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Metro cities propose a ‘navigation center’ to address homelessness But what does that mean? BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With homelessness on the rise throughout the Denver metro area, a task force made up of the cities of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan, along with local and regional nonprofits, are forging ahead on solutions outlined in a 2021 action plan to mitigate an ever-present crisis. Among the laundry list of items: the creation of a physical space to centralize services and resources for people who are unhoused, which the cities have dubbed a “navigation center.” “The navigation center would be kind of a one-stop shop that’s actually meeting people on the street and bridging some of the gaps, sending them off to the services that are going to be right for them and making their experience of homelessness as short as possible,” said Mike Sandgren, a task force leader who heads Change the Trend, a regional network of nonprofits, churches, schools and agencies working on homelessness solutions. By connecting those who are unhoused with a social safety net, task force leaders hope to address the root causes of homelessness while making it easier for people to exit that life. But fundraising efforts, while in the early stages, remain elusive and task force leaders have not disclosed how much they believe the center could cost to operate. And with some community tension around homelessness, the
Centennial continues to expand its boundaries City recently annexed more land into its jurisdiction BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In a September 2020 file photo, a man dismantles a canopy during a sweep of a PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT homeless camp along the South Platte River.
plan could face an uneven road to reality. What could it look like? According to the tri-cities’ action plan, the navigation center would provide “temporary room and board with limited barriers to entry, showers, restroom, and laundry services, while case managers work to connect homeless individuals and families to income, public
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benefits, health services, permanent housing or other shelter.” For Sandgren, the center represents the social and physical infrastructure needed to address homelessness in a more holistic and multi-faceted way. By bringing together a host of providers for services that could include healthcare, job training, SEE HOMELESS, P5
When drivers roll through the south Denver metro area, it can be difficult for them to tell when they’re in Centennial and when they aren’t: Centennial’s boundaries twist and weave throughout much of the city, making for a complex map. On a trip across Arapahoe Road, residents might ask: Is this part of Greenwood Village? Is it Aurora? Is it Centennial? None of the above? Residents might be surprised to find that Centennial’s map used to have even more holes in it. The city government has acted to annex more land into its boundaries in numerous years since 2001, when Centennial was legally established as a city. In 2000, 77% of about 28,000 voters in what is now Centennial chose to create the city, forming a government that was more directly accountable to them. Before then, the residents had to rely on Arapahoe County’s government, since the area was unincorporated. Large areas of unincorporated land sit next to Centennial’s boundaries. As a city, Centennial has the power to annex that land in some cases, expanding the city’s borders. SEE BOUNDARIES, P10
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Colorado attorneys say ‘implicit bias’ is getting people kicked off juries Colorado lawmakers are debating Senate Bill 128 BY THY VO THE COLORADO SUN
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A proposal from Democratic state lawmakers to address “implicit” or unintentional racial bias in how people are excluded from Colorado jury service is stalled after facing unanimous opposition from the state’s district attorneys. Proponents of Senate Bill 128 argue it would address what they say is a longstanding problem of people of color being disqualified from serving on juries on racial pretext, using reasons like a person’s distrust of law enforcement or English fluency. They say the current legal standard makes it too easy for attorneys to dismiss a juror as long as they don’t show purposeful discrimination. “Minority jurors have continued to be excluded from service on juries because judges accept race-neutral reasons, such as a jurist’s hairstyle, language, body language, skepticism about whether police treat people fairly … and other explanations,” Sen. Pete Lee, a Colorado Springs Democrat and prime sponsor of the legislation, said at a hearing. But the bill will need to overcome opposition from all 22 of the state’s district attorneys, who wield a lot of power at the Capitol, to advance. At a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 23, several district attorneys, both Republicans and Democrats, argued the bill would limit the ability of attorneys to properly vet potential jurors, be too expensive to implement and skew juries to be anti-law enforcement. “I find it interesting that this bill as drafted only applies to criminal trials, and the one common denominator that exists in every criminal trial is a law enforcement officer,” Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke, a Republican, said. “The inability to exercise a peremptory challenge against one who expresses distrust for law enforcement will virtually ensure that at least one member of our jury will be voting for acquittal.” Denver Democratic Sen. Julie Gonzales, the bill’s other prime sponsor in the Senate, said she and Lee postponed a vote on the bill to consider changes and find “a path forward.” The current version of the measure would remove a requirement that a judge find “purposeful discrimination” in order to determine a juror was improperly removed because of their race. It would no longer allow attorneys in criminal cases to dismiss a
‘The inability to exercise a peremptory challenge against one who expresses distrust for law enforcement will virtually ensure that at least one member of our jury will be voting for acquittal.’ Michael Rourke, Weld County district attorney
juror by citing reasons like a distrust of law enforcement, living in public housing, having a child outside of marriage, receiving state benefits or speaking English as a second language. Instead, an attorney would have to offer another reason to disqualify the person from serving. The bill represents the second attempt to enact such a policy after the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear a similar proposal, modeled after a reform in Washington state, last year. Ann Roan, a criminal defense attorney and retired public defender who helped draft the bill, said prosecutors’ arguments against the bill are an oversimplification. Attitudes toward law enforcement was specifically included in the measure because it has historically been used to disqualify potential jurors of color, she said. Roan said a distrust of police alone shouldn’t be grounds to get rid of a potential juror. Attorneys on both sides are still able to ask follow-up questions that would show whether a juror’s point of view would improperly prejudice their ability to judge the facts of the case. “This bill has been misleadingly characterized as anti-law enforcement,” Roan said. “And I think that’s a pretty significant and deliberate misread of the historical fact that people of color have been excluded from jury service in this country for over 100 years.” How are juries picked? When selecting jurors, lawyers on both sides of a case can try to dismiss a person from serving SEE JURIES, P31
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CU pulls investments from Russian companies
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In showing support for Ukraine, continued actions continue to be taken against Russia. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE In Colorado, CU has pulled investments from the country.
Governor urges state colleges, universities to divest BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN
The University of Colorado is severing ties with publicly traded Russian companies, pulling money invested by the university’s foundation and treasury pool as an act of support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. The value of the investments are “negligible overall,” according to a media release from the university. h “We are looking for ways to show our support for the people of Ukraine and believe that cutting our investments is the right thing to do,” CU President Todd Saliman said in a statement. Saliman was previously the university’s chief financial oftficer. The university’s move to divest from Russian companies comes as Gov. Jared Polis urges the state’s higher education institutions to break away from Russian stateowned assets. On Tuesday, Polis sent a letter to -colleges and universities asking them to “completely divest your endowment of any Russian-owned assets,” “terminate all contracts with the Russian-government,” and “terminate all grants in which the Russian-government or Russian institutions of higher education are the primary beneficiary.” Recommended Colorado’s former governor resigns from board of Russian bank Polis wrote that he hopes those sanctions can be “short-lived” and will put more pressure on Russia to end the war it started with Ukraine. “We will stand on the side of freedom and proudly support a democratic and independent Ukraine,” Polis wrote. “War, violence, and chaos threaten the very foundations of the global economy and our national security. Colorado will not turn its head. We will take affirmative actions to support Ukranians and hold Russia accountable.” Fund managers for the CU Foundation are working to sell investments. Holdings in publicly traded Russian companies represent less than 0.1% of the foundation’s $2.6 billion long-term investment pool,
or less than $2.6 million, according to the media release from the university. Additionally, the university is invested in mutual funds that have equity holdings in Russia. The amount invested totals about $3.5 million as of the most recent valuation, which equals less than 0.25% of the university’s assets. “The university has requested that the mutual funds exit these holdings as early as allowable,” the release stated. Jack Kroll, chairman of CU’s Board of Regents, called the measures “small but important steps.” The Colorado Department of Higher Education is not aware of any other state colleges or universities holding investments in Russian state-owned assets. Executive Director Angie Paccione reached out to presidents and CEOs of public institutions Thursday to ask if they had any financial connections to Russian entities. “There’s nothing active that we know of at this time,” said CDHE spokesperson Megan McDermott, adding that CDHE also asked institutions if they are conducting any research projects with Russia and were informed that there are none. The state’s pension system, the Public Employees’ Retirement Association, has also divested $7.2 million from a Russian bank that was sanctioned by the U.S. government last week. Polis is pushing the PERA Trust Fund to completely divest from all Russian state-owned institutions, according to a media release from the governor’s office. PERA’s portfolio is valued at about $61 billion. That divestment falls as former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens recently resigned from the supervisory board of one of Russia’s largest banks, the Credit Bank of Moscow. “Ukraine is a free and independent nation which was brutally attacked in an unprovoked way by Russia,” Owens told The Colorado Sun last week. “I believe the U.S. and our allies should stand for Ukraine, as they stand for us all.” 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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Littleton restores funding to immigrant resources center 5-2 vote is inverse of decision to defund facility just months ago BYROBERTTANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton’s City Council, in a push led by newer councilmembers, voted 5-2 March 1 to fully restore funding for the Littleton Immigrant Resource Center (LIRC) just months after a previous council voted to defund it. But even after the restored funding was approved, the vote faced defiance from District 2 Councilmember Jerry Valdes, who attempted to reverse that decision through a motion that was ultimately deemed improper by the city attorney. The LIRC’s full $196,000 in funding was part of a litany of other amendments to the 2022 budget for the city’s general fund, which council ultimately voted to increase by over $1.3 million after strong tax revenues brought in an excess of $2.4 million. The move to fully fund the center came after a previous council meeting on Jan. 25 when councilmembers debated the LIRC’s future, with a majority ultimately landing on a compromise to partially restore the center’s funding to the tune of $105,000 for the year. But on March 1, Mayor Pro Tem Gretchen Rydin, who during the last city-wide election campaigned on
In a June 2016 file photo, Eleazar Rios is seen showing off his naturalization certificate to Deb Schaffer, citizenship program coordinator at the Littleton Immigrant Resources Center at Bemis Public Library. Rios attended classes at the center to prepare him for his naturalization interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers. PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT
reviving the center, pushed an amendment to increase the LIRC’s funds by an additional $91,286 in order to restore it to pre-pandemic-level operations. “It was ... a passing statement that these services could be found elsewhere,” said District 3 Councilmember Stephen Barr, who in late January had supported only partial funding before voting to fully fund the LIRC March 1. “But digging further into this, our LIRC offers quite a unique set of legal services that other nonprofits in the area do not. It is a matter of pride.” Barr joined Rydin as well as Mayor Kyle Schlachter, District 4 Councilmember Kelly Milliman and Councilmember At-Large Pam Grove in voting to restore the center’s full funding. District 2 Councilmember Jerry Valdes and District 1 Councilmember Pat Driscoll voted against funding.
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Milliman, who sat on the previous council and was just one of two votes at the time in support of keeping the center’s funding, said the LIRC was “intricately woven into our community.” “It’s a part of the story of our community, and I don’t want to lose that,” Milliman said. “And in the grand scheme of our budget it provides so much more pride, benefit and it’s just a good thing for our community.” Founded in 2005 and housed in Bemis Library, the highly acclaimed Littleton Immigrant Resources Center has a storied past of helping hundreds of documented immigrants take the final step toward U.S. citizenship by offering low-cost civics and English lessons, test preparation and legal aid. In 2010 it was recognized by Harvard’s Bright Ideas, which spotlights innovative government programs. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, after visiting the center in 2013, cited it as a model for immigrant assistance provisions in a bipartisan immigration reform bill. Though it had been supported by a $250,000 biannual federal grant, it lost that money in 2018 under the Trump administration and had since been solely funded by the City of Littleton’s general fund. The city’s overall general fund adds up to roughly $50 million annually. But as Littleton weathered the economic fallout of COVID-19, staff deemed the LIRC a lower priority service for funding, ultimately leading a previous council to decide 5-2 to defund it in September. That decision sparked outcry among some community members, with 12 former Littleton mayors and councilmembers sending a letter to council praising the center and urging continued funding.
“I was one of the people on the last council that did not support this program mainly because of the dire situation we were in,” Grove said. “Since, I’ve done a little bit of talking to people and finding out more about this ... this makes a big impact to maybe a smaller number of people, maybe not everybody is a Littleotn citizen, but it shows who our community is.” Driscoll, who had voted to defund the center during the previous council, said March 1 that he stood by his decision to defund since the center was never “voter approved.” “We’re spending their money to fund this program and that’s where it comes down to me as a matter of principle,” he said. Following the vote to restore funding, Valdes pushed a motion that would have essentially negated that vote and cut LIRC funding completely. He called to remove “whatever that dollar amount is” to which city staff told Valdes “you have to have an amount.” While city staff appeared to peer through reports in order to find the total funding sum to fill in Valdes’ motion, Shlachter asked City Attorney Reid Betzing if Valdes’ amendment was proper. Since the original budget amendment to fully fund the LIRC had already passed, Betzing said Valdes’ motion was improper. Still, Valdes continued to push the motion and used his time to accuse the current council of being “known as a tax and spend council” that would lose the trust of the city’s voters for a “disingenuous act” like funding the LIRC. Valdes also implied that councilmembers who originally supported defunding the center should stand by their decision and said that, along with Grove, Schlachter, who had previously sat on council from 2017 to 2019, had also supported ceasing funding for the LIRC. Schlachter denied this and Grove said in response, “I kind of take umbrage about the fact that we can’t listen and change our minds like we all have done before when we hear different information or the environment has changed.” She said it is not uncommon for councilmembers to change their stance from their past votes and said did not “appreciate being chastised” by Valdes’ motion. “Just for the record Councilmember Grove, I wasn’t chastising you,” Valdes said.
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food assistance, addiction recovery and more, the path out of homelessness will become easier, Sandgren said. “The spirit of the plan is a little bit more long-term solutions oriented,” he said. Sandgren said some initial providers could include AllHealth Network, a Littleton-based nonprofit mental health provider, 180Ministry, a substance abuse treatment program with a location in Englewood, and Bridge House, a nonprofit with an Aurora location that can provide job training. He also said he hopes to have some temporary shelter in the space. Based on the center’s size it could accommodate 15 t0 20 beds, with possible room for more. But drawing the line between center and shelter is important, Sandgren said. “What you don’t want to do is just stand up an emergency shelter and say ‘we solved homelessness’ because that’s not necessarily creating the system to move people beyond the experience of homelessness,” he said. There are no short-term, emergency, overnight shelters in Arapahoe County, and the task force’s action plan does not call for one. This comes amid a backdrop of homeless deaths, with data showing that from January 2020 to January 2021, 17 people
Speakers discuss homelessness in Littleton and beyond during a community forum on Oct. 21. Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan have banded together to launch an action plan to address homelessness in the region, a key component of which is setting up a PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN “navigation center” to centralize resources.
experiencing homelessness in the county died on the street from natural causes, 22 died by drug overdose and four died by hypothermia. Paula McFadden, who spoke during an October forum in Littleton about her experience being homeless, said she would like to see a shelter somewhere in the region. SEE HOMELESS, P6
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“I think the issue at hand would be a day center where people could go and feel safe while then the next layer of that is trying to find housing,” she said, adding that the colder months make the outdoors especially difficult. “I think a day center is the best place to go.” Still, regional leaders are steadfast in their belief that a navigation center will provide more benefits than a shelter. “The goal of a navigation center is not just to provide one meal, one one-night stay,” said Carrie Warren-Gully, commissioner for Arapahoe County’s District 1. “It’s really designed to help people who are experiencing homelessness get out of homelessness.” The navigation center is not intended to be a substitute for a shelter, said Devin Granbery, Sheridan’s city manager, who added he hopes to see some form of a shelter alongside the center in the future. “The answer is housing, the answer is putting a roof over somebody’s head,” he said. But building anything related to homelessness, even if it is not a shelter, may stir some unease among some residents. “We’ve heard ‘if you build it, they will come’ a number of times,” said Samma Fox, Littleton’s assistant to the city manager. “But (the homeless) already here, and we’re really working with our partners to provide resources consistently. The reality is we do have homeless populations in our community.” In Littleton, more and more residents and business owners are calling the police on people they perceive to be homeless, according to Police Chief Doug Stephens, even though few calls have to do with any crime. “They aren’t comfortable seeing someone who is homeless,” Stephens said. “They may think something’s suspicious, but it’s not criminal.” Englewood Police Sgt. Reid McGrath said last year his department received 1,362 homelessrelated calls, the vast majority of which had to do with seeing
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‘The goal of a navigation center is not just to provide one meal, one one-night stay, it’s really designed to help people who are experiencing homelessness get out of homelessness .’ Carrie Warren-Gully, commissioner for Arapahoe County’s District 1
“unwanted homeless people.” While Sandgren said he acknowledges the concerns, he believes the time to act on homelessness is now. “All of those tensions are legitimate,” he said. “But it’s also not necessarily a reason to not do anything, because there is an issue and we need to respond.” Sandgren said he wants to “stand something up as soon as possible” but said a permanent space for a navigation center “could be a few years down the road.” According to the action plan, Englewood is reviewing cityowned sites that could possibly house a navigation center, but officials have said nothing has been decided. “The space is a big question,” Granbery said. “I don’t think that we’ve really narrowed it down.” In the meantime, Sandgren envisions a more mobile version of the center akin to how Change the Trend operates with a network of providers meeting people where they are, be it on the street or at a community center to connect them with resources. Why is it needed? Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness in the tri-cities area, and the Denver region at large, has been on the rise, fueled in part by skyrocketing housing prices and lagging wages. A 2021 study by the Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative found the number of unhoused people in the Denver metro area climbed by 15% between 2018 and 2020.
