Commerce City Sentinel Express February 8, 2024

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Talking partnerships, schools and parking Spreading the word

about toxic pollution BY ROSSANA LONGO BETTER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Brighton City Councilor Adams 27J School Board President Tom Green welcomes officials from Brighton, Commerce City and the school district to a joint meeting Jan. 3o in the school districts offices. SCOTT TAYLOR

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With increasing student enrollment and work on a fourth high school in the future, Brightonbased School District 27J wanted a chance to chat with city officials from Brighton and Commerce City. “It’s about partnerships”, Brighton Councilor and 27J Board President Tom Green said. District officials gave an update about plans to build a new high school in Commerce City’s Reunion neighborhood and efforts to ease parking problems around Brighton High School at the joint meeting on Jan. 30 at the school district’s Brighton offices. But the bulk of the meeting centered around partnerships

and the cities and school districts working together. “We really find these beneficial,” Green told the group of about 20 school and municipal officials. “The dialog that we get to have and the updates we get about what you guys are doing, we find these priceless.” Chris Fiedler, 27J’s school superintendent and a newly-elected Brighton City Councilor, noted that 27J’s student enrollment continues to grow, with 23,108 students for the 2023-24 school year —about 421 students more than the previous year. The 27J school district currently operates three high schools: Brighton High School in Brighton, Prairie View High School in Henderson and Riverdale Ridge in Thornton. Now the district is preparing to begin work on the fourth school, in Commerce City’s Reunion area. District Operations Officer Terry Lucero said the district expects the school will cost $130

million to construct, with plans to open in Aug. 2027. It would be built near Landmark Drive and Reunion Parkway, north of 96th Avenue. “We’ve had this site in mind since 2002, so we’re happy to finally get this thing going along,” Lucero said. He said the district is working with the Commerce City Council and staff to narrow down the location and decide how the school will fit on the site. Currently, the work now involves settling on a site with Commerce City and deciding how that land will be used. “The first step for us is to agree on that property line and a new survey and a legal description,” Lucero said. “And then we expect that land will be dedicated to us by Commerce City. In the meantime, we are just going to keep moving with this plan.”

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As oil and gas companies continue to emit toxic pollutants into the air and water of nearby areas, scientists have teamed up with community groups to ensure that communities of color are aware of the health effects. Scientist Brent Goodlet, founder of Climate Movement CO, delivered a presentation to a packed auditorium on Jan. 26 at the Eagle Pointe Recreation Center in Commerce City. We sat down with Goodlet after his presentations for a more in-depth conversation. Goodlet, who has a Ph.D., works with the Black Parents United Foundation, Cultivando, and other groups to share what he has learned about the serious impacts that pollutants from fracking and the nearby Suncor oil refinery have on people’s health. After the presentation, we also spoke with Phillip Doe, environmental director for the organization Be the Change Colorado. Doe was also on the advisory board for Cultivando’s mobile air monitoring project for the Globeville / Elyria-Swansea / Commerce City neighborhoods. He shared why he’s suspicious of carbon-capture technology and argued for priority to be put on the people who live in the area. The interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Colorado Community Media: You were showing us a presentation about fracking and all the new wells that are planning to be open and the ones that are already open here in Colorado. When you explain how the fracking system works, you were talking about tubes that go all the way down, taking all these pollutants underneath the ground. There’s a carbon sequestration plant, like the one called Global Thermostat, that is trying to clean the air. When they take out all those pollutants, what do they do with them? Dr. Brent Goodlet: That project is about carbon sequestration primarily. I think it could be a direct air capture system so that they’re sucking all of the ambient air into their system. They filter out, typically, carbon pollution and carbon dioxide, and processes that companies use can be different, but they do some kind of isolation of the carbon dioxide to concentrate it. SEE POLLUTION, P5

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BRIEFS Wednesday shuttle service to recreation centers underway

Commerce City residents who live near one of the city’s recreation centers, but have a hard time getting across town to visit the other can now catch a free ride on Wednesdays, courtesy of Commerce City Recreation. The city is now offering a free shuttle service on Wednesdays that will cover the nine miles between the Bison Ridge and Eagle Pointe recreation centers. The shuttles will operate every Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. to help make both facilities and recreation programs more accessible to all Commerce City residents. The shuttles depart from Eagle Pointe on the hour and from Bison Ridge at the bottom of the hour. Shuttle users must reserve their spot at least 15 minutes in advance online through a city recreation account. Go to c3gov.com/Register, call 303289-3761 or register in person at either facility.

Submit names for new park

Commerce City is accepting recommendations for the official name of Oasis Park, one of two new parks. Based on these recommendations, city staff will compile the list of names, and the Parks, Recreation, and Golf Advisory Board will recommend them to the City Council. The Oasis Park site is located within the natural setting of Second Creek Open space, just west of the Buffalo Highlands neighborhood on the south side of E. 96th Avenue. The park has open space for informal recreation, relaxation, and community gatherings; a children’s playground with shade structures, public restrooms, an embankment slide, and an overlook plaza. To learn more and submit your recommendation visit c3gov.com/ SCFOasis. Commerce City seeking Snow Guardians

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Guardians program to help residents be good neighbors by offering free snow removal services to residents who qualify. Snow Guardians assist residents who are not able to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice to comply with the municipal code due to age, disability, or some other condition. Commerce City municipal code requires property owners are responsible for clearing public sidewalks adjacent to their property of snow and ice within 24 hours of the last snowfall. Contact Code Enforcement to apply to keep you in compliance with the code and help keep our sidewalks safe! To qualify, you must be a resident with limited financial resources and be unable to shovel due to age, disability, or other conditions. Learn more about the program and apply at c3gov.com/CodeEnforcement. ‘Taking No Chances’

