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Award for an Ag-based high school

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BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An agriculture-focused Commerce City high school is still two years away from graduating its rst class of students and it’s already garnering attention and picking up awards from the state.

Amy Schwartz and Kelly Leid, the founders of Commerce City’s STEAD School, are among six recipients of the Colorado Governor’s Citizenship medals for 2022. e pair and the school they opened in the fall of 2021 will be featured in a Rocky Mountain PBS documentary set to air on Jan. 19 and will be honored at a reception and dinner Jan. 26.

“All of our honorees are featured permanently in the Western History Exhibit at the History Colorado Center in Denver,” said Jen Landers, executive director of CiviCO, the managing group of the awards for the state. “ is exhibit features 100-plus past and present leaders in the state of Colorado and each year when this medal is awarded, the winners are featured. So, their story lives on.”

e pair are scheduled to receive the Growth and Innovation Award as entrepreneurs who have led with ingenuity and while inspiring others and creating new possibilities.

a ten-acre campus that is expanding in phases as the student body grows, with multiple buildings designed to look and feel like barns. Auxiliary specialty workshops and labs support the programs and student projects, o ering real-world learning experiences.

upwards of 3,000 di erent career possibilities, some of them in agriculture, some not,” Leid said.

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e public charter high school is part of School District 27J and it broke ground in January 2021. Students are drawn from District 27J’s student population via a weighted lottery, up to 175 students per class.

e school might have a student with a knack for software development that could end up designing drone software meant to keep track of crop growth.

“What we aim to do is push that interest down into high schools and start seeding and cultivating that among a much younger age,” he said.

e school took on its rst class in Aug. 2021.

“ e spirit of this award is to recognize individuals who lead with exceptional ingenuity and growth and who go about creating opportunities for others,” she said. “So when we look at what the STEAD School is doing in terms of inspiring students around the ideas of science, technology and agriculture, it o ers students an alternative to the traditional classroom.”

Barns instead of classrooms

e STEAD campus is located on the site of the former 40,000acre Boxelder Farms property in Reunion, near the intersection of Tower Road and 104th Avenue. It is

e school is a new take on STEMfocused education. STEM schools are a standard across the country, focusing students on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEAM Schools, a more recent subset, adds Arts to the mix.

A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health Department. Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher than 13 percent. Forty- ve people in Brighton and 29 in Commerce City have died from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and personal gatherings.

e Commerce City school focuses on Science, Technology, Environment, Agriculture and Design. e goal is less to promote farming as a career but to use agriculture as a teaching method, he said. It focuses on four subject areas — animal, plant, environmental and food science.

“My hope would be these kids go into a pathway that leads directly into agriculture. Lord knows we need them,” Leid said. “But as long as they are pursuing what they are passionate about and that this school helped them develop the skills they needed, I will consider it a great success.”

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Silicon Valley for Ag

He noted that agriculture is a $47 billion annual business in Colorado, supporting more than 195,000 jobs.

As Denver metro counties continue to inch closer to local stay-at-home orders under Colorado’s system of coronavirusrelated restrictions, the state announced a new level of rules that prohibits indoor dining and personal gatherings — a change that applies to the majority of the Denver metro area and many counties in other regions.

“Colorado can become the epicenter for agriculture innovation, similar to Silicon Valley. So we’d like to become the Silicon Valley for agriculture,” Leid said.

e state’s COVID-19 dial, which has been in e ect since September, is the set of di erent levels of restrictions that each

Part of Silicon Valley’s success was schools that supported mathematics

county is required to follow based on the severity of a county’s local virus spread. e dial grew out of the state’s safer-athome order — the policy that came a er the statewide stay-at-home order this spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen.

“Baby boomers are retiring at an accelerated rate and these positions in Ag-related elds, we are struggling to replace them,” Leid said. “We’d like to ll them with kids of color, and we have a very diverse student body.”

Rather than regular classrooms, the curriculum is entirely projectbased. Students are given tasks and must consider the best ways to complete them.

e state recently switched to color identi ers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than numbered levels — to avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level red — “severe risk” — is the second-

“We spend a lot of time thinking about how we get young people excited about what agriculture means today,” he said. “It’s about

Photo by Belen Ward

State University seeks to do the same with agriculture education, he said.

