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Simon and Sally Glass address the public at a Sept. 13 press conference.
Parents of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old killed
On the evening of June 10, Glass crashed his car in the small town of Silver Plume and called the police for help. As reported by the Clear Creek Courant, Christian Glass was shot by deputies after being “argumentative and uncooperative.”
Parents of Boulder man killed by Clear Creek deputies seeking accountability
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ter at the 600 block of Main Street in Silver Plume.
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Dunn also took second place for Best News Story for her investigative work on a former political candidate being charged with felony identity
Christian Glass was shot in Silver Plume during an encounter with Clear Creek deputies in June
Boulder man
The Courant reported at the time that additional officers, including one from the Idaho Springs Police Department, arrived for backup. ISPD Chief Nate Buseck elaborated that his officer was there only as support.Asked further about the scene, Buseck said the man seemed to be either on drugs or having a mental health crisis, and was not comply-
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Colorado Community Media reporters and staff received 19 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest, which honored the state’s best journalism work for 2021.
Leading the honorees named during a Sept. 17 ceremony at Coors Field was west metro reporter Rylee Dunn. Dunn, who primarily covers Arvada, received two first-place honors. Dunn received the top prize in the Best Series or Sustained Coverage in the Class 4 division for the work on the Olde Town Arvada shooting and aftermath, and a firstplace award in the Best Business/ News Feature category for her work on Namiko’s 30-year history spanning two generations.
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Newly released bodycam video provided by the Glass family’s attorney and posted on the KUSA-TV website shows the police tactics used during the 70-minute encoun-
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held a press conference Sept. 13 to call for accountability for the department’s actions.
Douglastheft.County reporter Elliott Wenzler also took home several awards, including first place for Best Health/Enterprise Story for an
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Summary Week’s avg max, min, mean daily T; sum of TP, SF 70.3 38.5 54.4 0.37 0.0 *Wind observed nearby 6th Street in Georgetown until the lake weather station is back in operation. Historic week’s avg max, min, mean daily T; avg sum of TP, SF 68.4 39.7 54.1 0.40 0.6
A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the calendar day preceding the date of observation. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 53 years within the period 1893-2021). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.
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interview with Dr. John Douglas, the head of Tri-County Health Department, after one year of the COVIDWenzlerpandemic.received two second-place honors for feature (H2O’Brien Pool) and news photography (Homeless issues in Douglas County); in addition, she and former reporter Jessica Gibbs were honored in the breaking news category for their coverage of the STEM school shootingGibbstrial.took second place for Best Education Story on school districts addressing racial equity issues.
In another first-place honor, former Jeffco Transcript reporter Bob Wooley won for his feature story on the aftermath in the decades since the 1999 Columbine High School shootings.Washington Park Profile Editor Christy Steadman won second place for Best Health Enterprise story for her work on Denver Hospice.
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West metro reporter Olivia Jewell Love was excited to receive her first professional award, taking home second-place honors in the health category for an article on Evergreen-area RNs tackling nurse burnout through healing groups, resources.SouthMetro Editor Thelma Grimes took first and second place in the Best Sustained Coverage or Series In the Class 6 division. She won first place a series on the Douglas County mental health program that has set standards at the state
Senior reporter Ellis Arnold took home a second-place honor in the news writring category for his coverage of Xcel Energy’s concerns for health, property values in south metroFormerDenver.reporter David Gilbert won two first-place honors for his indepth investigation on the Colorado Center for the Blind’s handling of sexual assault allegations.
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“We are working diligently to thoroughly review the evidence in this case,” McCollum said. “I will release my decision on the action this office will take as soon as the review process and a complete and thorough investigation is completed. While we understand that public sentiment may desire this process to move at a more rapid pace, it is not in the interests of justice and fairness to the family of the victim for this matter to be rushed to a conclusion.”
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The footage does not show any
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Around 30 minutes into the footage, officers were friendly with Glass, offering him snacks and asking to look at some of the precious stones he had in his car. At 58 minutes, they were practicing deep breathing together.
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Deputies reported firing bean bag rounds at him, then a Taser to no effect, before Glass tried to stab an officer and deputies fired multiple shots at him.
ing with orders to leave the vehicle. Deputies eventually broke a window and removed the knife, but the man grabbed a second knife and a rock.
Clear Creek Undersheriff Bruce Snelling had said that officers were “looking for a peaceful resolution, to provide him with help or assistance or whatever he needed.”
CCC: What kind of security does moving the ballot boxes provide? Were there any security issues with the old locations to prompt the move?
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On the night of June 10, Christian was coming back from a rock gathering trip, his parents said. He was an amateur geologist, which explained the “weapons” in his car. They were tools for excavating, including small knives and mallets.
Ballot box security is being evaluated in Clear Creek County.
According to the footage, there were not even two minutes between the police breaking Glass’s vehicle windows and killing him.
The 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has been openly communicating with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the FBI Denver Division regarding this case.
Simon and Sally have two daughters, and the family will remain in Colorado despite the tainted memories the state now brings.
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Not even 10 minutes later, police broke the window of Glass’s vehicle, tried a few seconds of non-lethal force and then shot him five times.
