Commerce City Sentinel Express 081023

SECOND CHANCE

EPA again blocks air pollution permit for Suncor

Federal agency bars state from giving green light

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e EPA’s Denver regional o ce is once again blocking a renewed state air pollution permit for the Suncor re nery in Commerce City, agreeing to objections from environmental groups that Colorado should crack down harder on carbon monoxide dangers and past plant modi cations.

Suncor has had numerous air and water pollution violations in recent years, and the regional Environmental Protection Agency had its own objections to Suncor permit renewals last year, ordering the state to make changes. After Colorado issued revisions, neighbors and environmental groups had the chance to make new objections.

While Suncor’s Plant 2 will be allowed to continue producing petroleum products for Colorado and the region, state air pollution o cials must now “resolve EPA’s objections” based on the environmental groups’ two petitions “before issuing a revised permit.”

“Improving air quality for the underserved communities a ected by harmful air emissions from the Suncor re nery is a shared priority for EPA and CDPHE,” said EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker. Becker is the former Democratic Speaker of the House for Colorado, and has placed an emphasis on carrying out environmental justice initiatives while at the EPA.

“EPA will continue to work with Colorado to secure the re nery’s compliance with laws and regulations and protect the health of nearby residents,” Becker said.

Representatives of the environmental groups welcomed the new scrutiny on Suncor, which has been releasing excessive levels of dangerous materials

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SPACEPORT EYES EXPANSION

Facility adds new fences as work continues P3

Brazilian Paulo Sergio Rodriguez, 26, rode the bull twice during the Professional Bull Riders touring pro contest at the Adams County Fair. On the first ride, which began after a thunderstorm, the bull slipped in the mud so the judges let him have a second ride. See more photos on page 5.

PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

Back-to-School Bash Partnership

Opportunities

e Adams County Human Services Department is once-again hosting their annual Back-toSchool Bash event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12.

ere are currently opportunities for organizations to partner with Adams County on this program –whether that’s through donations or attending as a vendor. e event is exclusively for Adams County families. In 2022, the Back-toSchool Bash provided over 3,000 kids with backpacks and school supplies. If your organization is interested in partnering, reach out to Karla Ojeda at kojeda@adcogov. org.

Adams County puts EMA under sheri Adams County’s Emergency Management O ce will be managed by the Sheri ’s Department rather than the Community Safety and Well-Being Department, county o cials announced Aug. 1.

A written statement from the county said that the County Manager and the Sheri agree that aligning emergency management with the Sheri ’s O ce will lead to improved coordination, comprehensive services, and e ective response capabilities during emergencies.

e O ce of Emergency Management plans, coordinates and supports activities that help our community reduce its vulnerability to disaster. ey o ce works to mitigate certain dangers before they become an emergency and plans, trains and equips county sta to prepare for emergencies. In case of an emergency, the o ce leads e orts to respond and aids recovery e orts.

e o ce location in the Adams County building at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway and contact phone numbers for the Emergency Management O ce will remain the same, ensuring seamless access to emergency management services for residents and stakeholders.

Naloxone Training for Employees and Community Members

e Adams County Health Department’s Harm Reduction Team will be supplying all Automated External De brillator (AED) cabinets in government building with Naloxone this month. In addition to this resource, the team will be offering Overdose Prevention Trainings for all sta who are interested in learning how to prevent, identify, and reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone will be made available to take home after these trainings. If you have any questions about the training or other resources, contact our Harm Reduction team at: 303-363-3077 or by email: harmreduction@adcogov.org

Premier Members Credit Union hosting food drive

Premier Members Credit Union will be collecting donations for local food pantries during the entire month of August. Visit your local Premier Members Credit Union branch, or their corporate o ces in Broom eld to donate. Each branch chose a local food pantry to donate to ensure all donations stay local to that community.

Locally, ve branches of the credit union are hosting collections sites. ey include locations at 755 E. 144th Ave. in ornton, the sites at 10339 N. Federal Blvd and 8440 Federal Blvd. in Westminster and

the locations in Firestone and Erie.

“We always want to provide support to our local communities,” said Carlos Pacheco, CEO of Premier Members Credit Union. “One of our company pillars is Premier: Gives, where we provide the communities we serve with funds and employee volunteers to support initiatives of education, nancial literacy, and basic needs. is food drive will help many members of our communities to thrive.”

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.