Students Isabelle Canelos, David Fontes, and Kaleb Linton at agriculture-based STEAD School in Commerce City. COURTESY PHOTO

Climate, housing, transportation on deck for 2023

Transit-centered group hosts legislators and leaders to discuss coming year

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Climate, transportation and housing all dominated the presentation at the 14th Legislative Breakfast on Jan. 5 in Broom eld.

e event included seven speakers ranging from Governor Jared Polis to State Senator Faith Winter. e event, hosted at Broom elds Aloft Hotel, was sponsored by the local transit advocacy group Community Solutions. e group focuses on transportation issues in the northern Metro Denver suburbs.

XcelEnergy President Robert Kennedy laid out the road map for his company to reduce its fossil fuel emissions.

By 2050, the company plans to have zero carbon emissions through renewable energy sources and net-zero gas services. By that time, Kennedy said hopes are high for all cars to run on clean energy.   at’s because their plan hopes one out of ve cars will be electric by 2030, and all cars will be electric by 2050.

Making that a ordable is key. “Charging electric vehicles during our o ering will cost the equivalent of $1 per gallon of gas,” he said.

e plan will result in a reduction of ve million tons of carbon emissions by 2030 per year.

Connecting through transit

J.J. Ament, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the importance of transportation for the region, as well as the state. Public transit plays a huge role in connecting the state, and also in keeping it competitive: public transit reduces air pollution, and low air pollution means better economic opportunities.

Denver International Airport also plays a huge role, he said.

“It’s really, really important that we have the ability to connect,” Ament said.

According to Ament, DIA stands as the third busiest airport in the country and is the second largest domestic network of airlines that ies nonstop to other airports.

at’s important to attract workers. Ament explained with increases in remote working, those workers will want to come to Colorado for various reasons, one of them being outdoor recreation. To cater to those workers, they need frequent ights to their companies’ headquarters in the event they need to attend inperson meetings every so often.

“If you can live anywhere because of remote work, wouldn’t you want to live in the best place ever, which is here?” Ament said.

Low taxes

Additionally, Colorado’s low

taxes help keep the state competitive. However, Colorado’s law that requires companies to include salary information in job advertisements is keeping companies from placing those ads in the state.

e state’s nine industries that have a competitive advantage over other states are aerospace, aviation, bioscience, broadband, energy and natural resources, nancial services, food and beverage, healthcare and wellness and IT software.

A key issue for the 2023 legislative session, according to Polis, will be housing and how to reduce housing costs for families.

He said that the state needs to remove barriers to the creation of housing, and developments need to be “thoughtful, smart and sustainable.”

As well, he said higher housing costs are leading Coloradans to live further from their jobs, which leads to more tra c, more liability to maintain roads, more commuting and more air pollution.

“ at just doesn’t work as a development formula for a state,” he said.

Building more transit and more housing closer to transit, he said, can deliver even better transit with more riders.

He touted SB21-260, which sent more funding to transportation. It was a way to counter less money from gas taxes coming in to x roads.

“Vehicles are becoming more fuel e cient, more people are using EVs, and yet we relied on gas taxes for roads. at combination of more

people traveling more miles and using less gas is great for air quality and the environment wasn’t good for how we funded our roads,” he said.

Winter gave an anecdote of how air pollution affects everyday people, from her daughter’s crosscountry race getting canceled to how air pollution impacts her dad who is on oxygen.

She pointed to the importance of public transit, but how it isn’t accessible to everyone. She pointed to SB21-260 as well, voicing how the multimodal option funding within the bill can help local governments and transportation agencies expand transit services.

“The future of transit really depends on us all working together in partnership,” she said.

Even with the electrification of vehicles, she says it’s imperative to keep up efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled to help clean the air.

“We can’t electrify our way out of the climate crisis,” she said.

She linked transportation and housing, saying those issues go hand in hand. With more development, the question is how to connect residents from where they live to where they work and recreate.

Touching on her experience as a Westminster City Councilor, she championed local governments with have that power.

“Our local governments actually know how to do this and know how to do this really well,” Winter said.

Police join forces

advocate.

After Weld County cuts in 2022, victims of violent crime in Fort Lupton and Lochbuie now have resources with the Brighton O ce for Victims Assistance.

