can view cameras in real time during emergency situations
e Regional Transportation District is adding new technology to the agency’s metro-wide bus eet that allows dispatchers to both view and hear what is going on in each vehicle in the moment.
RTD began installing live-look-in equipment in early 2023 for use in emergency situations, according to RTD. e new system enables RTD’s public safety dispatchers to both see and hear individuals, situations and events occurring in a vehicle as it’s
happening, RTD states.
“ e ability for RTD’s public safety dispatchers to view the interior of a bus in real time should provide comfort both to the agency’s operators and to customers,” said General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson in a news release. “ e live look-in system presents sta and police with a more granular level of detail as they respond to and resolve emergencies. It is imperative that the public feels safe and secure on RTD buses and properties. With the addition of this system, no one is traveling alone.”
e U.S. Department of Homeland Security in September 2020 awarded RTD an approximately $2.4 million grant, which paid for the live look-in software, professional services and ve years of maintenance, according to the news release. e
live look-in system supersedes prior technology, in which dispatch could only hear audio inside the bus, states RTD.
With the live look-in system, RTD’s public safety dispatchers can use a secure, cellular network connection to hear audio and view video in realtime from the cameras on board the vehicle. e new approach helps bus dispatch and the RTD Police Department (RTD-PD) better understand a situation, including how to assist employees and the public promptly, the news release states.
RTD-PD pursued the project because the prior system was approaching the end of its useful life, said Israel Laufer, the department’s Integrated Security Systems Program Manager in the news release.
Studying where ADHD and autism meet
Non-profit social group considers dual diagnosis
BY LONDON LYLE
Act for Autism, a nonpro t social venture founded by former actor Jane Gurnett and therapist Tessa Morton in 2015, hosted a virtual autism and ADHD seminar with nearly 1,100 attendees from all over the world.
Both Morton, a therapist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy and Gurnett, a former theater teacher who was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, spoke to how neurodivergent symptoms often overlap and can create compounding di culties for individuals.
In fact, autism and ADHD are now recognized as co-occuring conditions that can present very di erently across individuals. e latest studies showed at the seminar estimate 30% to 50% of children with autism also meet the criteria for ADHD. e shared genetic components behind autism and ADHD likely contribute to their frequent co-occurrence and overlapping symptoms, researchers hypothesize.
But the medical eld doesn’t always recognize this overlap, particularly in women and girls who are underdiagnosed. is is likely due to the way their symptoms present, according to the National Autistic Society.
A decade ago, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders did not recognize or allow the existence of ADHD and autism as a dual diagnosis; it was
RTD buses are being fitted with live look-in technology to boost safety. FILE PHOTO
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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
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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.
Community members can now conveniently report incidents that do not require immediate ofcer 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 drug-resistance skills. Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.
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Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss family law, civil litigation, property, and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours before.
Boards/commissions’ openings
Commerce City has openings for several boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority, and the Derby Review Board.
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Alliance Business Assistance Center grants available e Alliance Business Assistance Center is excited to announce that 2024 business grants are now available to support your business endeavors. Sta at the center can assist residents by helping to identify grants that align with their business goals and industry, providing guidance through the application process, ensuring that they have the best chance of success and providing other valu-
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
Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute. is is a walking program for everyone interested in a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and a fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active, and enjoy all the bene ts of walking.
Legal self-help clinic
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.
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 is-
Quali ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has many power chairs, scooters, and electric wheelchairs available.
To nd the closest facility to you, visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.
Quali ed Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, provide handyperson services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries, and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners. Call 720-600-0860.
Mental health
Community Reach Center offers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call the Community Reach Center at 303-853-3500.
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Costco Is Building 800 Apartments Over New Store in Los Angeles. Could Denver Be Next?
When I first read about this project in an email newsletter called “The Briefcase,” I checked the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Disbelieving what I read, I Googled the topic and found countless trade and general audience publications about the project (none of them in Denver), and none saying it was a joke.
Yes, Costco has acquired a 5acre site in South Los Angeles that was formerly occupied by a church, and they announced last year that they were partnering with Thrive Living to build a Costco warehouse store on the site with 800 apartments, many of them “affordable” above and around it. The parking will be in two underground levels.
addressing the country’s and Colorado’s extreme shortage of affordable housing.
