Commerce City Sentinel Express

End of an era: Commerce City’s 88 Drive-In Theatre is closing

Polis signs bill prohibiting growth caps

Measure repeals limits in Lakewood, Golden, Boulder

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado cities and counties will soon be prohibited from imposing population and residential growth limits under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis this month.

House Bill 1255 will also repeal existing growth caps enacted in Lakewood, Boulder and Golden when it takes e ect in August.

“We know we have more work to do to make sure that all our communities are part of the solution, but what this bill does is it says no community can be part of the problem any longer,” Polis said before signing the bill.

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN

TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Commerce City’s 88 Drive-In eatre, the last remaining drive-in theater in the Denver area, is set to close this summer after more than ve decades in business.

Susan Kochevar, the owner of the theater, is stepping away from the business.

“I love that place and I love this community,” Kochevar said in a city council meeting on June 5. “But

what happens to drive-ins all over the United States is what’s happening to mine.”

ere are about 300-350 drive-in theaters still operating across the United States, according to various drive-in operators and advocates. Of those, Colorado has about a half dozen. Fort Collins, Pueblo, Buena Vista are among towns across the state with operating drive-in theaters.

Kochevar said her family has owned the 88 Drive-In eatre since 1976. e theater itself has been operational since 1972. Operating the theater is no longer nancially viable and needs work, she said. For one, the screen needs to be replaced and that would cost around $100,000.

“I’m faced with writing it down

and being bled dry or selling it,” Kochevar said, “and I really don’t want to see it left empty.”

Kochevar said she put the lot up for sale in 2018 and eventually sold it in 2021 to industrial real estate company, First Industrial Realty Trust, which has asked the city to rezone the property so that it can construct warehouses.

“Kids are not going to have the same feelings or perspective with a family in a car to go and watch a movie,” Commerce City resident Guillermo Serna said at the meeting.  e site at 8780 Rosemary St., on the corner of East 88th Avenue and Rosemary Street, is in Irondale

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e bill was introduced as a companion measure to Senate Bill 213, which would have rewritten land-use rules across the state and was the governor’s signature e ort at the Capitol this year to encourage more a ordable housing. But Senate Bill 213 failed on the nal day of the 2023 legislative session, leaving House Bill 1255 as one of the only major housing bills approved by the General Assembly and signed into law this year.

Rep. William Lindstedt, D-Broomeld, one of the prime sponsors of House Bill 1255, said while the measure was aimed at assisting the various elements of Senate Bill 213, it still will have an impact.

“It really does point the nger at the worst kind of action that you can see from a local government to limit housing,” he said.

House Bill 1255 aims to address the availability of housing by stripping local governments’ ability to

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Sue Kochevar, whose family operated the 88 Drive-In Theatre in Commerce City, for years told Commerce City Councilors she’s sold the property. Councilors will consider changing the zoning on the lot in July, allowing the new owners to build a warehouse. FILE PHOTO

Farm to Market tickets on sale

Tickets for Farm to Table, a fundraising event for the Platte Valley Medical Foundation scheduled for Aug. 17 or on sale now.

e Foundation’s biennial fundraising campaign will bene t women’s health services to help women connect with the care they need throughout their adult years and to support area women who do not always prioritize their own health needs. e foundation hopes to raise $500,000 in the campaign cycle. ey conduct multiple fundraising e orts annually with Farm to Table as the largest event.

Farm to Table will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 on the hospital campus. Platte Valley Medical Center’s Chef Mike Anderson uses produce donated by area farmers to create a gourmet meal for about 450 guests.

e event garners so much support that it often sells out long before the date. is year, Muñoz reserved a block of tickets that are available to the public for $75 each. ey are available at https://ftt2023.cbo.io.

A Stroll in the Garden for CASA

e Court Appointed Special Advocate program, or CASA, for the 11th Judicial District is promoting one of its major fundraisers now scheduled for September.

