How local schools keep kids cool in this long stretch of hot weather
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As summer’s 90-degree-plus days crawl into September, local school o cials say students and sta are staying cool largely thanks to air conditioners in nearly every building. School sta ers are also using other means to lower temperatures in buildings without central air.
“Beyond ensuring our building systems are running well, our school sta is always mindful of keeping kids cool during the heat, whether they are inside or out,” said Kevin Denke, Adams 27J School District spokesman, said via email. “ is can include frequent water breaks to keep students hydrated and encouraging the use of re llable water bottles.”
All the buildings and facilities in the Brighton-based Adams 27J School District are equipped with air conditioning, even in the oldest building, which was built in 1926, said Denke. at means there was no need to include the installation of new HVAC systems in the district’s $515 million bond issue in 2021, he said.
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Brighton Fire Department adds a new generation
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Before Brighton Fire Rescue District
EMT Gianna Garrison started her career, she said she didn’t have to search far for inspiration.
“My father, as a re ghter,” Gianna said about her Dad, Brighton Fire Chief Brycen Garrison. “I developed a sense of pride for his profession from a young age. I value every call as an emergency and strive to make a positive impact on the community, as well as the importance of personal connections and learning from each experience.”
Similarly, Brighton Fire ghter Maddie Gri th was always interested and inspired by her father, Brighton Fire Lieutenant Scott Gri th.
Like father, like daughter
“When I was a little girl growing up, I thought it was the coolest thing ever to see my dad as a volunteer re ghter, before he got hired at the Brighton station,” he said.
Both started at the Brighton department in 2023, part of a new generation of re ghter, both with special links to their profession and their department.
Maddie said she started out considering other elds.
“I liked physical therapy/personal trainer; I was leaning toward kinesiology, which is the study of the body and how it moves its muscles,” Maddie said.
at was until Christmas break during her senior year of college. With plenty of vacation time, she did a few ride-alongs with Brighton re ghters.
“It was awesome. In my senior year, it hit me, I knew I wanted to be a reghter,” Maddie said. “I had a lot of help from people down here at the station applying. Every person I met was super willing to help me apply, get my application in, and prepare me.”
“When working in the eld, same as my dad. It’s super heartwarming to go out and do even the small things, like changing re alarms. e people are just so excited that we’ll go and do that and I also really enjoy it,” Madison said.
Volunteers
Chief Garrison began his career as a volunteer. A Colorado transplant originally settling in Denver after college, he said he chose Brighton as a home before he chose re ghting as a career. He was working a corporate job for AT&T Wireless but was living in Brighton.
“I saw a sign at station one, o Main Street, that they were looking for volunteers. Before that, they had just hired their rst career line sta and some administrative sta . ey also started hiring the rst group of career re ghters,” Garrison said.
“As a volunteer re ghter, you received very little compensation for your calls that you went on, but the whole idea was to help out, and that’s how I started, and I didn’t know I would become a career re ghter,” Garrison said.
When his corporate job was relocated to Plano, Texas, Garrison opted to stay in Colorado.
“I received a severance from AT&T and then tried to gure out my career path. I loved the opportunity provided through re ghter volunteering, but I didn’t realize that you could be a ca-
reer re ghter,” he said.
He applied for a full-time position, took the necessary tests and was hired by Brighton in 2004.
“I nd immense satisfaction in teamwork and helping others, a trait I attribute to my family’s history of service in the military. I’ve been re chief for three years, nding the work deeply rewarding and aligned with my values,” Chief Garrison said.
Fort Morgan to Brighton
Lt. Scott started his career as a volunteer too, but in Fort Morgan beginning in 1989.
“After thinking about it, I fell in love with it and knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” Scott Gri th said. “I saw the Brighton Fire Department was hiring reserves in 2000, I applied, went through the process, and became a reserve re ghter. en, in 2004, when they opened stations ve and four in Brighton, they hired about 20 guys; I applied and got hired.”
Both kept their daughters involved in their careers.
Maddie would visit her father from the time he was on duty at the Fort Morgan station, climbing into the
trucks to pretend she was driving. He even taught her how to check the water levels in the re trucks’ tanks, warning him when they were low.
“I said, ‘In the overhead, pull the hose down and ll it up’ and she would do every truck,” he said.
Raising her hand
Gianna said she recalls back in elementary school when her teacher walked into the classroom with a couple of re ghters dressed up for re prevention week.
“I didn’t realize how important re prevention was, (but) I realized that I knew all these people coming into my school, and after the skit was done, we talked about the importance of preventing res,” Gianna said.
“ ey asked for questions. I didn’t have a question, but I remember sitting there with my hand raised as high as it could go to tell everybody that my dad was a re ghter. It was my rst genuine moment of pride for my dad in the re service.”
Gianna said that I always felt pride for re ghters in the community at every re event, whether it was school or something her dad was bringing her to. She was inspired in her junior year of high school, thinking about her future, such as college, trade schools, or going straight to work.
“I tossed around the ideas of di erent emergency medical services, crime scene investigations, and a doctor, and I started getting into ride-along with Brighton Fire. I also visited several hospitals and looked into another re department,” Gianna said. “Fire ghters resonated with me simply because of how everybody interacts with each other in the rehouse and the community. “
Gianna said she started attending EMT school at Ames Community College during her senior year in high school. She began her mornings early with a good workout, went to her high school classes and then attended EMT school at night.
“Some of my friends from EMT school work here at Brighton Fire, which is awesome. EMT school was my rst insight into what it’s like to be in the emergency medical services,” Gianna said.
Gianna Garrison with her dad Chief Brycen Garrison during her firefighter academy graduation.
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Inspecting and Dealing With Inspection Issues Is Crucial to the Buying Process
Sellers and their listing brokers are required by law to disclose all known defects to prospective buyers, and buyers should get and study the Seller’s Property Disclosure and share it with their inspector prior to conducting a professional inspection of the home they are buying. This form is to be completed “to the seller’s current actual knowledge,” but shouldn’t be counted on.
contract, so my buyer can see whether it’s worth the expense of a professional measurement, which can cost several hundred dollars. (I also place this device in the basements of homes I list, to give the seller a heads-up on whether to expect radon mitigation as an inspection demand.)
As a buyer, you absolutely must hire a professional inspector who will perform an overall inspection of every system and appliance within the house. Your inspector will ask if you want to do a radon test or a sewer scope, both of which cost extra. Say “yes” to both those services.
Sewer scopes only cost $100200 and are money well spent, because if they reveal a problem requiring excavation, that could cost thousands of dollars.
Schedule the inspection early, because your inspector may recommend additional inspections by an electrician, a plumber, a structural engineer, a roofer or other specialist based on what he saw.
pre-listing inspection of your home, but I don’t recommend that. You need to disclose all defects you know about, and any listing agent worth his salt (and his license to practice real estate) won’t work with you if you aren’t completely honest and forthcoming about every known defect in your home. Don’t hire an inspector to do the job of a buyer’s inspector. Let your buyer alert you to defects you aren’t yet aware of.
(Note: If your buyer terminates after sending you their inspection report, you now know about those additional defects, and you’ll have to revise your seller’s property disclosure accordingly.)
contract. For example, your furnace may be at the end of its expected lifespan, but don’t replace it. Disclose its age in the SPD, of course, and expect that the buyer will ask for it to be replaced, but keep that as a bargaining chip if the buyer submits a long list of inspection demands. Then agree to replace it, and, because it’s a big ticket item, you may be able to deny any number of lesser fixes demanded by your buyer.
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Radon is a naturally occurring gas produced from the decay of uranium, and has been reported to cause more lung cancers than cigarette smoking. If the testing shows a level above the EPA’s action level of 4.0 picocuries per liter of air, you will want to include mitigation of radon among your inspection demands.
At Golden Real Estate, we purchased a $199 handheld device, available at Ace Hardware, which quickly provides an approximation of the level of radon gas but should not be confused with a professional measurement done by your inspector. However, I like to put it in the home’s basement right after going under
Keep in mind that money spent on all such inspections is money well spent, because you can reasonably demand that the seller fix serious issues that your inspectors uncover.
Your broker should be able to recommend an inspector that he or she trusts. Even if your broker is new and hasn’t had significant experience with inspectors for other buyers, his or her managing broker will be able to make a good recommendation. With over two decades of representing buyers under my belt, you can be sure that I have sound, professional inspectors to recommend, and so do my broker associates.
If you’re a seller, you’ve probably heard recommendations that you do a
Lastly, keep in mind that you don’t want to fix known defects that won’t keep a buyer from wanting to submit a
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Weld supports grant to monitor orphan natural gas wells for methane leaks
O cials seek to work with Longmont to share air quality e orts
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Weld County o cials say they will support Longmont’s e orts to help track down abandoned natural gas wells that could be leaking methane, which is considered a greenhouse gas.
e City of Longmont applied for a Methane Emission Reduction Program and Gas Methane Monitoring and Mitigation grant.
Weld o cials, according to a Sept. 4 news release, said they support Longmont.
“Data is important for making decisions and policy, so it was a natural t for Weld County to submit a letter of support for this project,” said Commissioner Chair Kevin Ross.
Longmont has agreed to share its monitoring air quality data with
Weld County and other agencies.
e system will track methane leaks in the Denver Range Region and the Denver-Julesburg basin, which runs from southeastern Wyoming to Pueblo and east to Nebraska.
e monitors will look for methane leaks from orphaned, plugged borderline oil and gas wells. It’s a program across regions to enhance future methane monitoring.
According to Weld County, it has o ered to work with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to collect precise real-
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time air quality data in the area for more than four years, but the state has declined.
“ e narrative of Weld County and its industries, energy, and agriculture, as told by many in the legislature, is one of being the villain,” said Ross. “In reality, Weld County is just as vested as any other government agency in the state to ensuring the safety, personally and economically, of Colorado residents.”
For more information on Weld County’s e orts regarding air quality, visit air.weld.gov.
Parade celebrates twin influences
Tomatoes and Trappers take center stage at Fort Lupton parade
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e City of Fort Lupton celebrated 116 years of its Tomato Festival and Trappers Days parade, one of the oldest celebrations of Colorado’s history to honor the state’s pioneers.
e community of Fort Lupton lined the streets to watch the parade of colorful oats, tractors, horses, unique cars, and dancers. is year’s Grand Marshals were Dr. Martin and Carol McDermot, Fort Lupton Family Medicine.
e festival started Setp. 7 with a pancake breakfast at Fire Station 1. e parade stepped o at 10 a.m. and continued with activities at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, including vendors, a food truck, a beer garden, and games for kids.
e festival included a city tour shuttle to visit Historic Fort Lancaster at the South Platte Valley Historical Society, Historic Buddhist Temple, Masonic Lodge, Fort Lupton High School renovation, New Library, and the Historic Museum.
e Fort Lupton Optimist Club held a duck race fundraiser at Coyote Creek Golf Club. e money raised goes towards the kids in Fort Lupton.
The South Platte Historical Society entered a covered wagon with folks dressed as pioneers for the Fort Lupton parade. PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD
Fort Lupton High School Blue Devils football team at the Fort Lupton Parade.
Kaitlynn Leicht is riding a bicycle with Copper Kettle Kitchen and Catering at the Fort Lupton Parade on Sept. 7.
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Pool, Rec. Center close for maintenance e Fort Lupton Recreation Center closed for seasonal maintenance Sept. 16. at includes the center’s swimming pool.
Both are scheduled to reopen with a normal schedule on Sept. 27.
Colorado Creates provides 125 grants to arts organizations across the state Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Creative Industries Division of the Colorado O ce of Economic Development and International Trade announced that 125 arts organizations across 33 Colorado counties have been awarded $909,000 in Colorado Creates grants. ese grants will help
organizations and communities create art and cultural activities by providing general operating support. Grantees receive funding for two years, totaling $1,818,000 in awards over the funding period.
Research from the National Endowment for the Arts suggests that rural counties with arts organizations have experienced increased population growth and higher household incomes than rural counties without performing arts organizations.
Mt. Calvery Lutheran Church Craft Bazaar, Lunch and Bake Sale
Mt. Calvery is hosting a Craft Bazaar, Lunch, and Bake Sale on October 19th from 9 to 3 at 650 S. Park Ave., Ft. Lupton,
CO 80621. ey will have many crafters with a variety of items available. If you have any questions, call 303-857-6827.
Colorado State Patrol is asking the public for feedback
e Colorado State Patrol conducts a public survey every two years to learn the public’s answer to the simple question: “How are we doing?” e online survey is open now until Sept. 20. Visit www.cspsurvey.com to complete the survey.
Image Summit Youth Leadership Conference registration open
Brighton Youth Services will host the Image Summit Youth Leadership Conference on Nov. 5 & 6 at Riverdale Regional Park, 755 Henderson Road. e Summit is open to Colorado youth in grades 5 - 12. is two-day summit will feature keynote speakers, engaging workshops ranging from art to diversity, an opportunity to interact with elected o cials from across the state, an American Ninja Warrior obstacle course, a food truck alley (all food included with registration fee), networking and more.
e goal of the youth conference is to empower youth, build con dence, teach leadership, and inspire young leaders to use their voices to positively impact their communities.
e cost to attend is $25. Registration is now available at brightonimagesummit. org and early registration is recommended.
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/I-Want-To-Apply-for-a-Committee on the city’s website.
COOL SCHOOLS
However, there are funds allocated for some HVAC related needs such as upgrades to control systems, and in some cases, new boilers, Denke said.
“As far as how our schools are doing in the recent heat wave, our building systems are holding up pretty well,” he said. “With varying ages of our systems, it can be difcult to anticipate issues with the combination of having full buildings again and mid to late August heat.”
e 2023 school year, Denke added, got o to a warm start with some system issues in a few of the district’s buildings. “But so far, so good this year,” Denke said.
Nationally, an estimated 41 percent of public school districts need to replace or update their HVAC systems in at least half their schools – roughly 36,000 schools across the country, according to a General
Accounting O ce report and published in NEAToday.
e absence of working HVAC systems is even more alarming considering that rising temperatures due to climate change could cause even more uncomfortably hot days in classrooms soon, NEAToday states.
Due to high heat and saddled with infrastructure in dire need of repair or upgrade, school districts across the country have also been left with little options other than to send students home, the magazine states.
Closing schools because of high heat should be “unthinkable,” says Joseph G. Allen, director of Harvard University’s Healthy Buildings Program and Associate Professor at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
“We’ve been in the sick building era for over 40 years, and we’ve neglected our school buildings. It’s just something we’ve tolerated, and I’m not sure why. We know that good ventilation and ltration are key to student health, student thinking, and student performance, and yet closing schools has become
our new reality,” Allen told NEAToday.
All the schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, which is in western Adams County, have air conditioning although some schools don’t have air conditioning in the gym, the kitchen or the cafeteria, said Adams 12 spokeswoman Christina Dahmen, via email.
As part of the district’s proposed $830 million bond issue, air conditioning would be added to the remaining four school cafeterias and 12 school gyms that don’t currently have it, Dahmen said.
Nearly all of the schools in Westminster Public Schools/Adams District 50 have air conditioning in almost all its buildings, as a result of a 2006 bond issue for $98.6 million and a $9.9 million mill levy override in 2018, said district spokesman Ste-
phen Saunders via email.
“We made a concerted e ort to get it into our buildings,” Saunders said. e district is installing air conditioning at Shaw Heights Middle School. ere is no central air at the district’s STEM Union and Hidden Lake Secondary School. Big air blowers are being used at both schools to mitigate the heat, Saunders said.
Westminster Public Schools Board of Education voted last month to place a $111 million bond issue on the November ballot. If approved, the measure would extend the 2006 bond issue which built Westminster High School and the Hodgkins Leadership Academy. e 2006 bond also included the installation of air conditioning in almost every school in the district, according to a news release.
Adams County 4-H hosts two open houses in October
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BY BELEN WARD
e Adams County 4-H is hosting two open houses Oct . 22 and 30 to show local families what 4-H o ers their children.
“You might have seen 4-H at your County or State Fair and thought it was just about raising sheep and cows, or perhaps you’ve never heard of 4-H,” said Rachel Juritsch, 4-H
Health & Wellbeing Specialist. e open houses will be hosted at the Adams County Fair Grounds in Brighton from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 22, and the Bennett Community Center, 1100W. Colfax Ave., from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30.
Kids can meet farm animals and reptiles at the open house, participate in hands-on activities, and receive treats.
Juritsch said 4-H started in the 1900s to reach parents on rural farms and focus on the interests of rural youth that schools did not meet.
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She graduated from Aims from EMT school and high school at 17, and then started at the Fire ghter Academy when she turned 18, graduating in May 2023 at 19.
Gianna said it makes her smile with every call. She’s only been a re ghter for a short time, but she’s picked up on every single call as an emergency. Learning about them is essential to her.
“Whether it’s lling up somebody’s water because they can’t get out of bed, or it’s helping people breathe better, I learn something new on every single call, whether it’s medical, re, or about people’s personalities,” Gianna said.
“Everybody I encounter who lives in the community has lives entirely di erent than mine, and I get to be a part of their life and make it positive to nd a connection with them and leave a smile on their face by the end of it,” she said.
‘Super cool experience’
Madison graduated from Hayes College in Kansas with a physical therapy degree but immediately returned to classes, working to be certied as an EMT.
Scott said, “When Maddie nished school and came home one day, I asked her, what do you want to do with your life? Maddie said she wanted to be a re ghter.”
She applied with the Brighton department while taking classes and was noti ed in June 2023 that she’d been hired.
“It was a super cool experience. I stayed outside and missed threequarters of the last half of class, trying to get a hold of my dad to tell him that I got hired. It all happened really fast, I’m was super excited, and I felt really honored and blessed, that I got hired.”
She started at the re academy a month later, graduating in November 2023.
“I was shocked when I found out she had fun at the academy, but I didn’t know this was the career she wanted. en, when she came home and told me she got hired, I said, oh
my god, this is going to be awesome. I was super proud, and pumped—this is one of the best departments and the greatest jobs in the world,” Scott said.
“When working in the eld, same as my dad. It’s super heartwarming to go out and do even the small things, like changing re alarms. e people are just so excited that we’ll go and do that and I also really enjoy it,” Maddie said.
“If someone calls it their worst day ever, and if we can make that a little bit better, I feel like we’re doing our job. We’re helping out and making a di erence. I feel like everybody on the department does a really great job and it’s a blessing to work here with them. “
Chief Garrison said he’s very proud of Gianna’s choice and her decision to become a re ghter.
“It re ects my family’s legacy in the re service, the pride of Gianna’s dedication to helping others, the importance of continuous learning and growth within the profession, and my con dence in her ability to face challenges and make a positive impact,” Brycen said.
Gianna said she’s proud to carry on the family legacy, but also hopes to establish one of her own.
“I realized how important it was for me to enter this career as a Garrison but as myself. And that’s important to me. She said that I made that clear throughout everything I’ve done: my name and work; I want to be set apart from my dad.”
Lieutenant Scott Gri th and his daughter Madison Gri th. COURTESY PHOTO
Three Colorado electrical cooperatives will be getting chunks of a $9.7 billion federal program designed to aid rural America in making the transition to a clean energy economy.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which delivers power to 41 member cooperatives across four states, 16 of them in Colorado, is in line to get $679 million. at award is in the underwriting stage. Tri-State is condent it will be awarded.
“We are optimistic that our application will move forward and be fully funded,” said Lee Boughey, the vice president for communications at TriState.
United Power, an electrical cooperative based in Brighton that has 112,000 members in northern Colorado, expects to get $261 million. Until May, it got all but 5% of its electricity from TriState.
CORE Electric Cooperative, which is based in Sedalia and serves Castle Rock, Parker and a large swath of land both east and west, also was named a recipient. It was invited to apply for up to $225 million in program budget authority to procure renewable energy sources including wind, solar and batteries through several power purchase agreements, subject to the nal funding process.
Colorado was the lone state to have multiple winners. e other 15 recipients span the country from New Jersey and Florida to Arizona and Alaska. e money comes from a program called New ERA (Empowering Rural America), which was funded through the In ation Reduction Act passed by Congress in 2022. e program has been called the most important investment in rural America since President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936 signed the Rural Electri cation Act. at law provided funding to promote electri cation of widely dispersed customers in rural America that investor-owned utilities had found too expensive to serve.
In remarks in Wisconsin on ursday to celebrate the funding, President Joe Biden also drew comparisons to the legislation that created the interstate highway system in 1956. ere,
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Colorado electrical co-ops lead nation in federal grants
Dairyland Power Cooperative, which has 24 member cooperatives in Wisconsin and three other states, is to get $473 million from the New ERA program.
Uday Varadarajan, senior principal on the electricity team at RMI, said the New ERA funding will have impacts far larger than the dollar amounts. One key provision of the In ation Reduction Act allows electrical cooperatives to access money for clean energy that was previously unavailable to them because of their nonpro t status. Tax credits for clean energy development were available to for-pro t developers and utilities but not rural cooperatives.
“ ere are strong reasons to believe that the program over time will increase their nancial con dence in really moving more aggressively to take advantage of clean energy, which is increasingly competitive and reliable,” he said.
New ERA funding will allow rural electric co-ops to overcome their reluctance to go into further debt and by reducing the burden of their old debt. With less aversion to taking on new debt, Varadarajan explained, they can feel more con dence about investing in new renewable generation — and owning it instead of mostly buying the generation through power-purchase agreements.
Tri-State lobbied hard for a carveout in the In ation Reduction Act that would allow it and other cooperatives that serve predominately rural areas of the United States to get assistance in the energy transition. Based in Westminster, Tri-State had become heavily anchored in coal- red generation and was weighted down in the transition by the debt on some of these coal plants. e federal money will be used by Tri-State to support the retirement of 1,100 megawatts of coal- red generation. It shut down one coal plant in New Mexico in 2019 and has plans to close the three coal-burning units it
operates at the Craig Generating Station from 2025 to 2027. It had originally planned to close Springerville 3, a coal plant in Arizona, in 2040, but the promise of federal funding has given Tri-State the comfort to pay o debt in the plant and move up its retirement to 2031. It has made plans not to divest from generation at the Laramie River coal plant in Wyoming.
e award will help Tri-State procure 1,480 megawatts of renewable energy in the form of solar, wind and battery storage. is conversion will reduce member costs an estimated $422 million over 20 years.
e original letter of intent for New ERA funding, submitted by Tri-State a year ago, was for $970 million. Because of the number of applications from across the country, Tri-State and other applicants were advised to moderate their requests. Tri-State was invited to submit a proposal for $679 million.
rough a mix of low-interest loans and grants, Tri-State would look to leverage this budget authority to support investments that could total more than $2 billion for 18 di erent projects. It plans to issue a request for proposals in September.
In an interview, Duane Highley, the chief executive, said that Tri-State began getting news in early August that it was in line to receive funding. at, along with news from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that aligned with Tri-State’s plans, made it his single best week since he joined Tri-State as chief executive in April 2018.
Tri-State’s ratings had been declining in recent years as member cooperatives left Tri-State to pursue what they consider to be greener pastures elsewhere. Kit Carson Electric, in New Mexico, left in 2016 and has succeeded greatly. It was followed by Delta-Montrose Electric in Colorado and then, on May 1 this year, United Power. ree others are now in line to leave.
In rural Colorado, the announcement was welcomed by individuals who get power from cooperatives supplied by Tri-State.
“ is is a big deal for Coloradans who get their electricity form rural electric
coops on Tri-State’s system,” said Je Fiedler, a Lake County commissioner who is also a board member of Buena Vista-based Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, a Tri-State member. “Our communities have supported TriState’s recent moves to catch up in the energy transition, and make sure we don’t get left behind and miss out on cleaner energy and lower bills for rural residents and businesses.”
From Silverton, Scott Fetchenheier, a commissioner in San Juan County, had said his mountain county — alone among Colorado’s 64 counties with no irrigable acres — is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. “It’s a relief to know this federal funding will give Tri-State the tools it needs to fully transition rural communities o of the coal and gas plants that are fueling the climate crisis. I’m glad to see it,” he said.
“ is is such exciting news,” said Je Delaney, a resident of Crested Butte. “Rural communities have been looking in from the outside as the country transitions to clean energy, and this funding opens the door for our communities to be able to reap the bene ts of the move to renewable energy and leave the harm of fossil fuels in the rear-view mirror.”
Chad Franke, president of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, called out the plans by Tri-State to spread the projects it plans across its territory, bene tting farmers and ranchers and rural communities across several states.
Also a big winner in this week’s announcement is United Power, which has 113,000 members from the foothills to Colorado’s oil and gas Wattenberg Field. It became independent of Tri-State on May 1 and now generates its own power. e green portfolio of the Brighton-based cooperative currently represents more than 300 megawatts of renewable energy from solar, hydropower and wind.
Another 470 megawatts of solar generation expected to be online will include 160 megawatts from a member’s agrivoltaics project.
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Also cited in United Power’s presentation is the cooperative’s Community Bene ts Plan, which it says demonstrates investment in a skilled, long-term workforce needed to power the energy transition. is includes an apprenticeship program and lineworker scholarships.
“ e New Era funding comes as a direct result of our business model change to a lower carbon future as
outlined in Our Cooperative Roadmap three years ago,” said Mark Gabriel, United’s chief executive. “We will continue the critical work necessary to receive the funding in developing our Community Bene t Plan. is money is directly tied to our independence as a distribution cooperative.”
CORE Electric will also get an award that will be used to procure approximately 550 megawatts of new wind and solar renewable energy along with 100 megawatts of energy storage. e only other Western state to get New ERA funding in this rst round of awards is Arizona. Arizona Electric
Power Cooperative, which provides electricity to 40 electrical cooperatives and public power districts in Arizona, Nevada, California and New Mexico. Money will be used for investments in 730 megawatts of solar, 2,910 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage, and 70 megawatts of wind.
According to the funding formula, Tri-State and other larger electrical providers were to get 60% of the $9.7 billion, with mid-sized cooperatives getting 20% and smaller cooperatives the nal 20%. Several smaller Colorado cooperatives also submitted
letters of interest to RUS for New ERA funding. ose recipients have yet to be announced.
Holy Cross Energy, the Glenwood Springs-based electrical cooperative serving the Aspen-Vail-Battlement Mesa area, is not among them. e coop chose not to apply for assistance because it is already far along on its decarbonization path. In May, it achieved 80% emissions-free energy and expects to surpass 90% sometime early in 2025.
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BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A welding fabricator by trade, Joe Cole only dabbled in steel and bronze sculpting as a pastime and then eventually gave it up in 1993. But 30 years later, after he made an urn for his departed family dog, Cole caught the passion for creating again.
At the same time, the Northglenn resident couldn’t shake a persistent echo in his head of an owl calling out, “HOO.” He decided then he needed to mold something that paid homage to an owl building a life in a tree in the forest.
“ e conclusion was made, and I spent an estimated 40 hours sculpting the bird and a limb to hold,” Cole said. He spent another 30 hours adding three more owlets and a tree trunk.
Later he added moss to represent growth, a snail for patience, a stump for reaching out and a mouse for courage. e result is a steel statue called “Hoo What Where and When” by Cole, and the sculpture is being displayed this year at Northglenn’s EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park.
His work is also featured in Castle Rock and Alamosa. But the one in Northglenn holds special meaning for the 60-year-old since it was his rst attempt to have his work dis-
played for the public.
He entered three of his sculptures into four cities in Colorado to exhibit. ree accepted his work.
“I wanted to share with the public…and Northglenn is my only home, and I wanted to share a piece of me,” Cole said via email. “ ree out of four ain’t bad.”
Other sculpture programs that dot the Front Range host Colorado artists from varying backgrounds who have molded bronze and steel frames that lure the eyes with humor and mysticism. From novice to well-established, artists say metro cities have o ered nurturing environments for their projects.
Charlotte Zink – whose home studio is in Berthoud – produced “Eternal Echoes” for the Northglenn exhibit. But her handiwork has been shown, some permanent, at several locations surrounding Denver.
ey include Westminster’s Sculpture on Loan, Lafayette’s Art on the Street, Art in Public Places in Longmont, heArt of Lyons, Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Douglas County Art Encounters, Sculpture Evergreen and Art 2C on Havana in Aurora, Zink said.
“It’s wonderful to see the arts supported in these communities,” Zink said via email.
Bill Bunting’s “With Wings Like
Hoo What Where and When displayed at E.B Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn.
PHOTO BY MONTE WHALEY
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Eagles” is also featured in Northglenn. He said the same sculpture is part of a year-long project with the Douglas County Art Encounters program at Sterling Ranch in Littleton.
He has other sculptures at Brighton, Monument and Alamosa that will be shown through this year, he said.
e works of Cole, Zink and Bunting are part of an annual e ort in Northglenn to get more people acquainted with the unique nature of outdoor sculptures, say city o cials.
Sponsored by the Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation, the exhibit at EB Rains J. Memorial Park features six new sculptures as part of the city’s 2024-25 Art on Parade program. O cials say the sculptures, including those of Cole, Zink and Bunting, were chosen by a diverse volunteer committee in February and will be on-site at the park for one year.
e other works and artists chosen for the 202425 season include: “Spiral Vortex” by Diego Harris, “Sun Lion” by D’Jean Jawrunner and “Magnify” Kirk Seese. Photos of the works are available on Northglenn’s website.
e annual Art on Parade program is an on-loan outdoor sculpture exhibit funded by NAHF and the Adams County Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District. Artists loan their pieces to the program for one year, and park patrons are asked to vote for their favorite by paper ballots available at the Northglenn Recreation Center and online at https://northglennarts.org/public-art/art-onparade-ballot/. e deadline to vote for this year’s sculptures is Nov. 1, 2024.
e sculpture with the most votes is dubbed “ e People’s Choice” and will be purchased by NAHF and gifted to the City of Northglenn for permanent placement in the city. e sculptures are also available for sale to the public.
e new sculptures will remain at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park through May of 2025. e park is located at 11701 Community Center Drive, half a mile south of 120th Avenue and Grant Street in Northglenn just south of the new Webster Lake Promenade.
e NAHF is a non-pro t group that provides funding for “dynamic theatre, public art, and other cultural endeavors in the city. e NAHF was founded in 1990, according to the NAHF website. Zink, native of New Orleans, came to Colorado and received a Bachelor of Studio Arts and Art Education for CU-Boulder. After working with many mediums, the past 25 years Zink has collaborated with her partner Ben to create Zink Metal Art, Zink said.
e steel “Eternal Echoes” was created in 2022 after Zink lost someone very special her, she said. e sculpture symbolizes the beauty of a vast universe, Zink said.
“We are all just specs of stardust making our way on this earth, hoping to explore and share life together, this incredible gift of life we’ve all been granted,” Zink said. “Let’s make the most of our amazing gifts while we’re all here together. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, contemplating and celebrating our miraculous journey in and being a part of this beautiful universe.”
Bill Bunting said his iron “With Wings Like Eagles” has been an inspiration to those who view it. e piece is also one of his favorites, he said via email.
“I chose the piece to display at Northglenn because I have always had a strong interest in the Native American culture and the history of the West and love sharing that with others through my art,” Bunting said. e inspiration for the sculpture “With
Wings Like Eagles”, Bunting said, comes from the belief of most Native American Tribes that the Eagle and Eagle Feathers are sacred, carrying their prayers to e Creator, combined with a passage from the ancient text of Isiah which states, “ ose who wait upon e Creator shall mount up With Wings Like Eagles.” Bunting pointed out that the following original poem is mounted at the base of the sculpture. With Wings Like Eagles
With patience he has learned to wait
For the strength the Spirit brings
Now he rides high upon the winds
As if on eagles’ wings
Now he walks and is not weary
Now he runs and will not fall
His strength is over owing
As he heeds the Spirits call
Eagle sculpture at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn.
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BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
e Environmental Protection Agency is letting Colorado air pollution o cials o the hook for making records available to members of the public who might want to help police corporate rule-breaking, two state environmental groups say.
e federal agency had previously held up approval of a key “state implementation plan” detailing how Colorado will stop northern Front Range violations of EPA ozone caps. e EPA in delaying approval had agreed with environmental groups that Colorado should more frequently demand records from polluters and make them easily accessible.
But Colorado pushed back hard, arguing that its proposed system provided “e ective and reasonable”
access to anyone who wanted it, and that the EPA’s initial demands went above and beyond what the agency was requiring of other states. Attorney General Phil Weiser’s o ce sued the EPA in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, as required by the Clean Air Act, to stop the demands for expanded open records.
Now it’s likely the environmental groups will have to le their own lawsuit with the 10th Circuit, demanding the EPA’s tougher open-access rule be put back in place.
Coloradans wanting to check up on actual air pollution emissions from oil and gas or other sites will be “getting just the tip of the iceberg,” said Ryan Maher of the Center for Biological Diversity, which along with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has been challenging Colorado’s open records rules. “And
the EPA and Colorado are saying, well, that’s all the public needs.” e gap of information available to the public comes frequently in aring operations at oil and gas production sites, with rules requiring that the producer have burning devices that remove 95% of methane and volatile organic compound emissions created as an extraction byproduct, Maher said.
e oil and gas company may only need to report once a year that it has the minimum required equipment in place, Maher said. But those reports don’t say how often the aring equipment is o ine due to malfunction or maintenance, or whether it’s truly burning up 95% of pollution. Unless state inspectors demand those records and put it online in a way the public can access, enforcement lags, Maher said.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REFERRAL OF A BALLOT ISSUE FOR THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL ELECTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION OF A TEMPORARY .15% COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AND INCORPORATED AREAS OF ADAMS COUNTY Resolution 2024 - 447
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic conditions have caused dramatic unanticipated increases in the cost of housing in Adams County (“County”) and the lack of affordable housing in the County for low and moderate income households has caused economic distress to Adams County individuals, families and businesses; and,
WHEREAS, the County has an estimated housing unit deficit of approximately 10,000 homes that is expected to increase to approximately 30,000 by 2050 if not addressed; and,
WHEREAS, a dedicated revenue stream to support the availability of affordable homes is critical to meeting the housing development goals set forth in Colorado State law; and,
WHEREAS, the County is legally authorized to impose a sales tax on the sale of tangible personal property at retail and the furnishing of services, subject to the approval of the registered electors of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the interest of the residents of Adams County to impose a temporary Countywide sales tax at the rate of .15% for the period beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2044, the receipts from which shall be restricted in application to the expansion of affordable housing in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Adams County; and, WHEREAS, the Board has determined that a question regarding the imposition of a temporary sales tax for the purposes enunciated herein should be submitted by the Board to the eligible electors of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has determined to set the ballot title and ballot question for the issue to be submitted at the election called by this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners, County of Adams, State of Colorado: 1.Pursuant to §§ 1-1-111, 1-5-203(3), and 30-11-103.5, C.R.S., the Board hereby authorizes and directs that the following ballot issue be certified herewith to the Adams County Clerk and Recorder (“Clerk and Recorder”) for submission to the registered electors in Adams County to be included on the ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election:
BALLOT ISSUE
SHALL ADAMS COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY TWENTY- TWO MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($22,200,000) (FIRST FULL YEAR DOLLAR AMOUNT, FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025) ANNUALLY, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS RAISED THEREAFTER, BY THE IMPOSITION OF A TEMPORARY COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX AT THE RATE OF .15% ($0.15 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025, AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31,2044, WITH THE PROCEEDS TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ADAMS COUNTY, BY: DISTRIBUTING GRANTS TO MULTIJURISDICTIONAL AND COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHED IN ADAMS COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF:
FINANCING, PLANNING, ENTITLING, DEVELOPING, OPERATING, ACQUIRING, PRESERVING, RENOVATING, ADMINISTERING, MAINTAINING AND CONSTRUCTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SALE OR RENT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AND INCORPORATED AREAS OF ADAMS COUNTY; AND SHALL ADAMS COUNTY BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX AND THE INTEREST EARNINGS THEREON AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ABOVE ANNUAL LIMITS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE APPLY OR BE PROPOSED, INCLUDING AS AN APPROVED EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ RESOLUTION NO. 2024 – 447. YES/FOR NO/AGAINST
2.This Resolution shall serve to set the ballot title and text of the ballot issue.
3.The election shall be conducted by the Clerk and Recorder in accordance with the Uniform Election Code, C.R.S §1-1-101, et. seq., and other laws and regulations of the State of Colorado, including without limitation, the requirements of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution (hereinafter “TABOR”).
4.The Clerk and Recorder shall cause all acts required or permitted by the Uniform Election Code and the Rules relevant to be performed by the Clerk and Recorder or its designees.
5.The Clerk and Recorder shall cause a notice of election to be published in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, including but not limited to, the Uniform Election Code and TABOR.
6.The Clerk and Recorder shall mail a TABOR notice package to all active registered voter households in Adams County, pursuant to Colo. Const., Art. X, §20, which shall include the ballot issue adopted herein.
7.Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-2-104(5), the Clerk and Recorder shall publish the text of this Resolution four separate times, a week apart, in the official newspaper of the County and each city and incorporated town within the County.
8.If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the ballot issue of implementing the temporary sales described herein, (“the Affordable Housing Sales Tax”) then such tax shall be imposed and shall apply to all taxable transactions, unless exempt, occurring on or after January 1, 2025, and through December 31, 2044, and shall be collected, administered and enforced in accordance with this Resolution and the schedules set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Colorado Department of Revenue.
9.Imposition of Tax. There is hereby imposed on all sales of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services in the County as provided in Section 29-2-105, et. seq., Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, a tax equal to .15% of the gross receipts, the “Affordable Housing Sales Tax”.
10.All retail sales are sourced as specified in Section 39-26-104(3). For purposes of this sales tax, all retail sales are consummated at the retailer’s place of business unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent outside the County limits. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales tax imposed by article 26, title 39, C.R.S., regardless of the place to which delivery is made. If a retailer has no permanent place of business in the County, the place at which the retail sales are consummated for the purpose of this sales tax shall be determined by the provisions of Article 26, Title 39, C.R.S., and by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Colorado Department of Revenue. Without limiting the broad application of this sales tax and recognizing that mobile telecommunications services are subject to particular legal requirements, this sales tax shall apply to mobile telecommunications services to the greatest extent permitted under Section 29-2-105(1.5), C.R.S.
11.Transactions Subject to the Sales Tax. The transactions subject to the Affordable Housing Sales Tax shall be as set forth below and as
required by Colorado state law. The amount subject to the tax shall not include the amount of any sales or use tax imposed by Article 26 of Title 29, C.R.S. The sale of tangible personal property and services taxable hereunder shall be the same as the tangible personal property and services taxable pursuant to C.R.S. §39-26-104, except as provided herein, and shall be subject to the same exemptions as those specified in 7 of Article 26 of Title 39, expressly including the following exemptions:
(A)The exemption for sales of machinery or machine tools specified in section 39-26-709 (1), C.R.S., other than machinery or machine tools used in the processing of recovered materials by a business listed in the inventory prepared by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 30-20-122 (1)(a)(V), C.R.S.;
(B)The exemption for sales of machinery or machine tools specified in section 39-26-709 (1), C.R.S., used in the processing of recovered materials by a business listed in the inventory prepared by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 30-20-122 (1)(a)(V), C.R.S.;
(C)The exemption for sales of electricity, coal, wood, gas, fuel oil, or coke specified in section 39-26-715 (1)(a)(II), C.R.S.;
(D)The exemption for sales of food specified in section 39-26-707 (1)(e), C.R.S.; for the purposes of this exemption, “food” shall be defined as in 39-26-102(4.5);
(E)The exemption for vending machine sales of food specified in section 39-26-714 (2), C.R.S.;
(F)The exemption for sales by a charitable organization specified in section 39-26-718 (1)(b), C.R.S.;
(G)The exemption for sales of farm equipment and farm equipment under lease or contract specified in section 39-26-716 (4)(e) and (4)(f);
(H)The exemption for sales of motor vehicles, power sources, or parts used for converting such power sources as specified in section 3926-719 (1);
(I)The exemption for sales of wood from salvaged trees killed or infested in Colorado by mountain pine beetles or spruce beetles as specified in section 39-26-723, C.R.S.;
(J)The exemption for sales of components used in the production of energy, including but not limited to alternating current electricity, from a renewable energy source specified in section 39-26-724, C.R.S.;
(K)The exemption for sales that benefit a Colorado school specified in section 39-26-725, C.R.S.;
(L)The exemption for sales by an association or organization of parents and teachers of public school students that is a charitable organization as specified in section 39-26-718 (1)(c), C.R.S.;
(M)The exemption for sales of property for use in space flight specified in section 39-26-728, C.R.S.;
(N)The exemption for manufactured homes and tiny homes set forth in section 39-26-721 (3);
(O)The exemption for sales of period products as specified in section 39-26-717 (2)(m);
(P)The exemption for sales of incontinence products and diapers as specified in section 39-26-717 (2)(n);
(Q)The exemption for sales of eligible decarbonizing building materials set forth in section 39-26-731;
(R)The exemption for sales of heat pump systems and heat pump water heaters set forth in section 39-26-732;
(S)The exemption for sales of energy storage systems set forth in section 39-26-733.
12.The Affordable Housing Sales Tax shall not be imposed on the following:
(A)The sale of construction and building materials, as the term is used in section 29-2-109, C.R.S. if the purchaser of such materials presents to the retailer a building permit or other documentation acceptable to the County evidencing that a local use tax has been paid or is required to be paid.
(B)The sale of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services if the transaction was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another statutory or home rule county equal to or in excess of that sought to be imposed by Adams County. A credit shall be granted against the sales tax imposed by Adams County with respect to such transaction equal in amount to the lawfully imposed local sales or use tax previously paid by the purchaser or user to the previous statutory or home rule county. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the sales tax imposed by the subsequent statutory or home rule county.
(C)The sale of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services if the transaction was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another statutory or home rule city and county, city, or town equal to or in excess of that sought to be imposed by Adams County. A credit shall be granted against the sales tax imposed by Adams County with respect to such transaction equal in amount to the lawfully imposed local sales or use tax previously paid by the purchaser or user to the previous statutory or home rule city and county, city, or town. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the sales tax imposed by the subsequent statutory or home rule city and county, city, or town.
(D)The sale of food purchased with food stamps. For the purposes of this subsection (D), “food” shall have the same meaning as provided in 7 U.S.C. sec. 2012 (g), as such section exists on October 1, 1987, or is thereafter amended.
(E)The sale of food purchased with funds provided by the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1786. For the purposes of this section (E), “food” shall have the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1786, as such section exists on October 1, 1987, or is thereafter amended.
(F)Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, sales of cigarettes shall be exempt from the Affordable Housing Sales Tax pursuant to 29-2-105(9), C.R.S.
13.Transactions subject to Specific Ownership Tax. All sales of personal property on which a specific ownership tax has been paid or is payable shall be exempt from said county, town, or city sales tax when such sales meet both of the following conditions:
(A)The purchaser is a nonresident of or has his principal place of business outside of the local taxing entity; and
(B)Such personal property is registered or required to be registered outside the limits of the local taxing entity under the laws of this state.
14.Collection, Administration and Enforcement. The collection, administration and enforcement of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax shall be performed by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue (the “Executive Director”) in the same manner as the collection, administration, and enforcement of the Colorado state sales tax. The provisions of article 26 of title 39, C.R.S. and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Executive Director shall govern the collection, administration, and enforcement of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax.
15.Vendor Fee. No vendor fee shall be permitted or withheld with respect to the collection and remittance of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax.
16.Distribution of Sales Tax Revenue. The Board of County Commissioners shall be responsible for and shall establish policies and procedures concerning the oversight and distribution of proceeds from the collection of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax, and shall define the term “Affordable Housing” for the purpose of the distribution of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax.
17. Deposit and Expenditure of Revenue.
(A)The County shall establish an Affordable Housing Fund within which all revenues and expenditures from the Affordable Housing Sales Tax shall be deposited and accounted for.
