Palizzi Farm owner Debora Palizzi is hoping some kind words from friends and supporters will help her save her family business.
ose friends organized a rally Tuesday morning at her farm stand store on Bromley Lane and second outside of Brighton City Hall. eir goal is to draw attention to the farm and to an upcoming discussion at the Brighton City Council.
“I didn’t organize this, but my customers did,” farm owner Debora Palizzi said.
e Brighton City Council unanimously voted in September 2023 to create a new metropolitan district, Parkland Metropolitan District No. 1 in support of a development project on 140 acres south of Bromley Lane between Chambers Road and the Bromley Koizuma-Hishunuma Farm.
To make that work, developers say they need to attach to a storm sewer line from the west, and the most direct route would be through the southern end of Palizzi Farm.
City Councilor Matt Johnston, who attended the rally in support of Palizzi, said developers told City Councilors in September that the project would not interfere with the farm.
“We all voted yes, but the only reason we did was because we asked if the farming would be a ected,”
The Division of Real Estate’s HOA Information & Resource Center issued some useful advice last week which got me to thinking. It was advice on doing “due diligence” about a neighborhood’s HOA so you’re not blindsided after closing.
With over two decades of representing buyers in the purchase of homes, both with and without a homeowner’s association, I have lots more to suggest than was in that release.
I advise all buyers to look for neighbors who are outdoors, perhaps mowing their lawn, getting their mail, or washing their car in the driveway. Introduce yourself in a friendly manner, explain that your looking at that neighbor’s house which is for sale and would like to know how they like living in this neighborhood. Follow-up questions could include, “Are the homes built well? How’s the HOA? Are the neighbors friendly? Any complaints? Are the schools good? Is there much crime? By the way, do you know why the owners are selling that home?”
Don’t interrogate the poor fellow, but use your judgment in being as warm and conversational as possible. You’ll learn a lot that will serve you well if you end up buying that home. This is one task I want you to do yourself instead of me doing it for you as your agent.
Among the advice from the HOA Information & Resource Center was to request the covenants (or “CC&Rs”) from the county clerk and recorder. That
document is something I can get for you more easily (and free) from my contacts at any title company. I can also ask the listing agent for the covenants and other HOA documents, but keep in mind that one of the earliest deadlines in any contract to buy and sell a home is the “Record Title” deadline and the “Association Documents” deadline, along with an opportunity for you to object or terminate if you don’t like what you read.
The covenants are recorded, so they will come to you with the title documents. Just as important as the covenants, however, is how they are enforced by the HOA board and the management company hired by the board.
The most useful HOA documents are the minutes of the last six months’ board meeting and the most recent annual meeting. These minutes will let you know what issues may be bothering the members. (Hopefully, you learned many of those from interviewing neighbors, as suggested above.)
Those minutes will also give you a sense of the financial health of the HOA and whether a dues increase or special assessment might be under discussion.
Other documents for you to study are the financial statements, the budget for the coming year, and the most recent reserve study, which lets you know whether they have the financial reserves to deal with future repairs such as replacing the boundary fences, or fixing
Unless you’re a licensed broker with access to the MLS, the number of criteria on which you can search is very limited. Typically, consumer-facing websites only allow you to search for price range, city or county, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage, and a few other criteria.
But virtually every MLS field is searchable if you ask an MLS member such as myself to do the search.
Schools are very important to parents, and I can define a search area by naming a particular elementary, middle school or high school.
North-facing driveways are a no-no for some buyers. I can specify “Not North” in that field.
Main-floor living is important to many seniors, and I can specify one-story homes or, my favorite, specify main -floor primary bedroom (or non-primary bedroom), thereby allowing for 2-story homes which have main-floor bedrooms.
Is having the laundry on the same floor as the primary bedroom or simply not in
the basement important to you? That can be specified too and it’s required that listings indicate which floor the laundry, bedrooms and bathrooms are on.
Do you want to see only those homes which aren’t in an HOA? Or maybe you want an HOA that includes exterior maintenance of the home. No problem.
I can also search for key words within the listing’s public remarks. I mentioned last week that I did a search for the phrase “outdoor kitchen” and found 67 such listings within 20 miles of downtown Denver. I can search for any word or phrase.
Searching by map is useful, and I can draw a line around a particular neighborhood or multiple non-contiguous neighborhoods in the same search.
I can search for homes with property taxes under a particular amount, or simply homes that do not have a Metropolitan Tax District with an additional tax levy.
The age of the home, 220V wiring in the garage, solar panels, type of heating and cooling all these and more can be searched, but only by an MLS member.
the common area amenities such as parks, playgrounds and trails.
In some cases, the listing agent may have obtained those HOA documents in advance. As your agent, even before submitting your offer, I can ask for them, first looking to see if they’re already posted as “supplements” on the MLS.
Sometimes the “Sellers Property Disclosure” is also posted on the MLS, but if not, I can request that document for you, then ask follow-up questions about items disclosed on it.
Every HOA in the state must be registered with the HOA Information & Resource Center. If they are not registered, they are unable to enforce the covenants or file a lien against a member who is delinquent on dues or fines.
The state legislature has not empowered the Center to license or otherwise regulate HOAs, including to receive and act on member complaints. It’s really quiet a sad situation. Even sadder is the condition of its registry of HOAs. I downloaded the Excel file and was shocked at the amount of duplication and errors in the data entry. See for yourself at the posting of this article at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com.
The link provided for finding a registered HOA takes you to the same form that is used for finding brokers and brokerages, so you enter the name (or part thereof) for the HOA you’re looking for, but it is very hit or miss when I tested it. Entering the ZIP code of the HOA in addition was useful. It also shows if the HOA’s license is expired, which was the case for one I looked up. The phone number was for the clubhouse and a random HOA member picked up. I had to find an HOA document in order to get the number for the contact person. Ugh!
ChatGPT has leveled the playing field for real estate agents. As in most professions, 90% of us aren’t good writers or even spellers! Ask ChatGPT to rewrite a property description or newsletter, and it will do so in flawless English with flawless spelling and flawless grammar, which got me thinking about scammers. Scam texts and emails can often be identified by their poor English and spelling, but if the scammer uses ChatGPT, that red flag will no longer be present.
Every year we have to be more and more alert for possible scams.
This wonderful condo at 693 Wapiti Drive #A16 features a moss rock fireplace and a skylight in the living room. Off the living room is a deck with marvelous views of Byers Peak. The kitchen has granite counters, hickory cabinets, and double sink with mountain views. A laundry room/pantry is off the kitchen. The primary bedroom has new windows, double closet, a full ensuite bathroom with tile floor and tiled bath area.
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The 2nd bedroom has carpeting, double closet and new windows. The oversized garage has plenty of room to store firewood, and at the rear of the garage is a huge locked storage space. Reasonable HOA dues pay for water, sewer, snow removal, trash, and internet. Unit comes tastefully furnished. It’s a short walk from downtown Fraser with its many shops, bars, and entertainment. Experience the great outdoors just outside your door. Hike or bike along the Fraser River trail that leads to Winter Park. It’s also on the free bus route to Winter Park. To see it, call David Dlugasch at 303-908-4835. Take a video tour at www.WinterParkCondo.info.
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Johnston said. “ at’s the only reason we supported it. ere were four of us that asked that question and we even asked our City Attorney if that would hold up in a court of law. is was at a quasi-judicial hearing. We gaveled it in, this was a public hearing, so it should mean something.”
ily farm to continue. A website the farm has created, www.savepalizzifarm.com, said the land would become “permanently unfarmable.”
“If it were a pizza parlor, Palizzi’s could move to another location and reopen to continue serving pizza,” the website reads. “ is is not the case with a vegetable farm. It will end the livelihoods of everyone employed at Palizzi Farm.”
“ is is all I have left of my family, and it’s a big part of Brighton,” Palizzi said.
Palizzi said she was noti ed in February that the metro district wanted to purchase a strip through the farm for the drainage system, and if she didn’t agree they would be forced to condemn the land and take it, a process called eminent domain.
“ e only time I’ve talked to them was two years ago and they o ered to pay me for an easement,” Palizzi said. “He o ered $75,000 and I said that doesn’t even buy me a shopping spree, and I said ‘end of conversation.’ My land is worth a lot more than $75,000. We have not talked to them since.”
e developers have other options, she said.
“Just on the other side, south of my property, it’s city property,” she said. “ ere is a ditch there that they could use. It hasn’t been maintained so it doesn’t work now. But the developer could use that and underground their drainage, no problem.”
Palizzi said the line would cut her property in half and would make it impossible for her 95-year-old fam-
Representatives from the metro district or their law rm, Centennial-based White Bear Ankele Tanaka and Waldron, could not be reached for comment on this story.
Both sides presented their arguments in Adams County District Court this month and a decision is expected before the end of May.
But Johnston said he’s going get his colleagues on the Brighton City Council to reconsider their decision and consider how future decisions get made. at meeting is tentatively scheduled for June 4.
“I’d like to make sure the City Council gets to see the nal plats,” Johnston said. “For this and for all other projects, if there is a change between the original testimony we heard and those nal plats, we need to know. It sounds more confusing than it is, but we lose control the moment we say ‘Here you go.’ If anything changes two years, three years down the road, we need to be able to see what has happened, from that rst vote all the way to the nal development.”
Gov. Jared Polis this week struck a long-awaited blow for environmental justice in Colorado, say lawmakers who ushered HB24-1338 into law.