Platte Valley Medical Center earns recognition for breastfeeding program

Platte Valley Medical Center is one of 45 hospitals recognized by

the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for e orts to promote breastfeeding and o er healthier food and beverage options through the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Collaborative.

e initiatives are part of the state’s work to promote healthy eating and active living to reduce rates of death and disease from chronic illness among Coloradans.

Platte Valley was recognized at the Gold Level for the Healthy Hospital Compact.

Learn more about the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and the Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative at cdphe.colorado.gov/ colorado-healthy-hospital-compact and at BreastfeedColorado. com.

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.

Spaceport continues upgrades for the future of passenger space travel

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Expect to see extensive capital upgrades around Colorado Air and Spaceport as it works to bring in new operators and continue with its expansion.

e spaceport will install a fence around the airport perimeter with a control access gate and security cameras. at will be designed to prevent wildlife crossings that interfere with air operations and provide a secure air eld for new operators that did not use the airport due to insu cient security of the air elds and wildlife crossings.

“With anticipation, I would say by the end of the year, we’re planning for the fence and the security project to be completed,” Je Kloska, Colorado Air and Spaceport Director, said.

One of the runaways was recently upgraded by applying a fog seal material to limit deterioration and repainting markings for identi cation on the ground and from the air on runway 17/35, which runs north and south on the east side of the airport.  e plan for the future is a larger project to mill over the runaway, which would grind down the top layer and pave a new layer.

According to o cials, that work should cost about $300,000, paid by grant-funded partnership with the State of Colorado Aeronautics Division. e state would provide $270,000, with Adams County, which

owns and operates the spaceport, paying $30,000.

Spaceport is born

Adams County Front Range Airport in Watkins began its approved spaceport site operation license through the Federal Aviation Administration for commercial space in August 2018.

It changed its name from Front Range Airport to Colorado Air and Spaceport with plans to change the face of passenger air travel with spaceplanes. Currently, there is 13 FAA licensed spaceport in the United States.

e Colorado Air and Spaceport in Adams County is a horizontal launch and reentry site for public and private travels into space.

O cials say spaceplanes could one day y up to 34,000 feet outside the Earth’s atmosphere, spending about four to eight minutes at their highest ponts. As the Earth rotates, the space plane will y back down and could land in Paris or Europe within 90 minutes.

Reaction Engines, a company based in the United Kingdom, is working at a Colorado Air and Space facility to develop the Sabre engine, a hypersonic engine design.

“Once they develop the engine, they want to build the airframe and an aircraft around it,” Kloska said.

“It is an eventual hypersonic ight point-to-point travel into suborbital ight with potential for low Earth or-

bit with satellite delivery into orbit.”

Funding is one of the biggest challenges for the 13 spaceports. U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, Ben Ray Lujan, and Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan bill in June to focus on developing commercial spaceports through the Federal Aviation Administration FAA and Spaceport Transportation Infrastructure matching grant program.

Kloska said they have been working with their congressional delegation and several groups who support and aligned with commercial spaceports, such as the global spaceport alliance and legislative folks.

“Commercial space has been growing signi cantly in the last couple of years and will continue to grow and to be able to sustain the signi cant future growth in the United States.

“As a country, we need to start looking at increasing its spaceport capabilities. It’s why the bill is introduced to fund commercial spaceports,” Kloska said.

Kloska said the primary intent and could be wrong is to add the FAA reauthorization bill. ey would be happy either way or whether it’s a standalone bill.

“It makes the most sense to be part of the reauthorization bill because its aerospace and spaces go hand in hand with what FAA does-aviation, and they do base licensing,” Kloska said.

e FAA reauthorization bill instructs the FAA to promote U.S.

aerospace-related standards globally. It allows the agency to work with foreign partners to simplify the certi cation process for U.S. aircraft.

“We are excited to see that, and as things move forward with the current spaceports and armed forces as the country as a whole it needs safe, reliable access to space,” Kloska said.

Kloska said we are in a golden age of space travel, similar to the 60s when John F. Kennedy said we were going to the moon.

“We went to the moon it was all done-we beat the Russians to itmaking that achievement, but once we got there- we stopped going,” Kloska said.

Kloska said we nally realized that the next logical step is establishing a base on the moon and then looking at Mars.

“Getting out of our immediate area of the Earth and the Moon here- is important-you know- going into the future,” Kloska said.

e spaceport is lucky to operate an established airport where some new spaceports must develop the area and focus on just aerospace.

