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Theft from kids leads to ‘community coming together’ Family sees donations, gives proceeds to police union BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Eleven-year-old Asher Swann often sells ice pops in his west Centennial neighborhood in the summer with his younger brother. After Swann sold the frozen treats at a recent soccer event at Cherry Knolls Park in the Southglenn neighborhood, he told his brother to take their wagon under a tree. “When we came back, there was no cooler, and the money is gone,” Swann said. His 6-year-old brother was shocked. His parents helped him file a police report, and Arapahoe County sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Teany came to the family’s home and talked to the kids about what happened. Swann’s mother put out information about the theft on the SEE COMMUNITY, P2

Arapahoe warns neighbor of possible legal action over Tri-County exit BY ELLIOTT WENZLER AND ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A data center is a large group of networked computer servers typically used for the remote storage, processing or distribution of large amounts of data. Ting held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 19 for the Ting Data Center, which sits along Broncos Parkway near Potomac Street in central Centennial, near the Dove Valley area. Ting is in negotiations with several cities around the south metro area to expand its “highspeed internet footprint,” said

Arapahoe County’s threat of possible legal action over Douglas County’s plans to pull out of the publichealth agency serving both counties appears to hinge on whether the exit causes costly disruptions to existing health programs in Arapahoe County’s budget. Arapahoe County Attorney Ron Carl sent the warning to his Douglas County counterpart in a Sept. 3 letter. The letter came in the wake of Dougco’s moves to leave the TriCounty Health Department — which serves both counties as well as Adams County — and form its own health agency, largely over longstanding objections to Tri-County’s COVID-safety orders. Arapahoe is asking Douglas to “slow the pace so all the stakeholders — the three counties plus TriCounty — can make any necessary transitions more efficiently and effectively, and so we can properly assess the cost and process of what we need to do next,” said Luc Hatlestad, spokesperson for Arapahoe County. “The reason this partnership has lasted 55 years is because, in part, we were able to share costs, and obviously that would change if we went

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office brought law enforcement personnel to Cherry Knolls Park for an event where Asher Swann presented the local law enforcement union with a check of donation funds. The sheriff’s office’s Mounted Patrol Unit rides on horses and is involved in community outreach, routine patrol, search and rescue, COURTESY PHOTO and crowd control.

Ting opens data center in Centennial: 5 things to know Super-fast internet provider continues to grow, eyes nearby cities BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Internet-service company Ting continues to expand its presence in Centennial, recently celebrating the opening of a “data center” that will help spread its super-fast internet into new cities, according to one of Ting’s local officials.

Potential costs of Dougco health pullout worry Arapahoe

“Ting continues to grow, thus bringing more jobs to the community. The data center houses over 20 employees working directly in the Centennial neighborhoods,” said Mark Gotto, the company’s city manager for Centennial. Ting Internet, a division of tech company Tucows, first introduced its fiber internet to Centennial in 2018 and has been expanding service to more local residents and businesses, according to a news release. Internet that works via fiber-optic cable brings faster speed than other types of internet service.

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COMMUNITY Nextdoor social media platform. “The next day, I got an email from the parents” about receiving donations, Teany said. Before long, the family had received more than $1,000 from the public after the kids’ story spread. “With all the money, I was like, ‘We can’t keep this,’” Swann said. The family wanted to donate the money to the sheriff’s office — they appreciated how Teany spoke to the kids about what happened. But Teany suggested finding a charitable cause to donate the money. The Swanns decided to give to the Arapahoe Lodge 31 of the Fraternal Order of Police — the Arapahoe County law enforcement union — to support first responders. The family gathered Sept. 3 with a group of sheriff’s office personnel at Cherry Knolls Park to thank Teany and present the union with a check for roughly $1,100. Teany mentioned that the union runs a “9/11 memorial ride” — the organization held a Sept. 11 motorcycle ride fundraiser to benefit the union’s Benevolent Fund, which supports members of Lodge 31 and their families in times of need. The fund also provides financial support to injured officers across Colorado, according to the union’s website. Swann was taken by the community’s response to the theft at the park.

Asher Swann, 11, right, and his brother, 6-year-old Axel Swann, stand at a table stocked with snacks they sold on Sept. 3 at Cherry Knolls Park in Centennial. Asher Swann often sells popsicles at the park, close to where he lives, and his cooler and PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD money were recently stolen there.

Arapahoe County sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Teany stands on Sept. 3 at Cherry Knolls Park after the Swann family participated in an event where Asher Swann thanked the deputy. Swann’s family had appreciated how Teany spoke to their sons about the theft. PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

“The community really came together, really lifted me off the ground — I felt so happy, so cared about,” Swann said. He learned “that there’s way more good in the world than bad,” he said. Teany said it’s an example of the “community coming together.” “The neighborhood rallied around the kids,” Teany said, “and put them in a position to support a worthy cause.”

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Asher Swann, 11 and his younger brother, Axel Swann, met personnel with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Arapahoe County law enforcement union COURTESY PHOTO on Sept. 3.

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Furor over mask mandate at Littleton school board meeting District officials hear complaints from speakers BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA

The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education was met with a host of attendees decrying the district’s mask mandate during a Sept. 9 meeting. Shortly before opening the meeting to public comment, board President Robert Reichardt faced several attendees who refused to wear masks or leave the room due to the incoming presence of a student. Littleton Public Schools, which is complying with the Tri-County Health Department’s mask mandate for students ages 2 to 11, requires people who come in contact with students to wear a mask. Reichardt was forced to call a five-minute recess to the meeting until the unmasked attendees left. Afterward, he resumed the night’s schedule, which led to a slew of anti-mask mandate sentiments from attendees. “People in seats like yours make terrible decisions using fear,” said Shelly Thompson, who spoke during the public comment period and said she is a parent of a Littleton Public Schools student. Thompson accused Reichardt, along with the rest of the school board, of allowing the fear of COVID-19 to inhibit children’s learning. She said the pandemic is not dangerous for children and called mask requirements unnecessary. Littleton district schools have reported a steady rise in COVID cases among children and staff since the school year began in August, especially among pre-K and elementary school students. Across the state, COVID cases have risen among children ages 6 to 17, driven by students younger than 12 who are ineligible for the vaccine as well as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. But public commenters decried further safety protections during the meeting, and several said COVID is not a dangerous threat to their children’s health. Jennifer Barr, who described herself as a parent, said she was not anti-mask or anti-vaccination but said parents should have the ability to choose what’s best for their children when it comes to those options. Littleton Public Schools currently does not have a vaccine mandate for

students. “These mandates are being forced upon our children by an unelected body,” Barr said, referring to TriCounty Health. Speakers raised concerns over what they said was occurring with their children’s mental health due to masks and social distancing policies. Carol Guilford, a retired Littleton Public Schools teacher, said she has three children whose inability to hug or play closely with others coupled with not seeing facial expressions has made it hard from them to develop socially and emotionally. Other speakers took more aim at the legitimacy of the pandemic and science-based responses intended to protect public safety. Vanessa Kelly called COVID a “plandemic,” a term coined by a 2020 conspiracy documentary of the same name about the pandemic and vaccines. She also likened masking children to child abuse. Despite the pushback from speakers, Reichardt, the board’s president, did not make any mention of a possible change to the mask mandate for Littleton schools. Reichardt and other board members, as well as everyone present, continued to wear masks throughout the public comment period due to the presence of a student. Amanda Crosby, head of the teachers’ union, said she understands that parents have mixed opinions about what is best for their children. While she said her union has not taken a side on the mask mandate, the union will support whatever is necessary to ensure children and staff can remain learning in-person. “We want everyone, staff and students alike, to be safe and healthy and in-person,” she said. Tensions over mask mandates have boiled over in some school districts around the Denver metro area. A debate over masking engulfed Jefferson County’s school board members recently. Tri-County Health Department’s decision to mandate masks for children in all schools and childcare centers in its jurisdiction led to Douglas County’s decision to move forward with a split from the department. Vowing to form its own health department, Douglas County’s decision has been met with both praise and criticism. Arapahoe County, which includes Littleton Public Schools and is part of TriCounty, has warned it may pursue legal action to fight the timetable of Douglas County’s move.

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Class-action suit targets Colo. child mental health gaps Plaintiffs include hospitalized teens from Castle Rock, Northglenn BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado has lapsed on its obligation to provide mental health care for needy children, leaving them to cycle in and out of emergency rooms instead of receiving appropriate long-term care, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the state Medicaid program. The lawsuit so far includes three anonymous plaintiffs, all teenagers who have for months or years been checked into hospital emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities but then were refused step-down residential treatment because no beds are available. The case is similar to major lawsuits filed in other states, including Illinois, which was forced to revamp its mental health system for children in a 2018 settlement. “Colorado needs a comprehensive mental health plan of care for these children, and there are significant gaps and missing links that need to be rectified,” said Robert Farley, the attorney handling the Colorado case who also successfully sued Illinois. “These children have legal rights to get the necessary services.” The three plaintiffs, identified only as A.A, B.B. and C.C., should

have received intensive mental health services in their communities — an entitlement under federal law for children on Medicaid government insurance, according to the lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3, seeks class-action status to represent other children who have not received needed treatment. The children have been unfairly “institutionalized,” it alleges. One is a 13-year-old Northglenn boy who has been hospitalized at Children’s Hospital Colorado since March because the state has refused to pay for a less-restrictive residential treatment center. The teen, who has reactive attachment disorder and other mental health issues, remains hospitalized due to the lack of other options, according to the lawsuit. Another is a 16-year-old Castle Rock girl who has been in the emergency department at Children’s Hospital Colorado since July 31. The state has been unable to find a longterm residential program, despite looking out of state, according to the lawsuit. The teen, who is suicidal and has post-traumatic stress disorder and reactive attachment disorder, has been admitted to an emergency room 17 times because of her mental health struggles, the suit says. The child, who has busted open her head by banging it on the wall and tied sheets around her neck, has had to rely on emergency treatment while in crisis instead of receiving long-term care that would

The exterior of Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, photographed on Oct. 18, PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD/THE COLORADO SUN 2019.