Polis on Tuesday signed the new law which aims to tackle pollution problem spots that long have dogged communities of color in the state, said the bill sponsors.
e bill directs the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - the CDPHE – to execute recommendations from the Environmental Justice Action Task Force, created by HB21-1266.
State Rep. Manny Rutinel – DCommerce City - was one of the bill’s sponsors. He said via a news release that the legislation is a key rst step in righting environmental wrongs in the state.
“Everyone has the right to clean air and environment for themselves and their families,” Rutinel said in the news release. “For nearly a year, the Environmental Justice Action Task Force met with community members and collected data-driven information to create a comprehensive checklist to clean up our air and support communities disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution.”
e new law implements key task force recommendations, including increased oversight of known polluters, like re neries, and better response time to community air pollution complaints, Rutinel said.
“By diving deeper into the cumulative impacts of environmental injustice, we can create policy that addresses the pollution negatively a ecting our neighbors of color and low-income neighbors,” he said.
State. Rep. Elizabeth Velasco – DGlenwood Springs - said all Coloradans need help ghting environmental problems.
“We owe it to our neighbors to
implement the recommendations of the Environmental Justice Action Task Force to clean up our air, take air pollution complaints seriously and combat long-standing environmental injustices,” Velasco said in the news release.
“Environmental justice is a statewide issue, and we all deserve access to clean air and water. Our new law implements the task force recommendations to help our neighbors most a ected by poor air quality lead healthy lives,” she said.
HB24-1338 will, according to its legislative sponsors will: Increase oversight of petroleum re neries. e law would fund the hiring of an expert in air pollution control for petroleum re neries. is expert would assess gaps in public health protections and identify the best regulatory tools to ll those gaps. e law would also require re neries to provide near real-time emissions monitoring and compliance data. Improve response to air pollution complaints. e department’s Air Pollution Control Division would house a new rapid response inspection team to support quicker responses to air pollution complaints by impacted communities. Analyze the cumulative impacts of pollution. e law would implement recommendations of the Environmental Justice Action Task Force by formally establishing and authorizing the creation of at least two Environmental Equity and Cumulative Impact Analyses to analyze the cumulative air, water, soil, and demographic impacts in speci c disproportionately impacted communities
Founded in 2021 through HB211266, the Environmental Justice Action Task Force hosted several in-person meetings and gatherings with Coloradans in Commerce City, Grand Junction, Greeley, and Pueblo in addition to receiving more than 300 written comments and survey responses, according to the news release.
e task force provided its nal recommendations to Governor Polis, the legislature and the CDPHE in 2022.
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Jon Mays Memorial Fore Youth Golf Tournament June 7
e City of Fort Lupton, in partnership with Jacobs, presents the Jon Mays Memorial Fore Youth Golf Tournament June 7 at Coyote Creek Golf Course.
e annual tournament is a fourperson scramble and raises funds in support of the Fort Lupton Recreation Center’s Teen Program and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County.
Registration fees starts at $135 for an individual and $520 for a foursome, with sponsorships available at a variety of price points.
e tournament was renamed in 2023 to honor Jacobs Project Manager and Fort Lupton resident, Jon Mays, and his legacy of service to his community.
Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an allvolunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.
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Community Art Show registration is open
Registration for Fort Lupton’s annual Community Art Show is open and available to local community artists ages 16 and up. Each artist may submit up to two eligible pieces. View submission guidelines and register on the city’s website today: https://www. fortluptonco.gov/971/Annual-Community-Art-Show.
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Co ee with a Cop is an easy way to get to know the men and women who serve our community and let them know about the issues that matter most. Please join the city for an informal chat over co ee at 8 a.m. June 5 at Hard Bean Co ee.
Fort Lupton o cials warn that severe weather and natural disasters attract out-of-town contractors and solicitors. Not all “storm chaser” contractors are scammers but some may be.
e City of Fort Lupton does require solicitors to obtain a license before they go out and engage in sales. More information and the application for a solicitors/peddlers license can be viewed here: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/552/ Mobile-Food-Vending-LicenseSolicitorsPe?fbclid=IwAR2miHGz65HnRzy0zgs-mXikm3bANJ056VP5qgK4WZFBEfAk-T8G-dGrCk
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Volunteers needed
Quali ed Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners.
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Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at www.drhomeair. com/weld, according to a statement. Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov. com/go/radon.
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Donation time
e Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches).
Other potential donations could include chicken, Vienna sausages, spam and salmon. e bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs.
Drop o donations at the food and clothing bank’s back door, 421 Denver Ave., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.
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Warm line up and running Community Reach Center is o ering a warm line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. e professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance. e line is not for crisis intervention. ose feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster. Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second oor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.
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e Fort Lupton Recreation Center o ers drop-in child care from 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and ursdays. ere is $3/hour/child for a drop-in, however there is no fee for members with a monthly or annual pass. ere is a one-hour maximum/per day.
e Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place, especially for Brighton and Fort Lupton. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. ursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org.
To some Wyoming politicos, the Biden administration coal-leasing announcement was evidence of humanity’s descent to hell in a handbasket. Some in the environmental community were moved to hallelujahs.
e Bureau of Land Management recently said it would cease issuing new permits for mining coal in the Powder River Basin. It was a decision without consequence. Demand for coal has been sliding since 2008, and the slide will almost certainly accelerate.
Mining companies in the Powder River can continue mining their existing leases at the current rate of extraction until 2041 without exhausting them, according to the analysis by the BLM. ey’re unlikely to do so. Just consider the market for Powder River coal in Colorado.
Coal plants along the Front Range mostly if not entirely burn coal from the Powder River Basin. Two units, one each in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, were shut down in 2022. Four others from Fort Collins to Pueblo will cease operation before the end of 2030. Yet another coal unit, Pawnee, near Brush, will convert from coal to gas by no later than 2026.
Coal’s decline started long before Jared Polis became governor of Colorado in 2019 and Joe Biden was elected president in 2020. Both have shepherded policies that take climate change seriously, but the shift from coal was already well underway.
Donald Trump, when campaigning in 2016, pledged to bring back “clean, beautiful coal.” He did nothing of the sort. Coal jobs declined 24% during the Trump presidency. And 60 coal companies declared bankruptcy between 2012 and 2020. Among them were Arch and Peabody, two major operators in the Powder River Basin who also have operations in Colorado.
To help make sense of Wyoming’s path forward, I called a resident of Cheyenne, Larry Wolfe, who is retired now but for 30 years represented coal companies. “If you are going to be realistic about this, you have to look at some of these coal companies,” he told me. “ ey’re not great companies anymore. ey used to be — Peabody and Arch and a couple of others. ey are not anymore.”
I had noticed Wolfe’s response to the statement of Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, who called the leasing decision part of Biden’s war on Wyoming. “ is will kill jobs and could cost Wyoming hundreds of millions of dollars used to pay for public schools, roads, and other essential services in our community,” Barrasso said. “Cutting o access
to our strongest resource surrenders America’s great economic advantage – to continue producing a ordable, abundant, and reliable American energy.”
Wyoming’s two other delegates in Congress echoed him: e United States will become dependent on energy from other countries. is will create more pollution in other countries who don’t have access to Wyoming’s clean coal. And so forth.
Environmental groups were supportive but restrained. “A monumental decision,” said Earthjustice. Individuals were more enthusiastic. Wow!” said one person in an e-mail chain.
Powder River Basin Resource Council attorney Shannon Anderson con rmed my instinct. “ is is a symbolically signi cant decision for the climate but in terms of practicality it means absolutely nothing,” she told me.
Anderson explained that unlike oil and gas leasing on federal lands, coal companies must ask for leases. In the past, they commonly did so adjacent to existing mines. Mining companies must initiate leasing action. None have not done so since 2012. Two pending leases have stalled since 2015, awaiting action by the companies.
Colorado for a couple years had the coal equivalent of man bites dog. A company had reopened a mine west of Trinidad. en it, too, closed. My research suggests limited coal mining in north-
west Colorado beyond 2028, when the last power plant there closes. West Elk, near Paonia, the state’s largest producer, may last longer. It has reserves of 10 to 12 years at current rates of extraction.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has made carbon capture and sequestration his initiative as chair this year of the Western Governors Association. He professes to believe carbon capture can prop up coal mining.
In Colorado, the Polis administration sees a more limited role for carbon capture, such as for sequestering emissions from ethanol plants.
e Colorado Land Board seems to think this can constitute a revenue stream in years ahead. It has already leased lands near Yuma, Pueblo, and in Weld County.
In Cheyenne, the retired attorney Wolfe sees few of the active 14 coal mines continuing operations in years ahead and much greater use of automation. Railroads may want to rededicate equipment used to haul coal to other purposes. In short, he expects a cascading e ect for Powder River Basin coal.
For others, with a blind eye to easily available facts, it’s all Biden’s fault.
Allen Best produces Big Pivots, an e-magazine that tracks the pivots in energy and water in Colorado and – as in this case – sometimes beyond.
Gary Howard
October 17, 1946 - April 28, 2024
Gary Howard went home to be with his eternal savior on April 28th, 2024. Gary grew up on a farm outside of the Fort Lupton /Brighton area. He graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1965, where he was the Head Boy and part of the only baseball team in school history to win a state championship. He then went to University of Wyoming, and UNC where he graduated with a Degree in 1969. He spent time teaching where he was a man of it all - math teacher, coach and even school bus driver! After teaching, he went back to work at the
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family farm, where he raised his own family.
He loved a good game of cards, Western movies and old country music. He adored his grandsons and would never turn down an opportunity to talk to a stranger.