“We want to be a dual aviation and aerospace facility. Also, we want to support and be a major reliever airport for the Denver area for recreation and business aircraft and, relieve all that general arrival delay tra c from Denver International and on the other hand have all the aerospace tra c so that’s our vision for the future,” Kloska said.

Adams County awards $800,000 to community groups

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More than 30 Adams County nonpro ts will get some nancial help from the county, commissioners agreed Aug. 1.

e Adams County Board of Commissioners released their list of awards of more than $800,000 in Community Enrichment Grants to 30 nonpro t organizations working in the county. ese grants support programs to assist county residents with their basic needs and to help them become self-su cient.

“ e Board strongly believes in the power of partnerships between the public and nonpro t sectors to address some of our most pressing challenges,” said Steve O’Dorisio, board chair “By strategically distributing grants to nonpro ts, we foster innovation, empower communities, and create lasting social impact. It is our collective responsibility to

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support these organizations as they work tirelessly to improve lives and build a brighter future for all, including some of our most vulnerable residents.”

e Community Enrichment Grant Advisory Committee, which is comprised of Adams County residents, reviews the applications and makes a recommendation to the BoCC on distributing the funds.

e recipients of the 2023 Community Enrichment Grants are:

A Precious Child is receiving a $50,746 grant to provide families with children who are strugglingnancially with wrap-around support services and basic living essentials.

ACCESS Housing of Adams County is receiving a $20,000 grant award to provide rent and utility assistance for Adams County residents who are not eligible for other rent assistance programs.

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Denver is receiving a $50,000 grant to support afterschool and summer programming at the Boys & Girls Club locations in the county.

e Center for People with Disabilities is receiving $20,000 to assist residents with various services, including training in adaptive technology, understanding transportation systems, and employment services.

e Colorado Center for the Blind is receiving a $10,000 grant to provide academic support, life skills mentoring, and technology training for students with visual disabilities who reside in Adams County.

Every Child Pediatrics is receiving a $30,000 grant to provide pediatric and behavioral healthcare services for low-income children living in Adams County.

Family Tree is receiving a $30,000 grant to fund a nationally recognized, evidence-based training program for parents and caregivers on

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child safety, child health, and child development.

Focus Points Family Resource Center is receiving a $30,000 grant to fund early education programs, English classes, mental health counseling, and emergency nancial assistance for Adams County families with children under age six.

Food Bank of the Rockies is receiving a $20,000 grant to source, secure, and distribute food for individuals experiencing food insecurity.

Food for ought is receiving a $15,000 grant to help eliminate weekend hunger for children by providing a take-home bag at the end of the school week lled with enough food to prepare eight meals.

Hope House of Colorado is receiving $30,000 grant to expand selfsu ciency programs for at-risk teen moms. ese programs include high

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school, GED, and college tutoring, as well as nancial literacy training, legal assistance, and licensed counseling.

Junior Achievement will receive $20,000 to provide classes and programs on nancial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to youth ages ve to 18.

Kids First Health Care is receiving a $50,000 grant that will support their integrated service model that provides patients with a team of health professionals, including a pediatrician, mental health counselor, dental health professional, and health educator.

Kids in Need of Dentistry is awarded a grant for $48,697 to expand oral healthcare services for youth from low-income families living in Adams County.

Little Giants Learning Center is receiving a $25,000 grant to provide discounts and nancial assistance for childcare to low-income families who are struggling nancially and do not meet the quali cations of other childcare assistance programs.

Ralston House is receiving a $60,000 grant to partially fund forensic interviewer and victim advocate salaries to help provide a safe place to investigate potential child abuse

Family Helping Your Family

Don was born January 27, 1931 in either Trinidad or Branson, CO, depending on which document you read. He was the eldest of 3 brothers, Leo and James and his parents were James and Mabel Cummins. He grew up in Branson, where his Dad was postmaster and his Mother was homemaker and later a teacher. ey moved to Hoehne, CO in his junior year. He graduated from Hoehne High School while also working as a cowboy on the Box Ranch.

Don started college at Colorado A&M (now CSU) in 1948 as an Agriculture major, specializing in soils and geology. He joined Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity where he helped put himself through school by working in the frat house. It was at Colorado A&M in 1949 that he met his beloved wife, Dorothy Dexter in a chemistry class. ey were married for 23,096 days before she passed away in 2014. Don passed away on July 21, 2023 in Greeley, CO.

