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Sheri ’s o ce participates in National Faith and Blue Weekend

Strengthening ties between police, community

BY TAYLER SHAW

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Residents, law enforcement officers and community leaders gathered at Summit Church in Centennial on Oct. 9 to discuss: How can the relationship between community members and law enforcement be strengthened?

The discussion was part of the event “Stronger Together,” the first time the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has participated in the National Faith and Blue Weekend, which occurred Oct. 7 through Oct. 10.

Faith and Blue, which began in 2020, aims to create safer and more just communities by connecting residents to law enforcement though faith-based organizations, according to the Faith and Blue website.

Two arrested in Centennial shooting

Incident occurred Sept. 18

BY TAYLER SHAW

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Two adult males have been taken into custody with charges related to shots being fired into multiple homes in Centennial on Sept. 18, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release on Oct. 12.

Investigators previously asked for help finding the person, or people, who fired gunshots into multiple homes near East Progress Circle and South Flanders Court in Centennial around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 18.

According to the news release, investigators received several tips through the sheriff’s office tip line that “led to the possible identity of the shooters.” Authorities did not provide the identities of the two subjects at this time.

After further investigation, investigators found probable cause for arrest warrants for “two of the males involved,” the sheriff’s office said in the release.

On Oct. 11, investigators conducted surveillance on one of the suspect’s homes and “saw the two individuals enter the suspected vehicle used in the original shooting and drive away,” the sheriff’s office said in the release.

Investigators and patrol deputies conducted a “high-risk stop on the car” and took the two males into custody, according to the news release.

The suspects were transported to the Arapahoe County Detention Center and booked on the following charges:

• Criminal attempt murder in the first degree, Class 2 felony

• Menacing, Class 5 felony

• Illegal discharge of a firearm, Class 5 felony

• Criminal mischief, Class 6 felony

• Prohibited use of a weapon, Class 1 misdemeanor

• Reckless endangerment, Class 2 misdemeanor

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office will not share any further information about the case at this time because the investigation is ongoing, according to the release.

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The Oct. 9 “Stronger Together” event at Summit Church began with a church service and musical performance.

An estimated 2,500 activities took place across the U.S. during the weekend, said Chuck Stecker, a pastor at Summit Church.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office event included a community forum, moderated by Stecker, featuring four panelists: Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown, civil rights attorney Qusair Mohamedbhai, Arapahoe County Sgt. Edred Bryan and Omar Montgomery, the president of the Aurora branch of the NAACP.

“To say we’re broken in this nation, I think, would be an understatement,” Stecker said, explaining the importance of asking tough questions.

When asked how the sheriff’s office can help build trust and understanding to unite the community, Brown said he believes it starts with conversations like these.

“It’s incumbent upon us to be the one that reaches out. I think we’re so used to coveying up as law enforcement and kind of having this mentality of us versus them. And it’s not,” Brown said. “I need to make sure that our agency is aware that it’s community spirit and it’s community engagement that changes that narrative of distrust.”

Brown said the sheriff’s office will be the first to own it if a mistake is made, and it’s imperative for other law enforcement agencies to step up and own the things they do wrong.

Being open to having hard conversations is also important, he said, noting he has had hard conversations with Montgomery and Mohamedbhai.

Mohamedbhai works in the areas of plaintiff’s employment discrimination and constitutional civil rights litigation, Stecker said.

He recently represented the mother of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old man who died in 2019 after he was injected with ketamine while being restrained by Aurora officers, the Colorado Sun reported.

Mohamedbhai is also representing the family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was fatally

shot by a Clear Creek County deputy in June.

“I come at this at a little bit of a different perspective about holding law enforcement accountable when they make mistakes,” Mohamedbhai said. “At the end of the day, I think all of us just want safety, prosperity and peace in our communities.”

In March 2019 in New Zealand, a gunman attacked two mosques and killed 51 people.

Mohamedbhai — the general counsel of the Colorado Muslim Society, a mosque in Arapahoe County — did not know Sheriff Brown at the time, he said, but he called him in middle of the night and said he was very concerned about copycats.

“And Sheriff Brown said, ‘I’m on it,’” Mohamedbhai said, explaining when he went to the mosque that morning around 7 a.m., he saw Brown in uniform manning the doors. “That is a restoration of trust. That is faith and blue.”

Mohamedbhai, who lives in Arapahoe County, said his children attend Cherry Creek School District.

“Unfortunately, as many communities of color have to do, I have to teach my children resiliency and street smarts during traffic stops, how to not get shot, how to come home safe,” he said.

That encounter can change a whole community,” Montgomery said. “We have to pray and work with each other, and it starts with the individual officer sometimes recognizing that that person is scared, nervous and terrified.”

Bryan said he gets nervous, too, when there is a police car behind him. He also sometimes gets scared when he has to confront certain situations as part of his job.

“For me, this conversation is of utmost importance. Obviously, I come from it from being a minority, but also being a police officer,” Bryan said. “It’s OK to be afraid, even officers, right? It’s OK to be afraid, we’re human.”

He said officers need an outlet to deal with their emotions, which for him is praying. Officers should also engage with the community they serve, he said.

“That’s how we get to problem solving is by knowing and understanding,” Bryan said. “We all need to come to the table and really listen to each other and hear what the other is saying.”

Brown said law enforcement officers have to be trained to look at people as individuals, and all the panelists emphasized the importance of having high standards of law enforcement officers.

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Montgomery, who serves as the director of equity, culture and community engagement for the Cherry Creek School District, was 10 years old when his father gave him a similar talk.

He said he is still going through a healing process from some of his experiences with police.

“When I was from the age of 12, until I was about 35 years old, I had an annual appointment with law enforcement I didn’t ask for,” he said.

“The day I graduated from college, I had a gun pulled on me by two LA — LAPD — police officers in front of my mother,” Montgomery said. “Three years later, had a gun pulled on me in front of my stepmother and my little brothers and sisters. High school, (I) was put in a chokehold.”

He thought this was common police practice, he said, noting he has never been arrested.

“So for me, it starts with the individual officers on the streets.

“We have over 800 staff members who do the work each and every day,” Brown said. “I ask them to go out there and fight things that we shouldn’t see on a daily basis. And they do that with honor and integrity and the mindset that we are one community.”

Mohamedbhai said police officers and modern day policing are not equipped to deal with social issues like homelessness.

He said many law enforcement officers are still trained to meet social issues with force because that’s what is expected of them most of the time.

“We need to take these issues off their plate and let them focus on the things that we need them to focus on,” Mohamedbhai said. “Police officers should be expected and held to a higher standard, and because of that, we should honor them by paying them a lot more, and we should honor them by having the resources they need.”

From left to right: Tyler Brown, Qusair Mohamedbhai, Omar Montgomery and Edred Bryan spoke during the “Stronger Together” event on Oct. 9 at Summit Church.

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Multiple speakers noted that the event, which also featured a free lunch and representatives from different units in the sheriff’s office, was a starting point.

“It’s not just one day,” Brown said. “This is just the beginning of us crossing that bridge on a daily basis and having positive, strong conversations to make sure that this is a strong and safe community for all.”

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Arapahoe County Commission District 2 candidates

Gotto touts experience with running budgets

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For Centennial resident Mark Gotto, there’s been no better training for his bid to become Arapahoe County’s next District 2 commissioner than his mix of private and public sector experience.

Gotto, who served on Centennial’s city council from 2014 to 2018, currently works as a vice president for Dish Network — a television and internet provider. He is now running as a Republican against his Democratic opponent Jessica Campbell-Swanson in the Nov. 8 election.

Over his years of work as both an executive in the telecommunications industry and as an elected offi cial, Gotto said he has the skills to help lead the county in 2023 and beyond, starting with how to balance a healthy budget of more than $400 million.

“I’ve run budgets that large,” Gotto said. “I am the one that will be ready on day one. There’s really nothing that a county commissioner has done that I haven’t done in some capacity.”

Born and raised by an adopted family in Iowa, Gotto graduated from the University of South Dakota before beginning a roughly 20-year career in communications.

When he decided to be a stay-athome dad while he and his wife raised their fi rst child, Gotto began volunteering for community positions — including with Centennial’s planning commission. Before long he “got the service bug” and ran for council to “make an impact.”

During his tenure, Gotto helped keep the city’s budget debt free and was a vocal advocate for funding more police offi cers in schools.

As an Arapahoe County commissioner, Gotto said he would continue his record of fi scal responsibility with the county’s sprawling budget whilst focusing on areas possibly in need of more spending.

One of these could be for a new jail, which county voters overwhelmingly rejected when asked in 2019 to approve a raise in property taxes to pay for a replacement for the county’s current facility.

Despite the roughly 2-to-1 defeat of the measure, Gotto said support may be different the second time around.

“We desperately need a new jail,” Gotto said, calling the current one “a very run down poor facility.”

Any new spending not already within the county’s budget would have to be approved by voters, likely through a tax increase, and Gotto believes a new jail could win approval if voters are more educated about how much the ag-

ing facility has eaten away at the county’s budget because of maintenance and repairs. A new jail, Gotto said, would “actually be saving money” for the county.

Gotto said he is not opposed to tapping other fund sources for the project, such as using federal dollars allocated to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package passed by Congress last year. The county was allocated over $127 million in those funds, which offi cials must spend by 2026.

Federal spending will be a key component of the county’s continued economic rebound from the pandemic and, though infl ation has hampered some agendas, local governments like Arapahoe are fl ush with federal dollars.

Campbell-Swanson sees challenge as opportunity

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jessica Campbell-Swanson sees opportunity for Arapahoe County.

A former English teacher, political attorney, campaign consultant and chief of staff for state Rep. Iman Jodeh, she is now the Democratic candidate in the race for Arapahoe County commissioner for District 2 — which encompasses part of the City of Centennial.