Survived by his wife, Donna, daughter Ashley (Corey) Guildner, along with his grandsons Corey, Cayden and Carter. Also survived by his stepson Shane Wargo, brother, John (Diana), and sister, Marla (Howard). Preceded in death by his parents, David and Carol (Midcap) Howard.
Cory John McCrea
April 19, 1977 - May 15, 2024
Cory John McCrea was born on April 19, 1977 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO to Martin and Sheryl (Harms) McCrea.
He graduated from Brighton High School on May 27, 1995. In the Fall of that year he began college at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and earned a Bachelor of Arts with acknowledgment of major achievement in Kinesiology.
4-legged buddy. ey had so many future plans they were working on.
Cory was dearly loved by his family, parents, sisters, brother-in-law, cousins, nieces, nephew, grandparents, aunts, uncles, the Hill family, his close lifelong friends, and so many other friends from K-12, college, and beyond, including his bosses and coworkers.
Cory was a long term resident of Greeley, residing in Greeley from the time he entered college until his passing.
Cory was a social bug and made many friends everywhere he went. In high school he participated in chorus under Mr. omas, drama/musicals under Mrs. Archuleta, and was involved in soccer, diving and wresting, wrestling in the Brighton area from the age of 5 through his Senior Year. After college, he enjoyed playing co-ed softball and golf.
Cory worked for Safeway in high school and college, followed by di ering periods of time working for Mr. Neats Formal Wear, Burke’s Cleaners, and with Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor.
While working at the Greeley Mall for Mr. Neats, he met Robin Hill, who also worked in the mall at a shoe store. Cory and Robin were married in the Methodist Church in Greeley on May 20, 2000. ey were blessed with two beautiful daughters, Raygen and Ashlynn (now 13 and 9).
Cory deeply loved his girls. ey were always excited about spending time together. ey were so looking forward to the opportunities summer would bring for spending time together. When they stayed with their Dad they enjoyed shing, camping, puzzles, playing games like “ row row the Burrito,” which is a Dodgeball Card Game, watched their di erent favorite TV series and movies, and just plain hung out together with Otto, their
Cory is survived by his ex-wife Robin and daughters, Raygen and Ashlynn; Parents: Martin “Marty” and Sheryl (Harms) McCrea; Sisters: Ariana “Ari” (McCrea) Opp with ancé Erik Eisenberg and Cassandra “Cassie” (McCrea) Bell with husband Mike; Nieces: Elissa “Ellie” and Kaitlyn “Katy” Opp, and Kaylyn Bell; Nephew: Blake Bell; Cousins: Brigette (Bundt, Jones) Fischer (Brigette is also our ‘Bonus‘ daughter) with husband Michael and son Hans and daughter Heidi; Tara (Harms) Turner with husband Patrick and son Will, Chelsea (Harms) Iglesias with husband Julio; Uncles: Terry and Dan Harms, William “Bill” McCrea with wife Linda, and Phillip “Phill” McCrea; and Aunts: Susan “Susie” (McCrea, Clark) Terry, Sarah McCrea, and Kim Harms.
Cory, since 1999, had seen the passing of his Grandparents: John and Phyllis (Subbert) Harms and Virgil and Marjorie McCrea; Great Aunts and Uncles: Richard and Darlene (Subbert) Barnhill, James “Jim” and Lowell “Bud” Subbert, and Carl Harms; Aunts: Jean Harms and Joleen (Harms, Bundt) Jones, Lucille “Lucy” McCrea; Uncle: Daryl Terry, and ex-Brother-in-Law Michael Opp.
Cory’s Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 11:00 - 2:00 at Landing Place Church (11555 Chambers Rd. Commerce City, CO 80603 - it is in Commerce City but has a Brighton zipcode). A reception with refreshments and food will immediately follow the service.
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When Jacques Hennig’s Australian shepherd mix Alex collapsed at the park in January 2024, he knew it was time to say goodbye.
“It’s a feeling in your gut; I knew immediately the cancer had come back,” he said.
He also knew how Alex would die: at home, with Hennig and his partner Max Donald by his side. A year earlier, the couple had used in-home euthanasia for their other dog, Oliver.
“It’s a horrible thing to have to deal with,” Hennig said. “You don’t want them to ever go; you want them to be with you forever. But it was important to me they were happy in death as well. I didn’t want their last vision to be the vet with uorescent lighting and lots of noise.”
Veterinarian H Howells, who performed the service for both Alex and Oliver through her company Peace Wings, is among a subset of veterinarians who o er in-home euthanasia. ese mobile veterinarians come to the pet owner’s residence, where they administer medication so the pet can pass in their home, surrounded by their owners and often, other family pets.
In-home euthanasia is a fastgrowing service, with a network of veterinarians that includes local, independent doctors like Howells, Conifer-based Amy Holtschlag and Franktown-based Julie Hasenfratz of Hometown Veterinary Hospice, as well as national companies like Lap of Love that employ a network of doctors.
As in a clinic setting, veterinarians performing in-home euthanasia typically use two medications: one to sedate the pet, and a second that stops the heart. Some vets also
use oxygen to help the pets relax further.
While fees vary, the service costs more than an in-clinic euthanasia service. e personalized nature of the service, time spent with each client and transportation costs are all factors in setting prices, veterinarians said.
e three veterinarians who spoke for this story charge between $350 and $775, their rates varying with the type and size of animal and the services included. Some charge separately for cremation, urns, memorial keepsakes and other items and services, while others include it in a at fee.
‘The last act of love’
Many pet owners say it’s worth it, and the best way they’ve found to close the nal chapter in a beloved pet’s life.
When Commerce City residents
John and Jan Leiker adopted their Great Dane Kiara, John Leiker said she was an aggressive, poorly socialized, “out-of-control” rescue.
ey spent two years training and loving her, “to turn her into the wonderful Great Dane that she was. She had a wonderful life.”
Giving her a peaceful ending was their nal act of caring, and Hasenfratz helped them give her that.
“Dr. Hasenfratz took her time and let us know everything she was doing, every step of the way,” Leiker said. “She just sat down with Kiara petting her, letting her sni everything. She gave her the proper drug to just relax.
“You still cry when they go; it’s never easy. But this is so much easier on the people and the animals. It’s the last act of love you can do. I will always do it this way if pos-
sible.”
Hasenfratz also o ered the couple a memorial paw print with Kiara’s name imprinted on it, which the couple treasures.
“When it’s time for our current Dane to go, Julie will be the one we’ll call,” his wife Jan agreed.
Despite the pain of loss that accompanies an in-home euthanasia, owners describe the service as personal, intimate and soothing. And most veterinarians say they work hard to make it that way.
“People have a lot of anxiety around this decision,” Holtschlag said. “And pets are often not relaxed when they come to the vet clinic; there’s that innate panic they have coming through the doors. at fear is not there when they’re home with their people.
“I want the experience to be as peaceful as it can be for both the pet and the people, and a memory the owners can cherish going forward,” Holtschlag continued.
Holtschlag treats each appointment as its own service.
“I usually do a little information gathering before I get there,” she said. “I have the family tell me if they have any special requests or wishes, and who is going to be there. ere are things we can do at home we’re not able to do in a clinic to make it meaningful for them; they can set up the experience the way they want it to go.
“When I get there, I spend a lot of time going through what will happen, explaining the process so they know what they’re going to see. ey can hold their pet, or be right next to them throughout.”
In December 2023, Holtschlag helped Evergreen residents John and Sue Dunlop say goodbye to their 10-year-old standard poodle Reggie, who’d su ered a series of debilitating seizures. Dunlop described Holtschlag and her assistant as patient, respectful and “very compassionate.”
“While it was heartbreaking, it
was great that he was here in our house, in a place he was comfortable,” John Dunlop said. “It was easier on us, too, because we didn’t have to walk out of the vet’s o ce and leave our (deceased) pet behind.
“We’ve been down this road before, and this was so much more comforting. ere’s no easy way. But in our mind, it was the most compassionate thing we could do.”
After Reggie passed, John Dunlop brought his other standard poodle Cooper into the room to see the body — an act that would have been more challenging at a clinic.
“We hoped it would give him some knowledge of what’s going on,” he said. “Who knows what they think. But for my peace of mind, I’d like to think he understood.”
e Dunlops opted to have Reggie cremated and plan to spread his ashes on their property.
“I would do it again,” John Dunlop said. “We’ve had pets euthanized in a vet’s o ce and they were also compassionate and doing the best they can, but it’s not the same. It’s not like being at home.”
Veterinarians who provide the service can also guide pet owners in making end-of-life decisions.
“When a pet has a slow-moving illness or a long decline, the owners have a choice in the matter,” Howells said. “When they call me, a lot of them are struggling with the timing. If I wait too long, I’ve been sel sh. If I do it too soon, I haven’t been patient enough. e big question that’s underlying that is, ‘Am I killing my pet?’
“ e answer is no. Cancer is killing your pet. Kidney disease is killing your pet. eir pets are dying anyway,” Howells continued. “When people can ip that switch, it gives them and me peace. ey’re no longer making a life-and-death decision; biology has already made it. In all reality, at-home euthanasia is a happy ending. In many cases, they’ve lived a long life, and they’re in the home in which they’ve been cherished.”
Hasenfratz also provides such consultations and said she understands the struggle pet owners undergo. She tries to emphasize that
death is not just inevitable, but natural. And while you can’t keep it from happening, you can sometimes control the circumstances that surround it.