After Don and Dorothy married in 1950, Don worked as an oil eld seismologist for 8 years during which time they moved 25 times (CO, ND, MT, WY, NE, SD) before Don went back to school at Colorado State College (now UNC), graduating with a Social Studies degree (minor in Science) in 1959.

eir 26th and nal move was to Fort Lupton in 1959. He interviewed with Mr. Butler, superintendent of the Ft. Lupton Schools and his rst position was as a 7th grade teacher. In his second year he moved into the business services administrator for 20 years, managing the facilities, grounds, buses, food services, and special programs such as summer school for the migrant farmworkers’ children, the BOCES program and collaborated with Greeley’s Aims Community College to provide

Food Bank of the Rockies volunteer

Imani Mafe hands out boxes of food Adams County Sheri ’s Operation Freebird in 2022. Adams County Commissioners announced this week that Food Bank of the Rockies would receive $20,000, part of $800,000 in grants the county announced for regional community groups.

situations.

Reach Out and Read is receiving a $15,000 grant to distribute books, perform developmental assessments, and provide caregivers with guidance on teaching literacy to children during well child check-ups at 28 clinics across Adams County. Restoration Outreach Programs is awarded a $20,000 grant to provide resources such as GED and English

as a Second Language classes, job training, and workforce readiness to those living in poverty along the East Colfax corridor.

Revital Colorado is receiving a $25,000 grant to support therapeutic services for re ghters, paramedics, and law enforcement who reside or serve in Adams County.

e Richard Lambert Memorial Foundation is receiving a $10,000 grant to provide no-cost grief support and low-cost professional counseling to youth and adults living in Adams County.

Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center is receiving a $10,000 grant to support the costs for Adams County residents to participate in a day program for adults with severe neurological disabilities resulting from MS, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.

Save Our Youth will provide oneon-one mentoring and supplemental education programs for teens during out-of-school time with a grant of $10,000.

Special Olympics Colorado is receiving a grant of $25,000 to coordinate athletic activities and perform health screenings for Adams County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

e Stout Street Foundation will receive a grant for $17,057 to assist addicts and alcoholics with GED training and certi cation as they rehabilitate, recover, and return to

society as productive and responsible residents.

Volunteers of America Colorado Branch is awarded a $7,500 grant to provide exercise programs for frail seniors who need to build strength and increase exibility to reduce their risk of falls.

We Don’t Waste is receiving a grant in the amount of $50,000 to recover unused food from restaurants, caterers, producers, and distributers and redistribute the food to people through food pantry programs.

Westminster Public Schools Foundation is receiving a $30,000 grant to provide nancial support for basic living and health needs to lowincome students and their families experiencing nancial hardships.

Whiz Kids Tutoring is receiving a $15,000 grant to train and support tutors, perform background checks on tutors, create student learning materials, and purchase student incentives for low-income children struggling with literacy skills.

Work Options is receiving a $36,000 grant to pilot an early access option for the Culinary Job Skills Training program to provide hard-to employ individuals with job readiness training, case management, and nancial incentives.

Young Americans Center for Financial Education is receiving a $20,000 grant to provide nancial literacy programs for youth attending Adams County middle schools.

needed courses in the Fort Lupton area.

In 1980 Don joined the sta of Aims Community College and helped establish their South Campus in Ft. Lupton, overseeing the building of the campus facilities east of town. He was Dean of the Fort Lupton campus from 1981 until he retired in 1992.

When Don and his family settled in Fort Lupton, he became more and more engaged in the great community they called home. A man of many hats, literally and guratively. Literally as Don made numerous humorous presentations to organizations and, to the delight of his grandkids, at school classes telling stories and wearing the hats he collected over the years. Figuratively as Don (or “Mr. C” as he was known throughout the area) was an active participant in community and civic organizations.

Don and Dorothy were members of the First United Methodist Church of Ft. Lupton and served many roles in the church. Don was part of a group that created a summertime recreation program for the city, initially bringing opportunities for swimming, rollerskating, baseball, arts & crafts and trips to the movies for community youths, running it until the city took over in 1991. He worked with the Ft. Lupton Housing Authority for 28 years and was chairman for 24 of those years. He served on the Ft Lupton Community Education Council, the Ft. Lupton Chamber of Commerce working with the Ft. Lupton City Council and Ft. Lupton Development Corporation to bring in more jobs to the city. He was also Mayor of Ft. Lupton from

1983-1987, working with the city government to improve city services and the lives of its citizens. In 2017 he was awarded the Quiet Disciple Award by the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church in recognition of his service to Ft. Lupton and the Ft. Lupton Methodist Church.

