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BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A cultural educator targeting environmental racism in Commerce City became the newest City Councilor for Commerce City’s Ward 3.

Councilors voted unanimously at their special Jan. 9 meeting to appoint Renee Millard-Chacon to replace Rick Davis, who resigned in December.

“I want to change the status quo,” she said. “We cannot accept business as usual anymore.”

Councilors interviewed six candidates to ll the spot, including one, Cassie Ratli , who withdrew her application in favor of Millard-Chacon.

“I humbly withdraw my application for Ward 3 city council and encourage this council to vote for Renee Chacon,” Ratli told councilors. “She has the energy we need. She has the skills necessary to move the needle of equity in our city as she represents the voice of those who cannot speak up.”

In her application letter, MillardChacon said she wants to support and educate the Commerce City community.

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.

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A home means everything to Shelley Gilson, a 50-year-old single mother of three girls who works as a guest service agent at an airline.

“It’s one word: priceless,” she

said.

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 rising cost of housing in the Denver area has made it di cult for her to a ord a home. She spent years bounding around working for low pay, including to several a ordable housing communities across the state.

Eventually, more than a decade ago, she found a home at Orchard Crossing Apartments in Westminster. It is an a ordable housing community that includes Section 8 housing, the federal government program that provides vouchers to low-income families, the disabled and elderly.

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.

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

“I come from local indigenous communities and know how crucial representation and equity with analysis is to my community impacted by local state and federal agencies balancing modern solutions and compassionate leadership as a priority,” she wrote.

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.

In her interview Jan. 9, MillardChacon said it was important for councilors to select an indigenous person to ll the spot.

“Commerce City has never had an indigenous representative, here, on my homeland,” she said. “My has been here for generations before Colorado was even a state.”

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-

But she said her main concern is environmental equity. She has served on the Environmental Justice

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Adams County o cials swear oaths of o ce

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Emma Pinter doubled down on progressive values in her 2023 inauguration address, promising to support Adams County LGBTQ residents and protect abortion rights.

“We need to make sure that all of our services have this framework of care and community for all who live here,” Pinter said.

“It is important that when you look at the care provided by every aspect of our community, that we are thinking about everyone that lives here,” Pinter, the Commissioner for Adams County’s District 3, said. “You don’t want to be worried about your civil rights when you are seeking medical care.”

Pinter was one the of six county o cials and one 17th District Judge that swore their oaths of o ce Jan. 10 at the Waymire Dome in the county’s Riverdale Regional Park.

Chief District Judge Don Quick, who administered the oaths, said only new Treasurer and Public Trustee Alex Villagran missed the inaugural ceremony because he is traveling. Quick said he administered Villagran’s oath on Christmas Eve.

It was the rst live inauguration the county has hosted since the CO-

VID shutdowns. e 2021 inaugural ceremony was done via Zoom, and the 2023 event was largely an afternoon celebration, with food and a live jazz trio performing before and after the o cial ceremony.

Deputy County Manager Jim Siedlecki encouraged the attendees — mostly county employees and family — to stick around after the o cial ceremony concluded.

“We know you have private parties planned this afternoon but you don’t have to rush out of here,” Siedlecki said. “We have a band, we have a bar and we are looking forward to a couple of hours of fun. So please stick around with us. I know the formal ceremonies have concluded, but we’d love to spend some time with some Adams County people.”

Pathways

And county o cials, especially county Democrats, had plenty to celebrate after sweeping all county categories for the second straight election cycle.

e winners who were sworn in Jan. 10 had plenty of gratitude for their supporters. Pinter, who had 90,541 votes to Republican challenger Sean Forest’s 71,129, thanked her family and her supporters.

“It’s a lot to ask your family to join you in public service,” she said. “And it’s even more to ask them to come along and campaign with you county-wide.”

Pinter said one of the most common questions she was asked

during her campaign was just what a County Commissioner does. For Pinter, it’s being the builders of pathways.

“We build pathways to success, whether it’s to start a small business, pathways to a job, pathways to services whether it is Head Start or a food access program,” she said. “We also build the literal roads and pathways and bike lanes that connect our beautiful county and work with our federal and state partners to make sure they stay in good working order.”