Interested candidates must have lived in Ward 2 for at least the past 12 months, be a registered voter in Idaho Springs, and be at least 18 years of age. Ward 2 is generally the eastern half of the City comprising the area east of 17th Avenue to Placer Street, east of Virginia Canyon Road, and east of Soda Creek Road. Please submit your letter of interest to the Deputy City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on October 5, 2022 at City Hall, 1711 Miner St., PO BOX 907, Idaho Springs, CO 80452 or via email at cityclerk@idahospringsco.com. Qualified candidates who have submitted a letter by the deadline will be invited to interview with the City Council at its work session on October 10, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Please call with any questions at 303.567.4421, ext. 111.
“They should be protecting us, not attacking us,” she said.
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Some of the ballot boxes are moving in Clear Creek County ahead of election season for security reasons. In an interview with the Clear Creek Courant, Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder Brenda Corbett cleared up what that means for voters in the area.
took Ritalin for the condition, they said. The attorneys do not believe the incident was a result of drug use.The family brought items to a press conference at their attorney’s Denver office to remember Christian, including a pendant and precious stones he had in his car at the time of his killing.
In the first time speaking to the public since their son’s death, Glass’ parents, Sally and Simon, called for accountability from police departments nationwide. They said their son suffered from depression and had a recent diagnosis of ADHD. He
Clear Creek County is known to have frequent power outages and surges, which have made consistent recording difficult. It takes a human
For added security, some ballot boxes in the county are moving; the county Clerk and Recorder explains why
SEE BALLOTS, P5 for voters in theBrenda Corbett
Corbett: Our ballot boxes are required by Election Rule 20.4.2 to be monitored 24/7 by video surveillance and have proper lighting.
This previous reporting indicated uncooperative behavior from Glass, but the newly released bodycam footage instead shows a confused and frightened Glass telling officers he was “terrified.”
Sally asked that police departments “hire people with kind hearts and a moral compass.”
In a statement released Sept. 13, 5th Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum said the office is reviewing the events with help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
indication of Glass attempting to assault officers. Glass remained inside his vehicle with windows up until minutes before his death.
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to turn this back on, and due to staffing we can no longer rely on that.
CCC: Which ballot boxes are moving? Where are they moving to?
CCC: When was the last time ballot boxes were relocated?
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The King-Murphy Elementary ballot box has been removed completely until a permanent video surveillance solution can be put in place. This was not an easy decision, but Evergreen does offer several other locations. The Evergreen Library and Buchanan Park Recreation Center are two of those nearby options. The potential legal liability of not having the surveillance required by law outweighed the value of the box.
into a drive-by drop box for convenience, so voters don’t have to find parking or even get out of their car. They can place their ballot in the box from their vehicle!
Corbett: We have not ever had to relocate a box. We have added boxes as frequently as grant funding has been available. With the heightened attention to ballot boxes, though, we have to be certain we are following all rules and processes governing security and election integrity. By the way, Clear Creek County is only required to have ONE drop box in the county. This is determined by the number of voters. We are always looking for ways to go above and beyond the requirements to serve our constituents more effectively, and will continue to do so.
CCC: What other information about ballot drop o and the election do voters need to know?
Our ballots are scheduled to be mailed Monday, Oct. 17, which is when the ballot boxes will become available for use. In-person voting will begin Monday, Oct. 24. Please verify that your voter registration is up-to-date at www.GoVoteColorado. gov and call the Clerk & Recorder’s office with any questions you may have.
Corbett: We are doing our best to balance access to voters and the security that this requires. Ballot boxes are still one of the most secure ways to cast your vote!
Corbett: Our Idaho Springs ballot box is moving from City Hall to the Centura Health & Wellness Center at 1969 Miner St. The wellness center is monitored by Clear Creek County surveillance, which is supported with backup generators. This ballot box was also converted
“Some common themes we saw in some of the drownings this year was the use of alcohol and people swimming from shore, on inner tubes, or paddling,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife boating safety and registrations program manager Grant Brown, in the release.
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A young boy sits at the very front of the raft known as: riding the bull in the Colorado River during a white water rafting expedition through Glenwood Canyon.
In the accident at James M. Robb –Colorado River State Park in Clifton, officials said they were called to the
Most people think they are good enough swimmers or don’t understand or take water or weather conditions seriously. Many of the drownings from this year involved people swimming near shore, and alcohol was a factor in many more.
Cold water shock can always play a part in high country water incidents, but rapidly falling temperatures and high winds can amplify
Other safety tips from Colorado Parks and Wildlife include checking ice conditions carefully before ice fishing, and remembering that waterfowl hunting with waders adds weight and creates other dangers in an accident.
scene because someone had fallen off their paddleboard into the lake and had not surfaced. According to reports, the victim was not wearing a life jacket, state officials said.
“While it is true that some people don’t know they need a life jacket on a kayak or stand-up paddleboard, many just do not take the risk seriously,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joseph Livingston said, in an email. “Legally they are required to have one onboard a vessel. Children under 13 have to wear it at allWatertimes.”users who think they have done enough by bringing a life
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The total of water recreation-related deaths hit 36 this year including 34 drownings, after recent accidents at Dillon Reservoir and James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park, state officials said. Two of the water recreation-related fatalities were not drownings.Theprevious record year was 2020, when 34 people drowned in Colorado.Alargenumber of this year’s record deaths appear to be related to drinking alcohol, and to paddling or swimming from shore, state officials said. They underlined that life jackets are required even on increasingly popular stand-up paddleboards, and urged people to take them along.
