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Prospective bill could grant thousands more public employees a seat at the negotiating table BY THY VO COLORADO SUN

A bill that would grant more public employees in Colorado the right to unionize is shaping up to be the next big labor fight at the state Capitol. The proposal, sponsored by House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, a Pueblo Democrat, would allow people working for cities, counties, schools, public hospitals and other local government entities the right to collectively bargain. It would be a major expansion of labor rights for those workers, who can currently form unions but don’t have negotiating power over their work conditions, unless they are recognized by voters or the

Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows 672 people died on Colorado roads in 2021, the Lawmakers are seen at the Capitol’s House floor on Jan. 12, 2022 in Denver at state’s most since 2002. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN the start of Colorado’s General Assembly’s 2022 session. That number is expected to exceed 700 ers passed a measure allowing organization they work for. once final tallies come in, according to “We want to make sure it doesn’t the union for nearly 28,000 state Colorado State Patrol chief Matthew workers to collectively bargain. matter where you live, you have Packard. During a Jan. 19 press conferLabor advocates had another win the right to bargain,” Esgar said. ence announcing the record, Packard last year when they passed a conAlthough the measure has not urged people to take personal responsibilbeen introduced and many details ity for reducing traffic deaths. He said too tentious law granting agricultural are still in flux, labor groups say many people get behind the wheel while workers minimum wage, collective it’s the last major piece in their impaired, or are distracted when on the bargaining and other protections. long effort to expand collective road. “This is the unfinished business bargaining for workers in Colo“It’s appalling to me to think that that rado. In 2020, Democratic lawmakmany people senselessly lose their lives in SEE UNIONIZE, P4 something that we do every day,” Packard said. Overall, the state has seen a 50 percent increase in traffic deaths since 2011, and deaths on Colorado roadways increased by 8 percent last year compared to 2020. The early count shows 432 crashes involved people in cars and trucks, while 145 were motorcycle or bicycle riders. In nextisyear. requires boldArnold action by our addition, 87 pedestrians were killed by county required to follow based on the By Ellis Colorado lawmakers have not legislature,” Colorado Education severity incoming c. outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at A long linetraffi of cars of a county’s local virus spread. Colorado Community Media Association President Amie Baca- kept up with increasing educaColorado Springs and greater El Paso Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent Thetion dial funding grew out of at the thestate’s level safer-atthe Oehlert told The Colorado Sun County had the most road fatalities in the weeks due to high County’s 14-day test positivity rate As in Denver metro counties continue to home order — therequires, policy thatleaving came after constitution an interview ahead of the 2022 state last year, with demand. 77. DenverAdams reported 65 inch closer to localsession, stay-at-home orders andthis holdstatewideshortchanged stay-at-home order legislative which began thedistricts fatal15.9 crashes during same17,period. was percent, as the of Nov. according to Tri-County Health Department. ing and a nearly $10 billion IOU 12. system of coronavirusPolice offi cials from around thetest state underJan. Colorado’s spring allowed numerous typesfrom of Brighton and Commerce City’s positivity rates were both higher than the state. The unionthe is asking for a major businesses said they plan to expand enforcement in related restrictions, state announced to reopen. 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29 in Commerce City have The state’s coffers are flush investment in schools and it plans areas with a disproportionate share of BY DANIEL DUCASSI AND ERICA BREUNLIN a new to level of rules that districts prohibits indoor The state recently died fromBut COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spreadCOLORADO of COVID-19, with cash at theswitched momentto–color so lobby school to spend fatalities. they argued during TuesSUN dining and personal gatherings — a identifiers — levels blue, yelloware andexmuch so that taxpayers their share of any budgetary inday’s briefi ng that amoved systemic at least 15 counties tocrackdown tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and that applies to the majority of thepay, orange rather than numbered levels to on improving teacher on traffic safety is not the solution. Colorado will continue to facechangecrease pected to receive refunds for — each personal gatherings. said. a critical teacher shortage un- DenverBaca-Oehlert of the next three fi scal years. And “The causations we’ve talked about metro area and many counties in avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red The push to restore education meant less state leaders make good on other regions. today that cause accidents, those are perthe astate also hasorder. billions stay-at-home Now,more level funding and improve pay for their constitutional obligation sonal choices,” Colorado Springs Police in one-time federal aid it received The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has red — “severe risk” — is the secondteachers comes as lawmakers are toPhoto increaseby education Department chief Vincent Niski said. during the pandemic, giving state Belen funding, Ward effect since September, is the the set gearing up to debate in comthe head of Colorado’s largest been in “It’s not infrastructure, a lot of it’s not of different levels of just restrictions that each ing months how much state teacher union says. SEE SHORTAGE, P3 Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 money to give school districts “We’re at a crisis point that SEE INCREASE, P4

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Robert “Bob” Lauer of Brighton, Colo., was born July 29, 1940, to Florence and Martin Lauer in a home just five doors north of his lifelong home on South 9th Street. He passed away on January 9, 2022. He was the middle of three children. His elder sister, Joann Watts preceded him in death in 2005; his younger brother, Tommy, passed in 1991.