From July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, more than 32,000 people were designated as homeless in the metro region, according to another study by the initiative. But getting an exact number on homelessness is challenging, researchers say. A more effective method is finding the reasons driving homelessness. This was the mission for two student researchers at the University of Denver who, in 2019, embarked on a two-year study to understand the causes of homelessness in the tri-cities area and that work helped shape the region’s action plan. “The heart of this project is that there’s all this stigma associated with homelessness (and) we wanted to humanize homelessness,” said fourth-year DU graduate student Andres Pulido who, along with third-year graduate student Zach Marshall, led the 2019 effort. The study found the top five reasons why individuals reported being homeless were all economic. Of 121 people surveyed, 51% said they lost a job, 43% were unable to pay rent, 43% had a change in employment, 35% had an unaffordable expense and 34% sited rising housing costs. Other reasons included relationship issues, mental health issues, the loss of a loved one, eviction and disability. For families who were homeless, the findings were similar. Of 49 people surveyed from homeless families, 61% said they were unable to pay rent, 57% reported a change in employment, 47% reported losing a job, 45% cited housing cost increases and 45% cited other unaffordable
expenses. Other reasons also included relationship and mental health issues as well as credit scores and illnesses. The findings show the need for a change in public perception of who is homeless, said Daniel Brisson, director for DU’s Center for Housing and Homelessness Research. “One of the main things we need to do to address homelessness is changing the public’s perception of what homelessness is,” Brisson said. “Moving from a 1970s view of the vagrant single male to the 2020s reality of the single working mom or dad or young person struggling with a crisis and finding themselves in an insecure housing situation.” And today’s wages are not enough for some people to get by. “Fifteen dollars an hour for 40 hours a week doesn’t pay your rent and get you food,” Brisson said. The study also explored where people who are homeless stay. Of 121 homeless individuals surveyed, 100 reported living on the streets at some point over the last two years, with 41 saying they spent the prior night on the street. For families who were homeless, more reported living doubled up in other people’s homes as well as in hotels and motels, emergency shelters and cars. Living on the streets or in tents was one of the least reported places, highlighting what researchers call invisible homelessness. Another narrative the study sought to investigate was the perception that homelessness in the tri-cities area is a direct result of a growing crisis in the City of Denver. While Colorado’s capital has seen growth in homeless numbers, the researchers said many who are homeless in Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan are from the area. “Who experiences homelessness in our community is our community members,” Marshall said, adding that many have lived in the cities “for years.” Sandgren agreed. “A lot of the same dynamics that are contributing to SEE HOMELESS, P7
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homelessness in Denver are present in our community,” he said. “I know multiple people who are on the streets right now who grew up in Englewood, went through the school system, and are now on the streets of Englewood.” What comes next? Sandgren has said the task force is in the beginning of fundraising mode. But so far the dollar amounts are murky and city officials have been mum on the center’s projected cost. The action plan calls for $25,000 for a “pre-development feasibility study” which Fox, the Littleton assistant to the city manager, said was intended to evaluate the needs the center would have to meet. But Fox would not say how much a navigation center, with staff and physical space, could cost to operate and she added that the task force is just in its first months of initiating its proposals, with the navigation center being a “year two” focus. Overall, the action plan calls for $705,000 over three years to make good on a variety of proposed solutions that, along with the navigation center, include pursuing affordable housing initiatives such as vouchers and staffing a “response team” to help people understand the bureaucratic process of obtaining driver’s licenses and birth certificates. And recently, Arapahoe County and the tri-cities approved a contract for a homelessness coordinator who will be paid $110,000 per year, a cost that will be shared between the three cities. City officials said this person will be tasked with overseeing the implementation of the tri-cities’ action plan, including shoring up funding for the navigation center. While a cost estimate for the navigation center is non-existent, at least publicly, Sandgren said he hopes $150,000 can be secured to hire a full-time director and assistant. From there, the center could tap existing nonprofits and local governments for part-time or volunteer staff. City officials said government money alone won’t be enough to sustain the center in the long term and they will need to rely on nonprofits stepping in to secure grants where they can. “We really do realize that for this to be long term there has to be a philanthropic part to it,” said Tim Dodd, Englewood’s assistant to the city manager. Much of the private fundraising is being spearheaded by the South Metro Community Foundation, chaired by former Littleton Mayor Susan Thornton, who said she is currently in talks with local foundations to secure grants but would not elaborate. The most concrete funding yet has come from Arapahoe County, which in late January awarded South Metro $10,000 through its
Aid to Agencies grant program to go toward the navigation center. Warren-Gully, the county commissioner, said while that $10,000 was specifically for the center, a total of $1.8 million was awarded by the county to other nonprofits that may play some future role in the center’s services. The county has said it could provide $300,000 toward the navigation center with money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill enacted in March of last year. But that is dependent on how much money Littleton,
Englewood and Sheridan can also find. “The county will only provide the partial funds once the entity in question secures the rest of the amount needed, so it’s essentially a conditional pledge,” said Luc Hatlestad, Arapahoe County spokesperson. To city and county officials’ knowledge, a navigation center would be the first of its kind for the region, marking a test for what the best solutions will be for reducing homeless numbers in the tri-cities area and even beyond. For Marshall and Pulido, the two DU student researchers, a
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navigation center is the “right kind of model.” “There’s been a big disconnect between the number of people experiencing homelessness in the community and the people utilizing the resources available. There’s many more who could potentially be using those services,” Marshall said. “I have not seen many models like this before,” he continued. “This is a really personable approach, and I think there are so many benefits to that.” Colorado Community Media reporter Ellis Arnold contributed to this article.
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March 10, 2022
Littleton’s Harley-Davidson closes after 43 years Family-owned dealership leaves a legacy of community BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
For store owner Kathy Yevoli, Rocky Mountain Harley-Davidson was more than just a dealership. “We really did establish a way of life for our customers, and our staff and our community,” Yevoli said. “It wasn’t about how many motorcycles we sold.” Now, Yevoli is reflecting on her time running the Littleton business, which closed its doors for good on Saturday, Feb. 26 after 43 years in business. “It’s sad that we had to close the store, not of our choosing,” Yevoli said. The store, which was Colorado’s longest family-run dealership for the iconic motorcycles, joins others like it across the country that have closed as a result of corporate consolidation by the Harley-Davidson company. “The small, independent stores are being absorbed,” Yevoli said, who broke the news in a Facebook post on Feb. 22 saying, “This isn’t what we envisioned for our staff, our family or the future of Rocky Mountain Harley-Davidson, but we will respectfully take a bow.” The post was met with an outpour of support and disappointment, with hundreds of comments from people who said they were “stunned” and “sad” at having to say goodbye to a “great crew.” “This is my home store, the only place I felt like I was a person and not a potential sale, where the staff was so friendly they answered every question I ever asked no matter how dumb it was,” said commentor, Rick Archuleta, who called the store the best Harley-Davidson dealership in town. Operating since 1979, the dealership, located at 2885 W County
A sign on the dealership’s front doors. “It’s sad that we had to close the store, not of our choosing,” said owner Kathy PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN Yevoli.
Line Rd in Littleton, left a mark on the community and beyond through its role with fundraisers and events. It’s original owner, Vincent Terranova, began the annual Children’s Hospital Toy Run 36 years ago, bringing thousands of motorcyclists together for the drive. Yevoli, who was married to Terranova, joined him in running the store in the 1980s and took over as its main owner in 2015. The two have since divorced but Yevoli’s daughter, Marina, has worked at the dealership since she was 13 and most recently served as its marketing manager. Yevoli said the dealership has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the hospital, as well as more than $350,000 through an annual golf tournament, with money being donated to various Colorado-based charities. For her, the support is a testament to the heart of the motorcycle community. ”They may look like big bad guys and girls … but they’re really one of the most generous groups that you’ll ever find,” she said. Marina, Yevoli’s daughter, said
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the dealership has been like family. “Most of my staff members and customers were at my wedding,” she said adding that working there has helped her forge connections and relationship to many in Littleton and the greater community. The week the dealership announced it was closing was an intense and emotional one, Yevoli said, with customers “flooding the store” beginning the day after the online post. When the store’s last customers left around 3 p.m. that Saturday, Yevoli said it was the first time her roughly 20 employees were able to absorb what had happened. “We wanted to gather as a group to spend a couple of hours talking about our own good times … it’s been a very emotional and exhausting time,” she said. One of the store’s last customers that day, Pat Dunahay, said he
bought the “last bike that company will ever sell.” A Harley lover since he was 19, Dunahay, who is co-president of the Littleton Business Chamber, supported Yevoli’s store for decades and called her and Terranova “fabulous business people and extremely honest individuals.” “It’s a terrible hit to the community, as far as I’m concerned,” Dunahay said of the store’s closing. While Yevoli said she did not want to see the business come to a close, seeing messages of support and celebration for the store, some which came from across the country, reminded her of the legacy she can be proud of. “It was overwhelming … it was one of those moments that validated our existence,” she said. “I will never be able to express how thankful we are and how full of gratitude we are for our customers and our community.”
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Building an empire ‘one shower door at a time’ Petersen Custom Glass built through hard work
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At the heart of Petersen Custom Glass is a prodigious partnership. “The foundation of the business started with our super strong, amazing marriage,” says Valerie Petersen, who co-owns the company with Kris Petersen, her husband. The pair have been married since 1997. For close to a decade, their Parkerbased business has designed and installed glass showers for residences from Wheat Ridge to Castle Rock. It also handles custom glass work such as enclosures for home offices and wine rooms. And the business has more than doubled its income every year, Valerie Petersen says. Her spouse attributes that growth to working hard to make sure clients are happy. It’s a priority for him. Kris Petersen was in the glass industry 14 years before going into business for himself. He noticed that customer service is an area in which some companies are lacking. Kris Petersen also credits the company’s success to the way his wife’s skills complement his own. Petersen Custom Glass began in the couple’s Cottonwood home in 2014. After a year and a half, the Petersens moved it out of their garage and
Eric Glasgow cuts glass in the workshop of Pedersen Custom Glass in Parker. COURTESY OF PEDERSEN CUSTOM GLASS
into Parker’s light industrial district southeast of Lincoln Avenue and Parker Road. Two years later, needing more room, they moved one door over and settled in at 10226 Progress Lane, where they have a workshop and a small showroom. In the beginning, Valerie lent her executive skills to the fledgling business on nights and weekends. She worked as a paralegal in Denver during the day. Then in 2019, she joined the company full-time, which her husband says made all the difference. “(She) filled in the gaps where I was weak and really helped blow the top off of it,” Kris says. In addition to the Petersens, the company has three other employees. The newest member of the team is Eric Glasgow. He was hired as a general manager at the beginning of the year. Although the Petersens had to cut their own salary to bring him on, it allows them to have a better work-life
balance, the couple says. In fact, the Petersens will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this summer with a long-awaited, muchanticipated trip away. It will be the first time the pair has left the business for more than just a long weekend without bringing some work with them, Kris Petersen says. He says they’re blessed to have employees that can handle just about
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When a city annexes land, it must provide services such as law enforcement, road maintenance and other city functions to that area. The land also becomes governed by city ordinances, or city laws. Depending on the type of land a city annexes, the city may gain some tax revenue — although there can be other benefits to annexation too. Centennial recently completed an annexation at the intersection of Potomac Street and Broncos Parkway in the central Centennial area, about halfway between Interstate 25 and Parker Road. Eventually, Centennial could keep expanding its borders if city officials decide to. Here’s a look at what areas are still unincorporated, whether that may change and how annexation works. Where are the gaps? Type in “Centennial” on an internet map search, and the label “Dove Valley” might pop up south of Centennial’s central region. Dove Valley, an area with much vacant land, sits generally south of Arapahoe Road and east of Centennial Airport. Much of Dove Valley is unincorporated. Along with the unincorporated Inverness Park business corridor — the area that roughly sits between I-25 and Centennial Airport and between Geddes Avenue and the E-470 toll highway — Dove Valley makes up one of the large gaps in Centennial’s map. Other big holes include unincorporated areas near Smoky Hill Road in the east Centennial area. See a map of how nearby cities border Centennial — and what areas are unincorporated — at tinyurl.com/MunicipalityMap. See a map that shows Centennial’s annexations over time at tinyurl.com/CentennialBoundaryMap. Why do cities annex land? When a city expands its borders, a few changes happen. Depending on the type of land the city annexes, the city may receive more sales-tax revenue, as well as a type of revenue called construction-use tax for new
development that may happen in that spot, according to a Centennial spokesperson. But the effects of annexation can also be broader. “Annexation can provide a variety of benefits to the city including revenues, identity (and) land use control,” said Allison Wittern, Centennial spokesperson. That’s a reference to how zoning — a city’s rules for what can be built where — comes into play. Pulling properties into Centennial’s boundaries and the city’s zoning can promote the “character of the area, allowing compatible (land) uses and structures that will create employment opportunities” in Centennial, a previous report by city staff said. In other words, annexation allows a city to have a say in how buildings are developed. The benefits to the city can also include “boundary consistency,” Wittern said. “Property owners and businesses often have a clear sense of what jurisdiction they’re located in due to property-specific taxes,” Wittern said. “Short of municipal and county boundaries being painted on the ground, it’s often difficult for the public to know when they are moving between jurisdictions.” She added: “The city is exploring how to reinforce and establish our unique identity.” Historically, city officials have been conscious about how people perceive Centennial’s identity, a conversation that has partly touched on efforts such as signage that can make it easier to know when a person is in Centennial. Why annex residential areas? Some unincorporated land near Centennial includes residential areas, which, more often than not, “do not generate significant new revenues” for the city when annexed, Wittern said in 2019. The amount of revenue an annexation could add matters because a city takes on costs when it annexes land — it must provide road maintenance and other city services to that area. But it’s difficult to determine the exact revenues generated by annexing a residential area, Wittern said in February. “Undeveloped land has the potential to generate permit and building fees for the city and some
taxing authorities. New development also brings new residents and consumer activity to an area,” Wittern said. She added: “Established residential areas also generate direct and indirect revenues for the city and taxing authorities. With taxation of online purchases becoming nearly ubiquitous, the formula of residential revenue compared to cost to provide services may be changing.” Annexation without residents’ approval In many cases, annexing the areas near Centennial into the city boundaries would require property owners to ask for it. One big exception: the unincorporated Tuscany and Siena neighborhoods near Smoky Hill and Tower roads in the east Centennial area. Years ago, the city annexed various properties near the Tuscany and Siena neighborhoods, creating an “enclave,” according to Wittern. Enclaves are unincorporated areas surrounded by city land. Annexing enclaves is a simpler process than annexing other land — it doesn’t require approval by property owners. Enclaves are eligible for annexation after three years of being an enclave, according to previous city staff reports. Although the Tuscany and Siena area is an enclave that Centennial could decide to annex, the city hasn’t taken that step. “The city has not recently engaged the Tuscany and Siena neighborhoods to discuss annexation,” said Neil Marciniak, Centennial’s director of economic development. Taxes in play For residents, the possibility of being annexed could raise fears about paying more taxes. Regarding property taxes, the difference between living in unincorporated Arapahoe County and living in Centennial is negligible, the city has told the Centennial Citizen in the past. When an area is annexed into Centennial, property owners no longer pay a certain Arapahoe County property tax — known as the Arapahoe County Law Enforcement Authority tax, which supports law enforcement services — and instead pay the city’s
property tax. The county still charges its general property tax on annexed land, but property owners don’t see much change, Wittern has said. “The net effect to a property owner is negligible,” Wittern said in 2019. For example, the difference between the Arapahoe County law enforcement tax and the city’s property tax was less than an additional $1 per year for a residential property with a valuation of $500,000, Wittern said in 2019.