Colorado has broken its annual record for deaths from water recreation, with 36 fatalities so far and weeks left to go in the water sports season, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said on Sept. 13.
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Proverbs 10:19 reads, “When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls their lips is prudent.” Such a great less-is-more lesson right there. Why do we use so many words when explaining or defending? Because we are trying to sell the other person or people around us on our side of the story. We believe that the more we say, the more persuasive we become. When in fact, it is the opposite. My experience tells me that the more we talk, the more opportunities we miss to gain consensus, to win over an audience, or apologize and reconcile fractured relationships.Howaboutyou, is it easier for you when someone speaks directly or shares information concisely? Have you ever been turned off by long-winded responses or apologies? Or have you ever found yourself as the one speaking more than listening? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we learn to take a less is more approach more often, it really will be a better than good life.
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt the need to explain your position or that you had to apologize? And when you did, did you ever find yourself talking more than you really needed to talk? This happens all the time to many of us. We think the more we speak, the more we say, and the more we say, the more they hear. And when we keep speaking, sometimes we say even more things we didn’t really mean or using words that we really didn’t need to use. A less-is-more approach tends to restore normalcy faster than a flurry of babblingSometimeswords.there are situations that need to be talked through when disagreements or conflicts arise, or when we are faced with difficult conversations and situations. That is a healthy dialogue and not a monologue, so that is different. However, sometimes the
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As the groans started to rumble loudly through the audience at the thought of a 115-slide death march through PowerPoint, the presenter allowed just enough time to capture their attention before saying, “Actually it sounds like this group is my kind of group, the good news is that I only have three slides, and we will have more dialogue today than presentation, sound better?”
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To have a real honest-to-goodness relationship with time you need to get honest with yourself. When you’re forever running to the next meeting, the next soccer game, the grocery store, you’re not fully present for any of it. Your mind is either racing ahead to planning what’s next or you’re worrying about what you wish had turned outThedifferently.truthis,time is what you make of it. The key to having more time is this simple: Get present in this here now moment. How in the world do you do that?
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s the presenter gave his opening remarks and welcomed the audience, he shared with everyone the agenda for his talk, the most important elements where he hoped they would focus, the amount of time he was planning on speaking, and that he would try and get through his 115 slides as quickly as possible.
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I start with breathing. Deep breaths. Stop everything you’re doing, pull over if you have to, and take one deep clear breath, let it settle, then take another. And a third. Oxygen to the brain helps regulate its functions. You’ll be able to think more clearly almost immediately.
everything else. The answer that came back seemed one of desperation, “My numbers are off, and I really want them to see more of our offerings in hopes that I can make the deal a bit bigger.”
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“There is a flavor of concern of the inflation and economy that is directly tied to civil rights,” said Isaiah Bailey, a research fellow with the AARC. He said it was encouraging that voters are understanding the connection of those ideas.
democratic process when it comes to ballot issues. On a scale from 1 to 10 — 10 meaning the issue is extremely persuasive in encouraging you to vote — the average answer was 7.48 for ballot issues.
Top issues found as concerns for voters. Provided by African American Research Collaborative.
“I think the support the state has for the generic idea of a ballot initiative as a form of direct democracy is striking,” said Henry Fernandez, the CEO of AARC.
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Another top concern for Colorado voters, one that is directly tied to inflation and the economy, was homelessness. Homelessness was also a higher concern for Black and Latino voters than it was for white voters, the poll found.
As you can see in the table above, abortion rights were not as much of a concern for Colorado voters when compared to other issues. This could be due to the fact that abortion access is codified in Colorado. However, if anti-abortion politicians were to take control of the Colorado legislature, that law could be repealed.Climate change was also low on the list; only 11% of Coloradans listed climate change as one of the top three issues that elected officials
The poll found 80% of Coloradans consider housing affordability as either a major issue or a crisis. Also among top concerns were the economy and homelessness.
The poll also paid close attention to trust and the importance of voting. The results show Coloradans do generally believe voting is essential to making change, but they also have concerns about whether elected officials truly look out for them. At the same time, Colorado voters said they trust their local leaders more than federal lawmakers.
To read a full overview of the poll, visit the website at https://bit. ly/3eHfitt.
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shouldOtheraddress.pollquestions stemmed from recent events and news about civil rights, including teaching the history of racism and discrimination in the United States to K-12 students, as well as providing a safe environment for LGBTQ+ students atEighty-twoschool. percent of those polled say they agree with the following statement: We should teach the complete and accurate history of racial discrimination in the United States, even if it makes some people uncomfortable.ForBailey,he believes this “raises the question: is this bogeyman term related to K-12 education” causing true outrage from some Americans or “was it something more of a dog whistle?”
Also, reflected in the poll was the agency voters feel they have in the
In the last two years, COVID-19 has dropped from a top concern for Colorado voters to low on the list. Now at the top of that list ahead of the November election are issues like affordable housing and civil rights issues.
