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e High Line Canal, which winds 71 miles across the metro area, will soon be permanently protected as regional open space.

Great Outdoors Colorado, an environmental nonpro t, announced in June a $350,000 grant to High Line Canal Conservancy to help permanently protect the canal as a continuous recreational, ecological, historical and stormwater resource.

“Permanent protection of the canal has been a top-line goal of our board and organization since the beginning in 2014,” High Line Canal Conservancy CEO Harriet Crittenden LaMair said in a press release. “It’s extremely exciting to be actively working with Denver Water, Arapahoe County and other local governmental partners toward a permanent protection vehicle.”

e canal spans 860 acres and its associated trail system connects walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists, horseback riders and others to thousands more acres of parks and open spaces. e canal runs through parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties, spanning a solid slice of eastern metro area from north to south.

“It’s important for the community to know that the canal is preserved permanently for them to use freely into the future,” High Line Canal Conservancy Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships Suzanna Fry Jones told

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When a group of Colorado lawmakers in 2020 sought to end the state’s statute of limitations for lawsuits in child sex assault cases, some victims and victims’ advocates wanted them to try to go even further.

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Jones said Denver Water will maintain ownership of the canal, but has been moving its customers to more sustainable sources of irrigation water in recent years.

Denver Water Senior Community Relations Specialist Jimmy Luthye said they plan to play an active role in the ongoing discussions about the canal’s future.

“ e evolution of the public’s use of the canal for recreation and stormwater management, along with its original role as a water delivery method is one of the reasons why Denver Water and regional partners, including cities, counties, park and ood districts and stormwater management entities, have partnered with the High Line Canal Conservancy to assist their mission to preserve, protect and enhance the 71-mile canal,” Luthye said in an email to Colorado Community Media.

e conservancy is expected to complete legal work to secure protection, gather documentation of the present conditions of the canal and assess potential future projects with the grant.

Great Outdoors Colorado’s Director of Programs Chris Yuan-Farrell said the process will likely involve a conservation easement, which is a legal agreement that limits land use to protect its conservation values. YuanFarrell added that the grant is part of the environmental nonpro t’s land acquisition program, which supports urban and rural habitat protection

priorities and increases access to the outdoors.

“ is is a substantial resource for Colorado to have and now it will be permanent,” Yuan-Farrell said. “Whereas before, there was always an opportunity for Denver Water to sell that property to somebody else. is grant helps take that o the table.”

He said the funding provided by Great Outdoors Colorado should last the conservancy for years to come.

“ is is a fund for the conservancy to maintain and grow,” Yuan-Farrell said. “It’s like seed funding for a hopefully larger substantial endowment with the expectation that perhaps the municipalities and counties that have land by the canal will contribute to it.”

Great Outdoors Colorado invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help with the preservation and enhancement of parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces, according to its website.

e nonpro t has awarded multiple grants to the High Line Canal Conservancy over the years. In 2022, Great Outdoors Colorado provided $41,100 to help rid parts of the canal of an invasive species.

“ eir funding has been so impactful to all of the work that we’ve done,” Jones said. “And this is the next big stage of our work for permanent protection.”

Jones said more details about the canal’s function as a fully conserved space are expected to come this fall.

eir request was that Colorado give victims of abuse for whom the statute of limitations had expired a window to sue not only their abusers, but also organizations that shielded the perpetrators or negligently allowed the abuse to continue.

e nonpartisan O ce of Legislative Legal Services, which o ers state lawmakers legal advice, said such a window would violate the state’s constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from reviving a claim for which the statute of limitations has run out. It turns out that opinion held merit.

e Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down the part of Senate Bill 88, a law passed by the legislature in 2021, giving victims of child sex abuse dating back to the 1960s a three-year window starting on Jan. 1, 2022, to le lawsuits against their abusers and the institutions or organizations that failed to stop the abuse. e high court’s decision was unanimous.

ere were many concerns about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 88 as it was debated in the legislature, but the measure’s sponsors took the rare step of proceeding anyway, saying the severity of the crime demanded it. Dozens of pending or soon-to-be- led cases were unraveled by the Supreme Court’s ruling.