“I lost my mom in hospice care, and that’s when I started realizing how important it is to be home — not just for the patient but the family,” she said. “Saying goodbye is a natural part of living. If we can pass away as comfortably as possible, I think that’s what we all would want.
“I feel very good about what I do because I end struggles,” she continued. “I give the pet a peaceful passing, and I give that peace to their human family too.”
Because the service is so personal, the bonds extend beyond owners and pets to the veterinarian as well. Hennig and Donald chose Howells for Alex because she had previously done the same service for their dog Oliver. e moment Howells and Oliver met is still vivid in Hennig’s memory.
“Oliver used to come over at every meal and lean on you with his forehead; we found out years later that’s a way they bond or say thank you,” he said. “When Dr. H came in for his appointment, she was sitting on the oor, getting her supplies out. Oliver could hardly walk, but he went over to her and pressed his forehead into hers. And I thought, ‘ is is OK.’”
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BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brighton High School Bulldogs barked and howled with excitement on May 23 as 398 students graduated and moved on to the next chapter in their lives at the National Western Complex events center.
It is o cial, as the
BY BELEN WARD
The students arrived and were seated on May 24 at CU Events Center.
A group of Brighton High School students proved they have the skills, chops and vision to lead restaurants of their own someday.
Chef and teacher Ellen Huemann said it was the rst year Brighton High School competed in the national ProStart competition, which was in Baltimore this spring.
“It was gratifying to witness my students apply the theoretical knowledge from our ProStart class in a real-world setting at Nationals,” Huemann said.
Brighton High School Colorado ProStart management team students Dayanara Mariscal, Nick DeBerg, Drake Trimble, and Noah MacElroy traveled to Baltimore on April 27 to compete in the National ProStart Invitational. After qualifying at Colorado’s Pro Start competition in March with a second-place win, the quartet took home 18th place in the nation. e students won for their impressive work designing a restaurant idea, forming its characteristics, de-
“ e team’s ability to collaborate e ectively and answer questions during seven rounds of judging demonstrated their remarkable learning and readiness for the challenges they will face in the hospitality industry,” Huemann said.
e students started their journey in March when 18 students from Colorado High Schools — including the four Brighton High students - met at the 2024 Colorado ProStart student invitational at the Aurora Gaylord Rockies Report & Convention Center. Brighton won second place, advancing to the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore.
e Colorado ProStart is a twoyear pre-apprentice program for local high school students. It allows them to showcase their culinary and management skills and earn a professionally recognized accreditation. e students also have chances to win prizes and signi cant scholarships, according to o cials.
Teacher Annick Neitenbach said when the ProStart program was offered at Brighton High School, she asked if any of the students wanted to compete, and they did.
“ e Pro Start stands for Professional Start it started last semester. So as teachers, we try to recruit students who are interested,” Neitenbach said.
Keep an eye on gas prices in the next few weeks, Colorado, and you can watch a major policy battle play out between an extremely irritated Gov. Jared Polis and o cials enforcing the federal Clean Air Act. Colorado has a big problem with toxic ground-level ozone in the nine-county northern Front Range area that the Environmental Protection Agency has declared in “severe” violation of Clean Air Act ozone limits. When an area hits “severe,” the Clean Air Act requires all gas stations in that area to begin selling “reformulated” gas during the summer ozone season, beginning June 1.
Reformulated gas, according to the EPA, can cut back on ozone-causing emissions because it’s denser and
doesn’t evaporate as quickly in hot weather. Polis argues it will shoot Colorado gas prices up by 50 cents a gallon or more. But the EPA says its studies show the impact is only a few cents.
What’s the reality? Let’s pop the hood and take a look.
Are Colorado gas prices already going up?
Yes, but.
e EPA says reformulated gas has already made its way to the pumps because of the timing of gas distribution. Colorado did have the fastest week-over-week price increase in the nation, a 16-cent jump, and is now at $3.35 a gallon.
Perspective: at’s exactly what the price was a year ago on the same day. Ten years ago at this time, says AAA Colorado’s Skyler McKinley,
Front Range gas was $3.47. e current national average is $3.59.
“For several weeks, we’ve had some of the cheapest gas in the country,” McKinley said. “I suspect prices will creep up to the national average as reformulated gas lters into the system.”
Having said that, McKinley added he does not think reformulated gas will be responsible for spikes of 70 cents to a dollar this summer. So many factors can alter the price of gas from a nickel to a dollar, from hurricanes disrupting supply, to the helicopter-crash death of the Iranian president destabilizing Middle East prices, to an incident at Suncor, the only re nery in Colorado.
“You really can’t pull just one thing out,” McKinley said.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park hosts US team versus Korea
BY JIMMIE SEARFOSS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIACalling all pro soccer fans: the U.S. Women’s National Team makes a stop at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park this weekend. e team will kick o the rst of a two-game friendly series against the Korea Republic on Saturday, June 1, at 3 p.m. e event is part of a spring schedule that takes the U.S. women’s team to various Major League Soccer stadiums nationwide.
After playing South Korea in Commerce City, they travel to St. Paul, Minnesota for the second game of the series. e team also has games in Ohio and Minnesota later this summer as they prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games. ough tickets are limited, matches are televised on TNT and NBC Universo and are available on the streaming services HBO Max and Peacock.
Leading the women from the sideline for the rst time is new USWNT Head Coach Emma Hayes, who will be tasked with keeping a 15-year streak alive.
“We have had a short amount of time with her so far, but in that short amount of time, she’s already taught us a lot,” forward Sophia Smith said. “She brings a new energy and new perspective and obviously a lot of experience. And I think we’re so lucky to have her.” is is not the USWNT’s rst trip to the Colorado Rapids’ home eld. e match marks the eighth time the women’s team has played at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since 2008. In that time the women have never lost. e closest any team has come to defeating the USWNT in Commerce City came in 2016 when Japan tied the team 3-3.
It is a homecoming for three members of the squad. Forward Mallory Swanson and mid elder
Lindsey Horan grew up less than an hour from the stadium in Littleton and Golden. Smith hails from Windsor.
All three began their careers here and while they all attended local schools, Swanson spent the most time playing for her home colors. Swanson spent three years in a Mountain Vista High School jersey and was named the 2014–15 Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
“I think any time you get to come home and play in front of your family and friends, it’s always a good time,” Swanson said. “Colorado always brings a great crowd and there’s three of us that have grown
up playing here and so hopefully, we can keep inspiring young girls here in the community to achieve their goals.”
On the national stage, the Colorado women have made key contributions to their team’s success. Smith played a large role in the latest USWNT game against Canada in the 2024 SheBelieves Cup in April. She scored two goals in regulation, giving the U.S. the lead until Canada tied the match in the 86th minute. Smith then contributed another goal in the shootout after overtime, leading the USWNT to its seventh SheBelieves Cup win.
Previous USWNT stars like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have
left the roster, along with the longtime coach Jill Ellis, who led the team to back-to-back World Cup wins, ushering in a new era for the team. Hayes and the Colorado locals are leading the charge to keep the standard the same for the team.
“ is team for so many years has set the standard has been the best in the world, and that’s what we want to continue on,” Smith said. “We want to honor what this team has done before us but we also want to set new standards and just be a di erent version of this team and be the best in the world.”
Tickets to the upcoming friendly game are nearly sold out, with the last available at ussoccer.com.
Mariscal, DeBerg, Trimble and MacElroy attended the program and shared their experiences creating the concepts and insights — from participating in the ProStart competition to winning second place.
Mariscal, a sophomore, said the Pro Start program taught her how to be a professional in a restaurant environment.
“It teaches you about safety and sanitation, how to keep food at the proper temperature, and everything else. It gives you opportunities to try to get your ServSafe Food Manager certi cation, which covers subjects about food safety,” she said.
Trimble, a junior, said the overall competition has two parts: management and culinary. On the culinary side, the team’s job is to create a three-course meal in an hour. en, the meal is presented to judges and other people.
e students also participated in a management competition. As management, the students created a restaurant concept.
“We created a restaurant oorplan with an overall hypothetical restaurant and sold it to the judges. It’s like Shark Tank showing them ideas and options,” Trimble said.
e Brighton team won second
place at the Colorado competition for their restaurant management idea, Rocky Range, while the team from Summit High School in Breckenridge won rst place in the culinary area. at was enough to qualify both teams for the national contest.
“We all got to go Baltimore, “ Trimble said.
MacElroy, a junior, said they named their restaurant concept Rocky Range to encapsulate Colorado and its meaning to them.
“We created some of the dishes, like some bison dishes and seared lamb chops. e construction of the restaurant would be in the airport with a tarmac window and perfect view of the mountains,showing people what Colorado is to them,” MacElroy said.
When the awards were announced, Mariscal said she was nervous but felt con dent after showing the concept.
“When they announced our names, I felt like this rush of excitement,” Mariscal said. “’Oh! My god, we did it.’
I just felt proud.
MacElroy said he was surprised and hoping for rst place.
“But second place is all right, and we went to Baltimore. It was fantastic and awesome,” he said.
Refining plans
Trimble said he found the program rewarding.
“We sacri ced a lot of time, including a lot of our free time, to come in and practice and work together,” he said. “Overall, it really paid o .”
e students spent every Monday and Friday after school to work on their plans and improve the concepts to enter the state competition at the Aurora Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center.
“After the competition, they received lots of feedback from the judges. So, we spent more time perfecting our concepts for the national competition in Baltimore,” Trimble said.
For the future, Trimble said he plans in his senior year to enroll in Pro Start Two.
