A majority of Americans worry more about children losing access to books that could teach them something about the world than they do about children being exposed to potentially inappropriate material.
And most trust teachers and school librarians to make good choices about the books they stock at school.
But they also think age appropriateness is a legitimate reason to restrict book access, especially for elementary students. And there are big di erences on the issue between liberals and conservatives, between LGBTQ adults and others, and between parents and non-parents. at’s all according to new polling from the Knight Foundation that examines public attitudes toward book restrictions in public schools. Knight talked to more than 4,500 adults, including 1,413 parents of children aged 18 or younger, and oversampled parents of color to better capture their perspectives.
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Fort Lupton’s new County Service Center open for business
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Southeastern Weld County residents now have a place closer to home to take care of county business, ranging from voter registrations to health concerns.
Weld County Board of Commissioners and Fort Lupton o cials hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration August 15 at Weld County’s new County Service Center at 2960 9th St.
“I love the idea of the commissioner’s bringing services to the citizens rather than the citizens having to go to nd services,” Fort Lupton Mayor Zo Hubbard said. “ at’s a great move forward, and I’m always happy to steal the service from Firestone. My son lives within viewing distance of the Firestone o ces, so I see how busy they were.”
It shows how much Fort Lupton and its surroundings have grown, she said. “I’m happy that we can take the overow and do more for our citizens, and the fact that we have grown so much in the last ve or six, or seven years has put exactly that demand on this area of the county,” Hubbard said. “It’s amazing the commissioners have seen t to provide us with a great new building.”
e new facility has accessible services in one building for community needs, such as the Motor Vehicle, Probation Services Department and the Clerk and Recorder’s o ce. e probation department will provide support services to people who are on probation.
Weld County Commission Chairman Kevin Ross said the new o ce shows the county’s commitment to residents of the southern part of the county.
“It’s exciting to be here today in this building, which isn’t just about opening a building,” Ross said. “We put brick and mortar up all around the county. is building represents our commitment to Weld County, to this area of our great county and the Fort Lupton area and beyond.”
Higher demand in Fort Lupton
After cutting the ribbon to open the facility, residents were invited in to tour the o ces.
“We’ve continued to do many things regarding our facilities and master planning this year, as well as county commissioners, and we can see where
the higher demand for those services comes from in Fort Lupton,” Ross said.
“How can we meet that here in Fort Lupton?” he said. “Let’s start bringing our services from Greeley and beyond down here to help out the residents around the Fort Lupton area. e services o ered here will improve lives, either through the convenience of location or simple access that may not have existed before,” he said.
“ is is a promise from the county commissioners and beyond to you that we are committed to this region. So, we are incredibly excited about it, and we’re here to work for you.”
Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, said county sta has the duty and the ability to serve all the residents in the area, and can ensure that residents can get their vehicles registered and licensed easily.
“ e fun part is we can issue couples their marriage and civil union licenses,” Koppes said. “We’re excited because we were a little cramped at the older building. We only had a little space often that the line would come out into this parking lot.”
Services should also be more ecient, she said.
“With the facilities and the ability to expand our area, we now have the op-
tion of having a lot more service desks,” she added. “We have the option to have everybody have a seat instead of standing. It’s awesome where we are in the building that you do have a seat while waiting, served by one of my clerk and recorder sta .”
ey are also prettier. Koppes said the new o ces have a much better view of the mountains from the windows and the sta is thrilled to have better facilities for their customers.
“We are the most public-facing department in the county. We’re delighted that we can expand in this area, add more desks, and get you in and out because your time is essential, and we acknowledge that. We want you to be able to enjoy this fantastic area,” Koppes.
Construction on the building began in 2023. e 16,818-square-foot building cost $5.3 million and took nine months to complete.
Health Clinic
Commissioner Ross said the services housed in the building include the clerk and recorder and justice services. It also hosts the health department, which includes a licensed pharmacy and a food testing laboratory a liated with the Food and Drug Administration, he said.
e facility also hosts a Public Health Services Clinic, Weld County’s second. e rst is located at 1555 North 17th Ave. in Greeley.
e Health Services Clinic will be open every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., o ering a wide range of vaccines, including those required for school entry as well as optional immunizations recommended by healthcare professionals. With the school year starting, these services are in especially high demand.
Jason Chessher, Weld County Health Department Director, thanked his sta for their hard work.
“If not for the sta members, there would be no Department of Public Health and Environment,” Chessher said.
“I know they’re excited to get into the facility and are putting it to good use. e health department is not very good at building facilities, but I want to recognize our facilities department, as well as several other support departments, that make this possible. is is a growing part of the county. e demand for public health services is growing. We’re excited to be here to help those with resources with needs and meet those demands.”
The board of commissioners, Fort Lupton Mayor and the sta cut the ribbon, o cially opening Weld County’s new Fort Lupton Service Center Aug. 15.
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Here Are the Work-Arounds That Will Keep Sellers Paying Buyer Agents’ Commission
The biggest work-around is Section 29 of the state-approved (and mandated) Contract to Buy & Sell, shown at right.
As shown below in this week’s (and last week’s) featured new listing, many ads, brochures and websites for listings will now contain the notice that “Seller offers __% compensation to buyer brokers.”
Absent that offer, however, the buyer can use Sec. 29.1 of their purchase contract to specify the compensation paid by the seller to their agent. This is where the offered compensation, such as for the listing below, is to be inserted — or, if none is offered, the buyer’s demand for compensation is inserted.
amendment to their buyer agency agreement setting the commission rate at 2% and writing that amount in Sec. 29.1 of the purchase contract. Or, they could decide to write 2.5% in Sec. 29.1 anyway and see if the seller will sign it. If the seller counters the offer, changing it to 2.0%, if the seller wants to accept the counterproposal, they can still amend the buyer agency agreement before signing the counterproposal.
Of course, the buyer might like his broker so much, that he or she will offer to pay the extra 0.5%, although that would be unusual. As I wrote last week, I’ll be surprised if many (or any) buyers end up paying anything to their broker.
wants to sell her or his home is going to deny any compensation to buyer brokers and that you can defer the conversation about adjusting the buyer compensation until the buyer is ready to make an offer of a house they want.
One complication of this strategy is that the buyer will have already signed a buyer agency agreement with his or her broker, stating the commission amount, if any, that the buyer is willing to pay, and if the seller falls short of that percentage or dollar amount, the buyer must make up the difference.
But, not to worry — there’s a simple workaround for that. At any time during the term of the buyer agent agreement (called the “Exclusive Right-to-Buy Listing Contract”), it can be amended by mutual agreement of the buyer and his or her broker.
Let’s say, for example, that the buyer has signed a buyer agency agreement with 2.5% as the promised compensation to their broker. A seller has offered 2.0%. In discussion prior to writing the offer, the buyer might negotiate an
The opposite scenario could be true. The buyer may have signed a buyer agency agreement in which the rate is 2.5%, but the seller has advertised that they will pay 2.8%. The rule is that the buyer’s broker can’t accept more than is specified in their signed agreement with their buyer. No problem — amend the buyer agency agreement to 2.8% before writing the offer. However, if there’s a bidding war, the buyer and broker might decide to write 2.5% into their offer, hoping that competing offers will include 2.8% for their buyers’ brokers.
Buyers will likely say upfront that they don’t want to pay a dime (or more than a nominal amount) to the broker representing them in their home search.
The smart broker (which, of course, includes all Golden Real Estate brokers) will point out Sec. 29.1 and quote this article saying that it has become a “buyer’s market” and that no seller who
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Meanwhile, a broker wanting to represent a buyer needs to be confident enough of the value he or she provides to the buyer to say that they won’t work with that buyer unless they agree to some minimum compensation for that value. For me personally, I would put that minimum at a minimum of 2.0%, given the value every buyer gets from
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Broker Associate Austin Pottorff Specializes in Land
Personally, I prefer to work one-onone with buyers and sellers, as do most of my broker associates. But Austin Pottorff is different. He loves to find owners of larger parcels of land and help them sell to one of his many buyers, some of whom are developers looking for sites to build multi-family neighborhoods.
Earlier this year, with a little help from me, Austin sold a commercial property in Golden (Mountain Muffler, at 2200 Ford Street) to a developer. He currently has three land parcels under contract, one in Pleasant View, and two in Arvada, and he has three
active listings, including a veterinary hospital on three acres at 9251 N. Wadsworth Ave. for $2,490,000, an 8acre parcel on the I-70 south frontage road in Wheat Ridge for $6,000,000, and another land parcel elsewhere in Jefferson County.
If you have land you’d like to sell or are looking to buy land, give Austin a call at 970-281-9071, or email him at Austin@GoldenRealEstate.com
Austin’s fellow associates and I are impressed at the quality of his work identifying such land opportunities and even creating aerial videos of them as part of his marketing strategy.
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Enjoy maintenance-free living in the quiet community called Masters Park. This townhome at 9444 Southern Hills Circle is being sold by its original owners, who purchased the home 25 years ago. You’ll like the updated kitchen and primary suite with its updated 5-piece bathroom and its spacious deck overlooking the green space behind. As you will see on its website, this home has been tastefully decorated including, for example, the walls of the powder room painted by a local artist in a bamboo theme! It’s a friendly community too, with get-togethers Monday evenings in the gazebo next to this home. The golf course is behind the homes across the street! Some furniture is available for purchase outside of closing. Look for the list with prices on the coffee table. Visit www.LoneTreeHome.info for interior and exterior photos, floor plans, a narrated video walk-through and an aerial video. Greg Kraft will be holding it open on Saturday, Aug. 31st, 11 to 1, or call 720-353-1922 to request a showing. Note: Seller offers 2.8% commission to buyer’s broker.
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As more communities across the Front Range report instances of West Nile virus, Adams County is stepping up e orts to help residents avoid the disease and the mosquitos that help spread it.
e Adams County Health Department will be distributing free cans of insect repellent that contain Picaridin at its clinics beginning Aug. 28. e o ces are located at 1401 W. 122nd Ave. #200, in Westminster, and at 7000 Broadway Suite 400, in Denver. Picaridin is an odorless, non-greasy insect repellant developed as an alternative to DEET, which can be harmful to plastic items such as sunglasses and clothing. Picaridin doesn’t irritate the skin or damage plastics, according to the county, and can be used on children older than two months old. e health department also plans
to give out the repellant at community outreach events throughout the end of summer and into the early fall. More information is available at the health department’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X pages.
Colorado reported its rst human case of West Nile virus in 2024, a woman in Arapahoe County, in June. Since then, the disease has been reported in Denver and Colorado Springs. Boulder County reported its rst human case of West Nile virus in Longmont on Aug. 20. e virus was rst detected in mosquitoes in Adams County in July.
August and September are traditionally the two months with the highest number of people catching West Nile Virus from bites of infected mosquitoes. In 2023, Colorado had 634 reported human cases, including 45 in Adams County. Colorado had 51 deaths in 2023.
West Nile virus can strike healthy people of any age and can cause neurological impairments and swelling in the brain for those who get a severe case. People should seek medical at-
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tention if they notice symptoms, including fever, headache, body aches, tiredness, rash, confusion, nausea and vomiting.
Adams County Health also urges anyone outside to take several precautions, such as limiting activities outdoors at dawn and dusk when the mosquitoes are most active. ey should also wear long pants, longsleeved shirts, and socks and should spray their clothing with insect repellent.
Homeowners should install or repair screens on windows and doors and empty standing water around their homes at least once a week. at includes bird baths, portable pools, tires, planters and pet water dishes.
Standing water that cannot be drained— including ponds, ditches, clogged rain gutters, and puddles— should be treated with larvicide “doughnuts” that can be purchased at hardware stores.
More information about West Nile Virus can be found on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s West Nile virus webpage.
Infected mosquitoes carry the West Nile virus and Colorado residents are encouraged to take preventative measures this summer as it gets hotter.