The ACLU of Colorado commissioned a poll of 1,223 likely voters in Colorado last month through the African American Research Collaborative (AARC). Ninety-five percent of the poll’s respondents were already registered voters in the state.
To use a specific example, the poll asked if voters would be in support of ballot initiative #108, which would generate $270 million annually by diverting 0.1% of the taxable income from the General Fund to the State Affordable Housing Fund, according to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis. Across party lines, 77% of respondents said they would vote in favor of that initiative.
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Small businesses are concerned about their future and America’s economy with 63% of small businesses surveyed by small-business network Alignable saying they’re putting hiring on hold. Colorado small businesses were more optimistic. Only 44% in Colorado felt the same.
have on operations appears much more optimistic in Colorado than elsewhere.
A few others retired early but had to “unretire” as rising costs got in the“Theway.stock market downturn has eaten a big hole in my ‘backup’ so I will continue to work as long as I’m
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No teenagers took the poll but several people between 65 and 74 years old and someone above 75 shared that they are working —- and they work to live.
About half never stopped working during the disruptive year of 2020. And about half are still at the same job today. Overall, 85% have a job (some better, some worse) or are looking for one. The remaining 15% are retired or not looking.
As other economists have chimed in in the past, some employers know how hard it was to hire people in the past two years. They’re not about to let them go now.
He learned new skills and has been a self-employed tax accountant ever“Mysince.clients don’t care how old I am,” Mann said, “and I would die of boredom if I retired.”
Two-thirds surveyed say recession is here
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The folks who took last week’s Labor Day poll dubbed “Who’s Working?” provided a glimpse into who’s still working, who isn’t and why. This is far from scientific but even a couple dozen responses shared the
• 28% of Colorado businesses said they’ve fully recovered and are seeing higher monthly income today compared to before COVID. In the U.S., 23% of businesses felt the same.•Colorado is aligned with U.S. averages for laying off workers, with 10% of small businesses surveyed planning to cut staff.
A new hiring report from small business network Alignable found that 66% of 307 small businesses surveyed in Colorado believe they’re already in a recession. And 28% would, instead, call it a depression.
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• 63% of small businesses in the U.S. have put hiring on hold compared to 44% in Colorado.
The survey of more than 5,000 small businesses nationwide was more upbeat, with 57% believing we’re in a recession. (We’re still not officially in“Thatone).
“I am 69 years old and plan to work until something happens to make that impossible,” said Mickey Mann, who was laid off in 2007 by
means Colorado-based businesses are even more pessimistic about the state of the nation’s economy than their peers coast to coast,” said Chuck Casto, Alignable’s Head ofHowever,Research.the impact of how much of a threat a possible recession will
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“A lot of companies that were looking for (skilled labor), they’re not in a hurry to lay people off because there’s so much effort and cost to bring them back when the economy starts to rebound,” said Steven Byers, senior economist with Common Sense Institute, a conservative think tank in Greenwood Village. “Right now, I think there’s so many job openings nationwide and in Colorado that I don’t see (hiring) dropping off.”
We were in between official government economic reports on Colorado last week, but other organizations shared their findings.
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44% of small businesses stop hiring
There are still more than 120,000 jobs listed on the state’s job board even as new weekly jobless claims are still slightly higher than they were in 2019. Consumer prices, i.e., inflation, were up 8.2% in July from a year ago in the Denver metro area.
Colorado gasoline prices are nearly back down to where they were a year ago, but everything else is just not quite the same, is it?
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Some still hiring, including space jobs Companies are also moving to and expanding in Colorado. In Colorado Springs, The Aerospace Corporation, which is one of those nonprofits that operates a federally funded research and development facility, unveiled its new 90,000-square-foot Space Warfighting Center just south of the Colorado Springs airport.
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The vote on Sept. 13 adds new defenses for urban streams and culminates a two-year campaign by a broad coalition of conservation groups, racial and economic justice advocates and local, state and federal officials to overturn the 2020 ruling. That year’s ruling had said existing polluters could discharge more waste into the urban streams without new state anti-degradation reviews.Nowthose permitted polluters, including Metro Water Recovery and Molson Coors, will have to prove any new actions won’t further damage the Denver-area streams, where aquatic life is already troubled by runoff, pollution discharge and high temperatures.Thehearings this week were the result of the commission previously agreeing to review arguments from its own staff and the outside coali-
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at the Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs expects to add 250 more workers in the next few years. No actual space warfighting is expected at this location, just the virtual design and research of technology for the nonprofit company headquartered in California. (Provided by The Aerospace Corporation)Don’t expect actual space wars to happen in the confines, but virtual design to develop “advanced space warfighting concepts,” according to the company, based in El Segundo, Calif.There are already about 250
employees in the Denver and Colorado Springs region, according to a spokesperson. The plan is to hire another 250 workers for technical jobs at the new location. There are 87 openings right now for gigs like a Cyber Systems Engineer, Information Security Engineer and Astrodynamics and Space Tactics Analyst.
The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission unanimously reversed a controversial 2020 decision and added new pollution protections for the South Platte River and Clear Creek through metro Denver, citing a “compelling” campaign by environmental justice advocates who demanded the repeal.
able,” said Sara Sharpe, who lives in GrandSharpeJunction.hadsold her bed and breakfast in Ouray in late 2019 with every intention of retiring and living off Social Security and her part-time catering business.