Don served on the Ft Lupton Planning Commission that developed the rst Comprehensive Plan as well as assisting in community improvements such as the Coyote Creek golf course, two re stations and raised money for the Jane DeDecker bronze statue at Ft. Lupton Public & School Library. He served on the Fort Lupton boards of the Japanese American Citizens League, e American GI Forum, the Fire Protection District (he was a radioman for the re department for 8 years) and the Arts Council as well as a member of the Rotary, Optimist, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs. He was a long-time regular at the Friday morning Men’s Prayer Breakfast.

Don helped with the “One Fund” (now the United Way of Weld County) and led the establishment of Centennial Developmental Services, Inc (now Envision). He served on the Weld Crime Stoppers and Victims Assistance group, the Weld Energy Impact Team and Weld Private Industry Council. He was on the board of directors for United Power for 10 years and the board of directors for the Greeley Hospital (now Banner North Colorado)

Above all, rst and foremost, Don was a family man whose greatest joy was his wife, kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids as well

as his extended family as Uncle Don. His hobbies included reading, watching TV sports (his favorite was women’s college basketball), attending the sports and activities of his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids, playing family card games and pulling weeds in his ower garden. Don was also known for his outstanding collection of socks.

Don is survived by his 5 children and spouses, 11 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren - Cheryl (Cummins) and Jerry Peden, Sarah, Crystal; Jim and Christie Cummins, Justin and Hilary Cummins (Walden, Arthur), Tyler Cummins and Adam Yates; Mark and Chris Cummins, Amber and Jody Irsik (Nevaeh, Olsen), Nathan and Jennifer Cummins, Devin Cummins, Spencer and Jen Cummins (Ellie); Jill (Cummins) and Joe Bailey, JoJo and Kris Grano (Owen, Nora), Jana and Mike Baguskis (Dexter, Andee), Jacki Bailey; Polly Cummins.

e Cummins family thanks the Fairacres Manor of Greeley, CO, Accent Home Care and Hospice Care and Dr. Martin McDermott and sta for their professional care and treatment of our Dad, Grandpa and GreatGrandpa over the last few years”.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Saturday

August 12, 2023

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Fort Lupton High School 530 Reynolds St. Ft. Lupton, CO 80621

In lieu of owers or gifts, please consider donating to the Cummins Care Scholarship fund, administered through the Weld Community Foundation (website, www.weldcommunityfoundation.org)

CUMMINS

Donald R. Cummins January 27, 1931 - July 21, 2023

Showstopper as bull riders take stage at Riverdale Park

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Professional Bull Riders was a shock-and-awe showstopper

during the competition, making for a muddy contest for several of the riders. e show went on, however, with Rockdale, Texas rider Ezekiel Mitchell claiming the top spot. Bulls were only part of the pagentry. New York-based duo the Dubois Circus took the stage thoughout the weekend and San Diego-troupe the Animal Cracker Conspiracy brought their stilt-andpuppet act to the fair’s midway.

This rider did a back flip o the bull, managed to roll, hopped back up, and ran out of

This bull rider quickly tucked and turned to escape being trampled by the bull at the Professional Bull Riders touring pro contest at the Adams County Fair. PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

Rodeo clown stands o with a bull safely tucked away in a barrel Aug. 3 during the Professional Bull Riders touring pro contest at the Adams County Fair.

PERMIT

like benzene, PFAS “forever chemicals,” sulfur dioxide and more into the air and water of south Adams County and north Denver. ey have demanded intensi ed state scrutiny of the re nery as it seeks permit renewals, and some have called for the outright closure of the sprawling plant, the only petroleum re nery in Colorado.

“We’re grateful the EPA is taking the concerns of community and community-based organizations seriously, but nes aren’t working with these people,” said Ean Tafoya, director of the nonpro t Colorado GreenLatinos, one of the petitioners. “We’ve said for a very long time Suncor continues to be out of compliance, and enforcement isn’t enough, they just keep paying to play. It’s time for us to begin planning the closure of Suncor.”

