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

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

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

TERESA ALEXIS Marketing Consultant Classified Sales talexis@coloradocommunitymedia.com AUDREY BROOKS Business Manager abrooks@coloradocommunitymedia.com 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.