Bob returned to Brighton and his grocery roots where he became as dedicated an employee as Safeway ever saw. Outside of work, he pursued his love for drag racing. He sped to a national title and even announced races. In 1969, meeting a blue-eyed blonde named Lori Schreibvogel stopped him in his tracks. He left a dance at the Big A without her contact information, but being resourceful, he tracked down her Aunt Betty. Just a year later, the couple wed in Las Vegas on April 11, 1970. Not long after, Lori told him to choose between her and driving drag cars. He announced races from then on.

Norbert “Sonny” Suppes April 6, 1932 - January 7, 2022

The couple received their first gift from God on November 14, 1970, a blue-eyed girl they named Wendy. Daughter Robin followed two years later on October 29, 1972. Bob loved to joke that he was surrounded by so many women, that even the family dog was a girl.

Bob turned down offers to announce drag races professionally, worried that such a job couldn’t support a family, but that wasn’t Bob was a proud Brighton Bulldog. He the only opportunity he left on the table, attended Brighton Schools and his class was consistently putting his family above all else. the first class of sophomores in the “new” high school building. He enthusiastically told He continued at Safeway where he was a store manager and “cleaner,” sent to stores that stories of those days, most memorably one of were in trouble and needed put in order. He young boys squeezing bullets in a vice grip, another of setting fire to the town’s discarded was with Safeway for over 20 years followed by his own store, the Village Market. A family Christmas tree pile, and one of filling a affair from the start, he then moved into food teacher’s basement with live geese. brokerage. Lori traveled with him to different Always a hard worker, Bob was a jack of all stores and he loved the work. He worked trades who shined shoes, delivered a paper later as a construction supervisor for his sons route, and worked at Oakner’s Grocery. He saved enough to buy the living room furniture in law. When that work ended, his Lauer Krauts career began. Bob drove the food in their family home, working and hustling truck and was the all around, go-to guy for enough that his income rivaled what his dad the restaurant. earned at Kuner’s. In the spring of 1959, he and his first and best buddy Emmett Formby left for the Army. It was there he learned life lessons, like not returning to the barracks drunk. Doing so, he found out, resulted in cleaning the grease trap in the blazing sun with a hang over. He also learned how to use an automatic potato peeler, and just how long to leave the potatoes in the peeler before they became potato pebbles. It was in the service he saw Ray Charles perform, back before he was famous.

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He and Lori’s first grandson, Deiter, was born in 2000, followed ten years later by Max. He relished having two grandsons after a lifetime surrounded by women. He was gifted another grandson, Roman, when Robin and David we’d in 1999. Always proud of his family, there’s little doubt that he’s in Heaven bragging about his boys. Known also as Paxton, Lieutenant, Riley, Lauer, Lover, Daddy, and Papa, Bob was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings. He is survived by his wife Lori; daughters Wendy (Roberto Leyva) Meija and Robin (David) Trujillo; grandsons Roman Lopez, Deiter Leyva, and Max Trujillo. Services honoring Bob were on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, with viewing at 10:00 a.m., rosary recited at 11:00 a.m., and Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 11:30 a.m., all at St. Augustine Catholic Church, in Brighton, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.

On January 7, 2022, Norbert “Sonny” Suppes went to join the Lord peacefully. Sonny Suppes was born April 6, 1932 in Loretta, Kansas, the son of John Suppes and Martina (Schoenberger) Suppes. Sonny’s education was in the Brighton school district. Sonny worked in the meatpacking industry until his retirement in 1982. On August 29, 1959 in Brighton, Colorado, Sonny Suppes married Charlene Ann Riedel and have been married for 62 years. Both were longtime residents of the Brighton community.

CO, Louise Kois of Brighton, CO, Genevieve Pillion fromof Hartford, CT, Joseph Suppes of Brighton, CO, Julitta Knox of Thornton, CO, Dorothy Brown of Northglenn, CO, Georgina Kanzler of La Salle, CO, Mary Jane Younger of Brighton, CO and is survived by Georgina Isaac of Louisville, KY.