“We are happy that the EPA took an important step toward holding Suncor accountable for its toxic air pollution,” said Ian Coghill, senior attorney with Earthjustice. “For too long, impacted communities have

su ered at the hands of the re nery and the state has failed to hold it accountable. is must result in the state taking a meaningful look at Suncor’s permitting and nally reining in its pollution.”

Coloradans managed while the entire re nery was shut down for repairs early in 2023 after a re, Tafoya said. “ e local economy survived. We’re grateful we have these tools and the EPA appears to be listening,” he said.

e EPA’s demands in e ect reset the clock on assessing Suncor’s expired permit, which has been under scrutiny for years. Depending on how much the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment rewrites the Plant 2 permit, the EPA said, “the revisions may involve additional public notice and comment.” e EPA would have 45 days to review how the state handled EPA objections, then the public would have another 60-day petition period to make new objections.

Suncor rst sought to renew the Plant 2 permit in 2010. e state allows some industries to keep operating under expired permits, and says it enforces the requirements of the old permit in the meantime.

e EPA’s order directs Colorado o cials to “evaluate whether additional operational requirements are needed to assure compliance with carbon monoxide and opacity limits at the plant’s uid catalytic cracking unit. It also directs CDPHE to determine whether previous plant modi cations were analyzed properly.”  State air pollution o cials said they were “closely reviewing” the EPA’s decision to grant parts of the petitions to the permit. “ e division will decide how to proceed after its review of the EPA’s decision and documentation,” said a spokesperson for the Air Pollution Control Division.

e EPA’s 99-page summary of its partial agreements with the petitioners appears to lean toward new standards for Suncor, Tafoya said. Environmental groups want the state to require technology upgrades at Suncor that would prevent leaks, including demands to use the “best available technology.”

Given months of news about benzene, sulfur dioxide and other hazardous material releases, Tafoya said, “GreenLatinos wants to have a meeting with the state about cumulative violations.”

Under the U.S. Clean Air Act, the EPA sets regulations on air pollution limits, and state o cials carry out the permitting, inspection and enforcement on the companies receiving permits.

e EPA announcement said “one petition was led by Earthjustice on behalf of the Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood Association, Cultivando, Colorado Latino Forum, GreenLatinos, Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club.

e second petition was led by 350 Colorado.” e 350 Colorado petition was denied, the EPA said, but many of the objections in the petition led by Earthjustice were validated.

“EPA is also supporting community-based air monitoring and state-led e orts to investigate and address noncompliance issues associated with air emissions from the Suncor plants,” the EPA o ce said.  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.

TRIVIA

1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of kangaroos called?

2. MOVIES: What kind of enchanted ower is featured in the animated lm “Beauty and the Beast”?

3. GEOGRAPHY: How many pyramids are in the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt?

4. TELEVISION: What did the surgeons on the “M.A.S.H” TV drama call their tent home?

5. FOOD & DRINK: When was the rst restaurant franchise of Kentucky Fried Chicken founded?

6. U.S. STATES: What is the capital of Vermont?

7. CHEMISTRY: What is the only letter that doesn’t occur in the Periodic Table?

8. MYTHOLOGY: What is the Roman god equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?

9. LITERATURE: Which famous singer-songwriter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?

Solution

Answers 1. A mob. 2. A rose. 3. ree. 4. e Swamp. 5. 1952. 6. Montpelier. 7. J. 8. Mercury. 9. Bob Dylan. 10. Sweden.

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Legals

City and County

Public Notice

Call for Nominations for School Directors

Adams County School District 14 Adams County, Colorado

The Board of Education of Adams County School District 14 in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for School Directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

At this election three (3) directors will be elected at-large for a term of office of four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if they have been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for School Director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Beginning August 9, 2023 nomination petitions may be obtained at Adam County School District 14 Educational Support Services Building, 5291 E. 60th Avenue, Commerce City, CO. Office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Ramona Lewis, Assistant to the Board of Education no later than 3 pm on September 1, 2023.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of Adams County School District 14, in the County of Adams and State of Colorado, has caused this call for nominations to be given this 9th day of August, 2023.

