Wray High School in 1960 and became a registered nurse. She loved to o er words of wisdom and truth to anyone who would listen. Having an earned role in the medical eld gave her this opportunity. Dori married Gary Allen Baker of Yuma, Colorado on August 20, 1961. Together they had two sons, Greg, born in 1969, and Bret, born in 1971.
Gary and Dori Baker raised their sons on the property while boarding horses, farming, and being an avid part of the community, as well as the county. ey were part of the Young Athletes Fellowship of Christian Athletes. When the boys entered their teenage years, she went back to school to brush up on her nursing, becoming a home health nurse until her stroke in 2000.
e doctors told Dori that she would never walk again, to which she calmly replied, “You’re not God.” Dori would later prove them wrong and walk well enough to continue on life as normal until she eventually was wheelchair ridden.
In 1972, while her husband, Gary, was in Korea, Delores put a down payment of $600.00 on a 40-acre property in Brighton Colorado. Until her very last days, Dori was sure that God led her to do this, stating that she prayed one day that God lead her wherever she was to go and He answered with his nger on the property. Dori followed where God led her and began building a legacy that she would leave behind for generations to come. If you asked Dori about this she would tell you, “I had no idea how to make the payments, I just knew that God directed me to be here.”
Dori had her second stroke on June 21, 2024, and died peacefully in her sleep on July 13, 2024, on the property that she bought and owned.
Delores (Dori) Ruth Baker was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Baker. She is survived by her two sons Greg (Norma) and Bret (April), her 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 1 great, great, grandchild. She is also survived by siblings Joseph Deschamps and Linda Gri th. ere will be a celebration of life held on July 28th at 5 pm at the Recreation Center Park located at 555 N 11th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601.
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Campaign hopes to boost mental health line
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It’s been a decade since the Colorado Crisis Line was created, but according to internal data from the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration, only an estimated 5% of Coloradans have heard about the more robust 988 Colorado Mental Health Line.
A new 90-day campaign between the BHA and the 988 Crisis Hotline Enterprise seeks to change that.
Creating the campaign involved months of research, including surveys, interviews and focus groups with adults, youth and counselors to form services that resonate with Coloradans and best suit their mental health needs, said Dannette R. Smith, who took over as BHA commissioner in 2024.
988 Colorado hosted a virtual seminar to present the campaign’s objectives over the next three months and explain the mission of the hotline. While knowledge of suicide hotlines are fairly common, the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line has more resources available to folks. ey have trained sta standing by to help connect Coloradans to appropriate resources for everything from substance abuse issues to panic attacks.
Suicide and mental health crisis hotlines have long been somewhat controversial because of an association with the police. In recent years, law enforcement training in crisis management and de-escalation practices has increased,but some avoid using resources like this for fear of police involvement.
According to Stefany Busch, media manager for the Colorado Be-
havioral Health Administration, trained care specialists only contact emergency services when there is an imminent risk of harm. Data shared at the seminar showed that only a small percentage of calls result in further support from law enforcement o cers or mobile crisis response teams.
“Our trained care specialists contact emergency services for assistance only in cases where risk of harm to self or others is imminent or in progress, and when a less invasive plan for the caller or texter’s safety cannot be collaborated on with the individual,” Busch said.
“In cases where our mobile crisis teams are dispatched, these teams do not include law enforcement.
Approximately 2% of calls in Colorado result in a mobile crisis response dispatch and even less than 1% result in a transfer to the 911 system for an emergency response,” she said.
While statistics show that communities of color experience mental health problems at roughly the same rates, they are less likely to receive treatment and other resources compared to their white counterparts. is is often due to language barriers, lack of internet access and the cultural stigma surrounding mental health. is meant 988 Colorado and the BHA had to make a plan to reach these communities.
“Sharing this life-saving resource with all Colorado communities is a huge priority for BHA and the 988 Enterprise Board,” Busch added. “To ensure we are reaching a broad audience, especially Spanish speakers, the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line is being marketed in both English and Spanish across
The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration’s campaign involved months of research, including surveys, interviews and focus groups with adults, youth and counselors to form services that best suit Coloradans’ mental health needs.
the state. We are engaging with media outlets across the state to cover 988 in both English and Spanish, the 988 Colorado website is available in both English and Spanish, and the call, text and chat features of 988 are available in both English and Spanish.”
Call, text and chat services are free. Inpatient clinic services are NOT, but a person will not be turned away due to inability to pay if they do not have any type of medical coverage.
Leading up to the campaign launch, BHA and the 988 Enterprise Board engaged in extensive research and message testing with di erent communities, including people of color, Tribal communities, and Spanish speakers, to ensure the languages used created a
more comfortable environment for all people utilizing the service.
As we’ve covered in La Ciudad before, lack of access to health insurance can create barriers and discourage people from visiting the doctor. Lack of access to reliable personal transportation can be a barrier as well.
e 988 Colorado Mental Health Line provides all mental healthcare services free of charge. When people need immediate support, 988 dispatches mobile crisis response (trained mental health professionals, not police o cers) to the person’s physical location, if the location is given to the 988 specialist. “ ere’s nobody that this issue does not a ect from time to time,” said Allie Eliot, interim communications director at the BHA.