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The Commerce City Police Department has a new online reporting tool allowing the public to report some non-emergency crimes and receive a police report immediately without speaking to a police officer. Community members can now conveniently report incidents that do not require immediate officer intervention, such as fraud, identity theft, lost property, theft/shoplifting (less than $2,000), and vandalism. The new form is online now in English and Spanish at c3gov.com/ ReportACrime. Residents should always call 911 for emergencies. ‘Taking No Chances’

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300 college dropouts to get associate degrees BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Colorado state leaders are celebrating the first 300 students to receive an associate degree through a program meant to award students who earned at least 70 college credits but never finished their four-year degree. Colorado is believed to be one of the first states in the country to offer this type of program, which was launched in 2021 through $1 million in pandemic relief funds. The state estimates that more than 25,000 former college students statewide may be eligible for an associate degree under the Colorado Re-

Engaged Initiative, or CORE. Several thousand students are also expected to become eligible to take part in the program each year, according to a news release from Gov. Jared Polis’ office. “CORE is a great opportunity for Coloradans to get a degree and advance their careers,” Polis said in the release. “So many Coloradans who are forced by their circumstances to step away from education have invested so much time and money, yet don’t have the degree to reflect their hard work. I am proud that Colorado is providing students and institutions with the tools they need to help Coloradans get degrees and fill indemand, good-paying jobs.” So far, seven colleges and universities

have participated in the program, including Colorado State University’s Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses; Fort Lewis College; Metropolitan State University of Denver; University of Northern Colorado; and University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs and Denver campuses. Western Colorado University plans to take part in the program starting this year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that students who have completed some college, but did not earn a degree make about $935 a week on average. Meanwhile, an associate degree increases weekly pay by about $70 more a week. The governor’s office said the program also increases the number of

Coloradans with a degree or certificate and helps them secure employment in higher paying careers. The program also may entice former students to return to college, the release says. Lawmakers and school officials across the state have applauded the impact of the program. Beth Myers, an associate vice chancellor at CU Denver, said it’s life-changing for students. “I heard one graduate tell her mother that her coursework wasn’t for nothing,” Meyers said in the news release. “It was worth the investment.” Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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‘Empty Nest’ Baby Boomers Own Twice as Many Big Homes as Millennials With Kids A recent study by Redfin found that 28% of “empty nester” baby boomers owned homes with three or more bedrooms, while only 14% of millennials with children had homes with 3+ bedrooms. The study was based on 2022 census data, the most recent available. Looked at another way, 45.5% of empty nester boomers own big homes. Only 27% of millennials with kids own a big home, and only 3% of Gen Z families with children own a big home. Those are national numbers. Here are the numbers for Denver and three other cities: Denver Los Angeles San Francisco New York City

Boomers Millennials 25.0% 15.1% 23.7% 9.4% 26.1% 10.9% 23.9% 11.8%

Gen Z parents with children are even worse off. The report states that almost none of them (0.3%) own homes with 3+ bedrooms. Remember, the key word here is “own.” Gen Z and many millennial families are more likely to be renters than homeowners. (Adult Gen Zers are 19 to 25 years old, millennials are 26 to 41, Gen Xers are 42 to 57, and baby boomers are 58 to 76.) Rita and I, as baby boomers, are part of a trend I expect to grow — selling our big home and becoming renters. As our fellow boomers get older, they are already wanting to downsize, not only because of the empty bedrooms in their oversized home. They want freedom from home maintenance, lawn care, and other household responsibilities. Buying a condo or renting an apartment (as we did) has the additional advantage of creating a “lock and leave” situation, allowing seniors to go on vacation — to see their grandchildren or take a cruise. What surprised me was that ten years earlier, the numbers were almost equal for those two groups, according to Redfin; “In 2012, empty nesters of the silent generation (who were 67 to 84 at the

time) took up 16% of homes with 3+ bedrooms. That’s a smaller share than Gen Xers (who were 32 to 47 at the time) with kids, who took up 19% of those large homes.” I can think of several possible explanations for the most recent statistics. For starters, change is hard. It’s uncomfortable, especially if you are elderly. For the 54% of boomers who own their home free and clear, the cost of staying put is low, and the cost of moving is high. For boomers who have a mortgage, it is at a very low rate if, like the rest of us, they refinanced into loans around 3% or even lower. They can’t take that mortgage with them to a replacement home, and current rates (6 to 7 percent) seem really high given what they’re paying now. The failure of boomers to put their large homes on the market has reduced the supply of bigger homes for millennials to purchase. Additionally, millennials who don’t currently own a home wouldn’t have any equity to help them with a down payment on a new home. Affordability remains a big obstacle for millennials, and Redfin estimates that 19% of them don’t even want to purchase a new home. Also, many like to live “where the action is” in center cities, where big homes are scarce. Whether or not they are waiting for the opportunity to buy a large home, millennials with kids already make up the largest age group that is renting homes with three or more bedrooms — 24.8%. Millennials without kids are the next biggest age group renting homes with 3+ bedrooms — 11.6%. The third largest age group renting such homes is us empty-nest baby boomers — 11.4%. Rita and I are renting a 3-bedroom apartment because I need an office and we wanted to have a room for guests. I am on a world cruise until May 6 (see

