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Aliyah, 11 in the middle clutching a teddy bear and Kylie, 8, third from the right in a peach dress, are surrounded by their mom, dad, PHOTO BY BELEN WARD five of their six new brothers and sisters, and Grandma.
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For a new Adams County Human Services case worker, Christy Talkington said she couldn’t have found a better place to start than with the Pedrozas. The Adams County family of seven grew by two more Nov. 16, formalizing their adoption of Kylie, 8, and Aliyah,11, in a ceremony at the Adams County Human Services and 17th Judicial District offices in Brighton. It was part of National Adoption Day. The two girls were among a group
of 16 kids to find their new families at the ceremony. It was especially touching for Talkington since she is new to the job. “They are little lights,” Talkington said of the two girls. “It helps me be a good case worker and helped me grow up, too.” Talkington and all of the Pedroza family cried joyfully as Kylie and Aliyah officially joined the family. “I’m very excited,” said Francisco Javier Pedroza, the girl’s father. “Aliyah brings smiles, and Kylie cares about people.” The two have been a part of the large family for some time, and the Thursday afternoon ceremony made that permanent. “I’m very happy now, nobody can take them away,” said Maria Pedroza, the girl’s mother. “Kylie is very caring, and Aliyah is really smart.” Kylie and Aliyah, in the middle
clutching teddy bears, are flanked by their mom, dad and six new brothers and sisters, and a grandma. Adams County joined more than 400 communities nationwide in celebrating adoptions from foster care on Nov. 16 across the country. According to officials, children spend two years on average in foster care before being adopted. National Adoption Day exists to draw special attention to the 113,000 children in foster care across the country, waiting for permanent and loving families. From its inception in 2000, the annual one-day event has celebrated more than 75,000 adoptions. Adams County hopes to complete Adams County 130 adoptions by the end of the year.
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Fort Lupton Councilman Carlos Barron said he wants to protect small businesses and promote oil and gas drilling in his run to be the Republican representative to the Colorado State House for District 48. Barron announced his candidacy for the Republican party’s June 2024 primary in a Nov. 15 news release. “The essential issues I see here in this district are the attack on small businesses and energy independence,” Barron said. “I want to be an advocate for those small businesses that are struggling to keep up with rising costs and taxes. Oil and gas are also being regulated to an extreme and even in danger of getting shut down.” Barron is running for Representative Gabe Evans’s seat, who took office in District 48 in January 2023. Evans announced his candidacy to unseat Democrat Yadira Caraveo’s 8th congressional district on Sept 6. “When Republican Representative Gabe Evans made the decision to run for higher office, I needed to step up and continue the fight for all families in the district,” Barron said. Barron is a 37-year resident in Fort Lupton, a husband, and a father of three. His parents immigrated from Mexico when he was a baby. “They came to live the American dream and raise their family. I don’t think Colorado now is what they envisioned,” Barron said. SEE BARRON, P4
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BRIEFS Special district tax rate lowered
The City Council in Commerce City, acting as the Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District Board of Directors, voted to lower the district’s mill levy to provide some relief to taxpayers in the district at their Nov. 6 meeting. The action lowered the district’s mill levy from 14 mills to eight mills for the 2024 budget year. The six-mill reduction is expected to lower the NIGID’s share of property taxes on each member’s bill by about $40 per $100,000 of valuation on a single-family home. For example, a Commerce City homeowner with a house valued at $500,000 will save about $200 on their 2024 NIGID property tax burden. Workforce & Business Center workshops
The Adams County Workforce & Business Center is hosting multiple workshops throughout November. Visit the center’s website, https:// adcogov.org/workforce-businesscenter, for a full class schedule, which includes contact information for each workshop. The center has locations in Aurora,
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Are you interested in learning more about working for local government? Adams County currently has paid internships available. Opportunities include a cook ($16.48/hour) and classroom aide ($15.62/hour) for Head Start, an IT intern ($17/hour) for the Sheriff ’s Office, and a Healthy Farmers Market intern ($17/hour). These opportunities are available through the Workforce & Business Center. Those interested should
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In Brighton runoff vote, its calm versus the storm Ballots due back to City Hall by 7 p.m. Dec. 5 BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The two remaining candidates for the open Ward 4 seat on the Brighton City Council might not agree on a lot, but they do agree on how they’d differ if they are elected. “If they want a disruptor, if they want somebody that’s going to turn the city on its ear, maybe Kitty is a better shot,” candidate Lloyd Worth said regarding his opponent Kathryn LeDonne. “But I do listen to people and get their concerns routed to the proper persons that can handle it.” LeDonne agreed, saying she is prepared to work for changes. “If you want somebody who has a very calming effect on council, I think Lloyd would do that,” LeDonne said. “But if you want someone who is going to stir the pot a bit and ask questions, that’s going to be me. And if I don’t get answers that I like my questions, my vote is going to be no.”