CONSERVATION
e commission’s plan could help inform the states’ negotiations, said Amy Ostdiek, who is part of Colorado’s negotiating team and works on interstate water issues for the state’s top water policy agency, the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
“We’ve heard this from water users a lot. … If we’re going to continue doing conservation-type activities, can we explore ways to quote-unquote get credit for it?”
Ostdiek said. “It’s worth exploring. … ere’s a lot we’d need to work out before we get there.”
Big questions from water users
O cials and water users have been kicking around the idea of tracking and storing conserved water for credit for years, and the commission’s August proposal will be the latest iteration of those discussions.
One heavily debated program, called demand management, offered a path toward storing conserved water in a reservoir to help Upper Basin states. But Colorado hit pause on analyzing the idea in 2022 as other Upper Basin states slogged through intense feasibility studies.
Taxpayers paid $16 million in 2023 to conserve water through another program, the system conservation pilot program. Because the
program does not track conserved water, there is no certainty where it ends up.
“It inherently just ows downstream and continues to be used by the Lower Basin,” Mueller said. “It really doesn’t do anything other than feed the continued use of the water, rather than encourage conservation of the water.”
e commission’s proposal will try to answer key questions for a program that tracks and stores conserved water, said Chuck Cullom, executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission. But how will water managers track the actual water down streams, through reservoirs and across state lines? What is a “conservation credit” and how can it be earned? What role would location play?
Mueller of the Colorado River District said the location of the projects ties into big potential equity issues.
is important to two tribes in Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian tribes, said Peter Ortego, general counsel for the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe. Both tribes have water in a southwestern reservoir that they plan to put to use in the future, but haven’t used yet. eir water does not qualify for use in current paid conservation programs, which raises the question of whether it could qualify for a newer, reimagined conservation-for-credit program, Ortego said.
A program to help the Upper Basin
As o cials try to tackle big questions, one thing is clear: Upper Basin water watchers do not want to conserve water if it will just ow downstream to support current use in the Lower Basin.
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Most of Colorado’s participants in the system conservation pilot program so far have been farmers and ranchers on the Western Slope, he said. ey helped conserve water by fallowing elds and switching to crops that used less water. But if a farmer stops production, or fallows, acres of land to conserve water, it can cut jobs on the farm and spending in the community.
A paid conservation program has to be designed to incentivize participation from all regions of Colorado where Colorado River is used, which includes Front Range cities from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs and beyond, Mueller said.
Joe Bernal, a rancher in Loma who is participating in the system conservation pilot program, said his concern was how a conservation-for-credit program would be administered.
“Would they work with ditch companies, or would they go with individuals? How much would they o er?” he said. “Would they … help ditch companies and communities protect the viability of agriculture?”
Other water users want to know which reservoirs would store conserved water for credit.
Storing conserved water closer to a river’s source — in high-elevation Upper Basin reservoirs rather than farther downstream — would give the four states more say in when, how much and from where water is released.
Plus, local water users want to conserve water in good years and save it in a nearby reservoir to provide a cushion during the next dry year, said Ken Curtis, general manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District.
Congress is currently considering a bill to extend the system conservation pilot program, which does not track where conserved water goes. Meanwhile, o cials are dusting o years of analyses about the demand management program, which expires in 2026.
e demand management program created an “account” for up to 500,000 acre-feet of conserved water in Lake Powell. One acre-feet roughly equals the annual use of two to three households.
It’s been frustrating to know the demand management account exists in Lake Powell and to see water being conserved through the system conservation pilot program, or SCPP, that just ows through the reservoir, said James Eklund, a former Colorado water o cial who helped forge the program and owns a ranch in the pilot program.
“All it needed was to be tagged as DM (demand management) water instead of SCPP water — and it would be water we’d have in our account as Upper Basin states. And we’d be able to point to that water in negotiations,” Eklund said.
But that program is very prescriptive, Ostdiek said.
e account could be used for one purpose: ful lling the Upper Basin’s interstate water sharing obligations outlined in the 1922 Colorado River Compact, even if river conditions worsen drastically and trigger mandatory cuts in the Upper Basin. e shorthand for this worst-case scenario is a “compact call” or “compact compliance.”
e commission’s upcoming proposal could explore more general uses for credits, including or beyond compact compliance, Ostdiek said.
“I think we need to do some more exploring on what the concept of credit actually means to individual states,” she said, “and think about what the goals would be of that type of approach.”
is Fresh Water News story is a collaboration between e Colorado Sun and Water Education Colorado. It also appears at wateredco. org/fresh-water-news.
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Farmers and ranchers in his district are already doing just that: is year, they volunteered to be paid to save water through the system conservation program, and they’re storing it in the nearby McPhee Reservoir to boost carryover water supplies for next year, Curtis said. e commission’s proposal also aims to de ne the requirements conservation projects would have to meet to qualify and how years of past water use would come into play.
How to factor in past water use
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.
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JULY 31AUGUST 4 2024
ADAMS COUNTY PRESENTS
Grandstand events at the Adams County Fair
JULY 31
Nate Smith with Kassi Ashton
Fresh off of TikTok fame in 2020 with his breakout song
“Wildfire,” Nate Smith brings his gritty backwoods soul and rock and roll fire to the United Power Grandstand Stage. He’ll be joined by Missouri native Kassi Ashton singing songs from her debut album “Made from the Dirt.”
Doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 pm This is a free show.