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Older baby boomers might want to make the same calculation Rita and I made when we sold our big home. We realized that, because of the increase in market value of our home, we could net a substantial amount of cash by selling our home, even after paying capital gains above the $500,000 marital exclusion. Our home’s equity was not paying us any dividends sitting in our house, and it wouldn’t pay us dividends if we sequestered it in, say, a patio home. Thanks to Medicare, we realized that by investing the net proceeds from the sale of our house we would generate a monthly income greater than the rent we would be paying, and that’s without dipping into the Social Security income that we were already earning. The big increase we were seeing in our property tax added to that calculation, as did my hunch that the surge in home values may have peaked and could decline in future years. It was a good time to sell. If you’re a senior citizen sitting on substantial equity, you might reach the same conclusion we did — that selling and renting is, surprisingly, the smart

thing to do. (I never thought, especially as a Realtor, that renting would make more sense, but, at our age, it actually does.) And consider this: If you sell your home and don’t buy another one, the “lock-in effect” of your current low-rate mortgage no longer applies.

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EVs Could Drive Down Electric Costs

On my posting of this article online at RealEstateToday.substack.com, there is a link to a report about several studies which conclude that EVs will actually contribute to more efficient utilization of the electric grid and thereby drive down electric costs for all consumers. One reason is that most EV charging is done overnight, creating a revenue stream for utilities during hours of low electric demand.

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United Power offers lineworker scholarship BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

High school graduates who live in a United Power service area and are interested in a career as utility line workers can apply for United Power’s new $7,500 lineman scholarship. “We are excited to introduce the United Power Lineman Scholarship as part of our ongoing commitment to support continuing education in the communities we serve,” said Julie Stewart, Community Outreach Coordinator at United Power, in a written

statement. “The Lineman Scholarships are the newest addition to our annual cooperative scholarship program and will be awarded along with an additional $31,500 in post-secondary and vocational scholarships in 2024.” United Power serves 25 communities in Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Gilpin, Jefferson and Weld counties. Two students with academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, and leadership skills will get the opportunity to be awarded $7,500 each to study in the Powerline

education program. According to United Power officials, there is a high demand for skilled line workers to work on the power grid. United Power’s goal is to invest in generations of future skilled line workers. For students studying for a career as a line worker, the scholarship will help alleviate the debt burden. Seniors who are graduating can apply for the scholarships. Students must enter the Lineman Power Line program to be eligible for the Lineman Scholarship.

“We encourage all eligible students who are passionate about pursuing a career in the electrical industry to apply for the United Power Lineman Scholarship,” added Stewart. “We are proud to support tomorrow’s line workers and the educational goals of all local students.” The application for the scholarship from United Power is available to apply and will close on March 1. Prospective students can find more information and access the application on the United Power website at www. unitedpower.com/scholarships.

Adams County official addressing homelessness As many as 4,500 people in League of Women Voters theThpublic. e League of Women Voters is Adams County are actively enhosting the gathering at 6:30 p.m. rolled in homelessness programs. hosting meeting, Adams County administrator County officials say about 18% of Lindsey Earl will describe current those are without shelter. which is free and open county efforts toward the home- Last year, Adams County was less. awarded nearly $50 million in to the public Earl administers programs for American Rescue Plan Act funds BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Efforts to help the homeless in Adams County will be discussed Feb. 13 at the Human Services Center, 11860 N. Pecos St., in Westminster in a meeting open to

the homeless as well as Community Safety and Well-Being, according to an Adams County news release. She will discuss the landscape of homelessness in Adams County and the programs and services the county is offering those without permanent shelter.

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GET THE WHOLE STORY ONLINE This question and answer session has been edited to fit the space. To read the full discussion between Rossana Longo Better and Dr. Brent Goodlet, visit our website at https://coloradocommunitymedia. com/2024/02/01/ two-voices-look-toeducate-communities-of-color-onhealth-effects-of-oiland-gas-pollution/

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Brent Goodlet, Ph.D. founder and lead organizer of Climate Movement Colorado, answers questions to La Ciudad at the end of his presentaCOURTESY PHOTO tion on fracking at the environmental justice town hall at Eagle Pointe Rec Center in Commerce City.

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They compress it and then they pump it deep into the ground into a geologic reservoir, where if they choose the right geologic formation, that carbon dioxide gas will react with the rocks in the ground and will form a mineral, and then that mineral gets sequestered there. At least that’s the idea of the technology. Colorado Community Media: At the Global Thermostat event I attended they were talking about if they don’t mass produce these plants, they will not be able to sequester as much carbon as they would like to. Do you think these will be polluting the waters underneath more? There are a lot of environmentalists who are saying it is better to use natural resources like trees. So how would you compare that technique? Goodlet: Trees do indeed help clean the air, and all plants when they perform photosynthesis are taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. They do a chemical reaction and then they release oxygen, that’s what we all breathe and need to survive. So trees do a great job. The problem is that we’ve been largely deforesting the planet, so there are fewer trees to be pulling carbon out of the atmosphere. It is possible to reforest and plant trees, and those new trees, when they do grow, will pull some of that carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Colorado Community Media: So we do need these hu-