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Talking politics, street lights and a quinceanera in downtown Brighton
BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Jesus Alvarado Gonzelez had a busy day Aug. 17 at his downtown Brighton restaurant El Taco’n Madres.
His daughter, Roxanna Lucero Navarro was scheduled to celebrate her quinceanera in the function space above his restaurant, complete with emerald green and champagne formal wear, balloons and a throne for the birthday girl.
But he’d also agreed to meet with Brighton City Councilor Matt Johnston as he and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo toured Latino-owned businesses in downtown Brighton.
Both Johnston and Caraveo are on this November’s ballot, Caraveo seeking re-election to her District 8 congressional seat and Johnston the Colorado State Senate District 13 seat.
Outreach
“We have three di erent businesses we’ve selected and we’re going to go business to business and talk to them,” Johnston said. “We’ve done a lot for the businesses along Main Street, but I don’t think we’ve done as much for the Latino businesses there. ey just may not know what kind of resources we have, so I thought it would be a good chance to put a spotlight on that.”
Johnston said Latino business owners might not realize grants and programs are available to help small businesses.
“When I went into some of those businesses and told them I was a City Councilor, there was a bit of fear,” he
said. “I’m telling you that we, as government o cials, need to make sure that the Latino community does not feel that way, not only in Brighton but every small business, or large business.”
e politicians — joined by Brighton City Manager Michael Martinez, fellow City Councilor Peter Padilla and Caraveo’s sta — started at Gonzalez’ restaurant. ey walked in the door seconds before the white limousine bearing the birthday girl and her court of honor pulled up.
Gonzalez didn’t blink at the timing, settling the politicians at a table in his restaurant downstairs with fresh tacos and soft drinks while he escorted his daughter and her entourage upstairs — even inviting Caraveo and Johnston up to take a picture.
A ten-year Brighton resident, Gonzalez said he started with a food truck four years ago, opening his restaurant downtown last fall.
Street lights
Next, the group crossed Bridge Street to visit beauty salon Rene’ Salon de Belleza.
Salon owner Rene Rubio told the politicians his main concern is the lack of street lights behind his salon, along S. Cabbage Avenue. at’s where most of his sta park and they worry about walking to their cars when the salon is open past sunset.
Johnston said that’s exactly what he was talking about.
“ at’s something he was reluctant to approach the city about,” Johnston said. “But it’s something that really has an impact on his businesses and
his sta and it’s something the city can do something about. So, I’m glad we brought the City Manager.”
e group then went back along Main Street to visit Lobato Construction at 123 Main Street, where owner Tim Lobato was happy to show o the renovation of his circa 1890 building as his Colorado headquarters. e company is a subcontractor working on structural concrete projects, such as bridges and rail services.
“I haven’t been very political over the years,” Lobato told the politicians.
“But now I’m on the Colorado Contractor’s Association, so I’m starting to listen to all of this now.”
e afternoon tour ended with a
rally at Alex’s Main Bar and Karaoke at 29 Main St., where the three Democratic candidates for the Adams County Commission waited with a group of Caraveo supporters.
Caraveo said much of her campaign is about working people and the struggles they have.
“And so as a government, we should be making it easier so that people who have that entrepreneurial spirit who have ideas and who want to contribute to their communities can do it without fear looming over them,” Caraveo said. “We saw businesses today who have done that and been able to take that leap and employ people in their community.”
Democratic Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, left, and State Senate District 13 candidate Matt Johnston, a Brighton City Councilor, pose with Quinceanera Roxanna Lucero Navarro Aug. 17 in Brighton. The two politicians were visiting with Navaro’s father and stopped by her celebration to take a picture.
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District Attorney seeks backing for Family Justice Center
The FJC would o er centralized help for domestic violence victims in Adams and Broomfield counties
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A typical victim of domestic violence who lives in Commerce City must travel over 25 miles to get to
University Hospital for medical treatment and spend at least 36 minutes telling her story.
She will then have to go to the Adams County courthouse to start a long, drawn-out process for a protection order. She also faces trips to the Department of Human Services, Colorado Legal Services as well as grueling interviews with police and prosecutors.
In all, a domestic violence victim in Commerce City will have to travel 171 miles to get access to basic services. By car, this could take
250 minutes. By bus, it could take 22 hours, Adams County District Attorney Brian Mason told the Westminster City Council Tuesday. is, Mason said, “does not include the number of hours spent at each location, completing forms, recounting her experience, asking and answering questions, waiting in lines or obtaining necessary items and paperwork.”
Mason recounted the massive obstacles domestic violence victims sometimes face in Adams County for councilors in his pitch
to the formation of an all-inclusive Family Justice Center to serve residents of Adams of Broom eld counties.
Mason said Monday he was laying the groundwork for the Center and would eventually be back to ask for funding to get the facility underway. Porchlight is the inspiration He said the Center would be patterned after an existing Family Justice Center, operating now in Lakewood by PorchLight.
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e FJC in Lakewood provides comprehensive legal, emotional and critical support services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abuse of at-risk individuals, elder abuse and human tra cking, according to a city sta report to the council. Key government agencies, law enforcement, community, social and legal services and DA o ces are on-site at the PorchLight facility to make it easier for victims and survivors to get help, the report said.
Mason said he wants the Adams/ Broom eld site to do the same.
“We want it to be a one-stop
shop for victims of domestic violence,” Mason said e proposed FJC would help tackle the “scourge of domestic violence” in Adams County, he said. Cases of domestic abuse hit new highs during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained high.
As evidence, Mason pointed to a Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board 2023 annual report which found that Adams recorded 17 fatalities linked to domestic violence in 2022. Only El Paso County, with 20, recorded more.
e planned FJC in Adams County would get a victim of domestic abuse key services more quickly and e ciently and before it is too late.
“…We don’t have to see them on an autopsy table,” Mason said.
A permanent location for the
Adams/Broom eld FJC has not been identi ed, he said, adding a temporary spot will be used for at least a year to get the operation moving.
PorchLight is funded through various means, including contributions from cities and county partners, the sta report states. In the police department’s 2025 proposed budget, the City of Westminster’s commitment to PorchLight is $29,776.27, the report states.
Mason said a similar funding plan will be needed for the Adams/Broom eld FJC. Councilors said they were willing to commit Westminster dollars for the FJC.
“ is e ort saves lives and saves dollars,” said City Councilor Claire Carmelia. “ ese preventive measures do help our economy.”
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South Platte Valley Historical Society Fundraising Pancake Breakfast
e fundraiser is on Trapper Days, Saturday, September 7, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Fort Lupton Lupton Fire Station 1, 1121 Denver Ave., Fort Lupton Lupton. All you can eat pancake breakfast, sausage, co ee, orange juice, or water. e cost is $12 cash. Kids under six years old eat free.
‘I Voted’ design competition opens to high school students
e Colorado Secretary of State’s Ofce is inviting high school students to participate in its “I Voted” digital sticker competition. e winning design will be sent to voters via BallotTrax after they vote in the upcoming General Election. It will also be featured on the Secretary of State’s website, media channels, press releases and in media coverage. Sta from the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce will also present the award during an assembly at the artist’s school. e entry deadline is Sept. 2. More information can be found at https://www.sos.state.co.us/ pubs//elections/votedSticker/contest. html.
Gov. Polis highlights $2.7 million classroom investment
Gov. Jared Polis, in partnership with DonorsChoose, has announced $2.7 million in funding from the Governor Emergency Education Relief to help educators make purchases that support students. Teachers can receive up to $600 in supplies per classroom. To learn more about this opportunity, teachers should visit donorschoose.org and enter the code COLORADO. Teachers can submit their project requests beginning in early August, until funds are fully allocated.
Rendevous runs from runs from Sept. 5 through 7 this year. It features an array of events and demonstrations, such as primitive shooting and archery, knife and hawk throwing, re starting, adult and kid games, and more. e park opens from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call 303-8571710 or visit the South Platte Historial Society at www.spvhs.org. It is located at 2001 Historic Pkwy, Fort Lupton, CO 80621.
Water World goes to the dogs Sept. 7 Water World, Colorado’s rst and largest waterpark, is hosting its 7th Annual Bow Wow Beach Doggie Day Sept. 7.
Dogs of all sizes are invited to splash, swim, fetch, and play in four of the park’s signature attractions before Water World drains and cleans the pools for winter. is annual event is organized in partnership with Adams County’s Riverdale Animal Shelter, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the shelter. is year, the shelter is also collecting gently used blankets, towels, and washcloths at the entrance to the event. Each family who brings a donation will receive a free dog treat.
Unscrambling the 2024 November ballot over breakfast
A fur ban, property taxes, school choice, the fate of mountain lions and more are topics before Colorado voters in November. e nonpartisan Common Sense Institute will highlight these issues in its 2024 ballot guide, a resource for voters that includes data, analysis and a description of the issues. A discussion costs $25 and will take place from 7:30-9 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Dome at AMG, 6295 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village. Link: https://tinyurl.com/mvanhk27.
While the dogs play, their human family members can enjoy food and beverages for purchase and visit community booths from Riverdale Animal Shelter, the City of Federal Heights Police and Animal Control Department, Hike Doggie, Fi Smart Collars, and Oat Paws Ice Cream. $1 from every Oat Paws purchase will be donated to Riverdale Animal Shelter.
Tickets are $9.99 per pup (plus taxes and fees) and can be purchased online at WaterWorldColorado.com.
Dogs can choose from one of three play sessions: 8:15am-9:45am, 10:00am11:30am, and 11:45am-1:15pm. All pups must be 1+ years of age, have a signed vaccination waiver, and be accompanied by a responsible adult owner. Humans are not permitted in the water. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.WaterWorldColorado.com.
Parsons hosts A Night of Latin Jazz with the CJRO
e Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra is thrilled to partner with the Samba Colorado dance company to launch its 2024/25 Jazz Series at Northglenn’s Parsons eatre at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14. e evening will be lled with music from Latin America and promises to be an exciting night with this rst-time collaboration.
Vocalist Marion Powers will be featured along with dancers from Samba Colorado. e theater is located at 1 East Memorial Parkway in Northglenn. For more information, contact the box o ce at 303450-8888.
Blessings in a Bag
Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an all-volunteer 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.
City committees need members
Fort Lupton is looking for several community-minded individuals to ll openings on several boards that advise the City Council and help run city programs. e Cemetery Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee, Golf Committee, the Library Board, Public Safety Committee and the Senior Advisory Committee have openings. e openings consist of a two-year term running through the end of 2024. If you or anyone you know is interested in serving in a committee, please complete a committee application at https://www.fortluptonco.gov/966/IWant-To-Apply-for-a-Committee on the city’s website.
Waves of Grain on Wednesdays
Waves of Grain Farmers Market is at Railroad Park in Fort Lupton, at the intersection of 4th Street and Paci c Avenue, each Wednesday this summer. e goal is to provide fresh, clean, nutritious food from local and regional farms, ranches, and dairies.
Waves of Grain aims to keep prices low so your family can a ord to eat the best food to stay happy and healthy. Organic and regenerative farm-fresh produce from Boulder, Weld, and Larimer Counties. Also from Weld County: pastured pork and 100% grass-fed beef from a ranch in La Salle; fresh, organic eggs from a family farm in Kersey. Plus excellent cheddar cheeses from Durham, Kansas and goat cheeses from the Colorado mountain region.
Co ee with a Cop Sept. 4
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. Sept. 4 at Hard Bean Co ee.
Water district seeks to dump TABOR limits
South Adams County Water and Sanitation District considers ballot measure
BY LONDON LYLE
SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
e clock is ticking down to the Sept. 9 deadline to add ballot measures for consideration in Colorado’s upcoming November general election.
e South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, which supplies drinking water to Commerce City, is among the entities considering adding a question to the ballot in the next couple of weeks.
e proposed measure would seek voter approval to exempt the district from the revenue collection limits imposed by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), a constitutional amendment passed by Colorado voters in 1992 that limits the amount of revenue that state and local governments can collect and spend.
e practice of gaining voter approval to transcend these scal limits has been dubbed “de-Brucing” here in the Centennial State, snidely named after the author of TABOR, Douglas Bruce.