improve her mental health, according to the lawsuit. The third plaintiff is a 13-year-old Aurora girl diagnosed with major depression and an anxiety disorder who has been hospitalized three times. She’s living at home but needs to go to a residential treatment center, which the state has not provided, according to the lawsuit. Law creates entitlement Under federal law, children who qualify for Medicaid are entitled to receive medically necessary mental health services through a program called “Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Service.” The goal of the lawsuit, which names Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Executive Director Kim Bimestefer, is to force Colorado to build a better

spectrum of care so that children have more options other than emergency hospitalization, Farley said in an interview with The Colorado Sun. The state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing declined to comment, noting that it is against department policy to discuss pending litigation. The lawsuit comes at a pivotal time for Colorado, where suicide is the leading cause of death for young people and Children’s Hospital Colorado recently sent up a flare for legislative help because its emergency room is crowded with suicidal and depressed kids and teens. About 2,300 children received intensive community-based services through the state Medicaid department’s Children’s Extensive SupSEE MENTAL HEALTH, P5

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port Waiver program, but in order to qualify, children must have an intellectual or developmental disability. Similarly, 163 children received services through the state’s Children’s Residential Program, but to qualify, children had to have a diagnosed intellectual disability. The system is discriminatory, Farley alleged, when only certain children can qualify for residential care. Farley initiated the lawsuit after receiving various calls for help from families in Colorado, he said. “You just can’t flip a switch overnight and create a mental health system for children,” Farley said, explaining that any changes ahead for Colorado are likely to take years. Some families are desperate In many states, mental health treatment for children is so inadequate that families get to the point that the only safe place they can find for their child is a psychiatric hospi-

avoided any fatal crashes this year over the final holiday weekend of the summer. “This marks the first time in recent history that no deaths occurred on state roads over Labor Day weekend,” a CDOT release said. That’s despite the fact that Labor

Day weekend is usually one of the deadliest holiday periods of the year on Colorado roads. Over the last 15 years, Labor Day weekend road fatalities have ranged from three in 2022 to 16 in 2016, CDOT said. Overall, there were 412 traffic fatalities on Colorado roads at the

time of CDOT’s Sept. 9 report, a 6% decrease from this time last year. Of those, 153 were related to impaired driving, the Colorado State Patrol reported. For 15 years of CDOT statistics on fatal holiday crashes across Colorado, go online to tinyurl. com/HolidayFatalCrashes.

tal, he said. Each time their child is stabilized and released, the options for step-down programs, such as day treatment or residential centers, are “slim to none,” Farley said, so the child goes home until the next emergency rush to a psychiatric facility. The situation gets so dire that some families eventually refuse to take their children home, which results in the hospital calling child welfare authorities. Under the custody of the child protection division, children receive placement in a residential treatment facility. “It gets to the point where families become desperate,” Farley said. “They don’t see hope. They don’t see progress. They get to the point where we have to do something.” Farley said he knows many kids, not just his 16-year-old Colorado client, who have had more than a dozen visits to the emergency room for psychiatric problems. “That’s not an unusual situation,” he said. “It’s not just somebody falling through the cracks. If you’ve had to go to the emergency room 17 times, something is not working.” In some cases, children are adopted from the foster care system

and have severe mental disorders related to early childhood trauma, Farley said. Their adoptive parents struggle to get them help, despite having Medicaid coverage. Residential programs, which cost about $700 or even $900 per day, have been shrinking in Colorado, leaving families and the state to seek beds out of state. Colorado needs to boost its options along the mental health treatment spectrum, including better in-home programs and community programs with the aim of keeping kids out of residential centers and hospitals, Farley said. In May, Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a “pediatric mental

health state of emergency” and said its emergency rooms were overwhelmed by children in psychiatric crisis. Mental health emergency room visits were up 90% in April compared with April 2019 and the hospital reported seeing three or four kids each week who had just attempted suicide. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Blair Hamill was looking for a way to make a living as an artist — for something that would unite his love of this country’s public lands with his talent as a landscape painter and his experience as a graphic artist. “What could I come up with that would become a more marketable form of my artwork? That could sustain us as a business?” Hamill said he asked himself. Travel Posters was the answer. Hamill creates images that capture “the American travel experience” for posters, coffee mugs and coasters. The outdoor scenes have strong lines, distinctive shapes and a graphic feel. He draws on his former career as graphic designer, his time as a fine art oil painter and on a love of the natural world that extends back to his childhood. Hamill moved the business he co-owns with Lauri Hamill, his wife, to Englewood in 2019 after posters overran the basement and garage of their home near Littleton. “This is a neat little neighborhood down in here,” Lauri Hamill said, referring to the engineering firms, landscape design companies, auto repair shops and “cool, creative

businesses” that make up the area around their studio and warehouse space at 3638 S. Jason St. Plus the proximity to Santa Fe and Hampden make deliveries and pickups a breeze, she said. The former teacher began working at the business full time in 2019 after retiring early. At Travel Posters, she’s the organized counterpoint to her creative husband. “We work really well together,” Lauri Hamill said. “Yin and yang.” Like her husband, Hamill loves to hike, camp, snowshoe — anything that gets her outdoors. The couple’s travels inspire the business’s designs. This spring, the twosome went to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Last fall, they explored New England. And now, majestic Candlestick Tower and colorful West Quoddy Head Lighthouse are among Travel Posters’ extensive catalog of illustrations. With the help of two employees, the Hamills sell their products through their online store and at fairs and festivals. Customers range from individuals to small businesses like General Store 45 in Littleton to national parks in Colorado and beyond. The pandemic, however, disrupted their business last year. The Hamills did only two art shows in 2020 compared to the 42 they worked the previous year. Yet people flocked to the country’s natural places in record numbers last summer and orders from national parks eventually came in.

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Climb honors the fallen, 20 years later Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb maxed out attendance BY SHANNA FORTIER MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The American flag flew high above the red rocks Sept. 11, as the notes from “Amazing Grace” rang out from the bagpipes and drums below. Twelve hundred firefighters and community members stood in silence before ascending the ramp into Red Rocks Amphitheatre to begin the Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb — a climb of 110 stories in honor of the firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001. “It’s been 20 years since September 11, 2001 and so this year is extra special because last year we didn’t have a climb due to the pandemic,” said Shawn Duncan, captain at West Metro Fire and coordinator of the Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb. “So the fact that we can get together and climb in person today and remember the 343 firefighters that we lost and 3,000 Americans 20 years ago is huge.” This years event was capped at 1,200 registrants plus children to allow for social distancing. In the past, the event has hosted about 4,000 participants. “Looking out in the crowd, there’s some of you here that were too young to remember or weren’t even born yet,” Duncan said before the

Firefighters and community members gathered Sept. 11 at Red Rocks for the Colorado memorial stair climb.

climb. “So it’s really meaningful to me and all us firefighters that you’re

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here to remember. We made a promise to never forget 20 years ago and this is how we keep that promise.” One of those participants that wasn’t born yet is Adeline Robinson, 17. Robinson is in the firefighter training program at Warren Tech. She said even though 9/11 happened before she was born, it’s still important to her to honor the firefighters and show respect for the profession she is training for. While there was no official in-person event in 2020, some firefighters like Raul Alvarez, with Timberline Fire Protection District, climbed anyway. “We did it last year when nobody was here because of Covid,” Alvarez said. “We still came up and did our own. There were still a couple of firefighters here. I like doing this just the memorial of fellow firefight-

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ers that have passed and everybody, the victims. That’s why I walk. Just to memorialize them.” For some, the event has become about more than just remembering the firefighters lost on 9/11. “It’s become about everything; remembering everybody and all the people that are special to us,” said Mike Simons, of West Metro Fire. Simons climbed this year in honor of Zach Lewis, a young firefighter with Rattlesnake Fire, who died in as accident recently. “He was always up here climbing with us and he was a young kid who had a great future ahead of him and he died tragically, so he climbs with me today,” Simons said, in reference to the photo of Lewis tucked into his helmet. SEE CLIMB, P9

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Duncan said that even though 20 years has past, this event is still important because FDNY continues to lose firefighters due to 9/11 related illnesses and families are still dealing with the loss and tragedy of that day. “I saw someone post something the other day that said, I miss Sept. 12, 2001,” Duncan said to the crowd at Red Rocks. And that really struck a nerve with me. I’ve been having really hard time the last couple months with the decisiveness in our country right now. But think back to Sept. 12, 2001, the only thing that mattered is that we were Americans and we were people and it really brought us all together.”

Adeline Robinson, 17, gets emotional during the playing of audio from a live newscast from Sept. 11, 2001.

Claudia Quintero and Raul Alvarez, of Timberline Fire, have done the stair climb at Red PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER MAXCY Rocks for six years.

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THE ART OF DRUMMING

Patrons at the Art on the Green outdoor festival at Curtis Center for the Arts in Greenwood Village Sept. 11 were treated to a performance by marching percussionists from PHOTO BY MARK HARDEN Cherry Creek High School. The weekend event featured the work of Colorado artists, live music, food trucks and a tour of nearby artists’ studios.

At far left, Jeff Keener, president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce; next to Keener, Matt Hogue of Ting; in the blue jacket and collared shirt, Centennial city Councilmember Richard Holt; in the middle in the black T-shirt, Mark Gotto of Ting; right of Gotto, Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko; right of her, Councilmember Mike Sutherland; right of him, Councilmember Don Sheehan; farther right, Greg Theuret of Ting; and at front right in white, Councilmember Marlo Alston at a ribboncutting ceremony on Aug. 19 for the Ting Data Center. The data center sits along COURTESY PHOTO Broncos Parkway near Potomac Street in central Centennial.

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Gotto, a former Centennial city councilmember. Here are a few things to know about the data center and Centennial’s fiber infrastructure. What does the data center add to Ting’s service? The opening of the data center allows customers to access the internet faster, according to Gotto. “It also strengthens our ‘redundancy’ — if one fiber path goes down, we now have another path,” Gotto said. The data center has been operational since the beginning of the year, but Ting officially received the certificate of occupancy at the beginning of July, Gotto said.