mongous plants, but it seems like the investment should be with other technology: electric cars, solar panels, and all that. How would you compare this technology, or is there a magic technology that will solve the real problem that we have? Goodlet: I’m sad to say that there is no magic technology, or what we sometimes call a silver bullet. The solutions exist, but it’s multiple things and we need to be doing multiple things at the same time to really tackle the problem. Colorado Community Media: Today your presentation was about fracking. If we put fracking and Suncor together, please explain to me the level of contamination Suncor is doing in comparison to all the fracking plants in Colorado. Goodlet: I don’t have the exact numbers, but I can say that the Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City is the state’s only oil refinery. By that feature, it is a very large source of carbon pollution for the state. A lot of the locally produced oil gets sent to Suncor to be refined into asphalt and gasoline. Suncor is a Canadian company, and in Canada, the oil they are extracting is not the same as it is in Colorado. In Canada, it’s from tar sands, which is a very thick tar; material that’s mixed in with sand and other rocks in the ground. And they basically scrape the surface of the Earth of all the trees and all the plants. And then they are doing deep pit mining of these mixed sands and tar and fossil fuels. In Colorado, what we’ve seen a lot of very recently in, say, the last decade has been

an explosion in hydraulic fracturing, and that technique is mostly being used to liberate natural gas or methane from the ground. It’s another form of fossil fuel. Whereas like 20- or 30-plus years ago, most of the fossil fuel production in the state of Colorado was just drilling for oil. Colorado Community Media: Please explain why you think this carbon sequestration technique is not the right one or is not one that we can hope for. Phillip Doe: If you’re in love with carbon capture, think about what these people are enduring around Suncor. Their air is abysmal. It’s an embarrassment to American society. If we had carbon capture, would that help them a bit? Not a bit. (President Joe) Biden has put billions and billions and billions of dollars into carbon capture, which essentially allows the oil and gas interests to propose the nonsense that they can drill, continue to drill, and they can capture all the methane and carbon. Well, they haven’t. Carbon is growing in the atmosphere. And if you want to know the truth, 80% of the carbon capture goes to stimulate old wells in Texas and other places. So it’s, it’s just a ruse. Colorado Community Media: They are also arguing that this technique is a perfect transition so employees who have been working in oil can start working in these carbon sequestration plants. Doe: I think it’s another ruse. I think the concern should be over the people who live in the Suncor community. There are tens and

hundreds of thousands of them. Let’s put our concern with their lives, and rather with the possibility that these guys may lose their jobs in the oil field, which they’re already losing. Colorado Community Media: As part of the infrastructure bill, a lot of organizations, especially green organizations, are applying (for funding) and saying they will be planting trees to clean the air and solve the problem. Why are we not investing much more in planting trees? Or is this not good enough? Doe: We know about trees, but it still doesn’t help the fact that people live in these communities, and generally they’re poor people and a minority, living with day-to-day pollution that is killing them. Colorado Community Media: But what happens when we don’t, it’s the only refinery and it seems to me Doe: There are refineries all over. There’s over 30 refineries in this country. Now, the price of oil and gas might go up. But that’s a cost of saving people’s lives. It goes into that equation. Colorado Community Media: What about fracking? Brent Goodlet was just telling me that we are exporting the gas that we get out of fracking. Doe: Before 2015, it was against the law to export oil. Our brain trust in Washington decided that the oil and gas industry needs to be able to export oil. Gas has always been exportable, but it’s been very difficult until they came to liquefication. So now they’re doing it where they got 17 liquid natural gas sites across the United States. That’s enough.

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Restoring local history a sign of the times BY ELLE NAEF ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

“Booger Red,” Lakewood’s antique fire truck needed a make-over before going on public view as part of the permanent exhibit at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park’s 20th century museum. The wording on the side of the truck’s red doors had faded and needed to be restored according to the time period and font style of the 1930s, when it was first commissioned. Prior to Lakewood being incorporated as a City (in 1969) Lakewood’s first fire station was originally located on West Colfax Avenue near Wadsworth and was built in 1938. Booger Red was the first firetruck purchased from local business support and an annual Fireman’s Ball. From their home garage in the suburbs, the Polzin family–father Larry and daughters Jess and Sarah–

who produce and restore iconic, vintage signs from around Colorado, stepped in. Their business, Stargazer Creations, is one of the few to use hand-drawn painting methods that were most recently put to use restoring the truck’s antique fire doors. “When we first talked with the City of Lakewood about their firetruck I envisioned a turn of the century beauty with pinstripes and gold leaf and ‘fadoozles’ all over its shiny red paint job,” said Larry Polzin. “When we actually saw the truck, we were brought back to reality, as this wasn’t a ‘classic showboat’ but a work horse that had been driven hard and probably had some amazing tales attached to it,” he said. Restoring the truck meant removing the doors and taking them to the garage workshop, matching the specific hue of the antique red and imitating the original font’s dropshadow lettering.

“This font was not in our vast library, so we had to rely on the tiniest hints of its existence still left on the door and replicate it based on what remained,” said Jess Polzin of restoring the truck. The family focuses on antique sign restoration, pictorial murals — such as the animals on the Denver Purina factories — as well as fiber art and commercial commissions. They hand paint all their pieces, and utilize other skills that are becoming more rare such as embellishments using real gold leaf. A longtime sign maker and artist, Polzin launched the business with his two daughters in 2007 in honor of his son, John, who passed away that year. “He was enigmatic, and had an incredible passion for life,” Jess Polzin said of her brother. Through their work focusing on the handcrafting of signs, rather

than through mass-production, the Polzins hope to bring art into the every day. “It’s got the imperfections of the artist in it. Art doesn’t have to be perfect,” said Jess Polzin. “I think people really like to see things that remind them of a human connection. That’s the most important thing,” she said. As for Booger–so called because it was “a ‘booger’ to drive,” according to Betsy Bowers, who commissioned the truck’s restoration for Lakewood–it will make special appearances at Heritage Lakewood Belmar, and will next be on display at the Annual Rockin’ Block party in June. Visitors can also request to see the truck be viewed as requested at the museum’s private tours. This story comes via The Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