While Campbell-Swanson said there is no shortage of challenges facing her community, she is optimistic about meeting the moment.

“We’re at a critical juncture and I thought it was time to step up for my community,” CampbellSwanson said. “This race is really exciting and challenging and I think also refl ective of where the state is as a whole.”

contending with the burden of living paycheck to paycheck, Campbell-Swanson said. The county is already beginning to tweak its land code to allow for more potential development in its unincorporated areas, especially for affordable housing. Campbell-Swanson said she hopes to build off that as a commissioner.

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Along with the American Rescue Plan Act, Arapahoe County will soon receive millions from a $550 billion infrastructure law also passed last year in an attempt to shore up the nation’s roads and bridges whilst paving the way for clean energy investments. Gotto estimates there are dozens of stalled infrastructure projects around the county and said he is eager to take advantage of those funds to fi nish the jobs.

“I always tell everyone, potholes do not have a party,” Gotto said. “There’s a lot of things that need to be fi xed.”

Another major project facing commissioners in 2023: setting up a new health department. With the dissolution of the Tri-County Health Department at the end of the year, the counties of Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas will need to stand up their own health services for hundreds of thousands of residents.

While Arapahoe’s new department has seen its leadership team established, it will take a continued effort from commissioners to ensure the organization is staffed, funded and on track to deliver services — a feat likely to consume commissioners early in their terms.

Gotto said he was critical of some of the decisions made by Tri-County health “around masking, shutting down the businesses, shutting down schools” during the height of the pandemic. Though an initial fi ve-person board for

From a continued increase in the cost of living to stressors on traffi c, environment and mental health, CampbellSwanson said the county — and state’s — expected population growth is at the heart of what will make or break the future.

But conversations around housing and growth can often turn to debate. Campbell-Swanson’s Republican opponent, Mark Gotto, has also said he could support diverse housing options, but added he would “protect our neighborhoods” while doing so. CampbellSwanson said she understands the concerns some residents may have around what denser housing could mean for traffi c, access to parks and open space and more.

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what will make or growing, there is said. CampbellSwanson said she doesn’t see growth as an enemyis eager to take advantage of those

“Because we are growing, there is stress on all of these issues,” she said. CampbellSwanson said she doesn’t see growth as an enemy but rather an untapped potential to make the county “healthy, thriving and sustainable.”

“I just don’t think there’s any use to try to stop growth or hide it,” Campbell-Swanson said. “I think population growth could be a huge opportunity.” The intersection of growth and several topof-mind issues for county residents — housing, environment, traffi c and transportation — is what excites Campbell-Swanson.

On housing, Campbell-Swanson said she would champion a diversity of new homes, from denser apartments to smaller townhomes, as the county’s housing supply continues to sit well below what offi cials have said is needed as its population expands.

“We absolutely have to get more fl exible and open with the kinds of housing options that will be created going forward,” Campbell-Swanson said. “What I hear all of the time … is that increasingly, young professionals are not able to move out of their parents’ homes.”

The crisis of not being able to afford a home extends to seniors unable to downsize and renters

“My job will be to listen to people’s concerns … while also doing what is right for our population overall,” she said. “Sometimes government has to make tough decisions that not everybody likes and my goal and aim would be to have conversations with people who are resistant to density and that kind of growth to fi nd consensus if possible.”

Campbell-Swanson hopes her ethos of turning challenge into progress will help residents see how investing in housing can lead to better outcomes for a slew of issues. The smaller footprints of condos and townhomes will better preserve parks and open spaces compared to more sprawling single-family homes, which she said also use more water and other resources.

The environmental impact of housing extends to transportation as well, with Campbell-Swanson envisioning mixed-use neighborhoods that can increase bikeability, walkability and access to public transportation like buses and trains. All of which, she said, would help improve physical, mental health and environmental sustainability.

Addressing the lack of affordable housing will also be key to helping the county’s unhoused population, Campbell-Swanson said, though it won’t be the only prong of a successful approach. Supporting and even expanding county-funded programs, such as a service launched this May to help residents facing evictions stay housed, will be crucial.

Arapahoe County had the most evictions of any county in the state last year, and clinic staff recently reported being inundated

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Liva questions policing in run for sheri Edling wants more accountability for crime Brown champions resources as sheri

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For Aurora resident Scott Liva, Arapahoe County’s issues are symptoms of far larger systemic failures nationwide. From a rise in crime to increased fentanyl deaths, the economic strife brought by COVID-19, inflation and poor federal policies is at the center of the blame.

As a candidate for Arapahoe County sheriff, Liva said his responsibility if elected would be “just holding back the tsunami.” While his outlook may sound grim, Liva said he is more a realist than a pessimist, believing empowering local residents to face their own problems is a key to fighting current turmoil.

A Libertarian, Liva ran unsuccessfully for an Aurora city council seat in 2021. And while he’s once again up against candidates from the two major political parties in his sheriff bid, he believes some county residents will be willing to give libertarians a chance.

“We make sure that we’re on the ballot so we can give people options,” Liva said. “Both major parties are taking money out of their wallets and taking away their rights.”

At the heart of Liva’s campaign is a philosophy of personal rights and distrust of a “tyrannical” government that he sees as infringing upon those rights. Liva has been critical of national and local police practices that have led to death and destruction, he said.

Liva has taken part in several protests against police brutality. Enveloping the top of Liva’s Facebook campaign page is a photo of him standing in front of officers in riot gear with a sign that reads “DEFUND POLICE.”

The Libertarian candidate said if elected sheriff he would not be in support of defunding or even reducing the department’s funds, but said the slogan should be a wake-up call to how law enforcement operates.

“This is another way for me to put pressure on them,” Liva said, calling the defund the police slogan “a reaction to tyranny on the national level.”

But even locally, Liva said there is plenty of abuse from law enforcement. He cited an incident reported in April when an elderly couple in Sheridan said a SWAT team from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office caused serious damage to their home after police broke in to look for a suspect who wasn’t there. It’s the kind of “jackbooted military tactics” Liva said he would not tolerate if elected sheriff, suggesting the action could have been a “political stunt before the election to make it look like

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Over his decades in military service and law enforcement, Kevin Edling said he has seen the evolution of criminal justice.

From more investment in crisis intervention to education around mental health, some policies have been necessary updates, Edling said. But there are areas where he believes practices have faltered.

“Why are we seeing such a huge increase in auto theft?” Edling questioned. “Today, much of the metro area has a no chase policy for auto theft. The accountability issue is what’s missing … if you do nothing and don’t hold people accountable, you’re going to continue to see it.”

The rise in auto thefts embodies a much larger issue around what Edling sees as weak policies fueling more crime. Edling, who is running on the Republican ticket for Arapahoe County sheriff, said if elected he would bring greater enforcement for communities who are feeling less safe.

Auto thefts, Edling said, are just one issue where there is a need for a more “common sense approach” and where the county sheriff’s office has failed to deliver.

Edling claims there were more than 700 vehicle thefts in Arapahoe County in 2021 with barely any arrests made. According to state crime data, there were 785 crimes associated with attempted or completed motor vehicle theft in 2021 with 643 vehicles actually stolen. Nearly 550 of those vehicles were recovered, data shows.

As sheriff, Edling said he would support a broader chase policy for suspected auto thefts, something other local police departments have held back on due to safety concerns.

The City of Littleton, for example, will not engage in chases related to stolen vehicles unless the suspect could mean a “danger to human life or cause serious injury,” according to the department’s policy.

Chase policies that do allow for pursuits of stolen vehicles in some instances have led to crashes, road closures and injuries. At least five crashes occurred in Littleton since 2019 after Douglas County authorities pursued what they believed were stolen vehicles.

Edling said he would support a “hybrid” approach, meaning sheriff’s office deputies would only engage in chases depending on the time of day and potential risk to civilians.

“We’re not going to chase stolen cars at 7:30 in the morning when you’re kids are on the way to school,” he said. “We know the danger

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown faces a balancing act in his bid for reelection this November.

With a slew of public safety concerns, from rising crime to increased deaths from fentanyl, the incumbent sheriff must also contend with continued pressure for more police reform and investments in alternative practices.

“People want to see us be responsive to community requests for change, and I think we’ve done that,” said Brown, a Democrat. “I’m not saying we’re always perfect, but we’ve set it up to be successful and always willing to adjust our practices.”

Brown, who began his career in law enforcement in 2007 as a code enforcement officer for the City of Aurora, was elected sheriff in 2018. His department has faced a pandemic, a national reckoning on race and policing, a deadly fentanyl crisis and a greater manifestation of mental health issues.

For Brown, it’s meant listening to — and building on — ways to improve policing whilst maintaining a heavy-handed approach when necessary.

“There are circumstances where a crime is committed and we need to hold people accountable,” Brown said, adding others “might not need the criminal justice system. They need mental health resources.”

As sheriff, Brown oversaw the implementation of a department-wide co-responder program that partners police officers with licensed clinicians when responding to potential mental health-related calls. Police can sometimes “escalate situations” when dealing with such situations, Brown said, while clinicians have more tools and training to help diffuse incidents without the need for violence or force.

This can be especially crucial when dealing with issues of substance abuse or homelessness, Brown said, adding he believes about a quarter of the roughly 4,000 co-responder calls since 2020 have avoided leading to an arrest or charge. Instead, many people can get access to treatment programs and resources that also spare placing more burden on an already stressed criminal justice system.

According to Brown, his office has over 950 people in custody in the county’s jail — about two-thirds capacity — costing taxpayers about $45 million. Brown said he supports creating a new facility to replace the aging jail, built in 1986 and retrofitted to house 1,458

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Arapahoe’s new health department has already been named, Gotto said he would work to ensure “more diversity” as the board’s makeup changes in the years to come.