With many low-income areas being “food deserts,” bringing a Costco to the Baldwin Hills neighborhood south of downtown Los Angeles sounds like it helps to address that problem as well. Here in our own metro area, I can think of several lower income neighborhoods that could benefit from a project that brings both affordable housing and affordable food shopping to the same location. And I suspect that some developer could assemble a 5-acre parcel to carry that off — and that we have developers committed to
affordable housing to replicate the Los Angeles project if Thrive Living isn’t ready to do it themselves.
In the L.A. project, 184 of the 800 apartments are to be set aside for lowincome families. It could be expected
On its website, Thrive Living describes itself as a national brand currently pursuing a mission of building workforce housing in markets experiencing severe affordability gaps. They are an affiliate of Magnum Real Estate Group, “a vertically integrated real estate company which has developed $5.5 billion of real estate, including a wide range of ground-up residential rental and for-sale apartments, adaptive re-use and historic conversions, student housing, community facility development, retail, and light office.”
It was coincidental that I read about their Los Angeles project with Costco on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsome announced a statewide plan in California to crack down on homeless encampments.
Here in the metro Denver area, we have seen a real surge in the construction of multi-story “transit-oriented developments” but it never occurred to me that Costco or other “big box” stores on multi-acre site could also be a venue for
that many of the residents will be Costco employees, whether or not they qualify as “low income.”
According to CoStar, the site is in the “Inglewood / South L.A.” retail market,, where the apartment vacancy rate is 4.4%, and the average rent of $1,650 per month is considerably lower than the Los Angeles average of $2,191 per month.
As usual, I will publish links to this project in the posting of this column at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com
We Now Know How Buyer Agent Compensation Will Be Handled in Colorado
The much discussed NAR Settlement of March 15, 2024 requires that Realtorowned MLSs, of which REcolorado is one, remove all mention of buyer agent (or “co-op”) commissions from listings by August 17th, and REcolorado has announced that they will comply even earlier — on August 6th. Buyer agent compensation fields will disappear from listings, and no mention of buyer agent compensation can be included in public remarks or other text fields.
The sharing of commissions between listing agents and buyer agents may be banned, but the settlement specifically says that sellers can still offer to pay buyer’s agents. Listing contracts, buyer agency contracts and the contracts to buy and sell listings had to change, and revisions to those documents were released in mid-July by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, for use starting in August. Signed contracts are “grandfathered,” but all new contracts must be written using the new forms.
Price Reduced on This Twin Lakes Home
The new forms no longer state that the listing brokerage will share the listing commission with a buyer’s brokerage. Instead, a 2nd paragraph states that the seller will offer x% or x dollars compensation to a licensed broker who represents a buyer. A 3rd paragraph then states that the listing commission stated in the 1st paragraph will be reduced by the amount of the compensation paid to a buyer’s broker.
It’s a simple and logical work-around. At right is a sign rider I created which complies with this change. I have printed several variations of this sign rider with different percentages to accommodate whatever compensation the sellers we work with want to offer, including
one that doesn’t specify a percentage. The brochures in the brochure box and the web pages we create for each listing will also have this information, so buyers will know what’s being offered.
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You’ve seen TV ads, no doubt, for Angi.com, and I like them as a resource because they survey every client about the service provided and price charged by the vendors they recommend. Those vendors are incentivized to do good work, because they want to get more referrals from Angi.
I also recommend calling your trusted
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The most risky thing you can do (other than what I described in the first paragraph) is to do online searching for vendors. Without a focus on getting repeat business or referrals, the vendor you find on-line could disappoint you.
Profiling City Councilor Renee Chacon
The Indigenous powerhouse defends Commerce City against all odds
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Colorado Community Media What inspired you to become involved and stand strong with Womxn from the Mountain?
Renee Chacon: Classo Kamati Ometo, Classo Kamati Atatonati, Classo Kamati Tonantzin Kleli, Abuelitos y Abuelitas, and all the ones that came before, and all the little ones to come. We live in the land of the Ute, the Cheyenne, the Arapaho, the Shoshone, the Kiowa, the Comanche, the Inde, the Dene, the Chicano, and 48 tribes that still live and travel through this space.