CASA is inviting supporters to come enjoy a Stroll in the Garden at this year’s Indulge for CASA Gala from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Denver’s Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E 66th Ave. is Garden Party will be full of delicious food and drinks, fantastic auction prizes, exciting entertainment, and more! Indulge for CASA is presented by the Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation.

CASA’s mission is to provide court-

appointed volunteer advocacy for children and youth from the child welfare system so every child can be safe, have a permanent home, and have the opportunity to thrive.

Water park opening delayed

A hard winter was especially hard on Commerce City’s Paradice Island Pool at Pioneer Park, according to a city statement.

e pool was scheduled to open during Memorial Day weekend, but the city found that three of the four boilers that heat the water for the facility’s pools did not survive the winter season and now must to be replaced. Delivery and installation of the new equipment will delay the opening of Paradice Island until about mid-July. e city will provide additional information as this work is completed and a new opening date is identi ed.

e splash pad located at Pioneer Park to the west of Paradice Island will open May 27 as planned and operate from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. City sta will be reaching out to o er refunds to those who had paid reservations or cabana rentals for Paradice Island through July 10. For questions or concerns speci c to rentals or refunds, please call 303286-6837.

Healthy Farmers Markets

Adams County and Anythink Libraries are o ering Healthy Farmers Markets in ornton for residents beginning June 20.

e markets will provide $20 produce vouchers for residents who are 65+ or are enrolled in WIC, SNAP, or Medicaid. ere will also be recipes and nutrition information available.

Tuesday markets will be from 9 a.m. to noon through Sept. 26, at Anythink Huron, 9417 Huron St. ursday markets will be from

9 a.m. to noon throughSept. 28, at Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave.

See all upcoming Adams County outreach events at adcogov.org/ outreach-events.

Annual Stars & Stripes Event to Feature Singer Thomas Mac

e annual pre-Independence Day celebration at Riverdale Regional Park is back! Mark your calendars for the third of July celebration. Ward Electric presents a free evening in the park with country singer, omas Mac, and a festive display of reworks.

Food and beverage vendors will begin serving at 4 p.m. Enjoy live music followed by the 9:30 p.m. reworks show.

For the safety and comfort of your pets and all event attendees, please keep your furry friends at home for the Stars & Stripes event. Visitors are kindly reminded that most reworks are illegal in Adams County; please leave reworks of any type to our professionals.

For more event information and Park Rules, visit riverdaleregionalpark.org or call 303 637-8000.

Tiny House Festival returns to Riverdale Park

e Colorado Tiny House Festival is returning for its sixth year at the Riverdale Regional Park June 24 and 25.

Guests will be able to step inside a large variety of small living structures, learn from tiny home builders and see the latest trends in tiny living and unique RVs.

e show blends the spirit of the tiny living movement with the most up-to-date information on going tiny, simplifying your life, minimalistic living, and living greener. Unique small living structures will be spread throughout the Colorado Tiny House Festival grounds and include an assortment of professional builds, DIY builds, and Camping Corner which speci cally showcases ways people can camp or “glamp” in style. Each structure features its own, one-of-akind oor plan, décor, and remarkable use of space.

Additionally, attendees will enjoy expert speaker presentations, a product and service marketplace, a tiny taste of Colorado food truck court, and more.

e festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily June 24 and 25. Ticket prices range from $10 to $20 depending on when they are purchased and are good for both days of the event. Kids 12 and under are

free-of-charge.

For more information on the 2023 Colorado Tiny House Festival, visit coloradotinyhousefestival.com.

Work Options FREE Culinary Training Program

e Adams County Human Services Department is partnering with local nonpro t Work Options to provide a free culinary training program for residents.

Program participants train with professional chefs over a six-week course and earn certi cations and up to $400 per month. Work Options also o ers food truck internships.