AUGUST 1
Craig Morgan with Jon Langston and Professional Bull Riding
Kick start a night of Professional Bull Riding with a special performance by Country Music Artist and veteran Craig Morgan performing songs from his 9th studio album, 2020’s “God, Family, Country” and 2023’s “Enlisted.”
He welcomes special guest Georgia native and “Forever Girl” singer Jon Langston.
Doors open at 5 pm Standing room only tickets are $14, seating tickets start at $24.
Entertainment Stage
AUGUST 2
Demolition Derby
Doors open at 6 pm, show at 7 pm Tickets are $10$20. Children under 2 are free.
AUGUST 3
NSPA Truck Pull
Doors open at 6 pm, show at 7 pm Tickets $10 for children, $20 for adults and$25 for a pit pass.
AUGUST 4
Charreada with Bandalos Sebastianes de Saul Plata
Adams County celebrates its Hispanic heritage with the annual Charreada Mexican rodeo followed by a performance by Bandalos Sebastianes.
Gates open at 4 pm Events start at 5 pm Tickets are $10-75, children under 2-years-old are free.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31
• Karaoke 9-11 pm
THURSDAY, AUG. 1
• Ben O’Connor, 1:30-2:30 pm
• Bright’n Jazz, 3-4 pm
• Jared Judge, 7:30-8:30 pm
• Karaoke 9-11 pm
FRIDAY, AUG. 2
Animal Farm Band, 12:30-1:30 pm
• Gayton Dance Studio, 2-3 pm
• School of Rock, 5-6 pm
• Copper Mountain Band, 6:30-7:30 pm
• Outlaw Mariachi, 8-9 pm
• Karaoke 10 pm to midnight
SATURDAY, AUG. 3
• John Weeks Band, 1-2 pm
• Jacob Larson Band, 2:30-3:30 pm
• Kentucky Straight, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Copper Mountain Band, 7-8 pm
• Final Eyes Band, 8:30-9:30 pm
• Sunrise Daydream, 9:30-10:30 pm
• Karaoke 10:30 pm to midnight
SUNDAY, AUG. 4
• Mariachi Mass, 11 am-noon
• Chicano Heat, 4:30-6 pm
• Outlaw Mariachi, 6:30-7:30 pm
• MC Magic with Lil Rob, 8 pm
• Karaoke 11 pm to midnight
2024 ADAMS COUNTY FAIR ROYALTY
2024 Adams County Fair Queen, Elsie Oswald
Elsie Oswald is the 19-year-old daughter of Chris and Paige Oswald. Elsie is a first year student at CSU. She is majoring in Livestock Business Management with a minor in Health and Exercise Science. She plans to get certified in equine massage at the Rocky Mountain School of Animal Massage. Her dream after her undergraduate schooling is to go to a chiropractic college and get certified in equine chiropractic to become a human and equine chiropractor and an equine massage therapist.
Elsie has been attending the Adams County Fair as long as she can remember, and she is thrilled to share the joy of the Adams County Fair with you. She is excited to promote the fair and the 4-H exhibitors, livestock, rides, food, and other activities that make the Adams County Fair great. She hopes you will join her and Sidney at the Adams County Fair, the largest county fair in Colorado, this year from July 31 to August 4, 2024.
Elsie and Sidney are proudly sponsored by: Constance Photography Cox Ranch Originals Greeley Hatworks
1975 Barbara Seitz WilliamsMiss Rodeo Colorado 1978
1976 Pam Armstrong Whitlock
1977 Teri Bohlander Griffith Parkos
1978 Debbie Pech RitchMiss Rodeo Colorado 1979
1979 Jeri Cooper Hass 1980s
1980 Nancy Nott Bunjes(also the mother of the 2006 Queen)
1981 Susan Berger Farner
2024 Adams County Fair Lady in Waiting, Sidney Linn Romo Sonneman
Sidney Linn Romo Sonneman is the daughter of Victor Romo Chacon and Marilinn Romo Sonneman. Sidney grew up in a big family being the 6th sibling of 7. She lived in a small neighborhood in Commerce City, filled with Mexican culture. 4-H and horses are the biggest parts of her life that make her the individual she is now. Sidney is now in her senior year at Platte Valley High School. She plans to attend Aims Community College for two years to study welding like her big brother, then CSU where she’ll study veterinary science.
She’s always dreamed of becoming a more influential figure for our fair and now she’s accomplished her goal. Sidney is excited to represent the Adams County Fairg, along with Elsie, and help keep our country way of life alive.
Rocky Mountain Clothing Company Thollot Diamonds & Fine Jewlery United Power
1982 Margaret Keehn
1983 Penny Constable Anderson
1984 Sandie Chaney
1985 Duetta Allart
1988 Kelly Field
1989 Kim Kling Daley 1990s
1990 Heidi Carmack
1991 Colette Wilbanks Stoudt
1992 Tara Rumsey Weber
1993 Kelli Mohan Metz
1994 Sara Ocker
1995 Jodi Miller Stonner 2000s
2002 Amanda Milton
2003 Stacie Toft
2004 Bronwyn Schindler
2005 Alyse Scebbi Fieldgrove
2006 Alyssa Bunjes Baker(the daughter of the 1980 queen)
2007 Chelyn Heideman Hart
2008 Sadie Sayler Nelson
2009 Randi Rae Fishler 2010s
2010 Sydnie Rask
2011 Courtney Cox
2012 Danielle McCormick
2013 Alexandra Nelms Holyoak
2014 Savanna Hamilton
2015 Lindsey Irby Bakes
2016 Aviendha Anemaet
2017 Jennifer Ann D’Epagnier
2018 Lindsey Burleson
2019 Racheal Lampo 2020s
2020/21 Mandy McCormick
2022 Kira Szulinski
2023 Tymberlynn Rose Weidemann
2024 Adams County Fair Guide
What is the admission charge for the Adams County Fair?