History of fiber in Centennial Fiber communication generally works by sending beams of light down thin strands of glass or plastic, contained in a casing and running underground. In 2013, Centennial voters chose to opt out of a state law passed in 2005 called Senate Bill 05-152, which barred local governments from providing telecommunications services to residents or businesses. At the time, Centennial had a roughly 42-mile “backbone” of fiber-optic lines in many city streets to operate traffic-control signals. After kicking off construction in 2016, the city completed roughly 50 additional miles of fiber lines around December 2018. The project to build the new fiber in Centennial officially started in 2014. Centennial SEE TING, P13

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VOICES

Decaffeinate and de-escalate

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n any given day I will usually have one or two cups of coffee in the morning. On those days where I have three or four, I feel a very palpable difference … I am wired. I also notice that I am a bit more anxious and a lot more impatient. For me, I cannot drink coffee at night for this very reason. I would be up all night. We all respond differently to caffeine, some get wired like I do, and others can drink coffee all day without losing the ability to fall asleep at night. As I look around at what is happening in our country and around the world, I feel like maybe, just maybe there are way too many over-caffeinated people out there. Violent crimes, verbal attacks, road rage, stadium brawls, random acts of violence and other assaults on humanity are occurring with greater frequency, and in some cases, an all-time high. I am not a clinical expert, but anxiousness, fear, doubt and worry seem to be at an all-time high as well. It’s like we are going to our favorite coffee shop asking for a double shot of impatience with extra anxiety. Or we are making our own coffee at home, maybe the double espresso anger brew with some steamed “Hurray for me and the heck with you” creamer. And that’s just the coffee version. For others it may be the caffeinated soda we

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drink or the highly caffeinated beverages we consume. Would we like a large or super-size cup of revenge with that burger and fries? And if we really need a jolt, maybe we pick up a shot of the five-hour hostility, you know that little bottle with a kick in it. What could possibly be going on at a baseball game that could stir such hatred amongst the fans? And are we talking about the fans at the World Series, or parents at a Little League baseball game? Are we coming together to enjoy the great American pastime, “baseball, hot dogs and animosity pie?” I am not sure about you, but I am seeing more and more road rage on our streets. Offended drivers attacking one another, flipping each other off, riding so close on the other one’s bumper to try an intimidate them. It’s like they look down and see that their bitterness tank is full, and they feel compelled to try and empty it. Wouldn’t it be better to attend a game and get an order of nachos with a side of jalapenos and good sportsmanship? Or perhaps drive-thru at our favorite coffee house and ask for an iced latte with a double shot of kindness. Maybe we can look down at the gauges on our dashboard and see that our gentleness needle is right where it is supposed to be as we just let others drive on by, even letting them get in front of us.

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Did you ever notice that when you scream or yell or threaten others that they now pay attention to you? No, of course t you haven’t because that never happens. — What does happen is that the other person J usually does one of two things, they shut t down or they stand up and fight back. p And in either case, nothing gets resolved. Instead, there is just lots of shoving, n pushing, name-calling, brain damage and b heartache. s Look, caffeine is certainly not the prob- n lem, it was simply used for illustrative pur-fi poses. But we are acting out in ways that would suggest that we could all use a little decaf right now. A super-size decaf with two packets of “I love you” and some extra forgiveness while we refuel our hearts with understanding and patience. Isn’t it time to pause and take a bit of the edge off? Are we sweating the small stuff, the big stuff and everything in between? I w would love to hear your thoughts and your d story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and re- a member that when we decaffeinate, we are more likely to deescalate, and then it reallyi d will be a better than good year. T t Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of o Tramazing.com, a personal and profesi sional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of f w all sizes. D s b

Rounding third base as fourth quarter nears FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Patricia Kummer

he fourth quarter of the year begins soon. Investors are still on the edge of their seats concerned about potential tax law changes and any Federal Reserve policy that might spook the financial markets. The economy is open … or is it? Pandemic concerns continue, schools are open, but some have returned to remote learning. Many employees continue to work from home. No wonder it feels like we are riding an economic seesaw. A deeper look boils down to a few distinct issues: What will the Fed do? And will COVID-19 and its variants shut down the economy in a big way again? Chief Economist Bill Greiner believes our current elevated inflation numbers are largely based on the partial reopening, supply chain issues and pent-up demand for goods and services. This will likely calm down over time. This is key for the Fed to decide whether inflation is enough of a sustainable threat to raise interest rates in the near term. Last year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell launched the framework to hopefully lead us back to more normal policy at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. That may be slightly LINDA SHAPLEY Publisher I N D E P E N D E N T

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service for its first official residential customer in Centennial in September 2018.

undertook the effort to provide improved services to city facilities, residents, businesses, schools and other facilities that serve the public. That fiber system first ran through the middle of the city — roughly from Interstate 25 to Jordan Road — and then expanded through Centennial’s east and west parts. Ting builds its own local fiber network in certain neighborhoods by connecting to the city’s fiber system, and it was the first internet provider to use Centennial’s fiber system. Ting installed fiber-optic internet

How fast is the fiber? Ting offers up to 1-gigabit service, which is 1,000 megabits per second speed for download and upload — performance that’s impossible on cable and telecommunications networks that share bandwidth among large numbers of customers, according to Ting.

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which Douglas County commissioners formalized their exit from Tri-County Health, county Commissioner George Teal said he was “a little concerned” about how the county’s decision will impact other counties. Aside from issuing public health orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tri-County Health responds to outbreaks of all kinds, keeps track of infectious diseases, provides parenting and child health services, and gives training and services regarding drug use and abuse, said Hatlestad, the Arapahoe County spokesperson. Arapahoe runs programs that provide services such as rent assistance, business relief and homelessness assistance, among many other items, Hatlestad said. “We would prefer not to have to move money around” among programs due to Douglas’ exit from the health agency, Hatlestad said. He added: “This is a complicated partnership, and we don’t want anyone to exit it too quickly in a way that hurts the residents.” An analysis of the financial effects of Douglas’ exit could take several weeks to months, Hatlestad said. Consultants that Arapahoe hired will analyze the costs of maintaining an ongoing partnership with Adams and of a scenario where all three counties form their own health agencies, Hatlestad said. In a recent newsletter to her constituents, Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas included a copy of Carl’s letter and said she told Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe that Douglas County may contract with Tri-County Health to continue its delivery of health services to Douglas County while Douglas forms its own new board of health to oversee policies. She also said Douglas County would need the current Tri-County health board to approve that plan, according to Thomas’ newsletter. Hatlestad confirmed details of the conversation between Thomas and Sharpe. Thomas said Douglas County has already paid Tri-County for services through 2021, arguing there should be no immediate financial impact on Arapahoe from Douglas’ exit from Tri-County, according to the newsletter. Thomas also said Douglas would be willing to discuss contracting with Tri-County for services beyond the end of 2021. Asked about Thomas’ interpreta-

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with two counties” in the health department or if Arapahoe stood alone, Hatlestad added. Douglas County commissioners initially voted to leave the health department Sept. 1, just days after Tri-County’s board of health voted to no longer allow counties to opt out of public health orders and to impose an indoor mask mandate for all students and staff at schools within its three member counties. Douglas County formalized the decision to leave Tri-County in a special business meeting Sept. 7. In his Sept. 3 letter, Carl told Douglas County Attorney Lance Ingalls that if Dougco moves forward with its own health department and that action has a “significant adverse impact” on Arapahoe County, Carl’s county may pursue legal action to “invalidate the withdrawal,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by Colorado Community Media. Carl went on to say his county would challenge Douglas County’s decision on the grounds that “it is in violation” of the one-year advance notice requirement for leaving health departments in state law. “In addition, Arapahoe County may also seek to have a court declare that Douglas County must continue to pay its statutory share of expenses for the Tri-County Health Department until such time as Douglas County is legally able to withdraw,” according to the letter. In a Sept. 1 meeting of the Douglas County commissioners, Ingalls said that the one-year-notice rule has been satisfied because Douglas County first notified Tri-County of its plans to withdraw back in July 2020. In November 2020, county commissioners rescinded their notice of withdrawal until at least January 2023 after negotiating with Tri-County to be allowed to opt out of any public health orders moving forward. But Tri-County in August rescinded the opt-out option, violating the negotiated agreement between the two entities and leaving the earlier notice intact, Ingalls said. Asked to comment on the letter from Arapahoe County, Ingalls said through a spokesperson that “this is a legal matter for which there is no response at this time.” During the Sept. 7 meeting at

Ting to expand service area Asked how large Ting’s service area is in Centennial, Gotto said more than 65% of Centennial has access to Ting internet. “We will move that to over 75% by the end of the year. Our hope is to be completed with the entire

Centennial footprint by June of 2022,” Gotto said. Ting offers service in other parts of Colorado, too: Ting was brought to the Roaring Fork Valley area by Garfield County over 10 years ago, Gotto said. “We have been building fiber between Aspen to Parachute and on down to Durango and New Mexico,” Gotto said. Ting serves “anchor institutions” such as school districts, 911 dispatch, and the municipalities of Aspen, Carbondale and Rifle, Gotto added. Who else uses Centennial’s fiber network? Since construction began in 2016 on the city’s newer 50-mile fiber backbone, the City of Centennial has executed fiber leases with Ting tion that a Douglas County contract with Tri-County Health would avoid a negative impact on Arapahoe financially, Hatlestad said: “I would say if that’s true, that’s great, but it’s too soon to tell.” Arapahoe officials want to have the commissioners of all three counties, and Tri-County Health officials, meet together, but “that’s obviously not something we can do overnight,” Hatlestad said.

Internet, Unite Private Networks, SEAKR Engineering and Cherry Creek School District. Asked who else the city might sign contracts with to allow them to use the city’s fiber backbone in the future, Allison Wittern, city spokesperson, said: “We look forward to working with city businesses, internet service providers, community anchor institutions and government entities.” SEAKR Engineering is a Centennial-based aerospace manufacturing company. Unite Private Networks provides fiber-optic communications infrastructure services to schools, governments, carriers, data centers, hospitals and enterprise business customers, according to its website.