In addition to the training program, Work Options provides the Human Services Center 11860 Pecos St., Westminster, with a full menu of breakfast and lunch options including breakfast burritos, pastries, burgers, pizza, daily specials, and more in the Mountain View Café. e café is located on the third oor of HSC. Learn more about the program at workoptions.org.

New Adams County Veterans Service O cer Appointed

Adams County Commissioners have selected Andrew “Drew” Dixon as the new Veterans Service O cer.

Today at a public hearing, the Adams County Board of Commissioners appointed. Dixon previously served as the assistant VSO with the Arapahoe County Veteran Services Division, and he’s received state and national accreditation. He o cially started on June 7.

“ e Board is pleased to appoint Drew as the new VSO,” says Steve O’Dorisio, Adams County Board Chair. “Drew is a dedicated public servant with a deep understanding of the challenges facing veterans. I’m con dent he will be a strong advocate for our veterans and will help them access the bene ts and services they deserve.”

Originally from New Mexico, Dixon is a graduate of Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs. Dixon served as an aviation mechanic in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in December 2007.

As o cer, Dixon assists veterans and their families in the ling of claims for insurance, pensions, compensation for disability, hospitalization, vocational training, and any other state or federal bene ts available to veterans.

To learn more about the Adams County Veterans Service O ce and available programs for veterans, visit adcogov.org/vso.

Strabel said the proposal for a warehouse could support three to four businesses, such as UPS delivery.

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Neighborhood. e change is consistent with Irondale’s 2018 Neighborhood and Infrastructure Plan, which pushes to increase industrial uses in most of the neighborhood.

“Changing from the movie theater, I think is what’s causing pain, heart pain, for people,” Councilmember Susan Noble said at the meeting. “But I certainly understand the area. Irondale is industrial.”

At the meeting, First Industrial Realty Trust Regional Director John

“It’s designed to be multi-tenant, smaller 10-, 20-, 30,000-square-foot units with smaller truck and UPS distribution going out of it,” Strabel said.

Construction is anticipated to start in the months ahead and the warehouse could open in spring 2025.

Strabel said the current construction plan includes keeping the 88 Drive-In sign on the property.

City Council made no nal decision and voted to continue the discussion of First Industrial Realty Trust’s proposal on July 17.

Rainbows, roller disco and wedding vows

Adams County host second annual Pride celebration at Riverdale Regional Park

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As eight couples gathered below the stage, waiting to say their nuptial vows, o ciant Stella Diver said it was nearly enough to make a drag queen cry.

“ e only reason they chose me to do this is because my heart is made of ice,” Diver said at Adams County’s rst Marriagepalooza mass wedding event. “But looking at everyone right now, I’m starting to get a little misty.”

But speaking to the crowd at Adams County’s Riverdale Regional Park gathered for Adams County’s second annual Pride celebration, the Denverbased drag performer said it was much more than just emotional. It was important.

“Even now, the love we share for each other is questioned and considered an act of rebellion,” Diver said. “Pride is our moment, our month, to show the world how proud we are of the love we have for each other. And it does not stop with this weekend. e step you are taking today to cement your love for each other allows Pride to live on every day.”

And then Diver led the 16 people in their vows — moving forward into a great commitment of their love, promising to keep their partner’s heart safe and asking them to love their partners as much as they love themselves.

And with that, Diver declared them married.

It was an experiment this year, Adams County Clerk Josh Zygielbaum said. He plans to bring the event back next year, bigger and even better.

“It was not as large as I wanted it to be, but it’s our rst year doing it,” he said. “Next year I anticipate we’ll have more.”

e 2022 celebration featured a concert and exhibition by muralists Babe Walls and garnered the county the “Non-Fair Facility Usage Award 2022” from the International Association of Fairs and Expos, which recognizes successful events outside of the annual county fairs.

is year’s celebration featured a water slide, volleyball, a foam cannon and a drag show leading up to the evening performance by pop star Bebe Rexha.