Environmental sampling specialist Patrick Maes samples water from the South Platte River at Metro Water Recovery on April 6, 2022, in Denver. Metro Water Recovery is the largest wastewater treatment facility in the western U.S. and treats up to 130 million gallons of water daily.
“Fortunately, folks still call me for parties and I am still able to work,” she said.
Sharpe got a part-time job at a medical garment factory and as places reopened, she returned to her
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tion, including Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that their 2020 decision had essentially written off urban streams as hopeless.
Commission Chair April Long said, before the final unanimous vote to upgrade the stretches of stream to “reviewable”Commissionerwaters.Jennifer Bock cited “compelling” testimony in favor of stronger protections that came Monday during the first day of a two-day hearing, from metro residents who use the South Platte River and Clear Creek for fishing, boating andThosecycling.users joined with the environmental coalition to argue the urban streams were abused for decades by polluters and developers who paved and contaminated the waterfront. The waters are now recovering and can come back even further if afforded the right protections, and neighbors of the streams say they deserve that chance.
“This is a historic moment for Colorado. To my knowledge this is the first successful petition from an environmental or environmental justice group” to a state health agency, said Ean Tafoya, GreenLatinos Colorado state director. “Impacted communities are empowered, organized, and partnered with allies. We are committed to using every procedural tool and in every venue available to us to achieve environmentalAnti-degradationjustice.”
“The Water Quality Control Commission’s decision highlights that no river is beyond repair. These protections recognize decades of work to restore water quality on the South Platte and Clear Creek from the impacts of industrial pollution,” said Josh Kuhn, Conservation Colorado water campaign manager. “This is an important step toward ensuring all of Colorado’s communities have equitable access to clean
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improvement.Theymustoffer this proof even if the given stretch of water is already better than EPA water quality minimums. The state rules effectively raise the floor of quality as a stream improves, and says those waters can’t be “degraded” below the new floor.Decades of intense and expensive cleanup efforts on urban streams like the South Platte, including by Metro Wastewater, have improved water quality and given the river a chance at more fish, wildlife and recreation, the environmental advocates say. The state’s job is to keep pushing for even cleaner water, the environmental coalition who brought the petition said, not to clear the way for backsliding.
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The commissioners Tuesday also scolded Molson Coors and others who had spent the hearing arguing against the new protections for stretches of Clear Creek, which passes the Golden brewery, and the South Platte River north of the Denver boundary.
water.”Theinitial 2020 decision, and a commissioner’s statement at the time that higher protections were reserved for “pristine mountain waters,” infuriated a coalition of dozens of conservation groups and local governments, from Colorado GreenLatinos to Trout Unlimited to Denver City Council members. They wrote to Gov. Jared Polis last year arguing that the statewide commission was “prioritizing industrial profits over the safety and well being of residents who have been historically disproportionately affected by pollution.”Whenthe commissioners late in 2021 agreed to set a hearing to revisit the decision, the commission staff told the advocacy groups it was the first time in their knowledge of the commission’s history that petitioners had successfully forced such a reversal.
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rules that will now apply to the stretches of the South Platte River and Clear Creek put those waters into the “reviewable” category. That rule says polluters seeking a new or renewed water quality permit must make a compelling argument that worsening the conditions of a stretch of river is an unavoidable part of an important economic development or civic
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“I think we got really lucky with legalization happening the way it did and happening to be legal in one state and not in the other,” Zellers said in a video interview from Finland, where she is conducting postdoctoral research on tobacco use. “It’s pretty rare to have this amount of data on this many people going this far back.”
in the same state while other pairs had split and were living in separate states. The variability allowed her to effectively create a randomized controlled trial, something normally not possible when you’re talking about government policies.
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The data are longitudinal, meaning they follow the same people over long periods of time. And twins make for intriguing research subjects because they are not only
Using the data, Zellers looked at more than 3,400 adult twins born in Colorado and Minnesota and charted where they were living just prior to legalization. Some were still living in the state of their birth, some had moved; some pairs were living
A twin living in a legal state, on average, reports using marijuana more frequently than their co-twin living in a state where recreational marijuana use is illegal, according to the Zellersstudy.said the difference is about 20% — which amounts to consuming cannabis on five more days per every six months. Twins living in
A new study shows that legalization may lead to people using marijuana more frequently.
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In the decade since Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 legalizing adult use of marijuana in state law, a slew of studies have tried to estimate the They’veimpact.looked broadly and more narrowly, and have concluded — depending on how you might read them — that legalization either did or did not lead to an increase in cannabis use.
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That helped solve two big problems other studies on legalization have run into. How can you be sure that aggregate changes in marijuana use are the result of individual people changing how they use marijuana and not population changes that occurred post-legalization? And how can you fairly compare the behaviors of two people when they might differ in so many ways?
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But a new study, conducted by a former Ph.D. student in Colorado, takes perhaps the most novel approach yet and comes to the conclusion that legalization may, in fact, lead to people using marijuana more frequently.Thestudent, Stephanie Zellers, was studying neuroscience at the University of Colorado before she followed her adviser to finish up her doctorate at the University of Minnesota. She was interested in studying the effects of substance use on the brain, but a lot of studies on the brain work the same way: you have to crack open the craniums of lab animals. That didn’t sit well with Zellers.