MORE ON THE MASK DEBATE ONLINE Since this newspaper went to press, Colorado Community Media reporters have been following fast-moving developments in the ongoing debate over school COVID-safety mask-wearing policies and the Tri-County Health Department. For the latest news, visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Pandemic, concerns about sustainability shape style trends BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

omentous events are often a force in shaping fashion trends and industry standards. Locally, Denver metro area fashion gurus say they are seeing new trends amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and as environmental sustainability is increasingly grabbing consumers’ attention. A resurgence of ’90s style, and retro vibes. Sparkles and sequins. Bold colors, and patterns galore. Also, an emphasis on individual style rather than fitting in a box, body positivity and sustainable fashion. Genesis Gomez, a Westminster-based model, like many accrued a collection of loungewear when the pandemic first struck. “I had my daytime pajamas, and my nighttime pajamas,” she said. “I have a whole slipper collection now.” More recently, she switches it up. Some days she’s back to wearing professional clothing — a blazer and nice shirt — but not every day. With a longtime penchant for ’70s style, Gomez is also embracing that trend lately, throwing on oversized sunglasses and bellbottom jeans, styled with a sleek middle part and natural makeup. “Embracing the oranges, greens, blues, tie-dye,” she

said. “I’m big on the ’70s look these days.” Interviewed as the model prepared to walk shows in New York Fashion Week, Sept. 8-12, she said she was most heartened to see people focusing on being themselves,. “I think that that is truly beautiful, how we are kind of coming into a world where people are just really embracing what fits them best,” she said. Amanda Crazybear is another model who works throughout the Denver metro area. She’s studied fashion history and worked in the industry for 10 years. “I feel like everybody has had just a rough time and kind of got lost,” Crazybear said of the pandemic. “Now everybody is kind of emerging.” She’s watching her two teenage daughters join the revival of ’90s trends, picking up styles she once wore herself, she said, and mixing in goth and urban streetwear inspiration too. “I think the ’90s were just a fun, funky time of freedom of expression for people,” she said. Like her daughters, Crazybear said she’s observing people mesh multiple styles, not just settling for one. Dressing up also helps a person feel good, she said, complimenting Colorado designers for creating designs that empower people of diverse backgrounds and needs.

Models showcase the spring/summer 2022 line from DCR Studios.

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Genesis Gomez is a model who works throughout Amanda Crazybear works as a model and makeup COURTESY PHOTO artist in the Denver metro area. COURTESY PHOTO the Denver metro area.

Darlene C. Ritz is the Denver-based fashion designer behind DCR Studios. She has a doctorate in education and a passion for designing for every body type. For several years there has been a shift away from homogenous trends throughout society toward more individual expression, she said, and the pandemic’s onset expedited that. People were home more, browsing the internet, on their phones and online shopping. For many, shopping became a pastime. Anything

they wanted was available with the click of a button, and so too was fashion information, she said. That’s helped lead to consumers becoming more educated, and as a result making a return to slow fashion and sustainable fashion, she said. They’re deciding to waste less, as are designers. They are purchasing higher-quality items in order to keep them longer, instead of throwing items away after little use. Ritz took her collection to New York Fashion Week,

where she also focused on less waste and including all body types and genders. She gathered inspiration on a trip to Mexico, taking in the many colors, and on a trip to Las Vegas, where she saw an exhibit that featured a phoenix. Rising from the ashes plays a theme in here collection, she said, as are a flourish of prints. “Fashion is a celebration, and we are seeing that people are coming out of this wanting to celebrate,” Ritz said.

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40th anniversary celebration of the latest segment of history for the historic Highlands Ranch Mansion will take SONYA’S place on Sept. 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. SAMPLER in the upstairs auditorium at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch. The first home was built on the site in 1891, Sonya Ellingboe and in the last 40 years it has become a landmark for a new community. The Highlands Ranch Historical Society will present Susie Appleby and Sherry Eppers in an in-person event that celebrates the landmark’s modern era, 1981-2021. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free for Highlands Ranch Historical Soci-

ety members and a $2 donation is requested for non HRHS members. Since the first mansion was built on the site in 1891, it has evolved and was renovated in 2010-2012. Watch for information about upcoming tours. See highlandsranchhistoricalsociety.org.

p.m. — an international festival. The museum hosts “Truth, Beauty and Power: Christopher Dresser and the Aesthetic Movement” through Jan. 22, 2022. Free, registration required. Donations to the museum or the Christopher Dresser Society welcomed. See kirklandmuseum.org.

Art by Aaron Contemporary abstract painter Patricia Aaron of Greenwood Village will exhibit her work widely this fall: Naropa University, Lincoln Gallery, Boulder, through December 10; Loveland Museum through Sept. 23; Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales in a three-year traveling Artnauts exhibit through 2024; Seidel City, Boulder Artnauts’ 25th Anniversary show fall 2021. (Artnauts is an artists’ coop). See patriciaaaron.com.

CORE CORE New Art Space at 6851 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, includes Littleton’s Michelle Lamb among its members. She reports that members featured next, on Oct. 1, First Friday, will be: Tracy Russell, Barbara Veatch of Centennial, Chuck McCoy and Carol Bivins. First Friday Reception 4-10 p.m. Oct. 1; artists’ reception Oct. 15, 5-10 p.m. 303-2978428, coreartspace.com.

Dresser Denver’s Kirkland Museum will virtually host “Join US Dresser Fest 21, a Five-Legged Chair; a Day of Learning,” on Sept. 18, 8 a.m. to 1:30

Depot Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery hosts a show by eight new members through Oct. 17: Rebekah Griffiths, Lorraine Bonilla-Herrerra, Talia Johns, Mimsi Milton, Susan Meri-

man, Deanne Sander, Jaqueline Schuler and Darlene Wideman. Reception will be Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Depot, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Downtown Littleton. Gallery open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. A “Fantastic Fall Show” will open at the Stanton Art Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Downtown Littleton. Open during box office hours. See depotartgallery.org, townhallartscenter. org. Castle Rock History The Castle Rock History Museum at 420 Elbert St. will open an exhibit on telephones on Sept. 25, which shows how they have evolved over the years. Open Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Free, donations gratefully accepted. 303-814-3164, castlerockmuseum.org. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

Colorful artworks enliven Greenwood Village gallery ‘Explorations in Watermedia’ is multi-faceted exhibition BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 40 assorted watermedia paintings are exhibited at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, through Oct. 30. What a pleasant way to spend an hour or so ... This statewide exhibit was juried for the Colorado Watercolor Society by Karen Roehl, who lives in Denver, maintains a studio in the RiNo Arts District and teaches at the Art Students League of Denver. (Visitors can view several of the juror’s paintings at the rear of the spacious gallery, including a skillfully painted pair of horses.) Gallery director Chris Stevens said CWS members were urged to create “something different.” The “Explorations in Watermedia” exhibition offers traditional

watercolor landscapes and florals, as well as contemporary abstractions, still lifes, nature, animal and bird images and some works that are painted with opaque acrylics, also a watermedia, sometimes combined with the transparent paints and in other examples used alone. Style and technique varies widely, meaning that the exhibit is a pleasure to peruse. Which is to say that works in this exhibit vary widely in style and content and offer a multi-faceted experience for a viewer. Allow time to wander through this light, airy gallery, circle through the center and stroll around the edges again to enjoy the play of light and shadow in the images, as well as individual technical skill and vision. As one enters the Curtis gallery, a burst of color meets the eyes in Tanis Bula’s “Mixed Flower Surprise,” a colorful image of a summer bouquet with tiger lilies, roses and other bright blooms. One can almost catch a scent in the entryway. This skillfully rendered painting

was juror Roehl’s choice for Best of Show. A look at Bula’s website reveals her focus on bouquets, which must be a happy pursuit ... First Place ribbon went to “Peony” by Sally Huang-Nissen of Colorado Springs, reflecting traditional Chinese watercolor technique on this lush pink flower. Richard Forsyth’s “With Light, Color is Revealed” has a golden glow that draws one closer to see what’s happening, while Johanna Morrell’s “Nobody’s Voice But My Own” includes two panels, layered and contrasting with black markings on the clear top panel. Framing and presentation of these mostly small works varies considerably, adding more interest to this exhibit. Susan Randolph’s “New Beginnings” portrays a start-up flower garden — something many viewers will relate to, while Doug Moench’s “Summer Sea Oats” combines a bit of coast with plants and soaring birds in a calm, quiet “day at the

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Lone Tree remembers 9/11 victims in ceremony Mayor honors first responders, calls for moment of silence BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The official 9/11 Flag of Honor bearing the names of victims who died at the World PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS Trade Center hangs in Lone Tree on Sept. 11, 2021.

day,” she said. Everyone old enough to be aware at the time remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first learned about the attacks. Millet vowed that the nation will never forget 9/11. “Instead of breaking us, that evil act united us,” Millet said. Remembering victims Keith made it home from the battered city by trekking to the office building of a friend, who then joined her in taking a ferry to New Jersey, Keith’s home of 15 years. “The only way to get out was

either you walk across a bridge or something, or you take a ferry,” she said. National Guard members watched over the packed boat as passengers looked to where the World Trade Center once stood. The crowd remained completely silent, Keith said. “This was New York City, where it’s usually loud and noisy. And it was just silence and we’re on the ferry just watching the smoke,” she said. Keith relocated to Lone Tree later that month and has been a resident for the past 20 years. Leaving New York City stirred mixed emotions. The community came together after the attacks, something she called an amazing thing to witness. She had not been to a memorial or remembrance ceremony since. This year she decided to attend one, and she was glad she did. Keith called hearing children read victim’s names impactful for her. “It hit me how many people from New York, New Jersey,” she said, “how many people were affected.”

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‘Lost innocence’ Keith recounted her story standing near the back of a crowd as Lone Tree’s remembrance ceremony for the 20-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, wrapped up. She leaned against a South Metro Fire Rescue truck as a couple listened intently, and later told it again for Colorado Community Media. She said she appreciated remarks from Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet at the ceremony. The mayor gave first responders a round of applause. She called for

Officers listen as a remembrance ceremony for 9/11 in Lone Tree on Sept. 11, 2021.