Denver LGBTQ pop-up organizers Rainbow Dome co-hosted the celebration, building an instant roller skating rink in the parking lot in front of the park’s Waymire Dome and presenting a ash mob there. Zoe Campo, Adams County cultural arts manager said the county brought in the group to help give it a sense of exuberance.

“We think this event is all about fun

and joy and that’s what they brought,” Campo said.

A midway along the edge of the parking lot featured tents with county o ces and vendors selling art, rainbow-colored clothing and gear while a handful of food trucks and vendors fed attendees along the other side, closer to the Waymire Dome.

County Commissioner Emma Pinter said last year’s event was centered on the grassy area below the parking lot. is year, the main events tent, the foam cannon and games were still down there but the event itself grew to include much more of the Riverdale park.

“We just found that the tents worked much better on the pavement,” she said. “We’re still learning. It’s our second year, and we’re still working on it.”

Next level

But the key event this year was the Marriagepalooza, the mass wedding. Zygielbaum said that idea came from

his department sta .

“We participated in Pride last year, but we wanted to take it to the next level,” Zygielbaum said. “Since we oversee the issuance of marriage licenses for Adams County we thought it could be a great event and we started planning it a couple of months ago.”

e clerk’s o ce issued rainbow-colored marriage licenses to the couples that took their vows at the ceremony. Zygielbaum said there was plenty of interest from couples.

“Hopefully next year, we’ll be able to double the size and we hope to be doing the event for a long time,” he said.

One of the couples, Tige Heacock and Jason Godtzinger, said they didn’t initially plan to get married at an event. Heacock said she wanted to get married on June 10, since it was her grandparents’ anniversary.

“We had planned to rent Boetcher Mansion and we went online to nd out what we needed to do for a marriage license and we saw Marriagepalooza,” Heacock said. “We have a ton of friends that we support and some that are getting married this year. We tried to get them to come out today, but they couldn’t. But we wanted to support everybody else and be part of the day.”

Pinter said the event is not meant to be politically provocative but simply to represent people that live in Adams County.

“I think it’s important to celebrate our whole community, and we do all sorts of celebrations throughout the year,” she said. “We just celebrated the opening of a new Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day and we’re about to do our Stars and Stripes for Fourth of July. is is another in the calendar of events where we celebrate our community. And this is very important to let our LGBTQ community members know we are celebrating them too.”

Natural healing store opens in Brighton

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For retired social worker Rhiannon Middleton, her new natural healing store is another way or helping people.

Middleton welcomed the Brighton Chamber of Commerce to help open her Verdant Healing Apothecary Holistic Health with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 6.

“We have welcomed the apothecary healing into our community, and we love that we have another new business. It’s extraordinary to keep adding businesses in Brighton

as small town as it is and adding these businesses so please come and enjoy them,” Rachel Munoz, City of Brighton Chamber of Commerce Board of Director Board Treasurer.

Middleton is a Colorado native born in Denver and raised in Longmont, and I now live in Hudson with her business in Brighton.

She has been a social worker for the past 12 years, working with people, and she loves helping people. After retirement, she was at the moment in her life where she wanted to continue to help people but with something a little di erent for the community.

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Middleton said the Earth and plants bring people back to the connection of their roots and where we come from, so she decided to open an herbal healing store.

“I purchase most of my herbs from various di erent places, including a couple of Colorado. I reached out to di erent farms so I can start having a lot more herbs. I want to do as much business in Colorado as possible,” Middleton said.

Middleton herbs help with medicinal healing; they are good for your body and good for the Earth with no chemicals. She’s not a doctor and can’t prescribe anything, but

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with her knowledge, she can suggest plant-based remedies based on research.

She is going to teach people about herbs with classes and have a mushroom expert come in and teach about mushrooms.

“My hope for the future is to build a community to teach people about herbs. I love it out here because it is a farming community. So, everybody is already aware of what the Earth can do in the land,” said Middleton.  For more information, call Verdant Healing Apothecary at 720-5694125. It’s located at 240 East Bridge St., Brighton, CO 80601.