The dataset also neatly straddled a dividing line — Colorado voters have legalized marijuana for recreational use, while Minnesota, which is otherwise similar to Colorado in a number of ways, has not.
The Community First Foundation and Hunger Free Colorado each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which began September with roughly $600,000 in its bank account.
Lastly,said.the study doesn’t explore potential consequences to the apparent increase in cannabis use. Did people suffer worse health problems? Did they cut back on their use of alcohol or other substances?
Zellers said that is the subject of a
legalization caused more kids to use cannabis.)Thenovel approach of the research, though, provides it with extra heft, another of the study’s authors said.
A handful of other committees backing initiatives on the November ballot this year had big fundraising hauls in August.
Should wine be sold in grocery stores? Colorado voters will decide in November.
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• Coloradans for Affordable Housing Now, which is supporting Proposition 123 to divert 0.1% of taxable income from the general fund to the state affordable housing fund, raised $880,000 last month. The money came from nonprofits, including Fort Collins-based Bohemian Companies, the Arvada-based Community First Foundation and the Denver-based Caring for Colorado Foundation at $250,000 each. The measure, if approved by voters, is forecast to generate about $270 million in its first year and reduce the amount of money available for Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds.
Path to Zero, which is supporting Proposition 121, a measure that would reduce the state income tax rate to 4.4% from 4.55%, didn’t report any donations or spending for August.
There’s also the issue of motivation — if this increase is legit, why
tives on the ballot would impact various income brackets to be more prominently displayed to voters. The national Democratic nonprofit Sixteen Thirty Fund accounted for $500,000 of the haul. The Colorado Sun refers to the nonprofit as a darkmoney group because it is a political group that does not have to disclose its donors.
The committee raised and spent millions earlier this year, much of it from New Approach PAC, a Washington, D.C.-based political nonprofit, to collect enough signatures to make the ballot.
• Healthy School Meals for All Colorado Students, which is backing Proposition FF, raised about $525,000 in August. The measure referred to the ballot by the legislature would reduce state income tax deductions for people with income over $300,000 and use the savings to provide free K-12 school meals for all students.
The group had a whopping $8.35 million in the bank to begin September, giving it one of the largest campaign war chests of any group or candidate in Colorado heading into the home stretch before the Nov. 8 election.Coloradans for Liquor Fairness,
states where recreational cannabis use is illegal, on average, consumed on 13 days in the previous six months, while twins living in legal states consumed on 18 days. (Zellers said she and her coauthors weighted the data for age and other factors to standardize it, which is why the difference between those numbers isn’t exactly 20%.)
Beyond the headline result, there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the new study.
Grocery Stores raised most of the cash, at roughly $7.5 million. The group is backing Propositions 125 and 126. The measures would, respectively, let grocery stores sell wine and third-party services deliver alcohol.
which is supporting Proposition 124 to let liquor retailers open more locations, received $400,000 last month from Colorado Fine Wines & Spirits, a subsidiary of Total Wine & Spirits, the national chain that, along with its owners, is bankrolling theRightmeasure.now, liquor retailers are allowed to open only three stores in Colorado.Keeping Colorado Local, a group run by independent liquor stores fighting the three ballot measures, has raised a pittance compared to its rivals. The committee raised a little less than $200,000 last month, starting September with about the same amount in its coffers.
“This is the first study to confirm that the association between legal cannabis and increased use holds within families in genetically identical individuals,” John Hewitt, a professor in CU’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, said in a statement. “This makes it much more likely that legalization does, in itself, result in increased use.”
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• Coloradans for Ballot Transparency, which is supporting Proposition GG, a measure referred to the ballot by the legislature, raised $600,000 last month. The measure would require detailed information about how income tax initia-
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Natural Medicine Colorado, which is backing Proposition 122, the mea-
did it “Wehappen?don’tknow why someone might have changed their use,” Zellers
follow-up study that she hopes will be published by the end of the year.
The biggest contributor to the committee was the delivery service Instacart at $2.8 million, bringing its total investment in the group to $3.3 million. Whole Foods gave Wine in Grocery Stores $1.3 million, while Target contributed $1.1 million, Albertsons Safeway gave $1.1 million and Kroger, which owns King Soopers, gave $1 million.
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A major influx of money — about $8 million — poured last month into the committees backing ballot initiatives that would let grocery stores sell wine and allow third-party delivery services to transport alcohol, as well as an initiative that would open the door for liquor retailers to open as many locations as they’d like in Colorado.Winein
sure that would decriminalize and regulate the use of “magic” mushrooms, raised just $15,000 in August and ended the month with about the same amount in the bank.
Big money backs plan for sales, services
Millions pour into 2022 booze ballot measures
The study’s finding is in line with those from a large-scale state report released last year, which found that cannabis use has increased among adults in Colorado since legalization. (The trends around youth use are more muddled, but there is ultimately no conclusive evidence that
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For one, these are self-reported statistics. So it’s possible that twins living in states where marijuana use is illegal were less likely to report their true levels of use.