State law lays out process Annexing enclaves is a type of annexation provided for by state law, Wittern said, citing state statute 31-12-106. An unincorporated county area must be completely surrounded by a city for a period of at least three years to be eligible for annexation through the enclave annexation process. Generally, other annexations “require property owner initiation and consent,” Wittern said. Some of the areas in the city’s map that may seem to be enclaves are partly surrounded by rights of way, or streets, which does not create an enclave, Wittern said. Where the city could go In 2019, Centennial enacted what it calls the “Inova III” annexation along Easter Avenue near Peoria Street in the central Centennial area. The city is working on updating the boundary map on its website to include recent annexations, Marciniak said. When asked whether the city is pursuing or planning for any annexations in the Inverness business corridor; The Farm at Arapahoe County residential area, which sits roughly between Arapahoe and Orchard roads in the east Centennial area; or the land that sits east of Greenwood Village, north of Centennial, south of Belleview Avenue and west of Peoria Street, Marciniak said: “Not at this time.” Asked whether the city is pursuing or planning for annexation of any of the Dove Valley area or any of the other land that sits between the southern Arapahoe County line and the Centennial city boundaries between I-25 and Parker Road, Marciniak confirmed the city is pursuing some type of annexation in that area.
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n getting out and about these days, one thing I am loving is how full restaurants are again. I love walking into some of my favorite places to eat and seeing a ton of people inside. This is not some dig at COVID at all. This is coming from the heart. I love FROM THE food. I love food of all kinds. I love going out to eat. However, EDITOR I know that the last two years could not have been easy on local restaurants and small businesses just trying to survive. Growing up, one thing I remember fondly is how often we came together as a family to eat. Food was our bond. Because we lived in a small town, it was a treat on a Friday Thelma Grimes or Saturday night to drive 45 minutes away to have a steak dinner. For family celebrations and get-togethers, we had some of the best BBQs. Growing up, we had a large, close family that taught me so much and all of it was centered around food. Today, family is not as close as I would like. My brothers live much farther away, and the big family get-togethers are rare, but I definitely took something from them as I raise my family and try to mimic traditions and instill similar values. Dinners, whether dining out or staying in, are truly where a family comes together, bonds, talks about what was good and discusses the bad from our days. Our dinnertime conversations can be tense at times, but most of the time they are filled with laughter and fun. We only have dinner separately on a rare occasion. At dinner, one of my main rules is to eat together. Last week, we went to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, Casa de Mariachi, in Parker. We had a great time and we loved seeing that there was not an empty table in the house. It was also one of the first times my entire family of five returned there as a group. Same was true for a PHO restaurant I tried in Castle Pines recently. The tables were full and things seem to be feeling good again. With the husband, date nights, while still not regular, are getting back on track. Earlier this year we went to a show at the Paramount, again full, and enjoyed dinner at the Appaloosa Grill downtown. We have been happy to learn some local establishments that serve brunch are back on track. Buffets disappeared for more than 18 months. Now, they are back with a ton of awesome food choices and drinks. For me, food is family. In the Denver metro area from Jefferson County to Douglas and Arapahoe counties, we have great, locallyowned restaurants that deserve our support as they work to get back dollars lost, rebuild staff and once again return to being the places we go for a night out, a celebration or a family gettogether. In short, support a restaurant, enjoy your family, and always take advantage of the great food.
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ope fuels purpose, purpose drives passion, passion engages performance, and performance delivered equals results. It begins with hope and ends in results. What is this “it” that begins with hope and ends in results? The answer is, it is anything that you want “it” to be. When we consider anything that we endeavor to do or are currently trying to do, when we add hope to it, we set off a series of other triggers that energizes our engagement. And we can energize our engagement, the execution or performance will surely follow. We all have hope for something, we have dreams, and we have goals. We have hopes, dreams, and goals for our business and for our personal lives. If we are not where we think we should be, what we might be experiencing in both our personal and professional lives is disengagement. We have the ideas, we have written out our plans, we have started to move towards executing against our plans, and then for some reason we stop. Our interest or engagement in the project or whatever we were doing has weakened. This week I was having this discussion with a friend of mine. She shared with me that she just seems to have lost interest in so many things. She shared that these past two years have been very hard on her mentally, physically, emotionally and even spiritually. The pandemic, society, politics and now the war have left her feeling numb and confused. She is struggling with getting excited about her work and has lost interest in the things that used to bring her joy and happiness in her personal life too.
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We talked for a long time, and after a while I asked her what she was hoping for in life. At first, she said that she had lost hope, and she was feeling hopeless and helpless. We talked some more about that, and then I said that I was sure that she must have hope for something, we all do. She thought about it and still shrugged. So, I reminded her of the eight things Michael Norton Zig Ziglar used to say that we all have hope for: happiness, good health, prosperity, security, friendship, peace of mind, good family relationships and a brighter future. And I asked her if any of these might be something that she also had hope for in her own life. As we dug in a little deeper on each one the eight things mentioned above, her demeanor changed. Her body language shifted from disinterested to engaged. She even started taking notes and writing reminders for herself of things she wanted to follow up on. And by the time we parted ways that day, I could literally see the hope in her eyes. My goal was not to try and resolve her issues, all I did was to give her something to think about, hope. Look around at your family members, circle of friends, teammates and employees. Do you see hope in their eyes, does it manifest itself in their work ethic, attitude, and overall engagement? If you are seeing or experiencing disengagement at home or at work, I
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hat is more heartwarming than a grandchild’s laughter or joyful embrace? As grandparents, we enjoy our grandchildren and the happiness they bring us and we are saddened when they are struggling. Although we may not anticipate having difficult conversations with our grandchildren, there are times when events occur that we may not feel adequately prepared to respond. The world we live in has become more anxiety-provoking and complicated, including for today’s grandchildren. Being mindful that how we as grandparents experience life on a daily basis is not necessarily how our grandchildren may be experiencing their daily lives; their world is different than our world. A parent’s divorce, death of a loved one, feelings of depression and anxiety, these are a few situations that may make for difficult conversations with a grandchild. Cyber bullying, social media, the threat of school shootings, the COVID pandemic- our grandchildren have become part of an adult world while still children. At these times, it may be difficult knowing what to say and what to do. When a grandchild confides in a grandparent, he/she must feel safe and secure in the relationship, and confi-
dent that a grandparent can help them sort through their feelings. Even if a grandparent may not feel confident, and may not have all the answers, using a few guiding principles will help to be better prepared to provide comfort in their Linda L. grandchild’s time of need. Van Meter, These challenges present opportunities for growth, where grandchildren can learn confidence in facing problems and experience a sense of competency, essential to the development of their self-esteem. How can that happen? With a grandparent as a co-pilot alongside their grandchild to help them navigate turbulent times together. The relationship between parent and child, and grandparent and grandchild, is different, in a good way. Grandchildren can feel freer to share their innermost feelings with a grandparent without feeling the pressure they are disappointing or worrying their parents. Grandparents are a valuable resource in a supportive role as their grandchildren are learning how to deal with their feelings, developing problem-
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solving skills and coping strategies, and learning about perspective. Grandparents may think they are unable to relate to the challenges our grandchildren face, however, feelings of anxiety, sadness, fear and being overwhelmed are universal; the settings may be different, but the feelings are the same. Grandparents can share their experience with a similar situation to their grandchildren and how they handled their emotions. Leading by example, a grandparent can share how they also cope with worry or sadness and what they do to feel better. Reassurance goes a long way in helping a child to cope with feelings. Creating an atmosphere that encourages communication early in the grandparenting relationship is important. Providing a non-judgmental setting for conversation and questions, where grandparents are good listeners, are interested in the smallest details of their grandchildren’s lives, and where grandchildren are encouraged to express feelings about anything, establishes a safe place for them to vent. With unconditional love, grandchildren are more apt to open up and talk about their intimate feelings, their secrets, and what is troubling them the most, while seeking acceptance and approval
to validate their feelings. Key points to remember: Tailor responses to the age and level of the grandchild. Be present in the conversation, listen attentively and without judgment, lead with empathy, be accepting (even if you don’t understand the situation), give reassurance, be genuine, allow for silence. Try different settings, taking a walk, playing a game or engage in an activity while having a conversation. The good news is that grandchildren have grandparents as co-pilots! Linda L. Van Meter, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice, retired Director of Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) and OASIS (Office of Disability Services), The Office of Accessible Services Individualized for Students East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Please join us for our next virtual online presentation April 7 at 10 a.m. when Dr. Linda Van Meter will present about difficult conversations with grandkids and younger generations. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@ douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR CSP seeks help in reducing fatalities Over the last few months, I have asked the motoring public to join the Colorado State Patrol in driving down the number of fatalities on our state’s roadways. While I firmly believe this effort can only be realized through a majority of our drivers consciously participating through safe driving behavior, I also want to share how your Colorado State Patrol members are taking action. Law enforcement agencies across the nation are experiencing the same strain on their workforce that most industries are facing, so the Patrol is working strategically to do more with less. We have leaned into what our agency’s crash investigation data is telling us, so we can focus our enforcement on the most predictable behaviors that cause serious crashes in Colorado. In addition, we are advancing our use of data to pinpoint where and when crashes are most prevalent. In late 2021, the Colorado State Patrol initiated surge operations in predictable, high crash areas and these efforts yielded the best possible result - no fatalities in those areas.
Troopers continue to couple what we learn from our data with their knowledge of local traffic patterns and problem areas. This complete approach allows our members to build a more impactful enforcement plan and remain visible. Yet, we will always need your partnership. As we continually improve what we can gain from our data, implement intermittent surge operations and steadily grow back our number of troopers, we also have to accept that the quality of our lives greatly depends on individuals. Drivers collectively decide how safe or how dangerous our roadways will be each time the ignition turns over. Whether there are 100 Colorado State Troopers or 10,000, there will never be a law enforcement officer at every mile marker to catch every bad action. Your Colorado State Patrol will commit to working smarter with every resource at our disposal. Now this is where you come in. Join us in making Colorado a safe place to drive again. Col. Matthew C. Packard Chief of the Colorado State Patrol
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Hope is the trigger to purpose, passion, performance, and results. Hope is not a strategy; hope is the secret ingredient to engaging in our goals and dreams. Could you or anyone you know use a little hope right now? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@xinnix.com, and when we can energize our engagement with hope, it really will be a better than good year.
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encourage you to start a conversation around hope. A team without hope of winning the next game will probably not practice. A student who has no hope of passing a test will more than likely not study. A salesperson with no hope of making the sale may never pick up the telephone. A spouse with no hope for the relationship will soon stop trying. Give those who matter the most the best gift you can ever give them, give them the gift of hope.
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The crowd favorite Santa Fe Hot Chicken and Biscuits at Table Mountain Grill & COURTESY PHOTO Cantina BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
If you look at the actual definition of brunch online, Wikipedia has one of the best descriptions, calling it a meal that is generally served between 10:20 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and is “usually accompanied by some form of alcoholic beverage.” The definition also covers the most important part, stressing that brunch is a blend of the words lunch and breakfast. However, this special meal, traditionally celebrated on Sundays, is so much more than that. When COVID-19 hit the world in 2020, one of the many valued traditions taken away was the Champagne brunch buffet hosted at hotels and restaurants throughout the Denver metro area. As pandemic restrictions ease, brunch is returning at several locations. While buffet-style dining is still not completely back to normal, some of the area’s favorite Indian restaurants are among those bringing brunch back.
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These meals are special. For those choosing the lunch side of brunch, the wall of seafood is a favorite. For breakfast, traditions bring diners the usual omelet station, eggs, bacon and sausage and the usual waffles and French toast. In November, Hilton Denver Inverness in Englewood reopened brunch services at the Garden Terrace and Fireside Bar & Grill. When it comes to the seafood, the Hilton spares no expense. Crab legs, shucked oysters and shrimp are plentiful, but the standout dish is one of the smallest cups on display to the side, which is full of ceviche. Unless someone is living in Peru, excellent ceviche is hard to find. But this Hilton brunch does it well with the right amount of shrimp, plenty of fresh, crunchy vegetables that add the precise amount of crunch to offer texture in every bite. And don’t forget the most ‘ important part of this delicious combination — the liquid. This soupy dish is perfect with the right amount of tomato and
‘We look forward to serving our guests again and providing them with an exceptional experience complete with myriad dishes featuring locally-sourced ingredients.’ plenty of spice coupled with the perfect amount of citrus and lime to provide that extra kick as each bite brings a variety of layered flavors. On the lunch side, the Hilton Champagne brunch explores a vari ety of cultures from American staples to Asian. One small tasting dish had beef cooked with a taste of sweet potato noodles. Since it’s an all-you-can-eat brunch, a second helping of this dish is worth it. Staff at the Hilton, who have served Sunday brunch for decades, said diners have started filling the dining room more often since January. “We are elated to have Fireside Bar & Grill back to full capacity as we also celebrate the return of Champagne Sunday Brunch, which is such an iconic Denver dining experience that many guests have grown to cherish,” said Ruth Kilzer, Hilton Inverness director of sales and marketing. “We look forward to serving our guests again and providing them with an exceptional experience complete with myriad dishes featuring locallysourced ingredients.” While tasting a variety of lunch and breakfast options and indulging in a wall of dessert
Ruth Kilzer, Hilton Inverness director of sales and marketing
options, Hilton diners are also treated to live music. Abbey Odgen, a public information official for Hilton Denver Inverness, said Sunday brunch features more than 100 offerings, including domestic artisan cheeses, antipasto plates, shucked oysters, smoked fish and assorted sushi. The Hilton Denver Inverness serves brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. YaYa’s Euro Bristro in Greenwood Village offers brunch with dishes changing weekly with some of the regular favorites coming back. YaYa’s serves an excellent cut of prime rib with creamy horseradish sauce. On the regular menu, YaYa’s serves made-to-order eggs benedict. Taking this approach to serving quality benedict is important because whenever this dish is served buffet style, the English muffin tends to get tough and can take away from the flavor. As the brunch definition stresses, alcohol is a big part SEE BRUNCH, P15
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Besides lunch and breakfast, brunch can also provide an assortment of delightful desPHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES serts.
One tradition of Sunday brunch includes seafood. At Denver Hilton Inverness, kitchen staff works to arrange shrimp, crab legs and shucked oysters. PHOTOS BY THELMA GRIMES
A dish of sweet potato noodle with beef tenderloin and sesame dressing.
Live music helps create a relaxing atmosphere for brunch at Denver Hilton Inverness.
Most Sunday brunches feature hand-cut meat selections. A Denver Hilton Inverness staff PHOTOS BY THELMA GRIMES member works to serve prime rib and stuffed salmon.
South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes says “cheers” to the bottomless mimosas at Yaya’s Euro Bistro in Greenwood Village.
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of the tradition, with YaYa’s serving a bottomless mimosa and Bloody Mary bar. The mimosas offer a good balance of orange juice and Champagne that leave anyone all smiles as they sit in the passenger seat on the way home. YaYa’s serves brunch from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays. At Table Mountain Grill & Cantina, located inside the Table Mountain Inn in Golden, diners might forget they are sitting at a restaurant in Jefferson County as the menu samplings and décor takes people on a trip to Santa Fe. One dish puts a different spin on biscuits and gravy. The Santa Fe Hot Chicken and Biscuits features crispy breaded chicken that has a kick of ghost chili on a jalapeño cheddar biscuit smothered in green chili. “With vibrant Santa Fe decor and fresh ingredients, the renowned Southwestern restaurant encourages guests to explore rich flavors with a festive atmosphere,” said General Manager John Payne. Payne said besides the hot chicken and biscuits, diners also enjoy the chorizo benedict, which includes chorizo patties, fresh-smashed guacamole and grilled asparagus. Keeping with the theme of the restaurant, diners can get into the alcohol side of brunch by drinking a specially-made Mesa Bloody Mary. Table Mountain serves brunch from 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays.
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Odelia Elgarat of Highlands Ranch, author of “You Are Allowed,” will take part in the COURTESY PHOTO Douglas County Libraries Author Showcase on March 12 in Castle Rock.
juror.depotartgallery.org,2069W.Powers Ave. in Littleton, 303-795-0781, open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kirkland Museum Kirkland Museum, 1200 Bannock St., Denver, has a new exhibit of materials from the collection about Frank Lloyd Wright. Ticketed. Kirklandmuseum.org, 303-832-8576. Revisit Washington, Franklin et al ... The musical “1776” will play March 18 to April 3 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets
start at $20. 303-987-7845, lakewood.org. Aurora Fox The Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax, Aurora, presents the Colorado premiere of “Hurricane Diane,” with Janae Burris as Diane, from March 18 to April 10. aurorafoxartscenter.org, 303-739-1970. Arvada Center “Animal Farm,” based on George Orwell’s novel, plays through April in rotation with other repertory theatre selections, “The Liar” and ““Stick Fly”
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The beautiful “Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto” presented recently by the Littleton Symphony signaled the happy return of lots of music scheduled by our local arts organizations in the south area. A limited look is included here today, but we’ll keep listing ... Musicians seeking to audition should check individual orchestras’ websites, as procedures vary. SEE MUSIC, P18
Windjammer Jazz Orchestra is under the umbrella of the Littleton Community Music COURTESY PHOTO Association, as is the Castle Rock Orchestra.