Kathryn LeDonne, Brighton City Council Ward 4 candidate
Lloyd Worth, Brighton City Council Ward 4 candidate
The two are the last candidates standing in the race for Ward 4 to fill the seat left vacant when Councilor Adam Cushing moved out of his ward and resigned from his seat last spring. In unofficial results, LeDonne led the pack with 718 votes, about 36% of the total. Worth was second with 605 votes, about 30%. Donald Dill was third with 468 and Dan Sherman was fourth with 226 votes. Since none of the candidates were able to get a 50% majority, LeDonne and Worth, the top two votegetters, will face each other in a mail-in runoff. Registered Ward 4 Brighton voters were scheduled to get ballots mailed to them beginning Nov. 20 and must return
them to Brighton City Hall, 500 S. 4th Ave., by 7 p.m. Dec. 5. Brighton’s ward four includes the central part of the city north and east of Barr Lake and includes Brighton High School, the Prairie Center shopping area and Platte Valley Medical Center within its boundaries. Experience varies
LeDonne said she is a relative newcomer to city politics. She’s a member of the Brighton Planning Board who also makes it a point to attend every City Council meeting, reading through their packets in an attempt to understand what is going on. “I wanted to know and understand what is going on in our town and what are, if
you will, the constrictions, restrictions and restraints, whatever, and how it works,” LeDonne said. Worth said he has practical experience in local government, wrapping up a term on the 27J School District as the new City Council terms are set to begin. “The experience that comes with that is pretty valuable. You do learn to govern,” he said. “I think a lot of people just don’t have a great grasp of the City Charter and what our governance style is. As a City Council, we have two employees — the City Attorney and the Manager. A lot of councilors try to micromanage the city staff and that just is not their role or responsibility. You don’t want people out there, either putting out fires or starting them by themselves. That’s the manager’s job, and it’s an important difference.” Worth’s concern is Brighton’s economic growth and how to prepare for it. “We have to be able to manage the growth and care for it,” he said. “Growth is fine, as long as you don’t outgrow your resources. If you don’t think we’re going to grow, you have your head in the sand.” Concerning growth, LeDonne said she is concerned
Brighton announces snowplow name winners STAFF REPORT
After a flurry of entries, the City of Brighton is pleased to announce the nine winners of the city’s third annual Name That Snowplow contest. The winning submissions will name each of the nine snowplows for the 2023-2024 snow season. The winning names and students: · Scoopy-Doo - Kara Neeley, Second Grader at Northeast Elementary · Spongebob SnowPants - Joshua Kraft, Fifth Grader at Bromley East Charter · Frozen Sprinkles Meltalicious - Kimberly Yepez, Kindergartener at Southeast Elementary · Brighton Thaw Enforcement - Landon Tryon, First Grader at Padilla Elementary · No More Mr. Ice Guy - Isaiah Geer, Third Grader at Brantner Elementary · The Implowder - Cesar Vasquez, Fourth Grader at Northeast Elementary · Plowchicka Plowplow - Cruz Vasquez, First Grader at Northeast Elementary · Betty WhiteOut - Skylar Beery, First Grader at Bromley East Charter · Melton John - Rhett Kaiser, Fifth Grader at Bromley East Charter “What a great round of names! We had a great time talking through them, and the guys on the snowplow crew were already choosing their favorites before we started,” said Ward 4 Council Member Peter Padilla, who served as one of the contest’s judges. “While
I’m disappointed that my own entry (icy come, icy go) was not accepted, I am excited to see Melton John singing `Goodbye, slippery road’ when it clears the path this winter.
The winners will be recognized by the City Council at the December 5 City Council meeting. The winners will also be featured in a float at the 28th Annual Festival of Lights Parade on Dec. 9.
that the city is not doing enough to keep up with Brighton’s infrastructure needs. “The amount of houses and multifamily going in, we need to catch up on infrastructure,” she said. New houses, new businesses will need utilities and roads. “You have to do the infrastructure first,” she said. “We have to grow, but we have to grow responsibly, and not just us. It’s us, but it’s all the cities around us, growing like Mad Hatters.”