Kathy Keith sat at her desk on that New York City morning 20 years ago, her office about 20 blocks from the World Trade Center. The building boasted a perfect view of the twin towers, she said. “I remember someone saying, ‘Oh, a plane just hit the World Trade Center,’ so we all run to the window,” she said. “And we see the smoking north tower.” Keith and her coworkers stood there, all staring at the surreal sight of smoke billowing across what had been a clear blue sky. “At that moment, a fireball goes up and a second plane had hit the south tower,” she said. “One person next to me said, “We’re under attack. I’m leaving.’ Another person brought in a TV, so we can see what’s going on.” People tried calling family but there was no service. They caught news that a plane had struck the Pentagon as well. Then the south tower began to collapse. “So, we’re watching out the window, we’re watching the TV and the live version of it collapsing,” she said. “You could just see it go down and we’re just standing there going, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh.’”

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Two North Metro Fire Rescue Ladder trucks hold a flag above Broomfield’s 9/11 Memorial during the city and county’s 20th anniverPHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR sary commemoration of the terrorist attacks.

Retired New York City Fire Department Captain John Fatta, now a Broomfield resident, discusses his memories of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers at Broomfield’s 20th anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attacks. Fatta helped lead the city’s cleanup efforts at the site. PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

At right, Marc Rosenberg of the Indian Hills Fire Department and other mountain-area firefighters mark a moment of silence on Sept. 11 at the Big Chili Cook-off Music and PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN Arts Festival in Evergreen.

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With summer and the day nearing their end, Centennial Park in Englewood hummed with activity. A teenager shot hoops, men warmed up their arms near the baseball diamond and cyclists curled over their handlebars at the recreational space off of Union and Decatur. The cement path around the lake bustled with dogs and their humans out for a little exercise. And as the hazy summer day meandered toward a cloudy night Sept. 1, the fishing poles came out. Jayce Aiken, 16, and his sister Jayla Aiken of Littleton snagged a few bluegills. They’ve just picked up fishing, their mother said. Jaedyn Wright, 4, and his parents caught some sunfish. Eva Nevarrez and Zach Wright, who grew up in the area, bring Jaedyn to the park on a regular basis. “They always bite over here,” Wright said from a spot near the foot bridge. He’s a fan of the fishing. However, with twilight settling over the park, Nevarrez recommended the sunsets.

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Garrett Looney, football coach at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, had a talk with Nick Stone before the Sept. 9 nonleague game against Centennial’s Arapahoe High. And the 6-foot-1 senior wide receiver listened and accepted the challenge from his coach. Stone caught four touchdown passes to help the Vista Golden Eagles prevail, 27-17, in the game played at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. “He did a great job,” said Vista head coach Garrett Looney. “I challenged him before the game. The last couple games he didn’t play the way he’s capable of playing. You saw the Stone we know tonight. He played awesome. He’s a great player and a really good kid. I’m happy for him.” Stone, who also played a little cornerback, punted, returned punts and threw a 27-yard pass, caught seven passes for 147 yards in the game. “That was a fun high school football game,” added Looney. “They came in 2-0 and were beating the crap

Mountain Vista’s Kelly Rosel (9) tries to avoid a tackle and move upfield during the Sept. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON 9 game against Arapahoe. Mountain Vista won 27-17.

out of teams and we had a tough one with Grandview last week. Grandview is really good. I’m proud of the bounce back our kids had. We showed a lot of grit and determination and played really well.” It was the first loss for Arapahoe in three games while Vista improved to 2-1 overall for the season. Vista quarterback Dane Dougherty completed seven of 15 passes for 133 yards and the Golden Eagles wound up with 366 yards in

total offense. Arapahoe senior Pyreese Miller ran 64 yards on the first play of the game which led to a 3-yard TD pass from quarterback Cole Hanson to Ty Scheckenbach. Vista also scored on its first possession with Dougherty hooking up with Stone on a 13-yard TD pass. The Golden Eagles led 20-14 at half and settled the outcome in the third quarter on a 48-yard TD pass from Dougherty to Stone. “We’re going to enjoy the

Mountain Vista’s Nick Stone (2) caught four touchdown passes during a 27-17 win for the Golden Eagles over Arapahoe on Sept. 9.

win and we have Legend next week,” said Looney. ‘They are really good. This was the type of win we can build off of for sure. It gives out kids a ton of confidence going into league (Continental). Miller unofficially had 123 yards rushing for Arapahoe. “We didn’t do a very good job of doing the things we needed to do,” said first year Arapahoe coach Joe Nuu. “It’s a good thing for us and now we have to get back to the drawing board to

figure out what we need to do. It was a good slap in the face. It wasn’t a slap that all the kids expected, but they (Vista) did a great job. “We’re 2-1. We’re not 0-3. We’ve got to do a better job of executing things because the Centennial League is really tough. Our guys didn’t give up. We just didn’t stay focused and they got into our heads and we didn’t stay with what we needed to do. It was a bunch of little things but I think we’ll be OK.”

Softball shutout is stuff of Legend Parker-area team wins 8-0 against rival Rock Canyon BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Legend shortstop Kaylynn English fields a high bouncing grounder during the game against Rock Canyon on Sept. 8. English had two PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON hits in the game, which the Titans won 8-0.

Cameron Ponich, softball pitcher for Legend High School in Parker, has a habit of picking up a little dirt before delivering a pitch. Ponich was not only picking up dirt and wiping it off before each pitch, she was also wiping out batters for Highlands Ranch’s Rock Canyon High School in an 8-0 Continental League shutout victory on Sept. 8 at Legend. “I’ve been doing it for so long, it’s just a habit of mine and a superstition,” Ponich explained of her custom of grabbing a little dirt.

The junior right-hander scattered just five hits and struck out 15 batters as the Titans, ranked fourth in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com poll, improved their overall record to 9-3. Ponich kept her rise ball low against the Jaguars of Rock Canyon, which made her curveball and screwball more effective, and the league strikeout leader raised her total to 86 strikeouts in 59.1 innings pitched. Ponich surrendered two hits and a walk in the third inning as Rock Canyon loaded the bases but she got the third out of the frame on a ground ball to second base. “Usually I use my rise ball because it’ll make them go under the ball when they swing,” she said. “My favorite pitch is the curveball.” Ponich had two hits and drove in a run in Legend’s nine-hit attack.

“I don’t usually hit for my non high school (club) team but I like hitting so I come through a little bit and I get hits sometimes,” said Ponich. “It was really important to win, especially since it was our first league game, and it sets the tone for the rest of the season and the rest of the league games.” Legend’s junior shortstop Kaylynn English went 2-for3 with a double and triple. She scored twice and raised her team-leading batting average to .614 Emma Harrington also had two hits for the Titans. “I could definitely sense that she was on,” said Legend coach Kristen Shirk when asked about Ponich. “We talked before the game to see how she was feeling and she said she was ready to go. Her stuff was moving, SEE SOFTBALL, P24

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which is always a plus.” Legend won back-to-back state softball titles in 2017 and 2018, which is a reminder for this year’s team. “I told the girls the other day, this is a brand new (Continental League) season,” said Shirk. “We want to win (championship) banners. We want to fill the gym with banners. Conference is the first step. We use our nonconference to figure out things and we are really young this year. We only have two seniors. “We have done quite well in our non-conference. I hope we continue to grow. At times we see our youth but then we see some brilliant things that can happen.” Rock Canyon is also a young team. The two-time defending league champions who were the top-seeded team in last season’s state tournament saw its record dip to 6-6. “We’ve come from a position of significant experience and ability to significant inexperience and a lot of potential,” said coach Michael DeSimone. “We have moments when we can see that brilliance and unfortunately some times when we are learning.” Senior Kristen Remley had two of

Legend junior pitcher Cameron Ponich throws a pitch Sept. 8. The Titans scored an 8-0 shutout victory over Rock PHOTO BY JIM BENTON Canyon.

Rock Canyon’s hits while Savannah Avery, Sydney Boulaphinh and Sloane Sprague had the other three hits for the Jaguars, who went 60-11 over the past three seasons. “We’ve built a legacy,” said DeSimone, who had just four seniors suited up for the Legend game. “We worked hard for many years to build this up and we can’t lower the standards because we’re not ready for the moment. We’ll continue to build and get better. We’re such a tale of two teams. They are great kids and they know what they have to do.”

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Morrison’s Dinosaur Ridge has long provided a unique chance to see the footprints left by dinosaurs. But starting now, visitors will also get a fresh perspective of what it might have been like to see dinosaurs walk across the area’s prehistoric landscape. That perspective will come via a new mural covering two sides of the facility’s ticket booth at its visitor center, which depicts three dinosaurs walking across the mudflats that once characterized the area. The dinosaurs depicted include a large stegosaurus, the first skeleton of which was discovered at Dinosaur Ridge, and two long-necked apatosaurus. Artist Julia Williams said she was also planning to draw several tracks in the mud flat to reflect the fossilized footprints that can be seen at the site. Painting the mural has been “a perfect opportunity”

for Williams, who goes by the artist name “The Designosaur” and has painted several murals around the Denver area, including a few depicting dinosaurs. “I’ve always loved dinosaurs since I was a little kid,” said Williams. “I feel quite a connection to them.” Kristen Kidd, the marketing and communications director for Dinosaur Ridge, said that affinity for dinosaurs made Williams a natural to design a mural for the visitor’s center, which already has several painted stegosaurus figures spread around its exterior. “Naturally when we learned about her, we were curious about what she might do here,” said Kidd in an email. “And her design knocked our socks off.” Williams, who lives in Superior, said the opportunity was also particularly exciting because she frequently visited Dinosaur Ridge while growing up in Arvada. “I couldn’t believe it when