An o cer called to the scene of a crime, accident, or a victim’s house can quickly request support from a victim’s advocate within 24 hours, seven days a week, according to a new release.

“We are excited to have BOVA. It will bene t our community and citizens in many ways,” said Tracey McCoy, Police Chief of Lochbuie Police Department.

McCoy said they used to have a victims advocate assistance unit with the Weld County Sheri ’s Department, but it had sta ng issues to cover a large area of Weld County.

“ ey decided they would not assist the communities through the Weld County Sheri ’s Department. ey were going to provide those services through its own sheri ’s department,” Chief McCoy said.

Since McCoy’s department is on the border with Brighton and already works with the Brighton police department on other things, he got into contact with Kim Messina, Victim Services Manager for the Brighton O ce for Victims Assistance, or BOVA.

“We worked out an intergovernmental agreement; BOVA is top-notch, one of the best victim units in the state,” Chief McCoy said.

BOVA o ers a program where police departments can use volunteer victim advocates specialists if it’s not in the department’s budget to hire a full-time

“We can’t budget for a full-time advocate, so we would rely on the BOVA volunteer to provide for Lochbuie, “ McCoy said.

In the late 1980s, the victim’s services developed as separate units with the Brighton Police Department and Commerce City Police Department. According to o cials, the cities of Brighton and Commerce City joined forces in 2014 to create a single victims’ service unit to expand its services.

e police departments are now partnering with the City of Fort Lupton as well as Lochbuie to expand BOVA services in Weld County for victims. BOVA is sta ed with highly trained victims’ advocates to help victims of trauma. In addition, BOVA provides follow-up and referral services for victims and families to seek counseling.

Fort Lupton representatives could not be reached for comment.

BOVA will provide volunteer Victims’ Advocates Specialist that will be on-scene of the emergency with victims and witnesses experiencing violent crime or sudden death. According to ofcials, the advocates provide quick crisis mediation for the victims and families while guiding them through the justice system, agency referral, emergency shelter, and other victim resources.

For more information about becoming a BOVA Volunteer Victim Advocate, visit www.brightonco.gov/348/Becomea-Volunteer.

“ is is a great opportunity for anyone looking for a way to give back to the community and provide an invaluable service to those in need,” Messina said.

technology, it’s about innovation, it’s about science, it’s about problemsolving. So the basis of the school is thinking di erently but also how we talk about it and how we get kids excited about tackling these really hard global issues.”

It’s a unique method that’s required nding unique teachers, he said.

“One of our goals is to prepare teachers to be very good projectbased teachers,” Leid said. “ at requires a di erent set of skills and it’s very hard work.”

e school is considering creating an institute to help train educators to lead project-based curricula. “ is year we are going to do a

deep analysis of how we are doing compared to our vision,” he said.

“When we had our rst class in 2020, we didn’t know it was going to be during a pandemic. So that rst year was very focused on delivery. is second year has been more focused on recovery and you can see the di erence between those years. e kids are starting to understand what it means.”

Class of 2025 e school now teaches 260 students across the ninth and tenth grades. e rst class is on schedule to graduate in 2025.

“Next year, we’ll have upper-classmen. We’ll have juniors. We actually have a campus and I think the kids are beginning to understand how we are di erent and what it means to be a STEAD-er.”

Leid said he’s humbled to receive

the governor’s award.

“I’m proud that we get to have a school like STEAD in Colorado, leading the way for the rest of the country and showing how we do it and why it’s important,” Leid said.

Other medals

CiviCO’s Linden said the school was a selected from a small group of entrepreneurs by Governor Jared Polis himself.

“We sit with the governor himself annually and go through the nominees for each category,” she said. “He thinks about how the nominee supports others and inspires others to lift up civic engagement, and how to represent di erent communities across the state.”

In addition to the STEAD School, the governor will be awarding ve other medals.

Former Denver Mayor and U.S.,

Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña will receive the Vanguard Legacy Award, former U.S. representative Ed Perlmutter will receive the Public and Community Service Award, former Pueblo Central High School student and University of Colorado freshman Mitchell Mauro will receive the Emerging Community Leader Medal and Ball Corporation will receive the Corporate Citizenship Medal. e governor is awarding a posthumous Colorado Mountain Leader Medal for Clela Rorex, the former Boulder County Clerk who issued marriage licenses to six same-sex couples in 1975. e awards began in 2015 at the behest of then-Governor John Hickenlooper and former Governor Bill Owens.