“We knew that there would be a challenge to this law because the opponents of the measure made

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Runners and walkers enjoying the trail along the High Line Canal at Three Pond Park in Cherry Hills Village.

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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

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Adams County award $9 million in open space grants

Adams County Board of Commissioners announced awards of more than $9 million in open space grants for 21 projects June 27.

Funding for the spring 2023 grant cycle came from revenues from the second half of the 2022 Adams County Open Space Sales Tax, which was passed by Adams County voters in 1999, and in perpetuity in 2020.

“Locally based, long-term open space plans help communities protect the environment, improve quality of life, and preserve critical elements of our local heritage, culture, and economy,” said Steve O’Dorisio, County Commission Chair. “We are delighted to be part of the process, alongside the residents of Adams County, of providing these valuable spaces which o er comfort and support to people everywhere.”

ornton looked to be the biggest recipient of 2023’s grant allocation, collecting nearly 24% of $9.2 million that was distributed.

ornton’s $2.2 million in grants will go to three projects, rehabilitating aged playgrounds around the city, improvements to the 63-acre Niver Open Space and renovations to ve ball elds at four ball parks around the city.

Hyland Hills Recreation District will receive $1.9 million for two projects, $1.8 million for improvements to the district’s Sports Complex and $25,000 to make a master plan for the Caroll Butts Park.

Brighton looks to get $1.75 million for improvements to Benedict Park and Northglenn looks to receive $575,000 for three projects. e grants would earmark $250,000 for three playgrounds in the Fox Run subdivision, $300,000 for an aquatic adventure project at the Northglenn Recreation Center and $25,000 for trail map and sign project.

Adams County’s Riverdale Regional Park will get $375,000 for a series

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it clear they intended to sue,” said Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Wheat Ridge Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill. “We still had the obligation to do the right thing and try to stand up for the people who were abused as children.”

e opponents included public schools and the Catholic Church, who warned that Senate Bill 88 posed a major nancial burden because of the legal costs stemming from how

of connected park spaces there and Commerce City looks to restore open space near Second Creek and to purchase a handicap accessible single rider golf cart for Bu alo Run Golf Course.

Westminster will receive $25,000 in grants for a two utility vehicles for the city’s Open Space Division. Other grant recipients for the spring 2023 grant cycle are as follows:

City View Park, Welby, $1.25 million

City View Park, in the Welby neighborhood of unincorporated Adams County, has long needed renovation. The proposed project will offer new opportunities for recreation and community enrichment, including design elements such as new picnic areas, a walking trail, and a new playground that will be a landmark of the park. Additionally, environmental benefits and aesthetics of the site will be enhanced by reducing the amount of irrigated turf and using more native grasses and better landscape plantings, including a pollinator garden. A boulder play area and new shade structures will also be provided.

Bennett Park and Recreation District

Roof Repair, $58,000

A grant was awarded to repair the leaky roof of Bennett Parks Recreation Centers. The roof required sealing to protect the building and contents such as exercise equipment, computers, working areas, and printers. The Recreation Center is one of the only local establishments that supports a broad range of health and wellness for the entire I-70 corridor.

Bennett Park and Recreation District Pool Cover, $21,000

A grant was awarded for a pool cover at the Bennett Recreation Center. A pool cover will conserve energy and save costs.

many lawsuits they would have to defend against. ey also argued the measure was plainly unconstitutional.

Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, a Commerce City Democrat and another lead sponsor of Senate Bill 88, said there were always concerns a court would toss out the policy. “It’s disappointing that it came out this way. However, clearly the way the vote went — 7-0 — they absolutely feel it is unconstitutional.”

Several other states, including New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and California, have passed laws giving victims of child sex assault

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Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, Inc., $116,129.60

e Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership uses the 13.1 miles of the Sand Creek Regional Greenway as an outdoor classroom for historically underserved youth, families, and adults living in the northeast metro Denver area. Funding from the grant will support SCRGP’s “Spark.Inspire.Embrace.” environmental education program, which o ers equitable, experiential, and hands-on environmental education for peope of all ages and abilities living near the Sand Creek Greenway. Using nature as the catalyst, SCRGP’s programs help to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.