• Thursday, Aug. 1: Indoor, 10 am - 9 pm, Outdoor, 4 pm to midnight
• Friday, Aug.2: Indoor, 10 am - 10 pm, Outdoor, 10 am to midnight
• Saturday, Aug.3: Indoor, 10 am - 10 pm, Outdoor, noon to midnight
• Sunday, Aug. 4: Indoor, 10 am - 10 pm, Outdoor, noon to midnight
What are the hours of the Carnival?
• Wednesday, July 31: 6 - 11 pm
• Thursday, Aug. 1: 4 pm - midnight
• Friday, Aug.2: 10 am- midnight
• Saturday, Aug.3: Noon - midnight
• Sunday, Aug. 4: Noon - midnight
How much are the carnival armbands? Are there any specials?
• Wednesday, July 31: $25
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• Thursday, Aug. 1: $30
• Friday, Aug.2: $20 for kids until 4 pm if purchased by 3 pm After 3 pm $35
• Saturday, Aug.3: $35
• Sunday, Aug. 4: $35
Where can I purchase tickets to the Grandstand Events?
Tickets for all United Power Grandstand Events are available for purchase by visiting https://adamscountyfair.com/grandstandevents on the internet and clicking on the “Buy Tickets” logo.
Is there reserved seating at the Grandstand?
No. All seating in the United Power Grandstand Arena is general admission.
Do you recycle at the fair?
Adams County introduced a single-stream recycling program throughout county facilities which has increased the amount of waste diverted from the landfill by 17% since 2011. Plastic bottles, plastic cups, aluminum, cans, paper, and glass can all be recycled while attending the fair.
When is Senior Day?
Senior Day is on Thursday, Aug. 1, beginning at 10 am
When is Kids Day?
The Adams County Fair’s Kids Day is Friday, Aug. 2.
Do you have ATMs?
ATM machines are located in the Exhibit Hall, Waymire Dome Building, Carnival, and Midway areas.
Do you allow pets at the fair?
The only animals allowed on the grounds are service animals, animals on exhibit or those used in entertainment. We do not have accommodations for pets at the fairgrounds.
Does the fair have a lost and found?
Lost and Found is located in the Parks Administrative Offices at the main entrance of the Regional Park Complex. Anyone looking for lost articles should check at this location during the fair from 8 am to 4 pm or call 303 835-1142.
Where can I go for additional fair Information?
Information booths are located in the Exhibit Hall, at Guest Services on the Midway and online at https://adamscountyfair. com/.
Bibi’s Eggrolls
THE ADAMS COUNTY FAIR FOOD GUIDE
Serving traditional Philippine style rice noodles with vegetables & chicken, egg rolls with ground beef, carrots, and bell peppers, BBQ grilled chicken or pork on a bamboo skewer, Filipino empanadas with ground beef, potatoes, peas, and raisins, and chicken adobo with soy sauce, lemon juice, ginger, and potatoes!
Capone’s Concessions
Stop by and enjoy a refreshing drink of fresh squeezed lemonade or cherry limeade or shaved ice to cool you down. Try the BBQ pulled pork sandwiches or corn on the cob. Got a sweet tooth? Try a strawberry kebab or frozen cheese cake. Don’t forget a chocolate covered jalapeno!
Cheese Love Grill
Say cheese! This food vendor is a must if you’re craving an all time classic! Come check out their menu for a classic grilled cheese and tomato bisque or a street taco inspired grilled cheese. This place is sure to leave a smile on your face.
DC Concessions
serve a variety of appetizers from jalapeno poppers and fried pickles, to chili cheese fries and mozzarella sticks. Enjoy their hand-breaded chicken tenders and don’t forget to ask about the freshly squeezed lemonade.
Fry Factory
Fries are a fan favorite, but if you’re looking to take it up a notch make sure to stop at Fry Factory! They put a fun spin on the classics with their Hatch green chili curly fires, pizza box nachos and smoked grilled kielbasa. Don’t forget to try their gourmet red velvet funnel cake or a classic crepe!
G&N Concessions
Philly Cheese Steaks, Philly Cheese Steak Fries, Bacon Cheesy Fries, Fried Oreos, Slushies and more.
GermanSpecialty
Want to try something out of the box? Germany Specialty serves an uber potato skillet, a variety of bratwursts, and even a Bayou Brat Alligator! They also have the classics covered with corn dogs, nachos, and fried candy bars.
Make sure to check out Grammy’s Goodies who was recently featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.(2020) for the BIGGEST slices and the best home made Italian food and baked goods. Stop by for a giant turkey leg or explore the rest of their menu,where you’ll find handmade mozzarella sticks, garlic knots, delicious pizza, cannolis, pasta dishes sandwiches and of course some sweet treats.
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Try FlavorWave Kona Ice Flavors like: Tigers Blood, Lucky Lime, Blue Raspberry, Watermelon Wave, Wedding Cake, Strawberry’d Treasure, Blue Coconut, Monkey Business, Ninja Cherry, Pina Colada!