“ e Pro Start class and competition, I’ve learned a lot about the restaurant, food, and hospitality industry. I don’t know if that’s exactly what I want to do in the future, but it’s an open door that I can choose at any time,” Trimble said.
MacElroy said he’ll be back, too.
“I don’t think it necessarily coincides with what I want to do in my future, but it helped me get into that professional mindset and how to think about how to be professional in that type of environment with the judges; being professional in giving the presentation will help me further any career in whatever I want to go into,” he said.
Mariscal said she will re-enroll in the Pro Start apprenticeship program as a junior.
“Pro Start class and competition have helped me realize I like the management side of the restaurant industry. I think I want to pursue that,” Mariscal said.
On May 22, at Brighton High School, in the gym, several students in school programs were honored for their achievements.
“Daniela Garcia, Emily Rivas, Ximena Mendoza Corral, Adriana Vargas and Yadira Villegas Saucedo went above and beyond to get one of the highest certi cations that the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation o ers - the Certi cate of Achievement,” Heumann said.
“To obtain this certi cation, a student must pass the ProStart level 1 and 2 nal exams with a minimum score of 70% or better, work in the restaurant and food service industry for 400+ hours and are required to demonstrate a minimum of 53 out 75 of the job related and employability skill.”
“As educators, we see such great improvement from day one when they started with the program and want to think about joining the competition to the end product where they are so proud and have accomplished so much. You can see the progression of their con dence also, so it’s very rewarding for an educator to see that,” Neitenbach said.
“I was over the moon when our ProStart Management team took 18th in the nation. is achievement is a testament to our students’ hard work and dedication, and I couldn’t be more proud of their accomplishments,” Heumann said
First Place Dog
First Place Cat
First Place Other
Round of applause to our winners and a very special thanks to all the cute pets that participated in this years contest. We’ll see you again next year!
What did the Polis and EPA studies show would happen?
Polis and his sta have strenuously objected to the EPA imposing reformulated gas on Colorado, even though the EPA says the Clean Air Act doesn’t give the agency any choice. Polis says the state is doing many other things to cut into the ozone problem and consumers should not be penalized this way.
e Polis sta ran a number of scenarios for gas prices this summer, and said supply interruptions or other problems producing and delivering reformulated gas could mean 50-cent jumps attributable to the EPA decision. e EPA has cited its own studies of reformulated gas in many markets — currently about 25% of the U.S. population is required to buy reformulated gas to combat ozone in other cities — and results show only about a 3 cent per gallon increase.
e EPA says Colorado’s studies included a far broader range of scenarios, some of which the federal agency does not see as likely. EPA
o cials also note that other gasoline distributors have requested permits to add new infrastructure in Colorado that can handle both traditional gasoline and the reformulated version, and they will bring in supplies from out of state to compete with Suncor and hold prices down.
Did we ask the EPA for a break?
Yes, the governor has formally asked regional and national EPA o cials to issue a waiver for the northern Front Range, delaying the requirement of reformulated gasoline by weeks or a year or more.
“I’m very upset,” Polis told a Colorado Sun audience at the 2024 legislative session wrapup online.
Polis argues consumer behavior will overwhelm any projected bene ts of the cleaner gas. “Very unfortunate consequences, including the fact that people will simply drive a little further to get much lower-cost gas. You can go north of Fort Collins, you can go to Greeley, go to Colorado Springs,” Polis said. e extra miles will negate the reformulation gains, he said.
e EPA responds that current gasoline demand remains historically soft. Gas consumption in Colorado is still below 2016 levels, the
EPA said. Colorado’s population has grown, but fewer people are commuting every day of every work week, and more electric cars in the overall state car market also cut into demand.
Why is reformulated gas better?
e EPA describes a barrel of oil as a “bucket of hydrocarbons” that are re ned and split up into components ranging from very heavy waxes and lubricants, to gasoline and kerosene, to lighter-than-air gases. In summer months, normally-rened gasoline evaporates quicker at all stages of the process, from rening to storage to distribution to refueling to driving. Each step can put ozone-causing emissions into the air.
Reformulated gasoline is made with all the same equipment, but is denser and less likely to evaporate, the EPA says. e cuts to ozone emissions may not be huge, but
the EPA and many environmental groups note that in the di cult battle against ozone, every part per billion trimmed can make a di erence. In recent years local o cials have implemented restrictions on items as obscure as lawn and garden equipment, which contribute a small but controllable few parts per billion of ozone.
What will happen next?
“ e Clean Air Act does not allow the EPA to grant a waiver just on cost for reformulated gasoline,” said Region 8 EPA spokesperson Taylor Gillespie. “ ere has to be a supply issue.”
e EPA says it is holding Colorado’s waiver request “open” for now, and will revisit the request if there’s an emergency or a big supply chain interruption that meets the criteria. e decision can be ipped quickly — within 24 hours of an incident or supply shock, the EPA said.
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Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain and Fringe Wetland
To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals
This is to give notice that the Adams County has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. The activity is funded under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants under Federal Award Identification Number B-23-CP-CO-0284. The proposed project is located in Riverdale Regional Park. The project purpose is to create additional recreational opportunities and enhanced outdoor value for patrons of the Adams County Fairground including construction of the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater and its associated support facilities (lawns, paths, parking), including a stage, seating area, restroom facility, additional parking lot, paved entry/drop off loop, and concrete and crushed fines gravel pedestrian pathways. The project also proposes a stormwater detention pond and turf grass lawns. The proposed estimated $5 million project will have a footprint of approximately 3.7 acres located completely within the100-year floodplain, and the total number of acres of wetland to be impacted are 0.004 acres. The proposed project is located at 9665 Henderson Rd. in Brighton, CO, Adams County.
Adams County has considered the following alternatives and mitigation measures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial values:
1. No Action Alternative: The No Action Alternative entails no construction activities on the property where the floodplain is present. This alternative fails to meet two important themes in the Adams County: Riverdale Regional Park Master Plan (April 2018): “Theme 1: Enhance the Quality of Life through Recreation, Nature, Agriculture and Science” and “Theme 4: Community.” It is also inconsistent with Adams County’s goal of enhancing the Veterans Memorial across the lake.
2. Relocate within the Park: In the fall of 2023, seven alternative sites within Riverdale Regional Park were considered for the amphitheater and its associated amenities. Initially, three sites away from Mann-Nyholt Lake (#s 1, 6, and 7) and four sites along its banks (#s 2, 3, 4, 5) were identified as possibilities. Each of the sites are within the 100-year floodplain. Given its relationship to the Veterans Memorial on the south side of Mann-Nyholt Lake, a waterfront theme with close proximity to the memorial was desired for the amphitheater. This eliminated the first three sites with no relationship to the water. Of the four remaining sites, two were removed from consideration after it was discovered that #2 was already identified as the COVID Memorial site and #4 was too close to the main entrance to the fairgrounds. The two remaining feasible sites, #s 3 and 5, are able to offer highly visible, distinctive lakeside waterfront locations with the potential for landform shaping for the tiered seating desired in an amphitheater. Site #3 was ultimately chosen by the Board of County Commissioners due to its proximity to the fairgrounds and other park programming, as well as its views across the lake directly to the Veteran’s Memorial.
3. Improvement in a Different County Park: Two sites currently owned by and located in Adams
County not within a floodplain were considered as alternatives. Elaine T. Valente Open Space (6595 E. 104th Ave., Brighton, CO 80233) - Elaine T. Valente Open Space is a 130-acre open space property with parking to accommodate visitors, small fishing ponds, natural surface trails, and trail connections to the South Platte River Trail. The site is located five miles south of the Adams County Riverdale Regional Park and Veterans Memorial. The benefits of Elaine T. Valente Open Space include limited parking and direct connections to ponds; however, it lacks association with Riverdale Regional Park and, more importantly, the Adams County Veterans Memorial. Only one other open space property within Adams County (Pelican Ponds Open Space) reflects similar features and opportunities but was dismissed for the same reasons. Rotella Park (1900 Coronado Pkwy. N, Denver, CO 80229) - Rotella Park is a 40-acre community park owned and maintained by Adams County. The park offers fishing, playgrounds, restrooms, volleyball court, basketball court, and seven shelters with barbeques that are first come, first serve. Rotella Park is located within the Welby Neighborhood along the Niver Creek Trail, and parking is more than adequate for the needs of a potential amphitheater. There is no direct connection to water or natural open space features. The park is located approximately 10.5 miles south of the Adams County Riverdale Regional Park and Veterans Memorial; hence it lacks any association with Riverdale Regional Park and, more importantly, the Adams County Veterans Memorial.
4. Obtain Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision (LOMR): Adams County considered applying for a LOMR, but the elevation information certified by a Licensed Land Surveyor/Registered Professional Engineer indicated that the lowest adjacent grade (the lowest ground touching the structure) was not at or above the base flood elevation (BFE), so the site was not eligible.
1. Preserving Lives: This project will have no habitable structures in the floodplain; therefore, there are no additional measures required to mitigate an adverse impact typical with new residential construction development in a floodplain. Public services such as police, fire protection, power, sanitation, and water, are adequate to handle the proposed project. Local law enforcement and the emergency broadcast system will implement an early warning system should flooding conditions arise. In addition to the warning system, law enforcement has an emergency evacuation and relocation plan. A Floodplain Development Permit with the County was submitted and is currently under review.