District 4 Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio, who defeated challenger Joseph Domenico 90,438 votes to 68,621 to win re-election, said he is grateful for his family and his supporters as well as other county o cials and sta that have helped him.

“You look around and see that some people spend their whole life trying to get what they deserve,” he said. “I am committed to working the rest of my life to deserve all that I’ve been given.” is is O’Dorisio’s third and nal term in the o ce. His term ends in 2027.

“I don’t know where we are going to be in four years or what’s going to happen in four years,” he said. “I know there are issues that we run on and issues that run us if we are not careful. ere are issues we choose and issues that choose us. Over the last four years, we have dealt with a global pandemic, growing homelessness and housing

problems and in ation. ese are not issues that I thought I would be dealing with over the last four years, so who knows where we will be in the next four years?”

New Sheri Gene Claps defeated then-Sheri Rick Reigenborn in the 2022 Democratic primary before beating former Sheri Mike McIntosh in November’s race 85,860 votes to 76,117.

Claps said he learned a lot during his campaign.

“ ese last two years have been incredible,” Claps said. “I have knocked on countless doors, attended community meetings and events and listened to what matters to you most of all, that is making our community safe for everyone and I am con dent we can lead our sheri ’s department in the right direction.”

Other county o cials swearing their oaths of o ce, included Assessor Ken Musso claimed 90,732 votes to challenger Hieu Truong Nguyen’s 68,850; Clerk and Recorder Josh Zygielbaum who defeated challenger Karen Hoopes 90,262 votes to 69,488. Coroner Monica BroncuciaJordan, who had 91,597 votes to challenger David Shaklee’s 68,372 votes.

Chief Judge Quick also administered the oath of o ce to Judge MaryAnn Vielma. Five other judges —Emily Lieberman, Rayna Gokli McIntire, Patrick Pugh, Kyle Seedorf and Je rey Smith, were in court during the inaugural ceremony and were sworn individually.

and the state department of Public Health and Environment and was co-chair of that group’s Equity Analysis subcommittee.

“We gave recommendations to the governor for environmental justice actions and for best practices and impacts,” she said.

Millard-Chacon has a bachelors degree in Communication from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration from Northern Arizona University.

Councilors vote

Councilors voted in three rounds to select their favorites, with Millard-Chacon, Melinda Larson and Ashley Jackson getting the most votes in the rst round. Larson was eliminated in the second round before councilors settled on Millard-

Other candidates included former City Councilor Jose Guardiola, Michael Storozum, a senior IT engineer

e Ward 3 seat is usually a fourterm and Davis was elected in 2021.

Millard-Chacon’s Ward 3 seat will be up for election in November 2023 for a special two-year span to complete Davis’ original term.

“I want to thank all of the applicants that applied for this and for your commitment to Commerce City and hope that you will consider running for the special election that occurs in November of this year, as well as everybody else,” Mayor Benjamin Huseman said. “ ere will be two at-large council seats available, Ward 4 and the mayor’s seat as well will be available, as well as Ward 2. Quite a bit of seats — six of the nine seats will be available for election this year.”

Voters will vote on the Ward 3 seat again in 2025, but it will return to a four-year term after that.

Commerce City Mayor Benjamin Huseman administers the oath of office for newlyappointed Ward 3 Councilor Renee Millard-Chacon Jan. 9 in the City Council Chambers.

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Commerce City invites Tuskegee Airmen for Black History Month

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Commerce City will invite speakers from the legendary World War 2 ghter pilots the Tuskegee Airmen to speak at a Black History Month celebration, councilors agreed.

“ e Tuskegee Airmen can come to our city, and we would like to make it a big special event for the whole city,” Councilor Jennifer Allen- omas said during the council’s special meeting on Jan. 9. “ e cost is $1,500 and the event would be possibly scheduled on Feb. 23. Our City Manager is aware of this, our sta is aware of the situation as well. We want to make this a big event and would welcome the entire Commerce City community. We are hoping to have this event at the Civic Center building.”