I care about where my ancestors came from because my family has been here before Colorado, and I care about where the next seven generations are going to have their biosphere protected and cleaned. I do the work that I do because I have children in this world, but most of all, it’s a legacy that I believe all of us should be concerned about leaving for the next seven generations: clean and good resources, a sustainable economy, a good healthcare system and housing.
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CCM: is is an inclusive group for all women, trans, non-binary, two-spirit individuals and diverse communities. How has being part of this community shaped your life and perspective?
Chacon: My community is beautiful, yet it’s dying daily. We su er from hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sul de (and) benzene. ese are what’s used in gas chambers. I live o of (U.S.) Highway 85, which was the highway that marched out the Cheyenne and Arapahoe north towards Wyoming.
Our communities have long been redlined around what we now call the South Platte.
It used to be called the Moonshell River. It has 69 pollutants in it, including 6 di erent forms of PFAS. If you have every one of these forms of PFAS, you will have cancer in 10 years. So many of our generations have been su ering and dying in these very terrible ways that it’s become normalized. No community should normalize this, being cumulatively killed from our air, land and water. Just where I live alone, I have eight years less than most of Colorado for a life expectancy. ese are real concerns; I don’t know if anyone walks out in the summertime. is ozone, when you see that haze, isn’t just a fog. I’m concerned about how we treat our biosphere.
We need a level of trauma and cultural sensitivity so that we can tell these state agencies to have emotional intelligence and involve us and help us clean and protect our own community … with the level of humanity we deserve.
CCM: Could you share a speci c example of how Womxn from the Mountain has successfully empowered holistic needs through equity and culturally responsible healing arts?
Chacon: I mentioned that I live o Highway 85. It’s also one of the
most tra cked areas. Adams County has a very large (Indigenous) population, I believe, second or third to L.A. for 48 tribes that still live and travel through this space. We initially started to bring attention to the narrative of missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives, and men in Two Spirits as well. Where I live o of Highway 85, you have a large trucking company. I’m not saying the trucking companies condone sex tra cking, but a whole lot of their workers contribute to sex tra cking. We initially started actually to bring campaigns, full-spread ads with Spirited to the Sun.
We did a march with Greta unberg down the 16th Street Mall. We started actually wearing red dresses. Believe it or not, our red dresses were ripped down by the Denver Police Department, even though we had permits. We did it within limits and permits, even in parks and rec. e more we were trying to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, and its correlation to environmental injustice and redlined communities, the more our communities started to get erased.
CCM: In what ways do you believe Womxn from the Mountain has contributed to creating a more inclusive and supportive environment for diverse communities in Commerce City and beyond?
Chacon: Indigenous communities still don’t live on the U.S. Census properly. We were able to help other organizations recognize that there is an urban Indigenous identity, not just the two reservations here, the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain Ute, though those should be acknowledged on their own homelands with more sovereignty and rights than they have. We also need to recognize that Denver was
a relocation city.
Ultimately, I want to bring healing and a precedent of what that looks like in healthcare.
CCM: How can people access these trainings and this open-eye movement that empowers people?
Chacon: ey can contact us at Womxn from the Mountain womxnfromthemountain.com.
We will come and do a training for you to understand ally-accomplished training. Since then, we have done so many other trainings, to educational institutions to physicians to collectives, even about how you are an ally and accomplice.
Each and every one of us drinks, I think, it’s a credit card’s worth of plastics each month. So we’re normalizing that we’re being abused, and it’s kind of coming to terms with that rst, and then using what privilege and platforms you have to advance these types of healthcare, … equity protections or equity prioritizations for communities that are being hurt.
CCM: How do you combine this view and the statements you shared in your work with a city council?
Chacon: I take the best of my elders and those who have taught me to be in this space with me every day on the City Council. I am not a politician. I do not like being in politics whatsoever.
Most of the time, when I’m talking about environmental justice, I’m talking about death statistics. en I have to compare apples to oranges in terms of land use and development and really see the systems that continue where the rubber hits the road to redline and kill my community. So it’s a very strange bridge, barrier or monkey wrench I end up having to play to protect my community.
Rene Chacon is a Commerce City resident who leads the environmental group Womxn from the Mountains and is also a Commerce City Council member. ROSSANA LONGO BETTER
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CCM: In a recent Denver Post article, you mentioned the need for a health assessment and analysis, which is exactly what you just said regarding the impact of expanding projects in this already polluted Zip code. What speci c actions should be taken to ensure the health and safety of ComermeCity’s residents and children?