Pork Hub
Stick a pork in it! Come by and enjoy a smoked pulled pork sandwich, a pig in potato patch or just some delicious queso fries or Colorado green chili cheese fries!
Simply Pizza
Spicy Catering
Make sure you stop by Spicy Catering and enjoy some of your favorite Mexican cuisine, including tacos, quesadillas, burritos and nachos. Do not miss Sunday for the special taco tortas menu!
Sugars Concessions
Satisfy your sweet tooth with any of the following carnival favorites: funnel cake, specialty cakes, or a fried cheese cake!
Tacos
with Altitude
Come enjoy green chili cheese fries, nachos, or street tacos. Top off your meal with a Agua Fresca or Mexican Coca Cola
Wild
Wolf Kettle Corn
Pop by this vendor to release your inner wild wolf. With wildly delicious kettle corn, caramel corn and lemonade smashers, 13 flavors to choose from this is a stop that is hard to pass up
Yazmin
Switch it up with seafood! Find this vendor for fried catfish and shrimp and pair it with some sweet potato fries or twisted taters. They also
Grammy’ s Goodies
Are you in the mood for homemade Italian food?
Keep it SIMPLE! This is a stop you will not want to miss! This food truck presents Neapolitan inspired wood fire pizza. Menu items include: Two Meats, Charred Garden, Queen, and of course a Plain & Simple option.
Get ready to heat things up! Satisfy that spicy craving with the chili mayo cheese corn, the chili and salt mango on a stick, or the mangoneadas mango sobert with chili and chamoy. Don’t worry though, if things get too hot you can cool down with their signature home-made fresh fruit water.
Directions
The Riverdale Regional Park is located at 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton, one mile west of U.S. 85 on 124th Ave. (124th Ave. turns into Henderson Rd. when it crosses the South Platte River). Since 124th Avenue will be closed to allow for emergency vehicle and shuttle access, fair visitors should use the park entrance off of 120th Avenue.
From Denver: Take I-25 N to I-76. Take I-76 to U.S. Highway 85 N to 120th Avenue. Turn west on 120th Avenue and go a little more than one mile to the entrance of the Regional Park Complex on Park Boulevard. If you are visiting the museum, that entry is to the west of the Regional Park Complex entry .
GETTING TO THE FAIR
From Fort Collins: Take I-25 S to Highway 7. Take Highway 7 east to U.S. Highway 85 in Brighton. Take U.S. Highway 85 S to 120th Avenue. Turn west on 120th Avenue and go a little more than one mile to the entrance of the Regional Park Complex on Park Boulevard.
Locally, from the south: Take 120th Avenue to Park Avenue. Turn north onto Park Boulevard, continuing until you cross 124th Avenue and arrive at the park entrance.
Locally, from the north: Take 128th Avenue east to Quebec south to 120th Avenue and then turn north on Park Boulevard. Continue on Park Boulevard until you cross 124th Avenue and arrive at the park entrance.
Riverdale Ridge High School
Skip the traffic and enjoy exclusive rapid entry into Riverdale Regional Park using the free shuttle service. There are three locations to catch the shuttles which run until 11 pm July 31 and until midnight for the rest of the fair.
13380 Yosemite St., Thornton - Shuttle runs every 20 minutes.
Prairie View High School 12909 E. 120th Ave., Henderson - Shuttle runs every 20 minutes.
Shadow Ridge Middle School 12551 Holly St., Thornton - Shuttle runs every 15 minutes.
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These Colorado schools will get Juul lawsuit settlement money for education and prevention
BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO
Twenty-one Colorado school districts, seven charter schools, one cooperative education services board, and one youth residential treatment center have been awarded $11.4 million in funding over the next three years for vaping education and prevention programs.
e money comes from a $31.7 million settlement between the state of Colorado and e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. Colorado sued Juul in 2020, alleging that it targeted youth with deceptive marketing and played down the health risks of vaping. In settling the lawsuit, Juul did not admit any wrongdoing.