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Runner Shawn Lindbom dashes past a group of cheerleaders to finish Brighton’s Turkey Trot 5k Nov. 18. Lindbom had the top men’s time, finishing the race 16 minutes, 6 seconds. Noelle Green had the fastest women’s time of 20:23. In all, 653 racers participated in the 5K run and 372 participated in the GARY HOGAN 5K walk.
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Barron owns multiple small businesses with his wife, Carla. They own Eagle Eye Inspections, a managerial consultants service that provides administrative services to companies. They also own C&C Living, renting homes in Fort Lupton. He partners with his father and mother with J & F Services in Fort Lupton, an oil & gas provider providing excavation and dirt hauling services. “I bring 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and understand the importance of the industry to the 48th district,” Barron said. “I will focus on energy independence, small business, and less government.” “I want small businesses to thrive, raise our children in great communities and protect our property and water rights in Colorado. I vow to represent the district in the most responsible and conservative way I can.”
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family. In her free time, Martha enjoyed lending a hand wherever needed. She loved visiting her grandchildren. Martha is preceded in death by her parents, Grady Lucas, her mother, Margery Baxter Lucas, her sister Margaret Elizabeth (Lucas) Richer and her brothers, Eldon “Luke” G. Lucas and Ellis “Jay” J. Tallant, along with many cousins, aunts and uncles. She is survived by her sister Betty Palmer of Oklahoma, two children Michael Bradfield, and daughter Justine Young. Her grandchildren Jesse, Rylie, Macee, and Brady. Several nieice’s and nephew’s, along with many cousins and loving friends who were her constant companions during her life. A celebration of Martha’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to one of Martha’s favorite charities, JDRF Diabetes Foundation, and Easter seals.
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Adams County Chief Judge Donald Quick noted that it’s one of his favorite jobs as a judge. Judges frequently send people to prison and perform marriage ceremonies. “But for every judge in this room, the one thing as a judge that brings us the most joy is adoptions, where we’re able to help people become families; it’s the judge’s role today,” Quick said. It’s a formality, he said. His role is to legally acknowledge the new family. But the work building the family began long before he was involved. “When we perform adoptions, le-
November 30, 2023 gally we are creating and expanding families,” Quick said. “But the people in this room have already opened their hearts and homes and created their families.” National Adoption Day was launched in 1999 and officially designated on Nov. 18, 2000. Since then, the annual collaborative community effort has helped to bring to attention the more than 113,000 children currently in U.S. foster care waiting for adoption. Partners include the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children’s Action Network, and the Freddie Mac Foundation. Over 400 communities across the county, along with Adams County, joined to help children find a for-
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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public NOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to Commerce City Land Development Code Sec. 21-2110(4)(e), notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City on December 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m in a hybrid format. or as soon thereafter. Second reading will be anticipated on January 8, 2024. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/ government/city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@c3gov.com. The hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video. Ordinance Z23-0002 - South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, on behalf of Kroenke CC Properties LLC, is requesting a zone change from PUD (Planned Unit Development District) to PUBLIC, for the property generally located at the northeast corner of E. 74th Place and Quebec Street (west of 7400 Quebec Street), consisting of approximately 9.738 acres. Resolution 2023-129 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM YEAR BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY COLORADO ATTEST: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk Legal Notice No. CCX1252 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE TO ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one or more vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT (the “District”), County of Adams, State of Colorado. Pursuant to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(1), C.R.S., any qualified eligible elector of the District may file a letter of interest in filling the Board’s vacancies. A letter of interest may be filed at the office of Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C. located at 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BOX ELDER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C. Legal Notice No. CCX1245 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Sand Creek Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held 8:00 a.m. on December 1, 2023 at 100 Saint Paul Street, Denver, CO. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, are 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 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto. SAND CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Mike Serra, Board Secretary Legal Notice No. CCX1250 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2023 BUDGET BUCKLEY CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Buckley Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”) for fiscal year 2024. A copy of the proposed 2024 Budget is available for inspection by the public at the office of the District’s accountant at 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. The District Board will consider the proposed 2024 Budget, and an Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary, at public hearings to be held during a regular meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 12460 1st Street, Eastlake, Colorado and via Zoom. Meeting access information and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the District’s website: https://www. buckleycrossingmd2.com/ The Board may take action on the proposed 2024 Budget, and the proposed Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary, following the public hearings. Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections thereto with the Board during normal business hours prior to the final adoption of the proposed 2024 Budget and Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary. BUCKLEY CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Steven Young President Legal Notice No. CCX1249 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET HEARING PORTEOS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the PORTEOS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C. at 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a
special meeting of the PORTEOS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, to be held on December 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. via MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_MjY0YjRlYTktNTg zYS00OTU4LWI5ZmItODU4ZTNlZTAw NjFm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%2 2Tid%22%3a%228e55246b-90b1-4bef9dbd-02c674817a7b%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%22f5be40d5-7c7c-4df9-84bda0c625da5e4f%22%7d Meeting ID: 262 401 137 003; Passcode: kLSmh3 Any interested electors of the PORTEOS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to final adoption of the 2024 budget.