Chacon: We should have universal health care. ere are whole kindergartens with inhalers. Before they even have a chance to read, these kids are already unable to breathe. So I’m really surprised, to the great shame of our state and federal agencies, at the lack of recognition about how we’ve just abandoned that type
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of discussion, especially in environmental injustice zones that have these cumulative impacts on their land and water.
CCM: Can you explain this redlining concept so our readers can understand? How is it so messy?
Chacon: Redlining is ultimately a racist action, not because the racists did it to themselves, but it’s often BIPOC communities who are looking for not just a ordable housing, but income-based housing. Most of that housing is put along industry sidelines or highways. And it’s where, honestly, more of the a uent communities don’t want to live, that’s why it’s a ordable.
e schools have less access, transportation is more of a cumulative impact pollution issue, and there are a number of other health and safety issues there, too. at’s where people don’t just choose or
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want to live, they end up having to live there. T
CCM: As we were coming into the Buell Public Media Center, you pointed out some pictures of people you know and even where your parents met. Please give us a sense of who you are in the community if you can.
Chacon: My mother came from the east side. My grandfather was Marian Manuel Almeida, and he owned a shoe shop o of Santa Fe. My grandmother was a relocation baby. She’s mixed with Indigenous and Chicano Pueblo tribes. Mary Ruiz was her maiden name.
Leandra Ruiz was her mother, so my great-grandmother. ey all came to the east side, where my mother was raised. She went to Manuel, and then East was desegregated. She was in the Chicano movement for a eeting moment, but the
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bombing of Los Seis de Boulder kind of got her out of it. She had always put me into dancing since I was a little kid. All of them have made me who I am, from how my grandpa helped my mother in certain ways, to how my dad taught me what he knew from Mexico. I’ve been privileged to learn from the best of every one of them. ey’ve already moved on.
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Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mental health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep, and strained relationships, among other topics. e professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance. A press statement said the Line is not for crisis intervention.
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believed they could only exist independently. ere were few resources available to adults with ADHD and/or autism in general, so for those with both, it was “impossible.” e controversial practice of Applied Behavior Analysis therapy was the only recommended treatment for autistic children at the time.
At the time, Autism Speaks was the only other large advocacy group with global reach, though it faced criticism for, in some opinions, furthering the stigma of autism as a sinister a iction.
Recognizing a need in the community, Morton and Gurnett founded Act for Autism, creating an outlet where the arts empower autistic individuals to lead ful lling lives.
While Act for Autism is based in Great Britain, the majority of their drama workshops, seminars and one-on-one coaching are o ered over Zoom, so no need to book a ight to Wales.
After the group’s rst lm, “Autism Voices,” took home an award in the Golden Door Film Festival in New Jersey, they have traveled across North America speaking at conferences and gaining insight into the most cutting-edge research available on autism.
While the organization primarily focuses its resources on autism, the July 22 seminar was speci cally about growing research showing similarities and overlap between ADHD and autism. Guest speaker Barney W, who has the dual diagnosis, an experience uno cially known as “AuDHD,” explained to the virtual attendees how having both diagnoses has a ected his daily life.
“I’ve been going through a turbulent period in my personal life. I’ve been going through a career change; so I’m leaving my current job to become a freelance worker, which is a tricky transition for anybody to deal with, but more so
for the neurodivergent mind, particularly in regards to autism and ADHD,” he said.
While he received his autism diagnosis early in life at the age of 4, his ADHD diagnosis came later in life, following the start of the pandemic. He is now medicated for ADHD and does notice a di erence on the days he takes his medication compared to the days he skips it, particularly in the way that he processes information, he shared.
“Sherlock Holmes, while ctional, had a mind palace, and you could compare [the AuDHD mind] to that in a sense. Certain things that seem relevant just suddenly re up. It could be in a conversation, or just my train of thought, or I’m reminded of something. It will extract that piece of information from my memory and bring it right to the front, as if I only just learned it,” Barney said.
“And it could be something from this morning or from weeks, months or years ago. It’s very funny. Certain things will trigger a dormant memory for me, and often it can be quite distracting to whoever I’m having the conversation with, and seem as though it came out of no where. But I think it’s the way that people on the spectrum, people with ADHD, make connections in that sense,” he said. “We also use it to relate to other people by reframing through our own experiences, memories, or things that we hold to be true and valid.”