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Councilor Susan Nobel, Commerce City’s mayor pro tem, said the Commerce City councilors are considering reinvigorating a city education commission that would allow City officials and representatives from 27J and from Commerce Citybased district Adams County 14 to meet and discuss important issues. “We started the education commission when there was a bond measure that needed passing and we needed a support team,” Noble said. “It did come to pass, but we’ve continued to assign councilmembers to the commission even though

it really hasn’t been meeting.” Commerce City Councilor Charles Dukes, who sits on the education commission, said it good tool to help the city’s youth. “When I process this concept of an education commission, it gives us the ability to sit down and grapple with some big challenges in a proactive way,” Dukes said. “We can bring in business, we can bring in private partners and we can bring in higher education providers to work on opportunities there.” Fiedler said it was good idea. “It’s really hard to say no to more cooperation and partnerships,” Fiedler said. Brighton parking

27J’s Lucero also updated the district’s efforts to relieve park-

ing around Brighton High School, working with the city to build a new 300-space student parking lot on the former Friendship Park lot, a former student smoking area. “It’s immediately south of Brighton High School and all on Brighton High School property,” Lucero said. “The story of it is, back in the day when kids were smoking, they couldn’t smoke on school grounds. So we reached an agreement with the city where the city would have this park and we leased it to give the kids a place to smoke — probably not the best idea in today’s world.” It’s currently used as a drainage collection pond and was a former landfill site. Lucero said his staff learned it’s not suitable for building. “The other thing they asked us to do was to do some sort of dust con-

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Hispanic entrepreneurs explain how lack of Spanish-language resources inhibits their success BY JACKIE RAMIREZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

“Commerce” may be in the city’s name, but for business owners who speak Spanish primarily, they feel left out of elevating Commerce City. Many in the Hispanic community have asked for guidance in how to navigate their way through a world where English is first and Spanish second. However, as the population grows

in the area, Latino entrepreneurs are asking for change in the lack of representation, the lack of resources and for applications to be available in Spanish. “I am not the only one. Many of us are in this situation of wanting to grow, but we are a bit limited,” Las Dos Americas restaurant owner Liliana Soto said at U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo’s discussion on minority small business success in Commerce City on Jan. 26.

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Soto sought advice, possibly online, that would give step-by-step information on how to further develop a business with the help of local government and other authorized organizations. “We’ll do all the work; all we need is guidance,” she said. Adelante Community Development had originally invited Caraveo to be part of the discussion as a way of providing federal support for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs as they face the challenge of the lack of resources available in their language. In November 2023, Adelante, through their work, was already aware of what the community needed and was committed to satisfying their needs. “It’s the lack of information,” said Marco Romo, who began developing a network marketing business at 17. When Romo started, he said that he mainly struggled with the paperwork side of his business and didn’t know how to properly file taxes as a business or what the ITIN number was for. During Caraveo’s roundtable discussion, the entrepreneurs voiced concerns about fear of technology and how that interferes with their ability to navigate through the business industry, as resources are all mainly online and most are only in English. Many in the discussion also noted that they were simply not used to technology being so involved in their lives. “I know how to do many things and I have so many dreams, but what holds me back is the fear of technology and education,” said Carmen Castro, a food truck business owner. “Although having the life and the motivation, I know I can do it.” That’s why Adelante stepped in. “There are many resources for those who speak or dominate in the language of English and our Latino community has been at a disadvantage because these services are not offered in their culturally appropriate language,” said Maria Gonzalez, CEO and founder of Adelante. “Our commitment here in Adelante assures that all of our workshops, courses, and information are given in the language that is culturally appropriate in the community that we want to impact.” Jorge Aburto, the director of entrepreneurship at Adelante, helped with running a Quickbooks course in Spanish to educate those who were interested in taking their business to the next level.

Aside from the other services Adelante offers, the Quickbooks course is one way that Adelante helps provide business resources and teachings to combat the lack of resources available in Spanish. “This course is very important because it helps (students) understand taxes and … to organize their finances,” Aburto said. Twenty-one students graduated from Adelante’s Quickbooks course in November 2023, and many felt ready to take their business to the next level or pass along their new knowledge. Sisters Mariana and Natalia Ochoa Enriquez signed up for the course to not only educate themselves on how to work with the software but to help their mother’s accounting business. “As Hispanics, there are no Spanish courses and the majority doesn’t know English, so it’s good (to be a part of this),” said Mariana, who is studying accounting in college. “We can teach (our parents) about today’s technology so that they can be up-to-date with what we’re learning.” “It’s important for there to be courses available in Spanish so that [the Hispanic community] can continue with their businesses here in the United States, and so that they can … have a functional business that is successful,” Natalia said. With few online resources available in Spanish, many business owners turn to their children for help in translating. To help alleviate the stress, Adelante bases its education and training on four pillars: entrepreneurship, the digital world, health and community. “Today, businesses need to belong in the digital space so that they can exist and so that clients can see their business,” Aburto said. Adelante partnered with The Shelf TV, a streaming service from Miami, to launch its new online Spanish business program, “Adelante Negociante,” in March 2024. “It is for the Hispanic entrepreneurs of Colorado,” Gonzalez said. “It will be available at all libraries that have participation from the Hispanic community.” The program will be available for those who are looking to prepare and educate themselves on the business industry and it will be streamed twice a month. Organizers with Adelante hope their resource and collaborative efforts will allow entrepreneurs to finally set out and accomplish their dreams of running a successful business.