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Legal Notice No. CCX1247 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET HEARING VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 – 9
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed budgets have been submitted to the VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 – 9 for the ensuing year of 2024. Copies of such proposed budgets have been filed in the office of Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C. at 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado, where same are open for public inspection. Such proposed budgets will be considered at a special meeting of the VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 – 9, to be held on December 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. via MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_MjY0YjRlYTktNTg zYS00OTU4LWI5ZmItODU4ZTNlZTAw NjFm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%2 2Tid%22%3a%228e55246b-90b1-4bef9dbd-02c674817a7b%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%22f5be40d5-7c7c-4df9-84bda0c625da5e4f%22%7d Meeting ID: 262 401 137 003; Passcode: kLSmh3 Any interested electors of the VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 – 9 may inspect the proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to final adoption of the 2024 budgets.
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Public Notices BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: VELOCITY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 – 9 By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C. Legal Notice No. CCX1246 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the BELLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 for the ensuing year of 2024. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District, 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 140, in Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered and final action taken at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Belle Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 on December 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Belle Creek Family Center, 10693 Belle Creek Boulevard, Henderson, CO. Any interested elector within the Belle Creek Metropolitan District No. 1 may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget amendment, file or register his objections thereto. Dated: November 14, 2023 BELLE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Laurie M. Tatlock Manager for the District Legal Notice No. CCX1243 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2023 BUDGET BUCKLEY CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Buckley Crossing Metropolitan District (“District”) for fiscal year 2024. A copy of the proposed 2024 Budget is available for inspection by the public at the office of the District’s accountant at 8390 E Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. The District Board will consider the proposed 2024 Budget, and an Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary, at public hearings to be held during a regular meeting scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 12460 1st Street, Eastlake, Colorado and via Zoom. Meeting access information and the meeting agenda may be obtained
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The Board may take action on the proposed 2024 Budget, and the proposed Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary, following the public hearings.
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Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections thereto with the Board during normal business hours prior to the final adoption of the proposed 2024 Budget and Amended 2023 Budget, if necessary. BUCKLEY CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Steven Young President Legal Notice No. CCX1248 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET FOR 2024 SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ACTING FOR ITSELF AND BY AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE Notice is hereby given that a proposed 2024 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of South Adams County Water and Sanitation District. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022, where the same is open for public inspection. A public hearing on the budget will be held at the District’s Regular Board Meeting for December as follows: Date: December 13, 2023 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: District Administration Building 6595 E. 70th Avenue Commerce City, CO 80022 A Resolution of approval of the budget and appropriations and certification of a mill levy will be considered, acted on, and adopted at the December 13 meeting. Any interested elector of South Adams County Water and Sanitation District may file or register any objections to the proposed budget at any time prior to the final adoption by the Board. Proposed increases to the District’s rates, fees, tolls, penalties, and charges have been separately Noticed pursuant to Colorado law. SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: Vicki Ennis As: Secretary Legal Notice No. CCX1251 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: November 30, 2023