Colorado is poised to spend the bulk of the settlement money on a $20 million grant program aimed at improving children’s mental health. But the state is also giving smaller grants directly to school districts, nonpro t organizations, and government entities.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the recipients of the smaller grants in a press release Tuesday. e school district and school recipients are:
Alamosa School District: $244,968
Atlas Preparatory School in Colorado Springs: $85,000
Aurora Public Schools: $140,267
AXL Academy in Aurora: $238,000
Bennett School District: $218,547
Center School District: $198,098
Chavez-Huerta Preparatory Academy in Pueblo: $46,940
Colorado Military Academy in Colorado Springs: $117,471
Dolores County School District: $45,681
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School in Denver: $78,000
DSST Public Schools in Denver and Aurora: $114,000
Eagle County School District:
$213,353
Elizabeth School District:
$130,217
Fountain-Fort Carson School District: $131,009
Gunnison Watershed School District: $74,534
Harrison School District:
$253,405
Lake County School District: $87,543
Mancos School District: $54,300
Mapleton Public Schools: $36,681
Montrose County School District: $100,000
New Legacy Charter School in Aurora: $71,624
North Park School District: $187,545
Pueblo County School District 70: $127,657
San Luis Valley BOCES: $273,870
School District 49: $126,961
Sierra Grande School District: $100,985
Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center in Cañon City: $36,181
Steamboat Springs School District: $125,635
Strasburg School District: $91,500
Summit School District: $50,000
Twelve nonpro t organizations and government entities were awarded a total of $6 million. ose recipients are:
21st Judicial District Attorney’s O ce, Juvenile Diversion Lighthouse Program: $224,010 for a vaping education program for youth in Mesa County, with a focus on rural communities
Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado, Inc.: $855,979 for community engagement and youth substance use prevention and peer-led programs at 50 clubs across Colorado Broom eld Public Health and
Environment: $202,184 for nicotine replacement therapy and peer support programs to help young people quit vaping, with a focus on LGBTQ+ youth
Denver Department of Public Health and Environment: $541,158 for nicotine replacement therapy, community engagement, and trauma-informed counseling for youth Mountain Youth: $500,000 for vaping prevention education, media campaigns, cessation programs, and youth-led initiatives in the Eagle River Valley Je erson County Public Health: $400,000 for vaping education and cessation services for youth Partners of Delta, Montrose & Ouray: $297,161 for mentors who will support middle and high school students with behavioral issues through school-based programs
Partners for Youth: $335,487 for an initiative to connect youth in Routt County with trusted adults and engage them in positive activities to prevent substance use
Rocky Mountain Center for Health, Promotion and Education: $800,000 for a program that will train adults to build strong connections with youth in school, family, and community settings
Servicios de La Raza: $950,000 to deploy a bilingual vaping-cessation program for Latino youth University of Colorado/Colorado School of Public Health UpRISE: $544,018 to expand a youth-led social justice movement for tobacco control
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Notice is hereby given that this public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 East 60th Avenue. The Planning Commission will consider:
CU-131-24: TSL Company Holdings, LTD. on behalf of Crown Associates LLC, is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the stacking of shipping containers higher than 20 feet. The subject property is currently zoned I-3 (Heavy-Intensity Industrial), consisting of approximately 28.24 acres, and is located at 10051 Dallas Street.
PUDA23-0003: Southwestern Property Corporation is requesting approval of the Commons at 104th 2nd Amendment PUD Zone Document, to allow additional land uses, for the 16.57 acre property generally located at the southeast corner of Potomac Street and East 104th Avenue.
Z-979-24: Applegreen, is requesting approval of a Zone Change for one, approximately 4.40-acre, lot from AG (Agricultural) to C-3 (Regional Commercial). The subject property is located at 9022 E-470, along the eastern (northbound) side of E-470 between East 88th Avenue and East 96th Avenue.
Z-980-24: Applegreen, is requesting approval of a Zone Change for one, approximately 4.47-acre, lot from AG (Agricultural) to C-3 (Regional Commercial). The subject property is located at 9021 E-470, along the western (southbound) side of E-470 between East 88th Avenue and East 96th Avenue.
Comprehensive Plan: An update of the Commerce City Comprehensive Plan
Advance registration for virtual testimony/ public input is required. Additional information and instructions to register for testimony can be found in the published agenda at https://commerce.legistar. com and at https://www.c3gov.com/PC or by contacting staff at 303-289-8137 or nberry@c3gov.com. Notificatcion de un Proyecto de Desarrollo potencial cerca de su propiedad. Para servicios de traduccion en espanol, llame a Kimberly Adame 303-227-8818.
The application is on file with the Department of Community Development.
Planning Commission Chairman
Legal Notice No. CCX1380
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE
AN-263-24
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, on August 5, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for in-person testimony is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/government/ city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@ c3gov.com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video
The purpose of the public hearing will be to determine whether that property legally described on attached Exhibit “A” meets the applicable requirements of the statutes of the State of Colorado and is eligible for annexation to the City of Commerce City.
Any interested person may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the matter under consideration and/or may submit in writing prior to the public hearing any matter relative to the public hearing.
Notice is further given that, prior to final approval of this annexation proceeding, minor amendments may be made to the legal description for the property which is the subject of this annexation proceeding, based upon the evidence presented at the public hearing.
A copy of the petition initiating the annexation proceeding is on file in the office of the city clerk of the City of Commerce City, 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado, 80022.
Dated this July 4, 2024.
CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
/s/ Dylan Gibson, City Clerk
A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN-263-24 KNOWN AS THE TOWER LANDFILL ANNEXATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION NO. 2024-060
WHEREAS, there was presented to and filed with the City Council of the City of Commerce City, Colorado (“City”), a written petition dated May 3, 2024 by DIBC HQTS, LLC in case No. AN-263-24 (“Petition”) seeking annexation to and by the City of contiguous unincorporated territory consisting of approximately 110.57 acres situated, lying and being in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, as described in the Petition and generally located at the southwest corner of East 88th Avenue and E-470, commonly known as the Tower Landfill annexation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The Petition in Case No. AN-263-24 is found to be in substantial compliance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, pursuant to C.R.S § 31-12-107.
SECTION 2. Notice of Hearing. The City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining if the proposed annexation complies with section 30 of article II of the state constitution, C.R.S. § 31-12-104, as amended, and C.R.S. § 3112-105, as amended, or such provisions thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation to the City under the terms of Part 1 of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, at the following time, date and place: 6:00 p.m.
Monday, August 5, 2024
City Council Chambers 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022
*This hearing may be held partially or entirely electronically; more information is available at https://www.c3gov.com/ government/city-council/virtual-meetings.
Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence related to the proposed annexation, subject to any applicable registration requirements. Upon completion of the hearing, the City Council of the City of Commerce City shall set forth, by resolution, its findings of fact and its conclusion based thereon for the annexation with reference to the matters required by C.R.S. § 31-12-110. If the City Council concludes, by resolution, that all statutory requirements have been
met and that the proposed annexation is eligible and legal under the laws of the State of Colorado, the City Council shall consider an ordinance making the proposed annexation effective.
RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 17TH DAY OF JUNE 2024.
CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Steve J. Douglas, Mayor
ATTEST
Dylan A. Gibson, City Clerk
TOWER LANDFILL ANNEXATION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
A parcel of land being a portion of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Twenty-three (23) and a portion of the West Half (W1/2) of Section Twenty-six (26), Township Two South (T.2S.), Range Sixty-six West (R.66W.) of the Sixth Principal Meridian (6th/ P.M.), County of Adams, State of Colorado being more particularly described as follows;
BEGINNING at the Northwest Corner of said Section 26 and assuming the North line of the West Half of Section 26 as bearing North 89° 03’ 17” East a distance of 2637.11 feet with all other bearings contained herein relative thereto:
THENCE North 00° 18’ 18” West along an Easterly line of Annexation Map AN153-98 recorded February 19, 1999 as Reception No. 1999030506050 of the Records of Adams County a distance of 30.00 feet to the Northerly Right of Way Line of E. 88th Avenue and to the Southerly line of Annexation Map AN-102-89 recorded October 13, 1989 as Reception No. 1989020908599 of the Records of Adams County;
THENCE North 89° 03’ 17” East along said Southerly line of Annexation Map AN-102-89 a distance of 605.53 feet;
THENCE South 00° 56’ 43” East departing said Southerly line of AN-102-89 a distance of 100.00 feet; The following Seven (7) courses are along the Southwesterly and Westerly lines and arcs of that parcel of land No. TK-128 of the E-470 Public Highway Authority described in Bargain and Sale Deed recorded October 12, 1995 as Reception No. 1995030114614 of the Records of Adams County.
THENCE South 84° 57’ 33” East a distance of 429.25 feet;
THENCE South 56° 43’ 42” East a distance of 99.32 feet;
THENCE South 18° 17’ 28” East a distance of 1157.84 feet to a Point of
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Curvature;
THENCE along the arc of a curve concave to the Southwest a distance of 454.67 feet, said curve has a Radius of 1424.13 feet, a Delta of 18° 17’ 32” and is subtended by a Chord bearing South 09° 08’ 42” East a distance of 452.74 feet to a Point of Tangency;
THENCE South 00° 00’ 05” West a distance of 1250.00 feet;
THENCE South 08° 12’ 59” East a distance of 224.07 feet;
THENCE South 00° 00’ 05” West a distance of 131.46 feet to the South line of the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26 and to the Northerly line of the City and County of Denver as described in Rule and Order recorded August 10, 1990 as Reception No. 1990020958682 of the Records of Adams County;
THENCE South 89° 28’ 39” West along said Northerly line of the City and County of Denver a distance of 1604.57 feet to the West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26 and to an Easterly line of Annexation Map AN-153-98;
The following Three (3) courses are along the Easterly lines of said Annexation Map AN-153-98.
THENCE North 00° 29’ 06” West along said West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26 a distance of 664.98 feet to the West Quarter Corner of Section 26;
THENCE North 00° 32’ 43” East along the West line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 26 a distance of 2621.54 feet to the Southerly Right of Way line of E. 88th Avenue;
THENCE North 00° 32’ 43” East continuing along said West line a distance of 30.01 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
TOTAL ANNEXED AREA for the AN-26321 Annexation is 4,816,240 square feet or 110.57 acres, more or less
Legal Notice No. CCX1368
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Second Publication:July 11, 2024
Third Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication:
July 25, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AN-268-24
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City in a hybrid format, on August 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Advance registration for in-person testimony
is not required. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/government/ city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@ c3gov.com. The hearings will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video
The purpose of the public hearing will be to determine whether that property legally described on attached Exhibit “A” meets the applicable requirements of the statutes of the State of Colorado and is eligible for annexation to the City of Commerce City.
Any interested person may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the matter under consideration and/or may submit in writing prior to the public hearing any matter relative to the public hearing.
Notice is further given that, prior to final approval of this annexation proceeding, minor amendments may be made to the legal description for the property which is the subject of this annexation proceeding, based upon the evidence presented at the public hearing.
A copy of the petition initiating the annexation proceeding is on file in the office of the city clerk of the City of Commerce City, 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado, 80022.
Dated this July 16, 2024.
CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
/s/ Dylan Gibson, City Clerk
A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN-268-24 KNOWN AS THE ANDERSON RANCH ANNEXATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION
NO. 2024-069
WHEREAS, there was presented to and filed with the City Council of the City of Commerce City, Colorado (“City”), a written petition dated February 16, 2024 by Anderson Trust in case No. AN-268-24 (“Petition”) seeking annexation to and by the City of contiguous unincorporated territory consisting of approximately 121 acres situated, lying and being in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, as described in the Petition and generally located at 9901 Chambers Road, commonly known as the Anderson Ranch annexation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Findings. The Petition in Case No. AN-268-24 is found to be in substantial compliance with the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, pursuant to C.R.S
§ 31-12-107(1).