Councilors agreed unanimously and directed sta to work out the details.

e Tuskegee Airmen were a group of 932 ghter and bomber pilots and their support crews who trained at Tuskegee Army Air eld in Alabama.

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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/70316b05422c448492c51da0f 0e0fd86/ 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.

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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, ursday and Friday. Visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing

Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and ursday. Call 303-6972583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting 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 303-853-3500.

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 mental-health 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

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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.

Food distribution

27J Schools have free grab-and-go meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.

St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Brighton residents who love between Quebec St. and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Ave.  Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.  Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.  Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

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Members of the 477th Bomb Group, a unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, pose for a picture in 1944. Commerce City is inviting speakers from the group to come for a Black History Month celebration. COURTESY THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ARCHIVES

The Long Way Home Examining the impacts of the housing crisis

People across the metro area are struggling to a ord a place to live. Minimum wage earners might spend upwards of 60% of their paychecks on rent. Many millennials, now entering their 40s, have accumulated less wealth than prior generations and are struggling to nd a rst home they can a ord. At the same time, those who might sell, baby boomers, are prone to hold onto their homes, unable to downsize in the supercharged market. ese and other factors, including homelessness, a history of racial disparities where 71% of white Coloradans own homes but only 42% of Black Coloradans do, and a slow down in building that began more than a decade ago during the Great Recession, add up to constitute what some experts call a crisis in housing a ordability and availability.

Over the last six months, two dozen journalists, editors and sta at Colorado Community Media worked to answer questions on why this is happening, how

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From work to school to neighborhood events, the program has created a way for Gilson’s family to be a part of a community. With housing and communities come resources, though not all are created equal. Gilson explained that in her prior communities — predominantly lower socioeconomic status and people of color — it resulted in a lack of resources, such as academic and mental health.

at’s why she moved to Westminster, where she has lived for 12 years.

“I wanted my kids to have a stable education and stable housing,” she said.

It’s not just low-income residents who struggle to a ord housing. Across the metro area and along the Front Range, rising in ation and mortgage rates, a long-term building slowdown and increasingly crowded cities and towns have combined to create what some observers and experts say is a housing crisis.

More and more people throughout the metro area are nding the cost of renting or buying a home eating up signi cant portions of their budgets.

“ at’s the No. 1 reason that people move, is they can’t keep up with their rent (and) utilities payments,” said Heidi Aggeler, managing director and co-founder of Root Policy Research, a Denver-based

we got here and what the solutions are. e work to nd the answers carried our journalists along the Front Range to talk to mayors, housing authorities, experts and, most importantly, lower- and middle-class families experiencing the crisis rst hand.

Our reporters and editors also held focus groups, talking directly to prospective homebuyers, like the single mom worried that another rent increase could land her in her car and the real estate agent who understood the problems but worried about a lack of solutions.

Over the next four weeks, Colorado Community Media provides an in-depth look at how the current crisis impacts our communities. In Week 1, e Long Way Home breaks down how we got here. On Week 4, we look at how local, state and federal governments are investing millions of dollars into a range of possible solutions – from helping the homeless to a ordable housing programs.

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ere’s a term for it: “cost-burdened,” which describes households paying more than 30% of their income on housing. A little more than 700,000 households in Colorado are cost-burdened, most of which are renters, according to a November 2021 report from Root Policy Research.

“We’ve never done a very good job of housing extremely low-income people and families and helping to move them out of poverty,” Aggeler said. “We’ve never had enough resources to adequately address that.”

People who make $25,000 or less a year have long faced a housing crisis on some level, Aggeler said. But now, the number of people who make more money and are feeling the pinch of high housing costs is growing.

It has become increasingly common for middle-income households with incomes of roughly $35,000-$75,000 to experience cost burden, according to Root Policy Research.

As long as Colorado continues to be an attractive place for people to move to, invest in and retire, Aggeler thinks housing challenges will continue.

ere are also too few options for would-be buyers. Many nd the cost of single-family homes beyond their reach but have few options a step below that, such as condos.