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Lindy Zuroski of the Fort Collins Circus Center twirls rings at Adams County’s Pride celebration June 10 at Riverdale Regional Park. Zurosky later donned an inflatable unicorn costume to entertain crowds with dancing and gymnastics.

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Platte Valley expands into Thornton

e medical group does care about the community, she said.

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With a new grocery store nearby and new housing developments in the ground nearby or in the works, ofcials at Platte Valley Medical Center said the neighborhood around 136th and Quebec needed them.

“My o ce is next to a King Soopers ,” said Dr. Brian Leonard, medical director for Intermountain Health’s Front Range clinics. He currently practices at the company’s Quail Creek o ce at 136th and Zuni in

“What I learned is the tremendous amount of research that SCL and Intermountain Health do, and knowing where people are, where their communities are and where people live.”

O cials from Platte Valley Medical Center and its parents Intermountain Health launched the construction of the newest medical practice, Amber

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“I can tell you we have room for and p” Intermountain Health Vice President Christopher Awtrey said. e facility is scheduled to open in

e new medical center will o er space for six primary care doctors and two ob/gyns and their support sta as well as room for regularly visiting specialists, something Awtrey called “Hotelling for specialists”.

“We are talking about orthopedic surgeons and cardiologists and podiatrists,” Awtrey said. “We are going to bring unique care here.”

Hospital o cials marked the project by hammering ceremonial nails into a beam meant for the building with golden hammers. It was the second celebration of the project the medical group has hosted.

ey scheduled a groundbreaking in February, but Platte Valley Medical Center President Jaime Campbell said the group didn’t do much celebrating that day thanks to freezing

“It was zero degrees with a minus eight wind chill, I believe, and Dr. Awtrey was laughing at me because I’d left my gloves in the car,” Campbell

“If you’ve lived here for a long time, you know that Platte Valley has been your medical provider for decades,” she said. “And these clinics that Platte Valley is putting in are right where that growth is happening and this clinic is no exception. And so our history of caring for our communities where you live and work is deep. It’s something we are really committed

e building will be part of the development at 136th and Quebec that includes King Soopers Marketplace that opened this spring. It’s just south of a dentist’s o ce that is also in mid-construction along Quebec and south of the Anythink Library’s planned Nature Library along 136th in ornton’s Aylor Open Space. But it’s also centered around 20 residential developments in various stages of planning and construction in the area, meaning there is a market

“ ere aren’t enough primary care providers to take care of all the

Hospital o cials from Brighton’s Platte Valley Medical Center and parent Intermountain Healthcare celebrated the construction of a new medical clinic at 136th and Quebec in Thornton on June 6.

Republicans lack CD8 candidate

point in time.”

Moreno said an 8th District bid is on the table.

“I’ve had some encouragement,” he said. “I’ve had some conversations.”

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

National Republicans say Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District is one of their top 2024 targets. But rst the GOP has to nd a candidate to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo of ornton.

No Republican has led to run against Caraveo next year in the district that spans Denver’s northeast suburbs along U.S. 85 into Greeley. She beat Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer by less than a percentage point, or roughly 1,600 votes, in 2022.

It’s still early, but each day Caraveo doesn’t have a challenger is another day she can build her fundraising advantage. Candidates must le to run before they can start raising money.

Caraveo’s campaign began April with about $300,000 in the bank.

e 8th District is expected to be the GOP’s best shot at ipping a seat of consequence in Colorado next year, and the outcome of the contest could help decide which party controls the U.S. House.

A number of Republican politicians are weighing whether to toss their hat into the ring, including Kirkmeyer.

“I’m still considering it,” Kirkmeyer told e Colorado Sun last week. “I haven’t said that I’m going to and I

haven’t ruled it out at this point.” She plans to make a decision by July 4. If she makes another congressional bid, she’ll have to forgo running for reelection to another four-year term in the state Senate, where she is a member of the powerful Joint Budget Committee. Republicans, however, are in a 23-12 minority in the chamber, and they aren’t expected to take control of the Senate after the 2024 election.