Public Notice PCL Construction, Inc. is soliciting Certified DBE/WBE/MBE/SBE/OBE Subs & Suppliers to bid the Klein Facility Enhancement Project for PFAS Final Design for South Adams County Water and Sanitation District in Commerce City, CO. Bids are due January 9, 2024 @ 2:00 PM (MT). PCL intends to break up the requirements into smaller portions to encourage maximum participation, arrange time frames for contracts and establish delivery schedules, where the requirements permit, in a way that encourages and facilitates participation of DBE’s. Payment & Performance Bonds may be required & bonding assistance is available. Subcontractors and Suppliers are encouraged to contact PCL for insurance requirements, equipment & materials, plans & specs or if any other assistance is needed. SRF/ DWRF Federal funding requirements apply and include but are not limited to; DBE - EPA 40 CFR Part 33, Davis Bacon/ Prevailing Wages, AIS, BABA, EEO, Affirmative Action, & Fair Share Objectives. Project Description: This project includes the construction of a new 17,748/sf water treatment building. Scopes of work needed: Earthwork, Trucking, Site Preparation, Shoring, Excavation, Concrete Pavement, Asphalt Paving, Landscaping, Concrete Reinforcing, Precast Concrete, Masonry, Structural Metal, Doors and Frames, Coatings, Process Piping, Steel Pipe, Valves, Plumbing, HVAC, Process Equipment (Pumps & Compressors). NAICS: 237310, 238120, 238140, 238220, 238320, 238910, 238990, 321911, 332312, 423830, 484110, 561730. This project may receive funding from the Colorado State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) program and bidder’s attention is called to the SRF requirements included in the bid package with Davis Bacon Wage General Decision Number CO20230015 (Building). The contract includes Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements and goals. Certified DBEs are encouraged to bid. DBE certification paperwork or general questions may be directed to Andrea Chavez at andreachavez@pcl.com / 480763-2743. PCL celebrates diversity and is proud to be equal opportunity employer.
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Legal Notice No. CCX1239 First Publication: November 23, 2023 Last Publication: December 7, 2023 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on October 28, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court. The petition requests that the name of FNU Samuel be changed to Samuel Joseph Scriven Case No.: 23 C1785 By: Deputy Clerk
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Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Burnie L. Brothers, a/k/a Burnie Lee Brothers, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 261 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,
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The average hamburger in Colorado now costs $15 BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
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Yelp.com, showing the same nofrills burger at $10.29 in May 2020. It’s not just Red Robin. A lot of burger joints are getting unwanted attention because of their higher prices, with some consumers sharing their shock on social media. It’s also not just burgers. The cost of eating out at a restaurant in Colorado has increased 28.2% since January 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index. Menu prices have gone up at most Colorado eateries, and restaurant owners don’t really like to talk about it. But one can still find a solid burger at a full-service restaurant for under $15. The Cricket Burger at The Cherry Cricket in Denver is $11.50, up 30% since 2021, the restaurant confirmed. Fries are still $4 but now there are two sizes: a half order and full size, which is $6. “Continuing to provide a delicious product to our guests at a value is paramount to us at the Cherry Cricket. We’re always very hesitant to increase our prices,” Calley McCue, president and chief financial officer for Cherry Cricket’s parent company, Breckenridge-Wynkoop, said in an email. “That said, the dramatic increase in (the cost of goods sold) and labor costs that we’ve seen over the past two years have, unfortunately, necessitated increased prices in order for us to keep operating.” The Colorado Restaurant Association & Foundation gets a lot more specific. Earlier this year, the industry group, which has 4,900 member restaurants, put together its own guide to why the price of an average burger has increased to $15.
Restaurants have seen an increase of 54% in the cost of labor, 55% for utilities and 20% for equipment and maintenance. The price of beef? Up 43%. Cheese? Up 79%. And lettuce? Up 85%. For restaurants to make the same margin on burgers that they did in 2020, they’d have to charge $22. “Inflation has had a huge impact on menu prices across Colorado, as has the annual increase of the minimum wage,” said Denise Mickelsen, a spokeswoman for the industry association. “The cost of running a restaurant continues to skyrocket, and with typical industry profit margins sitting at a slim 3% to 5%, operators don’t have a lot of wiggle room when food, alcohol, energy, labor, taxes and more continue to climb. It all leads to higher menu prices, streamlined menu offerings, limited hours of operation and operator burnout.” In October, the restaurant association polled its members about prices. Based on the responses, customers can expect prices to continue to increase next year. About 86% of members who responded said they planned to increase menu prices when the minimum wage goes up 5.6% to $14.42 an hour on Jan. 1. Six out of 10 said they’ll have to cut hours or shifts for their teams. This story was printed through a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver that covers the state. This story was also part of the Sun’s ongoing series talking to Coloradans about their challenges, their fears and their solutions to the rising costs of living. More at www.ColoradoSun.com
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