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“This is about as conclusive as we can say that the policy does cause more use,” Zellers said.
They say whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. But there will be plenty of battling over booze in this year’s election in Colorado.
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PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT BUSINESS LOAN FUNDS
Clear Creek County plans to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs, c/o the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. CDBG funds are intended to provide decent housing, suitable living environ ments, and economic opportunities, principally for low-to-moderate income persons through re habilitation and preservation, economic develop ment (generally job creation/retention), and public facilities improvements. With regard to all FY 22 CDBG programs, it is estimated that $9,377,653 will be available statewide for distribution to units of general local government in the state’s nonentitlement areas. It is estimated that $3,125,884 will be available statewide for distribution to units of general local government in the state’s non-entitlement areas specifically for economic development projects.
First Publication: September 22, 2022
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL CLEAR CREEK EMS REMODEL
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Notice is hereby given that North American Weather Consultants, Inc. (“NAWC”), is filing with the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board an application for a Permit to conduct a weather modification program within the State of Colorado. NAWC shall conduct this program for the St Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District.
Attorney File # 20-024377
Update and replace toilets, sinks, shower pans and fixtures for 4 bathrooms.
Legal Notice No. CCC441
3. Alternate #3: Replace existing roof system of entire station (recommend roofing
2012miles GMC Sierra 1500 Cargo Van, Fair/Good Condition - 208,089 miles 2013 Chevy Tahoe, Fair/Good Condition - 205,919
Date of Deed of Trust May 07, 2004
Pursuant$187,405.89toCRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other pay ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
emailed comments are also welcome and must be received by Monday, October 3, 2022, at the Clear Creek Economic Develop ment Corporation, P.O. Box 2030, Georgetown, Colorado, 80444, president@clearcreekedc. org. Oral, written or email comments will be considered in deciding whether to submit an application for the proposed project. Written summary information will be available at Clear Creek County Finance Department, P.0. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444, on any CDBG application(s) Clear Creek County intends to submit to the state. A copy of the application(s) as submitted to the state will be available for public review at Clear Creek County Finance Depart ment, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 Colorado after September 26, 2022.
•Replace flooring in CCEMS occupied areas.
Original Principal Amount $216,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance
Remodel and Updates to CCEMS office and living quarters:
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CurrentINC. Holder of Evidence of Debt NATION
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
1. Alternate #1: Paint exterior of entire building (Station 1A) siding, trim, windows, doors, etc.
Notice is hereby given that Western Weather Consultants of Durango, CO (WWC) has filed with the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) an application for a five-year permit to conduct a wintertime ground-based weather modification program. WWC will conduct the Central Colo rado Mountain River Basins Program (CCMRB) for the following entities: (Colorado River Water Conservation District)
Firms may not contact any team members, staff or employees of Clear Creek County or other par ties involved in this project. All communications regarding this project should be directed to: Bryon Monseu, Clear Creek County Emergency Medical Services Representative, at bryon.monseu@ clearcreekems.com .
REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
On June 27, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.
NORTH AMERICAN WEATHER CONSULTANTS, INC.
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Include an Owner’s reserve and contingency amount to be controlled by Clear Creek County; each shall be 10% of the total GMP.
Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado
address of 203 Beaver Lane, Evergreen, Colorado 80439
The intended effect of the weather modification operations is to increase precipitation/snowpack snow water content to benefit natural habitat, agriculture, municipal water, stock growers, recreational and tourism interests, and the local
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Public Notice
The purpose of this Request-for-Proposal is to obtain relevant information, credentials, qualifi cations, experience and a proposed Project Ap proach from interested Firms to inform the review committee for selection of a General Contracting Firm for the Project.
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK STATE OF
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Recording2004 Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 227539 Book: 705 Page: 411
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3. The performance of Clear Creek County in carrying out its community development respon
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as pro vided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
Section 36-20-112 CRS requires that this notice be published in counties adjacent to the Target area, this includes the following: Jackson, Grand, Summit, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, El Paso, Elbert, Arapahoe, Denver, Adams, Broomfield and Weld
Also known by street and number as: 203 Beaver Lane, Evergreen, CO 80439.
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DATE: 06/27/2022
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The application being considered is a request for the Region 3 Business Loan Fund in the amount of $812,000 for small business loan funding. It is estimated that approximately 51% of the funds would benefit low-to-moderate income persons. Permanent involuntary displacement of neighbor hood persons or businesses is not anticipated. Should it later become necessary to consider such displacement, alternatives will be provided to those displaced to mitigate adverse effects and hardships. Any low-to-moderate income housing, which is demolished or converted will be replaced.
Clear Creek County is accepting sealed bids for: 2009 Chevy Tahoe, Fair/Good Condition - 224,183
2. The purpose of the hearing is also to allow citi zens to review and comment on the performance of Region 3 or Clear Creek County (Grantee) in carrying out the Clear Creek and Gilpin counties Region 3 Business Loan Fund program, which was financed with federal Community Development Grant funds provided by the State of Colorado. This grant was sponsored by Clear Creek County acting as the lead county for Clear Creek and Gilpin counties Region 3 and administered by the Clear Creek Economic Development Corporation. Comments regarding the closeout of the 2018 CDBG grant for the Region 3 Business Loan Fund of Clear Creek and Gilpin counties will also be heard.
