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widen shoulders and add shoulder rumble strips on both sides of the highway in an area close to the south end of Douglas County.

• Package M to add left- and rightturn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, widen shoulders, and add centerline and shoulder rumble strips, also in an area close to the south end of Douglas County.

Other potential projects don’t go, but that starts in individual homes,” LaFleur said. “It’s not for me to govern anybody and tell them what to do.” at’s not the Castle Rock that I’m from.”

Packages B, H, I and K are not currently funded, but CDOT is “planning to deliver once funding is identi ed,” Rollison said in midMay.

For a look at those proposed projects, see CDOT’s website at tinyurl.

Council member Ryan Hollingshead said he couldn’t believe the council was even discussing age restrictions for PrideFest.

“How many of you are part of an organization, whether your work, your church or school, where one person has made a mistake or given that organization a black eye, and the town does not come after them,” he said. “We are talking about singling out a group to investigate or look further into because we want to do something about ‘those’ people.

Discussion continued into unscheduled public comments, both at the beginning and end of the meeting, with many public commenters supporting age-restrictions for PrideFest or calling for a more restrictive town ordinance regarding sexually oriented businesses.

“ e town could promulgate a code that would apply the same standards outside of sexually oriented businesses that it applies inside sexually oriented businesses,” said Brad Bergford, a lawyer with Denverbased rm Illumine Legal.

Castle Rock currently restricts adult cabaret, de ned as performances where someone appears nude or semi-nude or includes sexual activities, to adults 21 or older. All other sexually oriented businesses in town are restricted to people 18 or older.

In response to questions from Colorado Community Media about why Dietz wants to apply age restrictions to PrideFest and why he feels it’s an appropriate government action, Dietz said he feels his actions represent the view of the majority of citizens.

“I do what the majority wants,” Dietz said. “ e majority wants it 18 and older, they don’t want small children there.”

Douglas County Government O ces closed

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Dupont Park needs your help!

About 50 volunteers are needed to mulch landscaping at the park from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 24. Grab your baseball team, softball league, neighbors, and friends and register now. Create your account now at douglasvolunteers.com and then navigate to the calendar for this event and click register.

Reserve your day pass at Rueter-Hess Reservoir

The reservoir is open for non-motorized water activities including paddle boarding, canoeing, and kayaking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays into late October.

Due to parking limitations, reservations are required. The cost of a day pass is $10. Reservations must be made online. Visit douglas.co.us and search Reservations.

Decode Douglas County

Visit eight Douglas County Open Space or Park locations, and look for clues to crack the code. Pick up or print your booklet today, discover new places including Sandstone Ranch, and decode the secret of Douglas County outdoors! Visit dcoutdoors.org/decode to start your outdoor adventure.

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Funding for projects

Douglas County has pitched in funding to prioritize safety improvements for state Highway 83. e Douglas County commissioners at their April 11 meeting voted to approve an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for improvements on state Highway 83.

Funding for that IGA totals $14.7 million, according to Douglas County’s website, and includes the following contributions:

• $4.2 million from Douglas County;

• $5.9 million from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, often referred to as “Dr. Cog,” a partnership where local governments collaborate to allocate funding on issues such as transportation;

• And $4.6 million from CDOT.

Your Douglas County Fair & Rodeo is just around the corner

Looking for unique food options, star-studded country music and vintage cars all in the same place this summer? Visit the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo from July 28 to August 6. To purchase tickets and view the schedule, visit FairandRodeoFun.com