Strasburg Wolf Creek Run Athletic Fields Renovation, $442,250

e Wolf Creek Run Athletic Fields Renovation project will nearly double the athletic facilities available for the residents of Strasburg. is project will rehabilitate an existing sports complex and provide immediate bene ts at a fraction of the price it would take to build a brand-new facility. ere is a huge need for additional eld space as a result of the growing community and demand for youth sports. What makes this project especially attractive is the groundwork is already complete. is will be the rst youth soccer eld in Strasburg.

Bennett, Trupp Park Phase VI, $225,000

With support from Adams County Open Space, the town has made signi cant and much needed improvements to Trupp Park over the last seven years. ese improvements have included new improved drainage, a new playground, a new skate and bicycle playground, a new play eld, a new grandstand, and repaired trails. Trupp Park is currently identied as the town’s “community park” making it one of the town’s most

from decades past a window to sue.

e measures were inspired by the worldwide Catholic Church abuse scandal and the fact that survivors often wait decades before they reveal their victimization, including a man pro led by e Colorado Sun in 2020 who waited more than three decades to tell his family that he had been abused as a child by a priest who was a constant gure in their lives.

e push to create a so-called lookback window in Colorado was so erce that it led to the demise in 2020 of a measure that would have ended Colorado’s statute of limitations for lawsuits solely in future child sexual

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highly utilized amenities. For this phase of the project, the primary improvements will be adding additional lighting, expanding the popular skate park, and nalizing the landscaping.

Bennett, Highway 79 Permanent Trail Construction, $140,000

e trail that runs along Highway 79 through Bennett was installed as a temporary asphalt trail in 2008 by the developers responsible for the King Soopers in Bennett Market Place. is trail has quickly become the backbone of the town’s Adams County Trail system as it connects to many of the town’s business districts, trails, and parks. Currently, the trail is in serious disrepair as the useful life of 10 years or less has expired. e town replaced a portion of the trail in 2020, but there is still an asphalt portion that needs to be replaced. e replacement will be an eight-footwide concrete trail from just past Muegge Way to North Marketplace.

Bennett, Open Space Event Bleachers, $25,000

e Town of Bennett hosts many free outdoor events for the community. ese events primarily take place in Trupp Park, but we have also hosted events at the Historic Charles Muegge House, the Corridor of Honor, and the Mount View Cemetery. e events include Party in the Park, Veterans Day Celebrations, BBQ, and more. e largest event we host is Bennett Days, which typically includes a free bull riding event and a concert. In years past, we have rented bleachers for these events. However, the events have grown in popularity, and the cost to rent a sufcient set of bleachers has become a burden on our budget which has led to us having to consider charging a fee for the events. erefore, we are hopeful to purchase our own portable bleachers that can be moved to di erent Adams County Open Space events to accommodate our attendees.

assault cases or in cases where the statute of limitations hadn’t already run out. e sponsor of that legislation, Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, killed the measure in a dramatic committee hearing because she said it didn’t do enough to help victims of child sex abuse in decades past.

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Proponents split the two proposals into two measures in 2021, and Senate Bill 73, eliminating the statute of limitations, passed and was signed into law. ( e statute of limitations gave child sex abuse survivors six years after they turned 18 to le a legal action.)

Senate Bill 88 tried to get around the constitutional prohibition on reviving a claim for which the statute of limitations has run out by creating an entirely new civil cause of action.

e Colorado Supreme Court said that despite the careful legal maneuvering, the law was still deemed unconstitutional.

“For the same reason that the legislature cannot revive time-barred claims, it cannot create a new cause of action that covers the same con duct and apply it retroactively,” the court’s ruling said. “We certainly understand the General Assembly’s desire to right the wrongs of past decades by permitting such victims to hold abusers and their enablers accountable. But the General As sembly may accomplish its ends only through constitutional means.”

e Supreme Court’s decision came in a case led by a woman who sued Aurora Public Schools. She said she was sexually abused by

a coach at Rangeview High School in the early 2000s, alleging that the coach made her perform oral sex on him over 100 times during her four years at the school, starting when she was 14. She said it wasn’t until 2007 that she began to fully understand what had happened to her, but when she reported the abuse to police, authorities told her the statute of limitations had run out.

e case was tossed out by a lower court on grounds that Senate BIll 88 was unconstitutional, which prompted the woman to le an appeal with the state’s highest court.

e court’s 40-page ruling may have policy implications far beyond Senate Bill 88.

