Centennial Citizen 061622

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Week of June 16, 2022

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An edition of the Littleton Independent A publication of

VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 30

Council supports creating a new homelessness coordinator position Coordinator would serve as a liaison countywide BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Multiple members of Centennial City Council expressed support for developing a new homelessness

coordinator position with Arapahoe County during the June 6 regular meeting. Patrick Fleming, a management analyst for the City of Centennial, presented recommendations city staff have for the homelessness coordinator position, after city council requested more information during its May 16 meeting. “We view this position as someone that provides services to individuals and families that are homeless or at

imminent risk of being homeless,” Fleming said, adding this position would have different responsibilities from, and will be more proactive than, the housing and homelessness navigators that Arapahoe County currently has. Centennial has seen a visible increase in the number of homeless encampments and individuals, Fleming said, and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has received more than 250 camping ban complaints in

Consultants say home ownership projected to decrease as homes become less affordable

the city since June 2020. As of January 2020, an estimated 9,846 people in Colorado were experiencing homelessness on any given day, according to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. From 2020 to 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness throughout Arapahoe County more than doubled, according to Arapahoe County’s Homeless Coordinating SEE COORDINATOR, P6

Primary elections run through June 28

Housing data presented to council as part of housing study

Ballots have been mailed to households

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If current housing and economic trends continue, home ownership will decrease in Centennial and only those working in the mining, oil and gas industry will be able to afford the median price of a detached home in the city by 2035, consultants told the City Council during its June 6 study session. The session, held at Centennial Civic Center, focused on sharing an update on the city’s “Housing Study and Policy Development” project. According to a memo published on Centennial’s website, the project aims to “understand the entire spectrum of housing issues, define various needs for housing, and identify priorities to potentially inform policy.”

Election season is underway and Colorado voters started receiving ballots in the mail earlier this month for the June 28 primary. There are not a lot of contested races in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, but there are a few to watch for with high importance. In Douglas County nothing can be hotter than the Republicans battling it out for the job of sheriff. Current Sheriff Tony Spurlock has termed out at eight years. With no Democrat running for the four-year term, the winner in the Republican battle will likely sail through to the position. Running on the Republican ticket are John Anderson, Holly Kluth,

SEE HOUSING, P10

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

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SEE ELECTION, P7

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