Barney described feeling like he “had two brains in his head.”
“It can feel like you’ve got the TV remote and you’re constantly going back and forth between di erent channels, and just as one show starts, you switch it over to another show, and maybe you’ll stick with that one for a little while, but it becomes very hard to keep track of multiple things at once. But you’re at the mercy of your own mind; you’re not really able to control it. You just sort of go where the stimulating thing takes you.”
ere are bene cial aspects to the unique way his brain operates, too.
“ e good part is that it gives me an endless fascination for certain
things. I’m a really big lover of music, and I work in the music industry, and that’s a real asset to me in terms of being able to explore and nd out information and express how I feel about it,” he said.
Carol Dale, a 68-year-old Federal Heights resident, has come to nd a similar appreciation for having AuDHD, even though she didn’t receive her dual diagnoses until the age of 66, and experienced ableism at most educational institutions in her youth.
“Having ADHD is probably a good thing, because it makes my strengths as an autistic person even stronger, and it mitigates some of the struggles I might have without it,” she said. “I have many abilities that arise from the combination of ADHD and autism that I know I wouldn’t have without it, like enhanced pattern recognition.”
But Morton says that often, the di culties for those with AuDHD outweigh the bene ts. In part due to the way our society is structured and in part due to internal battles, the two can be at odds with one another.
Another common experience among those with AuDHD is diculties with organization. Gurnett shared an example from her daily life struggling with organization and staying on task.
“I can pick up a tea towel and begin drying up something with the tea towel. And then, oh! Look at all of those clothes on the bed that need to be folded. And in the time it took me to get to the bedroom, I’ve stopped to look at a picture on
the wall. en I go back and try to nd another picture that’s similar. en I nd a missing plate!” she exclaimed. “It’s di cult, because at the same time, I really want everything to be ordered. I’m not diagnosed with autism, but for those who have both going on at the same time, that is incredibly challenging.”
Other struggles when autism and ADHD co-occur, according to the research shared at the Act for Autism webinar, include di culty with change in routine, emotional dysregulation and social communication issues.
ey suggest strategies to help, such as creating predictable routines while allowing exibility, using visuals and dividing information up into chunks, building in breaks and movement, using selfregulation techniques and providing a calm, empathetic environment.
While there’s still a ways to go in terms of research, understanding and support for the AuDHD community, webinars attended by folks all around the world show that we have come a long way as well. Act for Autism hosts educational webinars multiple times a year, free of charge and open to anyone worldwide. e next webinar will be held in the fall, but the date is to be determined.
ey also conduct Zoom-based drama workshops for up to 30 children and various training sessions for educators. One-on-one coaching sessions for autistic or other neurodiverse individuals are offered on a need-based system.
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BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
United Power was awarded a $700,000 grant from Colorado’s Department of Local A airs through the Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program to support rural emergency services, according to a July 16 news release. “ is project, developed in coor-
dination with four of our local re departments, is a win for the rst responders and the communities they serve,” said Mark A. Gabriel, President and CEO of United Power. “ e proposed battery systems will allow these re stations to operate uninterrupted in the event of a power outage, so they can provide critical services to our members during an emergency.”
United Power is one of the recipients of more than $2 million through the Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program.
According to o cials, House Bill 22-1013 encourages providers to upgrade with microgrids to prevent
electric grid disruptions.
According to o cials, United Power’s project is one of the rst projects funded since the U.S. Department of Energy formally awarded the Colorado Energy O ce and Department of Labor $17.2 million for the rst two years of a ve-year funding program.
e $700,696 award will o set the cost of microgrid systems, placing batteries at four facilities in the United Power service territory: Blue Mountain Fire Station #3 Coal Creek Canyon, Frederick Firestone Fire Protection District Station #4 Del Camino, Hudson Fire Protection District Station #3 Lochbuie, and Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #7 Dacono.
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“We are honored and pleased to continue our collaborative e orts with United Power to bring resiliency within our emergency services network and into the community power grid, enhancing the quality of life for residents and businesses alike,” said Frederick-Firestone Fire District Chief Jeremy A. Young.