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Ancient Egypt beckons at DMNS
here are many reasons ancient Egypt looms so large in human imagination - the way they approached and shaped the world around them was monumental in all senses of the word. The impact they made on humanity is still echoing down to modern times and people can get a closer look at how they did all that at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. “This new exhibit features about 350 priceless artifacts from ancient Egypt, covering thousands of years from that remarkable country,” said Stephen E. Nash, the museum’s senior curator of archaeology. “It’s different for us in America to imagine the continuity of aesthetics there. They had everything — turmoil, joy, treaties, love… everything.” The traveling exhibit Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs runs at DMNS, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through Sept. 5. The exhibition is as a joint venture between Lokschuppen Rosenheim, the University of Aberdeen Museums, the Roemerund-Pelizaeus Museums Hildesheim and MuseumsPartner Austria, and is presented at the museum by Chevron. Visitors will be whisked back more than 5,000 years ago to when Egypt became a state that unified numerous villages along the Nile River. Over the ensuing centuries, pharaohs and ordinary people created enormous edifices, delicate works of art and impressive feats of engineering. According to provided informa-
tion, the exhibition covers about 3,000 years of Egyptian culture by breaking things up into themes, including: Religion and God, which details the role religion plays in everyday life, the power of the gods and their relationships to each other Clarke Reader and the people. Private Space, where visitors can walk into the living quarters of ancient Egyptians from different social strata and get a sense of how people of different ranks lived and worked together. Personal Adornment, which highlights the makeup vessels, jewelry and other items that residents used to make themselves clean and beautiful and signal their station in society. “In order to understand humanity, you need to get a handle on Egypt, because Egypt is in a league of its own,” Nash said. “There are still a lot of people tremendously interested in ancient Egypt. What they accomplished is really one of the things that makes it great to be human.” As is always the case, the museum adds what Nash calls the “DMNS treatment,” where curators and volunteers add some touches that can only be seen in Denver. That includes the mummification cart, which teaches visitors about how
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Egyptians prepared for death. “I hope people come out of it with a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the human experience,” Nash said. “The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences and that’s truer than ever today.” For more information, or to purchase a timed ticket, visit dmns.org/ egypt. ArtLab’s latest demands to be heard PlatteForum, an award-winning urban art and activism laboratory, opened the ArtLab’s “Listen to Our Cries” exhibit at the Savoy at Curtis Park, 2700 Arapahoe St., Unit 102 in Denver. The exhibit runs through Friday, March 18. The show is from the ArtLab’s interns, “a collective of young artists across multiple mediums and identities,” according to provided information. Participating artists agreed on social justice topics to address in their works, ranging from climate change to identity and gun control. To see these challenging and affecting works, visit https://platteforum.org/events/listen-to-our-criesartlab-exhibition for details. Celebrate the restaurants that make Denver special Denver Restaurant Week is back to celebrate some of the best eateries the Mile High City has to offer. The annual event runs from Friday, March 11 through Sunday, March 20. There are three price options for either dining out or taking the food
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Next on Littleton Symphony’s calendar: April 6 and 8: 7:30 p.m. at Littleton United Methodist Church; Music of Bruch and Popper with cellist Gai Faganel and guest conductor Scott O’Neil and finally, May 20, pianist David Korevar plays Saint-Saens with conductor Bill Hill. The orchestra is seeking a permanent director following the December retirement of Jurgen de Lemos. Tickets: $5 to $25. Parker Symphony, directed by Rene Knetsch, is auditioning for a number of positions through the spring, PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. See ParkerSymphony.org or email parkersymphonypm@gmail.com. Next concert will be a rendition of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the PACE Center. Lone Tree Symphony, conducted by Jacinda Bouton, performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tee Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. lonetreeartscenter.org. Englewood Arts Presents; April 16, 2 p.m. — Silver Ainomae, cellist; Dohanyi: “Serenade for String Trio.” Englewood Civic Center Hampden Hall. Tickets: $30/$25. englewoodarts. org, 303-806-8196. Also on May 7: 2 p.m. — Yi Zhao, violin; Dmitri Pogorelov, violin; Sofia Basile, viola; Chloe Hong, cello; Hsiao-Ling Lin, Piano: Mel Bonis: Piano Quartet No. 1 and Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat. The Castle Rock Orchestra, part
to go: $25, $35 and $45. There are numerous wine pairings offered as part of the event, plus you can recognize your favorite server, bartender, sous chef and more. Check out the menus of the more than 100 participating restaurants and other fun ways to participate at https://www.denver.org/denverrestaurant-week/.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dua Lipa at the Ball Arena England’s Dua Lipa only makes bangers. She’s only made two fulllength albums, but both are fantastically modern takes on disco, electronic and pop music. Between some great remixes, really fun videos and a slew of awards on both sides of the pond, Lipa is one of the most vibrant presences in pop music. Understandably, Lipa only goes on tour with musicians who also make bangers. In that spirit, she’s bringing the Future Nostalgia tour to the Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. Coming along for the ride are Megan Thee Stallion and Caroline Polachek, both creators of inescapable hits themselves. I think it’s safe to say this will be one of the year’s best shows. Get tickets now at www.ticketmaster. com. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com. of the Littleton Community Music Association, rehearses and performs at the First United Methodist Church of Castle Rock, 1200 South St. on Sundays from 2 to 4:15 p.m. and performs 20th-century music, including Impressionism, Americana, pops and film music. (The Littleton Community Music Association is also the umbrella for Windjammers Jazz Orchestra and the Rootin’ Tootin’ Dixieland Band, as well as a festival band that has performed during Western Welcome Week. It is a resource for hiring a guitarist, a band and has information about instructors as well. 303-7976995.) Farther afield, Red Rocks concert venue is beginning to announce national acts as booking begins again after a lean couple of years — watch for announcements. Among its performances will be a concert by the Colorado Symphony, which is playing an indoor season this year as well at Boettcher Concert Hall. The Arapahoe Philharmonic will perform its wonderful annual concert for kids on April 1 and we’ll hope for announcements of additional programming soon: “Music Around the World” will be an in-person concert at 11 a.m. at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Tickets: $15/$5. Livestream access tickets also available. Arapahoe-phil.org. Baroque Chamber Orchestra will perform the “Coffee Cantata,” Bach’s Comic Opera, on March 20 at Wildcat Mountain Auditorium, 4899 McArthur Road, Highlands Ranch. 303-889-1012.
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Colorado lawmakers introduce bill declaring Juneteenth a state holiday BY MATT BLOOM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
Colorado lawmakers have kickstarted the process of making Juneteenth an official state holiday, joining the federal government and many businesses that already observe it. On March 2, members of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus gathered with supporters outside the state Capitol to promote SB22-139. The bill would add Juneteenth to the calendar of state holidays starting this year. “I think Juneteenth is largely seen as an African American nthing, but it should be seen as something for the general population,” said Sen. Janet Buckner, one of the bill’s sponsors. “It should be something to be educated about and never forgotten.” The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas and freed the country’s last remaining enslaved people more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth has been recognized by many Black communities, including Denver’s, for decades. President Joe Biden designated it as the 11th federal holiday in
2021, making it the first addition to the federal list since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. State holidays specifically impact the operations of government offices and public schools. Colorado’s effort to officially recognize Juneteenth stems from negotiations with the state workers’ union, which signed its first contract last November. The union, Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions Local 1876 (WINS), negotiated the addition of the paid holiday as a part of their 3-year deal, which also includes a new $15 minimum wage and paid family leave. Supporters say the recognition of Juneteenth is also a symbolic nod toward improving diversity and equity in state government. Juneteenth is now a paid holiday for Aurora city employees During the March 2 press conference, Skip Miller, president of WINS, said that he never celebrated the holiday while growing up. It wasn’t until he moved to Colorado in the 80’s that he started attending annual Juneteenth celebrations in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. “This is something that we have all fought for,” Miller said. “We’re gonna ensure that all people who call this state home
can celebrate such a critical holiday.” The bill still needs to make its way through both chambers and receive the governor’s signature before it becomes official. Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday that he supported the change. “By adopting Juneteenth as a state holiday, we’re paying tribute to the millions of Black Americans who endured indescribable suffering under the horrors of slavery,” Polis said. “But just as important, we elevate the celebration because at its heart, this is a joyous holiday.” If successful, the addition of Juneteenth would be Colorado’s second change to its list of official holidays in recent years. The state replaced Columbus Day
with Frances Xavier Cabrini Day in 2020. Members of the Black caucus expect little pushback on the effort — a stark difference from when members pushed for the addition of MLK day in the 80’s, said Sen. Leslie Herod, the caucus’ chair. “The person who had my seat prior to me, Wilma Webb, fought and fought for five years to make the MLK holiday real under threat. She actually lost her seat on the budget committee,” Herod said. “We ain’t gonna have that same fight this year.” This story is from Colorado Public Radio, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support CPR News, visit cpr.org.
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Denver wants to open the marijuana industry to those most impacted by the drug war Some say it came too late BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN
After marijuana was legalized in 2012, Colorado leaders began creating rules and regulations for scores of people who were already lining up to take part in what has become a $2.2 billion retail cannabis industry. State leaders took a hardline stance while creating cannabis industry rules, initially barring people with drug convictions from owning dispensaries or marijuana grow houses, for example. Those early rules edged out many would-be entrepreneurs of color and favored the wealthy and wellconnected. Now there’s an effort to open access to all, but some are questioning whether the Denver Social Equity Program is too little, too late, and emerging when space to open a pot shop is challenging, at best. State leaders’ idea, lobbyist Samantha Walsh said, was to keep an “undesirable element” out of the industry. But the unintended consequence was that while wealthy and well-connected people thrived at growing and selling recreational cannabis, many people of color and others with fewer resources have not been able to break into the industry. Denver leaders said they’re working to create a more equitable marketplace, including by limiting new licenses for the next five years to only social equity applicants, such as those who have lived in lowincome neighborhoods and who were most negatively impacted by the war on drugs. But social equity applicants attempting to navigate the complex process of identifying a location for their businesses, and getting it licensed, say the city’s super-saturated market is making it impossible to set up a new shop or a grow site. The biggest hurdle, they say, is the proximity rule that prohibits one cannabis business from existing within 1,000 feet of another, or
Rayshawne Thomas on Feb. 24, 2022, in Denver. Denver’s social equity applicant program, started in April 2021, aims to create equity for historically underserved people, like those who were arrested at the height of the drug war. However, depending on certain qualifications, the program restricts applicants from obtaining cannabis licenses until 2027. Requirements include living in Colorado for at least 15 years in a “disproportionately impacted area”, the applicant or family member having been convicted of a marijuana-related offense and more. Thomas, who struggled to meet additional dispensary location requirements, opened a cannabis business in Moffatt in southern Colorado. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA
closer than 1,000 feet to schools, daycare centers, recreation centers or drug treament centers. Applicants who have spent thousands of dollars to participate in the city’s social equity program but hit the 1,000-foot wall say city leaders must make changes before participants can be successful. “Does it matter if there’s grow facilities right next to each other, or manufacturing facilities right next to each other?” asked Walsh, who represents Simply Pure dispensary and Black Brown and Red Badged, a trade group for cannabis entrepreneurs of color. “Look at our entire downtown area. There’s brewery next to brewery next to brewery. There’s bar next to bar next to bar. No one really bats an eye about that.” Since the city’s social equity pro-
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gram started in June, the city has received 36 applications from social equity applicants who want to own dispensaries, delivery companies, cultivation sites and hospitality businesses. Of those, 19 are pending, 13 have been approved and four applications have been denied, said Eric Escudero, director of communications for the Denver Department of Excise and Licensing, the regulatory authority creating and enforcing cannabis rules in the city. In the same period, the city has processed 642 proximity checks for social equity applicants and for existing cannabis retail owners looking for a better location, and just 113 of those spots would likely meet the zoning rules for a new cannabis business, Escudero said. “The idea of, ‘There aren’t locations,’ it’s just not true,” Escudero said. “It’s hard to find a location. But saying there are no locations — it’s just not factually accurate.” About 70% of Denver is zoned residential only and therefore ineligible for commercial uses, he said, making it harder for equity applicants to find a space. Rayshawne Thomas grew up in Montbello, a northeast Denver neighborhood that was heavily impacted by the war on drugs, the government-led initiative that aimed to stop illegal drug use, distribution and trade by dramatically increasing prison sentences for people convicted of possessing and dealing illicit drugs. As a kid, he watched police stop and frisk people and arrest some of them for possession of marijuana and other petty drug offenses. When the Denver Social Equity
Program emerged, Thomas, who comes from a family of farmers, felt qualified. But after spending $5,000 and after searching for eight months for a location that would meet zoning rules, Thomas said he knew there would be no place for him to start his growing business in Denver. Since then, he has applied for his state cultivation license and recently received a local license to operate his new growing operation, Growzillas5280 Farms, in the cannabis-friendly San Luis Valley. Although the three-hour drive from his home in Denver to his farm in Moffat puts stress on his vehicles, and networking in a rural area is much harder, Thomas said he’s committed to making his business as successful as possible. When he began his search for a location in Denver, Thomas said others had told him the process would feel like finding a needle in a haystack. “That’s not true,” he said, “it’s like finding water in a desert. I am very persistent and I work hard, so, when I gave up, I knew that it was just not there.” There are 206 cannabis retail store locations in Denver alone. None are within 1,000 feet from another cannabis business, day care, school or drug treatment facility. City leaders have stood firm in rejecting requests to waive the 1,000foot rule and have said it is in place to reduce youth cannabis usage. Many people against legalization had predicted use by kids would skyrocket after pot was legalized in Colorado in 2013, and it became the SEE MARIJUANA, P21
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city’s priority soon after, to prevent that fear from becoming a reality, Escudero said. Studies show that the more youth are exposed to cannabis and other drugs, the more likely they are to use those substances, he said. However, cannabis advocates say that having stores next to schools is not harmful to children. If city council leaders continue rejecting pleas to remove the 1,000-foot zoning rule, cannabis advocates will introduce a ballot initiative that would allow social equity applicants to waive the rule if passed, said Sarah Woodson, chief compliance officer of High Demand Delivery and executive of The Color of Cannabis. In late fall, her organization sent out a petition that has collected more than 500 signatures calling for the city council to remove the 1,000-foot proximity restriction. Her organization has also compiled a list containing around 70 locations where social equity applicants have tried to open up new businesses but could not because of zoning restrictions. “My organization is going to move forward, full force, to get this removed,” Woodson said. “The thing that I’m always trying to get social equity applicants to realize is that we have to change policy ourselves.” The city has likely felt pressure from Denver’s entrenched marijuana business leaders who likely don’t want increased competition from new cannabis businesses opening nearby. But it would help their public relations profiles if existing business owners agreed to help social equity applicants get justice through the proposed waiver process, Walsh said. “I had one client where it was like 998 feet from the back of the Denver Rec Center,” she said. “So they weren’t able to secure that location, and then on top of that, even if you do find a place, is that property owner going to rent to you?” she asked. “A lot of the space that they say is open is private commercial real estate that is definitely not interested in leasing to
