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July 10, 2014 Volu M E 1 2 | I s suE 1 4 | f r E E
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Officials to decide on park money
An ALL-AmERIcAn FOuRTH OF JuLy
About $500,000 could be returned to town fund By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com
The High Frontier Honor Guard, from Peterson Air Force Base, presents the colors with Boy Scouts from area Troop 780, to kick off the Fourth of July Celebration in Castle Rock’s Bison Park.
inside the neWs-PRess this Week
Politics: GOP gubernatorial candidate stands by ‘47 percent’ comments, picks running mate, Page 5
Park continues on Page 4
Blue joins castle Pines city council
Opinion: Turning problems into opportunities, Page 8 Life: Graffiti artists make move from area alleys to local gallery, Page 17 Business: Two new breweries open up in south metro area, Page 22 Sports: Area high school football players put in summer work, Page 23
It appears that the new Philip S. Miller Park will be completed with some money left over. When the town’s Guaranteed Maximum Price contracts for the park with Turner Construction were written, approximately $800,000 was set aside for design and construction contingencies and allowances to deal with potential design adjustments, commodity increases and unforeseen conditions on the project. As the finalization of subcontracts winds down, construction enters the latter stages and winter conditions have ended, it has been determined that about $500,000 can be released from the contingency fund and returned to the town. Castle Rock now has an opportunity to add some of the items cut from the project without increasing the contract price or delaying the grand opening date. Town staff proposed three options for the council to consider for the use of the funds:
New member will represent Ward 2 until January 2016 By Mike DiFerdinando
ABOVE: Ayden Stamey, 3, prepares to ride his bike in the Meadows annual Fourth of July Children’s Bike Parade at Bison Park. RIGHT: “Red and White, Blue Suede Shoes, I’m Uncle Sam, How do you do?” ... Youngsters came out in droves to ride their bikes with Uncle Sam at the Meadows annual Fourth of July Children’s Bike Parade. BELOW: From left, Boy Scout Troop 780 parents Lem Scarborough, Mike Janda, and Jim Nelson grill up some bratwursts and hot dogs as part of the Fourth of July celebration at Bison Park in Castle Rock .
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com
Families flocked to Bison Park in Castle Rock for the Meadows’ annual Children’s Bike Parade, games of twister for all ages, and freshgrilled bratwurst. Uncle Sam (on stilts) led hundreds of area children on bikes, many accompanied by their parents, around the park, but not until after the High Frontier Honor Guard from Peterson Air Force Base presented the colors with members of Boy Scout Troop 780.
Photos by Ryan boldRey
The newest member of the Castle Pines City Council was sworn in June 24. Geoffrey Blue, a partner at Adroit Advocates’ law practice, is the councilmember for Ward 2. His term runs until January 2016. “It was exciting to be sworn in,” Blue said. “I look forward to working with the other councilmembers to help move the City of Castle Pines into the future.” Blue replaces James Einolf, who represented Ward 2 but announced his resignation from City Council in April because he was moving out of the community. Blue said his focus as a member of the council will be to help with development of the Castle Pines Town Center project and The Canyons housing development. “When I talked to the city about my possible appointment, I made it clear that I wanted to be part of helping lead the city through this period of development. I want to help transform this city from what it is to what we Blue continues on Page 4