Sonny loved his polka music and would always be in the mood for some good accordion and triangle. He also loved to play his scratch tickets and loved playing bingo every Friday night. He was an avid Broncos fan and was up for camping and fishing during the summer. Sonny had an amazing sense of humor and will be missed.

Sonny is survived by wife, Charlene (Riedel) Suppes; sons, Adam Urban of Vancouver, WA, Delbert Suppes of Brighton, CO, Christopher (Shannon) Suppes of Brighton, CO; and daughter, Sharon (Duane) Garbett of Aurora, CO. Sonny is also a grandfather to: Jason Urban, Brandy Urban, Dewey Garbett, Mark Garbett, Brianna Dolittle, Ashley Garbett, Ryan Suppes and Shelly Garbett; great grandfather to 17; as well as, survived by numerous nieces, nephews and multiple god-children.

Sonny was preceded in death by his siblings, William Suppes of Kansas City, MO, Elanor Urban of Hays, KS, Mary Suppes of Liebenthal, KS, Leo Suppes of Brighton,

Services were at Tabor Funeral Home in Brighton, CO on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:00 am. A reception followed the service at the family home in Brighton, CO.

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lawmakers extra flexibility with spending this year. While the governor wants to chip away at the state’s funding obligation to school districts — known as the budget stabilization factor — with $150 million a year for the next three years, Republicans want to commit to paying the state’s entire annual funding obligation to schools going forward, which could cost hundreds of millions of dollars more each year. Two Republican state senators, Barbara Kirkmeyer of Brighton and Paul Lundeen of Monument, have drafted a bill – set to be introduced this week – that aims to do just that, providing more than $700 million to wipe out the budget stabilization factor. “The bill itself would eliminate the budget stabilization factor, would take $723 million and completely buy it down,” Lundeen told the Colorado Sun. Republicans believe the state can commit to that higher level of funding for education long term. Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican who sits on the Joint Budget Committee, thinks that increasing property tax revenue amid appreciating real estate values will help the state get there. But Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, argues

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“We are on a mission to help Coloradans keep themselves safe, and free medical grade masks are far more effective in preventing infection than cloth masks. By making free medical grade masks available at libraries across our state and soon for home delivery, we are giving Coloradans a powerful tool to avoid infection,” said Colorado Governor Polis. The action comes after the CDC

clarified on Jan. 14 that cloth masks do not offer as good of protection as N95 masks. As well, Colorado’s COVID cases remain higher than they have ever been. For a free Covid test, residents must pre-register. Tests can be found at free COVID-19 testing sites in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties at tchd.org, the Tri-County Health Department official website.

relying on increasing property tax revenues is less than ideal, and offered a more cautious approach. “Getting rid of [the budget stabilization factor] for one year doesn’t do a whole lot of good,” he said. The constitution requires the state to increase base per-student school funding by at least the rate of inflation each year, so the funding obligation is a perennial problem. “We have to get rid of it in a way that is sustainable so that it goes away forever,” Fenberg added. The Republican proposal, if adopted, could have implications for Democrats’ spending priorities as more money for K-12 education means less money for other initiatives. Baca-Oehlert described the governor’s plan as “a good start” but thinks state leaders can up that figure. “We do believe that there is an ability to do more than $150 million this year,” Baca-Oehlert said. “And with a over half-a-billiondollar hole in education funding, we think that doing more than $150 million would be just a better way to support our struggling schools and students in this time of significant need.” Teacher shortage hits districts Whatever lawmakers decide, Baca-Oehlert worries that without substantial new funding schools will struggle to recruit new teachers and keep them in classrooms.

“Our districts need an ability to attract people to the profession, but also to retain them,” she said. “And so when you have the financial resources to provide those things that are going to impact people’s work life, that can lead to the district’s ability to recruit and retain.” Baca-Oehlert said the union also has a parallel strategy of convincing districts to prioritize teacher pay in spending any new money they may receive from the state. She observed that a double whammy of low pay and pandemic stresses are forcing school districts statewide to grapple with a teacher shortage. CEA recently conducted a survey and found that 67% of its members were thinking about leaving the teaching field in the near future. That’s a 27 percentage point increase from the 40% of members who indicated they were considering leaving when surveyed in December 2020. Meanwhile, it’s become harder for school districts to retain educators as they struggle to compete against the wages in other industries. Some full-time teachers have left the classroom in pursuit of jobs that pay better and are lower stress. Baca-Oehlert cited the example of an early career teacher who chose to leave the classroom and work in a coffee shop in pursuit of higher pay and less hassle. Another teacher, veteran educator Diane Santorico, taught for