MORE FROM THE ARTIST To see more of Julia Williams’ work, including her other murals throughout the Denver metro area, visit thedesignosaur.com. they called me,” she said. One of Kidd’s trademarks is super bright colors. The Dinosaur Ridge mural, which has a color scheme consisting of bright purple, red, orange and yellow, is no exception. “I think it’s super warm and inviting and fun,” she said. “I wanted to bring some sort of color to this area.” The mural isn’t the only new piece of artwork coming to Dinosaur Ridge. In a press release announcing the new mural, Williams explained that Golden-based artists Pat Madison and Jim Dickson will also soon be partnering on a new piece for the facility called “Eolambia.” The release describes that piece as a life-sized geometric

Julia Williams paints scales onto a stegosaurus as she continues work on her mural at the Dinosaur Ridge ticket booth on Sept. 8. The stegosaurus is the Colorado state dinosaur. PHOTO BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO

sculpture of a plant-eating dinosaur called an eolambia that “will resemble a Rubik’s Cube with its multi-colored design.” The project will be visible to passing traffic along I-70, with its location and installation date to be announced soon. Madison created a a small herd of colorful geometric triceratops (done in a similar style to “Eolambria”) last year. It can be seen at the intersection of 56th Avenue and Highway 93, just north

of Golden. Williams said the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge paid for both projects out of its budget, “We love that there are local artists who feature dinosaurs in their work — it just feels like a great fit with our vision of providing a place that not only educates visitors but sparks wonder and imagination,” Williams said. Dinosaur Ridge is also hoping to do more fun dinosaur art projects soon, she said.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals City and County Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 10, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners for Arapahoe County adopted Arapahoe County Resolution Number 21-263 which contains an open spaces sales and use tax reauthorization proposal and ballot measure. The entirety of the resolution, which includes the sales and use tax proposal and ballot measure, is set forth in the following: ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 21-263 A RESOLUTION REAUTHORIZING ARAPAHOE COUNTY’S SALES AND USE TAX DEDICATED TO OPEN SPACES AND REFERRING A BALLOT MEASURE TO VOTERS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO. 21-263 It was moved by Commissioner Sharpe and duly seconded by Commissioner Jackson to adopt the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on June 17, 2003, adopted Resolution Number 030381, which authorized the submission of a ballot issue to the eligible electors of Arapahoe County, proposing the imposition of a one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales and use tax for open space and trails purposes; and WHEREAS, on November 4, 2003, a majority of the eligible Arapahoe County electors approved the ballot issue authorizing the sales and use tax as specified in Resolution Number 030381; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, adopted Resolution Number 110637 on August 30, 2011, which authorized the submission of a ballot issue to the eligible electors of Arapahoe County, to extend the existing one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales and use tax for open space and trails purposes; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2011, a majority of the eligible Arapahoe County electors approved the ballot issue extending the sales and use tax and making amendments as described in further detail in Resolution Number 110637; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution Number 110637, the sales and use tax is set to expire on December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, since establishing the open spaces program, Arapahoe County has built or improved 70 miles of trails, supported 168 park, trailhead, and heritage-area projects, conserved 31,000 acres of open space, and invested nearly $360 million in open spaces, parks, trails and heritage areas, with nearly 71% of funding provided directly to the County’s cities and special districts for local needs; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County recently updated its open spaces master plan, which serves as a blueprint for the program’s future, identifying opportunities for: conserving and enhancing natural lands, wildlife habitats and water resources, closing the gaps in the County’s outdoor recreation network, and setting County priorities for educational programming and the stewardship of existing resources; and WHEREAS, Arapahoe County sought and received substantial input from residents, businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and special districts about the future of open spaces, parks, and trails within Arapahoe County as well as whether it is in the best interests of County residents to extend the sales and use tax past December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners established a reauthorization committee to evaluate options regarding a potential sales tax extension, engaging the public and the Open Spaces Citizen Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Board for consideration; and WHEREAS, public feedback received demonstrated overwhelming support for extending the sales and use tax; and WHEREAS, based upon input received, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that it is in the best interests of the residents of the County that the county-wide sales and use tax at the rate of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) be extended, the receipts from which will continue to be used for open space and trails purposes in the manner set forth in this resolution, which incorporates the provisions of both Resolution Numbers 030381 and 110637, as well as modifications to such provisions that extend the tax beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, increase the amount of funds available to municipalities and the County for maintenance, reduce funds available for acquisition, allow the County to allocate funds to active open space and park uses, allow for the re-distribution of unspent funds to other open space, park and trail uses, and makes some other revisions and clarifications to the County's open space tax program, as set forth in further detail below; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Constitution Article X, Section 20, an extension of an expiring tax requires voter approval; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IX. A. of Resolution Number 030381, some of the proposed amendments are permitted only if approved by a vote of the registered electors of Arapahoe County; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that a ballot issue regarding the extension of the sales and use tax and modifications to the program, should be submitted by the Board of County Commissioners to the eligible electors of the County at the November 2, 2021, election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1-5-203(3) C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners through the adoption of this resolution certifies the ballot issue to the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder for said November 2, 2021, election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, as follows: 1. The ballot issue title and issue contained in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein, shall be presented in substantially such form to the registered electors of Arapahoe County at the coordinated election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in accordance with all applicable laws. The Board of County Commissioners hereby directs that a copy of this Resolution be certified and filed in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder immediately and authorizes and directs the Clerk and Recorder to certify the ballot issue and ballot content as provided by law. 2. The name of the designated election official who will be responsible for conducting the election pursuant to the Uniform Election Code is Joan Lopez, Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. 3. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 1-11-203.5, any election contest arising out of a ballot issue or ballot question election concerning the order of the ballot or the form or content of the ballot title shall be commenced by petition filed with the proper court within five days after the title of the ballot issue or ballot question is set. 4. The officials and employees of Arapahoe County are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this resolution. 5. The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder shall publish the text of the ballot title and question four separate times, a week apart, in the official newspaper of Arapahoe county and each incorporated municipality within Arapahoe County. 6. Subject to approval of the above-referenced ballot issue by a majority of the registered Arapahoe County electors voting at the November 2, 2021, election, the open space sales and use tax, as originally specified in Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, and as subsequently extended and amended as specified in Arapahoe County Resolution Number 10637, shall be further extended, amended and restated as specified below. 7. General Provisions. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Resolution is, upon the approval of a majority of registered electors voting on such proposal, to extend continuously beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, an existing sales tax of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) upon the sale at retail of tangible personal property and the furnishing of certain services in the County, and to extend continuously beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, an existing use tax of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) for the privilege of use or consuming in the County any construction and building materials purchased at retail, and for the privilege of storing, using or consuming in the County any motor and other vehicles, purchased at retail on which registration is required, all in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., which provisions are incorporated herein by this reference, and to modify the provisions of the sales and use tax program as set forth herein. (b) Statutory Definitions Incorporated. For purposes of this Resolution, the definitions of the words contained herein shall be as defined in Sections 39- 26-102 and 39-26-201, C.R.S., which definitions are incorporated herein by this reference. (c) Effective Date: The provisions of this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon approval by a majority of registered electors voting upon such proposal, and once effective, shall supersede Arapahoe County Resolution Numbers 030381 and 10637. 8. Sales Tax. The imposition and collection of a one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax on all sales of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services in Arapahoe County, as provided in Section 29-2-105(1)(d), C.R.S., effective throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe County, such tax having been originally imposed by Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, shall hereby continue to and beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Transactions Subject to the Sales Tax. i. The tangible personal property and services taxable hereunder shall be the same as the tangible personal property and services taxable pursuant to Section 39-26-104, C.R.S., subject to the same exemptions as those specified in

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All sales of personal property on which a specific ownership tax has been paid or is payable shall be - exempt from the sales tax imposed by Arapahoe County when such sales meet both of the following conditions: (1) the purchaser is a non-resident of or has his principal place of business outside of Arapahoe County, and (2) such personal property is registered or required to be registered outside the limits of Arapahoe County under the laws of the State of Colorado. iii. Such sales tax will not be imposed upon 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 hereunder by Arapahoe County. A credit shall be granted against the sales tax imposed hereunder by Arapahoe 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 hereunder by Arapahoe County. (b) Determination of Place at Which Sales are Consummated. For the purposes of this Resolution, all retail sales are sourced as specified in section 39-26-104 (3), C.R.S. The amount subject to the sales tax imposed hereunder shall not include any Colorado state sales or use tax imposed by Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S. (c) Collection, Administration, and Enforcement. The sales tax imposed hereunder shall be collected, administered and enforced by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue ("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 sales tax imposed hereunder. Distribution of all sales tax collected by the Executive Director, pursuant to this Resolution, shall be to Arapahoe County. (d) Vendor's Fee. The vendor shall be entitled as collection agent for the County to withhold an amount equal to one-half of one percent (.50%) of the total amount to be remitted by the vendor to the Executive Director each month to cover the vendor’s expense in the collection and remittance of the Sales Tax. If any vendor is delinquent in remitting the Sales Tax, other than in unusual circumstances shown to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, the vendor shall not be allowed to retain any amounts to cover his or her expense in collecting and remitting said Sales Tax, and an amount equivalent to the full amount of the Sales Tax imposed by this Resolution shall be remitted to the Executive Director by any such delinquent vendor. 9. Use Tax. The imposition and collection of a one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) use tax in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, Title 29, C.R.S., for the privilege of using or consuming in Arapahoe County any construction and building materials purchased at retail and for the privilege of storing, using, or consuming in Arapahoe County any motor and other vehicles, purchased at retail on which registration is required, effective throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe County, such tax having been originally imposed by Arapahoe County Resolution Number 030381, shall hereby con-