“If you believe that Colorado will be a place that employers will continue to want to move to, then

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I think … the outlook may not be good unless we accelerate production and density and fund housing at the level that is needed,” Aggeler said.

The cost of housing

Practically every community in the metro area is facing its own housing a ordability and availability issues. South of Denver, in Lone Tree, Mayor Jackie Millet said there is a “housing crisis.”

“I think it varies in severity throughout our state, but I do think it is a problem that is a ecting all of Colorado,” she said. “ ere’s so much supply pressure on our market right now that we have, then, created this crisis.”

Not everyone is describing it as a crisis, but those who use that word point to the numbers across the metro area, as the costs of singlefamily homes and townhomes have skyrocketed.

Northwest of Denver, in Arvada, the median sale price of a singlefamily home was $667,000 as of late 2022, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors. at’s up by 71% from 2017, when the price was around $390,000.

e story is similar in Brighton, northeast of Denver, where the median sale price increased by approximately $225,000 over that period.

Littleton, south of Denver, saw an increase of approximately $300,000 in the price of single-family homes from 2017 to 2022.

Lone Tree saw an increase of $473,750.

“What we have seen is our housing prices doubling and our wages have not been keeping up,” Millet said.

From 2000 to 2019, median rents rose at a faster rate than median renter household incomes did “in every Colorado county and city with 50,000+ residents,” according to Root Policy Research.

Many residents want a home of their own, Millet said.

“ at was our ultimate goal, and that is also the way most of us accumulated wealth,” she said.

When the cost of buying or renting is too high, however, people cannot establish these roots, she added.

Supply versus demand

One of the main causes of the rise in cost-burdened households and lack of a ordable housing is that production has failed to keep up with demand.

ere was a 40% decrease in the number of homes built between 2010 and 2020 in Colorado, according to the 2022 “A ordable Housing Transformational Task Force Report.”

Susan Daggett, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute, said the crash of 2007 a ected housing supply. People left the construction industry and many companies went bankrupt.

“ e housing market bottomed out, people left the construction industry, a lot of people went bankrupt,” she said.

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At the same time that housing development slowed, Colorado’s population grew.

“In the meantime, the population has grown tremendously and the supply just hasn’t been able to catch up with that demand,” Daggett said.

In 2010, Colorado had a population of 5,029,196, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2022, the population was estimated at 5,839,926 — a roughly 16% increase.

As of June 2021, Colorado’s for-sale housing inventory was 13% of what is needed for a functioning sales market, according to Root Policy Research’s report. A functioning sales market means there are enough units so that people can move easily, such as being able to upsize or downsize, Aggeler said.

To return the housing market to a functioning level, Colorado would need an average of 44,250 units built each year until 2030, according to the report, published in November 2021. is would be 1.6 times the state’s current production levels.

Ted Leighty — the CEO of the Colorado Association of Home Builders, an a liate organization of the National Association of Home Builders — said, overall, depending on who is talking, Colorado is somewhere between 175,000 to 200,000 units short of demand.

“ at’s really challenging to come back from, especially, you know, the pace by which we were able to produce new housing in Colorado,” Leighty said.

He hates to use the word “crisis” when discussing housing in Colorado, describing it instead as a major challenge.

Leighty explained the challenge comes down to the ve L’s — lumber and other building materials, labor,

land, loans and access to capital, and local government. All have played roles in slowing down housing construction, especially since the Great Recession, leading to higher demand and decreased a ordability.

“ ese are always our main cost drivers for residential construction,” Leighty said. “All ve of those right now, and have been, unfortunately, for the last several years, been huge challenges for us.”

He said high lumber costs and some supply chain issues have improved marginally recently, but they still pose problems for developers.

Also, there is a labor shortage.

“We’ve seen a little bit of uptick in (the) labor participation rate for construction, but not nearly enough,” Leighty said. “We’ve got an aging skilled labor demographic, and we haven’t done a great job replacing that labor with younger, skilled laborers.”

In addition to training the laborers of the next generation, Leighty said a “sound immigration policy” could help bring more workers to projects.