Ramona Lewis, MBA, GSP

Administrative Assistant to the Chief Legal Counsel and Board of Education

Adams County School District 14

5291 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022

Office: 303-853-3205 | Mobile: 303356-3223

Email: rlewis@adams14.org

Web: www.adams14.org

Legal Notice No. CCX1116

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TR RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the TR Ranch Metropolitan District (the“District”), City of Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on August 21, 2023

Letters of Interest should be sent to TR Ranch Metropolitan District, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

TR RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. CCX1122

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget has been submitted to the Sand Creek Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget amendment will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 28, 2023 at 100 Saint Paul Street, Denver, CO. A copy of the amended 2023 budget is available for public inspection at 100 Saint Paul Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the amended 2023 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

SAND CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Mike Serra, Board Secretary

Legal Notice No. CCX1119

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Project Title: Porteos – Phase 6 (Segment 2) and Phase 8 (Segment 5) Streetlights

– LP2 and LP4 of Phase 6

Project Owners: Velocity Metropolitan District

Project Location: City of Aurora, Colorado

The Velocity Metropolitan District plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Dynalectric Colorado after September 11, 2023. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Velocity Metropolitan District may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Dynalectric Colorado, as necessary, to protect the Velocity Metropolitan District from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Dynalectric Colorado to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Dynalectric Colorado 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 September 4, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1118

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice PAINTED PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Painted Prairie 60th Avenue Improvements

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

September 7, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie 60th Avenue Improvements

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install over 950 LF of 6-inch to 12-inch water line with appurtenances and over 1,200 LF of 8-inch and 12-inch sanitary sewer line with appurtenances. Also, furnish and install over 2,000 LF of 18-inch to 42-inch storm sewer pipe with appurtenances, 0.5 miles of street construction and a double 12x8 box culvert.

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 August 10, 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. CCX1121

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Date: August 10, 2023

Public Notices

Sealed Bids will be received by the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise (Owner), Attn: Dawn Fredette, at 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 until 10:00 a.m. local time, August 24, 2023, for the project entitled “2023 System Fire Hydrant Painting.” At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project generally consists of providing fire hydrant painting on District owned water system fire hydrants. All Bid Proposals should be based on providing a cost per fire hydrant to be painted and shall be inclusive of fire hydrant painting and preparation, labor, materials, permits, insurance, equipment, and documentation of work activities.

All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file with the Owner, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022.

Copies of the Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Randy Evans, Maintenance Supervisor, 10200 East 102nd Avenue, Henderson, Colorado 80640. Bid Documents will be available on August 10, 2023, at no charge.

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

It is anticipated that the Contract Agreement will be signed and the Notice to Proceed will be issued in the early part of September 2023.

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

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

By: Vicki Ennis Secretary

South Adams County Water and Sanitation District

IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Painted Prairie Town Center Park

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 September 7, 2023 for:

Painted Prairie Town Center Park

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Grading, Concrete paving, storm sewer and roof drain, irrigation, and landscaping.

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 August 10, 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. CCX1120

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel

Express Non-Consecutive Publications

accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Hudick Excavating Inc. after September 11, 2023. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Velocity Metropolitan District may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Hudick Excavating Inc., as necessary, to protect the Velocity Metropolitan District from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Hudick Excavating inc. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Hudick Excavating 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 September 4, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1117

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS

Hampton Yard 8, LLC and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to issue a Notice of Environmental Use Restriction (“Restrictive Notice “or “RN”) on real property located at 3740 and 3801 East 64th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022. The RN will: (1) limit the use of contaminated groundwater; (2) require methane mitigation systems in any structures intended for human occupancy, and (3) require that all soil-disturbing activity be conducted in accordance with an approved Materials Management Plan.

Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the RN has been finalized, it is binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft RN. Copies of the draft RN and a legal description of the affected property are available by contacting Fonda Apostolopoulos at fonda.apostolopoulos@state.co.us. All comments must be submitted to Mr. Apostolopoulos by September 4, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1112

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

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 December 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Benjamin Wayne Bolin Personal Representative

C/O Harvey J. Williamson, Esq. 4450 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 100 Boulder, Colorado 80303

Legal Notice No. CCX1115

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Diane Carol Wolf, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 202

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 November 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Haskell Personal Representative 15980 E 114th Ave Commerce City, CO 80022

Legal Notice No. CCX1107

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express ###

acting

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

Legal Notice No. CCX1123

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Project Title: Porteos – Phase 7 (Segment 3) Infrastructure

Project Owners: Velocity Metropolitan District

Project Location: City of Aurora, Colorado

The Velocity Metropolitan District plans to

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel