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Requirements: Must pass drug test & background check and have a HS diploma or GED. Must be able to pass a basic math and reading assessment.
Company Benefits: BSC offers medical, dental, vision, flexible spending,
Valentine Candy & Gifts
Locally Hand Crafted
You won’t have to go far to find something sweet for your special Valentine. LoriLee’s Chocolates & Gifts is located in downtown Frederick, 539 Oak Street. The shop is open weekly Wed-Fri 4-6 and Sat 11-5.
You’ll find an assortment of hand crafted chocolates, chocolate covered strawberries (available on the 13th and 14th), candy and cute gifts.
Valentine’s Day is Tuesday February 14th. The shop will be open for your convenience February 12th,13th and 14th. Sunday 12-4, Monday & Tuesday 12-6.
Area Mayors’ Report—For those of us who do not attend meetings
the Police Department’s web pages will look and feel more like their own website. To sign up for notifications of interest, please visit: cityofdacono.com/list.aspx z Budget details for 2023: z I’m pleased to have Dacono’s information back in the Consumer Report. Please follow the City’s Facebook page and my Mayoral Facebook page for news and updates between Consumer report editions. facebook.com/CityOfDacono and facebook.com/ AdamMoreheadCityOfDaconoMayor z Our City website is in the process of a refresh, so our important news and information are easier to access. In addition,
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z Responsible Growth:
Construction has started on the new QuikTrip convenience store located on Hwy 66, adjacent to I-25. The Mead site will offer larger store footprint and two fueling islands. The developer is also adding public improvements to the area that include the reconstruction of Foster Ridge Drive and Highland Drive, installation of a traffic
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♦ The City’s 2023 budget includes significant investment in street and road projects. In 2005 the City began a long-term project to replace the streets, sidewalks, and water lines in the original areas of Dacono, known as Old Town and the Glens. This year, the last phase of that project will be completed. The next significant project in Old Town and the Glens will be a similar multi-year project to improve the sidewalks and street crossing accessibility.
♦ - One of my highest priorities is working with CDOT, our neighboring communities, and the County to begin planning for improvements to SH 52. The City was part of a large coalition of communities, counties, and CDOT that took an essential first step by creating an Access Control Plan (ACP) and performing a Planning & Environmental Linkages (PEL) study from the Weld/Boulder County border east to I-76. While we signal at Foster Ridge Drive and Hwy 66, and construction of an additional east-bound deceleration lane on Hwy 66. QuikTrip is expecting to open their Mead location later this year. z Reliable Infrastructure: Excavation work related to the box culvert extension has started at northeast corner of CR 7 and Hwy 66. Most of the work is expected to occur off the road, but minimal traffic impacts may occur. This project will widen the concrete box tunnel to improve road safety and is to future Colorado Department of Transportation intersection improvements. The box culvert extension should be completed by the end of April. z Public Safety: Thanks to generous donations through Shield 616, Mead Police Department was supplied with lifesaving protective gear for all our officers. Shield 616 was founded to provide all-day rifle protection and body armor for first responders who served and safeguard the community. z Fiscal Stability: The Street Improvement Fund, created welcome growth in the area, the highways connecting our residents to the region desperately need improvement. z I can be reached at Adam.Morehead@ CityOfDacono.com or 303-833-2317 x126 to collect the additional 1% sales and use tax approved by voters in November 2021, collected $2.6 million in revenue during 2022 and is projected to accumulate $2.4 million throughout 2023. The Board of Trustees approved $4.1 million in expenditures during 2023 to help improve our road network. Any remaining funds can be carried over and applied to subsequent budget years to help fund larger street projects. This fund can only be used for maintaining and improving the roadways in Mead. z Connected Community: Mead Recreation has opened registration for spring youth volleyball and soccer. For detailed information on season dates and fees, visit: bit.ly/meadsports Stay up to date on town projects and news by subscribing to our monthly Mead Messenger and signing up for email notifications: www.townofmead.org/newsletter/subscriptions. If you are new to Mead, check out our Resident Information webpage! z Happy February, Frederickians! I hope you can get out and love one another this month! z As your Mayor, here are some things I am excited to share with you in FebrUary: z Agilent Technologies has chosen the Town of Frederick for its multimillion-dollar expansion project! frederickco.gov/ ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1413 . I would like to thank our staff for their incredible comradery in securing this opportunity for FRED. I am wildly impressed and proud of each one of you! z Town of Frederick’s 2023 Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. All applications and corresponding documents must be received no later than Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, to be considered. frederickco.gov/984/Scholarship-Program . Looking forward to meeting our seniors! z Frederick Water Plans-Frederick is dedicated to investing in existing and future transportation, water, stormwater, and technology while planning for sustainable growth and development. The Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) is a proposed water supply project coordinated by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) that would create 40,000 acre-feet of new water supplies to 15 water providers. This water is developed by constructing off-stream reservoirs to capture peak river flows without contributing to agricultural dry-up. Frederick is currently a participant in NISP in the amount of 2,600 shares yielding 2,600 acre-feet of high-quality water. As such, the Town recently adopted Resolution 23-R-01, to approve the 19th Interim Agreement to continue participation in this project to provide a dedicated water resource for Frederick’s future. z Frederick Reusable Shopping Bags – As you know (if you’re like me, you forget this until you already have a cart full of groceries) as of Jan. 1, Colorado businesses are required to charge consumers a 10cent fee for each plastic and paper bag they carry out of their store. As a Frederick resident, we’d like to help! Please stop into Town Hall (401 Locust St.) or Administrative Services (311 Fifth St.), Monday – Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm, to say (hi) and snag a free reusable bag, save yourself some money, and share your love for Frederick. z 2023 Sponsorship Opportunities – Our highly anticipated Frederick events are just around the corner and wouldn’t be nearly as elaborate and enjoyable without our sponsors. Join the opportunity to celebrate community: frederickco.gov/805/2023-SponsorOpportunities z New Town web pages- As we continue to evolve as a Town, it is our goal to show consistency and thought in every action. We truly want you to be involved - We will continue to communicate our plans, process, and strategic goals with transparency! A few new services and departments in Frederick seeing some well-deserved sunlight and action are our Parks and Open Space: frederickco.gov/972/Parks-and-Open-Space and our Victim Services: frederickco.gov/963/Victim-Services z Special Days in FRED: z Happy School Resource Officer Day (Feb.15) to all SRO’s especially to Luke, Andy, and Brad! You make a difference in our community every single day. Thank you for being you! z Also, National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 9 to show support for local, state, and federal law enforcement. This past January, the men and women of the Frederick Police Department were called upon to serve and protect our community during a critical incident. FPD, and surrounding agencies, responded and showed tremendous bravery! We appreciate you, Law Enforcement! z Random Act of Kindness Day is Feb. 17. Let your kindness be contagious! z Happiest of National Engineers Week, Feb 19-25, to the BEST of the BEST: Arthur, Brian, Charles, Eli, Jason, Kathy, Kevin, Ryan, Sarah, and Zackery!
♦ - The City’s Urban Renewal Authority wrapped up their I-25 Corridor Study from SH 52 south to Summit Blvd. (WCR 9). The study will help guide our efforts to attract the desirable development our residents want to see in that area. While it’s frustrating to see a lack of activity along that prime interstate frontage, the City has been implementing strong economic development policies and programs to incentivize the type of businesses everyone wants. Shopping, restaurants, and entertainment are the most requested types of businesses people ask me about. The I-25 Corridor Study will allow the City to enhance our land use code so those types of businesses are prioritized.
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Food for the Soul: It’s All About the Love Health
For many years our motto at Abundant Life Church has been ‘It’s all about the love’. I’d like to share with you the Biblical basis for this from Mark 12:28-34. Jesus makes it clear in this passage that one of our central purposes as His followers is to not simply have love talk, but a love walk. The fellow who initiates conversation with Jesus is a scribe, one of Israel’s most learned men, and a modern day equivalent to a lawyer or judge. They were often the MOST educated men in the nation, and very influential. This man recognizes Jesus has answered well in His discussion with the Sadducees and asks Him an astute question about the Law, saying “What commandment is the foremost of all?” Jesus responds from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy chapter 6: “The foremost is, HEAR O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH. The second is this, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. There is no other commandment greater than these.” Allow me to break this down for easier digestion.
Jesus begins with an imperative by saying in essence “Hear, pay attention, listen.” He is saying to the Israelites within the sound of His voice, (plus any future followers), you’ll need to understand of first importance your need to have ears to hear. Unless you focus on what the one true God says you have no chance of proper obedience. Stay tuned in to the Lord of the universe and let Him have your sole obedience. This unnamed scribe was very intelligent and very religious, but still not a true follower of the Living God. He is commended by Jesus as being close to the kingdom of Heaven, but as you all know, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. To be saved you must go ALL IN, not just be curious. Then Jesus ‘fills in the blanks’ with the four requirements of genuine love for God. When we learn to love God this way, it will lead us to do everything by which He will be honored and pleased, and when this truth takes root in our lives as our number one priority- no command of the Lord will ever be grievous to us.
If we would do as Jesus asks, we’ll love God with ALL our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Biblically our ‘heart’ is the center of our being- not just the blood-pumping organ in our chest. So, since Christ renews my heart when I am born again, I must choose Him above all else, and seek to daily grow in my personal relationship with Him. Loving the Lord wholeheartedly puts me well on my way toward obeying the greatest commandment ever. Next, I am to love Him with all of my soul. My soul is not a part of me- it’s ALL of me, me as a living being and one who is eternal. God created us to live forever with Him, but He doesn’t force eternal life on us, and many will choose eternal