“ ere’s a pretty big de cit, and we need to do all we can, policy standpoint and otherwise, to increase labor,” Leighty said.

During the pandemic, there was a perception the housing market was hot, Leighty said.

“It was the most challenging hot market ever on record — to source materials, to source labor, to get projects through the pipeline was immeasurable in how di cult it was,” Leighty said.

To see more of our housing series online please visit: ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

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Carl Dean Patton, 85, passed away December 11, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Morgan.

Carl was born on January 1, 1937 to omas and Blanche (Hendrickson) Patton in Fort Morgan. He was the oldest of ten children, raised on the family farm in Roggen. Carl attended Kiowa’s one room schoolhouse until the 8th grade. He was a mechanic and spent his days farming and operating heavy equipment. He enjoyed driving truck, so he purchased a semi and started his own business, C&F Custom Hauling. Carl retired at the age of 84 and spent his last years turning wrenches with his son Tommy. He knew a little about everything when it came to xing things and was as tough as they come. Carl enjoyed shing and boating with his family and friends, telling jokes, and a tall glass of whiskey.

Carl was preceded in death by his parents;

and two sisters, Dorothy Ley and Betty Burnett.

Carl is survived by his three children, Don (Luann) Patton of Fort Lupton, Carlene Patton of Fort Lupton, and Tommy (Connie) Patton of Fort Morgan; six grandchildren, Mistie Coursey, Nicole Engbarth, Sandy Fry, Craig Patton, Autumn and Brittannie Ramirez; 12 great-grandchildren; four brothers: Jim Patton of Greeley, Ira and Clyde Patton of Roggen, and Roy Patton of Frederick; and three sisters: Carol Rice of Bridgeport, NE, Toby Schwindt of Wheatland, WY, and Ruth Collins of Crested Butte.

A memorial service will be held at Life Fellowship Church Friday January 20, 2023 at 2:00pm, followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments. Donations are being accepted to help o set funeral expenses at fundafamily.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Legals

City and County

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances were introduced on first reading on the 9th day of January 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be considered on second and final reading on the 6th day of February 2023.

INTRODUCED BY: ALLEN-THOMAS, DOUGLAS, FORD, HURST, HUSEMAN, KIM, MADERA, NOBLE

Ordinance 2451 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY APPROPRIATING A PORTION OF THE UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE OF THE FLEET MANAGEMENT FUND AND TRANSFERRING PORTIONS OF THE UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCES IN THE POLICE FORFEITURE - FEDERAL AND POLICE FORFEITURE - STATE FUNDS TO THE FLEET MANAGEMENT FUND TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BEARCAT FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $280,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Copies of said ordinance are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Commerce City at 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022, for public inspection during the hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. During instances of the city facilities being closed, electronic copies may be requested via email to dgibson@ c3gov.com.

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

BY: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX830

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: January 19, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE PLAN

IN RE TRIANGLE LOGISTICS CENTER COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF

COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Amended and Restated Service Plan (the “Service Plan”) for Triangle Logistics Center Commercial Metropolitan District (the “District”) has been filed with the City of Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado. The Service Plan is on file and open for inspection in the office of the City Clerk, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Ave Commerce City, Colorado 80022.

A public hearing on the Service Plan will be held by the City Council of the City of Commerce City (the “City Council”) on February 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., at Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E. 60th Ave Commerce City, Colorado 80022, or as soon thereafter as the City Council may hear such matter (the “Public Hearing”).

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the Service Plan and to form a basis for adopting a resolution approving, conditionally approving, or disapproving the Service Plan.

A general description of the land contained within the boundaries of the District is as follows: approximately 64 acres of commercial and agricultural land generally located north of East 48th Avenue, east of Dahlia Street, east of Ivy Street, and south of East 52nd Avenue, Commerce City, Adams County, State of Colorado.

The District is an existing metropolitan district.

The maximum debt mill levy for the District shall be forty (40) mills, subject to certain adjustment provisions as contemplated and described in the Service Plan. The maximum operations and maintenance mill levy for the District shall be fifteen (15) mills, subject to certain adjustment provisions as contemplated and described in the Service Plan. The maximum period of time which such levy shall be collected is forty (40) years after the initial imposition of such levy.