Felony possession Michael Diaz-Rivera was 19 when he was pulled over by police in January 2006 and charged with felony possession of marijuana, even though he had less than half an ounce of weed on him at the time. The felony conviction made it difficult for him to find jobs and stable housing. When weed became legal, DiazRivera had hopes of entering the lucrative industry and when the social equity applicant program was instituted, he was eager to open a dispensary. “I wanted to start a retail store here in Colorado. It’s the best business model. It’s the one that makes money,” he said. “But as soon as I started to do my research, I realized that the 1,000-foot rule was the main thing that was going to keep me from even finding a location.” After three months of looking, he decided instead to apply for a cheaper transport and delivery license, which is not subject to the 1,000-foot zoning restriction. But now, he said, his income is not sustainable. He makes about $20 per delivery. Most Colorado customers are used to buying weed from stores themselves. For delivery companies to build a sustainable revenue stream, they must remind customers about the benefits of home delivery, he said. Now DiazRivera is working to develop as many partnerships with existing dispensary owners to keep his Better Days Delivery company afloat. While the Social Equity Program is in force, existing dispensaries must only use delivery services provided by licensed transporters in the social equity program. Some stores have abided by the rule, while others are “waiting it out,” not planning to add a delivery option until after the program ends in 2027, Escudero said. That lack of participation is one of the most discouraging aspects of the social equity program, Escudero said. If existing cannabis businesses don’t step up before the program is over, social equity applicants with delivery licenses will go out of business, he said. “It’s becoming very clear, very quickly, that when presented with the cheaper option, or the easier
option, cannabis companies aren’t going to choose the social equity route. They’re going to choose whatever is better for their bottom line,” said Peter Marcus, vice president of communications at Terrapin Care Station, a national chain of cannabis stores founded in Boulder. Many existing dispensary owners were vocal about supporting social equity applicants when the program first surfaced. But only 19 of the 206 store locations in Denver have a permit to have their product delivered by licensed social equity delivery companies in Denver, according to Escudero. Benjamin Merriman is another social equity applicant seeking a cultivation or dispensary license. He was convicted twice for growing marijuana at his home, and like Diaz-Rivera, he has struggled to find a location for his new business. He’s looking for angel investors willing to fund his cultivation business, which would cost somewhere between $3 million to $6 million, depending on the location. The only eligible spot that he’s found, so far, would cost $6 million to purchase, he said. The social equity program’s 1,000 foot-rule feels degrading, he said. “It’s like, ‘Here’s one bone out there for you folks and whoever gets it, we appreciate you, we respect you,”’ he said. City leaders said they recognize low access to capital is another major factor keeping many social equity applicants from participating in the cannabis industry. Walsh said her organizations’ biggest priority is ensuring that a new state social equity program to support marijuana businesses remains well funded. It would primarily help social equity licensees with loans for seed capital and ongoing business expenses, grants to support innovation and job creation and technical assistance. The program is funded with $4 million, according to the Colorado General Assembly website. The new Cannabis Business Office will create new economic development opportunities, local job creation and community growth for the diverse population across Colorado, according to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The Cannabis Business Office will
offer technical assistance and help with capital, which is important, Escudero said, because banks are prohibited from offering financial services to cannabis business owners because cannabis is still illegal at the federal level. Denver Economic Development & Opportunity has also received 1% of city cannabis sales tax revenue per year for the next five years for the Cannabis Social Equity Technical Assistance program to reduce barriers to entry into the cannabis industry, and for the Small Business Investment Fund, which aims to level the playing field for small businesses in Denver, such as social equity applicants’ businesses. Social equity licensees and cannabis advocates say much more funding is needed. When the Social Equity Program started last year, it included a rule requiring dispensary owners renewing their licenses each year to specify the ways in which they will advance social equity within their organizations, such as by promoting diversity in hiring and employment. City leaders cannot take action to revoke a license if cannabis leaders don’t execute on their stated equity plan. “But we put them on record and anyone can request a copy of those plans to hold organizations accountable,” Escudero said. “I do wonder what happens to those things,” Marcus said. Terrapin Care Station has one store in Denver. “We answer them and then they just go somewhere with the city. There’s no repercussions for not following through. Companies aren’t getting fined. They’re not getting penalized. They’re not losing their licenses. So you want to ask, ‘What’s a good way to hold the company’s feet to the fire?’ I would be curious to know, what is our auditing and what are our repercussions for those who are making promises that they’re not keeping?’” 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. FROM $
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Chaparral and ThunderRidge hoops teams head to Final Four Douglas County High School eliminated in Great Eight play Chaparral stormed back for a stunning comeback victory in a boys Class 5A state Great Eight matchup on March 5 at the Denver Coliseum. Meanwhile, Continental League opponent ThunderRidge advanced to the Final Four with an easy win over Rock Canyon. In the Grand Eight contest, Chap rallied to edge Eaglecrest, 65-60. ThunderRidge easily defeated Rock Canyon, 78-51. In the other games, Denver East pulled away from Douglas County in the fourth quarter to notch a 68-57 win. Fossil Ridge connected on 53.2% of its field goals in a 80-53 romp over Legacy. The top four seeded teams in the Grand Eight now move on to the Final Four, slated for a March 11 tip off at the Coliseum. Top-seeded and defending state champion ThunderRidge (24-2) will challenge No. 4 Denver East (24-2) in a 7 p.m. contest. Third-seeded Chap will play No. 2 Fossil Ridge at 8:30 p.m. in the other Final Four matchup. The two winners from the Final Four will head to the state championships on March 12 at the Coliseum. In Great Eight play, it did not look like Chap would advance to the semi-finals, but the Wolverines rallied and will be making their first Final Four appearance since 2019. Eaglecrest shot 61.9% from the floor in the first half and continued its hot accuracy at the start of the third quarter, building a 16-point lead at 49-33 with 4:51 left in the stanza. Luke Williams and Bennett Pegues led a Wolverine comeback, which led
Chap on a 20-4 run in the fourth. Eaglecrest’s shooting cooled and the Centennial League champions unofficially went 2-for-12 in the last eight minutes. “When you notice their shooters are cooling off, that’s when you have to go,” said Pegues. “We feed off that. I had no doubt we would come back. We knew we wanted to win. All we could see was a win. We couldn’t see a loss.” Williams was also confident that Chap would rally. “At the beginning of the season, we were in that situation many times and we just try not to overreact,” he said. “I was just trying to do what I could do. Everybody was starting to heat up. Everybody woke up and I hit my shots and got my share of buckets.” Williams had a game-high 32 points with 12 coming in the fourth quarter. Pegues scored eight of his 11 points in the final eight minutes of regulation. Joel Speckman also had 11 points for Chap. “I’m happy I get to coach this team for another week,” said Wolverines Coach Nate Rohnert. “They never stopped believing against Eaglecrest. I did nothing. Those guys just kept playing. When you do that and have quality guys, anything can happen.” Chap will be facing Fossil Ridge for the second time this season after losing 67-63 game in December. “It’s going to be a tough game,” said Williams. “We will watch film and know what we have to do to go out and win.” Hot-shooting ThunderRidge, which hit at a 61.9 clip from the field, didn’t have much trouble against Continental League rival Rock Canyon and advanced to the Final Four for the 12th time. The Grizzlies had four players score double figures. Zach Keller, a 6-foot-9 senior and Wake Forest commit, had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jackson
Chaparral’s Luke Williams, 20, gets an unblocked tip-in for two points. Williams later led a big comeback for the Wolverines who were down by 13 points in the third period to come back to win 65-60 in the Great 8 round on March 5 at the Denver Coliseum. PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO
Brennan also had 17 points. Andrew Crawford sunk 15 points and Joey Billelo hit 10. Rock Canyon’s Gavin Hershberger took game scoring honors with 20 points. Chris Schlesinger added 12 points to the Jaguars’ attack. “We played great,” said ThunderRidge Coach Joe Ortiz, whose team attempted 17 free throws in the final 5:34 of regulation. “We had good energy and good focus. Our resolve and resilience was better. Our best player (Keller) really played well and that really sparked us. I thought we handled their pressure
really well.” Keller is looking forward to the Grizzlies game against Denver East. “They do process to offense really well and that is something we have to work on,” he said. Douglas County closed to within a point of the Angels in the third quarter of the Great Eight competition on March 5, but Denver East started the fourth period with a 14-2 run, holding on in the last 2:19 for the win. Ty Nettles had 17 points for the Huskies and Jaeton Hackley, who fouled out in the fourth quarter, added 14 markers.
Highlands Ranch, Arapahoe and Valor head to Final Four Girls basketball 5A finals are set for March 12 To win a girl’s state basketball championship, a team must take a preliminary step and advance into the final four. On March 4 at the Denver Coliseum, defending state champion and top-seeded Valor Christian, second-seeded Highlands Ranch, third-seeded Grandview and fifth seeded Arapahoe won in the Great Eight, punching a ticket to the Class 5A Final Four. On March 10, Valor Christian (21-4) will play Arapahoe (18-7) and Highlands Ranch (21-4) will challenge Grandview (18-9) at the Coliseum. The winners from the Final Four contest will advance to the 5A state championships on March 12 at the Coliseum. While Arapahoe is new to the semifinals round, Valor Christian, Highlands Ranch and Grandview are familiar with this round of competition. “We’ve got to the Sweet 16 I don’t know how many times,” said Arapahoe Coach Jerry Knafelc. “Getting to this level and getting beyond it is tough. It is great for our program. We’ve been SEE FINALS, P23
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on the edge before and any win we get at this point belongs to everybody in the last 12 years that has played in the program. “We’re on the shoulders of giants. Those are the giants that had to keep climbing the ladder. I’m not taking anything away from my girls. This is a special group of young ladies. We’re pretty battle tested and had a tough schedule. That pays off when you get into games like this.” Valor is making its third consecutive 5A Final Four appearance and sixth overall in the state semifinals, “It is familiar,” said Valor Coach Jessika Caldwell. “It’s a beautiful familiarity. It doesn’t happen all the time. It’s something in our program that we always strive for excellence.” Arapahoe will provide a familiar opponent for Valor, although the teams have not played each other this season. Last season, after Valor’s gymnasium was flooded, the Warriors offered assistance. “We were out of a gym,” explained Caldwell. “They helped us in a gym-less situation and that has brought us close together. I’m excited to be able to match up with them and just go at it and have some fun.” This will be the seventh straight season that Grandview has made the Final Four and Highlands Ranch, under coach Caryn Jarocki, will be making its 16th appearance. “Knowing that the Final Four is kind of a slot for us each year, we just know we kind of have to work hard for it,” said Alex Pirog, the team’s senior power forward. “It is really special to get there each year and we want to push past that this year. We have a tough game, but we’ll put in the work and be ready to go.” Grandview is led by 6-foot-7 senior Lauren Betts. “We have four days to prepare which is helpful,” said Jarocki. “But their bigs are a huge concern. We’ll have to play really well.” Great Eight play In the Great Eight games, Arapahoe toppled Fossil Ridge, 53-46, and Grandview crushed district and Centennial League rival Cherry Creek, 70-38. Highlands Ranch found its shooting touch in the second half and beat Doherty, 54-39, and Valor pulled away late for a 54-44
win over Chaparral. Clutch free throw shooting by freshman Gianna Smith helped the Warriors hold off Fossil Ridge. The Sabercats pulled to within 48-46 with 1:29 left, but Smith sank two free throws to push the Warriors ahead by four points with 63 seconds remaining. Smith hit all six of her free throws and finished with 15 points. Sydney White had 12 points for Arapahoe, which held a 42-23 rebounding edge over the Sabercats, who hit only 28.3 percent from the field. Senior guard Marya Hudgins scored 21 points while Betts had a doubledouble of 16 points and 16 rebounds in Grandview’s easy win over cold-shooting Cherry Creek. Creek made only 25.5% of its field goal attempts and was led by freshman A’Neya Chambers with 13 points. “Grandview played really well,” said Bruins Coach Clint Evans. “We knew we had to shoot the ball well against them. They went into a zone and we didn’t shoot well.” Highlands Ranch capitalized on an 18-6 run to open the fourth quarter and started to rebound better in its win over Doherty. Pirog had 17 points to go along with 11 rebounds for the Falcons. Emily Hovasse had 16 points while Katie Johanning and Ezra Simonich drained threepoint shots which helped Highlands Ranch shoot 59.1 percent in the second half after a 15.4 percent performance in the first two quarters. Johanning had nine points and Simonich eighth. Coach Tony Speights’ Chaparral team gave Valor all it could handle but the Eagles pulled away late in the game for the victory. Raegan Beers, Valor’s 6-foot-3 senior McDonald’s All-American, had a doubledouble with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Macey Huard had 15 points with 13 coming in the second half. Sophomore forward Reagan Lentell paced Chap with 16 points while Payton Bang added 11 points. In the Class 3A girls state playoffs, Lutheran won a regional first round game over Manitou Springs, 64-28. St. Mary’s downed SkyView Academy, 77-68. In a Sweet 16 contest, St. Mary’s ousted Lutheran, 63-53
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A FULL, TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE LISTS OF COUNTY WARRANTS ALLOWED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER THE DATES OF 02/01/2022 THROUGH 02/28/2022 DRAWN FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE FUNDS.
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General Fund Social Services Electronic Filing Te Law Enforcement Auth Arapahoe / Douglas W Road and Bridge Sheriff’s Commissary Community Developmen Developmental Disabi Grants Open Space Sales Tax Homeland Security Building Maintenance Fair Fund Capital Expenditure Infrastructure Arapahoe County Recr Central Services Self-Insurance Liabi Self-Insurance Worke Self-Insurance Denta E-911 Authority Treasurer
5,669,596.28 1,100,639.26 36,955.00 53,799.11 370,366.02 494,550.27 29,563.51 66,349.68 153,447.91 1,718,471.70 488,101.95 11,439.66 71,151.89 3,000.00 315,042.67 782,610.80 12,836.59 965,468.56 1,557,313.46 290,477.39 218,456.63 324,503.20 7,160,447.25 21,894,588.79
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COLORADO COUNTY ATTORNEY ASSOC COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COLORADO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR’S COLORADO INFORMATION SHARING COLORADO NATURAL GAS INC COLORADO NETWORK CABLING AND CCTV COLORADO NEWS CONSERVANCY PBC COMCAST COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE CONTINENTAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COVERTTRACK GROUP INC CRISTANDO HOUSE INC CYNTHIA MILLER Carrie Warren-Gully City of Cherry Hills Village Claudia Meeks Craig Nelson DELUXE Supplies DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTH. DENVER SOUTH TRANSPORTATION DIAMOND DRUGS INC DIANE GRAOVAC DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS Dan Bentan David Mickle Dusty Sash Dylan Pierce E470 PUBLIC HIGH WAY AUTHORITY EL PASO COUNTY ELECTRI TEK LLC ELLIOTT LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS INC EP BLAZER LLC ERIKA M KAISER PC EXPRESS TOLL EZ MESSENGER Emily Bild Eric Greene FACTORY MOTOR PARTS FAIRCLOTH CORPORATION FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY FASTENAL COMPANY FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION FLEET FUELING FOP LODGE 31 FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC FORENSIC TRUTH VERIFICATION GROUP FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP FRANCY LAW FIRM PLLC GEORGE ROBINSON GPS SERVERS LLC GRAINGER GRAINGER Geoffrey Quabeck Gerardo Alvarenga Rivera HARDWIRE LLC HARRY L SIMON PC HENDERSON LAW OFFICE HILL ENTERPRISES INC HOBART CORPORATION HOLST BOETTCHER & TEHRANI LLP HOME DEPOT USA INC HOME DEPOT USA INC HOMETHRIVE INC HOUSHANG BARZIDEH HOUSING COLORADO HOWARD MARK BUCHALER HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC I-70 PUBLISHING COMPANY INC IMPACT DESIGN LLC INSIGHT AUTO GLASS INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC INTERMOUNTAIN LOCK & SECURITY INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT Ivannette Santos Agosto JACK’S TIRE & OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC JAMIE B WOLLMAN JANE F RIECK JEFFERSON COUNTY DHS-CSS JENNIPHER ALEXANDER JESSE ARMSTRONG JJL PROCESS CORP JOANNE WRIGHT JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. James Conyers Jana Nordstrom Jeffrey Baker KAISER PERMANENTE KATHRYN LATSIS KCI KONECRANES KELLY TECH LTD KINGSTON CORPORATION KIRK NEUROTH KRISTIN JOHNSON KUBAT EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE CO
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600.00
Supplies
330.00
MISC.