(B)Up to three percent (3%) of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax collected may be used for administrative purposes associated with administrating the Affordable Housing Fund.
(C)After payment of the administrative expenses described in Section 17(B) above, moneys remaining in the Affordable Housing Fund shall be used for the purpose of distributing grants to multijurisdictional and county housing
purpose of expanding the availability of affordable
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accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Board of County Commissioners or its designee(s).
18.The Clerk and Recorder shall provide the Colorado Department of Revenue with written notice of this Resolution submitting the question to the registered electors no later than ten days after the adoption of this Resolution.
19.If a majority of the votes cast on the issue of the imposition of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax are in favor of such ballot issue, in accordance with §29-2-106, C.R.S. the Clerk and Recorder shall provide the Colorado Department of Revenue with a written notice of the adoption of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax, along with a copy of this Resolution, no later than forty-five days before January 1, 2025.
20.The officers and employees of the County are hereby authorized and directed to take all action necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Resolution.
21.The rate of the Affordable Housing Sales Tax and the deposit of revenues collected as set forth in this Resolution shall not be amended, altered, or otherwise changed unless first submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the County for their approval or rejection. Other provisions of this Resolution may be amended as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution by resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with Colorado law.
22.All actions consistent with the provisions of this Resolution heretofore taken by the members of the Board of County Commissioners and the officers and employees of the County and directed toward holding the election for the purposes states herein are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
23.All prior acts, orders or resolutions, or parts thereof, by the County inconsistent or in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency or conflict.
24.If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution shall be adjudged invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this Resolution, it being the intention that the various parts hereof are severable.
25.The cost of the election shall be paid from the County’s general fund.
26.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
Legals
City and County
Public Notice
NOTICE OF BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON THAT THE BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2024 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 500 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, COLORADO. THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2024 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON IS ON FILE IN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT THE CITY HALL BUILDING. ANY INTERESTED CITIZEN MAY INSPECT THE AMENDMENT DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE WWW.BRIGHTONCO.GOV. ANY CITIZEN MAY APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC MEETING AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON SAID BUDGET AMENDMENT IF THEY SO DESIRE. ANY CITIZEN MAY FILE ANY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.
BY: KATHRYN MORTENSEN
BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER CITY OF BRIGHTON
Legal Notice No. BSB 3111
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
303.655.2160
Immediately following this public hearing The Brighton Housing Authority will hold the Public Hearing for the 2025 Moving to Work supplement to the Annual Plan.
Legal Notice No. BSB3342
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Metro Districts
Budget Hearings
Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET OF PLATTE RIVER RANCH SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Platte River Ranch South Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2025; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Wolfersberger, LLC, 8354 Northfield Blvd, Building G, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80238, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Harvest Fellowship Church located at 11401 E 160th Ave in Brighton, Colorado 80602 on Thursday October 10, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.
PLATTE RIVER RANCH SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: Annemarie Tucker, District Manager
Legal Notice No. BSB 3110
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
A public hearing is scheduled for the review of the Brighton Housing Authority’s 2025 Annual Plan and for the 5 Year Plan. Public input is encouraged and welcomed. All plans will be available for public inspection during regular office hours, Monday-Friday, in the Brighton Housing Authority office prior to the Public Hearing. Hearing Location:
Brighton Housing Authority
22 South 4th Avenue, Suite 202 Brighton, Colorado 80601
Misc. Private Legals
Public Notice BEFORE THE ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION
Upon motion duly made and seconded the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Baca Excused Commissioners
STATE OF COLORADO ) County of Adams )
I, Josh Zygielbaum , County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing Order is truly copied from the Records of the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners for said Adams County, now in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Brighton, Colorado this 27th day of August A.D. 2024.
County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Josh Zygielbaum: By:
Legal Notice No. BSB3317
First Publication: September 12, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
ARA, 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 confer-
ence 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 Website: https://ecmc.state.co.us/#/home Phone: (303) 894-2100 Fax: (303) 894-2109
Attorney for Applicant: Jillian Fulcher Ryan McKee 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
Public Notice
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oil or gas (“mineral”) interests within the proposed unit. Generally, spacing is the process whereby an applicant obtains approval to assign certain mineral interests to be developed by a specific number of wells. Importantly, spacing is not pooling, and it is not an application for a drilling permit.
APPLICATION LANDS
Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M Section 26: All Section 35: All
Township 1 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M.
Section 2: All Section 11: N/2
DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF HEARING (Subject to change)
The assigned Hearing Officer will hold a hearing only on the above-referenced docket number at the following date, time, and location:
Date: November 13, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Virtual Hearing with Remote Access via Zoom To participate virtually navigate to https://ecmc. state.co.us/#/home and locate the Zoom meeting link on the left side of the webpage.
Energy and Carbon Management Commission The Chancery Building 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 Denver, CO 80203
PETITIONS
DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY AFFECTED PERSONS: October 15, 2024
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, CODELL, FORT HAYS, AND CARLILE FORMATIONS, WATTENBERG FIELD, WELD AND ADAMS COUNTIES, COLORADO
CAUSE NO. 407
DOCKET NO. 221200338
TYPE: SPACING
NOTICE OF HEARING
Providence Operating LLC DBA POCO Operating, (Operator No. 10694) (“POCO” or “Applicant”) filed an Application with the Commission for an order to establish a drilling and spacing unit, as well as to set the maximum number of wells that may be drilled in the proposed unit on lands identified below. This Notice was sent to you because the Applicant believes you may own
Any interested party who wishes to participate formally must file a written petition with the Commission no later than the deadline provided above. 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_EfilingSystemGuidebook_2023_ FINAL.pdf for more information. Under Commission Rule 508, if no petition is filed, the Application may be approved administratively without a formal hearing.
Any Affected Person who files a petition must be
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able to participate in a virtual prehearing conference during the week of October 15, 2024, if a virtual prehearing conference is requested by the Applicant or by any person who has filed a petition.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information, you may review the Application, which was sent to you with this Notice. You may also contact the Applicant at the phone number or email address listed below.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Margaret Humecki at Dnr_ECMC_Hearings_Unit@state.co.us, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.
AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
By: Elias J. Thomas, Commission Secretary
Dated: September 9, 2024
First Publication: September 12, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Notice
Estate of Nola Diane Miller, a/k/a Nola D. Miller, a/k/a Nola Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30647
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 January 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick R. Thiessen
Attorney for Personal Representative
David A. McPhetrige
Frie Arndt Danborn & Thiessen
7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003
Legal Notice No. BSB3334
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of ALFONSO PEREZ MEDINA, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 129
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 January 12, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Hipolito Perez Vera
Personal Representative
79 1/2 N 9th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3297
First Publication: September 12, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of DAVENE A. SCHUH
a/k/a DAVENE KING SCHUH
a/k/a DAVENE K. SCHUH
a/k/a DAVENE KING
a/k/a DAVENE ANN SCHUH
a/k/a DAVENE SCHUH , Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30641
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 January 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Matthew M. Jones, Esq., Trustee
500 N. Westshore Blvd. Suite 920 Tampa, FL 33609
Legal Notice No. BSB3335
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Anita Borrego, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30652
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 January 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Paul R. Danborn
Attorney for Personal Representative
Andres Martinez
FRIE ARNDT DANBORN & THIESSEN, P.C.