As he saw it, Tri-County was an “unelected board” that failed to meet certain community needs when it made its COVID-era decisions, and Gotto said he would like to see a decisionmaking body of “not all health experts.” Gotto said he is confi dent the health board and commissioners will be on the same page when it comes to policy decisions but did not rule out intervening if he felt that decisions violated their understanding.

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with clients — even having to regularly turn away residents who are seeking help.

“It is cheaper to keep people housed and it is a better use of our tax dollars than to get them housed once they enter homelessness,” Campbell-Swanson said, adding she hopes to continue the county’s trend of working regionally to address the issue. “We’re just now getting out of our silos.”

With eyeing the county’s longterm goals, Campbell-Swanson will also have to face an immediate challenge if she takes offi ce in January: ensuring the county’s new health department can continue to get its feet off the ground.

health board is overstepping and doing something outside of those bylaws, then I would convene, and persuade my other board members to convene,” Gotto said, and “make sure we agree how it should be run.”

His opponent, Campbell-Swanson, has said she would support board candidates with other experience in addition to public health, “at the end of the day though, it is a public health department, and that is the center of their role.” She said she would trust the decisions of commissioners in their appointments and would not intervene with public health decision making.

Housing is another key issue Gotto hopes to begin to tackle if elected. As it grapples with rising home costs, the county has begun efforts to tweak its land use code for unincorporated areas in a bid to pave the way for more affordable housing developments.

While an initial board of health has been appointed, its makeup could soon change and commissioners will need to recruit, interview and select new members. Campbell-Swanson said she will look for “public health experts who will be committed to data-driven, sciencebased, equitable policy” for a board position, drawing a contrast with her opponent, Gotto, who said he would like to see a board of “not all health experts.”

Gotto said there is benefi t to having board members — who will set public health policy for the county’s roughly 650,000 residents — with diverse backgrounds, such as business owners, and said he disagreed with some of the COVID-19 policies from the soon-to-be disbanded Tri-County Health Department.

Campbell-Swanson said while she would support board candidates with other experience in addition to public health, “at the end of the

“We really need more housing that’s affordable, there’s no question,” Gotto said. “But it needs to be neighborhood by neighborhood, community by community.”

Gotto’s experience on Centennial’s planning commission makes him poised to explore housing policy as a commissioner, he said, and added he wants “to protect our neighborhoods” from developments that some residents may feel encroaches on open space or exacerbates traffi c.

About 94% of the county’s unincorporated land is zoned for single-family homes, locking out the potential for denser developments — like townhomes and condos — that some housing experts and policymakers have said is crucial for shoring up supply and driving down housing costs.

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day though, it is a public health department, and that is the center of their role.” She said she would trust the decisions of commissioners in their appointments and would not intervene with public health decision making.

“You still do have a responsibility to engage and weigh in and help them make the right decisions,” she said, adding “there’s a lot that we’ve learned from the last two years that will help us make better decisions for the future.” But she also wants to see the board do its work unimpeded.

Another issue that could be top-of-mind for county voters: crime. Campbell-Swanson said her experience as a lawyer makes her primed to take on this issue with a fresh approach and said “those simple solutions of lock em’ up and give them harsher penalties don’t actually

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Liva said he supports more armed citizens in Arapahoe Coun ty and as sheriff he would increase hours for when residents can come to offices to apply for an open carry permit, hoping to make the process more accessible.

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of police chases, but we also have to remember it is the criminal who is driving recklessly and putting peo ple in danger, not always because a police car is chasing them.”

Outside of auto thefts, Edling said police should have “zero toler ance” for fentanyl use, possession

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Squeezing in that many people has mainly been possible due to building double, even triple, bunk beds. However, the jail’s infrastruc ture — such as pipes and plumbing — has not been kept up.

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“I encourage people in Arapahoe County to open carry. We’re going to see crime increase as inflation continues to wipe out the middle class,” Liva said. “We’re going to need all law-abiding citizens onboard to possibly open carry all the time just to keep a lid on the chaos.”

Liva said he feels Colorado’s red flag law — which gives police and residents the ability to peti tion a court to temporarily seize a

and distribution. Overdose deaths from the drug have risen sharply in the county, with data showing it has been the leading killer among drugrelated deaths since 2020.

While some local law enforcement, such as in Englewood and Littleton, have said they don’t usually make arrests when responding to a fentanyl overdose — so long as a person has less than 1 gram of the drug on them — Edling said there should still be consequences, even

asked in 2019 to approve more tax money for the construction of new jail, but the measure failed by a roughly 2-to-1 margin. Still, Brown feels he could garner more support this time around by demonstrating how investments in a new facility, with new programs and resources, could reduce the number of people falling into police custody.

“We don’t want to see people re turn to jail on a regular basis, and anything we can do to help with

firearm from someone who may be dangerous — is unconstitutional.

“If somebody reports someone who is possibly a problem … I don’t have any right to take proper ty from a citizen when they haven’t committed a crime,” Liva said, adding he would support other resources to help with mental health issues without taking away firearms.

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if it’s a misdemeanor. He likened the crisis to the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s, which he also felt needed a toughon-crime approach.

“I don’t see any difference in how we should be dealing with our new epidemic than how we did with our crack cocaine problem in the 90s,” Edling said. “Any possession of crack cocaine was a felony and you were arrested for it. If we want to get a hold on this drug epidemic

that, that’s what we’re trying to accomplish,” Brown said.

Along with the co-responder pro gram, Brown’s office has engaged in efforts to improve police trans parency, he said, such as working with the City of Centennial to form a citizens advisory commit tee and taking part in a national accreditation system known as CALEA.

That system opens office poli cies and procedures to an annual

the only way to prevent a mass shooting is from an armed citi zenry that can defend itself. He said “we can’t sit back and wait for someone to show up, it doesn’t work, it hasn’t worked,” and called gun control — such as an assault weapons ban — impractical.

“There are more guns than people in this country,” Liva said.

The Libertarian candidate said

that is killing so many … then we have to get back to commonsense policing.”

Still, Edling said he is supportive of harm reduction measures to combat fentanyl, such as testing strips and naloxone — an overdosereducing drug he wants all officers to continue to carry.

While he sees a need for criminal punishment, Edling said he

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outside reviews on-site every four years. Brown said the Arapahoe office has attained triple crown accreditation under four differ ent sheriffs, a trend he pledged to continue.

Of other more recent account ability measures, such as a re quirement for all police depart ments in Colorado to wear body cameras by 2023, Brown said the

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Gotto called “zoning the key” to good housing policy and wants to strike a balance between hous ing types and ranges in density depending on the neighborhood, saying “I don’t think you can do a one-size-fits-all.”

Ultimately, Gotto’s record will need to attract a coalition of Re publicans and independents if he is to win the commissioner seat

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benefit us in the long run.”

“We know there’s a high corre lation between crime and poverty, when economic opportunities and job opportunities, crimes, espe cially property and theft crimes go up,” she said, adding she sup ports more restorative measures and providing better services for people to transition out of the criminal justice system.

Despite the county’s shift

in November as the county has continued to shift towards Demo crats in recent elections.

But Gotto isn’t worried, call ing his south-central Arapahoe County district “about as purple as it can get” and pointing to the three-term tenure of its outgoing commissioner, Nancy Sharp, who ran as a Republican.

“It’s definitely a district that a Republican can still win,” He said. “But the one that works the hardest is going to win, it’s not going to be about who’s Republi can or Democrat.”

towards Democrats in past elec tions, Campbell-Swanson said she envisions a close race, one she can’t win “without unaffiliated voters.” Having grown up as a Re publican in Kansas before switch ing parties, Campbell-Swanson said understands the different areas of the political spectrum, believes parties can work to gether and will “serve everyone if elected.”

“The role of government is to create the context and circum stances for people to thrive, and to be healthy and to succeed,” she said.

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Online program helps neurodiverse kids

Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers created resource

BY DANA KNOWLES, LINDSEY FORD ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Leo Krause, 10, can’t help but smile while snuggling with one of his two family dogs, Louie, a mini Australian Labradoodle. It’s one of the many strategies he uses to calm himself after being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD when he was 7 years old.

“It feels like it’s hard for me to focus sometimes. I just want to move around all the time, and it’s hard for me to sit still,” Krause explained.

He received help with his ADHD through a program that’s now free and online called “Unstuck and On Target.” It was developed by researchers through Children’s Hospital Colorado to improve the executive functioning of elementary-aged school children with ADHD and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Navigating ADHD

Executive functions come from the frontal lobe of the brain and involve things like paying attention, problem-solving, emotional regulation, planning, impulse control and setting goals. When left unaddressed, challenges with these traits can create barriers to success for

many children.

Leo’s mom, Jodi Krause, says the program has been a game changer for their entire family.

“Having a child who struggles with attention and having a child who struggles with anxiety can create obstacles that you want to be able to get ahead of, but as parents, we kind of react in the moment. So that’s really challenging,” she added, saying that the strategies taught in the Unstuck and on Target curriculum continue to help Leo function like any other 10-year-old boy. “A change in Leo from the program that I’ve noticed is that he’s way more willing to put into words the things that his body is feeling.”

Laura Anthony, Ph.D., is a psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and one of the researchers who developed the online curriculum for the program. It can be done in school with educators and at home with kids and their parents and/or caregivers

“We want all kids as they’re growing to be at their most optimum developmental trajectory. We want them to do and be their best,” she explained, adding that free access is the key. “From the beginning, we wanted to create a community-based program that would reach all the kids and families who needed it.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control, between the years of 2016 and 2019, 6 million children from the ages of 3 to 17 were

diagnosed with ADHD, while one in 44 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. “Kids with either Autism or ADHD have particular difficulties with executive functioning skills and [that’s why] we designed this intervention for them,” added Anthony.