“ is is probably a bill that will go down in history as one that Colorado law students will study,” said Rep. Matt Soper, a Delta Republican and attorney who also was a lead sponsor of Senate Bill 88.

e Colorado Coalition Against

survivors don’t disclose what happened to them until after they turn

“While the Supreme Court’s decision … takes away their opportunity for justice and accountability in Colorado, it does not invalidate the harm they experienced nor their strength in telling their story,” Brie Franklin, executive director of the nonpro t, said in a written state-

ment. “CCASA remains committed to changing laws and systems to promote safety, justice and healing for all survivors. Regardless of when the sexual abuse happened, survivors can still get help and support from community-based programs and through healing services.”

Michaelson Jenet, Danielson and Soper said they will work to nd another avenue to give victims of historic child sex abuse their day in court, but admitted their options appear both unclear and limited.

“I’m not willing to let it drop,” Michaelson Jenet said. “I do still believe that victims deserve their day in court. I want to gure out a way to make that happen.”

Michael Nimmo, a Colorado attorney representing clients who were sexually abused as kids, said he’s interested in amending the Colorado Constitution to remove the language barring retrospective laws, though he acknowledges that’s a tall — and pricey — task that would require voter approval.

He said the U.S. Constitution doesn’t have such language, and thus it doesn’t appear in most state constitutions either. at’s why other state’s have been able to open windows of opportunity for survivors of historic child sex abuse to sue.

“In my opinion, the Colorado Constitution should mimic the U.S. Constitution,” he said. “I think if it’s OK for the U.S. Constitution, why is

it not OK for Colorado’s?”

Nimmo said he has roughly 35 clients who had already led cases under Senate Bill 88 or were hoping to. It’s not clear how many lawsuits had been led under Senate Bill 88 when the Supreme Court issued its ruling, but it’s likely well into the dozens.

Nimmo, said one silver lining is that the Colorado Supreme Court didn’t strike down all of Senate Bill 88. e measure still allows recent and future child sex abuse survivors to overcome the government’s protections from nancial consequences in lawsuits, a right they didn’t have before.

He said while he felt the legal arguments for why Senate Bill 88 was constitutional were strong, he always knew there was a chance a court would disagree. He said lawyers frequently take a chance with their legal interpretations.

“I never once thought 100% this law was constitutional,” he said. “We thought we had a way to make this complicit with our constitution. We were wrong.”

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Lochbuie Centenarian turns 100-years old

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lochbuie’s Betty Martin, a former City Clerk for Commerce City, retired some ten years ago. is month, she marks another milestone – her 100th birthday.

Martin is scheduled to celebrate her 100th birthday July 9 with a birthday soiree hosted by her family at Chilis in Brighton. Her actual birthday is July 17.

Martin’s daughter Nan Johnson said her Mom loved to work and did jobs across the country. e family nally convinced her to stop when she turned 90.

“She worked with attorneys, did police work and worked in politics. She enjoyed that kind of work until she was 90, “ said her daughter Nan Johnson.

Martin grew up in Benson, Minnesota but moved to New York City after graduating high school. She went to secretarial school and found work as a secretary, worked her way up to legal secretary writing legal documents for an attorney.

“She met my dad in Brooklyn, New York in 1944 and then came to Colorado in 1946,” Johnson said. “I was born in 1947.”

Johnson said after her father died, Martin went to work in Estes Park for the police department and also did some work for the Stanley Hotel.

“It was when Stephen King came to the Stanley Hotel and was signing

autographs for the book ‘ e Shining,’” Johnson said.

Nan said her mom later married Brighton Police Chief Gilbert A Martin.

“He was my step dad and I called him dad,” she said.

When Martin returned from Estes Park, she went to work for the Commerce City government as a city clerk for years until she had to retire at 70 years old.

But Martin loved to stay busy and volunteered to work for the election commission until she was 90. She also kept busy helping her other daughter Debra Gutierrez with her nail and tanning salon, cleaning the beds and helping around the salon.