“ ey were established to emulate the U.S. Medal of Freedom,” Linden said.

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PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-207(3)(B), C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NEXUS NORTH AT DIA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, in the City of Commerce City (the “City”), Adams County, Colorado (the “District”), intends to undertake certain actions pertaining to the acceptance of right-of-way improvements. This notice is being given pursuant to Section 321-207(3)(b), Colorado Revised Statutes.

The Service Plan for the District was approved by the City via Resolution No. 2019-19 on April 1, 2019 (the “Service Plan”). In connection therewith, the District and City entered into that Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and District regarding the Service Plan for the District, dated April 1, 2019 (the “District Activities IGA”).

Section V.A.1 of the Service Plan provides that the District is not authorized to operate or maintain public improvements unless provision therefor has been made pursuant to the District Activities IGA. Section 2 of the District Activities IGA provides that the District shall not operate or maintain public improvements without the consent of the City, with the exception of park and recreation improvements and drainage and detention improvements.

In connection with the Nexus North development within the District, Nexus North Owner, LLC (the “Developer”) sought City approval for the (1) Nexus North at DIA Filing No. 2 plat, recorded at Reception No. 2020000126372 (the “Filing 2 Plat”); and (2) Nexus North at DIA Filing No. 3 plat, recorded at Reception No. 2021000091367 (the “Filing 3 Plat,” and together with the Filing 2 Plat, the “Plats”). The City Engineer and the City Director of Community Development both signed and approved the Plats on behalf of the City on November 30, 2020 and July 13 and 29, 2021, respectively, after which the Plats were recorded. The Filing 2 Plat reflects the District as the owner and party responsible for maintenance of Tract A designated therein (“E. Quintero Ave.”) in both the Tract Use Summary Table and Note 4 of the General Notes and contemplates that parcel being transferred to the District via separate document. The Filing 3 Plat also reflects the District as the owner and party responsible for maintenance of Tract A designated therein (“E.

85th Ave.,” and together with E. Quintero Ave., the “Improvements”) in both the Tract Use Summary Table and Note 3 of the General Notes and contemplates that parcel being transferred to the District via separate document. In accordance with the Plats, the Developer intends to dedicate the Improvements to the District as public rights-of-way via special warranty deed for District ownership and ongoing operation and maintenance.

The City’s designation of the District as the owner and party responsible for maintenance of the Improvements on both Plats constitutes the consent of the City permitting the District to operate and maintain both Improvements as public rights-of-way for the benefit of the District Service Area and its taxpayers and inhabitants in accordance with Section 2 of the District Activities IGA and Service Plan. The District’s acceptance of the Improvements, as contemplated by the City-approved Filing No. 2 Plat and Filing No. 3 Plat, respectively, does not create a material departure from the Service Plan and no modification to the Service Plan or District Activities IGA is required in order for the District to accept the Improvements as public improvements for the District’s ongoing operation and maintenance. Accordingly, the District intends to accept the Improvements to be dedicated to the District by the Developer for ongoing District operation and maintenance (the “Improvement Acceptance”).

Pursuant to Colorado law, any action to enjoin the Improvement Acceptance as a material departure from the Service Plan must be brought within forty-five (45) days from publication of this notice.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that the necessity has arisen for the amendment of the 2023 Budgets of the Settler’s Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”). Copies of

the 2023 amended budgets are on file at the office of the District Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado 80112, where such are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 amended budgets will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., at the offices of McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Ave., Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203. Although at least one individual will be physically present at the meeting location, the meeting will also be held via Zoom.

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Sealed Bids will be received by Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 11:00 AM local time on February 9, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie Phase 2, E. 64th Avenue Streetscape and Median Landscaping Improvements, Himalaya to Picadilly

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Irrigation and landscaping improvements.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney. fix@merrick.com, beginning January 12, 2023. NO PAYMENT REQURIED.

Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.

Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.

The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for two-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.