Free to be himself

Leo told Rocky Mountain PBS some of the strategies he’s learned in the program include walking away from tense situations, taking deep breaths and thinking happy thoughts. His favorite coping mechanism? Squeezing a lemon when he’s

feeling anxious.

“I feel a lot different. I’m able to calm myself down more,” he explained.

Jodi says these days Leo can be fully himself; a boy who’s compassionate and empathetic. A boy who loves his dogs, his family, friends, playing soccer, mountain biking and skiing.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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the only way to achieve more safety in Arapahoe County is to build better trust between residents and law enforcement. Liva feels police rely too much on piecemeal tips rather than informed, active and engaged citizenry working together to solve crimes.

“People have to feel empowered, people have to feel when they go to the sheriff’s office they feel welcomed to share what they need to say, and it’s not a welcoming place now,” he said.

Violent crimes, Liva said, should be the top priority for the sheriff’s office to focus on and responses to drug use, such as fentanyl, should be more about saving lives.

“Fentanyl is an absolute tsunami, and there’s no one who can hold that back,” Liva said. “Anything on the street right now is deadly, it’s not a high anymore it’s

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understands how other resources and programs can help lessen addictions that may turn deadly.

Alternate policing practices, such as a co-responder program to partner officers with mental health clinicians and de-escalation training, are all policies Edling says he both champions and has experience with as a current commanding officer with the Denver Police Department.

“There’s all kinds of alternative ways that we can help people that we serve than just arresting people and putting them in jail,” Edling said.

Edling also wants to see more police presence at schools, especially with the ever-present threat of mass shootings. He called the May 24 shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas — which left 21 people dead — a “tragedy.”

“I have the utmost confidence that that would not happen in the Denver metro area for any of our men or women who wear blue,” Edling said of the Uvalde police response, which received national criticism after officers took a long time to enter the building to confront the active shooter.

Edling’s plan for avoiding such an event is to institute a “random anti-violence measure program” in which sheriff’s office deputies would be called to schools at random times to train and prepare for an active shooter.

“The first time my deputies step foot into a school in their service

a ticket to the morgue.”

Investing in more communitybased resources for harm reduction, such as providing fentanyl testing strips and overdose-reducing drugs like Narcan, is a better use of police funding than criminalization, Liva said.

“We have to be realistic, people are going to take this stuff and we have to do what we can to prevent them from dying,” he said, adding harsher penalties for fentanyl possession “do not act as a deterrent at all.”

“Once we contact those people, hopefully, we can get them into some social services … locking them up overnight might help for a shortterm solution but that’s not a longterm solution,” Liva said.

Ultimately, Liva said he is energized by what he sees as a portion of voters desperate for a change. Younger voters, especially, could help him in his bid for sheriff, Liva said.

“I’m another option, I think all candidates will do a good job, they’re all good people,” he said.

area will not be during a crisis,” Edling said. “Unfortunately, the majority of violence that happens against our schools are because it’s a soft target. We need to make them a hard target.”

The Republican candidate has drawn a contrast with his Democratic opponent, incumbent sheriff Tyler Brown, on whether the county needs a new jail, which was built in 1986 and has been retrofitted to house more than three times its original capacity. Brown has said the current one is an aging facility that does not meet the needs of a modern population.

Edling said: “I don’t want the nicest jail in the state of Colorado, I want a jail that provides a safe working environment for my deputies and a safe housing environment that houses the inmates who are doing their time.”

Edling also said the current jail has been half empty, with only around 700 inmates incarcerated last year — during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — despite having 1,458 beds. This year, however, Brown said the jail has housed around 950 people, which is twothirds capacity.

As a national reckoning on race and policing continues following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, calls for more law enforcement accountability has also grown. Edling said he “will hold all deputies accountable to those policies and procedures that are transparent” but believes slogans like “defund the police” have had a “horrific impact” on police morale and staffing.

“We have to be supported, we have to be educated and proper training and we have to fund those who keep us safe,” Edling said.

Edling’s own department faced criticism in July when Denver police opened fire in a crowded street in downtown Denver, injuring six people. Several victims were not initially told by police they were shot and probe has been opened into officers’ actions — who said

they were shooting at an armed suspect in the area who they believed posed “a significant threat.”

Edling, who was not on scene for that event, called it a “tragic incident” and said he believes officers are responsible “for each and every round that gets discharged from a firearm.”

“We have to ensure the officers are competent, that the officers are well trained,” he said, adding residents must also “understand when you make mistakes. None of us our perfect, policing is not perfect, I am not perfect, but I will own up to it.”

a felony — no matter how small.

Arapahoe office has been ahead of the curve — having cameras since at least 2013.

“If your police work or professionalism changes because you’re wearing a body-worn camera, then you weren’t doing it right in the first place,” he said.

That policy was one of several to pass in a sprawling police reform package enacted by Colorado lawmakers in response to the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The law also made body camera footage more accessible and essentially ended qualified immunity for officers — opening them up to more financial jeopardy from civil lawsuits.

While Brown said he did not feel the law had a negative impact on his office’s ability to hire and retain officers, he did have concerns with earlier proposals and said his negotiations with lawmakers at the time helped remedy those issues. One example was capping the amount that can be levied against officers at $25,000, down from $55,000, which Brown said was too much of a financial burden for what is “a middle-class job.”

Lobbying for amendments to state policy is something Brown said he would continue to be open to, such as potential changes to the state’s fentanyl law that passed this May. While some elements of the bill were a boon for law enforcement, such as nearly $20 million for bulk purchases of the overdose-reducing drug naloxone, Brown said other aspects could make it harder to pursue fentanyl charges, such as stopping short of making any possession of fentanyl

“We heard a lot at the capitol that we were going to be ‘punishing the use,’” Brown said, adding that while he understands the need for harm reduction and empathy for users of small fentanyl amounts, he also wants more leeway to pursue charges for “distributors of this poison.”

Running as a Democrat in a county that has consistently shifted blue in past elections, Brown said he “feels good about the race” but would lead as an “apolitical sheriff.”

“When 911 goes off, we don’t ask are you Democrat or Republican, we ask what is the emergency,” he said.

Brown faced controversy last year when he was seen on film fighting with several other men at Pindustry, a bar, restaurant and entertainment venue in Greenwood Village. Brown said he was defending his wife after she was repeatedly harassed. Brown did not face any charges for the incident but in a statement, District Attorney Beth McCann called his actions “irresponsible and unprofessional.”

“Looking at that I would’ve hoped it could have gone a different way,” Brown said. “As a citizen, I have a right to defend individuals who are being harassed. Protecting my family is important for me.”

Brown said it is his commitment to family — who he had helped raise in Arapahoe County — that makes him right to continue the job of sheriff.

“I ultimately think that’s a huge driving force to my success to this point … because I’m committed to making sure that Arapahoe County is a safe place to live, work, play, raise your family,” he said.

“I’m committed to serving all of Arapahoe County because my family demands that.”

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EDITOR’S COLUMN

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I have seen plenty of social media posts and PSAs circulating with phone numbers and websites about how the victims can get help. In seeing them – I am always glad they are there. However, there is also this twinge of pain. There are strong moments of sadness for me and I’m sure others in the same boat. You see, many of us have a family member or friend who may be victims of domestic violence, but the phone numbers and websites mean nothing because they do not use them.

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I am talking about the men and women who may be in an abusive situation but they continually decide to stay, take it and suffer.

For family members and friends watching this happen we too suffer. We all know we would step in and help at the drop of a hat. We all hold our breath as we know that one day we will get the call saying things went too far and the person we love is hurt or dead.

Sound harsh? It is harsh. It sounds that way because it is reality. We know that all the efforts to talk sense are falling to the wayside and we often lose the small battles to the abuser who, for reasons we cannot figure, continues to win the war.

Statistics provided by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence say this about victims:

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. One in four women and one in nine men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, posttraumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner. Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries.

According to SafeLives, an organization aimed at ending domestic violence, it can take years for a victim to even seek help. And when they do seek help for that first time, it likely ends with a phone call but could take another year or more for the victim to be serious.

On average, SafeLives estimates that a victim can be hurt physically 50 times or more before thinking about getting help.

Domestic violence has a far-reaching affect on so many lives and our communities. For those who have to stand on the sidelines because legally there is nothing you can do – I feel for all of you. I say be strong and never lose hope.

We all have to believe that a good outcome is possible.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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Can we handle the truth?

She vacillated for months. Her boss was micromanaging everything that she and her team were doing. Never satisfied with anything that was produced by anyone on the team, her boss felt compelled to change even the smallest of details. It was a blind spot for the leader for sure, and unfortunately demoralizing to the entire team.

When she found what she thought was the right opportunity to discuss this blind spot with her boss, hoping it would make a change, she unfortunately found herself on the receiving end of even tighter scrutiny and micromanagement, eventually ending in her termination.

He was experiencing some erosion of trust with his friend. The friend began acting and behaving in a way that was outside their normal behavior. As the behavior became increasingly amplified, he began wondering what the truth was and what were lies any time that his friend shared a story. He invited his friend to meet for breakfast one morning to talk about it.

Defensiveness was their shield. His friend took offense at what was being shared, so much so that they got up and left. As he sat their wondering if he had made the right call to bring this change in behavior to his friend of more than 20 years, his first feeling was regret. That feeling quickly gave way to relief as he knew the conversation had to happen. To this day they have not spoken, and the hopes are that his friend has made some changes in their life, wherever they may be today.

There was a deep family secret. Something that was held onto for a very long time. So many opportunities to get the skeleton out of the closet, yet too many excuses about why it was never the right time. Then one day the truth was shared, the skeleton set free from its chains. Thinking that finally the air would be cleared, knowing it might take time for the family and friends to understand, they believed all would eventually be OK and the sins of

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the past forgiven. It was not to be, not yet anyway. The truth and pain were too much. Those secrets hidden for so long brought too much current-day pain.