1,378.61
Services and Other
65.00
Services and Other Services and Other
11,748.00 358.95
Services and Other
2,509.00
Services and Other Services and Other
2,691.28 5.25
Services and Other
5,597.56
MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Supplies 106.20
29,179.34 1,800.00 150.00 69.10 664.40 3,268.00 49.84 280.66
Supplies
995.12
Services and Other Supplies MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Services and Other Services and Other
30,000.00 999.00 15.00 3,275.00 300.00 323.06 20.27 52.94
Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
32.05 2,615.00 140.00
MISC. Supplies MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Supplies MISC. Supplies
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421.61 37,555.03 32,855.00
Supplies
901.31
Services and Other MISC. MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Supplies Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. MISC. Services and Other Services and Other
980.00 60.60 165.00 40.00 45.00 506.80 1,627.34 450.00 17.55 21,511.06 40.00 15.00 1,666.62 1,327.66
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40.00 4,676.10 463.10 8,560.00 62.10 335.00 45.00 5,556.41 572.00 170.09 1,181.98 37,525.66
Services and Other
117.06
Services and Other
4,776.65
MISC. 418,077.34 Services and Other 26.88 Supplies 244.38 Services and Other 400.00 Services and Other 400.00 MISC. 25.50 MISC. 350.76 Services and Other 40.00 MISC. 135.00 MISC. 8.00 MISC. 448,738.76 Services and Other 35,561.68 Services and Other 349,433.74 Services and Other 16.46 Supplies 38.19 Services and Other 553.00 MISC. 1,589,761.83 Services and Other 210.00 Services and Other 525.00 Services and Other 359.95 MISC. 61.60 Services and Other 45.00 MISC. 15.00 Services and Other
398.10
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE SAID COUNTY AT LITTLETON THIS 03/02/2022 . JOAN LOPEZ, CLERK TO THE BOARD Karen Thompsen Supplies Katherine Smith Services and Other Kendra Davis Services and Other Kevin Kemp Services and Other Khanh Pham Services and Other Kimberly Gonzalez Services and Other Kyle McKenzie Services and Other L & N SUPPLY COMPANY INC Supplies LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Services and Other LASATER & MARTIN PC Services and Other LAW OFFICES OF BRANDON R CEGLIAN PC MISC. LE ARGUELLO MISC. LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC Services and Other LIGHTBOX PARENT LP Services and Other LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING Services and Other LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING Supplies LIMU LLC Services and Other LINX MULTIMEDIA LLLP Services and Other LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Supplies LYNN SAUVE Services and Other Lauren Thomas Services and Other Linda Ross Services and Other MAIL MASTERS OF COLORADO INC Services and Other MARK A LEACHMAN PC MISC. MARK ANDY INC Services and Other MARK ANDY INC Supplies MATHESON TRI-GAS INC Supplies MCNEILEPAPPAS PC MISC. MELISSA ROSENBERG MISC. MILLER COHEN PETERSON YOUNG PC MISC. MOELLER GRAF PC MISC. MORTON ASSOCIATES LLC MISC. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Services and Other MULTICARD INC Supplies Matthew Long Services and Other Michael Axinn Services and Other Michael Balding Services and Other NAPA AUTO PARTS Supplies NATIONAL GRANTS MANAGEMENT Services and Other NATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES INC Services and Other NAVIGATE WELLNESS LLC Services and Other NDITADO EVENTS MISC. NETWORK CLAIMS REDUCTION TECH LLC Services and Other NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Services and Other Nathan Schloesser Supplies Nicholas Brown MISC. O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES LLC Supplies OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Services and Other OFFICE OF THE ST ATTY LEON CO FL MISC. OJ WATSON COMPANY INC Supplies OLIVIA WHITE MISC. OLSON RESTORATION II LLC Services and Other ORALIA SALAZAR MISC. ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT LLC MISC. OTOWI GROUP Services and Other OWENS EQUIPMENT LLC Supplies PATTERSON REPORTING & VIDEO Services and Other PAYLOGIX LLC MISC. PAYSCALE INC Services and Other PERKINELMER GENETICS INC Supplies PETERSEN LEYBAS RUBBER STAMP Supplies POCKET PRESS LLC Supplies POTESTIO BROTHERS Supplies POWER EQUIPMENT CO Supplies POWERDETAILS LLC Services and Other PROFESSIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE Services and Other PROGRESSIVE 15 Services and Other PROVEST LLC MISC. PURE CYCLE CORPORATION Services and Other PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS Services and Other Paul Grehan Services and Other Peter Moore Supplies Q MATIC CORPORATION Supplies QASIM SHABAZZ MISC. QWEST CORPORATION Services and Other RANDALL S MILLER Services and Other RAY ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO INC Supplies RAYLENE BRISENO MISC. RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS CORP Services and Other REED ELSEVIER INC Services and Other RICHARD T SALL Services and Other ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER Services and Other ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER Supplies ROCKY MOUNTAIN H-D MOTOR CO Supplies RODNEY O BROCKELMAN Services and Other ROMBERG AND ASSOCIATES Services and Other RONALD A LOMBARDO Services and Other ROYAL CUP INC Supplies ROYCE INDUSTRIES LC Services and Other RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES, INC. Services and Other RUTH A SHARP PC MISC. RYAN TURBYFILL Services and Other Ryan Marshall Supplies SAP PUBLIC SERVICES INC Services and Other SCHWAB MFG & ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY Supplies SECURITY CENTRAL INC Services and Other SHRED-IT USA Services and Other SOUTH ARAPAHOE SANITATION DISTRICT Services and Other
36.90 15.03 5.97 149.76 84.18 71.09 220.80 111.54 341.05 4,889.50 238.20 365.52 360.71 8,000.00 4,231.00 177.00 1,969.17 192.50 37.51 400.00 9.30 1,140.00 9,166.83 15.00 2,445.00 449.09 59.85 96.00 15.00 30.00 15.00 77.10 2,322.00 1,018.93 34.50 6.32 345.00 1,461.26 174.00 7,696.00 7,348.32 15.00 150.00 2,520.00 500.00 60.00 99.99 110.00 2.50 244.15 15.00 1,757.66 15.00 133.97 2,700.00 1,460.13 36.00 22,148.94 23,875.00 50.00 86.58 109.89 253.41 138.38 250.13 272.00 2,500.00 15.00 142.08 15.00 100.00 64.00 90.00 15.00 13,928.97 400.00 134.36 15.00 21,684.00 817.00 300.00 1,254.95 247.79 428.66 400.00 204.71 40.00 343.57 443.98 29,925.00 15.00 40.00 700.00 4,140.00 4,233.00 331.50 114.00 1,000.00
SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE SOUTHERNCARLSON SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC SOUTHWEST PLASTIC BINDING CO SPRINGMAN BRADEN WILSON STACK8 TECHNOLOGIES INC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STEPHEN JOSEPH VOLZ STERICYCLE INC STURGEON ELECTRIC COMPANY INC SU JEE NOH SYMBOLARTS LLC Samuel Torres Scott Shaw Seddon Keyter Selina Baschiera Shawn Boston Stanley Turner Stephanie Mufic Steven Peck T-MOBILE USA INC TAG PROCESS SERVICE TALENTSMART INC TARAMART & GAS INC TD NASH ENTERPRISES INC TEXAS CHILD SUPPORT THE ADT SECURITY CORPORATION THE DUPONT LAW FIRM LLC THE JOB STORE THE MOORE LAW GROUP APC THOMSON REUTERS-WEST TIGER NATURAL GAS INC TOBEY & JOHNSTON PC TODD COMPANIES INC TOP HAT FILE AND SERVE INC TOWN OF DEER TRAIL TRANS UNION TRI TECH FORENSICS INC TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRILOGY MEDWASTE WEST LLC TSCHETTER HAMRICK SULZER PC TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Tyler Brown U.S. IDENTIFICATION MANUAL UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE LP UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF VANITA R MASSEY VARGO & JANSON PC VISION SERVICE PLAN VISTA FD LLC Vicki Struckle Victor Blatzer WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES INC WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER WELLPATH LLC WESTERN OFFICE SYSTEMS WILSON AND ASSOCIATES LLC William Watts XCEL ENERGY YOUNG WILLIAMS PC
Services and Other Supplies Supplies
52,283.00 1,198.55 2,628.92
Supplies MISC. Services and Other
66.86 669.50 20,844.00
MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Supplies MISC. Services and Other
44,418.98 8,573.69 5,906.16 31,409.79 15.00 11,119.76
Services and Other MISC. Supplies Supplies Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC.
350.00 15.00 2,662.00 500.00 39.66 34.40 18.66 35.10 300.00 967.00 110.40 4,985.67 15.00 2,170.68 37.20 80.00 923.08
Services and Other MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
730.58 367.99 13,350.97 15.00 4,083.56 33,269.80 90.27 700.00 15.00 43.86 62.84 579.00
Community Programs 32,359.00 Services and Other 402,749.08 Supplies 1,294.00 MISC. 7,103.90 Services and Other 151.20 Services and Other 79.00 Supplies 225.60 Services and Other
89,374.49
Services and Other MISC. MISC. MISC. Supplies Services and Other Services and Other MISC.
201.50 15.00 15.00 16,383.13 8,448.77 75.87 63.77 15.00
Services and Other 9,053.83 Services and Other 530,723.41 Supplies 600.47 Services and Other 2,867.65 Services and Other 18.14 Services and Other 111,678.94 MISC. 15.00
FUND REPORT - 11 Social Services 18TH JD-JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER A2M4SEEN LLP AAPEX LEGAL SERVICES ACME PROCESS SERVING COMPANY LLC ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AMERICAN BIOIDENTITY INC ARAPAHOE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD ARAPAHOE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS WORKS ARIELLA AND MICHAEL DALE ASHLEY SILVA Aimie Ingalls Aimie Ingalls Aleah Buccelli Alexia Vidrio-Aguirre Alfess Pew Alicia Hewitt Allison Good Amanda Lueth Amber Taylor Amber Verzosa Amy Goldberg Andrea Palmer Angelica Ros Ashley Abbott Ashley Tryels Bailey McGuinness Bidita Dutta Blake Askew Brandie Wright Brenda Armour Brenda Flores Bridget Grimaldi CARLOS APODACA CELLCO PARTNERSHIP
Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
14,849.84 9,539.50 44.00
Services and Other
150.00
Services and Other Services and Other
37.00 2,616.00
Community Programs 3,941.99 Services and Other 36,049.67 Community Programs 257,818.74 Community Programs 1,215.92 MISC. 20.00 Community Programs 220.93 Services and Other 247.29 Services and Other 192.31 Services and Other 45.81 MISC. 3,350.10 Services and Other 211.01 Services and Other 109.76 Services and Other 294.50 Services and Other 196.79 Services and Other 115.75 Services and Other 101.07 Services and Other 573.89 Services and Other 299.14 Services and Other 206.86 Services and Other 144.88 Services and Other 59.09 Services and Other 85.41 Services and Other 343.93 Services and Other 260.00 Services and Other 240.52 Services and Other 243.77 Services and Other 228.65 MISC. 211.00 Services and Other 16,370.18
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Public Notices Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 3 Arap 1046 CENTER FOR WORK EDUCATION AND Community Programs156,853.84 CHAD C CERINICH Services and Other 1,430.00 CHANCE Community Programs 640.00 CHILDRENS WELLNESS CENTER OF Services and Other 360.00 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT Services and Other 1.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MISC. 1,872.15 COLUMBIA ULTIMATE INC Services and Other 2,287.00 COMITIS CRISIS CENTER Community Programs 17,340.00 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 2,252.37 CONTACT WIRELESS Services and Other 2,063.67 CORPORATE TRANSLATION SERVICES INC Services and Other 5,212.73 Caralyn Hofer Services and Other 43.29 Cassandra Gorrell Services and Other 432.84 Cassandra Schoolcraft-Aguilar Services and Other 524.51 Chaltu Jateny Services and Other 51.63 Chanelle Lockhart Services and Other 53.06 Cynthia Roark Services and Other 265.53 DARRON WADE DUNSON JR Services and Other 975.00 DBOA LLC Community Programs 725.00 DENVER DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MISC. 1,035.23 DENVER SHERIFF DEPARTMENT Services and Other 29.90 DOUGLAS B KIEL MISC. 1,186.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS Services and Other 33.00 David Bergener MISC. 103.79 Dawn Stoudt Services and Other 242.31 Deanna Stepaniuk Services and Other 735.74 Deborah Bowers Services and Other 25.65 Delmy Acosta Services and Other 92.96 EXPERIAN Services and Other 37.00 Elise Ronquillo Services and Other 646.58 Eliza Granahan-Field Services and Other 288.17 Erin Wieneke Services and Other 275.74 FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. 2,262.98 FAMILY TREE INC Community Programs 40,360.00 FAMILY TREE INC Services and Other 2,696.93 FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT Services and Other 46.86 Frida Ocadiz-Ortega Services and Other 118.16 GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP Services and Other 1,728.93 GLORIA FERNANDEZ MISC. 19.00 Genevieve Rumlow Services and Other 36.29 Gisel Jaquez Services and Other 168.22 HOPSKIPDRIVE INC Community Programs 60,725.10 HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 734.89 Harmonie Trenn Services and Other 222.27 IH HOLDINGS TWENTY TWO LLC Community Programs 1,575.00 ILLUMINATE COLORADO Services and Other 303.00 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Services and Other 771.69 JAMES ERIC SWART Services and Other 2,860.00 JEANNE KRISTIN MISC. 22.00 JEFFERSON COUNTY HUMAN SVCS Community Programs 2,694.45 JORGE SALAS Services and Other 3,575.00 JUSTICEWORKS CO LLC Community Programs 2,470.00 Jennifer Kemp Services and Other 187.37 Jessica Harris Services and Other 71.79 Jessica McKnight Services and Other 177.15 Jessica Roman Martinez Services and Other 162.03 Jill Sorensen Services and Other 209.55 Jordan McGinnis Community Programs 75.00 Jordan McGinnis Services and Other 79.36 Julia Ramsdell Services and Other 403.72 Julianne Simenson Services and Other 51.46 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 238,465.94 KATIE ELIZABETH BROOKS Services and Other 52.50 Karen Mazzini Services and Other 80.64 Katrin Barthel Services and Other 20.83 Katriona Mortimore Services and Other 590.58 Kesha Thomas Services and Other 29.90 Kimberly Pine Services and Other 88.93 Kirkland Morrow Services and Other 56.50 Kristin Davis Services and Other 500.89 LEXIS NEXIS RISK DATA MANAGEMENT Services and Other 298.90 LEXISNEXIS RISK DATA MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other 254.90 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC Services and Other 395.12 LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE Services and Other 40.00 LONNIE EDDY Services and Other 2,860.00 LaTanya Brown Services and Other 111.44 Laura Heathcoat Services and Other 798.68 Lauren Phalen Services and Other 259.09 Leah Turner Services and Other 37.18 Lilian Luquin-Salazar Services and Other 97.17 MARGARET BARRETTE MISC. 270.00 MARK A LEACHMAN PC MISC. 967.06 MARTIN, JOYCE Services and Other 105.00 MINELLA PAPAJORGJI MISC. 48.90 Marina Sarinana Services and Other 303.44 Mary Le Services and Other 167.16 Michelle Yorks Services and Other 2,072.92 Mindy Kugler Services and Other 25.03 Molly Craig Services and Other 182.11 NANCY REGALADO Community Programs 260.00 NEW LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL Community Programs 5,000.00 Natallie Rodriguez Services and Other 294.06 Natasha Corral Services and Other 256.09 Nicole Primm Services and Other 156.19 OPTIMIZE MANPOWER SOLUTIONS INC Services and Other 48,094.46 Olivia Bennett Services and Other 197.29 PITNEY BOWES Supplies 6,633.00 PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC Supplies 376.07 PLANET HOME LENDING LLC Community Programs 800.00 Pamela Yanett Services and Other 20.38 Patricia Dirkson Services and Other 20.72 QUALITY LIFE SERVICES LLC Community Programs 447.00 RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS CORP Services and Other 10,432.00 RENE GONZALEZ Community Programs 250.00 ROSE MONTANO-LIERMANN MISC. 24.00 Rebecca Burney Services and Other 146.61 Rebecca Maybury Services and Other 59.19 Rebeckah DeAngelis Services and Other 256.20 Roxann Tademy Services and Other 364.05 SALVATORE L FAZIO JR Services and Other 715.00 SHILOH HOUSE INC Services and Other 727.58 SKYLINE VIEW APARTMENT PROPERTY LLC Community Programs 1,043.37 SMOKY HILL FAMILY DENISTRY Community Programs 36.42 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MISC. 16,364.00 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 32,414.65 STEVEN SOMSEN MISC. 265.34 STORMSOURCE LLC Services and Other 2,404.40 Sade Mickles Services and Other 1,114.68 Sadie Hill Services and Other 330.85 Sarah Williams Services and Other 295.74 Sarah Wolf Services and Other 252.56
Arapahoe County Warrants
Shaela Newby Services and Other Shanna Sapp Services and Other Shayla Reichert Services and Other Stephanie Velazquez Services and Other Steven McCracken Services and Other THE CENTER FOR RELATIONSHIP Community Programs THERESA MUSONDA MISC. THOMAS A GRAHAM JR Services and Other THOMSON REUTERS-WEST Services and Other TOM MILLS PSI INC Services and Other TRANSLATION EXCELLENCE Services and Other TRAVIS RUMSEY Services and Other TRI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Community Programs TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Community Programs TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Services and Other Taylor Graston Services and Other Tiffany Schwenck Services and Other Tihtina Haile Services and Other Tracy Opp Services and Other VALERIE K BROOKS Services and Other VILLAGER NEWSPAPER GROUP Services and Other VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. Victoria Gillett Services and Other WEHNER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Community Programs WILLIAM GROVE Services and Other Whitney Ernst Services and Other YOUTH VILLAGES INC Community Programs
436.80 142.08 373.86 257.49 133.56 8,500.00 172.38 2,860.00 6,142.47 1,535.00 176.77 1,600.00
11,826.86 5,834.77 400.00 268.58 381.02 175.35 158.14 212.50 120.24 2,206.70 238.70 350.00 65.00 340.59 2,938.50
FUND REPORT - 12 Electronic Filing Technology COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE GOVOS INC
MISC. Services and Other
23,202.00 13,753.00
FUND REPORT - 14 Law Enforcement Authority District CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other CENTURA HEALTH CORPORATION Services and Other COLORADO DEPT OF HUMAN SVCS Services and Other COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other COVERTTRACK GROUP INC Services and Other DIAMOND DRUGS INC Supplies FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. FASTENAL COMPANY Supplies HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. JUDICIARY COURTS STATE OF CO Services and Other KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Services and Other LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC Services and Other LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING Services and Other LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING Supplies LIMU LLC Services and Other NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Services and Other POWERDETAILS LLC Services and Other RAY ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO INC Supplies STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. TARAMART & GAS INC Services and Other THE ADT SECURITY CORPORATION Services and Other THOMSON REUTERS-WEST Services and Other TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Services and Other U.S. IDENTIFICATION MANUAL Supplies VICTIM ASSISTANCE LAW Services and Other VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC.
