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SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1903
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VOLUME 117
Issue 31
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021
Brighton youth debate city council about funding Youth Commission members argue against taking money away BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brighton youth put pressure on the City Council July 20 after council members criticized the funding that the Brighton Youth Commission is receiving from the city. Councilors who are acquainted with adult-aged residents expressing frustrations during public comments were caught off guard when high school students were at the podium instead. “I don’t know why we’re going through this scene right now. We haven’t made any decisions regarding the Youth Commission, but this is really out of line,” said Councilwoman Mary Ellen Pollack. Pollack was one of several councilors who, during a study session the week prior on July 13, said that the city is giving too much money to an organization that she feels is serving too few youth. The youth commission is comprised of 22 youth commissioners and six adult commissioners who study the needs of youth in the city and plan events to address those needs. Youth commissioners also sit on other Brighton boards and commissions, provide city council with input and attend national conferences with youth commissioners from other cities across the country. During a study session discussion about contributions the city makes to local organizations, Pollack said the youth commission is receiving too much money compared to the Boys and Girls Club, which received $82,000 from the city this year. SEE COUNCIL, P3
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South Carolina-based site selection consultant Jeannette Goldsmith discusses workforce diversity July 22 at Commerce City’s Dicks Sporting Goods Park while co-panelists Andrew Shapiro, left, and Jerry Szaton listen. The event was part of breakfast presented by the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership and brought the three site selection experts to visit Adams PHOTOS BY SCOTT TAYLOR County businesses and developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country.
Adams County ‘finding its place’ National site experts visit and discuss how county ranks BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Adams County elected and economic development officials listen to what a panel of site selection experts have to say July 22 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The event was part of breakfast presented by the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership, which brought the three site selection experts to visit Adams County businesses and developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country.
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Site development expert Jeannette Goldsmith told a crowd of local officials and business owners that she gets the sense that Adams County is trying to figure itself out, based on two days of tours and visits to local businesses and projects. Goldsmith, vice president of South Carolina-based site development search firm Strategic SEE COUNTY, P5
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