The GOP’s next real shot at taking power in the Colorado Senate will be in the 2026 election.

State Rep. Gabe Evans, of Fort Lupton, is also mulling an 8th District bid.

“I haven’t said ‘yes.’ I haven’t said ‘no,’” he said. “I can definitively tell

you I have no concrete plans right now. Everybody and their brother has been reaching out to me.”

Another Republican considering a bid for the seat is Weld County Commissioner Scott James.

“I have received numerous inquiries from folks and have been asked to run,” he said. “I’m honored by the encouragement and am taking the time to discuss this with my colleagues and my family.”

Weld County Commissioner Steve Moreno and former state Rep. Dan Woog, of Erie, are taking a look, too.

“There are multiple seats I’m keeping my eye on,” said Woog, who narrowly lost reelection to the state House last year, “but I haven’t taken steps toward any at this

Politico suggested last month that Joe O’Dea, the Denver construction company owner who made an unsuccessful 2022 U.S. Senate bid, is considering whether to make a run in the 8th District.

The Sun confirmed he is interested, but hasn’t taken any steps toward launching a campaign.

One big hold up: O’Dea lives in the Cherry Hills Village/Greenwood Village area, far from the 8th District’s boundaries. While congressional candidates don’t have to live in the district they are running to represent, O’Dea would almost certainly be painted as a carpetbagger by opponents if he launched a bid to unseat Caraveo. That fact reduces the likelihood he would jump into the race.

O’Dea’s federal campaign account — which remains active — had about $50,000 in it at the start of April. He gave millions to his campaign. O’Dea lost to Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet last year by 15 percentage points.

The GOP primary in the 8th District will be held on June 25, 2024.

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limit how much new housing can be added to their communities.

“Anti-growth laws enacted by local governments severely undermine the ability to construct the additional housing units Coloradans need,” the legislative declaration in the bill said.

e bill will require that local governments at least have a hearing for new developments before deciding whether to reject them, Lindstedt said.

“ e impact is big with (the) cities being preempted, but the larger impact is that other communities can’t get on that policy and make the problem worse,” he said.

Local governments across the state were strongly opposed to both House Bill 1155 and Senate Bill 213, calling them an overreach by the state and complaining that they would prevent communities from deciding how to address their unique needs.

House Bill 1255, however, didn’t receive nearly as much attention — or blowback — as its counterpart.

“ at one got overshadowed by the clearly more sweeping Senate Bill 213,” said Kevin Bommer, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League.

Still, the Colorado Municipal League, which represents cities and towns across the state, viewed House Bill 1255 as a similar attack on local control.

Elected o cials in Pitkin, San Miguel, Routt, Summit and Huerfano counties signed a joint letter opposing the bill in May. Mayors and council members in Aspen and Fountain signed on as well.

“ is bill responds to the policies of four Colorado municipalities, but strips away critical tools utilized by local governments across the state to actually achieve a ordable housing, reduce sprawl and incentivize the prudent planning of water, natural resources and infrastructure development,” the letter said.

e letter argued the bill could

harm the state’s water supply, rural lands and agricultural areas, and that it failed to encourage any new a ordable housing.

e bill o ers temporary exemptions for local governments that need to develop their infrastructure, including water services, to accommodate growth. Also excluded from the ban are areas with inclusionary housing ordinances, which require a certain amount of a ordable housing to be built each year, and local governments that have recently experienced a natural disaster and have been inundated with new construction requests, such as the town of Superior, which was hard hit by the 2021 Marshall re.

Golden’s growth cap, which limits residential development to 1% each year, was approved by voters in 1995. is year, the cap permitted only 88 new units.  Lakewood’s cap, which was approved by voters in 2019, has the same 1% restriction per year. In 2022, about 700 units were permitted.