2. Preserving Property: Adams County is a member of the NFIP, and structures located in the flood zone must comply with the local flood ordinance. Flood insurance will be acquired and maintained for the life of the project in order to mitigate potential flood damage. The restroom structure is designed to be elevated one foot above the BFE, which will save on flood insurance costs and improve the structure’s ability to withstand floods. All electrical components will be floodproofed to withstand inundation, and the site will be designed to sustain continued inundation from floods.
3. Preserving Natural Values and Minimizing Impacts: By elevating the restroom structure and disallowing impervious surfaces in and around the floodplain, the construction will have minimal effects on water resources. Hydrologists and engineers were consulted to design the structure and site plan in such a way that natural flood and erosion control, water quality, and groundwater recharge are preserved. Water quality features will be implemented as part of the design(s), and natural landscape restoration is planned that will only use native plants. Avoidance of the wetland will result in reduced costs because fill and compensatory mitigation will not be required. Minimal impacts to wetland fringes are expected; however, with the use of alternative construction techniques (such as driven sheet pile for shore-
line stabilization) impacts will be minimized.
Adams County has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the floodplain and fringe wetland and has determined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files that document compliance with steps 3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988, are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments.
There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains/wetlands and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains/wetlands can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains/wetlands, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.
Written comments must be received by the Adams County at the following address on or before June 14, 2024: Adams County Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Arts Department, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, CO 80601 and (303) 637-8009; Attention: Cyndi Stringham, Manager of Planning, Design, & Construction. A full description of the project may also be reviewed from 8AM-4:30PM at the same address as above. Comments may also be submitted via email at cstringham@adcogov.org.
Date: June 6, 2024
Legal Notice No. BSB3179
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
NOTICE OF ELECTION
June 25, 2024 Election by Mail Ballot Adams County, Colorado Tuesday, June 25, 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held in Adams County, Colorado, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, as a Mail Ballot Election.
Beginning June 3, 2024, ballots in signed Official Return Envelopes may be dropped off at any of the following designated drop-off locations.
24-Hour Drop Box Locations
Adams County Government Center –
4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton
Adams County Human Services Center –11860 Pecos St., Westminster
Adams County Justice Center –1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton
Adams County Western Services Center –12200 N. Pecos St., Westminster
Anythink Library Wright Farms –
5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton
Aurora Motor Vehicle –3449 N. Chambers Rd., Aurora Aurora Municipal Center* –15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora Bennett Motor Vehicle* –355 S. First St., Bennett Brighton City Hall –500 S. 4th Ave., Brighton Carpenter Skate Park (Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) – 3558 E. 112th Ave., Thornton
Colfax Community Network –1585 Kingston St., Aurora Commerce City Civic Center –
7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City
Commerce City Motor Vehicle –7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City
Daniel C. Vallez Family Education Center (fka Perl Mack Community Center) –7125 Mariposa St., Denver Federal Heights City Hall –2380 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights Front Range Community College (College Hill Library) – 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster Hilltop Village Shopping Center –13762 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Kelver Public Library* –585 S. Main St., Byers
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* –9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Northglenn City Hall –11701 Community Center Dr., Northglenn Riverdale Animal Shelter –12155 Park Blvd., Brighton Rotella Park –1824 Coronado Pkwy. S., Denver Strasburg Sheriff’s Substation –2550 Strasburg Rd., Strasburg Thornton Civic Center –9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Trail Winds Recreation Center –13495 Holly St., Thornton University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Health & Wellness Center) –12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Westminster City Hall –4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster Westminster Motor Vehicle –8452 Federal Blvd., Westminster
Ballots must be received at the Adams County Election Office, a designated ballot drop box, or Voter Service & Polling Center (VSPC) location by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, for your vote(s) to be counted. Ballots received after 7 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. Postmarks do not count as a received date.
VOTER SERVICE & POLLING CENTERS
Services offered include voting, ballot replacement, ballot drop box, ADA-accessible ballot marking devices, new voter registration, and voter registration updates available at all locations.
Phase 1 VSPC
June 10-25, 2024
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bennett Motor Vehicle Office* –355 S. First St., Bennett
Phase 2 VSPCs
June 17-25, 2024
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Adams County Government Center (Conference Center Entrance on West Side) –4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center –11860 Pecos St., Westminster Bennett Motor Vehicle Office –355 S. First St., Bennett Commerce City Motor Vehicle –7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* –9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Moorhead Rec Center –2390 Havana St., Aurora Westminster Motor Vehicle –8452 Federal Blvd., Westminster
Phase 3 VSPCs
June 24-25, 2024
Hours: Monday, June 24 - 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, Election Day - 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Anschutz Medical Campus (Health & Wellness Center) –12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Front Range Community College –3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster
*Denotes Drop Boxes and VSPCs shared with Arapahoe and/or Denver Counties.
Special Election in Congressional District 4 (CD4) For voters in CD4, there will be a special election to fill the vacant seat left by Congressman Ken Buck. An additional VSPC will be provided in Bennett to support this election.
Special Election VSPC
June
Bennett Motor Vehicle Office* –355 S. First St., Bennett
Sample ballots will be available online at GoVoteColorado.gov by accessing your voter registration record. Here, voters can also learn what districts they belong to.
For more election information and frequently asked questions, visit the Adams County Elections website at AdamsVotes.com or call the Adams County Elections office at 720.523.6500. ADAMS COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER
Josh Zygielbaum, Clerk & Recorder 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Suite E3102 Brighton, CO 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3182
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
JUNE 25, 2024 ELECTION DATES
NOTICE is given that pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes, the Clerk & Recorder’s Election Department is convening the following boards in coordination of the June 25, 2024 Election: May 31, 2024
Public Logic and Accuracy Testing (will begin at 9 a.m.)
July 9, 2024
Risk-Limiting Audit (will begin at 9 a.m.) July 16, 2024
Canvass Board (will begin at 9 a.m.)
The Public Logic and Accuracy Test, Risk-Limiting Audit, and Canvass Board will be held at the Adams County Election Department, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Ste. E3102, Brighton, CO 80601. Such meetings may be continued from day to day and time to time as necessary until completion. This notice may be revised if dates change. Interested parties may receive information regarding these activities by calling 720.523.6500.
Dated this 29th of May, 2024.
Josh Zygielbaum
Adams County Clerk & Recorder
Legal Notice No. BSB3181
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
JUNE 18, at 2:00 P.M.
A public hearing is scheduled for the review of the Brighton Housing Authority’s revised Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. This public hearing will include the incorporation of the 2023 Moving to Work (MTW) MTW supplement into the Administrative Plan. The proposed 2024 MTW supplement will also be incorporated upon approval by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Public input is encouraged and welcome. The draft plan will be available for review on BHA’s website at www.brightonhousingauthority. org A copy of the draft plan will also be available for public inspection at BHA offices at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601. Comments regarding the supplement may also be emailed to info@brightonhousing.org or mailed to 22 S. 4th Avenue, Suite 202, Brighton, CO 80601 Attn: Andrew Dall, Deputy Director.
The public hearing will take place at BHA offices located at 22 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601, on June 18, 2024, at 2:00 P.M.
If you are a person with disabilities and are in need of a reasonable accommodation to access this information or public hearing, please call BHA offices at 303-655-2160.
If you have limited English proficiency and are seeking language assistance to access this public hearing, please call the office at 303-655-2160.
Legal Notice No. BSB3124
First Publication: May 2, 2024
Last Publication: June 13, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO.
INTRODUCED BY: Pawlowski
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE OTTEN ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM ADAMS COUNTY A-2 TO C-2 FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 4.918
ACRE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF EAST 136TH AVENUE, SOUTH OF PRAIRIE CENTER PARKWAY, EAST OF SOUTH 27TH AVENUE AND WEST OF I-76, MORE PARTICULARLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO
WHEREAS, Donald M. Otten Revocable Trust (the “Owner”) is the owner of approximately 4.918 acres of real property more specifically described in EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, Thomas Otten (the “Applicant”), on behalf of Owner, has requested approval of the Otten Zoning Map Amendment, attached hereto as EXHIBIT B (the “Zoning Map Amendment”); and
WHEREAS, City Staff used the criteria for a Zoning Map Amendment as outlined in the Land Use & Development Code for its review and procedures related to the application; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on April 11, 2024, to review and consider the Application pursuant to the applicable provisions and criteria set forth in the Land Use & Development Code, and provided a recommendation of approval to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council opened a public hearing on May 21, 2024 where it conducted its review and considered the Application pursuant to the applicable provisions and criteria set forth in the Land Use & Development Code; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the public notice requirements of the Land Use & Development Code, a Notice of Public Hearing was mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the Property, a public notice was published on the City’s website, and signs were posted on the Property, all for no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the City Council public hearing; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing, the City Council received and considered all relevant evidence and testimony from City staff, the Applicant, and other interested parties, including the public at large; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment is in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and any other plan, policy or guidance adopted pursuant to that plan; that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment will support development in character with existing or anticipated development in the area, including the design of streets, civic spaces and other open space; the pattern, scale and format of buildings and sites; and the integration, transitions and compatibility of other uses; that the City or other agencies have the ability to provide services or facilities that may be necessary for anticipated uses in the proposed district; that the change will serve a community need, amenity or development that is not possible under the current zoning or that was not anticipated at the time of the initial zoning of the property; and that the recommendations of any professional staff or advisory review bodies have been taken into consideration.
Section 2. The Property is hereby rezoned C-2 as more particularly set forth in EXHIBIT A and as the Otten Property Zoning Map Amendment as generally shown in EXHIBIT B.
Section 3. The City Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the above change.
Section 4. As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance either as presented or as amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect for five days after its final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8, except as set forth herein.
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED, THIS 21st DAY OF MAY, 2024.
CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO
/s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney
Legal Notice No. BSB3174
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY: Green
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF BRIGHTON APPROXIMATELY 4.918 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS LAND, KNOWN AS THE OTTEN PROPERTY ANNEXATION, IN A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST, OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-107, a Petition for Annexation (the “Petition”) was filed with the City of Brighton on March 8, 2023, signed by the landowner, Donald M. Otten Revocable Trust, which owns one hundred percent (100%) of the territory to be annexed.
Section 2. The City Council, at a Regular Meeting on April 2, 2024, passed Resolution No. 2024-43, accepting said Petition as shown in EXHIBIT C as compliant with C.R.S. § 31-12-107, and setting the matter of the annexation for a public hearing on May 21, 2024 (“Public Hearing”).
Section 3. At a Public Hearing held on May 21, 2024, the City Council found and determined that the applicable provisions of C.R.S. § 31-12-101 et seq., “The Municipal Annexation Act” (“Act”), and more particularly, Sections 31-12-104 and 3112-105, have been met and further determined that an election was not required under the Act, and that no additional terms or conditions to the annexation are to be imposed.
Section 4. Notice of the Public Hearing for the annexation ordinance was published in The Brighton Standard Blade on April 18, April 25, May 2, and May 9, 2024, and no less than thirty (30) days or no more than sixty (60) days prior to the Public Hearing, as required by C.R.S. § 31-12-108. Further, a copy of the published notice, resolution of eligibility, and petition as filed with the City, were sent by registered mail to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, applicable special districts, and school districts on April 25, 2024, and no less than twenty-five (25) days prior to the public hearing, as required by C.R.S. § 31-12-108.
Section 5. The annexation by and to the City of Brighton, State of Colorado, of that area, more particularly described in EXHIBIT A and shown in EXHIBIT B (the “Property”), attached hereto and incorporated herein, situated, lying, and being in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, to be known as the Otten Property Annexation, is hereby approved.
Section 6. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-115, rezoning of the Property, more particularly described in EXHIBIT A and shown in EXHIBIT B, attached hereto, shall be completed within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 7. The Property annexed herein shall be made a part of the Ward 4 territory as shown on the City’s official Ward Map and the map shall be updated to reflect said change.
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY 2024.
CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO
/s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney
Legal Notice No. BSB3175
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
The Housing Authority of the City of Brighton will submit an application to the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH). The purpose of this application is to request about $3,600,000 to rehabilitate 120 units of apartments for rent at 233 North Main St. Brighton, CO 80601. The request of funding from DOH is to benefit persons with low incomes by increasing the availability of affordable housing in the City of Brighton. It is not the intent to cause displacement from any existing housing; however, if persons are displaced from their existing residences reasonable housing alternatives shall be offered.
All interested persons are encouraged to contact the applicant for further information. Written comments should be sent to info@brightonhouisng. org and will be forwarded to DOH for consideration during the application process.
Members of the public may request a public meeting and should arrange a request with the Applicant. If requested, Applicant shall post notice of meeting on their website (brightonhousingauthority.org) to ensure other members of the public are aware of meeting. If reasonable accommodations are needed for persons attending the public meeting, please contact the Applicant.
Legal Notice No. BSB3183
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that The Lakes Metropolitan District No. 4 of the City of Brighton, Adams County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at a meeting held on June 18, 2024, at the hour of 8:30 a.m. to Three Sons Construction, LLC, of Englewood, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor in construction work on the Farmlore North – Filing 1, 144 Ave & Offsite Chambers Trail, performed within the District, Adams County, Colorado.
Any person, copartnership, 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 the District 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 the District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE LAKES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4
By: /s/ Erika Volling Secretary
Legal Notice No. BSB3167
First Publication: May 30, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 Phone Number: 303-659-1161x143
Plaintiff: CREEKSIDE SOUTH ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
v. Defendant: JUDITH E EHRLICH
Case Number: 2023C042799
Div.: 1 Ctrm.:
Attorney: Jeffrey B. Smith, Esq.
Firm Name: Altitude Community Law P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011
Phone Number: 303.432.9999
email: jsmith@altitude.law
Atty. Reg. #: 40490
SECOND PLURIES SUMMONS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: JUDITH E EHRLICH
You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the complaint filed against you in this case. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before:
July 9, 2024 at 8:30 A.M., in the Adams County Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
The nature of this action is a proceeding in rem. The relief sought by the Plaintiff(s) is an Injunction which will affect the following property:
15705 Havana Way, Brighton, CO 80602 also known as SUB:CREEKSIDE ESTATES THIRD FILING BLK:1 LOT:15, Adams County, Colorado
If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.
Dated at , Colorado, this day of , 2024.
CLERK OF THE COURT
By: Deputy Clerk
This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(e), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.
WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID.
COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601
Plaintiff: BALBOA PARK HOMES ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation
Defendants: VELVETINA MEYER; FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ALEX VILLAGRAN, AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION
Case Number: 2023CV031446
Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Wendy E. Weigler #28419
Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 wweigler@wlpplaw.com
SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on February 10, 2024, in the abovecaptioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:
Original Lienee
Velvetina Meyer
Original Lienor
Balboa Park Homes Association
Current Holder of the evidence of debt Balboa Park Homes Association
Date of Lien being foreclosed
January 19, 2021
Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed January 20, 2021 County of Recording Adams
Recording Information
2021000006250
Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness
$1,444.77
Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof
$23,739.39
Amount of Judgment entered February 10, 2024
$21,532.12
Description of property to be foreclosed: Lot 46B, Balboa Park, a Resubdivision of a Resubdivision of a part of Coronado Subdivision, Sixth Filing, County of Adams, State of Colorado
Also known as: 2127 Coronado Parkway N., #B, Denver, CO 80229.
THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.
NOTICE OF SALE
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on July 11, 2024, Adams County Sheriff’s Office, 1100 Judicial Center Drive. Brighton, CO 80601 sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. First Publication: May 16th, 2024
Last Publication: June 13th,2024
Name of Publication:
Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 1300 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203, 720-508-6000; THE CFPB, HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/ COMPLAINT/; CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 411-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:
Wendy E. Weigler #28419
Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: April 11, 2024
By: Gene R. Claps Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3151
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: June 13, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
District Court Adams County, Colorado Adams County Law & Justice Center
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601
In re: Interests of Nathan Paul Phoebus
Petitioner: Linda K. Phoebus and Co-Petitioner/Respondent:
Danielle Lee Hermanson and Apollo Phoebus
Case Number: 2021-DR-1027
Attorney or Party Without Attorney
(Name and Address): Nicholas H. Ores, Esq.
attorney for Petitioner Linda K. Phoebus 107 West 29th Street, Ste. 205 Loveland, CO 80538
Phone Number: 970-461-0754
E-mail: nick@oreslaw.com
FAX Number: Atty. Reg. #: 29603
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED Respondent: Danielle Lee Hermanson
You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint [petition] filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Petition (Motion) to Modify Parenting Time may be obtained from the clerk of the court.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to Petition (Motion) to Modify Parenting Time in writing within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Petition (Motion) to Modify Parenting Time] without further notice.
This is an action: In family court to modify parenting time.
Legal Notice No. BSB3150
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: June 13, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, 80601
Plaintiff: FRONTERRA VILLAGE FILING NO.3 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation.
Defendants: JOSEPH S. MENDIOLA; PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.
Case Number: 2023CV30329
Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC
Stephane R. Dupont, #39425
Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone Number: (720) 644-6115
AMENDED SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Under a January 13, 2024, Order on Amended Motion for Default Judgment of Foreclosure and Order and Decree of Foreclosure in the abovecaptioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:
Original Lienee(s) Joseph S. Mendiola
Original Lienor
Fronterra Village Filing No. 3
Homeowners Association, Inc.
Current Holder of the evidence of debt Fronterra Village Filing No. 3
Homeowners Association, Inc.
Date of Lien being foreclosed
August 16, 2022
Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed August 17, 2022
County of Recording Adams
Recording Information
2022000069761
Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness
$1,008.50
Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof
$8,856.90
Amount of Foreclosure Judgment entered January 13, 2023
$7,368.24
Description of property to be foreclosed:
LOT 8, BLOCK 13, FRONTERRA VILLAGE FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known as: 16483 East 98th Way, Commerce City, CO 80022
THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE
PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.
AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on June 27th, 2024, at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, 1100 Judicial Center Drive. Brighton, CO 80601 sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 20, 2024
Name of Publication:
Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:
Stephane R. Dupont
The Dupont Law Firm, LLC PO Box 1073 Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: 720-644-6115
E-mail: sdupont@dupontlawco.com
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: May 10, 2024.
By: Gene R. Clapps
Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3156
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 20, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401
In re the Parental Responsibilities of: Lillian Rosalee Duke
Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB
and Respondent: KATHLEEN MARIE SCHWAAB
n/k/a KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE
Respondent: IAN COCHRAN
Attorneys For Petitioner: Mark D. Chapleau, Atty. Reg. 27167 Bloch & Chapleau, Cates, Ongert, LLC 1725 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80206
Phone Number: (303) 331-1700
Fax Number: (303) 355-0252
Email: mchaoleau@blochchaoleau.com
SUMMONS FOR ALLOCATION OF PARENT AL RESPONSIBILITIES
To the Respondents named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.
If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.