nearly 30 years before deciding to call it quits last year. She often came home at the end of the day in tears after being forced to teach in a 95-degree classroom while wearing a mask and being unable to use school water fountains. “There’s no doubt that the classroom is the center point for pressures generated by this pandemic,” House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat, told reporters Monday. “Students and teachers and parents have felt a lot of those pressures. We need to do everything we can to invest as much as we can in the classroom.” But House Minority Leader Hugh McKean, R-Loveland, said the General Assembly has been “terrible at prioritizing” education funding. “But yet we all say that we prioritize education and we want to make sure that teachers can get more pay, we want to make sure that students can have more materials in the classroom.” However, if the state doesn’t make good on its constitutional spending obligations, he added, “then what we’re really doing is saying we’re going to continually fund education at a lower level.”

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of making sure all Coloradans have the freedom to join a union,” said Dennis Dougherty, executive director of the Colorado AFL-CIO. This year’s effort has garnered early opposition from conservatives and public sector groups, including the Colorado Municipal League, a powerful advocacy organization representing cities and towns that argues the measure would unconstitutionally infringe on local control. “Local governments and their voters are fully equipped to be able to have the conversation locally and determine what’s appropriate,” said Kevin Bommer, the group’s executive director. The conservative dark money nonprofit Advance Colorado Action says it will spend six figures on a direct mail and digital ad campaign against the measure, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers. And Advance Colorado Institute, an affiliated nonprofit, says it will sue to overturn the proposal if it becomes law. State Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican, argues that without limits on strikes, the measure would give public employees far too much power. “It’s an extraordinary, unimaginable piece of leverage being handed to public employees,” Gardner said. There’s another big hurdle for proponents of the bill: getting the governor’s approval. Polis doesn’t support the bill “in its current form,” spokesman Conor Cahill said, though he did not cite any specific part of the bill. “The governor was proud to sign legislation that provides the state workforce collective bargaining while striking a balance between collective bargaining and elected representation,” Cahill said in a statement. “The door is open to

personal choice to run a red light.” CDOT director of maintenance and operations John Lorme acknowledged asking Coloradans to be more careful does not guarantee change, but he reminded people worried about road safety

that improving other transportation options would make residents less dependent on driving. “CDOT knows that we can’t grow out of this problem,” he said. “One of the ways that we can [improve] is to increase transit availability

to everybody within the state.”

a much narrower legislation to expand collective bargaining and the governor hopes the advocates engage local governments more earlier in this process.” A major expansion of the right to unionize The coronavirus pandemic highlighted how essential public workers are to society, said Esgar. And while there are already laws that give most private sector workers the right to organize and force their employers to the bargaining table, Coloradans working for local government, schools and public hospitals and universities don’t have that ability. “Many everyday public heroes who take care of our kids, clear off roads and respond to emergencies, they don’t have collective bargaining rights,” Esgar said. “(This bill) gives us a huge opportunity to level that playing field and create equity and fairness for working families across the state.” A number of local public workers have tried unsuccessfully in recent years to unionize under current law. Last year, nurses and other workers at UCHealth and Denver Health tried to form a union, but their efforts weren’t recognized by their employers. In Colorado Springs, voters turned down a 2019 ballot measure that would have amended the city’s charter to allow local firefighters to form a union. In Denver, which allows collective bargaining by rank-and-file police and fire employees, efforts over the last two decades to bring a charter amendment granting bargaining rights to other city employees have failed. Among Colorado’s 272 cities, just 16 currently allow some or all of their workers to unionize. The forthcoming bill could grant more than 250,000 more public workers the right to collective bargaining, said Dougherty, the AFL-CIO president.