“We are fortunate to have partners such as United Power that remain diligent behind the scenes to
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“We already had cellular connectivity onboard our vehicles and wanted to capitalize on it,” he said. “We were looking for technology innovations.”
Each RTD bus can house the new system, including the agency’s own vehicles and those operated for the agency by contractor Transdev.
Currently, about 19% of the agency’s light rail vehicles also have the live look-in capability, RTD states. e rest of the eet will be retro tted
ensure essential services remain a collaborative e ort for all we serve.” According to o cials, the batteries will allow su cient infrastructure to continue operating should a widespread outage occur.
for live look-in function by June 2027. Commuter rail vehicles, maintained by concessionaire Denver Transit Partners, already have this capability on the company’s private wireless network, using a system separate from RTD’s, Laufer said. Live look-in is used to observe and report serious safety hazards, where employee or customer safety may be at risk. All incidents are tracked and recorded.
e new software evolves RTD’s ability to retrieve video for investigations in the moment, which can be crucial for police investigations where every moment counts, RTD states.
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Adams County 4-H shooting team heads to State Fair
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Eleven juniors and ten seniors with the Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports Project are heading to the Colorado State Fair to show their skills in archery and with shotguns.
“At the State Fair, they compete against 4-H Members from across Colorado. e top 10 Receive ribbons, and the top ve Senior competitors have the option to move on to Nationals and represent Colorado in June of 2025,” said Christine Seely, Adams County 4-H Livestock Specialist.
“We had three members compete at Nationals this last June from Adams County 4-H in Hunting and Outdoor Skills. Colorado State Archery and Shotgun teams took rst at Nationals, and the Colorado Team including the scores from all eight disciplines took 5th. You can only compete at the National level once per discipline.”
e shooting team will showcase their skills in di erent sports events. e youths are from various clubs around the county.
“ e activities of the program and the support of caring adult leaders provide young people with opportunities to develop life skills, self-worth, and conservation ethics,” said Rachel Juritsch, Adams County, 4-H Educator, Health & Well-Being Colorado State University Extension.
e following 4-H youth will be moving to Colorado State Fair:
Senior:
Taylor Seely: Air Ri e 4P (peep sight), Air Ri e 3P (peeps), Air Rie Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Grand Champ, Muzzle Loader, Overall Muzzle Loader Grand Champion, ,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight),.22 Ri e 3P, Overall.22 Senior Grand Champ. Abigail Holdren: Air Ri e 4P (peep sight), Air Ri e 3P (peeps), Air Ri e Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ, Muzzle Loader,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Taylor Madsen: Muzzle Loader, Overall Muzzle Loader Reserve Grand Champion,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight),.22 Pistol, Overall.22 Senior Reserve Grand Champ. Brexton Stevens:
Muzzle Loader. Joselyn Fontius: Muzzle Loader,.22 Ri e Scope,.22 Pistol. Brexton Stevens: Muzzle Loader. George Fontius: Muzzle Loader. Noah Bink:.22 Ri e Hunt. Brody Gallivan: ,.22 Ri e Hunt. Miley West: ,.22 Ri e Hunt. Victoria Ware: ,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight).
Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Nora Madsen: Muzzle Loader,.22 Pistol,.22 Ri e Hunt, Overall.22 Grand Champ, Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Caterina Lupo: Muzzle Loader, Air Utility. Wyatt Pieken : Muzzle Loader,.22 Junior Pistol,.22 Ri e Scope, Overall.22 Reserve Grand Champ.
Joseph Holdren: Muzzle Loader, Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Air Ri e Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ. Collin Hill:.22 Ri e Scope. Henry Gill:.22 Ri e Scope. Tyler West:.22 Ri e Scope. Keegan Stark:.22 Ri e Hunt . Liam Doole:.22 Ri e Hunt . Zachary Specht:.22 Ri e Hunt . Lane Remington:.22 Ri e Hunt . Varah Swingle:.22 Ri e Hunt . Ryan Watson: Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Overall Air Ri e Junior Grand Champ James Elledge: , Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Air Pistol, Overall Air Pistol Junior Grand Champ. Brody Bingham: Air Pistol, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ.