Boulder has the same cap, which allows about 400 new units each year. It was originally enacted in the city in 1975 with a 2% limit then was reduced further to 1% in 1995.

e bill’s other sponsors are Rep. Ruby Dickson, D-Greenwood Village and Sen. Julie Gonzales, DDenver.

June 7 was the deadline for Polis to sign or veto any bills passed by the legislature during its 2023 lawmaking term, which ended May 8. House Bill 1255 was the nal measure to receive a bill signing ceremony, which Polis said was intentional because he thinks the measure is so important.

Any bills the governor doesn’t veto or sign will automatically become law at midnight.

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Gov. Jared Polis signs House Bill 1255, which bans local growth caps in the state, on June 7.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances were introduced on first reading on the 5th day of June 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be considered on second and final reading on the 10th day of July 2023.

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

Ordinance 2511 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY THE RECOGNITION OF A PORTION OF THE CITY’S SHARING AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM THE METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL STADIUM DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF $595,461.97 TO BE USED FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Ordinance 2517 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2-3006 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITIZEN PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY

Ordinance 2518 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 2

SECTION 2-3003 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO CODIFY THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMISSION

Ordinance 2519 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE

III OF CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2-3008 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE VETERAN’S COMMISSION TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT VETERANS OF COMMERCE CITY

Ordinance 2520 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE

III OF CHAPTER 2 SECTION 2-3005 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE YOUTH COMMISSION TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE YOUTH OF COMMERCE CITY

Ordinance 2524 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY APPROPRIATING $400,000 OF THE UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND AND TRANSFERRING TO THE

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FUND TO BE USED FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT 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. CCX1075

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on June 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to consider a New Hotel Restaurant filed by Taqueria San Julian, LLC, 6165 E 72nd Ave. , Commerce City, CO 80022 filed on January 6, 2023. The managing member is Jetzabe De Anda 1701 E 84th Ave., Denver, CO 80229. The public hearing will be held at the Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E. 60th Ave. , Commerce City, CO 80022. Protests may be filed with the City Clerk’s Office, 7887 E. 60th Ave. Commerce City, CO 80022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on June 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. to consider a New Hotel Restaurant filed by Mariscos Sinaloa Mexican Restaurant at 7272 Locus St. , Commerce City, CO 80022 filed on February 28, 2023. The Managing member is Jesus Salvador Parra Luevanos 5490 E 100th Ave., Denver, CO 80229. The public hearing will be held at the Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E. 60th Ave. , Commerce City, CO 80022. Protests may be filed with the City Clerk’s Office, 7887 E. 60th Ave. Commerce City, CO 80022.

Legal Notice No. CCX1076

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances passed on second and final reading on the 5th day of June 2023, by the City Council of Commerce

City and will be in full force and effect five days after publication.

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

Ordinance 2498 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMMERCE CITY SALES AND USE TAX CODE, ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING ECONOMIC NEXUS AND THE OBLIGATION OF REMOTE SELLERS TO COLLECT AND REMIT SALES TAX

Ordinance 2499 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALES AND USE TAX CODE OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY TO ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CITY’S SALES AND USE TAX FOR CERTAIN RETAIL DELIVERY FEES AND CARRYOUT BAG FEES ENACTED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO

Ordinance 2509 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE (CCRMC) SECTION 12-4003 TO COMPLY WITH STATE V. MORENO, 2022 CO 15, CASE NO. 21SA181 (2022)

Ordinance 2523 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE (CCRMC) SECTION 2-2001 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM TWO TO THREE A MONTH AND DECREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDY SESSIONS FROM TWO TO ONE A MONTH

Ordinance Z-544-91-94-23 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY REZONING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3741 E. 64TH AVENUE FROM HEAVY-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL WITH CONDITIONS (I-3 WITH CONDITIONS) TO HEAVY-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL (I-3)

Ordinance Z-994-23 – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY REZONING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3801 E. 64TH AVENUE FROM AGRICULTURAL (AG) TO HEAVY-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL (I-3)

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. CCX1074

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR EXCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Velocity Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”) in the City of Aurora, County of Adams, State of Colorado, a petition praying for the exclusion of certain real property from the boundaries of the District. Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that they shall appear at a public meeting of the District, on June 19, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., and show cause in writing why approval of the stated exclusion should not be granted. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the District’s Board of Directors at or prior to the public hearing (to spacheco@ isp-law.com or Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237) in order to be considered, or shall thereafter be waived.