“You can have near-unanimous support for a union, go to a board and they can say, ‘We’re not interested,’” Dougherty said. “This should be a fundamental right.” The proposal is the AFL-CIO’s No. 1 focus this session, Dougherty said. It also comes after the union told Democratic lawmakers that it would suspend fundraising for Democratic legislative groups until May 2022 because their interests have been “excluded.” The AFL-CIO is not basing its funding decisions on support for the bill, he said. But recent discussions with Democrats about working relationships have been productive and are “headed in a positive direction.” Many details are still unclear This isn’t the first year lawmakers have mulled whether to expand the number of public employees who can unionize. Last year, a draft of a similar proposal allowing county and municipal workers to more easily collectively bargain was circulating ahead of the legislative session. But a bill was never introduced. Esgar hopes to introduce her measure this year at the end of January. But many policy details are still uncertain, said Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat who is working on the legislation, too. “There’s still a lot of conversation on what it is,” Fenberg said of the prospective measure. “Who it applies to, what exactly it is — it’s a little too soon to say. I think the caucuses generally want to do what they can to move collective bargaining rights forward for all employees, not just state workers.” Many interest groups wait until a measure is introduced before taking any official positions. But the Colorado Municipal League said it’s likely to oppose the measure no matter what exemptions or carveouts end up in the final text. “It has little to do with whether or not there should be collective bargaining,” Bommer said, adding that the league has opposed past attempts by the legislature to ban public-sector collective bargaining on the same principle. “Employment matters at the local level should be a matter of home rule and local control.” The group argues the soon-to-be measure would infringe on the constitutional right of cities that operate under “home rule” char-

ters, which is nearly 100 Colorado cities and towns. The home-rule status gives the municipalities the right to self-govern in policy issues of “local concern.” But if Democrats do decide to pursue the legislation, CML and Gardner said there should be limits placed on the ability of the affected workers to strike. The 2020 law allowing the state workers’ union to collectively bargain prohibits them from striking. Gardner said he would advocate for the same prohibition under the new proposal to avoid employee groups “holding the state hostage” by disrupting government services. “They would have extraordinary power, coupled with this right of concerted action … to just walk off the job of providing state services,” Gardner said. According to the AFL-CIO, the latest draft of the prospective bill includes requirements that public safety workers – people working for law enforcement and fire departments – use arbitration to settle an impasse and prohibits them from striking. The draft bill wouldn’t otherwise limit strike activity. “I wouldn’t say we’ve landed anywhere,” Fenberg said, but “everybody recognizes there are certain professions and certain lines of work that have to be there for public safety purposes.” Proponents also dispute CML’s argument that requiring cities and towns to recognize employee unions would infringe on home rule, arguing the requirement would be similar to state laws governing anti-discrimination and worker’s compensation that apply to all municipalities. Bommer also raised concerns that the proposal would affect existing bargaining agreements brokered by local governments or passed by their voters, and about language in earlier drafts that lay out specific requirements for the bargaining process. Workers would still need to win the support of their coworkers to form a union and go through a negotiating process with their public employer, Esgar said.

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BRIEFS Light of Hope postponed COVID-19 forced a postponement of the fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates. The new date is April 19 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel. The event aims to increase awareness about CASA and recruit volunteers while funds to continue providing advocacy for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. Visit https://casa17th.wixsite. com/casalightofhope2022?blm_ aid=18554916. Coffee with the DA Brian Mason, the district attorney in the 17th Judicial District, is hosting “Coffee with the DA” from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Reunion Coffee House, 10601 Reunion Parkway, Commerce City. Call 303-835-5639.

Redistricting Commerce City is beginning the process of redistricting, a project that will take up much of the next year. The city is offering a governance surveyr to get resident feedback about the makeup and structure of seats on city council and resdistrictr ing of the city’s wards. The next scheduled meetings is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. The link to sign up is https://c3gov.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_QXZJRKg5RaqZGXfALOEH4w. The third one is at noon, Saturday, Feb. 12. Sign up at https://c3gov. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ QXZJRKg5RaqZGXfALOEH4w. The remaining meetings are in person. One starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Ave., and the other one is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 Parkway Drive. Call 303-289-3600. Mayors/commissioners youth awards Adams County mayors and the county commissioners are looking for nominations for this year’s youth awards. It focuses on teenagers who have triumphed over great odds and serve as an inspiration and role models for their peers, according to a statement. The statement also said this program provides businesses, the community and civic leaders an opportunity to actively demonstrate their support for the young people in our community and recognize them for their accomplishments. Businesses may also help by making a monetary or in-kind donation. The nominations are open to sixththrough 12th-graders. The deadline for nominations is Monday, Jan. 31. Contact Abby Martinez, city of Brighton Office of Youth Services, at 303-655-2186 or email agmartinez@ brightonco.gov. ONGOING Vaccination clinic Adams County and the Tri-County Health Department are offering free vaccination clinics from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Anythink Commerce City, 7185 Monaco St. Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s

cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute. This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking. Boards/commissions’ openings Commerce City has openings for several of its boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority and the Derby review board. Visit https://www.c3gov.com/Home/ Components/Form/Form/70316b054 22c448492c51da0f0e0fd86/ to sign up. Legal self-help clinic The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month. The program is for those who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues. Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance. Help for vets Qualified Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has a number of power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available. To find the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/find-locations. Qualified Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners. Call 720-600-0860. COVID-19 testing Here’s where you can receive a test for COVID-19: Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/ Brighton Salud, 1860 Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Visit https:// www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting online. Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners. Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860.