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Fort Lupton’s Balcazar makes college commitment BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fort Lupton’s Rylee Balcazar spun the proverbial college choice wheel this winter, and it came up Chadron (Neb.) State. “I visited three schools, Simpson College in Iowa, Mesa State University in Grand Junction, and Chadron in Nebraska twice,” she said. “I had other opportunities; however, these three schools caught my interest.” The two semifinalists were Mesa State and Chadron. “I felt more welcome at Chad-

ron. I was able to wrestle with the teams during my visits,” she said. “The coaches at Chadron were more relatable, and I felt like I was part of the team and not just a number.” In 2021, Balcazar placed third in the state girls tournament in downtown Denver. Last year, she placed fourth. She also placed eighth in the U.S. Marine Corps Nationals in Fargo, N.D., over the summer. “I always wanted to leave Colorado so I don’t live with the regret of not moving on from home,” she said. “But when the time

got closer I got more nervous and stood with a happy medium where it’s still close to home but far at the same time.” Before college begins, there is the matter of finishing her last high-school season. The state girls tournament starts Thursday, Feb. 15, at Ball Arena in Denver. The finals are Saturday, Feb. 17. “I am honestly scared to grow up, nervous to move on and excited to make more memories,” she said. “I want to study exercise science to, some day, be a physical therapist or athletic trainer for a pro sports team.”

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF ELECTION Presidential Primary Election by Mail Ballot Adams County, Colorado Tuesday, March 5, 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Presidential Primary Election will be held in Adams County, Colorado, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, as a Mail Ballot Election. Beginning February 12, 2024, ballots in signed Official Return Envelopes may be dropped off at any of the following designated drop-off locations. 24-Hour Drop Box Locations Adams County Government Center – 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Adams County Justice Center – 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton Adams County Western Services Center – 12200 N. Pecos St., Westminster Anythink Library Wright Farms – 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton Aurora Motor Vehicle – 3449 N. Chambers Rd., Aurora Aurora Municipal Center* – 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora Bennett Motor Vehicle – 355 S. First St., Bennett Brighton City Hall – 500 S. 4th Ave., Brighton Carpenter Skate Park (Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) – 3558 E. 112th Ave., Thornton Colfax Community Network – 1585 Kingston St., Aurora Commerce City Civic Center – 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City Commerce City Motor Vehicle – 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Daniel C. Vallez Family Education Center (fka Perl Mack Community Center) – 7125 Mariposa St., Denver Federal Heights City Hall – 2380 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights Front Range Community College (College Hill Library) – 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster Hilltop Village Shopping Center – 13762 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Kelver Public Library* – 585 S. Main St., Byers Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* – 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Northglenn City Hall – 11701 Community Center Dr., Northglenn

Riverdale Animal Shelter – 12155 Park Blvd., Brighton Rotella Park – 1824 Coronado Pkwy. S., Denver Strasburg Sheriff’s Substation – 2550 Strasburg Rd., Strasburg Thornton Civic Center – 9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Trail Winds Recreation Center – 13495 Holly St., Thornton University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Health & Wellness Center) – 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Westminster City Hall – 4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster Westminster Motor Vehicle – 8452 Federal Blvd., Westminster Ballots must be received at the Adams County Election Office, a designated ballot drop box, or Voter Service & Polling Center (VSPC) location by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for your vote(s) to be counted. Ballots received after 7 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. Postmarks do not count as a received date. VOTER SERVICE & POLLING CENTERS Services offered include voting, ballot replacement, ballot drop box, ADAaccessible ballot marking devices, new voter registration, and voter registration updates available at all locations. Phase 1 VSPCs February 26 – March 5 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, March 2 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, Election Day – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Adams County Government Center (Conference Center Entrance on West Side) – 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Bennett Motor Vehicle Office – 355 S. First St., Bennett Commerce City Motor Vehicle – 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* – 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Moorhead Rec Center – 2390 Havana St., Aurora Westminster Motor Vehicle – 8452 Federal Blvd., Westminster Phase 2 VSPCs March 4-5, 2024 Hours: Monday, March 4 - 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, Election Day 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Anschutz Medical Campus (Health & Wellness Center) –

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12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Front Range Community College – 3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster *Denotes Drop Boxes and VSPCs shared with Arapahoe and/or Denver Counties. Sample ballots will be available online at GoVoteColorado.gov by accessing your voter registration record. For more election information and frequently asked questions, visit the Adams County Elections website at AdamsVotes.com or call the Adams County Elections office at 720.523.6500. ADAMS COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER Josh Zygielbaum, Clerk & Recorder 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Suite E3102 Brighton, CO 80601 Legal Notice No. CCX1287 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 8, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Public Notice AVISO DE ELECCIÓN Elección Primaria Presidencial mediante voto por correo Condado de Adams, Colorado 5 de marzo de 2024 POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una Elección Primaria Presidencial en el Condado de Adams, Colorado, el martes, 5 de marzo de 2024, en modalidad de elección mediante voto por correo. A partir del 12 de febrero de 2024, las papeletas en sobres oficiales de retorno firmados podrán depositarse en cualquiera de los siguientes sitios designados para ello. Sitios con buzones disponibles las 24 horas del día Adams County Government Center – 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Adams County Justice Center – 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton Adams County Western Services Center – 12200 N. Pecos St., Westminster Anythink Library Wright Farms – 5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton Aurora Motor Vehicle – 3449 N. Chambers Rd., Aurora Aurora Municipal Center* – 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora Bennett Motor Vehicle –