The truth will set us free. For those of us hearing the truth, I guess sometimes it depends on if we are ready to handle the truth. For those delivering the truth, it truly is freedom.

How often have we wished we could say exactly what is on our mind? Probably more than we can count on our fingers and toes. We remain quiet, but why? Political correctness? Maybe we don’t want to hurt a family member, friend, peer or employer. The issue could be so white-hot that anything we say will possibly be misconstrued and the tables turned on us. We might stay quiet because we fear being canceled, shut out, unfriended or blocked on social media.

Here’s the real question, as the examples above were about real people who shared their stories and experienced negative repercussions. The question is, the title of this column, can we handle the truth? We live in a world of chaos, corruption, and lies. Chaos, corruption, and lies that companies, politicians, television, social media and people will justify because they believe it is for our greater good. Is it? Is it really? We cannot manage what we do not know. Maybe it’s not our place to manage it anyway. But we all want the truth. Can we handle it?

Who is the arbiter of truth? For me, I find it through my faith, as it is the way, the truth, and the life. Even for my many, many sins of the past, by the way probably the record holder of sins, I know that the truth comes from one source, our God. I would love to hear your story of handling the truth at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can get to a place where we can handle the truth, no matter how hard it is, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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Business exit planning crucial

The way we conduct business after COVID has changed forever. Business owners continue to struggle to find good employees and customers in this new “flex” work world. One of the biggest challenges continues to be consolidation and business closures. However, few are prepared for these changes.

Maybe you were a fan of Banana Republic downtown, or Echo Lake Gift Shop and Lodge Restaurant.

Perhaps you purchased a car from Rocky’s Autos or furniture from Larrabee’s over the last 40 years.

There are hundreds of well-known, longstanding businesses shuttering. It could be a COVID hangover, or higher rents and a labor shortage.

Or you could be part of the mass of baby boomers wanting to retire and transition their business.

This is why the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for symposium

I just finished reading your story about the Senior Safety Symposium in Englewood on Sept. 21. It was a very well written article partially explaining why the Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society joined with the City of Englewood, Parks, Recreation and Library to create the symposium.

Our railroad society feels we need to be involved with any community we are in, regardless if it is railroadoriented or not. The symposium has proved popular in Englewood as the attendance has increased and we have had a lot of positive feedback. It is our hope that this event will be a continuous occurrence for many years to come. We also hope to see this expand to other towns in Colorado.

I would like to give credit to those whose help ensured the success of the program. First, Cheryl Adamson who worked tirelessly for both of the years of the symposiums. She was the guiding influence for the quality of the speakers and the topics presented. Sadly she moved on to another job a week prior to the symposium. We wish her the very best in the future and know she will be a great success.

Shelly Fitz-Pelley did a yeoman’s job of filling the void left with Cheryl’s departure. If it wasn’t for Shelly the way the presentations were presented would not have been half as interesting as they were. Filling in for the vacancy created by Cheryl’s departure would have been a difficult task at best for anyone, but Shelly did a credible and noteworthy job of overseeing the presentations.

The volunteers who helped answer questions and assist the patrons made the symposium a friendly and welcoming event. Allison Boyd, Michelle Smith, Sheri Crabtree, Ida May Nicholl and Bonnie Gehringer deserve a lot of the credit for the casual and relaxed atmosphere.

Allison Boyd is to be thanked for allowing the city’s participation for these last few years. Without her assistance

Exit Planning Institute launched a Business Owner Readiness Survey to help business owners determine how to exit from their business. This survey indicated that 70% of respondents would like to sell in 10 years, referred to as the “Silver Tsunami.”

It is always better to plan and be prepared then find out in a lurch that your lease is not being renewed or your talent pool has gone off to find themselves. Entrepreneurs are a different breed. They eat, sleep, and breathe their business 24/7. It is a life choice but also a life cycle that eventually comes to an end.

“Having a plan to transition prior to an exit enables the owner to unlock the wealth of the business and create the future and legacy a business owner envisioned,” Robert Lee, CFP explained. Lee is involved with the Exit Planning Institute where they help businesses prepare an exit strategy. The recent survey results from the Business Owner Readiness Survey state that:

Seventy percent of companies put on the market today fail. Six in 10 respondents indicated that they had no exit planning advice or educa-

the Senior Safety Symposium might not have happened.

A thank you to all the merchants who supported the symposium with door prizes. Hopefully there will be another one next year. For senior safety is the main reason for these symposiums.

Jim Jordan. President, Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society Englewood

Vote for Tom Kim

I write to ask you to vote for Tom Kim for State Senate District 27. As a father of two daughters enrolled in public school, Tom is fully invested in improving the public education system in the State of Colorado.

Over the last few years, parents have felt shut out of the classroom, but even worse over the past decade parents and teachers have had less and less say over how the public education system is working for our children. Working in public education myself, I have seen firsthand the frustration experienced by good teachers being forced to take time away from teaching to “manage” the top/down approach to education we are experiencing in Colorado.

Tom will support teachers being allowed to teach, not simply test. Tom is committed to ensuring that our public schools are funded to benefit students. This means making sure teachers are getting paid what they deserve and have the resources they need to do their jobs effectively.

Tom is also a proponent of educational choice and believes that parents know their children best. Tom truly cares about providing the best opportunities we can for our children so that they can succeed.

His voice and perspective, not only regarding education, but business and public safety are desperately needed in the Colorado Senate. I ask you to join me in voting, as a fellow resident of Senate District 27, for Tom Kim.

Stephanie Piko Mayor of Centennial

tion. And 68% were either unsure or didn’t know of the transition options available to them. Lee further stated, “When business owners connect the concept that an exit strategy is a business strategy, they are more likely to embrace their decision to transition.”

Business owners find it challenging to be personally ready to transition. Owners often struggle to envision life after the business while focusing on growing their business. When asked in the survey “how ready the owner considered themselves personally for a major transition of their company,” 84% of the respondents said they were below average, or they were not ready at all for their personal transition from their company.

It is crucial for business owners to integrate business planning with personal and financial planning to increase the likelihood that their exit will be successful.

The Exit Planning Institute encourages business owners to take a holistic and focused approach to align the critical elements necessary to prepare for transition. Steps can include:

• Learn about the options on how to transition a business.

• Obtain a business valuation.

• Envision the next phase of your life.

• Establish an advisory team with your CPA, attorney, and financial advisor.

There is usually a better success rate and smooth succession when you have time to plan, choose your advisors and develop your successors. No one likes an emergency exit. Planning ahead will help in your day-to-day operations as well as give you a roadmap to guide you through the next steps.

There are resources to help you improve your readiness and advisors to help with financial reviews and valuations. Now is the time to prepare for your own future, even if it is many years away. You don’t want to be caught off-guard, and not be able to protect your legacy, family, and employees.

Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

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Designs from 15 creators being unveiled this fall

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Painter and muralist Eli Pillaert, a New Orleans native, spent a part of her formative years working as a Colorado ski instructor, teaching kids at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort.

But it was the summers spent hiking around the area that left her inspired.

“This one plant, the mountain mahogany, kept popping up. It’s so beautiful. It has spiraling pieces with little fluffy bits on them,” Pillaert said.

So, when she was selected by Adams County’s Cultural Arts Division to help bring some color to county open spaces, that’s where she looked.

“It’s local flora and fauna. It’s something that people see and could connect with. It’s exactly why I went with this design,” she said.

Pillaert is one of 15 national artists who are having their designs unveiled across Adams County this fall.

But it’s not a gallery show and you don’t need tickets to see any of them. All you need is a little time and some decent walking shoes.

Pillaert’s design, featuring long swooping branches and colorful fluff, is now a part of the county’s Clear Creek Trail at Twin Lakes Park, along 70th Avenue just west of Broadway.

Other designs featuring other artists and their inspirations are spread across the county’s trail system — not on the walls or entrances to tunnels but on the trails themselves.

It’s part of the county’s “Love Your Trails” series. Adams County is about halfway through the series, bringing colorful murals and designs highlighting the county’s natural resources and environment to those walking paths.

“Adams County has been dedicated to the arts for quite a while now,” said Adams County Cultural Arts Liaison Zoe Ocampo.

Adams County started its parks and open space Cultural Arts Division within the Arts and Cultural Department in 2019. Ocampo said arts and culture are part of a vision for Adams County to expand public art in its communities that

calls for increased spending on displays everyone can enjoy.

“It won’t just be new buildings, it will be parks, trails and also all different kinds of projects throughout the county that are deemed eligible,” she said.

Choosing 15

Ocampo said that 50 artists from around the country applied to be part of the Love Your Trails project. The county’s Visual Arts Commission, a nine-member board of community volunteers, selected the final 15.

Pillaert said the artists were given the opportunity to include the community in the project. Hers is the only one of the eight completed so far that did that.

“The community element is part of organizing the mural so that it can be painted by the community,” Pillaert said. “It’s something that’s really near and dear to my heart. It’s something that’s really cool to see people connect through art.”

South Florida’s Stephanie Leyden made her mural theme of the four seasons. It’s also located on the Clear Creek Trail along Tennyson Street and north of 54th Avenue.

She painted summer elements transitioning into fall, winter, and spring and added designs she associated with the state — butterflies flying, animal tracks, wildflowers and changing colors of leaves as they have blown off the trees.

“It’s something we don’t have in South Florida. The seasons are here, they’re just not as obvious,” Leyden said. “With each season, I painted four butterflies, four leaves, four types of animal tracks and four wildflowers. It was fun.”

Leah Nguyen is from Seattle and her mural was more specific.

Called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO,” it’s located in Bennett’s Civic Center Park off of South Street.

Nguyen’s patterns depict small-town life, farmers growing corn, sunflowers, hay and wheat in the surrounding areas. The patterns connect generations of families to preserve the town’s history.

“I created the Community Vision pattern to provide support for communities that are doing the difficult work of excavating their histories, having dialogues and taking actions toward reconciliation, healing old wounds, and visioning new ways to come together and collaboratively thrive,” Nguyen said. “The pattern makes sense there at Bennett City Hall, which holds space for visionary civic work and community building conversations.”

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Northampton, Massachusetts artist Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals

Leah Nguyen’s mural is called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO.” COURTESY PHOTOS

Kerry Cesen illustrating the smallest species.

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for Looking Inward.” It’s located in Strasburg Community Park. Her mural is an illusion of depth and volume occupying space in a two-dimensional surface with color that is expressive.

“I had this idea for a path coming across these portals or ovals reflecting the night sky with colorful Candy Land-like pathways that flow in and out of the portals as if they were going underneath the path and coming up the other side to give a sense of playfulness and movement,” Carlino said. “I love this idea of moving through space and coming across something that makes you take pause, and in that pause you can reflect.”

Traveling artist Kerry Cesen went small with his work. He said he lives in several places, including Maryland, Oregon and Washington state. His mural continues along the Clear Creek trail and is located just west of Lowell Boulevard along West 55th Place.

Cesen dives into the roots of the smallest species as though you are looking through a microscope. He illustrates the natural world beneath our feet.

“It emphasizes the interactions between plants, animals, aquatic life, and fungal growth,” Cesen said. “Several magnified areas within the design allow us a deeper glimpse into the micro-world, where scientific research and design techniques help inform viewers about some of the smaller parts that make up the whole.”

Clearwater, Florida artist Beth Warmath’s mural is inspired by the Colorado landscape and two notable flowers: Sunflowers in the fields and the Colorado columbine.

“I love nature and its perfect beauty, so I challenge myself to recreate it larger

than life. I draw from actual objects so I used the surrounding landscape for my inspiration,” Warmath said. “I was happy to see wildlife in its natural habitat such as fox, elk, chipmunks and bison.”

Paz de la Calzada is originally from Spain but has lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 18 years. Calzada’s mural is located at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton near the South Platte River. It’s an abstract design that keeps flowing, intertwining with the landscape and river.

“The landscape inspired me with the color of green flowing with nature and the color of blue metaphor flowing with the river both intersecting together, and both need each other water needs nature and nature needs water,” Calzada said.

Milwaukee artist Theresa Sahar researched the Adams County area and learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado. That became the centerpiece of her mural, which is located along the South Platte Trail just east of Riverdale Dunes Golf Course and the county’s Fishing is Fun Pond. It features a realistically rendered fish leaping off of the trail.

“I’ve done some anamorphic (3D) chalk art pieces in downtown Milwaukee and decided it would be a fun and interesting addition to the Love Your Trails project,” Sahar said.

Adams County’s Ocampo said the remaining murals should be finished this fall, at least before the snow falls. The additional artists selected to work on their mural scheduled for painting are Toni Ardizzone, Sofi Ramiez, Wes Abarca, Keeley Hertzel, Eye Cough, Angela Beloian and Julio Juls Mendoza.

For more information about the artist and mapping location to see the artist’s trail mural, visit: adcogov.org/ cultural-arts-current-projects.

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Stephanie Leyden’s mural has a theme of four seasons.

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Theresa Sahar learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado.

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Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals for Looking Inward.” COURTESY PHOTO

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Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage — professional actors reading stories for an audience of grown-ups — will next offer “Modern Times” with Buntport Theater performers at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. storiesonstage.org, 303-4940523.

Tesoro lecture

Tesoro Historic Lecture Series’ next presentation is “The Night the Stars Fell” with Ron Hranac discussing “What is a Meteor” in connection with a meteor shower seen at Bent’s Fort on Nov. 12, 1833, as the Plains Indians thought it might be the end of the world. Dinner lecture at the Fort, 19192 Morrison Road, Morrison. $80 non-members, $70 Tesoro members. 303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter.org.

Own An Original

The 57th annual “Own an Original’ thematic fine art competition will run from Nov. 4 through Dec. 31 at the Littleton Museum, with a theme of “Labyrinth.” Juror is Molly Casey. More on this soon.

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Cliff Austin teaches oil painters special techniques on how to paint from photographs. Heritage Fine Arts guild hosts this class at the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1509 W. Littleton Blvd. Cost: $35 Heritage Guild members, $50 for nonmembers. Limited to 20 students. For details, see heritage-guild.com and select Current Workshops. Oil painters only.

Miners Alley

Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington, Golden, announced its 2023 season: Jan. 27-March 5, “The Great American Musical.”; March 31-April 23: “I Hate Hamlet”; May 19-June 11: “The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies”; Aug. 11-Sept. 17: “Avenue Q: the Musical”; Oct. 13Nov. 5: “The Cherry Orchard”; Nov. 24-Dec. 31: “A Christmas Story.”

Littleton musical

“Newsies” is the next musical to appear at Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, opening Nov. 17 and playing through Dec. 29. Special benefit for the Denver Actors Fund will be Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. See townhallartscenter.org.

Christmas show

Also in the Newman Center Presents series at the University of Denver: “Damien Sneed’s Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey” on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. See newmancenterpresents.com.

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Arapahoe blanks Eaglecrest for 10th win of the season

Arapahoe High School used two goals from Felix Ruiz-Hensley to shut out Eaglecrest 6-0 in Littleton Oct. 13.

The win was the Warriors’ 10th of the season and kept the team in first place in the Centennial League standings.

AHS also picked up goals from Patrick Buckley, Andrew Chalmers, Gabriel Mock and Matthew Thompson. Warriors’ goalkeeper Drew Barber recorded the win and made just one save.

No stats were available for the Raptors.

Arapahoe closes out the regular season against Overland High School at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.

Heritage closes out regular season with win over Mountain Vista

wrapped up the regular season Oct. 13 by beating Mountain Vista 3-1 in Littleton.

The Eagles were sitting in fi rst place in the Continental

3-10-1 overall.

Logan Hause, Jake Lowery and Liam Gilbert scored Heritage’s goals. Goalkeeper Owen McCague had two saves in 70

Strother Abromaitis,

Mountain Vista’s Shane Baker scored his team’s goal. Carson Brice and Chris Gritzmaker split time in goal for the Golden Eagles. Each made four saves.

Ottman join exclusive group at CHSAA

Seven members to be inducted into hall of fame

STAFF REPORT COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

CHSAA’s 34th Hall of Fame class include coach Tim Ottman of Ponderosa High School and

former Highlands Ranch basketball standout Ann Strother Abromaitis.

CHSAA announced the class members in a press release Oct. 11. The other inductees are Sally Moos of Cherry Creek High School, Rene Aafeldt of Valley High School, George Rykovich of Manitou Springs High School, James Hartman Jr. of Mitchell

High School, and student advisor Dale Garland from Durango High School

Ottman was the Ponderosa High School wrestling coach for 18 seasons. During that time, he compiled a record of 200-26 and 16 straight Continental league championships. He coached 12 class 5A regional wrestling champions and 10 state champi-

ons. He was the National Federation of High Schools’ national coach of the year in 2009, the National Wrestling Association Region 6 Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2005 and was the Continental League Coach of the Year 13 times.

He retired earlier this year.

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Eaglecrest’s Miles Reish and Arapahoe’s Jace Swa ord keep their eyes on the ball during an Oct. 13 match in Littleton. PHOTO BY HESTON MOSHER

Mountain Vista’s Noah Hansen and Heritage’s Jake Lowery ward each other o the loose ball during an Oct. 13 match in Littleton.

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Strother Abromaitis was a two-time state girls basketball champion during her days at Highlands Ranch High School. She was the Naismith National Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Player of the Year too. Strother Abromaitis also played in the first McDonald’s All-American Game and was the game’s co-MVP. Strother Abromaitis earned a scholarship to the University of Connecticut, where she guided the Huskies to a pair of national championships. She played in 143 games and started in 142 of them. The Houston Comets of the WNBA drafted her.

Other inductees:

Sally Moos spent 35 years as the girls volleyball coach at Cherry Creek High School. Her teams won 734 games, including a 42-match winning streak, 13 Centennial League titles and five state championships. A press statement from CHSAA said Moos created a winning culture for the Bruins while also putting relationship-building ahead of winning.

ReneAafeldt of Valley High School coached the girls volleyball program there for 20 years. Her record was 393-36,

which included appearances in nine, class 3A state title games and 13 straight state tournament appearances. Her teams won the state title in 2010 and 2012. She played volleyball for the Vikings before graduating. As one of her former players put it, “To play under Rene Aafedt, I think was the greatest honor I could have as an athlete. I admire her and wouldn’t be the person I am today without her,” according to CHSAA’s statement.

George Rykovich was the football coach at Manitou Springs High School for 36 years. The Mustangs won two, class 2A football titles during that time. Rykovich ran the single-wing offense; CHSAA’s statement said the offense was “well-known but rarely beaten.” Coaches around the country call on him for advice, even in retirement. Rykovich also is a member of the Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame and the Single Wing Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

James Hartman Jr. coached the Mitchell High School football team for 18 years and won 211 games, 10 conference titles and three, state titles. He also received the CHSCA Football Coach of the Year award, the Gazette Telegraph Football Coach of the Year five

times and is a member of the CHSCA Hall of Fame and the Colorado Springs Sports Corp. Hall of Fame.

Dale Garland of Durango High School spent his 25-year career as a student leadership adviser. His program received the National Council of Excellence award from the National Student Council Office. CHSAA’s statement said the honor “is reserved for student leadership programs that meet specific criteria related to leadership excellence, service and commitment to their school community.” Garland received CHSAA’s Adviser of the Year award. He also was on CHSAA’s Student Leadership Advisory Committee and led workshops at several state student leadership camps and conference.

“I applaud the efforts of the selection committee as this is an exceptional list of deserving honorees,’’ said CHSAA Commissioner Michael Krueger in the statement. “Each and every member of the CHSAA Hall of Fame exceedingly represents the intrinsic values and ideals that create the foundation for educationally based athletics and activities; the 2022 Hall of Fame Class reflect this same standard of exceptional accomplishment.”

The induction ceremony is set for Monday, Jan. 23.

Metro sports roundup

Football

Douglas County

Douglas County (3-5) 29, Fountain-Fort Carson 61

ThunderRidge (8-0) 35, Highlands Ranch (2-6) 7

Mountain Vista (6-2) 38, Castle View (1-7) 21

Chaparral (1-7) 28, Regis Jesuit 56

Legend (5-3) 14, Pine Creek 31

Rock Canyon (6-2) 13, Valor Christian 28

Arapahoe County

Englewood (4-3) 12, Classical Academy 48

Heritage (6-2) 21, Standley Lake 3

Arapahoe (4-4) 27, Cherokee Trail 14 Littleton (5-2) 0, Evergreen 56

Cherry Creek (7-1) 42, Eaglecrest (6-2) 7

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Douglas County 7 (23-2), Lakewood 4 Legend (20-5) 6, Legacy 1

Arapahoe (15-11) 10, Heritage (13-12) 0 10/15

ThunderRidge (15-11) 13, Rocky Mountain 3

Eaglecrest (14-12) 3, Arvada West 4 Rock Canyon (12-14) 2, Broomfield 12 Englewood (9-9) 0, Strasburg 16

Say yes to ‘The River Bride’

-What drew you to directing “The River Bride”?

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Magical realism is one of the most difficult genres to tackle – blending the recognizable with the mystical is a fine line to walk. For the first production of the Arvada Center Black Box Theatre’s 2022-2023 season, audiences are treated to a show that takes them to a small Brazilian fishing town, where a mysterious man is pulled from the Amazon River. What ensues is a stirring adventure that delves into the topic of family and more.

“The River Bride” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada, through Sunday, Nov. 6.

We spoke to director Jamie Ann Romero about the show, what she hopes audiences take away from it and more:

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

I had the great privilege of acting in the 2016 world premiere of “The River Bride” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It was there I fell in love with Marisela Treviño Orta’s beautiful play and her continued body of work. “The River Bride” is about being brave in love, what happens when you are and what happens when you aren’t. It’s a play that asks you to take a leap of faith.

-What is the show about?

The playwright calls “The River Bride” a “cautionary folk tale for adults.” It’s set on the Amazon River in Brazil and focuses on the myth that every June “botos,” or pink river dolphins, are given three days to venture on land and find their true love

For information and tickets, visit https://arvadacenter.org/ events/the-river-bride.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@ hotmail.com.

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County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 26, 2010

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0083023

Original Principal Amount $213,184.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $162,059.28

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 3, BLOCK 3, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECEPTION #A8067097, DATED 04/30/1998, RECORDED 05/06/1998 IN THE COUNTY RE CORDER OF COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 706 W Easter Ave, Littleton, CO 80120.

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, 11/30/2022, 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: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

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 EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 08/02/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-940753-LL

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.

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Legal Notice No. 0410-2022

First Publication:

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 23, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee 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) Jennifer Hamilton Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Megastar Financial Corp

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC Date of Deed of Trust

October 16, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 18, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7118247 Book: NA Page:

Original Principal Amount $269,527.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $250,234.79

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 194, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8166 S Fillmore Circle, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 12/14/2022, 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: 10/20/2022

Last Publication:11/17/2022

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 EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 08/23/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

David W Drake #43315

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00234-1

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.

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Legal Notice No. 0458-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 23, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee 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)

VARKONY

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2005-9, MortgageBacked Notes, Series 2005-9, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Date of Deed of Trust June 15, 2005

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2005

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5089631

July 07, 2005

Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5099801

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust Original Principal Amount $531,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $349,892.97

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 of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 3, ORCHARD HILLS FILING NO. FIVE, AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5560 SOUTH CHESTER COURT, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111.

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, 12/14/2022, 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: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

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 EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 08/23/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009455296

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.

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Legal Notice NO. 0456-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0352-2019

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 26, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee 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)

Demargo Lynette Krupa and Spenser Nicholas Wallace Ladd and John Patrick Dolan Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Elecnonic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

December 21, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 26, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8125357

Original Principal Amount $412,087.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $412,087.00

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 16, BLOCK 1, RIDGEVIEW HILLS NORTH, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4344 E Peakview Cir., Centennial, CO 80121.

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, 12/14/2022, 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: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

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 EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 08/26/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO10673

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. 0352-2019

First Publication: 10/20/2022 Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0378-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On July 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe

Original

Original

Current

Arapahoe

Recording

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

D7005665

Outstanding Principal

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 69, THE KNOLLS WEST - FILING NO. 2 AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 2683 E Fremont Place, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 11/16/2022, 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: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF IN TENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 07/19/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Norton #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-027929

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.

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Legal Notice NO. 0378-2022

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0397-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 29, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

John M. Strader AND Natsue Strader

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust March 17, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 23, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8028055

Original Principal Amount $169,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $154,295.17

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 91 SOUTHBRIDGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY AS CONVEYED TO JOHN M. STRADER AND NATSUE STRADER FROM MARY V. STRADER BY THAT DEED DATED 07/06/2006 AND RE CORDED 07/11/2006 IN INSTRUMENT NUM BER: B6100565 IN THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS. PARCEL ID(S): 2077-34-2-09-004

Also known by street and number as: 730 WEST JAMISON CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO 80120-4261.

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, 11/30/2022, 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: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

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: 07/29/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Norton #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028057

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 Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0397-2022

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0414-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 2, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee 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)

J Gutierrez

Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CASTLE & COOKE MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust May 21, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 22, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D8049799

Original Principal Amount $179,450.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $188,777.13

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.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 5250 S. Huron Way #11-208, Littleton, CO 80120.

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, 11/30/2022, 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: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

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: 08/02/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531 N. April Norton #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028119

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.

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EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION 0414-2022

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 208, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 11, HICKORY PLACE CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE CON DOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 2383162, AND THE FIRST SUPPLEMENT RECORDED MARCH 5, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 2383163, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DE FINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 10, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. B2087742 AND RECORDED AUGUST 13, 2012 AT RE CEPTION NO. D2089293 AND AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2015 AT RECEPTION NO. D5098524, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO,

Legal Notice NO. 0414-2022

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0450-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trust ee 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 M BOSS AND SHAWN A KELLER

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6064231

Original Principal Amount $292,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $282,341.01

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 of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 2, MESHKO SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4910 S. KALAMATH DRIVE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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,

12/14/2022, 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: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

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: 08/19/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009575341

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 Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0450-2022

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0377-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On July 19, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Brian K McHugh and Melissa A McHugh

Original Beneficiary(ies)

National City Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citizens Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust October 13, 2005 County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 25, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5160218

Original Principal Amount $65,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $50,823.56

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 6, BLOCK 5, FOUR LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1732 East Phillips Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.

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, 11/16/2022, 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: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

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: 07/19/2022

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) rep resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-22-939642-LL

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 Re vised 1/2015

Legal Notice No. 0377-2022

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent City and County

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. regarding Ordinance 2022-O-28 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 4-8-20 OF THE MU NICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “SPECIAL FUNDS” BY DELETING THE LAND USE FUND AND AMENDING THE LANGUAGE CONCERNING THE OPEN SPACE AND CAPITAL IMPROVE MENT FUNDS.

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-28 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: councilcomments@centennialco.gov or by mail ing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to November 7, 2022. Any written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Public Hearing and made part of the record.

/s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530694-60694

First Publication: October 20, 2022 Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET ARAPAHOE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

A proposed budget for the Arapahoe Law Enforce ment Authority has been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County for the ensuing fiscal year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the Arapahoe County Finance Department, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, and is open for public inspec tion between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and is available via the County’s website at www.arapahoegov. com under the Finance Department.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at which all interested persons and citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed 2023 Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Budget (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be con ducted through remote access – please check the October 25, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the final proposed 2023 Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Budget is scheduled for adoption and appropriation at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO

(NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the December 6, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

Any interested elector within the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority may inspect the proposed 2023 Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Budget and may file or register any protests or objection thereto at any time prior to final adop tion of the 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board by Joleen Sanchez, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 1124

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Notice

BIENNIAL BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centennialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@ centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530701-60701

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Traffic Engineering Communications Upgrade Package 3 Phase 1 Project No. 21-08-04

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 November 4, 2022 (the “Final Settle ment Date”) to the following contractor:

Communication Construction & Engineering, Inc 901 E 73rd Ave Denver CO 80229

(hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 21-08-04, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on ac count 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.

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.

3.Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settle ment Date will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim.

Legal Notice No. 530698-60698

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF COORDINATED MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Notice is hereby given that the City of Centennial’s Coordinated Mail Ballot Election, conducted by the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The following City Council Candidates certified by the City of Centennial’s City Clerk to the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, will be included on the Coordinated Ballot and will be decided upon by the registered electors residing within the City of Centennial.