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Girls basketball: Denver West turns back Eagles

Adams City’s Maria Saenz hems in Denver West’s Nautica Sosa during the first half of the teams’ game in Commerce City Jan. 22.

Denver West beat Adams City 57-31 in girls basketball play Jan. 22 in Commerce City. Chloe Lovato led the victors with 14 points. Samantha Arreola had a dozen, and Mia Trevino added 11. Tatiana Lee led ACHS with seven points. Arianna Hernandez had six.

The feet go out from under Adams City’s Lou Diaz during this drive to the basket Jan. 22. Jasmine Arreola is on PHOTOS BY STEVE SMITH defense for Denver West.

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Adams City Boys basketball Team score on left, Opponent and their score 67, @Aurora Central, 85 56, Thornton, 58 32, *Skyline, 47 60, *Standley Lake, 59 33, *Legacy, 65 51, @Gateway, 48 104, Bruce Randolph, 35 42, Roosevelt, 58 49, DSST-Conservatory Green 61 55 Far NE Warriors 61 ppd @Skyview, 7 p.m. 39 @Vista Peak 79 51 @Denver West 77

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/s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCX425 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

ASPEN HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Aspen Hills Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Aspen Hills Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700 The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. /s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCX421 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) PRAIRIE FARM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Prairie Farm Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Prairie Farm Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700 The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of the South Adams County Fire Protection District (“District”) of Adams County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for 3-year terms expiring in May 2025. In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a SelfNomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO): Sue Blair, DEO 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: 303-381-4960 elections@crsofcolorado.com Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time before end of day on Friday, February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit correcting an insufficient form if received at 5:00 p.m. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCX433 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. /s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. CCX426 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) ABERDEEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Aberdeen Metropolitan District No. 1 of Adams County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Aberdeen Metropolitan District No. 1 interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a SelfNomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700 The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 28, 2022.

forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on April 26, 2022.

BELLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

/s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official

By: Laurie Tatlock Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. CCX422 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Legal Notice No. CCX432 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Triangle Logistics Center Commercial Metropolitan District, City of Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado (the “District”). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until May 2023, and three (3) directors will be elected to serve until May 2025. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at https://whitebearankele.com/. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 28, 2022.

/s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official

TRIANGLE LOGISTICS CENTER COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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Legal Notice No. CCX434 First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Public Notice

RIVER OAKS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

§§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the River Oaks Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Belle Creek Metropolitan District No. 1, Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado (the “District”).

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the River Oaks Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700 The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, one director will be elected to serve until the next regular special district election (May 2023), and two directors will be elected to serve until the second regular special district election (May 2025). Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”): LAURIE TATLOCK 188 INVERNESS DRIVE WEST, SUITE 150 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 720274-8377 laurie@mulhernmre.com The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 25, 2022. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at its offices at 6595 E. 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado, 80022, on February 7, 2022, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. to Brannan Construction Company of Denver, Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed for the District. Project Contractor: Brannan Construction Company Project Name: 2021 SACWSD Water System Removal and Replacements Project Location: The project area is located on several different streets in the same general area, generally bounded by E. 72nd Avenue to the south, E. 74th Avenue to the north, Quebec Street to the east, and Highway 2 to the west. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by any contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District at the above address, Attn: Dawn Fredette, District Clerk, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. A verified statement shall not be deemed filed until in the actual possession of Ms. Fredette or in Ms. Fredette’s email Inbox (not spam folder) and viewable on her computer workstation. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim. All of the above is pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS S O U TH A D A MS C O U N TY WATE R A N D SANITATION DISTRICT acting through its SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE

EAGLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Eagle Creek Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 1-year term. Eligible electors of the Eagle Creek Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700

By:/s/ Vicki Ennis Vicki Ennis, Secretary Legal Notice No. CCX341 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Allen Peters, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31032 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate

Sue A Kokinos, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 6590 S. Vine St, Suite 109 Centennial, CO 80121 Legal Notice No. CCX430 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

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