355 S. First St., Bennett Brighton City Hall – 500 S. 4th Ave., Brighton Carpenter Skate Park (Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) – 3558 E. 112th Ave., Thornton Colfax Community Network – 1585 Kingston St., Aurora Commerce City Civic Center – 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City Commerce City Motor Vehicle – 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Daniel C. Vallez Family Education Center (conocido anteriormente como Perl Mack Community Center) – 7125 Mariposa St., Denver Federal Heights City Hall – 2380 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights Front Range Community College (College Hill Library) – 3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster Hilltop Village Shopping Center – 13762 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Kelver Public Library* – 585 S. Main St., Byers Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* – 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Northglenn City Hall – 11701 Community Center Dr., Northglenn Riverdale Animal Shelter – 12155 Park Blvd., Brighton Rotella Park – 1824 Coronado Pkwy. S., Denver Strasburg Sheriff’s Substation – 2550 Strasburg Rd., Strasburg Thornton Civic Center – 9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Trail Winds Recreation Center – 13495 Holly St., Thornton University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Health & Wellness Center) – 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Westminster City Hall – 4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster Westminster Motor Vehicle – 8452 N. Federal Blvd., Westminster Las papeletas deben recibirse en la Oficina Electoral del Condado de Adams, en un buzón de papeletas designado o en un Centro de votación y servicios para electores (VSPC) antes de las 7 p.m. del día de la elección, el martes, 5 de marzo de 2024, para que su voto sea contabilizado. No se contabilizarán las papeletas que se reciban después de las 7 p.m. del día de la elección. Los sellos de la postal no cuentan como fecha de recepción. CENTROS DE VOTACIÓN Y SERVICIOS PARA ELECTORES Entre los servicios ofrecidos se incluyen la recepción del voto, sustitución de papeletas, buzón de papeletas, dispositivos de marcado de papeletas accesibles en conformidad con la ley ADA, registro de nuevos votantes y actualizaciones del registro de votantes disponibles en todas las localidades. Centros VSPC para la Fase 1 Del 26 de febrero al 5 de marzo de 2024

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Horario: De lunes a viernes, de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m. Sábado 2 de marzo, de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. Martes 5 de marzo, día de la elección, de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m.

Adams County Government Center (entrada por el Centro de Conferencias en el costado oeste) – 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton Adams County Human Services Center – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Bennett Motor Vehicle Office – 355 S. First St., Bennett Commerce City Motor Vehicle – 7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City Martin Luther King, Jr. Library* – 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Moorhead Rec Center – 2390 Havana St., Aurora Westminster Motor Vehicle – 8452 N. Federal Blvd., Westminster Centros VSPC para la Fase 2 El 4 y 5 de marzo de 2024 Horario: Lunes 4 de marzo, de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m. Martes 5 de marzo, día de la elección, de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m. Anschutz Medical Campus (Health & Wellness Center) – 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Front Range Community College – 3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster *Denota buzones y centros VSPC compartidos con los condados de Arapahoe y/o Denver. Habrá muestras de papeletas de votación disponibles en línea en GoVoteColorado.gov mediante el acceso a su registro electoral. Si desea obtener más información sobre la elección o acceder a la sección de preguntas frecuentes, visite la página web de Adams County Elections en AdamsVotes.com o llame a la oficina de Adams County Elections al 720.523.6500. SECRETARIO Y FUNCIONARIO DE REGISTRO DEL CONDADO DE ADAMS Josh Zygielbaum, Clerk & Recorder 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Suite E3102 Brighton, CO 80601 Legal Notice No. CCX1288 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 8, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

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Metropolitan Districts Public Notice Notice of Draft Water Efficiency Plan, Solicitation of Comments on the Plan, and Public Hearing on the Plan This is official Notice that South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, acting for itself and on behalf of its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise is in the process of developing and adopting a Water Efficiency Plan (“Plan”) as described under Section 37-60-126, Colorado Revised Statutes is available for public review and comment on the District’s website, www.southadamswaterco.gov. A paper copy of the draft Plan can be obtained from the District’s Water Resources Engineer (contact info below). It is also available for inspection at the District’s Administration Building located 6595 E. 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022, during regular business hours. The District is requesting public comment on the draft Plan. Comments can be submitted pursuant to the process described on the District’s website. Comments can also be submitted on paper or through email as follows: Tricia Williams Water Resources Engineer PO Box 579 Commerce City, CO 80037-0597 twilliams@sacwsd.org / 720.206.0578 Attachments or links in comments submitted on the website or by email will not be opened, responded to, or made part of the record due to cybersecurity protocols. If you wish to include supplemental materials, please reach out to Ms. Williams to arrange for submission. Public Hearings before the District’s Board of Directors will be held to receive comments on the draft Plan as follows: Date: March 13, 2024 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: District Administration Building 6595 East 70th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Date: April 10, 2024 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: District Administration Building 6595 East 70th Avenue Commerce City, Colorado 80022 At the Public Meeting to be held on April 10, 2024, referenced above, the Board of Directors of the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting for itself and by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise (“Board”) will consider adopting a final version of the Plan. The District reserves the right to change the date of the meetings; any revised Notices will be posted on the District’s website – www.southadamswaterco.gov .