tinue to and beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2023, until repealed, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Exemptions from the Use Tax. i. Storage, use, or consumption of any tangible personal property the sale of which is subject to a retail sales tax imposed by Arapahoe County. ii. Storage, use or consumption of any tangible personal property purchased for resale in Arapahoe County either in its original form or as an ingredient of a manufactured or compounded product, in the regular course of a business. iii. Storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property brought into Arapahoe County by a nonresident thereof for his own storage, use, or consumption while temporarily within the County; however, this exemption does not apply to the storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property brought into this State by a nonresident to be used in the conduct of a business in this State. iv. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property by the United States government, or the State of Colorado, or its institutions, or its political subdivisions in their governmental capacities only or by religious or charitable corporations in the conduct of their regular religious or charitable functions. v. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property by a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or compounding for profit, or the use of any article, substance, or commodity, which tangible personal property enters into the processing of or becomes an ingredient or component part of the product or service which is manufactured, compounded, or furnished and the container, label, or the furnished shipping case thereof. vi. Storage, use, or consumption of any article of tangible personal property, the sale or use of which has already been subjected to a legally imposed sale or use tax of another statutory or home rule county equal to or in excess of that imposed by Arapahoe County. A credit shall be granted against the use tax imposed by Arapahoe County with respect to a person's storage, use, or consumption in Arapahoe County of tangible personal property purchased in another statutory or home rule county. The amount of the credit shall be equal to the tax paid by the person by reason of the imposition of a sales or use tax of the other statutory or home rule county on the purchase or use of the property. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the tax imposed by this proposal. vii. Storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property and household effects acquired outside of Arapahoe County and brought into it by a non-resident acquiring residency. viii. Storage or use of a motor vehicle if the owner is or was, at the time of purchase, a non-resident of Arapahoe County and he purchased the vehicle outside of Arapahoe County for use outside of Arapahoe County and actually so used it for a substantial and primary purpose for which it was acquired and he registered, titled, and licensed said motor vehicle outside of Arapahoe County. ix. Storage, use, or consumption of any construction and building materials and motor and other vehicles on which registration is required if a written contract for the purchase thereof was entered into prior to the effective date of this use tax resolution. x. Storage, use, or consumption of any construction and building materials required or made necessary in the performance of any construction contract bid, let, or entered into any time prior to the effective date of the use tax imposed hereunder (b) The use tax imposed hereunder shall be applicable to every motor vehicle for which registration is required by the laws of the State of Colorado, and no registration shall be made of any motor or other vehicle for which registration is required, and no certificate of title shall be issued for such vehicle by the Department of Revenue or its authorized agents until any tax due upon the use, storage, or consumption thereof pursuant to this Resolution has been paid. (c) Collection, Administration, and Enforcement Except as provided by Section 39-26-209, C.R.S., the use tax imposed hereunder shall be collected, enforced and administered by Arapahoe County, consistent with Arapahoe County's guidelines, policies and procedures, which exist or may hereafter be promulgated not inconsistent with this Resolution. The use tax on construction and building materials shall be collected by the County's Public Works and Development Department, by each municipality or, as may be otherwise provided by intergovernmental agreement, based upon an estimate of building and construction materials costs submitted by the owner or contractor at the time a building permit application is made. All use tax collected on construction and building materials pursuant to this Resolution shall be distributed to Arapahoe County. All use tax collected on motor or other vehicles pursuant to this Resolution shall be distributed to Arapahoe County. 10. Arapahoe County Open Space Fund. A separate fund, known as the "Arapahoe County Open Space Fund” (the "Fund"), shall continue to be maintained, and 100% of the revenue derived from the sales and use tax imposed on the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Arapahoe County shall continue to be deposited thereto to be used solely for the purposes stated herein and

as further described more fully below. (a) For purposes of Colo. Const., Art. X, Section 20, the receipt and expenditure of revenues of the sales tax and use tax shall be accounted for, budgeted and appropriated separately from other revenues and expenditures of Arapahoe County and outside of the fiscal year spending of the County as calculated under Art. X, Section 20, and nothing in Art. X, Section 20, shall limit the receipt and expenditure in each fiscal year of the full amount of such revenues of the sales tax and use tax, nor shall receipt and expenditure of such revenues affect or limit the receipt or expenditure of any and all other revenues of Arapahoe County for any fiscal year. (b) Interest from Revenues and Income Generated from Acquired Lands. Interest generated from the revenues of the sales and use taxes imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein. Income generated from the use or lease of preserved lands, natural areas, wildlife habitats, and parks acquired with the sales and use taxes imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein. 11. Open Space and Trails Advisory Board. The Open Space and Trails Advisory Board ("OSTAB") shall continue to operate and advise the Board of County Commissioners on Open Space fund uses. (a) OSTAB shall consist of seven members. (b) Each County Commissioner shall appoint one resident of his/her commissioner district to serve as an OSTAB member. (c) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint two Arapahoe County residents as at-large members. (d) OSTAB members shall serve three-year terms of office. Members may be re-appointed to no more than two successive terms. (e) OSTAB members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners. (f) Members shall not be compensated for their services. (g) Members shall act in accordance with law, including Colorado conflict of interest laws applicable to public bodies. No member shall vote or participate in the application process regarding an acquisition or expenditure in which he or she has a financial or ownership interest, or where he or she has an ownership interest in an adjacent property. (h) OSTAB shall continue to meet as provided in its bylaws to review proposed projects and perform other duties in accordance with this Resolution. (i) OSTAB shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the distribution of revenue collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax, in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution. 12. Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue. The revenue collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax shall be distributed and administered in the following manner and subject to the definitions and conditions as set forth in this Resolution: (a) The annual revenue from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax shall be distributed according to the percentages as set forth below. Expenditure of said revenue is governed by the provisions set forth in Section 12. Shareback to all incorporated municipalities or portions thereof based on the population of the incorporated municipality or portions thereof in Arapahoe County versus total population of incorporated areas in Arapahoe County 50% County Open Space Program funds to be used as follows: County Administrative Costs

Available as grants to incorporated municipalities and special districts within Arapahoe County 12% Designated Arapahoe County Heritage Areas Maintenance of County Open Space

4.1% 9.9%

Acquisition of open space and/or interests in open space to include for the development of multi-use trails 20% 50% Total distribution by percentages of Open Space Fund created by Open Space Sales and Use Tax 100% (b) County Administrative Costs are those costs necessary for the County to administer the distribution of funds, to include distribution of Shareback Funds; development, creation, oversight and monitoring of and compliance with Intergovernmental Agreements ("IGAs"); grant review and distribution of grant funds; site reviews for grants and review of certified Annual Municipal Reports, as well as to administer the County's own Open Space Program, excluding maintenance, as set forth more fully below.

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Public Notices (c) Shareback Funds are those monies distributed to the incorporated municipalities wholly and/or partially in Arapahoe County for open space uses as more fully set forth below. i. These funds will be distributed to each incorporated municipality within or partially within Arapahoe County based on the population within said jurisdiction in Arapahoe County and the total incorporated population of Arapahoe County. ii. The population figures will be updated annually based on the official figures provided by the Demography Section of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs or any state agency which takes over the duties and responsibilities of said Demography Section. iii. The Shareback Funds will be distributed on an annual basis to each incorporated municipality, wholly or partially within Arapahoe County, provided that: a. The incorporated municipality has entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Board of County Commissioners. b. Such required IGA reflects the terms, conditions, intent and purpose of this Resolution consistent with the guidelines as set forth in Section 12(c) and (e) below. c. Shareback Funds may be used for the open space uses as set forth in Section 12(e) below. d. Further, an incorporated municipality may use up to the percentage of its Shareback Funds designated in the IGA with the Board of County Commissioners, which designated percentage shall be at least 20% of the annual allocation, to maintain existing or new open space properties, trails, neighborhood and regional parks, and sports fields. e. Incorporated municipalities may bank Shareback Funds from year to year, as long as such funds are expended in accordance with the purposes set forth in this Resolution, and such is noted in the Annual Municipal Expenditure Report as set forth in Section 12 (iii) (g). f. Every December 31st, each incorporated municipality which received Shareback Funds, must certify and submit in writing, to the Board of County Commissioners, that the funds were used in conformance with this Resolution and must detail the expenditures of its Shareback Funds. Such submission shall be called the Annual Municipal Expenditure Report. g. If Shareback Funds are not used in accordance with the provisions and guidelines set forth in this Resolution and/or are used in violation of the terms and conditions of the IGA, the offending incorporated municipality will be ineligible for future Shareback Funds, unless and until a compliance plan is submitted by the offending municipality to and approved by the Board of County Commissioners. h. If the offending municipality fails to submit a compliance plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners or fails to meet the requirements of the Board of County Commissioners' approved compliance plan, then the Share of the non-complying entity will be distributed, based on annual population figures, among the other participating incorporated municipalities. (d) The County Open Space Program shall have the following components: i. Grant Program. The County shall have funds, as specified above in Section 12 (a), available for distribution in the form of grants to incorporated municipalities; special districts, which provide recreational services or amenities; and recreation districts. Said grants shall be used for the purposes specified in Section 12 (c) (iii) (d) or 12 (e) (i), and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution. a. Those entities having proposals consistent with the guidelines as set forth in this Resolution may submit their grant applications to OSTAB. b. OSTAB and County staff shall review the grant applications and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the approval, conditional approval or denial of each application. c. The Board of County Commissioners then shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the grant application. d. If the County distributes less than 12% of the Open Space Sales and Use Tax as designated for grants, the remaining portion shall be retained by the County to be used for purposes set forth in Section 12 (d) (v) below. ii. Designated Heritage Areas. The Board of County Commissioners shall authorize expenditure of funds for Designated Arapahoe County Heritage Areas ("Designated Heritage Areas") located in unincorporated Arapahoe County. a. A Designated Heritage Area is defined as lands or structures which have a cultural or historical significance to Arapahoe County, such as a historic property or the fairgrounds. b. The Board of County Commissioners shall consider designating land or a structure as a Designated Heritage Area after OSTAB and County staff have reviewed and made recommendations on a proposal for such an area. c. Before it designates a Designated Heritage Area, the Board of County Commissioners shall conduct a public hearing on the proposal. d. Funds allocated to Designated Heritage Areas may be used for maintenance of structures and grounds, as well as for future improvements and operations. Funds may not be used for construction of new buildings. e. If the County uses less than the allocated funds for Designated Heritage Areas, the remaining portion shall be retained by the County as set forth in Section 12 (d) (5) below. iii. Open Space Maintenance. The County may

use funds, as specified in Section 12 (a), for maintenance of County Open Space, to include trails. a. Open Space maintenance funds may not be used for maintenance of Designated Heritage Areas if said area’s maintenance is funded under the Designated Heritage Areas portion of the County's program. b. If the County uses less than the allocated amount in the Fund for maintenance, the remaining portion shall be retained by the County as set forth in Section 12 (d) (v) below. iv. Acquisition of Open Space and Trail Development. The County shall use the percentage of the Fund, as specified in Section 12(a) above, to acquire open space or interests in open space, to restore, improve and protect open space, to acquire and develop trails, and for such other uses set forth in Section 12 (e) (i) and subject to any other applicable restrictions on the use of the funds set forth herein. v. If the allocated funds for the County administrative costs, grants, Designated Heritage Areas, County open space maintenance and/or acquisition of open space or interests in open space or trail development are not expended by December 3lst of each year, the County shall bank such funds, and such funds may be expended in a future year for such uses. Alternatively, the Board of County Commissioners may reallocate unspent funds to other uses allowed by this Resolution based on recommendations from OSTAB.