All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the City Council at or prior to the Public Hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. All protests and objections to the Service Plan not presented in this manner shall be deemed to be waived.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

Legal Notice No. CCX819

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: January 19, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

HM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

Harvest Road South at Denali Logistics Park

The HM Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “Owner”) is accepting sealed bids for the Harvest Road South at Denali Logistics Park (“Project”). Sealed Bids for the Harvest Road South at Denali Logistics Park project will be received by the District Engineer (Merrick & Company), at 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 a.m. local time on February 7, 2023. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to HM Metropolitan District No. 1 endorsed with the name of the Bidder and the Title “Harvest Road South at Denali Logistics Park”.

The Project will include: • Infrastructure (roadway, waterline, storm sewer, and ponds) for Harvest Road from E. 64th Avenue to E. 56th Avenue.

Bidding documents can be requested beginning January 5, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. There will be no charge for the bid documents. Contact Barney Fix at barney. fix@merrick.com to receive the PDF documents electronically.

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the Bid date and time. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any errors or irregularities, and to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications including financial statements. The Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.

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

Legal

Notice No. CCX815

First Publication: January 5, 2023

Last Publication: January 19, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Non-consecutive Publications

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Legato Community Authority (hereinafter called the “Owner”) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Bids for the construction of the Legato West Phase 1 Landscape Project will be received via electronic submission to Independent District Engineering Services (IDES), with electronic copies of the bid documents sent to bcollins@idesllc.com and cconry@ idesllc.com until Monday, February 13, 2023 at 12:00 pm MST. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

The Legato West Phase 1 Landscape Improvements shall consist of Landscape at Legato Parkway ROW, Entry and Buffer yard, Landscape at Tower Road Arterial ROW, Tower Road and E. 94th Avenue, Tower Road and E. 90th Avenue, Tower Road and E. 90th Avenue Detention, E. 95th Avenue Collector ROW, 94th Avenue and Biscay Street Collector ROW and Median, Argonne Street Collector ROW, 90th Avenue Collector ROW and Median, Detention Pond A Tract J, Gramma Gulch Tract S, and Detention Pond B Tract O in accordance with Contract Documents including the plans and specifications.

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

Bid packages will be available for download after 3:00 pm on January 19, 2023 at www.questcdn.com. Interested bidders may download the digital documents for $22.00 by inputting Quest project number 8371580 on the website’s projects search page.

Prospective Bidders are required to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Legato

West Phase I Landscape Improvements

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on January 26, 2023 at 2:00 pm at IDES 1626 Cole Blvd. Suite 125, Lakewood, CO 80401. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

For all further requirements regarding bid

Public Notices

submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

A Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount will be required. The Bid Bond will be retained by Owner as liquidated damages should the Successful Bidder fail to enter into a Contract with the Owner in accordance with the Bid.

Bidders are hereby advised the Owner reserves the right to not award a Contract until ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of Bids, and Bidders expressly agree to keep their Bids open for the ninety (90) day time period. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality, technicality or irregularity in any Bid, to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, conditional or alternate Bids, to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications, including financial statements, and to accept the proposal that is, in the opinion of the Owner, in its best interest. Owner reserves the right to accept any combination of Bids which in Owner’s sole and absolute judgement will, under all circumstances, best serve the Owner’s interests. Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.

Any questions concerning this bid shall be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 6, 2023, and must be directed in writing to: Brandon Collins, PE; bcollins@ idesllc.com and Cody Conry; cconry@ idesllc.com.

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

TO: LAVONNE WINDLER

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 re-

sponse 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

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Catherine Gassman

A llpersonshaving c laim s 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,

Legal Notice No. CCX826

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Last Publication: January 26, 2023

P ublisher: Commerce City S entinel Express

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 22, 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 Linda Yadira Gonzalez Barrandey be changed to Yadira Barrandey-Gonzalez Case No.: 22 C 1806

Byron L. Howell

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX829

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 2, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

aka Cathy Gassman, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31070