6,998.01 240.00 430.00 241.92 1,200.00 666.00 342.44 604.87 190.50 36.00 31,763.76 227.37 240.47 239.00 118.00 1,312.78 1,680.00 166.75 89.58 5,109.53 24.80 487.06 268.80 100.80 150.40 522.00 348.27
FUND REPORT - 15 Arapahoe / Douglas Works! ADAMS COUNTY Services and Other 1,000.00 ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other 4,276.75 ALEXANDER SEARFOSS Community Programs 40.00 ALIYAN JACKSON Community Programs 50.00 AMBIUS (20) Services and Other 97.32 AMERICAN REAL ESTATE COLLEGE LLC Community Programs 1,295.00 Beth Fredeen Services and Other 11.12 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 1,152.70 CENTRAL COLORADO AHEC Community Programs 2,630.00 CENTURY 21 WORLD CLASS Community Programs 1,545.00 CHERRY CREEK INNOVATION CAMPUS Community Programs 1,262.00 COCEO SOLTIONS LLC Community Programs 9,220.00 COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE Community Programs 1,916.39 COLORADO TRUCKING COLLEGE LLC Community Programs 8,450.00 COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER Community Programs 2,395.07 CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE Community Programs 6,000.00 ECKERD YOUTH ALTERNATIVES INC Services and Other 103,157.62 ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS COUNCIL OF Services and Other 500.00 EMANUEL GRANT COMPANY LLLP Community Programs 1,100.00 EXCEL DRIVER SERVICES LLC Community Programs 24,400.00 FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. 472.60 FHEG COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA Community Programs 40.50 FLAGSTAR BANK Community Programs 2,537.43 FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Community Programs 500.00 GARY J MIMS Community Programs 300.00 GOVCONNECTION INC Services and Other 484.00 GRIFFIN FAST LUBE DENVER LLC Community Programs 318.48 HEATHER RIDGE HOLDINGS LLC Community Programs 1,000.00 HICO DISTRIBUTING OF COLORADO Supplies 18.00 HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 68.58 ILANA FISHMAN Community Programs 40.00 JAMES NATHANIEL BEATTY Community Programs 50.00 JANELY GARCIA Community Programs 300.00 JENNAH HASSAN Community Programs 50.00 JENNIFER SALGADO Community Programs 40.00 JOHN D NEBEL Services and Other 4,870.00 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 33,627.56 KEVIN ORDONEZ Community Programs 250.00 KFED DOR 85B LLC Community Programs 925.69 LADAYDREA KING Community Programs 30.00 LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS CO. Community Programs 6,000.00 LUS CATILLO Community Programs 200.00 MESA COUNTY Community Programs 2,959.58 MIA A MYERS Community Programs 125.00 MOJO FEET LLC Community Programs 3,108.50 MONICA DILLOW Community Programs 400.00 NUAGE PARA MEDICAL ETHETICS Community Programs 8,000.00 OFFICESCAPES OF DENVER LLLP Capital Outlay 3,589.45 OXFORD HOUSE WOODGATE Community Programs 700.00
PETER WEBER Community Programs PICKENS TECH Community Programs PR DENVER LOWRY LLC Community Programs RK MECHANICAL LLC Community Programs ROCK GATE CAPITAL Community Programs ROLLING HILLS APARTMENT HOMES LLC Community Programs SET GAEL CARDENAS BORDONAVE Community Programs SHEMAIAH FAITH HOLIWAY Community Programs STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. STEVE HOFFERBER Community Programs STONE FAMILY TIRE AUTOMOTIVE Community Programs SUMMER HOPE GATHERCOLE Services and Other THE JOB STORE Community Programs THE MASTER’S APPRENTICE Community Programs UNITED FIDELITY BANK, FSB Community Programs UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING Community Programs UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE LLC Community Programs UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE LP Services and Other VALLEY CREDIT UNION Community Programs VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. WONGFRATIS INVESTMENTS Community Programs ZOLA SAULSBERRY Community Programs ZUHRA ZAZAI AKBAR Community Programs
300.00 5,330.00 1,569.00 21,387.92 14,850.00 1,259.00 200.00 40.00 5,439.66 200.00 1,236.79 1,677.50 12,792.64 36,000.00 2,113.43 17,980.00 1,907.84 2,523.04 529.03 320.83 1,125.00 50.00 30.00
FUND REPORT - 16 Road and Bridge ALSCO ALTA COATINGS AND EQUIPMENT INC AT&T MOBILITY II LLC CALIFORNIA STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT CELLCO PARTNERSHIP CITY OF GLENDALE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DENVER SOUTH TRANSPORTATION FAIRCLOTH CORPORATION FASTENAL COMPANY GRAINGER GREATWOOD LUMBER AND HARDWARE HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC JK TRANSPORTS INC JOHNSON STORAGE KAISER PERMANENTE KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES LUMIN8 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES MATHESON TRIGAS INC MAVERICK WASTE SYSTEMS LLC NAVJOY CONSULTING SERVICES INC NILEX USA INC NORTHERN IMPORTS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW OXFORD RECYCLING INC POWER EQUIPMENT CO ROADSAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY TIMOTHY TONGE & ASSOCIATES INC UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF VANCE BROTHERS INC VISION SERVICE PLAN WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER XCEL ENERGY
Supplies
1,660.32
Supplies Services and Other
693.34 398.24
MISC. Services and Other Services and Other
1,346.76 1,399.72 46,272.21
MISC. Supplies Supplies Supplies Supplies
343.27 38,681.00 32.98 4,983.63 533.12
Supplies 242.93 MISC. 53.34 Services and Other 20,944.10 Services and Other 825.00 MISC. 23,706.89 Supplies 255,732.17 Supplies 170.14 Services and Other Supplies Services and Other
29,782.38 162.06 325.00
Services and Other Supplies Supplies
3,655.00 779.90 291.00
Services and Other Supplies Services and Other Supplies
446.00 1,481.92 905.39 1,260.00
MISC.
3,288.57
Services and Other
4,475.00
Services and Other Services and Other MISC.
166.40 43,085.29 233.08
Services and Other Services and Other
2,900.96 3,293.16
FUND REPORT - 20 Sheriff’s Commissary ARAMARK CHICAGO LOCKBOX ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT AURORA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BAKER & TAYLOR COMCAST COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE DEBRA RENEE TYGRETT HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC KAISER PERMANENTE NANCY LANTZ STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY THE DENVER POST USA TODAY VISION SERVICE PLAN
Services and Other Services and Other
5,342.75 9,752.50
Services and Other Supplies Services and Other
6,384.53 3,047.66 350.34
Services and Other Services and Other MISC. MISC. Services and Other
25.02 1,212.50 7.62 1,595.11 110.00
MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC.
460.41 1,139.00 114.00 22.07
FUND REPORT - 21 Community Development AURORA HOUSING AUTHORITY BROTHERS REDEVELOPMENT INC FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER DENVER IN FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY FAMILY TREE INC GRACEFULL FOUNDATION HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC KAISER PERMANENTE STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY VILLAGER NEWSPAPER GROUP VISION SERVICE PLAN
Services and Other
24,093.49
Services and Other
5,050.99
Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC. MISC.
16,896.61 32.76 11,424.36 5,183.81 15.24 3,086.89
MISC. Services and Other MISC.
445.41 83.60 36.52
FUND REPORT - 25 Developmental Disability DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS
Services and Other 153,447.91
FUND REPORT - 26 Grants 2019-1 IH BORROWER LP 5318 FOX STREET LLC ADVANTAGE TREATMENT CENTER AEROWOOD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS ALSCO ALTOS REALTY ADVISORS INC AMELIE COMPANY ANTHONY LEE EARLY APTCO HOLDINGS LLC AREL DENVER II LP ARTWALK OWNER LLC ASCENTIA REAL ESTATE HOLDING ASSETISE INC
Community Programs 8,132.40 Community Programs 1,147.00 Community Programs
884.88
Community Programs 11,028.42 Community Programs 214.78 Supplies 869.18 Community Programs 4,641.32 Services and Other 284,201.53 Community Programs 4,900.00 Community Programs 3,664.31 Community Programs 8,976.92 Community Programs 2,305.33 Community Programs 7,326.85 Community Programs 5,394.39
ATLAS REAL ESTATE LLC Community Programs 2,887.50 AUKUM TERRA VISTA APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 5,246.08 AURORA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY Services and Other 19,705.38 AURORA WARMS THE NIGHT Community Programs 45,016.36 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC Community Programs 1,456.00 April Stones Services and Other 61.03 BMF IV CO LIBERTY CREEK LLC Community Programs 5,072.59 BRENDA HERRMAN Community Programs 4,800.00 BRIDGE WF CO ESPRIT Community Programs 9,411.90 BRIDGWATER APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 1,781.00 BRISBEN CENTENNIAL EAST II APT Community Programs 132.00 BROADWAY LOFTS LLLP Community Programs 4,082.00 Brenda Simons Services and Other 90.36 CAMBRIAN APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 1,070.00 CANYON CREST LLC Community Programs 5,082.11 CCSP 1 LLC Community Programs 15,966.23 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 721.53 CH GREENWOOD POINT COMMUNITIES LLC Community Programs 15,006.22 CH PARK AT CANYON RIDGE Community Programs 1,666.90 CHRESTINE PETERS GERHARDS Community Programs 11,200.00 CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 124.11 CLI COLORADO LLC Community Programs 4,397.67 COLORADO NATURAL GAS INC Community Programs 189.35 COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES INC Supplies 5,756.74 COMCOR INC Community Programs 10,797.90 COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Community Programs 78,971.12 COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Services and Other 76,088.64 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 141.81 CORECIVIC LLC Community Programs 188,557.79 CORECIVIC LLC Services and Other 138,972.13 CRAIG S SHADDY Community Programs 15,000.00 CWS ILIFF STATION LP Community Programs 2,428.68 DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Services and Other 447.68 DENIS PETERSON Community Programs 4,950.00 DENVER WINAIR CO Supplies 84.19 DONATELLI AND KLEIN INC ETAL PTRS Community Programs 2,837.67 EAGLE ROCK SUPPLY MISC. 22,924.36 EAGLE ROCK SUPPLY Supplies 1,217.44 ENGLEWOOD 312 OWNER LLC Community Programs 11,638.67 Emily Bild Services and Other 124.71 FALCON RUN APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 3,787.11 G&I X AURORA JV LLC Community Programs 2,740.00 GALLUP FOUR HOLDINGS LLC Community Programs 1,319.38 GARD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC Services and Other 3,798.50 GARFIELD COUNTY Community Programs 149.65 GREENTREE VILLAGE LLC Community Programs 348.90 H & A PROPERTIES LLC Services and Other 17,178.90 HAZEL GOLDSWORTHY Community Programs 2,450.00 HEATHER RIDGE HOLDINGS LLC Community Programs 3,032.75 HOME COMFORT INSULATION Services and Other 10,189.51 HUNG TRAN Community Programs 3,969.67 HUNTERS RUN HOLDING LP Community Programs 9,545.38 HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 83.82 INCO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & SALES Community Programs 6,190.00 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Services and Other 66.19 INTERVENTION COMMUNITY Community Programs 1,634.01 INTREPID VENTURE GROUP LLC Services and Other 67,775.00 INVERNESS LOT 1 DEVELOPMENT SITE LP Community Programs 3,633.15 JM REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT Community Programs 4,125.00 JOSEPH R AND MOLLY L ESTERL-BYRNE Community Programs 3,000.00 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 11,578.27 KENYON PLACE APTS OF COLO LLC Community Programs 2,230.00 KFED DOR 85B LLC Community Programs 5,646.50 KGA-FLG LLC MISC. 37,914.00 KO PROPERTIES Community Programs 3,000.00 L & N SUPPLY COMPANY INC Supplies 260.26 L-H AVERY PARK ASSOCIATES LLC Community Programs 27,284.77 LAKEWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY Community Programs 648.00 LITTLETON CROSSING APARTMENTS LP Community Programs 899.00 LITTLETON HOUSING AUTHORITY Community Programs 484.00 LITTLETON MAIN STREET LLC Community Programs 2,061.29 LITTLETOWN PARTNERSHIP Community Programs 3,000.00 LOCKBOX NUMBER: 234070 MISC. 1,390.00 LOHMILLER AND COMPANY Supplies 609.18 LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES MISC. 104.94 LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Supplies 2,844.31 Community Programs 2,013.00 LP 1A REIT INC Lauren Thomas Services and Other 21.70 MANSOUR HAJISABBAGH Community Programs 2,030.00 MBC DENVER PROPERTY LLC Community Programs 13,452.50 MELISSA SMITH Community Programs 8,150.00 MICHAEL R DEANS Community Programs 6,000.00 MIG RE INVESTORS 1 LLC Community Programs 4,181.15 MIG RE INVESTORS I LLC Community Programs 12,185.90 MONTGOMERY INSULATION INC Services and Other 3,353.04 MORTON ASSOCIATES LLC Community Programs 2,572.00 Melvin Ortiz Services and Other 164.33 NA COURTNEY DOWNS 89 LP Community Programs 8,009.92 NEW DIRECTION TRUST COMPANY Community Programs 4,700.00 OUTLOOK LITTLETON RE INVESTORS LLC Community Programs 17,238.67 PARKSIDE AURORA LLC Community Programs 6,228.93 PARTNER MANAGEMENT LLC Community Programs 9,337.21 PAUL E DRECHSLER Community Programs 2,250.00 PBK RESORTS LLC Community Programs 9,485.12 PCC APARTMENTS SPE, LLC Community Programs 2,957.45 PENNQUIN LLC Community Programs 18,253.53 PERIDOT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LLC Community Programs 4,950.00 PETER SHARP Community Programs 5,801.00 POSITIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION MISC. 5,180.00 PPF AMLI DEVCO LLC Community Programs 17,339.62 PRENTICE PLACE R5 WDP LLC Community Programs 3,084.00 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO Services and Other 786.64 RED WING BUSINESS ADVANTAGE ACCOUNT Supplies 195.49 RENAISSANCE AT LORETTO HEIGHTS Community Programs 2,677.00 ROBERT R AND JANICE M MOSS Community Programs 5,200.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER Supplies 36.87 ROD J SPARKS Community Programs 24,750.00 RRE CENTENNIAL HOLDING LLC Community Programs 2,149.03 S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC Services and Other 993.00 SCHIPPERS RENTAL PROPERTIES II LLC Community Programs 4,545.00 SCRE LLC Community Programs 12,038.90 SECOND CHANCE CENTER INC Community Programs 38,272.84 SEQUOLA EQUITIES Community Programs 4,026.16 Continued to Next Page Arap 1046
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Public Notices Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0095-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 7, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) CHRISTOPHER EDWARD NEFF AND CRYSTAL MARIE NEFF Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust November 25, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 27, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3143385 Original Principal Amount $234,560.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $208,678.86 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 23 BLOCK 4 KASSLER ADDITION, SECOND FILING A RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1 TO 4 AND 10 TO 13 KASSLER
ADDITION COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO
Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 21-026066
A.P.N.: 2077-17-3-06-010
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Also known by street and number as: 3455 WEST POWERS PLACE, LITTLETON, CO 80123. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/06/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 2/10/2022 Last Publication: 3/10/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/07/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L Berry #34531 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400,
Community Programs 1,012.30 Community Programs 4,641.00 Community Programs 299.15 Community Programs 8,782.00 MISC. Services and Other Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Supplies Community Programs Services and Other
LOT 1, BLOCK 3, WALNUT HILLS-FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7811 E BRIARWOOD BLVD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112-1308.