The meeting is being held via MS Teams at: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_Y2U5MGQxMDEtZ WJiZS00YjY2LWIwZjAtZjEyNWE4OGYx MmMz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%2 2Tid%22%3a%228e55246b-90b1-4bef9dbd-02c674817a7b%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%2293a5f9d3-df69-4e24-981fa3f29df694ea%22%7d

Meeting ID: 255 640 928 173

Passcode: WvMUFG

The name and address of the petitioners and a general description of the property to be excluded from the District is as follows:

PETITIONERS:

Green Industrial Development Group, LLC

26100 East 68th Avenue, Suite 240 Aurora, CO 80019

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF AREA PROPOSED FOR EXCLUSION:

Generally located north of E 64th Avenue and west of Powhaton Road in the City of Aurora, Adams County, Colorado

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3.

By: ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE

Public Notices

A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. CCX1077

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPROPRIATION OF MONEYS TO AND THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE SABLE ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a proposed supplemental budget concerning the appropriation of moneys to and the expenditure of moneys from the General Fund of the Sable Altura Fire Protection District for fiscal year 2022 has been submitted to the Board of Directors (“2022 Supplemental Budget”). A copy of the proposed 2022 Supplemental Budget has been filed at the District’s Administrative Offices at 26900 E Colfax Ave #52, Aurora, CO 80018, where the 2022 Supplemental Budget is available for public inspection.

Adoption of the proposed 2022 Supplemental Budget will be considered at 7:00 p.m. at the June 21, 2023 meeting of the District Board. The meeting will be held electronically. Final information regarding attendance and public comment procedures will be included on the District’s meeting notice and agenda, and posted on the District’s website at www.sablealturafire.org at least 24 hours in advance of the public meeting.

Any interested electors of the Sable Altura Fire Protection District may inspect the proposed 2022 Supplemental Budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to final adoption of the of

303-770-ROOF

the 2022 Supplemental Budget.

ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SABLE ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By: Hope Williams, Secretary

Legal Notice No. CCX1078

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, 80601

Plaintiff: FRONTERRA VILLAGE FILING NO.3 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation;

Defendants: JOSEPH S. MENDIOLA; PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.

Case Number: 2023CV30329

Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC

Stephane R. Dupont, #39425

Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104

Phone Number: (720) 644-6115

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANT(S): Joseph S. Mendiola

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 within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the 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 to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, 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 for judicial foreclosure of an association assessment lien pursuant to C.R.S. 38-33.3-316, in and to real property situated in Adams County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated: May 18, 2023

THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC

By: *s/ Stephane R. Dupont

Stephane R. Dupont

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure

Exhibit A

Lot 8, Block 15, Fronterra Village Filing No. 3, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 16483 East 98th Way, Commerce City, CO 80022

Legal Notice No. CCX1071

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JASON VU TRAN aka JASON TRAN, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30401

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 October 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia Vu

Personal Representative c/o Weiner & Cording 3100 Arapahoe, Suite 202, Boulder, CO 80303

Legal Notice No. CCX1070

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Tamara Kay Arbogast a/k/a Tami Arbogast, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 154

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 October 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah Webb

Personal Representative 11638 Community Center Dr. Apt 20 Northglenn, CO 80233

Legal Notice No. CCX1069

First Publication: June 1, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

City Sentinel Express June 15, 2023