The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

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Notice is hereby given that on or after February 15, 2023, Sand Creek Metropolitan District, City of Aurora, Colorado and City and County of Denver, Colorado, will make final settlement with Murray & Stafford, Inc. (“Contractor” herein) for all materials, labor, supplies, and construction services rendered by Contractor for the District 26 and 27 Roadway, Utilities, Landscape, Lighting, and Lift Station Improvements located in the City of Aurora, Colorado (“Project”). Prior to February

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10, 2023, any persons having properly filed claims for labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies, rental machinery, tools, or equipment furnished to the Contractor specifically for this Project should present the same to Sand Creek Metropolitan District, 100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 300, Denver Colorado 80206 attention Mike Serra III. Failure to timely and properly file said claim shall relieve Sand Creek Metropolitan District from any duty to withhold funds for such claim.

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PAINTED PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Painted Prairie Filing No. 4

On-Site Improvements

Sealed Bids will be received by Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 AM local time on February 10, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie Filing No. 4

On-Site Improvements

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install over 15,000 LF of 6-inch to 12-inch water line with appurtenances, over 12,500 LF of 8-inch sanitary sewer line with appurtenances, and over 300 services of water and sanitary services. Also, furnish and install over 8,300 LF of 18-inch to 48-inch storm sewer pipe with appurtenances, over 2.5 miles of street construction, and concrete alley construction.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney. fix@merrick.com, beginning January 12, 2023. NO PAYMENT REQURIED.

Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.

Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.

The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to

furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for two-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.

The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

Legal Notice No. CCX823

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Last Publication: January 26, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

PAINTED PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT

AUTHORITY

E. 64th Avenue Streetlights

Sealed Bids will be received by Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 AM local time on February 9, 2023 for:

E. 64th Avenue Streetlights, Himalaya to Picadilly

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install over twenty-nine (29) streetlights as well as related appurtenances.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney. fix@merrick.com, beginning January 12, 2023. NO PAYMENT REQURIED.

Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.

Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.

The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for two-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.

The OWNER reserves the right to award

the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

Legal Notice No. CCX820

First Publication: January 12, 2023 Last Publication: January 26, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Date: January 12, 2023

Sealed Bids will be received by the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise (Owner), Attn: Dawn Fredette, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 until 1:30 p.m., local time, Thursday February 9, 2023, for the project entitled “Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Repairs.” At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project generally consists of providing on-call patch back asphalt and concrete repairs after water and sewer improvements and/or repairs. Throughout the year the District will have numerous asphalt street cuts of various sizes and depths, as well as concrete sidewalks, flatwork and roadway panels that will need to be replaced within the District’s boundaries. The estimated total square footage (sf) of the District’s asphalt street cuts in 2022 was approximately 4,500 sf of asphalt and 300 sf of sidewalk. The Bid will be for work in 2023.

All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file with the owner, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022. Copies of the Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Randy Evans, Maintenance Supervisor, 10200 E. 102nd Avenue, Henderson, Colorado 80640. Bid documents will be available on January 12, 2023, at no charge.

Bids will be received on a unit price basis. Bid Security in the amount of 5% of the total Bid must accompany each Bid.

It is anticipated that the Contract Agreement will be signed and the Notice to Proceed will be issued in late March 2023.

The Bid and Bid Security will remain subject to acceptance for 61 calendar days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of Owner.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. The District reserves the right to act in its best interest

and may terminate, modify or suspend the process, modify the terms and conditions of this bidding and selection process, and/ or waive informalities of any submission.

By: Vicki Ennis Secretary

South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise

Legal Notice No. CCX824

First Publication: January 12, 2023 Last Publication: January 12, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Date: January 12, 2023

Sealed Bids will be received by the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise (Owner), Attn: Dawn Fredette, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 until 1:30 p.m., local time, February 9, 2023, for the project entitled “2023 System Valve Exercising and Fire Hydrant Preventive Maintenance.” At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project generally consists of providing system valve exercising and fire hydrant PMI. All Bid proposals should be based on providing a cost per system valve exercised and a cost to perform hydrant PMI per hydrant for a total not to exceed the budget amount.

All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file with the Owner, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022. Copies of the Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Randy Evans, Maintenance Supervisor, 10200 E 102nd Avenue, Henderson Colorado 80640. Bid documents will be available on January 12, 2023, at no charge.