7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003
Legal Notice No. BSB3323
First Publication: September 12, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARY JOAN LORSHBOUGH, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30501
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 January 12, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Danette Pyles
Co-Personal Representative 13415 Gaylord Street Thornton, CO 80241
Legal Notice No. BSB3321
First Publication: September 12, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Eric Allen Redmond, a/k/a Eric A. Redmond, a/k/a Eric Redmond, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30648
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick R. Thiessen
Attorney for Personal Representative
Merna Redmond
FRIE ARNDT DANBORN & THIESSEN, P.C.
7400 Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 201 Arvada, CO 80003
Legal Notice No. BSB 3113
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Name Changes
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 21, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Joshua Anthony Ortega be changed to Josue Antonio Ponce Gonzalez Case No.: 24 C 1489
By: Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. BSB3314
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 13, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.
The petition requests that the name of Davon Orlando Burnley be changed to Davon Orlando Robles
Case No.: 24 C 1422
Martin J. Flaum II
By: Aaams County Court Judge
Legal Notice No. BSB 3105
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Special Respondents: Latisha Robinson, Keith Brooks
Case Number: 24JV30029
Div: S
ORDER OF ADVISEMENT
NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-
DENTS,: Charlene Holomon and John Doe
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child(ren);
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division S of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 11th day of October, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child(ren), the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parentchild legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion.
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.
Done and signed on: September 10, 2024
BY THE COURT:
District Court Judge/Magistrate
Legal Notice No. BSB3341
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
tioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child;
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 18th day of December, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child(ren), the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parentchild legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed. If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion.
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court. Done and signed on: BY THE COURT:
District Court Judge/Magistrate September 5, 2024
Legal Notice No. BSB 3112
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 No. 24JV30160
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Baby Boy Cordova aka Sebastian Cordova A Child, and Concerning
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
Child: Amazing Graham Holomon
Respondents: Charlene Holomon, John Doe
Child: Evianna Davis-Calvillo
Respondents: Kimberly Angelina Calvillo-Paredes, Thomas Davis III
Case Number: 23JV30185 Div: D ORDER OF ADVISEMENT
NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
RESPONDENTS,: Kimberly Angelina CalvilloParedes and Thomas Davis III
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Peti-
Angelina Cordova, Robert Martinez Respondents:
Jessica Cordova, Toni Garcia
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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 22nd day of October, 2024 at the hour of 10:30 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 10th day of September, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3337
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Court ADAMS County, Colorado 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
In the Matter of the Petition of:
EDMUNDO LURIA For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 24JA114 Division: T1 Courtroom: 305 NOTICE OF HEARING
To: ABEL GUTIERREZ MESILLAS
Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.
X If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.
You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the court location identified above.
You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).
Legal Notice No. BSB3325
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
COTTONWOOD TOWNHOMES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2024 BUDGET
October 4, 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Townhomes Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting at 2:00 PM on October 4, 2024 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2025. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, and is available for public inspection by contacting specialdistricts@ mdavislawoffice.com. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget amendment.
Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 837 7601 8551 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83776018551.
This meeting is open to the public.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COTTONWOOD TOWNHOMES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC
Legal Notice No. FLP1109
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
COTTONWOOD CONNER
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2024 BUDGET
October 7, 2024
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton City Council, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, has scheduled a public hearing on October 1, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at 130 S. McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The public hearing is to consider the application for a Change of Manager for Lucky Shots Sports Bar & Grill located at 327 Denver Ave., Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The Change of Manager application was accepted by the City on August 14, 2024. Lucky Shots Sports Bar & Grill applicant is Preston Davis, 327 Denver Ave. Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Legal Notice No. FLP1112
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget amendment.
Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 850 4512 2250 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85045122250.
This meeting is open to the public.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COTTONWOOD CONNER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC
Legal Notice No. FLP1110
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
COTTONWOOD THERMO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RE: PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2024 BUDGET
October 7, 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Thermo Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting at 11:00 AM on October 7, 2024 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2025. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, and is available for public inspection by contacting specialdistricts@ mdavislawoffice.com. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2025 budget.
By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC
Legal Notice No. FLP1111
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metro Districts
Budget Hearings
Public Notice
NOTICE AS TO AMENDMENT OF 2023 BUDGET
GODDING HOLLOW
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
TOWN OF FREDERICK, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed amendment of the 2023 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Godding Hollow Metropolitan District (the “District”). Copies of the proposed 2023 amended budget are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Centennial Consulting Group, LLC, 2619 Canton Court, Suite A, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on September 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 amended budget, inspect the 2023 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.
You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:
1. To attend via Zoom Videoconference, email cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.
2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-2158782, and enter the following additional information:
/s/ MaryAnn M. McGeady McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the District
Legal Notice No. FLP1108
First Publication: September 19, 2024 Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Misc. Private Legals
PUBLIC NOTICE
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Thomas Andrew James, AKA Thomas A James, AKA Thomas James, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30492
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Kimberly Raemdonck, Attorney for Personal Representative, Barbara Standiford James 2485 W Main Street, Suite 200 Littleton, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. FLP 6302
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ANDREW MICHAEL MACGEORGE, aka ANDREW M. MACGEORGE, aka ANDREW MACGEORGE, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30476
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of WELD COUNTY, Colorado on or before February 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stephen M. MacGeorge
Personal Representative 18425 17th Avenue NW Shoreline, Washington 98177
Legal Notice No. FLP 6301
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Edward Owen a/k/a John E. Owen a/k/a John Owen, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30432
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 5, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jamie Lynn Owen
Personal Representative c/o Kimberly A. Barr, Attorney for Personal Representative Lyons Gaddis, P.C. P.O. Box 978
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cottonwood Conner Metropolitan District (the “District”), County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting at 11:00 AM on October 7, 2024 (the “Board Meeting”) for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903 CRS, as amended, this meeting will be conducted electronically, telephonically or by other virtual means.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2025. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed with the Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, and is available for public inspection by contacting specialdistricts@ mdavislawoffice.com. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2024. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Law Office of Michael E. Davis, LLC, where the same is open for public inspection. During the Board Meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider objections of the District’s electors prior to considering the adoption of such proposed amended budget. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget amendment and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget amendment.
Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the may do so via teleconference by dialing (720) 707-2699 and entering Conference ID: 850 4512 2250 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85045122250.
This meeting is open to the public.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COTTONWOOD THERMO
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Coors Energy Company (PO Box 4030, Golden, CO 80402) has applied to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) for a permit revision to amend the approved post-mining land use for the Keenesburg Mine (DRMS Permit C-1981-028, approved November 3, 1981). This permit revision would allow renewable energy development as an approved industrial/commercial post-mining land use on this site along with the currently approved rangeland and other designated industrial/commercial post-mining land uses.
The Keenesburg Mine is located 7 miles north of Keenesburg, CO and is accessed by Weld County Road 59. The permitted area is portions of Sections 25 and 36, Township 3 North, Range 64 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Weld County, CO on the Klug Ranch and Tampa USGS 7.5-minute quad maps. Copies of the application may be viewed at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office (1402 N 17th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631), the Keenesburg Town Hall (140 S. Main, Keenesburg, CO), and at the DRMS (1313 Sherman St, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203). All comments, objections, and requests must be submitted in writing to the DRMS at 1001 E 62nd Ave, Room 215, Denver, CO 80216. The public comment period extends for 30 days following the last date of publication of this notice.
Legal Notice No. FLP1097
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Longmont, Colorado 80502
Legal Notice No. FLP1098
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Last Publication: September 19, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of SHARON ANN ARNUSCH, a/k/a SHARON A. ARNUSCH, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30450
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before Monday, January 6, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