Legal Notice No. 0095-2021 First Publication: 2/10/2022 Last Publication: 3/10/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0101-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 21, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) WILLIAM M DEWAR II AND MAUREEN A DEWAR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINAM, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2005-6 Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5070940 Original Principal Amount $246,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $261,381.51 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE
1,747.82 4,553.11 1,220.00 4,347.34 1,944.01 5,858.25 5,490.00 2,730.00 4,800.00 3,914.84 217.09 24.92 210.89 49.98 91.10 3,900.00 12,967.00
Community Programs 7,474.00 MISC. 123.65 Services and Other 109.17 Services and Other
10,444.92
Community Programs Services and Other Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs
3,041.50 43,544.10 7,574.00 1,236.21 2,654.95 1,501.80 2,592.00
FUND REPORT - 28 Open Space Sales Tax BOHANNAN-HUSTON INC Services and Other 8,437.00 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 991.61 CINTAS CORPORATION NO2 Services and Other 1,384.27 CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 454.21 CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE Services and Other 156,375.51 CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC Services and Other 600.75 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC Services and Other 2,120.00 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 83.42 CONCRETE EXPRESS INC Services and Other 84,188.81 DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 95,699.36 DAVID R KEMP PLUS INC Services and Other 4,300.00 DESTINATION COLORADO MEETINGS Services and Other 695.00 DHM DESIGN CORPORATION Services and Other 1,824.70 DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies 119.87 Daniel Wiseheart Supplies 93.14 FELSBURG HOLT AND ULLEVIG Services and Other 13,385.00 GRAINGER Supplies 1,440.66 Glen Poole Services and Other 25.62 HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies 17.77 HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 38.10 ICON SHELTER SYSTEMS MISC. 65,529.00 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Supplies 209.43 INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC Services and Other 189.38 JAMES C STEWART Services and Other 400.00 JEFCO AEROMOD’LERS CLUB MISC. 900.00 JOSH SAMUEL MISC. 900.00 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 6,337.27 KATHRYN SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY LLC Services and Other 200.00 MCGOFFIN MARKETING INC Services and Other 500.00 PANTHEON LLC Services and Other 444.00 POWERS PRODUCTS COMPANY Services and Other 1,050.00
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER ROTH SHANNON S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC SEMA CONSTRUCTION INC SHILOH QUINONES STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY SUNBELT RENTALS INC TY BLOUNT UB HOLDINGS LLC VISION SERVICE PLAN WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER XCEL ENERGY
Services and Other
1,294.66
WEED WRANGLERS
Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC.
72.95 255.00 6,494.50 4,109.76 700.00
MCGOFFIN MARKETING INC
MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other MISC.
866.94 2,050.00 860.00 11,088.00 72.81
Services and Other Services and Other
192.00 11,111.45
FUND REPORT - 29 Homeland Security - North Central AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC CADWELL IRREVOCABLE TRUST III CELLCO PARTNERSHIP CRITIGEN LLC KAISER PERMANENTE RICHARD C PRICE STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY TIME CREATORS INC VISION SERVICE PLAN
Services and Other
171.64
Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other
389.46 172.78 3,052.50 1,032.75 6,369.07
MISC. Services and Other MISC.
116.73 120.00 14.73
FUND REPORT - 33 Building Maintenance Fund A & A TRADIN POST INC Services and Other BOBS ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE Services and Other CENTURYLINK Services and Other CFM SUPPLY COMPANY Services and Other CHARLES D JONES & CO INC Services and Other COLORADO NETWORK CABLING AND CCTV Services and Other COSGROVE LEASING COMPANY INC Services and Other DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Services and Other DG INVESTMENT INTERMEDIATE Services and Other ELEVATOR INSPECTION & CERT SERV INC Services and Other ENGLEWOOD LOCK AND SAFE INC Services and Other ET TECHNOLOGIES Services and Other EVEREST MECHANICAL NORTHERN CO LLC Services and Other GATEWAY AIR WEST INC Services and Other GEORGE T SANDERS COMPANY Services and Other GEORGE T SANDERS COMPANY Supplies GLOBAL FIRE & SAFETY INC Services and Other GRAINGER Services and Other GRAINGER Supplies HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies HORIZON Services and Other IMPERIAL BAG & PAPER CO LLC Supplies IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other JOHN W GASPARINI INC Services and Other KEESEN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other PEST PREDATOR LLC Services and Other PIONEER SAND COMPANY INC Services and Other ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER Supplies ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARKING LOT Services and Other SHERWIN WILLIAMS Services and Other SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC Services and Other TAFT ENGINEERING INC Services and Other THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO Services and Other THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO Services and Other TRANE INC Services and Other WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER Services and Other
12,022.49 381.21 512.07 180.00 179.83 120.00 378.84 60.00 3,214.56 450.00 26.94 1,636.00 960.00 3,090.20 724.12 444.05 90.00 56.79 2,274.32 9,666.23 171.05 640.82 222.60 4,140.86 4,113.02 2,777.00 608.26 401.10 895.00 56.06 350.00 882.92 391.72 375.91 210.53 586.69
Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009345950 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No. 0101-2021 First Publication: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
City and County
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/20/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
First Publication: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/21/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557
Arapahoe County Warrants
Continued From Last Page: Page 3 of 3 Arap 1046 SHOCKCOR INC SLEEP INTOWN IX LP SOUTHWEST COLORADO COMMUNITY SSP 172 SOUTH CLARKSON LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY SUNBELT RENTALS INC SYCAMORE HILLS VENTURE LLC TAG APARTMENTS LLC TC LEGEND OAKS LLC TERRACES ON PENNSYLVANIA TIMANI REALTY INC TJC MANAGEMENT SERVICES TODD SEYMOUR TRIUMPH MANAGEMENT CO TYCO FIRE & SECURITY (US) Teri Whitmore Tyson Erickson Tyson Erickson ULINE INC VALORE MANAGEMENT INC VIA MOBILITY SERVICES VIP REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC VISION SERVICE PLAN Vicki Struckle WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER WATERFIELD COURT GARDENS LP WELLPATH LLC WENDY BERGER WHI ACOMA LLC XCEL ENERGY XIUZHU LI YU ZHANG
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Services and Other
17,860.70
FUND REPORT - 34 Fair Fund Services and Other
3,000.00
FUND REPORT - 41 Capital Expenditure CATOR, RUMA & ASSOCIATES CO COLORADO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC COLORADO NETWORK CABLING AND CCTV ELITE INDUSTRIES INC HYDER CONSTRUCTION INC KC CONSTRUCTION INC REILLY JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE INC
Capital Outlay
500.00
MISC.
59,830.00
Capital Outlay MISC. Capital Outlay Capital Outlay
954.00 54,918.55 39,554.50 10,410.62
Capital Outlay
148,875.00
FUND REPORT - 42 Infrastructure AG WASSENAAR INC ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY BOHANNAN-HUSTON INC CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT CONCRETE EXPRESS INC DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC FELSBURG HOLT AND ULLEVIG SEMA CONSTRUCTION INC SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INCORP STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC ULTEIG ENGINEERS INC WELBORN SULLIVAN MECK & TOOLEY PC WILSON & COMPANY INC
Services and Other 4,790.00 Services and Other 32,990.80 Services and Other 230.00 Services and Other 35,000.00 Services and Other 258,107.43 Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
13,212.00 69,575.16 60,876.28
Services and Other 223,235.14 Services and Other 1,562.25 Services and Other 8,674.46 Services and Other Services and Other
4,425.00 69,932.28
FUND REPORT - 43 Arapahoe County Recreation District ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND CHERRY CREEK VALLEY GRANITE SEED COMPANY JAMES C STEWART KAISER PERMANENTE NILEX USA INC S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY VISION SERVICE PLAN WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DENVER XCEL ENERGY
Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Services and Other MISC. Supplies Services and Other MISC. MISC. Services and Other Services and Other
7,147.83 410.60 397.50 500.00 986.89 298.00 880.00 155.43 18.40 877.75 1,164.19
FUND REPORT - 70 Central Services ADVANCE AUTO PARTS ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT INC ALL TRUCK AND TRAILER PARTS (ATTP) AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES LLC BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS LLC CLEAR CHOICE COLORADO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CO DALES TIRES & RETREADING INC FACTORY MOTOR PARTS FEDEX MISC. HILL ENTERPRISES INC JACK’S TIRE & OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC KGA-FLG LLC LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING
MISC.
53.84
MISC.
63,809.75
MISC.
1,437.62
MISC. MISC.
710.00 192.16
MISC. MISC.
1,237.46 446.16
MISC. MISC. MISC. 354.03 MISC.
883.89 3,141.30 153.90 97,993.44
MISC. MISC.
3,939.07 85,793.00
MISC.
10,666.72
Public Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OR PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS OR APPROVALS OR LICENSES, INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES FOR LIVE-WORK UNITS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of Ordinance No. 2022-O-04 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.councilcomments@centennialco.gov or by mailing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to March 21, 2022. Any written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Public Hearing and made part of the record. By:Barbara Setterlind, MMC. City Clerk Legal Notice No. 530151-60151 First Publication: March 10, 2022
MOTION AND FLOW CONTROL NAPA AUTO PARTS NATIONWIDE AUTO PARTS OJ WATSON COMPANY INC OWENS EQUIPMENT LLC PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC VISTA FD LLC WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO
MISC. MISC. MISC. MISC. MISC.
2,330.44 694.73 4,148.22 1,401.32 259.26
MISC. MISC. MISC.
2,391.40 1,598.85 681,832.00
FUND REPORT - 71 Self-Insurance Liability IMA FINANCIAL GROUP INSIGHT AUTO GLASS OJ WATSON COMPANY INC PORTER AUTO BODY POTESTIO BROTHERS
Services and Other 1,538,436.85 Services and Other 1,140.00 Services and Other 775.50 Services and Other 16,219.36 Services and Other 741.75
FUND REPORT - 73 Self-Insurance Workers Comp CANNON COCHRAN MANAGEMENT IMA FINANCIAL GROUP
Services and Other 111,226.39 Services and Other 179,251.00
FUND REPORT - 74 Self-Insurance Dental ALERUS FINANCIAL NA DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF COLORADO
Services and Other
2,130.52
Services and Other
216,326.11
FUND REPORT - 84 E-911 Authority BLAKE THAYER BRUCE ROMERO BYERS FIRE PRTECTION DISTRICT #9 CENTURYLINK CITY OF ENGLEWOOD CONVERGEONE, INC ENGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FAIRFIELD AND WOODS PC JOSEPH DAMIAN SERIO LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES MANAGER OF FINANCE M/O SAFETY POLICE LEGAL SCIENCES INC QWEST CORPORATION SABLE ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION TDS LONG DISTANCE CORPORATION VOIANCE LANGUAGE SERVICES LLC
Services and Other Services and Other
360.00 90.00
Services and Other 32,182.80 Services and Other 48,286.64 Services and Other 4,781.86 Services and Other 196,907.44 Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
22,500.00 153.00 3,700.00 353.66
Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other
1,100.00 8,820.00 680.31
Services and Other
3,782.16
Services and Other
515.53
Services and Other
289.80
FUND REPORT - 91 Treasurer CITY OF AURORA CITY OF CENTENNIAL CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD CITY OF GLENDALE CITY OF LITTLETON FINANCE DEPT CITY OF SHERIDAN COLO DEPT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT COLORADO DEPT OF REVENUE STATE OF COLORADO HUMAN SERVICES TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY TOWN OF FOXFIELD
MISC. MISC. MISC. MISC. MISC.
1,833,631.90 513,678.50 113,556.05 155,865.16 28,291.18
MISC. MISC.
207,033.27 70,573.18
MISC. MISC.
693.00 4,215,208.08
MISC. MISC. MISC.
4,620.00 17,262.21 34.72
Legal Notice No.: Arap 1046 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
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JURIES FROM PAGE 2
based on either a challenge for cause — such as lacking in qualifications, or showing a bias that would prevent them from deciding the case impartially — or by using what’s called a peremptory challenge. Peremptory challenges don’t require a reason, and defense attorneys and prosecutors each get a certain number of them. If an attorney wants to dispute a peremptory challenge by arguing a juror was removed for discriminatory reasons, the court would apply a test under a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision called Batson vs. Kentucky. To overcome a Batson challenge, the striking party must offer a “race-neutral” justification for dismissing the juror, and a judge then must determine whether striking the juror showed purposeful discrimination. Critics say the “purposeful discrimination” requirement means Batson is easy to get around, and challenges are rarely successful. The measure would eliminate the requirement that a judge find deliberate discrimination and instead determine whether an “objective observer” could view the race or ethnicity as “a factor” in the peremptory challenge. Joyce Akhahenda, chair of the Sam Cary Bar Association, a group for African American attorneys in Colorado, said the current standard can put judges in an awkward position. “People immediately go on the defensive, and the issue becomes about whether the attorney being challenged is a racist as opposed to the reasons why they made the challenge,” Akhahenda said. At the Judiciary Committee hearing, prosecutors questioned whether the issue could be addressed with more training. They also pointed to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis that put the cost of the bill at $1.3 million a year, although proponents also
Joyce Akhahenda, a state defense attorney since 2005, poses for a portrait on July 20, 2021, in Denver. “Batson issues are definitely a problem — kicking jurors off because of race happens all the time. But it’s hard enough just to get people of color to be on juries,” Akhahenda said. “There’s a difference between what prosecutors want and what the defense community wants, and unfortunately what that can lead to is just PHOTO BY OLIVA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN something with no meaning and no effect.”
dispute that estimate. Robert Russel, head of the appellate division at the Denver District Attorney’s Office and a former appellate court judge, said he would consider supporting an amended bill where race would need to be a “significant factor” in a juror’s dismissal to uphold a challenge, rather than simply “a factor.” Russel opposed a similar proposal when it came before a judicial committee last year. “I think it’s far from clear that (the bill) will increase the participation of people of color on juries,” Russel said at the hearing.
Nationwide attempts at reform The bill comes after Washington and California passed similar laws to address unintentional or “implicit” bias in how juries are picked. Advocates that implemented those laws in Washington and California have pointed to a 2010 study of southern states and appellate cases in California that showed widespread use of peremptory challenges to dismiss Black jurors. It’s difficult to assess how widespread the problem is in Colorado as there doesn’t appear to be data available on the demographics of juries and how
peremptory challenges are exercised. Court decisions on Batson issues are also rare, although there are some recent examples. Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court overturned a man’s conviction after determining a judge mishandled a Batson challenge. The judge erred by offering his own reasoning for why excusing a Hispanic juror from a case with a Hispanic defendant was justified, despite a comment by the prosecutor directly referencing the juror’s race, Colorado Politics reported. That spurred defense attorneys in Colorado to bring a similar policy before a panel of judges and attorneys, known as the Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee. Last year, the committee voted 7-5 to recommend a similar proposal to the Colorado Supreme Court for adoption. The court declined to hear the proposal, but said it would consider a similar policy in the future if the committee could reach “greater consensus.” Tom Raynes, executive director of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, said prosecutors would prefer the rules committee handle the issue or that sponsors delay the bill a year, when more data will be available on how the changes have impacted courts in Washington and California. Goan, the criminal defense attorney, believes it will be “very difficult” for the proposal to move forward given the united opposition from district attorneys. Akhahenda, meanwhile, believes the issue is too urgent to be left up to training programs. “We should want to have a representative community that encompasses everyone’s lived experiences and not just a select few,” Akhahenda said. 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.
Public Notices Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIBIGILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK/CHERRY CREEK INNOVATION CAMPUS ANNEXATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-108(2), that the City Council of the City of Centennial will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 18th day of April 2022 at 7:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as the meeting agenda permits) to consider whether the property generally known as the “Dove Valley Regional Park/ Cherry Creek Innovation Campus Annexation,” and more particularly described in Resolution No. 2022-R-11, dated March 7, 2022 (the “Substantial Compliance Resolution”), which property consists of a total of approximately 274.025 acres as more particularly described in a petition for annexation (the “Subject Property”), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S § 31-12-104 and C.R.S § 31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation
to the City of Centennial. Copies of the Petitions for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the corresponding annexation map are on file at the City of Centennial City Clerk’s office, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in the Centennial Civic Center, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 at the above time and date. Further information concerning this matter may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303754-3403. A copy of the Substantial Compliance Resolution is published in full below. A live broadcast of the meeting may be found at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/ Mayor-Council/City-Council-Meetings/AgendasMinutes IMPORTANT NOTICE: Though not anticipated, in the event the public hearing is required to held by a virtual meeting service such as Zoom, the date and time of the meeting shall remain the same as stated above but the City’s website shall provide immediate notice of the change in meeting format and provide a means of accessing the virtual meeting via the internet as soon as practicable. In addition, you may call the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308 to obtain the internet link to the meeting if held by virtual format.
/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 530153-60153 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Second Notice: March 17, 2022 Third Notice: March 24, 2022 Fourth Notice: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE
The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com.
(hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 19-01-03, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).
By:Barbara Setterlind, MMC. City Clerk
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 said work, 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.
Legal Notice No. 530150-60150 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
CITY OF CENTENNIAL
Bids and Settlements
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, March 7, 2022 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading:
Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE acceptance or processing of applications or APPROVALS or licenses, INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS and business licenses for live-work units AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.
2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 2021 Concrete Rehabilitation Program Project No. 19-01-03 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on March 24, 2022 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: Concrete Express, Inc. 2027 West Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado 80204
3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settlement Date will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim. Legal Notice No. 530152-60152 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 10, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
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