If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.
Your response must be accompanied with the current appropriate filing fee.
After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities ( decisionmaking and parenting time), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.
If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.
This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.
Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on· the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against all parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for Further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under § 14-10-108, C.R.S.
A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to § 14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.
Automatic Temporary Injunction -By Order of Colorado Law, All Parties are:
1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect;
2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party;
3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and
4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.
Respectfully submitted on March 21, 2024.
BLOCH & CHAPLEAU, CATES, ONGERT, LLC
Mark D. Chapleau #27167 Attorney for Petitioner
JEFFERSON County, Colorado Court Address: 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKWAY GOLDEN, CO. 80401
Plaintiff/Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB
v. Defendant/Respondent: KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE
Case Number: 24DR30312
Division Y CLERK’S CERTIFICATE FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
To: County/District Court, ADAMS County On 4/29/2024 (date) in the above titled action, an order granting change of venue was entered. I certify that reviewed and closed the above titled action and that the party screens are updated with the most current information.
* An active protection/restraining order exists and was entered on N/A.
* An unsatisfied judgment exists and was entered on N/A.
* An active support order exists and was entered on NIA.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Plaintiff/Petitioner. Amt(s) paid N/A or MIFP granted on N/A.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Defendant/Respondent. Amt(s) paid NIA or MIFP granted on NIA.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Other case parties, N/A (list all other parties). Amt(s) paid N/A or MIFP granted on NIA.
* A bond was entered on N/A and in the amount of NIA . The N/A (party) has paid ·NIA towards fines and costs.
Date:4/29/24
Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
Plaintiff/Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB V.
Defendant/Respondent: KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE AND IAN COCHRAN
Current Case Number: 2024DR632
Original Case Number: 2024DR30312 Division K Courtroom 502
CLERK’S RECEIPT FOR CHANGE OF VENUE To: County/District Court, Jefferson County I received the electronic records on change of venue on April 29, 2024. The case was created/ docketed on May 2, 2024.
Our case number is 2024DR632, and all future documents filed must be identified by our assigned Court case number.
Date:May 2, 2024
Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk
Copies mailed/E-served to Clerk of Court Jefferson County
Legal Notice No. BSB3177
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
Plaintiff: CEDAR BRIDGE OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Defendants: JULIANA T. BENNETT; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; ALEX VILLAGRAN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.
Attorneys for Plaintiff: SCHAEFER LEGAL, LLC Brianna L. Schaefer, #34078 Address: 12650 W 64th Avenue, #E197 Arvada, Colorado 80004 Phone Number: 720-806-0161
SUMMONS
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you
are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
This is an action affecting the property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as in personam proceeding.
The following documents are also served herewith:
District Court Civil (CV) Case Cover Sheet Complaint, Exhibits A-D, Lis Pendens
Dated: January 08, 2024.
SCHAEFER LEGAL, LLC
By: Brianna L. Schaefer #34078Plaintiff’s Address:
c/o Homestead Management Corporation
1499 W. 121st Avenue, #100 Westminster, Colorado 80234
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT.
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Legal Notice No. BSB3129
First Publication: May 9, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
District Court, Adams County, State of Colorado Court Address: Adams County Courthouse 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601
In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of:
Ivan Leech, a/k/a Ivan Dudden Leech, Deceased; Carolyn Leech, a/k/a Carolyn Virginia Leech, Deceased; and Mark Opie, a/k/a Mark David Opie, Deceased
Case Number: 2024PR030365
Attorney for the Petitioner: Marcus Behm 32375 County Road 13.5 Manzanola, Colorado 81058
Phone Number: (719) 543-4357 Attorney Registration Number: 39396
NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S.
To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession):
1. Leslie G. Harmon
2. Elizabeth Louise Kintonis
3. Alexis Elizabeth Opie
4. Eric Raymond Opie
5. George Paul Taylor
6. Ricardo David Taylor
7. Karyn Kay Ivie
8. Lonnie Lee Leech
9. Bruce Ralph Leech
A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving a mineral interest in the following property (including legal description if real property):
Township 1 South, Range 66 West, of the 6th P.M.
That part of the SE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Section 27; thence North 90°00’00” West on an assumed bearing along the South line of said SE 1/4, a distance of 502.49 feet; thence North
00°14’00” West along a line parallel to the East line of said SE 1/4, a distance of 1425.79 feet to a point on the Southerly bank of Henrylyn Canal; thence along said bank by the following courses and distances: North 74°27’30” East, 201.70 feet; North 37°47’00” East, 500.00 feet; to a point on the East line of said SE 1/4 of Section 27; thence South 00°14’00” East, 1875.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Except the south 30.0 feet thereof. Containing 18.00 acres more or less Adams County, Colorado
The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
Date: July 19, 2024
Time: 8:00 A.M.
Address: Adams County Courthouse, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601
The hearing will take approximately one day.
Note:
• You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.
• Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.
• The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.
Date: May 9, 2024
/S/ Shane Kaiser
Shane Kaiser Okreek Oil and Gas II, LLC
475 17th Street, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Notice No. BSB3155
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Andrew J Prokop, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 466
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Lisa Simmons Personal Representative 4175 W Gelding Drive Phoenix Arizona 85053
Legal Notice No. BSB3180
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 20, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Jean Karen Clemens, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 176
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Thomas O’Miles Clemens
Personal Representative 2274 South Marion Denver CO 80201
Legal Notice No. BSB3173
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 20, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Matthew McClelen, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30189
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September
23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Karik McClelen & Cindy McClelen
Co-Personal Representatives
c/o: The Klug Law Firm LLC PO Box 6683
Breckenridge CO 80424-6683
Legal Notice No. BSB3157
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of E JOYCE MORGAN, ELEANOR JOYCE MORGAN, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 182
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
ELIZABETH NADLER
Personal Representative 780 S 5TH CT
BRIGHTON CO 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3176
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 20, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTYOF ADAMS Division D1 No. 23JV30210
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Precious Nevaeh Maestas Reinhardt, Danaya Arielle Moe,DeucianoDaniel Moe, Davonni Esekiel Moe, Davianna Lenae Moe
A Child(ren), and Concerning
Tonya Lynn Maestas, Edward Reinhardt, Daniel Charles Moe Respondents:
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Edward Reinhardt
You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.
You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.
You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 19th day of August, 2024 at the hour of 10:10 a.m. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 28th day of May, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3178
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTYOF ADAMS Division D1 No. 24JV30064
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Karisma Christensen Marcom
A Child, and Concerning
Cassandra Marcom, Izack Christensen Respondents:
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Cassandra Marcom
You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above-named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.
You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.
You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 27th day of June 2024 at the hour of 8:50 a.m. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 22nd day of May 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3172
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###
Public Notice
NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF WELD RE-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of the Weld RE-8 School District for the ensuing year of 2024-2025; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed at the Weld RE-8 Administration Office located at 200 S Fulton Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621, and online at https://www. weld8.org/, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at two public hearings of the Board of Education of the District to be held at 200 South Fulton Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621, along with virtually, on May 9th, 2024 at 6:00pm and June 13, 2024 at 6:00pm. Any elector with the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget on June 27, 2024, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.
WELD RE-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT
By: Jessica Holbrook Director of Business & FinanceLegal Notice No. FLP1038
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: June 27, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Coors Energy Company (PO Box 4030, Golden,
CO 80402) has filed an application for a Phase II and Phase III bond release for successfully completing final reclamation on a portion of the Keenesburg Mine with the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS, permit C-1981-028, approved November 3, 1981). The bond release application requests Phase II bond release in Area 30 (9.7 acres) and Phase III bond release in Areas 23, 29, 30, and 31 (30.6 acres) within the mine site. These areas have been backfilled and graded and seeding took place between 2002 and 2009. Phase I bond release has been approved for all four areas and Phase II bond release has been approved for Areas 23, 29, and 31. All four areas have been shown to meet the approved standards for cover, herbaceous production, and species composition for the site. The current bond is a corporate surety of $818,406.00 prior to the proposed release and the amount requested for release is $98,287.00. The areas proposed are located within the southwest quarter of Section 25, Township 3 North, Range 64 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Weld County, CO. Coors Energy Company is the surface owner of the property for which bond release is being requested. The permit area is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, CO and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. A copy of the bond release application is available for public review at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office (1402 N 17th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631), the Keenesburg Town Hall, and at the DRMS (1313 Sherman St, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203). In accordance with Rule 3.03.2(3) any person with a valid legal interest which might be adversely affected by release of the bond, or any federal, state, or local governmental agency with jurisdiction over regulated activities at the mine shall have the right to file written objections to or comments upon the requested release and/ or file a request for an informal conference with the DRMS within thirty (30) days of the last publication of this notice, or within thirty (30) days of the completed bond release inspection to be conducted by the DRMS whichever is later. All comments, objections, and requests must be submitted in writing to the DRMS at 1001 E 62nd Ave, Room 215, Denver, CO 80216.
Legal Notice No. FLP1039
First Publication: May 16, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before September 27, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Charles E. Longtine
Charles E. Longtine, P.C. 9035 Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2500 Westminster, CO 80021
Legal Notice No. FLP1046
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GILBERT C. EVANS, aka GILBERT CHARLES EVANS, aka GIL EVANS, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30245
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before September 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kathi E. Urban
Personal Representative c/o Kristofer M. Simms Caplan and Earnest LLC 3107 Iris Avenue, Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80301
Legal Notice No. FLP1045
First Publication: May 23, 2024
Last Publication: June 6, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press ###