voters of Arapahoe County, by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners, and such repeal or amendment need not be submitted to the registered electors of the County for their approval. 14. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or lack of enforceability shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this resolution. The vote was: Commissioner Baker, Yes; Commissioner Holen, Yes; Commissioner Jackson, Yes; Commissioner Sharpe, Yes; Commissioner Warren-Gully, Yes. The Chair declared the motion carried and so ordered. EXHIBIT A CONTINUE EXISTING FUNDING FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY’S OPEN SPACES, TRAILS, AND PARKS WITHOUT INCREASING THE TAX RATE, SHALL ARAPAHOE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND ITS EXISTING ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX, OR 25 CENTS FOR EVERY 100 DOLLARS, WHICH WILL NOT BE COLLECTED ON SALES OF FOOD OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WITH THE PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONSERVING LANDS THAT PROTECT WATER QUALITY IN RIVERS, LAKES AND STREAMS;

vi. On an annual basis, the County will hire an independent auditor to audit the County's expenditures of the Fund.

PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING NATURAL AREAS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND OPEN SPACE;

(e) Additional Guidelines for Use of Funds: i. Revenues collected from the Open Space Sales and Use Tax may be used in the following manner:

PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING REGIONAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND TRAILS;

a. To acquire fee title interest in real property for the purposes provided herein;

PROVIDING MORE ACTIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS;

b. To acquire less than fee interests in real property for the purposes provided herein; such as easements (including conservation and agricultural), future interests, covenants, development rights, subsurface rights and contractual rights, either on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis;

PRESERVING WORKING FARMS AND RANCHES TO ENSURE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION; AND

c. To acquire water rights for use in connection with the purposes provided herein;

WITH THE CONTINUED REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY’S PROGRAM EXPENDITURES FOR PROJECTS AND GRANTS BE FIRST SUBMITTED TO A CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND THAT THE PROGRAM BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PUBLISHED ON THE COUNTY’S WEBSITE, AND SUBJECT TO SUCH OTHER RESTATED, UPDATED AND AMENDED REQUIREMENTS AS ARE SET FORTH IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-263, AND EXTENDING THE TAX CONTINUOUSLY BEYOND ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION DATE, UNTIL REPEALED, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, THE ABOVE CONSTITUTING NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT TO: INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY FOR MAINTENANCE OF OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND TRAILS, REDUCE THE ALLOCATION AVAILABLE FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS, ALLOW COUNTY EXPENDITURES TO BE ALLOCATED TO ACTIVE OPEN SPACE AND PARK USES BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD, AND TO ALLOW UNSPENT COUNTY OPEN SPACE FUNDS TO BE RE-ALLOCATED FOR OTHER OPEN SPACE, PARK AND TRAIL PURPOSES?

d. To acquire lands that preserve urban and rural open space; natural areas; agricultural and ranch lands; water quality; lakes; rivers; streams; corridors of rivers and streams; views; vistas; ridgelines; wildlife habitat and movement corridors; trail corridors; flood plains and wetlands; e. To acquire lands that are buffers maintaining community identity; f. To acquire and/or improve lands for neighborhood and regional parks, sports fields, dog parks, and other active and passive outdoor recreation purposes; g. To acquire lands with other important values such as historic sites that contribute to the County's and County municipalities' natural and cultural heritage; h. To acquire rights-of-way and easements for trails and access to public lands, and to build and improve such trails and access ways; i. To allow expenditure of funds, consistent with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution, for joint projects between counties and municipalities, special districts which have a recreational component, recreation districts, or other governmental entities in the County; j. To improve, restore and/or protect open space lands as provided herein; k. To manage, patrol and maintain those lands as provided herein; l. To pay for related acquisition, construction, equipment, and/or improvements; m. To allow for the funding of environmental education programs in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Resolution; n. To implement and effectuate the purposes of the Open Space Program. ii. No land or interests acquired with the revenues of the Open Space Sales and Use Tax may be sold, leased, traded, or otherwise conveyed, nor may an exclusive license or permit on such land or interests be given, without such approval by the governing body of the entity having received any portion of the Fund, after conducting a public hearing. iii. If the Board of County Commissioners sells land or interests as specified in paragraph 2 above, the proceeds shall be deposited with the Open Space Fund. iv. If any incorporated municipality; special district, which provides recreational services or amenities; or recreation district, sells land or transfers interests as specified in Paragraph 2 above, the proceeds shall be deposited in a fund to be used for purposes consistent with this Resolution. 13. Repeal and Amendment (a) If this Resolution is approved by a majority of the registered electors of Arapahoe County at the election to be held on November 2, 2021, its provisions relating to the amount of tax imposed, specifically the one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax specified in Section 8 and one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) use tax specified in Section 9, the provisions relating to the deposit and expenditure of revenue as set forth in Section 10, and the provisions of Sections 11 and 12, shall not be repealed or amended except by a vote of the registered electors of the County. (b) Except as provided in subsection A hereof, or as otherwise provided in Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., the provisions of this Resolution may be repealed or amended, subsequent to its adoption of the sales and use tax by a majority of the

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Legal Notice No. 529519-61122 First Publication: September 9, 2021 Last Publication: September 30, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent Centennial Citizen PU BLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL AS CHAPTERS 7 AND 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING GRAFFITI, STORAGE PODS AND DUMPSTERS The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. by a vote of 8 in favor and 0 against. (First published August 16, 2021) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC City Clerk Legal Notice No. 529535-61126 First Publication: September 16, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION

IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE INOVA AERO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, CITY OF CENTENNIAL, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there were filed in the District Court in and for the County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, on the 24th day of September, 2021, Petition entitled "In Re the Organization of the INOVA Aero Metropolitan District" which Petition prays for the organization of a metropolitan district pursuant to the provisions of Title 32, Article 1, Part 3, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. Notice is further given that a Service Plan for the proposed District and a Resolution adopted by the City of Centennial, Colorado, approving the Service Plan were also filed with the Court in this matter as required by law. Said documents are now on file at the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Arapahoe County, Arapahoe County Courthouse, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO, and are available for public inspection (Case Nos. 2021CV031446). The proposed District shall have the power and authority to provide the public improvements as described in the Service Plan as approved by the City of Centennial, Colorado, by resolution dated August 2, 2021, within and without the boundaries of the proposed District as such power and authority is described in the Special District Act, and other applicable statutes, common law and the Constitution, subject to the limitations set forth in the Service Plan and any intergovernmental agreement(s) between the proposed District and the City of Centennial, as any or all of the same may be amended from time to time. The proposed District consists of approximately 43 acres located entirely within the City of Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The property included within the proposed District is described as follows: LOTS 1, 2 AND 3, INOVA AERO SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. No later than ten days before the Court’s public hearing on the Petition for Organization, the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the Court stating reasons why said property should not be included in the proposed District and requesting that said real property be excluded there from. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the property sought to be excluded. The Court shall hear said petition and all objections thereto at the time of the hearing on the Petition for Organization and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed special districts. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by Order of the District Court in and for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, a public hearing on said Petition for Organization will be held at the hour of 11:30 a.m., in the District Courtroom of Judge Elizabeth Beebe Volz, Division 202, at Arapahoe County Courthouse, 7825 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado, on Friday, the 17th day of September, 2021, at which time and place any interested parties or persons may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law.

the hour of 10:00 a.m. on 10/08/2021 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: GoodLand Construction Inc. (hereinafter, the “Contractor”), for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 20-04-03 – University Boulevard (SH177) Sidewalk Infill (the “Project”). The Project was completed within the boundaries of the City, in Arapahoe County, Colorado at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of the Project, may at any time up to and including the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. 2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date. 3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to the Final Settlement Date shall relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim(s). Legal Notice No. 529534-61125 First Publication: September 16, 2021 Last Publication: September 23, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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Such interested parties, as defined by the Control Act, Title 32, Article 1, Part 2, C.R.S., as amended, are as follows: 1. The governing body of each municipality or special district which has levied an ad valorem tax within the next preceding tax year and which has boundaries within a radius of three miles of the boundaries of the proposed District; and 2. Any residents or property owners within the proposed special district. Any such interested party or person who has appeared and presented his or her objections before the City of Centennial, Colorado, shall also have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing by the Court on the petition for the organization of the District. In the event the Court orders that the question of the organization of the proposed District be submitted to the electors of the proposed District at election to be held for that purpose, at said election the electors of the proposed District shall elect up to five electors of the District. Those elected shall constitute the Board of Directors of the District, if organized. Two of the original directors are to serve until they or their successors are elected and qualified at the next regular elections occurring in any year following that in which the proposed District are organized, and three of the original directors are to serve until the second regular elections. Pursuant to Section 32-1-804.3, C.R.S., a nomination for director to serve either term may be made by self-nomination and acceptance form or letter as provided in Section 32-1-804.3, C.R.S., with the time and manner of filing such form or letter as directed in the Order of the District Court authorizing the election. /s/ Clerk of the District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 529522-61123 First Publication: September 16, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT City of Centennial University Boulevard (SH-177) Sidewalk Infill Project No. 20-04-03 CDOC Project No. FSA 177A-101 Construction Code No. 20056 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 3826-107(1), C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at

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