Gutierrez said her mom came to her salon and Gutierrez asked her what she was doing. Her Mom said “Whatever you want me to do.” And that’s how she started to help around the salon.

“I had to travel to Vegas to get certied to operate the tanning salon, and mom came with me, and she got certied,” Gutierrez said.

Johnson said her grandchildren are ying in for this event for her mom’s birthday party and have a granddaughter that lives in Fort Worth; she and her husband are ying in for this special occasion.

“She also is going to nd out she has a grandson, who is now on his second day at work at the Commerce City Police Department,” Johnson said.

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Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Governors of the North Metro Task Force, Adams County, Colorado, has been presented a proposed budget for the year 2024. A copy of said budget is available for public inspection at the Adams County Finance Department, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, 4th Floor, Brighton CO 80601. If you would like to request a copy of the proposed budget amendment, please call 720-523-6239 during business hours which are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Such proposed budget for 2024 will be considered for adoption by the Board of Governors at a public hearing to be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 27th, 2023, at Adams County Government Center, Conference Room 8101, 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton CO 80601. Any interested elector may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption thereof.

North Metro Task Force

By: /s/ Kasandra Carleton Assistant Adams County Attorney

Legal Notice No. CCX1090

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF 2022 BUDGET

SECOND CREEK FARM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4 ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the necessity may arise for an amendment of the 2022 budget of the Second Creek Farm Metropolitan District No. 4 (“District”). A copy of the proposed 2022 amended budget (if appropriate) is on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, where same is available for public inspection. Such proposed 2022 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held July 17, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., via conference call at 1-720-931-2463; passcode: 2463. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the

/s/ Toni Serra Director

Legal Notice No. CCX1085

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

PAINTED PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Painted Prairie Town Center 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 July 20, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie Town Center Streetlights and Electrical

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install over sixty (60) Street Lights and over one hundred and eighty (180) Pedestrian Lights as well 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 June 22, 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

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. CCX1082

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

48th Avenue and Wenatchee Street Roadway Improvements

Sealed Bids will be received by Windler 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 July 20, 2023 for:

Windler 48th Ave and Wenatchee Street Roadway Improvements

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Approximately 2,000 LF of roadway and utilities along 48th Avenue from Tibet Road to E-470. The grading and SWMP measures for 48th Avenue will be completed upon the start of this project. This project also includes approximately 2,500 LF of roadway and utilities along Wenatchee Street from E. 48th Avenue to the south Windler boundary. The project also includes channel improvements to Tributary T.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Windler Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney.fix@ merrick.com, beginning June 22, 2023. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED. REPRODUCTIONS ARE PROHIBITED.

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.

Public Notices

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. CCX1084

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at its offices at 6595 E. 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado, 80022, on July 17, 2023, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. to Brannan Construction Company of Denver, CO for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed for the District.

Project Contractor:

Brannan Construction Company

Project Name: 2023 SACWSD PZ21 Development Conversion to Irrigation System

Project Location: Primarily located on Potomac Street between E 104th Avenue and E 108th Avenue and side streets. Other work areas were in various locations in the surrounding areas of the developments adjacent to Potomac Street.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by any contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District at the above address, Attn: Dawn Fredette, District Clerk, on or before the date and time hereinabove

shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26107, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT acting through its SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE

By:Vicki Ennis Secretary

Legal Notice No. CCX1086

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Project Title: Painted Prairie Subdivision Filing No. 3, On-Site Lighting and Electrical

Project Owners: Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority

Project Location: City of Aurora, Adams County

The Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Communication

Construction & Engineering, Inc. after July 24, 2023. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Communication Construction & Engineering, Inc., as necessary, to protect the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Communication Construction & Engineering, Inc. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Communication Construction & Engineering, Inc. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to:

Contact Person: Barney Fix, P.E.

Address: 5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO 80111

as soon as possible, but no later than July 20, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1081

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

PAINTED PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Painted Prairie Town Center Streetscape Landscape

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 July 20, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie Town Center Streetscape Improvements

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Streetscape 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 June 22, 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. CCX1083

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 6, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

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 ##