If it passes, the water district will join the ranks of the majority of Colorado cities and districts that have undergone the process, including the City and County of Denver, which ap-
proved a de-Brucing measure in 2012, numerous municipalities in Boulder County, including the city of Boulder and the Boulder Valley School District, and even Commerce City and the South Adams County Fire Protection District.
“Adams County themselves have done this,” said eresa Friess, Public A airs Coordinator at the water district. “But we’re a special district. As a water and wastewater provider, we’ve just never gone to the voters with this request before.”
e district’s Board of Directors hosted a special Aug. 26 meeting to listen to public input before deciding whether to place the measure on the ballot. Should the board decide to move forward with the measure, it
will appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Only voters within the district, which primarily provides water and wastewater services to Commerce City and parts of unincorporated Adams County, would be eligible to decide the measure’s fate. An estimated 70,000 residents rely on the water district’s services, according to a recent press release.
Signi cantly, if approved by voters, the measure won’t raise taxes – for anyone. Instead, it would grant the district authorization to collect, retain, and spend all revenue it receives, including funds from state and local grants, sans any TABOR-imposed caps.
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“As a water utility that serves an environmentally impacted community, we need the exibility to access all of the grant funding we are quali ed to receive. at’s why this ballot question is urgent now,” District Manager Abel Moreno said in the release.
at kind of increased nancial exibility could help the district as it seeks to address several pressing water quality issues in Commerce City, including managing emerging chemical contaminants such as PFAS, revamping water and wastewater infrastructure, and improving its sustainability e orts.
According to their website, the district’s primary sources of revenue are water and sewer bills, property tax
revenue and grant funding. However, due to current TABOR restrictions, their ability to increase annual revenue is limited. is is because their property tax revenue cannot exceed
the previous year’s tax revenue plus in ation and a local growth factor, or 5.5% of the previous year’s total tax revenue, whichever is less. TABOR also puts a cap on non-utility
fund revenue increases.
As a result, the district can’t take advantage of all potential grant opportunities, because the revenue from these grants could go beyond the legal revenue limit. is poses a serious problem to the district’s ongoing environmental endeavors, especially those concerning water.
One of the key water quality improvement projects that the district has taken on is the Ennis Water Softening Facility. e facility, which opened in 2021, uses a sustainable process to remove calcium “hardness” from drinking water. It is the largest of its kind in the United States. e result is “softer” water that not only meets the needs of local residents but also provides nancial bene ts, because it makes household appliances run more e ciently and last longer.
The Metro Water Recovery Northern Treatment Plant is part of the water district and serves portions of Adams County, Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Denver, and Denver International Airport. FILE PHOTO
Colorado farmers aren’t to blame for higher food prices
According to a recent study by Purdue University, eight of 10 consumers say they have felt food in ation over the past year. While the rate of retail food in ation has slowed to about 2.2%, as compared with 4.4% a year ago, consumers are undoubtedly feeling the cumulative e ect of COVID-era in ation.
It is logical to assume that rising food prices are due, at least in part, to farmers receiving higher prices for the food they raise. As a fourth-generation farmer, I can tell you that the prices farmers receive are not the problem. For example, wheat today is $2 per bushel lower than it was in 2022, and corn is $3.50 per bushel lower today than in 2022.
I can also tell you that beginning with the COVID years, we saw huge increases in our costs to produce food, but these costs pale in comparison to what our own lawmakers have done to harm Colorado agriculture.
ree years ago, the Colorado General Assembly passed and Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 87, also known as the Agricultural Labor Rights and Responsibilities Act, or ALRRA. is law contains sweeping changes for ag employers, including the requirement to pay overtime. Produce farmers earn nearly all their annual income in just a few months, requiring farmers and their employees to work very long hours in summer. Farm employees in all but a few states are exempt from overtime.
ALRRA changed this for Colorado farmers, who now pay employees overtime after 56 hours during peak season. To those not familiar with the realities of farmwork, it seems logical to pay farm employees overtime pay, but this new ALRRA provision is harming the farmer and the employee. Most farmers do not have the nancial margin to pay overtime and must either hire additional employees or cut back on production.
Many Colorado ag employees come to Colorado under temporary work visas, a federal government program referred to as H-2A. e acute shortage of domestic farm workers has led many farms — large and small — to hire foreign workers through this program. H-2A employers pay federal government fees as well as the employee’s round-trip travel,
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housing and transportation during their time in the United States. Required by the H-2A program, Colorado employers this year will pay their H-2A employees a minimum of $16.63 per hour.
anks to the passage of ALRRA, these foreign workers are no longer able to maximize their earnings while away from their families. Most farm employees will have their work weeks limited to 56 or fewer hours during peak season, as compared with up to 80 hours they may have elected to work in the past. At $16.63 per hour, employees are seeing thinner paychecks, some as much as $400 less gross pay per week.
e rising cost of equipment, fertilizers, seed, packaging and other things farmers must buy to produce food and onerous laws such as ALRRA are causing net farm incomes to fall.
Another alarming statistic from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: e number of farms operating in the U.S. fell by 141,733 farms between 2017-2022. Colorado during this time lost 2,837 farms or 7.3% of its farmland.
Farmers love to grow your food, but we are tired. We are tired of over regulation. We are tired of law-
makers with no understanding of agriculture passing laws that hurt our ability to make a living. We are tired of consumers thinking that rising food costs mean farmers are making more money.
Fortunately, the water and the farmland we (and the bank) own have value. If we are unable to make a living raising food, it might make more sense for many farmers to sell, but where will that leave Coloradans accustomed to Rocky Ford melons, Pueblo chiles, Olathe sweet corn, Palisade peaches and so much other food they love?
Don’t blame the farmer for high food prices, but I ask you, who is to blame when there are no more farmers to grow food for Coloradans?
Chuck Hanagan is the president of the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and worked for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Colorado for 34 years. He was born and raised on the family’s Hanagan Family Farms near Swink.
is column was originally published in e Colorado Sun, and was printed in Colorado Community Media newspapers through a news sharing agreement.
BUSINESS
Chessler said the public health department o ers the services that folks have come to expect, as well as a safety net department for medical services for uninsured or underinsured folks, such as vaccinations, preventative care and cancer screenings.
“We will provide those in this facility and the sta ng to meet the demands for those services. We also o er many educational services,” Chessler said.
“Suppose you can’t remember the last time that you had a physical. We’re going to do pre-diabetes testing, so see us for that. at’s one of the many educational things we do to maintain overall health. Let people know.”
e clinic will also o er classes to help educate residents about preventing diabetes and keeping it progressing to more serious stages as well as other educational classes on healthy cooking and active lifestyles, he added.
“ ose are the services you can expect from our department in this facility. ank you again for coming; we’re excited to be here.”
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Sam Stephen “Steve” Earle September 5, 1945 - August 11, 2024
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Sam left this earthly realm on August 11, 2024, after battling health complications due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Sam served in Vietnam, arriving in Cam Rahn Bay, on his 23rd birthday. He was stationed in Phan Rang with his brother Mike, both in the 116th Combat Engineer Battalion.He is survived by his wife Angie, his siblings,
May 17, 1957 - August 12, 2024
In Loving
his children, and ve grandchildren. While there will be no public services, your stories, and experiences with Sam (Steve) will keep him alive in our hearts and minds.
In memory of Sam our “Wizard” listen to some Pink Floyd, drive some fun cars and carry humor in your life everywhere.
Karleen Rose (Snyder) Ring was born on May 17, 1957 in Sheridan Wyoming to Robert Snyder and Marjorie (Sanders) Snyder. She graduated from Brighton High School, in Brighton Colorado in 1975. She later earned her associates degree from Aims Community College. Karleen married the love of her life, Bradley A. Ring on December 1, 1990. Karleen and Brad have two children; Kari (Ring) Nielsen and Caleb Ring who they raised in ornton Colorado, before moving to Brighton Colorado in 2000. Karleen proudly has eight grandchildren; Austin Nielsen, Kennedi Nielsen, Creighton Nielsen, Colt Ring, Jayne Ring, Jemma Ring, Clyde Ring and Corbin Ring.
hours creating beautiful memories for her family to cherish for years to come. She often hosted “crops” all over Colorado, enjoying time with friends laughing, sharing stories and creating beautiful displays for her families. She loved building her collection of custom Longaberger Baskets, even visiting their headquarters in Ohio with her sister Lynette. Karleen loved her time at their family farm in Crook Colorado, attending branding, helping with harvest and being a part of a great community. Her dream was to live on the farm in Crook, that was her happy place.
Karleen adored her family and proudly dedicated her life to the ones that she loved. She enjoyed hosting friends and family at her home, creating so many wonderful memories and family traditions including her annual Pumpkin Carving Party for the last 20 years. She never missed a sporting event for her children, nieces or nephews, always supporting from the sidelines and cheering as loud as possible; sometimes for both teams. She was proud to be the team Mom, she quickly became the snack provider for her entire section during the countless Colorado Rockies games she attended.
Karleen loved scrapbooking, spending
Karleen was incredibly talented professionally; she owned and operated a Cake Bakery creating the most intricate cakes for every occasion. She was a Certi ed Master Gardener for Adams County, she also worked as at an accounting rm and later spent over 15 years working for the State of Colorado government.
Karleen had a deep faith in Jesus Christ and lovingly recognized the positive in each day, making sure to point out the “God Winks” along the way. She was later saddened by her limitations, but never complained and she accepted the path she was given with such grace.
She is preceded in death by her dad, Robert G. Snyder; father-in-law Melbourn D. Ring; mother-in-law Angela M. Ring; and her grandson Austin M. Nielsen.
Weld County Commission Chairman Kevin Ross said the county is excited to have Fort Lupton as the Weld’s for new County Service Center location at the center’s grand opening.
PHOTO BY BELEN WARD
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Karleen Rose (Snyder) Ring
Colorado to seal more than 100,000 criminal records
New law is called the Clean Slate Act
BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado is sealing more than 100,000 court records, the result of a new law that applies to nonviolent o enses and is intended to help people with criminal pasts pass background checks for jobs and housing.
Most of the crimes are misdemeanors and petty o enses, and many involved drugs or theft.
Colorado for years has allowed people to petition to seal their arrests and convictions, a process that requires legal guidance and possibly a hearing before a judge. But the new Clean the Slate Act directs the state judicial system to automatically seal records that are eligible.
e Colorado Judicial Department’s rst data scrape required under the law, which went into e ect July 1, identi ed more than 140,000 cases that were eligible.
While the government, including prosecutors, can still see the records, they will no longer appear in the background checks that are required by landlords, businesses and schools.
Who is eligible
Nonviolent crimes, including some felonies, are eligible — with
lots of exceptions. A small fraction — 1.4% — of the more than 140,000 identi ed records were felonies; the rest were misdemeanors and petty o enses. Arrests that did not result in charges are also eligible.
Misdemeanors and petty o enses must be at least seven years old. Felonies must be 10 years in the past.
Crimes cannot involve domestic violence, child abuse, sexual violence or sexual exploitation. e exemptions are complex, and under the previous system of petitioning to get records sealed, typically require the help of a lawyer.
e worst kinds of felonies, those rated Class 1, 2 or 3, are not eligible. at includes murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, aggravated robbery, tra cking children and many others. Other exemptions include tra c of-
fenses, driving under the in uence of alcohol or drugs, bodily injury, animal cruelty, identity theft, selling drugs, assault, menacing, indecent exposure, robbery and some burglaries.
How it works
e law requires that the Colorado Judicial Department produce a list four times per year of all records that are eligible to be automatically sealed, then pass that list along to district attorneys across the state. District attorneys in Colorado’s 22 judicial districts have 45 days to object to records in their regions. e rst round, which began in February, had some bumps — the state computer system included thousands of domestic violence records, even though those are not eligible. ey xed the error and created a
new list in March.
e list of eligible crimes dropped to about 141,000 from 148,000 after objections from district attorneys and the removal of domestic violence cases.