Bids will be received on a unit price basis. Bid Security in the amount of 5% of the total Bid must accompany each Bid.

It is anticipated that the Contract Agreement will be signed and the Notice to Proceed will be issued in late March 2023.

The Bid and Bid Security will remain subject to acceptance for 61 calendar days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of Owner.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. The District reserves the right to act in its best interest and may terminate, modify or suspend the process, modify the terms and conditions

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, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

is 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 bene ts 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.

aVisit https://www.c3gov.com/ Home/Components/Form/Form/70 316b05422c448492c51da0f0e0fd86/ to sign up.

Legal self-help clinic

e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the rst Tuesday of every month.

e 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

Quali ed 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 nd the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.

Quali ed 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 qualied listeners. Call 720-600-0860.

COVID-19 testing

Here’s where you can receive a test for COVID-19:

Brighton Advanced Urgent Care,

Public Notices

of this bidding and selection process, and/ or waive informalities of any submission.

By: Vicki Ennis Secretary

South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise

Legal Notice No. CCX825

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Last Publication: January 12, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

1100 Judicial Center Drive

Brighton, CO 80601 (303) 659-1161

Blue Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, v. Lavonne Windler, Defendant.

Case Number: 2022C41012 Division Courtroom

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Koch Law, P.C.

Travis W. Koch, Atty. Reg. No. 45845 121 W. Carlson St. #3

Cheyenne, WY 82009

Phone Number: (307) 426-5010 E-mail: tkoch@kochlawpc.com

FAX Number: (307) 426-4927 Atty. Reg. #: 45845

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before February 9th, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. with the Clerk of Court in the Adams County Court, Brighton, Colorado. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action in replevin. The relief sought by the Plaintiff is a judgment in the amount of $5,943.18, replevin of the 2017 Ford Escape VIN 1FMCU9J99HUE95589, for judgment for any deficiency remaining after the vehicle sale proceeds are applied to the outstanding balances under the Vehicle Agreement, Credit Card Agreement, and Member Agreement plus for the costs of this action and for reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Dated: December 15, 2022.

CLERK OF THE COURT

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX810

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 26, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/

Brighton Salud, 1860 Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, ursday and Friday. Visit https:// www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing

Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and ursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/ covid-testing online.

Mental health

Community Reach Center o ers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call Community Reach Center at 303853-3500.

For walk-in intake, bring an ID and insurance information. For those who would prefer to complete the intake forms and schedule an appointment, the intake forms are available online at www.communityreachcenter.org. ere will be a short screening for u-like symptoms before the entrance to the center to ensure safety and wellness for everyone.

Anyone feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services

at 1-844-493-8255, text 38255, or visit the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Center at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Warm Line up and running

Community Reach Center is o ering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. e professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.  A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. ose feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. ose who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.

Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second oor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

NOTICE: PROPERTY NOT REMOVED TO BE DEEMED ABANDONED AT THE SOLE OPTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER

Property located inside the Garage, at 535 4th Street, Bennett, Colorado; Property Removal Date - On or before January 25, 2023

Mr. Barber:

Notice is hereby provided, pursuant to C.R.S. §38-20-116, that all property of every nature and kind, (including ALL motor vehicles), shall be deemed by law to be abandoned, at the sole option of the property owner, if not removed from the property (USING YOUR OWN MANPOWER AND NECESSARY EQUIPMENT) on or before 11 :59 P.M., ON JANUARY 25, 2023.

Any and all property remaining at the location as of 12:01 a.m, January 26, 2023, may, at the sole option of the property owner, be presumed abandoned, and such property may thereafter be sold or otherwise disposed via trash dumpster, or removed from the location by any other means selected solely at the discretion of the land owner.

Respectfully: Terrell M. Gaines

Attorney for Ricky Barber, as POA for Albert Barber

Legal Notice No. CCX818

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Catherine Gassman

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 12, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl A. Gitzen

Personal Representative 19505 E. Iowa Circle Aurora, CO 80017-4642

Legal Notice No. CCX826

First Publication: January 12, 2023 Last Publication: January 26, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 15, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Marleni Victorina Blanco be changed to Marleny Victorina Blanco Case No.: 22 C 1809

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX809

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

aka Cathy Gassman, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31070

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