The District’s Plan is designed to encourage domestic, commercial, industrial, and public facility customers to use water more efficiently. Elements of the draft Plan that have already been implemented include: • A tiered rate structure to encourage conservation. • Replacement of residential and commercial meters with new meters that provide leak detection notification. • A Mandatory Irrigation Schedule for all lawn irrigation and outside uses. • Discourage irrigation between the hours of 10:00am to 6:00pm. • Encourage all customers to reduce their overall water use by at least 30%. • Encourage all multi-family, homeowner’s association common areas, and non-residential properties to adopt a water budget irrigation plan that achieves a 30% reduction in normal irrigation usage. • Encourage all new landscape projects to limit turf areas, and to promote the use of drought tolerant and native species plant material. • Require all new and replacement turf, seed and live plant materials installation meet mandatory landscape requirements. • New sod and seed may be watered for no more than 14 consecutive days. After 14 days, the new sod should be watered no more than three times per week, based on the Mandatory Irrigation Schedule. • Continue to train and assign staff in policing, issuing warnings and imposing fines for water waste and violations of any permits, as well as noncompliance with mandatory water conservation measures.

WINDLER - Discovery Park – Site This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Discovery Park includes grading, utilities, parking lots, playgrounds including a basketball, pickle ball and volleyball court, community garden, trails, Dog parks, site furnishings, landscaping, irrigation, and electrical along Denali Street from South Drive to 53rd Avenue. 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, b eginning F ebruary 8, 2024. 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. 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 District reserves the right to revise the draft Plan up to and including the time that it is considered and voted on for approval by the District’s Board of Directors.

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.

Published on February 8, 2024, in the Commerce City Sentinel Express and posted February 8, 2024, on the District’s official website.

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.

SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

By: Vicki Ennis As: Secretary Legal Notice No. CCX1286 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 8, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements Public Notice WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY WINDLER - DISCOVERY PARK-SITE 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 March 22, 2024, for:

Legal Notice No. CCX1285 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: March 7, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Date: February 8, 2024 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, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 until 2:00 p.m., local time, Thursday February 29, 2024, for the project entitled “30-inch Brighton Road Sewer Interceptor”. At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received

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Public Notices will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of constructing approximately 2,675 lineal feet of 30-inch PVC sewer interceptor pipe and associated manholes for the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District in Adams County, Colorado. The sewer interceptor is to be constructed starting from a connection to an existing Metro Water Recovery (Metro) manhole near 123rd Avenue and Brighton Road and continuing south in the Brighton Road right-of-way, where it will connect to an existing South Adams County Water and Sanitation District 30-inch interceptor at 120th Avenue and Brighton Road. The project will include temporary bypass pumping of the SACWSD interceptor for short intervals, as well as construction dewatering along the length of the sewer installation. The project is comprised of two bidding schedules and one bid alternate in order to effectuate the release of retainage and warranty start date separately for each schedule. Schedule 1 includes installation of all pipe and manholes for the project and will occur during 2024. Schedule 2 includes bypass pumping and associated work to switch flow from the existing interceptor in 120th Avenue over to the new interceptor once the District is ready for this to occur, which is anticipated to happen in the first quarter of 2025. Schedule 2 work also includes modifications to the inside of the connection manhole at 120th Avenue and Brighton Road, along with the abandonment in place of two existing manholes and 170 lineal feet of 30-inch sanitary sewer pipe. Alternate No. 1 consists of temporary bypass pumping of Metro’s initial flows in its 54-inch sewer interceptor at the existing manhole at 123rd and Brighton Road in order to make the connection to the manhole. It is the Owner’s intent to award Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to one Contractor. The Alternate No. 1 work will be awarded and performed if sewer flows are present in

the 54-inch interceptor and it is deemed necessary. 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; and at the office of Muller Engineering Company, Inc., 7245 West Alaska Drive, Suite 300, Lakewood, Colorado 80226. Electronic files of the Bidding Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Muller Engineering Company. Bid Documents will be available on Friday, February 9, 2024, at no charge. Please contact Christie Ritter at critter@mullereng.com, for questions and to obtain electronic copies of the Bidding Documents. No printed copies will be provided unless a specific request is made for a hard copy of the plans. An optional pre-bid meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday February 20, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Interested bidders should contact Christie Ritter at critter@mullereng.com for a link to the pre-bid meeting. Bids will be received on a unit price basis. Bid security in the amount of 5 percent 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 early April 2024. Substantial completion of the project (Schedule 1) shall be reached by October 31, 2024. Final completion of the project (Schedule 2) is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025, but no later than three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days from the Notice to Proceed date. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Construction Performance Bond and a Construction Payment Bond as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising

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Name Changes

The Bid and Bid Security will remain subject to acceptance for 70 calendar days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of Owner.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

The District reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional Bids.

Public notice is given on January 16, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

By: Vicki Ennis Secretary South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise

The petition requests that the name of MARIE ALYSSA QUINTO be changed to MARIE ALYSSA LIU Case No.: 23 C 2156

Legal Notice No. CCX1284 First Publication: February 8, 2024 Last Publication: February 8, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Legal Notice No. CCX1279 First Publication: February 1, 2024 Last Publication: February 15, 2024 Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

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By: Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 17, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court. Please Recycle this Publication when Finished

The petition requests that the name of Austin Blake Richardson be changed to Austin Blake Madsen Case No.: 23 C 2182 By: Deputy Clerk

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