After the records are sealed in the judicial system, which is still in process, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has to remove them from background checks.
If a person whose record is sealed commits another crime, the record is unsealed and prosecutors can use it in court.
e petition system, the only option before the new law, is complex, time-consuming, and for some clients, traumatic, said Abbey Mo tt, a criminal defense attorney and co-founder of Expunge Colorado, a nonpro t that helps people seal their records.
“ is is a huge deal,” she said. “It allows people to move on, to have that redemption and restore their dignity, remove the stigma and contribute to society again.”
Mo tt in 2018 helped start Expunge Colorado, which has helped more than 600 people who have attended annual clinics to ask if they can seal their records. So far, the nonpro t has sealed more than 200 records. Many people come to clinics and nd out their criminal cases are not eligible.
The Robert A. Christensen Justice Center in the Castle Rock area, pictured in August 2023.
PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD
RECORDS
At e Sun’s request, Mo tt researched 45 conviction records that Expunge Colorado helped seal and found that 16 were felonies. Of those, 11 were drug o enses.
e nonpro t’s 15 volunteer attorneys most often are able to seal drug charges, as well as theft and trespassing records. Services are free and Expunge covers the court fees.
Despite the new law, Mo tt expects people will still seek out the nonpro t because they want their cases sealed as soon as possible. People can petition a court to seal records after three years, or wait seven
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is April, the district took on the Klein Enhancement Project, which cost $80 million. e project aims to tackle the presence of PFAS in the district’s water supply. e man-made chemicals in PFAS have been linked to adverse health e ects, something that has long been a concern among residents, making their removal from
to 10 years from the day they were convicted for the state to seal them automatically under the new law.
“A lot of people need the relief right away,” Mo tt said. “ ey want to apply for this job now. ey need housing now.”
e legislation in 2022 had bipartisan support, including from some in the business community who saw it as a way to widen the eligible workforce.
Why it matters
Marcus Weaver’s criminal past kept him from lling out the application to volunteer at his daughter’s private school, even though he wanted to pitch in like other parents. He just didn’t want school o cials to run a background check and discover that in 2008 he spent time locked up for
the water supply a top priority for the district. e Klein Enhancement Project will utilize ion-exchange water treatment technology to ensure that the community has access to safe, high-quality drinking water. Given the steep price tags attached to these water-related projects in a community so a ected by water issues, the ability to access additional funding through state and local grants would speed things along. But the TABOR revenue limits in place do the opposite, slowing down progress.
conspiracy to commit theft.
“When you look at me you would never think I was ever in trouble,” said Weaver, who since then has started a nonpro t that provides job training for people in jail and prison.
Weaver also opened a pickle company and hires people who are on parole. After they help him deliver pickles for a while, he helps them get hired by other businesses. “I work with guys getting out and they don’t know they got stu on their record that won’t let them get a job, even though they paid their time,” he said.
Employers, meanwhile, often just want someone dependable, but aren’t allowed to hire them if they can’t pass the background check. “I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that,” Weaver said.
e proposed ballot measure would allow the district to secure the necessary resources to continue its work on these and other projects, without relying on ratepayers to foot the bill.
Friess said the water district encouraged residents to participate in this civic engagement process by attending the Aug. 26 meeting.
“ e board is going to discuss the merits of this proposal and make the ultimate decision on if we are going to go to the voters or not,” she said.
For years, he has advocated for a change in state law that would help people who messed up in the past rebuild their lives, as he has done. “ e whole time I was in jail I was helping people with their resumes,” he said. “I was listening to guys talk about the fears of restarting their lives.” ree out of 10 Colorado residents have an arrest or conviction on their record, according to the Clean Slate Colorado coalition. When Colorado passed the law in 2022, it was the seventh state to do so since 2018, after Pennsylvania, Utah, Michigan, Connecticut, Delaware and Oklahoma. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.
“ is is a great opportunity for residents or community members to share any comments or feedback they would like to provide before the board makes that nal call.”If you would like to attend, it will be held at 6 p.m. at the Stevenson Administration O ce, at 6595 E. 70th Ave., Commerce City. ere is no need to pre-register; even if you plan on participating in the public comment portion of the meeting. It is openforum style with each speaker given three minutes to speak.
HIGH STAKES
What it takes to perform a mountain rescue
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Colorado’s mountains are nature’s playgrounds. Tourists from all over the world and Colorado residents alike escape to the extreme terrain for skiing, hiking, climbing, biking and more — but what happens when something goes wrong?
Several specialized and highly trained mountain emergency response teams — many of them volunteers — constantly work and train together to be ready to perform a mountain rescue.
Alpine Rescue, Central City Fire, Clear Creek EMS, Clear Creek Fire Authority, Flight for Life and Evergreen Fire/Rescue are a few of the agencies that respond when the worst happens in the unforgiving terrain west of Denver.
As a group they must be ready for anything, anywhere, anytime. And they are, according to Field Director for the Alpine Rescue Team Herb Dorn.
“We love what we do. It’s crazy. Almost half our members are probably tenured for over 20 years. So there’s a deep love for what we do and the mission that we try to accomplish and we’re all volunteers,” Dorn said during a recent multi-jurisdictional exercise in Idaho Springs.
Based in Evergreen, Alpine Rescue has been providing search and rescue to Gilpin, Je erson and Clear Creek County since 1959.
“Search and rescue” is a very simpli ed term for what Alpine’s 50-70 highly trained mountain rescuer volunteers are capable of accomplishing, according to its mission statement.
the unincorporated lands of Clear Creek
In a vehicle crash, re or rollover, CCFA members are rst responders and assist EMS with preserving and saving lives.
responders
It has been providing swift water rescue for 51 years and was one of the rst of its kind in Colorado, according to Jones.
“Life safety is our rst priority; victim life safety and your own,” Clear Creek Training Captain Don Koogle told a training crew in Dumont recently.
CCFA covers the municipalities of Empire, Georgetown, Idaho Springs, and Silver Plume and the unincorporated lands of Clear Creek County.
Helicopters play crucial role
According to the national Mountain Rescue Association, Alpine is one of 13 state agencies accredited in several rescue types including technical rock, avalanche, technical rope, helicopter and wilderness search.
“We do everything; we do avalanches, we do ski … 14ers, we help with swift water, search and rescue, a little bit of everything,” 15-year veteran/volunteer Dawn Wilson said after assisting in pulling a crash cart and live “victim” from a 500-foot ravine o Center City Parkway during training in Idaho Springs.
At Wilson’s side were several members of the Clear Creek Fire Authority and EMS who routinely train with Alpine and other agencies to draw on each other’s specialties, capabilities and equipment. In the moment, a cohesive response saves seconds and lives, according to CCFA assistant chief Jeremy Jones.
“We gure out what works and what doesn’t in training so we can x it so we don’t experience those hiccups or delays when it’s time critical,” Jones said.
On average, CCFA responds to more than 1,400 emergency calls from eight re stations throughout 347.5 square miles of Clear Creek County every year with 55 volunteers,16 fulltime re ghters and at least four seasonal wildland re ghters, according to department statistics.
It serves the municipalities of Empire, Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Silver Plume and
Bright orange and yellow Flight for Life helicopters are often seen at some of the most critical scenes where the helicopter, its onboard paramedic and ight nurse can bring life-saving equipment and supplies to the backcountry or at altitude to e ect rapid extrication, according to parent company Air Methods.
e air crews often work and train side-byside with other mountain rescue teams like CCFA and Alpine, according to Flight Nurse Libby Brewster.
“We participate in the trajectory of care in a di erent way. EMS or Alpine makes contact with the person initially, they call us, we participate in the transport, then they get to the hospital,” Brewster said during a recent training exercise in Clear Creek County.
“We bring critical care to the patient. ere’s a lot of stu we can do that maybe the ambulance can’t, and we’re also able to y in a bunch of stu (equipment) so these guys don’t have to hike in as much stu , I mean they’re still going to because they like it,” Flight for Life Paramedic Jace Mullen said, laughing. Mullen and Brewster were standing sideby-side with at least four other rescue crews during a recent training exercise. No matter the agency, no matter the speci c skill sets, everyone has a common goal to protect life, Brewster said.
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a team into the eld the better because these rescues can last hours. Time is of the essence when they’re in the backcountry whether it’s an avalanche or an injured hiker whatever the case is,” Marquardt said.
e changes in attitude toward multijurisdictional assistance and cooperation between agencies started when incoming Clear Creek County Sheri Matt Harris took o ce in January, according to Marquardt.
Volunteers are the critical key to success
Nearly every area emergency service relies heavily on trained volunteers, as most are manned with signi cantly more volunteers than paid sta , and Evergreen Fire/Rescue is no exception, according to Evergreen Risk Reduction Coordinator Einar Jensen.
“Our volunteer re ghters live in Evergreen,” Einar said.
Evergreen Fire/Rescue covers both Je erson and Clear Creek counties and currently has only 75 of the 100 volunteers needed to run operations eciently, according to Einar.
“When we talk about wanting more volunteer re ghters we also need to make sure the people that are applying know that they will be trained and equipped at a professional level, they just won’t be getting paid for it. at’s the di erence,” Einar said.
will be certi ed as a Level 1 re ghter in Colorado.
“We’re asking you to put yourself at some risk to serve your community, and if that appeals to you, it’s probably one of the most rewarding activities that you’ll ever encounter,” Einar said.
“We are always ready,” Wilson said about volunteering, and “after a while it becomes like a family, you just depend on each other.”
It’s a di cult job to do and see. Rescuers say they see the worst of bad, but at times some good can make it worthwhile.
“It becomes taxing sometimes, (but) the worst of the worst which is o set a little bit by seeing the good things in life,” Jones said.
Relying on and communicating with teammates or other rescue crews who experience and witness the same tragedies is critical for your own mental health, Jones said.
“ ere is a lot of e ort on the part of responders to properly manage those images and experiences to avoid longterm PTSD issues,” Jones said.
Most rescuers said there’s an important reason to do this taxing, dangerous and sometimes ugly job. ey are there to help the injured, the same way they hope someone will be there for the people they love.
“When we have really, really sick patients and we’re all able to take really great care of them and bring them an advanced level of care to the scene and start doing the things a hospital would do in the rst two minutes and the patient has a really good outcome, it’s impactful,” Brewster said.
Relatively new to the “combined e ort approach to recovery/rescue,” the Clear Creek Sheri ’s Department said new agreements with other agencies will change the way the department trains and it expects to be working closely with Alpine Rescue.
“Recently we’ve rewritten our policies and agreements with Alpine, EMS and the re authority. Before they didn’t really work all that well together and weren’t on the same agreement, but now EMS has trained backcountry personnel that they can send in and so we’re all working a lot more cohesive than we did prior,” Special Services Commander Seth Marquardt said.
e sheri ’s department is in charge of overseeing all backcountry rescue operations, including avalanche, search and rescue or injured hikers in the county, according to Seth Marquardt.
“ e sooner we can get on scene and get
Volunteers in Evergreen receive 10 months of training and classroom work, largely on Mondays and Saturdays. After the successful end of training and state testing, the volunteer candidate
“Everybody goes into this eld to help people you’ve never met in your entire life and may never see again because we always hope if it’s someone we love who is in danger or at risk, somebody will come help them,” Jones concluded.
Alpine Rescue’s Dawn Wilson assists in a rescue training exercise in Clear Creek County.
PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL
A gurney waits as rescuers pull a “victim” in a crash cart up the side of a mountain during multi-jurisdictional training in Idaho Springs.
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BOOK BANS
e picture that emerges is “nuanced,” said Kyla Gabriel, director of learning and impact for the Knight Foundation, which has done research on free expression issues for decades. For example, 88% of parents of public school children say they feel condent that their local public schools choose appropriate books, compared with 76% of non-parents. But more public school parents say they support some e orts to restrict book access than do non-parents — 40% to 32%. And more than half of parents whose children don’t attend public school support e orts to restrict book access, re ecting the greater representation of religious conservatives among private school and homeschooling parents.
“ is is much more complex than ‘a majority of adults oppose book restrictions’,” Gabriel said. “When they have a child in the public school system, they are not necessarily supportive of book restrictions, but they might see some reasons to restrict books.”
Re ecting similarly con icted views, a survey last year by the Every Library Institute found that large majorities of parents trust librarians and believe their children are safe using the school library — even as smaller majorities supported the idea of restricting book access in some cases, requiring parents to sign permission slips for library use, and allowing parents to opt their child out of using the school library.
And an Ipsos poll found that Democrats had more concerns about book bans, but voters of both parties said they would be less likely to support a candidate who supported restricting book access. e issue continues to resonate politically: In a July speech shortly after she became the likely Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris contrasted her party with Republicans: “We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books.”
Uncertainty over who should decide on appropriate books
In the Knight survey results released Wednesday, majorities of conservatives, Republicans, and white evangelical Protestants support restricting
books in public schools.
But even some conservative respondents worried that works considered classics could be banned in liberal communities because they touch on ideas or use language now considered outmoded or o ensive.
“Books like ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ ‘Catcher in the Rye’ all need to be made available to students,” one respondent told Knight. “Just because the far-left liberals think all things not woke need to be banned, the students will miss out on learning about the culture and history of this country.”
“ ey just better not restrict access to the Bible,” said another.
While most Hispanic respondents did not support restricting books, they were more likely to support some restrictions than other ethnic or racial groups, while Black respondents were the least likely ethnic or racial group to support restrictions.
Just 12% of LGBTQ adults told Knight they support book restrictions in school. Many LGBTQ youth report feeling unsafe at school even as many states have adopted restrictions on talking about gender and sexuality and some schools have removed books that mention LGBTQ topics.
Large majorities said students should have access to books that might contradict their parents’ political, religious, or moral beliefs. Some respondents cast e orts to restrict book access as “censorship.”
“ ese e orts sound like the actions of right-wing extremists who want to restrict education and access to information in order to inhibit students’ critical thinking so they will more easily conform to the extremist ideology,” one respondent said.
Still, 61% said age appropriateness would be a legitimate reason to restrict access to certain books, with some comparing this to TV and movie ratings systems.
ere was less consensus about who should decide whether books were appropriate. About half said they trusted librarians and teachers to make the call, but those school professionals scored higher than other groups. Fewer than a third said the school board should decide, and just 21% said the state government or non-parents in the community could be trusted with the decision.
While a majority of respondents said books that portray or discuss racism should be available to all
students, fewer than half thought elementary school students should have access to books that mention sexual orientation or the existence of non-traditional gender identities. is aligns with other polls about people’s comfort levels with discussions of race and American history at school versus discussions of sexuality or gender in the classroom.
In contrast, 70% of LGBTQ respondents — many of whom were once LGBTQ students themselves — said that books touching on sexuality and gender identity should be available even to elementary students. Many advocates say seeing themselves represented in books and other media is valuable for LGBTQ children who may feel isolated or unsafe in their schools.
Nearly a quarter of respondents were aware of e orts to restrict books in their community, and of those, more than half said the e orts had been successful. One in ve respondents from the South said they were aware of successful e orts to restrict books in their community, compared with 6% of respondents in the Northeast.
While six in 10 respondents said the issue of book access was important, just 3% said they had gotten involved personally — 2% to prevent a book from being restricted and 1% to restrict a book.
A large majority of respondents said that parents should be able to raise concerns about particular books, but far fewer thought that community members who didn’t have children in the schools should be able to raise concerns. Respondents also thought that books should not be removed or restricted based on a single complaint.
Studies by PEN America have found that most book bans are instigated by a relatively small number of people. Florida — where a large share of book challenges occur — adopted a law this year that limits people who don’t have children in the school system to one challenge per month.
is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.
Inaugural flag football season kicks o
After successful pilot seasons, growing sport takes the field
BY DENNIS PLEUSS
It was a historical day for high school sports on Saturday, Aug. 17.
After two pilot seasons of girls ag football with Chat eld and Arvada West — both Je co Public School teams — capturing state titles, Saturday marked the opening day for the rst season as a Colorado High School Activities Association-sanctioned sport for the highly popular and growing sport of girls ag football.
“I’m so excited. When I heard Colorado was the 11th state to sanction girls ag football I was pumped,” said A-West coach Lacey Abell, who is a member of the U.S. Women’s Flag Football National Team. “I think in general that it is amazing to have this sport available to girls. We see these girls just balling out here in a sport. I can’t be more excited
about the growth of this sport.”
Abell takes over the Wildcats’ program, which returns most of its state championship squad, which had a perfect 25-0 record last year. e Wildcats opened the season No. 1 in the CHSAA coaches poll preseason rankings.
“With the preseason rankings there is a bit of a target on us,” Abell said. “I think we are ready to defend it.”
A-West looked ready Saturday morning with a dominating 35-0 victory over Legend in the rst games of the season at Trailblazer Stadium.
Senior quarterback Saylor Swanson threw ve touchdown passes in the win. Sophomore Katie Hu ord and senior Sara Walker both had touchdown catches on fourth-down plays in the rst half to give the Wildcats a 13-0 lead.
e larger eld dimensions and rule changes that allow the defense to bring multiple rushers make the quarterback position even more critical this season.
Arvada West senior Sara Walker (21) celebrates her first of two touchdowns during the Wildcats’ 35-0 victory over Legend on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Trailblazer Stadium.
PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS / JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL
“I like it,” Swanson said of the new rules. “We have to throw a lot of shorter passes. You have to pick apart the defense more than just throwing it deep. I think every once in a while we can go for that deep shot.”
Swanson had a second touchdown pass to Walker early in the third quarter to push the lead to 21-0. Juniors Santana Pena and Alyssa Alberts both had fourthquarter touchdown catches to induce a running clock with a 30-point advantage in the nal quarter.
“She (Swanson) is an athlete,” Abell said. “She is also making the
smart calls of what she should and shouldn’t do. She has that high (football) IQ and it just gets better and better.”
A-West’s defense was just as impressive shutting out Legend.
Junior Linley McReynolds got a defense score with a safety in the second quarter, sacking Legend quarterback Madi Smolen in the end zone.
“I’ve been excited all season,” McReynolds said. “We played club season with other girls on this team. It has been really exciting with all the new rules.”
A-West also got a pair of interceptions with senior Molly Schellpepper and freshman Harper Tillman grabbing picks.
“O ense wins games and defense wins championships,” Abell said of the Wildcats’ shutout win
over the Titans.
Legend did bounce back with a 7-0 shutout win over Pomona in the second of four games played at Trailblazer Stadium. Pomona came in as the top-ranked 4A team in the preseason coaches poll.
Mountain Vista — No. 5 in the 5A preseason rankings — did prove in the third game that A-West will face a tough road to defending that state title. e Golden Eagles stunned the Wildcats with a 25-13 victory.
e long day of girls ag football ended with Mountain Vista scoring a 26-0 shutout victory over Pomona.
Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow.com.
Arvada West junior Linley McReynolds, left, chases after Legend quarterback Madi Smolen (18) during the first half Saturday, Aug. 17, at Trailblazer Stadium. McReynolds sacked Smolen in the second quarter for a safety on the way to a 35-0 victory for A-West.
PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS / JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TRIVIA
1. TELEVISION: Who was host of the “Good Eats” cooking show?
2. GEOGRAPHY: Which nation’s nickname is “Land of Fire and Ice”?
3. MUSIC: What was the title of Madonna’s rst Top 10 hit?
4. MOVIES: What does the acronym AT-AT refer to in the “Star Wars” movie series?
5. LITERATURE: Which famous entertainer started a children’s book-giving program called the Imagination Library?
6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which bird’s eye is larger than its brain?
7. U.S. CITIES: Which U.S. city’s nickname is e District?
8. HISTORY: In which modern country is the ancient civilization of Babylon located?
9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
Answers
10. AD SLOGANS: Which rental platform’s slogan is “Belong anywhere”?
1. Alton Brown.
2. Iceland.
3. “Borderline.”
4. All Terrain Armored Transport.
5. Dolly Parton.
6. Ostrich.
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Iraq.
9. Seven.
10. Airbnb.
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FLASHBACK
1. What is the Continental Drift?
2. Which group released “Shout”?
3. Where was “Give Peace a Chance” recorded?
4. Which musician was called Satchmo?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “I could stay awake just to hear you breathing, Watch you smile while you are sleeping.”
Answers
1. It’s a line dance, aka the Sid Shu e, from the animated
movie “Ice Age.” See YouTube for instructions on the dance.
2. e Isley Brothers, in 1959. It took until 1999 for the song to be admitted to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
3. In a motel room in Montreal in 1969, during the “Bed-In” staged by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their honeymoon. Recording equipment, including a four-track recorder, was brought in. e small crowd included one of the Smothers Brothers, Timothy Leary of LSD fame and a rabbi.
4. Trumpeter Louis Armstrong was called Satchel Mouth
because of the shape of his mouth from playing trumpet. at was shortened to Satchmo.
5. “I Don’t Want to Miss A ing,” by Aerosmith in 1998. e song was featured in the lm “Armageddon” and topped charts around the world. Mark Chesnutt followed with a cover the next year.
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Case Name: Accessory Commercial Vehicle Parking and Storage Text Amendment
Case Number: PLN2024-00004
Planning Commission Hearing Date: 09/12/2024 at 6 p.m.
Board of County Commissioners Hearing
Date: 10/01/2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Case Manager: Ella Gleason, Senior Long Range Planner, Egleason@adcogov.org 720.523.6923
Request: An amendment to the Adams County Development Standards and Regulations to amend the accessory commercial vehicle parking and storage regulations.
Parcel Number (s): County-Wide
Applicant: Adams County Community and Economic Development Department
4430 S. Adams County Parkway Brighton, Colorado 80601
Public Hearings Location:
4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601
Please visit http://www.adcogov.org/bocc for up to date information. The full text of the proposed request and additional colored maps can be obtained by accessing the ADCO CEDD website at www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.
Legal Notice No. BSB3301
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
District Court, County of Adams, State of Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
– ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail.
Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of August 2024. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.
Case Number Names of Parties
2024DR1040 MARICELA GUERRELO VS MAURICIO GARCIA 2024DR30690
ALANA PERCY Clerk of the Combined Court
Date: August 21, 2024
By: Andrea Rivera Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. BSB3310
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Brighton Urban Renewal Authority will hold a public hearing at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601 on September 18, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to consider adoption of a budget amendment for fiscal year 2024 and related appropriations. Copies of such 2024 budget amendment and appropriations have been filed in the office of the Executive Director of the Brighton Urban Renewal Authority located at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, where the same are open for public inspection. Any interested person may file any objections at any time prior to the final adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
By Order of the Board of Commissioners
Brighton Urban Renewal Authority
Legal Notice No. BSB3311
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
Brighton Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Notice of Waiting List Opening
Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 8:30 AM
– Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 5:00pm –Applications will be available online only at www. brightonhousingauthority.org. Applications will not be available for in-person pickup at BHA offices.
All accepted online entries will be held in a pool and drawings will be conducted throughout 2025 for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program by Brighton Housing Authority for the 2025 calendar year. The names drawn will be eligible to apply for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Applicants will be notified by mail and will receive instructions to complete the application and eligibility process. Cards not selected for the 2024 calendar year and all previous years will be destroyed.
The Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) administers approximately 255 Vouchers. The number of units BHA can subsidize is determined by Congressional funding. With a voucher, a family is able to select a home in the private rental market and if the family chooses to move, the assistance is transferable. The selected home must be inspected by BHA to ensure the housing unit meets Housing Quality Standards prior to the Lease Agreement and on an annual or biannual basis. In addition, BHA annually reviews the tenant’s income and family composition for program eligibility and rent calculations.
LEYTON MARTINEZ VS JOSE LUIS RIVAS CORREAL
2024DR30579 LENIS YAJAIRA LOPEZ MARTINEZ VS EDGAR OSMAN RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ
2024DR1013 ALSHAWN MARTIN VS BARBARA YOLANDA WILLIAMS
If you are a disabled individual and require Reasonable Accommodation, please contact 303.655.2160.
Legal Notice No. BSB3296
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
District Court, County of Adams, State of Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION – DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado or that efforts to obtain the same would have been to no avail.
Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of August 2024. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.
Case Number Names of Parties
2024DR30526 DINDI ERIN GAINES VS WILL GEORGE GAINES
2024DR808 MARIA CONCEPCION COMPEAN VS JUAN ANDRES BARBOZA
2024DR866 DEANNA MARIE MARTINEZ VS OSCAR MARTINEZ-ROQUE
2024DR840 IRIS MARGARITA ROMERO VS ROBERTO ROMERO
2024DR970 SHIRLEY CAROLINA
SANTA MARTA VS MARK ANTHONY CARGLE
2024DR393 MICHAEL STEVEN FEDERICO VS JULIETA MOLINAR ALMANZA
2024DR532 FRANKIE ANTHONY PEREA VS ANGELA MARIA ERDMAN
ALANA PERCY
Clerk of the Combined Court
Date: August 21, 2024
By: Andrea Rivera Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. BSB3309
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
NOTICE OF VESTED PROPERTY RIGHT CITY OF BRIGHTON
PRAIRIE CENTER MAJOR RETAIL 2, 4TH AMENDMENT LOT 4A (DUTCH BROS) SITE PLAN
Notice is hereby given that the City of Brighton has approved the Site Plan known as Dutch Bros generally located to the west or Prairie Center Parkway and south of Eagle Boulevard. The approval is for an approximately .806 acre property to build a commercial coffee shop. The property is located in the northeast corner Section 21, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Brighton, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
The approval of this application on August 19, 2024 creates a vested property right.
Further information may be obtained from the City of Brighton Planning Division by calling (303) 655-2072.
Legal Notice No. BSB3307
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
NOTICE OF VESTED PROPERTY RIGHT CITY OF BRIGHTON
BRIGHTON CROSSING FILING NO.2, 12TH AMENDMENT FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Notice is hereby given that the City of Brighton has approved the Final Development Plan known as Brighton Crossing Filing No.2, 12th Amendment generally located to the north of Longs Peak Street, east of North 50th Avenue, and west of North Golden Eagle Parkway. The approval is for an approximately 8.002 acre property to create 105 residential units on a single lot. The property is located in the west half of Section 2, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Brighton, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
The approval of this application on August 19, 2024 creates a vested property right.
Further information may be obtained from the City of Brighton Planning Division by calling (303) 655-2072.
Legal Notice No. BSB3306
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Summons and Sheriff Sale
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO P.O. Box 190 300 Fourth Street Fairplay, CO 80440
Plaintiff: Hartshorn Law Office, LLC, and Mayflower Capital Company Profit Sharing Plan, as Assignee and Judgment Creditor,
v.
Defendant: Jessie R. Petersen.
Case No. 2019CV30060 Div: B
SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHTS TO CURE AND REDEEM
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to a Judgment entered on March 4, 2020 in the original amount of $31,635.76 in favor of Hartshorn Law Office, LLC against Jessie R. Petersen, a Transcript of Judgment recorded on March 9, 2020 as Reception No. 2020000086098 of the real property records of Adams County, Colorado and a Writ of Execution from the Park County District Court, Colorado, issued on April 10, 2024, in favor of Mayflower Capital Company Profit Sharing Plan, as Assignee of Hartshorn Law Office, LLC, directing the Adams County Sheriff to satisfy the Judgment plus interest and costs by levy and execution, and pursuant to and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq.
The principal and interest due and owing on the Judgment as of April 15, 2024, is as follows:
Principal: $31,635.76
Interest (18% per annum) 1503 days x 15.60 =$23,446.80
Total $55,082.56
This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s Sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to abovereferenced documents. PLEASE BE ADVISED THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY, legally described as follows:
Lot 14 and the West ½ of vacated right of way adjacent to said Lot, Block 1, Sun Ray Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado, also commonly known as 7291 East 75th Place, Commerce City, CO 80022 (“Real Property”)
THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS NOT ALL THE PROPERTY THAT IS CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE JUDGMENT.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given, that I will at 9:00A.M on September 26, 2024 in the office of the Adams County Sheriff, Civil Division, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, the Sheriff shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Real Property described above, and all interest of the Judgment Debtors in the Real Property, for the purpose of paying the Judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchasers a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 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 STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID SHERIFF’S SALE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT OF THE JUDGMENT BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED DATE OF SALE 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 C.R.S. § 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT BUSINESS (8) DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing holder of the Judgment is:
Harvey L. Kramer, Esq., Registration No. 31239 Kramer Law LLC 3731 Buffalo Lane Montrose, CO 81403 (303) 282-4342 Email: hkramer@kramlaw.com
Attached hereto are copies of certain Colorado Statutes that may vitally affect your property rights in relation to this proceeding. Said proceeding may result in the loss of property in which you have an interest and may create a personal debt against you. You may wish to seek the advice of your own private attorney concerning your rights in relation to this foreclosure proceeding. If the borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in section 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in section 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado at-
Public Notices
torney general, the CFPB, or both, but the filing of a complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB
P.O. Box 2900
Clinton, Iowa 52733-2900
Telephone: 855-411-2372
Fax: 855-237-2392
Colorado Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building
1300 Broadway, 7th Floor Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: 800-222-4444
Fax: 720-508-6040
Intent to cure or redeem, as provided by the aforementioned laws, must be physically delivered to the Office of the Adams County Sheriff, Civil Division, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601 or via U.S. Mail to Adams County Sheriff Civil Division, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, 1st Floor, Suite W5400, Brighton, CO 80601.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE
Dated: July 8, 2024.
Gene R. Claps, Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
By: Kathy Grosshans Deputy Sheriff
Statutes attached: C.R.S. §§ 38-37-108, 38-38103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-302, 38-38304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3260
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Misc. Private Legals
Public Notice
BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS FOR THE NIOBRARA, FORT HAYS, CODELL, AND CARLILE, FORMATIONS, WATTENBERG FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
CAUSE NO. 407
DOCKET NO. 240600159
TYPE: POOLING
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
TO THE following interested parties: the Estate of Leslie Orr McWilliam, deceased
You are hereby summoned and may appear and respond to the Application filed with the Commission in this docket. Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 34-60101 – 130, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (Operator No. 10459) (“Applicant”), filed an Application for an order to pool all oil and gas interests on belowdescribed lands (“Application Lands”):
Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Section 26: All Section 27: All Section 34: All Section 35: All
The Commission scheduled this matter for hearing on:
Date: October 9, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission
The Chancery Building
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203
To oppose the Application, you must file a written petition with the Commission pursuant to Commission Rule 507. You must file your protest on or before September 9, 2024. Please see Commission Rule 507 at https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/ home, under “Regulation,” then select “Rules.” Please note that, under Commission Rule 510.l,
the deadline for petitions may only be continued for good cause, even if the hearing is continued beyond the date that is stated above. Pursuant to Commission Rule 507, if you do not file a proper petition, the Hearing Officer will not know that you wish to formally participate in this matter and the date and time of the hearing may change without additional notice to you. Parties wishing to file a petition must register online at https://oitco.hylandcloud.com/DNRCOGExternalAccess/Account/Login.aspx and select “Request Access to Site.” Please refer to our “eFiling Users Guidebook” at https://ecmc.state.co.us/ documents/reg/Hearings/External_Efiling_System_Handbook_December_2021_Final.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.
If you file a petition, you must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of September 9, 2024, if a prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.
If you fail to file a timely petition, the Commission may enter an order affecting your interests in the Application Lands without further notice. This matter may be continued to a future Commission hearing date, but that does not change your petition deadline. A copy of the Application may be obtained from the Commission’s eFiling system or Applicant’s attorney.
ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
By Elias Thomas, Commission Secretary
Dated: August 12, 2024
Energy & Carbon Management Commission 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, Colorado 80203
Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. 1675 Broadway, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80202 303-407-4499 jflulcher@bwenergylaw.com rmckee@bwenergylaw.com
Legal Notice No. BSB3293
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles
Public Notice
Abandoned Vehicle Sale Tri-County Auto Recovery LLC. 720 298 7466
1) 89 GMC S15 . 538898
2) 97 Honda Accord . 015216
3) 02 Subaru Impreza. 531475
3) 05 Suzuki Blvd S50 MC. 100926
5) 05 Honda Shadow Sp750 MC. 800065
6) 06 Jeep Gr Cherokee. 227402
7) 07 Chevrolet Impala. 380055
8) 10 Volkswagen GTI. 405801
9) 10 Subaru Impreza. 811037
10) 17 Hyundai Elantra. 051982
11) 18 Hyundai Elantra. 450668
12) 75 Chevrolet Nova . 117269
Legal Notice No. BSB3303
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Notice to Creditors
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Steven Richard Williams, a.k.a. Steven R. Williams, a.k.a. Steven Williams, a.k.a. Steve R. Williams, a.k.a. Steve Williams, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30543
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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael J. Williams, Personal Representative 14531 Avery Way Keenesburg, CO 80643
Legal Notice No. BSB3285
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of PAUL A. VIGIL, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 307
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 December 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
PAUL A. VIGIL
Personal Representative 2492 GRANBY WAY AURORA CO 80011
Legal Notice No. BSB3312
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate John Vernon Shelton aka John V. Shelton, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30534
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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Counsel for Personal Representative, Dalla Hammond, P.C. 15016 Elizabeth Street, Thornton, CO 80602
Legal Notice No. BSB3290
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Katherine Louise Meuser, a/k/a Katherine L. Meuser, a/k/a Katherine Meuser , Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30571
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 December 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick R. Thiessen
Attorney for Personal Representative
Wade Williams
FRIE ARNDT DANBORN & THIESSEN, P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, CO 80003
Legal Notice No. BSB3282
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARYLIN SHEAHAN MILLER, aka MARYLIN S. MILLER, Deceased Case Number: 24PR030618
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the rnstrict Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Neal K Dunning Brown Dunning
Walker Fein Drusch
Attorneys for Personal Representative 7995 E Prentice Ave Ste 101 E Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Legal Notice No. BSB3103
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of DONALD PETER DI ANNIE, a/k/a DONALD P. DI ANNIE, a/k/a DON P. DI ANNIE, a/k/a DONALD DI ANNIE, a/k/a DON DI ANNIE Case Number: 2024PR30615
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred,
Donna Marrone and/or Steven Di Annie Co-Personal Representatives 2874 West 111 Way Westminster, CO 80234
Legal Notice No. BSB3102
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Roberta K. McFarland, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30394
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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Robin K. Niles-Gosser
Personal Representative c/o Arnold and Associates, PC 4610 S. Ulster St. Ste 150 Denver, CO 80237
Legal Notice No. BSB3283
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Stephen Sheridan Thomas, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 148
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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
David W. Thomas
Personal Representative 126 West Portland St. Unit 2 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Legal Notice No. BSB3280
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of JERRY CALVIN BARNETT a/k/a JERRY C. BARNETT a/k/a JERRY BARNETT , Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 030232
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 December 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Christopher S. Bell
Personal Representative c/o Miller & Law, P.C. 1900 W. Littleton Boulevard Littleton, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. BSB3281
First Publication: August 15, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of HELEN LOUISE LeBARRON
a/k/a HELEN L. LeBARRON
a/k/a HELEN LeBARRON, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30620
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 December 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick MacDonald c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP
2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste 350 Denver, Colorado 80222
Legal Notice No. BSB3308
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARILYN ANN HAFFNER, a/k/a MARILYN A. HAFFNER, a/k/a MARILYN HAFFNER, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30467
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 December 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Ellen Toomey-Hale
Attorney for Bryan Haffner, Personal Representative PO Box 1008
Platteville, CO 80651
Legal Notice No. BSB3304
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
(Adoption/Guardian/Other)
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 No. 24JV30161
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Baby Girl Doe A Child(ren), and Concerning
Jane Doe, John Doe Respondents: S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Jane Doe, John Doe.
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 September, 2024 at the hour of 9:50 am. 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 16th day of August, 2024.
Alana Percy
Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3302
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notices
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division S No. 24JV30122
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Esteban Gutierrez, Marcos Guido, Mateo Romo Children, and Concerning
Elizabeth Gutierrez, Osvaldo Mendoza Navarro, Marcos Roberto Guido Garcia, Victor Villa Gonzalez
Respondents:
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Osvaldo Mendoza Navarro, Marcos Roberto Guido Garcia and Victor Villa Gonzalez
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 17th day of October, 2024 at the hour of 9:30 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 16th day of August, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3305
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###
Zo Hubbard, Mayor
Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved to Form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Legal Notice No. FLP1093
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1172
INTRODUCED BY: BRUCE FITZGERALD
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A BALLOT ISSUE ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, COORDINATED ELECTION, PERTAINING TO A WHOLESALE MARIJUANA EXCISE TAX OF 1.5% WITH THE RATE OF TAXATION NOT TO EXCEED 4%; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, SETTING THE TITLE AND CONTENT OF THE BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION
WHEREAS, after first reading, it was determined that in order to comply with election deadlines, the Ordinance be amended to include the emergency declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE SECTION AS FOLLOWS:
Section 8: Emergency Declaration. Because of the necessity of submitting this Ordinance to meet the election scheduling demands, an emergency exists, and the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and it shall become effective upon adoption and compliance with the provisions of Section 31-16-105, Colorado Revised Statutes.
INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 30th day of July, 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press this 8th day of August 2024.
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 20th day of August 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29th day of August 2024.
EFFECTIVE (on second reading) the 20th day of August 2024.
CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO
Zo Hubbard, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maricela Pena, City Clerk
Approved as to Form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Exhibit A
PEOPLE’S ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1170
INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE VIII OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TAXATION OF REGULATED MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS.
INTRODUCED, READ AND FAILED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 30th day of July, 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press this 8th day of August 2024.
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, FAILED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 20th day of August 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29th day of August 2024.
EFFECTIVE only if approved by the voters of the City of Fort Lupton at the November 5, 2024 election.
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado
Yes:_____ No:______
Legal Notice No. FLP1095
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a Special Use Permit referred to as the Western Midstream Pipeline. This pipeline will extend through portions of Weld County and will be located within three parcels within the City of Fort Lupton’s Municipal Boundaries. All four parcels where work is being performed are immediately adjacent along the southern side of County Road 18 and south of the intersection with County Road 25 in Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (720) 928-4003.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
L2 NW4 30-2-66 LUPTON MEADOWS LAND CO DIV #3 EXC E4.94 ACRES ALSO EXC PARCELS A-B-C-D-E (.10R2D)
L1 NW4 30-2-66 LUPTON MEADOWS LAND CO DIV #3 (.46R)
PT NE4 25-2-67 LOT B REC EXEMPT RE-4600
Legal Notice No. FLP1089
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1175
INTRODUCED BY: CHRIS CERETTO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE III, SECTION 18-57 AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, TO UPDATE BUILDING REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the International Building Code (IBC) by reference with specific amendments listed in the City’s Municipal Code; and
“105.1 Required. Is amended by replacing the words “building official” with “City”.
“105.2 Work exempt from permit. Is amended by: Building Exemption #1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with “One-Story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 200 square feet and the roof height does not exceed 10 feet above grade measured from a point directly outside the exterior walls of the structure.” Building Exemption # 2 is deleted in its entirety. Building Exemption #14 is added to read “Shingle repair or replacement work not exceeding one square (100 square feet in area) of covering per building.
“105.5 Expiration. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance or after commencement of work if more than 180 days pass between inspections, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.”
“109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits may be subject to an investigation fee established by the City. The amount of the investigation fee may be in the amount up to the amount of the permit fee that would normally be accessed for the specific type of construction activity, with any such investigation fee being in addition to all other required permit fees. The investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued.”
“109.6 Refunds. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “The City may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan reviewing is done. The City shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 30 days after the date of fee payment.”
“111.3 Temporary occupancy. Is amended by deleting the words “building official” in the first and second sentence and replacing it with “City.”
“113.1 General. Is amended by the deletion of the last two sentences and replaced with the following: “The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Adjustment.”
wells, window wells and light wells attached to any building that are located less than 36 inches (914.4 mm) from the nearest intended walking surface and deeper than 30 inches (762 mm) below the surrounding ground level, creating an opening greater than 24 inches (610 mm) measured perpendicular from the building, shall be protected with guardrails conforming to this section around the entire opening, or be provided with an equivalent barrier.”
“1020.1 Table 1020.1 Corridor Fire-Resistance Rating. Is amended to replace the corridor rating for R Occupancies with a sprinkler system from 0.5 to 1- Hour fire rating.”
“1030.2 Minimum size. Is amended by the deletion of the exception.”
“1301.1.1 Criteria. Is amended by replacing “International Energy Conservation Code” with the “2012 International Energy Conservation Code.”
“1612.3 Establishment of flood hazard areas. Is amended by the insertion of “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated in (Name of Jurisdiction] and the date of the latest flood insurance study for the City of Fort Lupton, where indicated in [Date of Issuance].”
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 20th day of August 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29th day of August 2024.
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this xx day of 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the xx day of 2024.
EFFECTIVE (after publication) the xx day of 2024.
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado Zo Hubbard, Mayor Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Legal Notice No. FLP1091
First Publication: August 29, 2024 Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for an Annexation referred to as the Lancaster Crossing Annexation located north and adjacent to 14th St. and west and adjacent to WCR 31 in Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
MARIJUANA EXCISE TAX
SHALL THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2025), AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025, A NEW EXCISE TAX OF 1.5% WHEN UNPROCESSED RETAIL
MARIJUANA IS FIRST SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY A LICENSED CULTIVATION FACILITY WITH THE TAX REVENUES BEING USED TO FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE RATE OF THE TAX BEING ALLOWED TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL SO LONG AS THE RATE OF TAXATION DOES NOT EXCEED 4%, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, § 20 (TABOR), OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
WHEREAS, the City desires to update the amendments to IBC for the benefit of public health, safety, and general welfare and fl
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 18, Article III, Section 18-57 Amendments to the International Building Code is hereby revised to read as follows:
The following sections of the International Building Code are hereby revised:
“101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.”
“101.4.3 Plumbing. Is amended by the deletion of the last sentence.”
“101.4.5 Fire prevention. Is amended by replacing “International Fire Code” with “adopted fire code”.
“101.4.6 Energy. Is amended by replacing the words “International Energy Conservation Code” with “2018 International Energy Conservation Code”.
“113.3 Qualifications. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.”
“114.2 Notice of Violation. Is amended by the addition of “Notice of Violations shall be delivered in accordance with section 107 of the IPMC” after the last paragraph.”
“202 Definitions. Is amended by addition of the following: “Sleeping Room” (Bedroom) is any enclosed habitable space within a dwelling unit, which complies with the minimum room dimension requirements of IBC Section 1208 and contains a closet, an area that is useable as a closet, or an area that is readily convertible for use as a closet. Living rooms, family rooms and other similar habitable areas that are so situated and designed so as to clearly indicate these intended uses, shall not be interpreted as sleeping rooms.”
“915.2.1 Dwelling units. Is amended by the deletion of the first sentence and replaced with the following: “Carbon monoxide detection shall be installed in dwelling units within 15 feet of each separate sleeping area and on every level.”
“1015.2 Where required. Is amended by the addition of a second paragraph inserted before the exceptions as follows: “All area wells, stair
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov. Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (720) 928-4003.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. LEGAL DESCRIPTION
NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE (33), TOWNSHIP TWO NORTH (T.2N.), RANGE SIXTY-SIX WEST (R.66W.) OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (6TH P.M.), COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice No. FLP1081
First Publication: August 8, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notices
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for an Annexation referred to as the Silver Linings Annexation, located 10750 County Road 24 ½ in Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (720) 928-4003.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Annexation No. 1
A PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING A PART OF LOT B, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO.
1311-2-4-RE2788, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BASIS OF BEARINGS: CONSIDERING THE NORTH LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MONUMENTED WITH A NO. 5 REBAR AND 2” ALUMINUM CAP MARKED LS 25937 - 1995 AT BOTH ENDS OF THE LINE, AS BEARING NORTH 89°34’00” EAST, WITH ALL BEARINGS SHOWN HEREON RELATIVE THERETO.
BEGINNING AT CENTER-EAST 1/16 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2, BEING A FOUND NO. 5 REBAR AND 2” ALUMINUM CAP MARKED LS 25937 – 1995;
THENCE SOUTH 0°23’05” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 0°23’05” EAST A DISTANCE OF 2010.53 FEET;
THENCE DEPARTING THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2, SOUTH 89°48’15” WEST A DISTANCE OF 610.00 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 0°23’05” EAST A DISTANCE OF 553.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 24;
THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, SOUTH
89°48’15” WEST A DISTANCE OF 686.13 FEET
TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2;
THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, NORTH 0°45’15” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1252.40 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE, NORTH 89°34’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 675.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 0°45’15” WEST A DISTANCE OF 409.79 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°34’00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 556.85 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0°23’05” WEST A DISTANCE OF 601.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 20°42’49” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 314.50 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°34’00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 184.26 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 37.561 ACRES.
Annexation No. 2
A PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING A PART OF LOT B, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO.
1311-2-4-RE2788, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BASIS OF BEARINGS: CONSIDERING THE NORTH LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MONUMENTED WITH A NO. 5 REBAR AND 2” ALUMINUM CAP MARKED LS 25937 - 1995 AT BOTH ENDS OF THE LINE, AS BEARING NORTH 89°34’00” EAST, WITH ALL BEARINGS SHOWN HEREON RELATIVE THERETO.
COMMENCING AT CENTER-EAST 1/16
CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2, BEING A FOUND NO. 5 REBAR AND 2” ALUMINUM CAP MARKED LS 25937 – 1995;
THENCE SOUTH 80°15’07” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 185.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL; THENCE SOUTH 89°34’00” WEST A DISTANCE OF 453.37 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 0°45’15” EAST A DISTANCE OF 896.01 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°34’00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 556.85 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0°23’05” WEST A DISTANCE OF 601.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 20°42’49” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 314.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 11.144 ACRES.
Legal Notice No. FLP1080
First Publication: August 8, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
ORDINANCE 2024-1171
INTRODUCED BY: CARLOS BARRON
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A BALLOT QUESTION TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS VOTING IN THE COORDINATED
ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 5, 2024,
A BALLOT QUESTION IF THE CITY SHOULD AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1127 AND THE OFFICIAL CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF LICENSED MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN SPECIFIC ZONES IN THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, SETTING THE TITLE AND CONTENT OF THE BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION
WHEREAS, after first reading, it was determined that in order to comply with election deadlines, the Ordinance be amended to include the emergency declaration.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE SECTION AS FOLLOWS:
Section 6. Emergency Declaration. Because of the necessity of submitting this Ordinance to meet the election scheduling demands, an emergency exists, and the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and it shall become effective upon adoption and compliance with the provisions of Section 31-16-105, Colorado Revised Statutes.
INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 30th day of July, 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press this 8th day of August 2024.
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 20th day of August 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29th day of August 2024.
EFFECTIVE (on second reading) the 20th day of August 2024.
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado
Zo Hubbard, Mayor
Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved to Form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
EXHIBIT
‘A’
Marijuana Facilities:
Shall the City of Fort Lupton adopt Ordinance 2024-1169 allowing for the operation of a limited number of licensed marijuana establishments including Cultivation Facilities, Products Manufacturing Facilities, Research and Development Facilities, Centralized Distribution Permits, and Off-Premises Storage Facility Permits within the specific zoning districts in the City of Fort Lupton?
YES__ NO__
Legal Notice No. FLP1094
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
PEOPLE’S ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1169
INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 6 AND ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 16 OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF REGULATED MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION.
INTRODUCED, READ AND FAILED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 30th day of July, 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press this 8th day of August 2024.
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, FAILED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this 20th day of August 2024.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29th day of August 2024.
EFFECTIVE only if approved by the voters of the City of Fort Lupton at the November 5, 2024 election.
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado
Zo Hubbard, Mayor
Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved to Form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Legal Notice No. FLP1092
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
NOTICE OF VACANCY
PURSUANT to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that vacancies exist on the Boards of Directors of the Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 3. Any eligible elector of the Districts who is interested in appointment to the Boards may contact the District’s Attorney, Nicole Peykov, via e-mail: doleary@spencerfane.com. The Boards of the Districts may fill said vacancies 10 days after the date hereof.
By: David S. O’Leary
Legal Counsel
Legal Notice No. FLP1085
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Joanne P. Windschell, a/k/a Joanne Pauline Windschell and Joanne Windschell, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30446
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 December 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jeri Hellwig
Personal Representative 1420 Burgundy Court Monument, CO 80132
Legal Notice No. FLP1088
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Florencia Rodriguez De Valdez, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30448
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 January 3, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dated August 20, 2024
CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC
/s/ Cory M. Curtis
Cory M. Curtis, #40549 10333 E Dry Creek Rd, Suite 210 Englewood, CO 80112
Legal Notice No. FLP5100
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of BETTY MARGARET BERKELEY a/k/a BETTY M. BERKELEY a/k/a BETTY BERKELEY a/k/a MARGARET ELIZABETH WOODWARD BERKELEY a/k/a MARGARET ELIZABETH WOODWARD, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30413
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 December 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
ROBERTA L. MORRILL
Personal Representative 424 La Verne Street Redlands, CA 92373
Legal Notice No. FLP1087
First Publication: August 29, 2024
Last Publication: September 12, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1174
INTRODUCED BY: CARLOS BARRON
City of Fort Lupton
Public Notice
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 16 – DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton Development Code (‘the Development Code’) was adopted on July 16, 2022;
WHEREAS, the last amendment to the Fort Lupton Development Code was approved by City Council on August 15, 2023;
WHEREAS, after implementation, revisions to Chapter 16 – Fort Lupton Development Code that may change the character or intent as approved shall be considered by City staff, Planning Commission, and City Council to address issues identified during its implementation, and subsequent changes shall be considered periodically following the initial implementation revisions;
WHEREAS, on August 8th, 2024, the Fort Lupton Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider a recommendation on the adoption of amendments to the Fort Lupton Development Code, and has taken into consideration all supporting information, evidence and any testimony in response to the application and unanimously recommended adoption of the Amendments to the Development Code;
WHEREAS, after review of the proposed amendments to the Code, the City Council finds that the proposed changes generally conform with the Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City and are in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Fort Lupton; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-2.02 (c)(1) Administrative Plat — Eligibility is hereby revised to read as follows:
1. Eligibility. The following situations are specifically eligible for administrative plat processes:
a. Lot Line Adjustment. The alteration of legal boundaries for up to 10 previously platted lots.
b. Lot Consolidation. The consolidation of up to 4 previously platted lots into 3 or fewer lots, provided no resulting lot is larger than two times the size of the largest existing lot or parcel.
c. Lot Split. The division of a previously platted lot into no more than 2 additional lots.
d. Plat Correction. A survey or other legal instrument to correct an error in the legal description or other element of an approved plat; or to confirm legal boundaries of lots in an approved plat that could only be determined post-construction, such as for duplexes, row houses or condominiums where the units and lots are individually owned.
e. Easement(s). The dedication, vacation, or alteration of an easement(s) that does not fall under Section 16-2.13.
f. Minor Subdivision. The division of previously unplatted land or of a platted tract into 4 or fewer lots.
Section 2. Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-2.04(c)(2) is hereby revised to read as follows:
2. Minor Amendment to PUDs. Minor amendments to existing PUDs, whether approved under this code or the prior code, may be approved by the Director, provided it meets all of the criteria for the initial approval of the PUD, and is limited to the following:
Section 3. Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-2.12(c)(5) is hereby revised to read as follows: 5. Reserved.
Section 4. Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-2.13(c)(1) is hereby revised to read as follows:
1. The applicant shall submit a vacation plat, meeting all of the requirements of a plat for the affected property, and showing the specific property rights to be vacated, and the effect of the vacation with respect to adjacent or abutting property.
Section 5. Chapter 16, Article III, Section 16-3.01(c) Table 3-2: Neighborhood Street is hereby revised to read as follows:
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Section 7. Chapter 16, Article V, Section 16-5.02 (c) Accessory Buildings—Residential is hereby revised to read as follows:
c. Accessory Buildings - Residential. Accessory buildings shall be permitted in association with and on the same lot as a principal building or use and are subject to the following additional limitations.
1. Accessory Building Standards. Accessory buildings shall be permitted based on the lot size and type of structure, subject to the standards in Table 5-2: Residential Accessory Structures:
2. General Standards.
a. All accessory buildings shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal building and use, in terms of scale, location, and orientation.
a All accessory buildings shall be at least 10 feet from the principal building, however a closer distance may be permitted subject to applicable building codes based on fire ratings of adjacent walls.
Table 7-2 Driveway Setbacks
c. Minor accessory structures 200 square feet or less, less than 10 feet high, and not on a foundation or slab do not have a required side or rear setback but should be movable and are otherwise placed “at risk” by the owner with regard to any easements, fence, or screening requirements.
d. Prior to any building permit required by the City, applicants shall demonstrate that any manufactured structure meets all applicable state and local code requirements.
3. Secondary Building Standards. In any residential district, secondary buildings over 200 square feet or over 12 feet high shall meet the following massing and design standards to ensure compatibility with the principal structure:
a. The wall height shall be no more than 9 feet above the finished floor, except that gables, dormers, or other subordinate walls may support
Section 6. Chapter 16, Article III, Section 16-3.01(c)(3) Table 3-3: Complete Streets Design Guide is hereby revised to read as follows:
Table 5-2: Residential Accessory Structures
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b. The roof peak or other top of structure shall not exceed 20 feet above finished floor for pitched roofs with a 6:12 pitch or greater, and no more than 16 feet for shed roofs or pitched roofs below a 6:12 pitch.
c. The design shall be compatible with the principal building considering materials, architectural details and style, window and door details, and roof forms.
d. Secondary buildings with vehicle access directly from an alley or shared easement shall be situated to avoid parking that encroaches in the alley or easement. They may be built with the access between 0 and 3 feet from the alley or shared easement, or with the access at least 20 feet from the alley or shared easement.
Section 8. Chapter 16, Article V, Section 16-5.03 (b)(5)(c) is hereby revised to read as follows:
c. Locate windows doors to create a coordinated facade composition considering the entire facade as a whole, and to break up large expanses into different components with the grouping of windows and doors.
Section 9. Chapter 16, Article V, Section 16-5.06 (f)(2) is hereby revised to read as follows:
Section 16. Chapter 16, Article IX, Section 16-9.08(b)(2) is hereby revised to read as follows:
2. Ground Signs. A bonus to the total free-standing sign allowance may be approved for any sign plan for a site that includes only monument signs and the following additional elements:
a. Integration with the building architecture, including use of the same material for any sign structures may receive a bonus of 10% above the permitted ground sign area.
b. Designing signs with an enhanced landscape base, including low-level ornamental planting and landscape areas framed with materials compatible with the building and site design may receive a
square feet shall meet the design standards in Section 5.02 (c)(3)
2. Parking spaces on a home site shall be located to the side or rear of the dwelling. Home sites may include a carport, provided it meets the carport standards in Table 5-2.
Any carport over 10’ high or more than 200 square feet shall meet the design standards in Section 5.02 (c)(3) Out-building (large storage building, barns, etc.)
Carport.
Section 10. Chapter 16, Article VI, Section 16-6.03(b)(5)(e) is hereby revised to read as follows:
▪ + 1 / each 3 ac.
▪ 1 / lot over 40K s.f..
▪ Maximum of 5 ▪ 2,000 s.f.
▪ + 1 / each 3
e. Locate windows doors to create a coordinated facade composition considering the entire facade as a whole, and to break up large expanses into different components with the grouping of windows and doors.
Section 11. Chapter 16, Article VI, Section 16-6.03(c)(3)(a) is hereby revised to read as follows:
a. The lot and building have access to at least two different active open spaces on the same block or abutting block, and meeting the design and service area standards in Section 3.02.
Section 12. Chapter 16, Article VII, Section 16-7.02(a)(2) Table 7-2 Driveway Setbacks is hereby revised to read as follows:
May be on the property line, subject to easements.
Front-loaded driveways may be prohibited on blocks with alley access; there are no access width or separation requirements for access from an alley.
[1] Driveway spacing may be averaged along a block for residential lots or on local streets to allow the best arrangement considering grades, streetscapes, and building and lot layouts. This may result in two adjacent lots having access near the same lot line on one side
[1] Driveway spacing may be averaged along a block for residential lots or on local streets to allow the best arrangement considering grades, streetscapes, and building and lot layouts. This may
Section 13. Chapter 16, Article VII, Section 16-7.03(a) Table 7-4: Required Parking for subsection ‘Industrial’ is hereby revised to read as follows:
Section 18. Chapter 16, Appendix C, Table C-1: Fort Lupton Recommended Plant List, subsection ‘Shade Trees’ is hereby revised to read as follows:
Section 14. Chapter 16, Article VIII, Section 16-8.06(c)(3) is hereby revised to read as follows:
d. Lighting shall be designed to meet the functional and security needs of the site, without adversely affecting adjacent properties. Performance and operational characteristics such as dimming interfaces or timers that reduce lights to minimal security levels for off hours should be used.
Section 15. Chapter 16, Article IX, Section 16-9.06(5)(a)(5) is hereby revised to read as follows:
e. No more than two (2) gateway signs per entrance and one (1) per corner at the intersection of two perimeter streets.
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PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the xx day of 2024.
EFFECTIVE (after publication) the xx day of 2024.
City of Fort Lupton, Colorado
Zo Hubbard, Mayor
Attest:
Maricela Peña, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Table 7-2 Driveway Setbacks
Table 7-2 Driveway Setbacks
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A new Aims Community College course program should help nursing students broaden their skills and qualify them to work in more facilities.
e college announced that it would be beginning the Acute Nurse Aide Certi cate program this fall, according to an August 19 news release. “Hospitals employ CNAs but require additional inhouse training to obtain unique skills in a fast-paced hospital setting. In acute care, a patient’s health can
Aims adds acute nursing program
change minute by minute,” said Heather Brown, professor of Nurse Aide and Medical Prep.
“CNAs can level up with a stackable credential like this to make them more marketable in acute care because they have the necessary advanced skills.” She said, “ is is a great step for current CNAs to gain con dence and experience in acute care before beginning nursing school.”
e program provides certied nurse aides (CNAs) with additional credentials to enhance their skill set for working in a hospital; according to
o cials, the CNA program’s criterion is that it teaches students to work in rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
Federal law requires speci c accreditations for CNAs who learn clinical care at long-term care facilities. e CNA courses focus on longterm care training.
Brown said she will teach this new acute CNA course since most of her experience is in critical care, inside and outside a hospital.
“I’m excited to teach CNAs these advanced skills so they are better prepared to work in the hospital environment.”