SECTION 1. Notice of Hearing. The City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining if the proposed annexation complies with section 30 of article II of the state constitution, C.R.S. §31-12-104, as amended, and C.R.S. §31-12-105, as amended, or such provisions thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation to the City under the terms of Part 1 of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, at the following time, date and place:
6:00 p.m.
Monday, August 19, 2024 City Council Chambers 7887 East 60th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022
*This hearing may be held partially or entirely electronically; more information is available at https://www.c3gov.com/ government/city-council/virtual-meetings.
Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence related to the proposed annexation, subject to any applicable registration requirements. Upon completion of the hearing, the City Council of the City of Commerce City shall set forth, by resolution, its findings of fact and its conclusion based thereon for the annexation with reference to the matters required by C.R.S. § 31-12-110. If the City Council concludes, by resolution, that all statutory requirements have been met and that the proposed annexation is eligible and legal under the laws of the State of Colorado, the City Council shall consider an ordinance making the proposed annexation effective.
RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 15TH DAY OF JULY 2024.
CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Steve J. Douglas, Mayor
ATTEST
Dylan A. Gibson, City Clerk
Exhibit A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PART OF EAST ONE-HALF OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18, THENCE SOUTH 88°47’00” WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CHAMBERS ROAD ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE AS SHOWN ON THE ANNEXATION MAP RECORDED IN FILE 16, MAP 783, ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS (AN-9988) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 00°14’15” WEST, 1329.89 FEET ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND ALONG SAID PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE (AN-99-88) TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE SOUTH 88°53’10” WEST, 2628.93 FEET ALONG THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE AS SHOWN ON THE ANNEXATION MAP RECORDED IN FILE 18, MAP 245, ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS (AN-159-00) AND ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTH-EAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00°13’10” EAST, 1325.16 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER AND ALONG THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE (AN-159-00) TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (CENTER CORNER SECTION 18); THENCE ALONG THE PROLONGED LINE OF NORTH 00°13’10” EAST, 1340.64 FEET ALONG THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE AS SHOWN ON THE ANNEXATION MAP RECORDED IN FILE 16, MAP 783, ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS (AN-9988) AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 89°00’51” EAST, 1329.82 FEET ALONG THE ALONG THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE (AN99-88) AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 00°13’42” WEST, 1335.29 FEET ALONG THE PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE (AN99-88) AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE NORTH 88°47’00” EAST, 1299.73 FEET ALONG SAID PRESENT COMMERCE CITY LIMITS LINE (AN-99-88) AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 5,267,997 SQUARE FEET OR 120.937 ACRES MORE OR LESS
Legal Notice No. CCX1379
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Second Publication: August 1, 2024
Third Publication: August 8, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Metro Districts Budget Hearings
Public Notice
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AMENDMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed budget amendment for 2024 has
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been submitted to the Third Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 (“District”). Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held via telephone and videoconference at 1:00 p.m. on August 1, 2024. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter passcode 350 261 657#. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at www. thirdcreekmetro.org.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the proposed amended 2024 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Please contact Gigi Pangindian by email at Gigi.Pangindian@claconnect.com or by telephone at (303) 265-7821 to make arrangements to inspect the proposed amended budget prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the amended 2024 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.
THIRD CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
By: /s/ Steven Schrenger, President
Legal Notice No. CCX1378
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
1881 Park – Site
Sealed Bids will be received by Windler Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 AM local time on August 13, 2024, for:
1881 Park – Site
This Contract provides for the construction of the following: 1881 Park is approximately 11 acres that includes grading, utilities, parking lots, playgrounds, community garden, trails, site furnishings, landscaping, irrigation, and electrical.
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Windler Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney.fix@ merrick.com, beginning July 15, 2024. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED.
Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.
Bids will be received providing unit price
for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.
The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.
Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.
The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for two-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.
The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.
For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.
Legal Notice No. CCX1370
First Publication: July 11, 2024 Last Publication: July 25, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications
Public Notice
WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
Monument Landscape Phase 3 & 4
Sealed Bids will be received by Windler Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 AM local time on August 9, 2024, for:
Monument Landscape Phase 3 & 4
This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Landscape, irrigation, and electrical at six (6) locations around Windler monument signs. The locations are along E. 48th Avenue (east of E-470) and west of E-470, around the Windler property perimeter.
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Windler Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney.fix@ merrick.com, beginning July 11, 2024. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED. REPRODUCTIONS ARE PROHIBITED.
Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.
Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.
The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of
Contract.
Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.
The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for two-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.
The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.
For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.
Legal Notice No. CCX1371
First Publication: July 11, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-consecutive Publications
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1 of Weld County, Colorado, will make final payment at 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to the following Contractor:
Lawson Construction Company of Longmont, Colorado for all work done by said contractor in construction or work on the Sweetgrass Filing 4-5 Onsite Project located in the County of Weld, State of Colorado.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1 at the above address on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TRICT NO. 1
By: Jon R. Lee President of the Board
Legal Notice No. CCX1376
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1 of Weld County, Colorado, will make final payment at 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to the following Contractor:
Hirschfeld Backhoe & Pipeline Inc. of Frederick, Colorado for all work done by said contractor in construction or work on the Sweetgrass Filing 2 Sewer Extension Project located in the County of Weld, State of Colorado.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1 at the above address on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Sweetgrass Metropolitan District No. 1, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