The following TABOR question was certified by the City of Centennial’s City Clerk to the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, will be included on the Coordinated Ballot and will be decided upon by the registered electors residing within the City of Centennial:

SHALL CITY OF CENTENNIAL TAXES BE IN CREASED ANNUALLY BY $1,050,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF COLLECTION COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2023, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY THE IMPOSITION OF A LODGING TAX AT THE RATE OF FIVE PER CENT (3.5%) ON THE RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL (LESS THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS) OF ANY ROOM, RESIDENCE, ACCOMMODATION, OR SPACE IN ANY HOTEL, INN, BED AND BREAKFAST, OR ANY OTHER PLACE THAT PROVIDES SLEEPING ROOMS, SLEEPING FACILITIES, OR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CONSIDER ATION LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, WITH THE REVENUES OF SUCH TAX TO BE SPENT ON PROJECTS AND SERVICES ADDRESSING VISITOR IMPACTS IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL MUNICI PAL PURPOSE, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDI TION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

This is a Coordinated Mail Ballot Election. Voters may visit any one of the Arapahoe County Voter Service and Polling Centers between October 24th and November 8th to drop-off voted mail-in ballots; register to vote in-person; update voter registration; request a new mail-in ballot; request a replacement ballot; or vote on an accessible voting machine. For more information, please contact the Arapahoe County Election Office at 303.795.4511 or visit their website at www.arapahoevotes.com.

A 24-hour ballot drop-off box is available for use during this election and is located by the north parking lot at the Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

2023/2024

Designated Coordinated Election Official Arapahoe County Clerk

and Recorder Joan Lopez 5334 South Prince Street Littleton, CO 80166 303.795.4511

www.arapahoevotes.com

Local Designated Election Official Centennial City Clerk Barbara Setterlind, MMC 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 303.754.3324 bsetterlind@centennialco.gov

Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530691-60691

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20,

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the

Citizen

Supplement Tax lien Real Property inserted 10.6. to 10.20

Littleton, Centennial, Englewood and South Platte

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

A proposed budget for the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District has been submitted to the Board of County Commis sioners of Arapahoe County, as the ex officio Board of Directors of the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District, for the ensuing fiscal year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the Arapahoe County Finance Department, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, and is open for public inspec tion between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and is available via the County’s website at www.arapahoegov. com under the Finance Department.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon there after as the calendar of the Board of County Com missioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at which all interested persons and citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote ac cess – please check the October 25, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/ AgendaCenter/Board-of-County-Commission ers-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the final proposed 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement Dis trict is scheduled for adoption and appropriation at a regular meeting of the Board of County Com missioners of Arapahoe County, as the ex officio Board of Directors of the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District, scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote ac cess – please check the December 6, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/ AgendaCenter/Board-of-County-Commission ers-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

Any interested elector within the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District may inspect the proposed 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District and may file or reg ister any protests or objection thereto at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board by Joleen Sanchez, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 1126

First Publication: October 20, 2022 Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton

and the

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF CENTENNIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, October 17, 2022 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading:

ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-28 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 4-8-20 OF THE MU NICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “SPECIAL FUNDS” BY DELETING THE LAND USE FUND AND AMENDING THE LANGUAGE CONCERNING THE OPEN SPACE AND CAPITAL IMPROVE MENT FUNDS

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.

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.

By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530692-60692

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET ARAPAHOE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

A proposed budget for Arapahoe County has been submitted to the Board of County Commis sioners of Arapahoe County for the ensuing fiscal year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the Arapahoe County Finance Department, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, and is open for public inspection between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and is available via the County’s website at www.arapahoegov.com under the Finance Department.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon there after as the calendar of the Board of County Com missioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at which all interested persons and citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed 2023 Arapahoe County Budget (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the October 25, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the final pro posed 2023 Budget is scheduled for adoption and appropriation at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote ac cess – please check the December 6, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/ AgendaCenter/Board-of-County-Commission ers-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

Any interested elector within Arapahoe County may inspect the proposed 2023 Arapahoe County Budget and may file or register any protests or objection thereto at any time prior to final adop tion of the 2023 Budget for Arapahoe County Government.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board by Joleen Sanchez, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 1123

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO LDC22-004, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO MARIJUANA LAND USES CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-3.5, AND RELATED CHAPTER 7 DEFINITIONS

PROPOSAL: The applicant, Arapahoe County, is proposing amendments to the Land Development Code for Chapter 3, Section 3-3.5 and related definitions in Chapter 7 to allow commercial dis pensaries selling retail and/or medical marijuana products to be located in unincorporated Arapahoe County, subject to approval through a Use by Special Review permit. Restrictions are set forth in the proposed amendments that would, among other things, limit the total number of dispensaries operating in unincorporated Arapahoe County to four businesses and no more (there are currently four approved dispensaries), limit dispensaries to areas zoned B-3, B-4, B-5, I-1, I-2 or in an ap proved PUD zoned for retail or industrial use that does not otherwise prohibit the use, limit the size of such dispensaries, require measures to control odor, and prohibit locating any dispensaries east of Watkins Road and in identified areas proximate to Greenwood Village and Centennial.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8, 2022 the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, at 5334 S. Prince Street, East Hearing Room, Littleton, CO 80120; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described LDC22-004, Land Development Code Amendment to marijuana uses. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/ Calendar.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment), by call ing 720-874-6650, or by emailing Planning@ arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1127

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

NOTICE is hereby given that at the regular meet ing of the City Council of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, to be held on November 7, 2022, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E.

Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112, Public Service Company of Colorado will request that the City Council consider, on first reading, an ordinance granting a gas and electric franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado, entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 2022-O-27 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, GRANTING A GAS AND ELECTRIC FRAN CHISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO USE THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT AND DISTRIBUTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY TO THE CITY AND TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, GRANTING THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, LOCATE, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXTEND INTO, WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY ALL FACILITIES REASONABLY NECESSARY TO FURNISH, SELL, TRANSMIT AND DISTRIB UTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY WITHIN AND THROUGH THE CITY AND FIXING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF.

The franchise to be applied for will be for a term of twenty (20) years. Public Service Company of Colorado shall collect a fee from a surcharge upon City residents who are customers of the Company.

The City of Centennial Council will consider the ordinance granting a gas and electric franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado on first read ing at its regular meeting on November 7, 2022.

The City Council will further consider the ordi nance at a public hearing on November 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted dates and times.

/s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530693-60693

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

CENTENNIAL URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Authority of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Centen nial Urban Redevelopment Authority 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centennialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Centennial Urban Redevelopment 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530700-60700

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. regarding Ordinance 2022-O-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMEND ING ARTICLE 8 OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2022 VERSION OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL ROADWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL

The public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centen nial, Colorado. Copies of Ordinance No. 2022O-25 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Copies of the 2022 ver sion of the City of Centennial Roadway Design and Construction Standards Manual are on electronic file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection. The subject matter of the Manual relates to the design and construction standards for the City’s roadways and traffic impact studies.

The purpose of the Ordinance and the Manual adopted therein is to provide a regulatory basis for the identification and requirements of public infrastructure that may be owned and maintained by the City. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.cityclerks@centennialco.gov or via mail at: 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112, received by 1pm on November, 7, 2022. Any written comments received will be read into the record during the Public Hearing.

/s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530695-60695

First Publication: October 20, 2022 Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECREATION DISTRICT

A proposed budget for the Arapahoe County Rec reation District has been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County for the ensuing fiscal year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the Arapahoe County Finance Department, 5334 South Prince

Street, Littleton, CO, and is open for public inspec tion between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and is available via the County’s website at www.arapahoegov. com under the Finance Department.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon there after as the calendar of the Board of County Com missioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at which all interested persons and citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed 2023 Arapahoe County Recreation District Budget (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote ac cess – please check the October 25, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the final proposed 2023 Arapahoe County Recreation District Budget is scheduled for adoption and appropriation at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO

(NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the December 6, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://www.arapahoegov.com/AgendaCenter/ Board-of-County-Commissioners-1 for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing).

Any interested elector within the Arapahoe County Recreation District may inspect the proposed 2023 Arapahoe County Recreation District Budget and may file or register any protests or objection thereto at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 Budget for the Arapahoe County Recreation District.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board by Joleen Sanchez, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. Arap 1125

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

WALNUT HILLS GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colo rado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Walnut Hills General Improvement District 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centen nialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Walnut Hills General Improvement District 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530702-60702

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

CHERRY PARK GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colo rado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Cherry Park General Improvement District 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centen nialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Cherry Park General Improvement District 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530705-60705

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS AND AMENDMENT OF 2022 BUDGETS

JONES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sec tions 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Boards of

Directors of the Jones Metropolitan District Nos. 1-5 (the “Districts”) for the ensuing year of 2023. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2022 budgets of the Districts. Copies of the proposed 2023 budgets and 2022 amended budgets (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the Districts’ Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budgets and 2022 amended budgets will be considered at a special meeting of the Districts to be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 3, 2022 via video/ teleconference. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adop tion of the 2023 budgets or the 2022 amended budgets, inspect the 2023 budgets and the 2022 amended budgets and file or register any objec tions thereto.

You can attend the meetings in any of the fol lowing ways:

1.To attend via video conference, email cindy. jenkins@claconnect.com to obtain a link to the video conference or go to the Districts’ website at www.JonesMetroDistricts.com and obtain the link from the Notices of Special Meeting & Agenda.

2.To attend via telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter the following information: Conference ID: 758 819 394#

JONES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-5 /s/ Denise Denslow, CAB Manager

Legal Notice No. 530697-60697

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

FOXRIDGE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Foxridge General Improvement District 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centennialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Foxridge General Improvement District 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530699-60699

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

WILLOW CREEK 1 & 2 GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Willow Creek 1 & 2 General Improvement District 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centen nialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Willow Creek 1 & 2 General Improvement District 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@ centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530704-60704

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ANTELOPE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CONCERNING 2023/2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct public hearings on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Civic Center located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial Colorado 80112 (“Civic Center”) regarding adoption of the Antelope General Improvement District 2023/2024 Biennial Budget. Copies of the City of Centennial 2023/2024 Budget are available for inspection on the city’s website: www.centennialco.gov or at the Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections on the proposed Antelope General Improvement District 2023/2024 Budget with the City Clerk, in writing at cityclerksoffice@centennialco.gov anytime prior to final adoption on November 7, 2022.

/s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530703-60703

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements

Notice

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