The 4-H youth practicing archery. FILE PHOTO
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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
Public Notice
Landmark Academy at Reunion (K-8) 10566 Memphis St Commerce City, CO 80022-6236 LandmarkAcademy.org 303-287-2901
OPEN ENROLLMENT NOTICE
Open enrollment for the 2025-26 academic school year ends on 2/28/2025. Applications can be obtained by contacting the school. Should the number of applications received during open enrollment exceed available seats, a random-selection drawing will be held via live stream on 3/4/2025 at 2 pm.
Applications received after open enrollment will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for remaining open seats. Waiting lists will be formed accordingly.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
National Heritage Academies does not discriminate against or limit the admission of any student on any unlawful basis, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, color, need for special education services, sex, gender, disability, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, race, creed, religion or ancestry. A school may not require any action by a student or family (such as an admissions test, interview, essay, attendance at an information session, etc.) in order for an applicant to either receive or submit an application for admission to that school.
Legal Notice No. CCX1382
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher:
Public Notices
Commerce City Sentinel Express
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City on August 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m in a hybrid format, 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. 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 hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video.
Annexation Ordinance AN-268-24 – AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 9901 CHAMBERS ROAD TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, IN CASE AN-268-23, KNOWN AS THE ANDERSON RANCH ANNEXATION
Z-973-21-24 – Anderson-CRP Trust is requesting approval of an Annexation Zone Change for three parcels from ADCO A-3 (Adams County Agricultural-3) to Commerce City PUD (Planned Unit Development). The subject property is approximately 120.94 acres and is located at 9901 Chambers Road
Resolution 2024-070 – A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 9901 CHAMBERS ROAD IN CASE AN-268-24 KNOWN AS THE ANDERSON RANCH ANNEXATION
V-24-001 – V24-0001: Mid-Rail Real Estate, LLC is requesting to vacate a portion of inactive Right-of-Way, known as 7th Avenue, which is approximately 587 feet in length extending north of East 84th Avenue generally between Rosemary Street and Ulster Street.
Z-23-0001 – Real Estate Construction Group, on behalf of Galatians Enterprises is requesting approval of a Zone Change from C-2 (General Commercial District) to R-3 (Multi-Family Residential District). The subject property is approximately 0.84 acres and is located at 6540 Highway 2.
Z-24-0001 – Ed Jennings, on behalf of JFW Trucking is requesting approval of a Zone Change for six parcels from a mix of I-1 (Light-Intensity Industrial) and I-3 (Heavy-Intensity Industrial) to I-2 (Medium-Intensity Industrial). The subject properties total approximately 11.02 acres and are located at 5400 Forest Street.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY COLORADO
ATTEST: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Legal Notice No. CCX1383
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher:
Commerce City Sentinel Express
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR THE INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY E-470 COMMERCIAL AREA GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Pursuant to C.R.S 31-25-618, notice is hereby given that a petition for the inclusion of real property within the limits of the Commerce City E-470 Commercial Area General Improvement District (the “District”) has been filed by Anderson Ranch. The legal description of the real property proposed to be included within the boundaries of the District is described as follows:
NIGID23-0001
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 ONEHALF 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
On August 19, 2024 immediately following the Commerce City City Council Meeting, the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a hybrid public hearing in the City Council Chambers at 7887 East 60th Avenue, in Commerce City, Colorado, or virtually via Zoom Webinar , at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter (approximately 10:00 PM). Attendance and registration information can be found at www.c3gov.com/council or by phone or email requests submitted to the Board Secretary at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@ c3gov.com. Advance registration for testifying is required. Any persons objecting to the inclusion of the property within the boundaries of the District shall appear at the hearing and show cause why the petition should not be granted.
DATED: July 19, 2024
/s/Brittany Rodriguez Ex Officio Assistant Secretary Commerce City E-470 Commercial Area General Improvement District
Legal Notice No. CCX1384
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher:
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Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
Denali Street Landscaping
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 30, 2024 for:
Denali Street Landscaping
This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Approximately one mile of landscaping along Denali Street from E. 56th Avenue to E. 48th Avenue. The project includes plantings, ground covers, site furnishings, and irrigation.
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 August 1, 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 sixty (60) 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. CCX1385 First Publication: August 1, 2024 Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications
Notice to Creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Sheri Renee Dawson, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 255
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Joseph Edward Dawson Personal Representative 3144 Worchester St Aurora CO 80011
Legal Notice No. CCX1381
First Publication: August 1, 2024 Last Publication: August 15, 2024