Legal Notice No. CCC416 First Publication9/22/2022 Last NamePublication10/20/2022ofPublicationClearCreek Courant
NOTICE OF SALE
1. The proposed CDBG application for the above-referenced economic development activi ties; specifically, for a new CDBG contract in the amount of $812,000, with $700,000 allocated for direct business assistance and $112,000 for administration. The application is proposed for Clear Creek County to act as the lead county for the Clear Creek and Gilpin counties Region 3 Business Loan Fund, acting through a Memoran dum of Agreement with Gilpin County in providing business assistance to applicants in both of the Region 3 participating counties.
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• Project management: Provide complete project management support inclusive of OAC meetings, coordination, project administration, scheduling, budgeting, design review and closeout.
sealed bids with your phone number, indi cating the specific vehicle on the outer envelope to Captain Matt Brown, Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, P.O. Box 2000, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444, Attn: Sealed Bids. Bids must be received in our office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2022, and all bids will be opened at that time. The winning bidder will be notified by the end of the business day on October 7, 2022. Cash only payment for the winning bid is required. For further information, or to schedule an inspection, call 303-679-2451. Clear Creek County reserves the right to deny any and all bids.
Clear Creek EMS (“CCEMS”) seeks to remodel and update the portion of the building that CCEMS currently functions out of in an existing facility located at 3400 Stanley Road, Dumont.
details of the operations are available upon request from: North American Weather Consultants, Inc. 8180 So. Highland Dr., Ste. B-2, Sandy, UT, 84093 or from Andrew Rickert, Colo rado Water Conservation Board, 1313 Sherman St. Room 718, Denver, CO 80203.
Larry Hjermstad, Manager of WWC, Mike Hjerm stad, Asst. Manager and Head of Operations, and Eric Hjermstad, Head of Field Operations are the people in control of the program.
The intended effect of the weather modification operations is to increase snow pack on the east slope of the Rocky Mountain Range as a mean of increasing spring runoff in designated water
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
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COMMON ADDRESS: 6 SILVER LAKES DRIVE, DUMONT CO 80436-0000
CCEMS operates in the current facility with the first and second level office areas being vacant and shared interior 3-bay parking garage hosting am bulance, Sheriff, and eventually, Coroner vehicles.
•Update lighting fixtures to LED in all CCEMS occupiedReplaceareas.all ceiling tile in CCEMS occupied •areas.Replace all windows in CCEMS occupied areas.Inspect, diagnose, and replace-as-needed subfloor in all CCEMS occupied areas.
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FORECLOSURECOMBINEDL0922-FC2022-005NOTICE-PUBLICATIONCRS§38-38-103SALENO.2022-005
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II CORRECTION AND DELETION SURVEY RECORDED FEBRUARY21, 1978 AT RECEP TION NO. 84790.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as pro vided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
The permit Target Area for the CCMRB Program is the area generally above an elevation of 8,500 feet in the upper Colorado River basin and a small portion of the upper Arkansas River. The CCMRB Program Target Area includes Pitkin, Lake, Eagle, Summit, Chaffee, and Grand counties, with an exclusion area in the Tenmile Creek basin near Climax. Gunnison, Park, Clear Creek, Fremont, Saguache, Mesa, Garfield, Routt, Jackson, Lar imer, Boulder, and Gilpin counties are adjacent to counties within the permit area but not intended to see any effect from cloud seeding.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 11/17/2022, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, George town, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 10/27/2022, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, George town, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
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County of Recording Clear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17,
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
First Publication: September 15, 2022
Legal Notice No. CCC439
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
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DETAILED ALTERNATE SCOPE OF SERVICES:
The initial Target Area for the five-year Weather Modification Permit is defined as: The St. Vrain Watershed including primary tributaries located at or above 6,500 ft in elevation. The primary focus of this program is to seed the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, and besides the St. Vrain Wa tershed, seeding may occur in Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Park, Jefferson, Douglas, and Teller counties at or above 6,500 ft. Counties that may be affected by seeding operations on the western slope are Jackson, Grand, Summit, Lake, Chaffee, and Fremont counties.
PUBLIC NOTICE
A public hearing on this application for a permit to conduct this weather modification program will be held on September 30th, beginning at 1:00pm. This meeting is open to the public and can be joined remotely via zoom. Contact Andrew Rickert at andrew.rickert@state.co.us to gain Zoom ac cess information.
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
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Original Grantor(s) Darlene L. Duraski AND Robert Franklin Duraski
NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY WEATHER
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Original Beneficiary(ies) CITIMORTGAGE,
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Neal K. Dunning #10181 Brown, Berardini & Dunning & Walker, P.C. 2000 South Colorado Blvd., Tower Two, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363 Attorney File # above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Last Publication: September 29, 2022
WESTERN WEATHER CONSULTANTS, LLC. of BEVERLY KARLEN GUNST, A/K/A BEVERLY A. GUNST, A/K/A BEVERLY ANN GUNST, A/K/A BEVERLY GUNST, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30018 estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before Janu ary 2023, or the may be barred.
Legal Notice No. CCC433 First Publication: September 15, 2022 Last Publication: September 22, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate
Personal Representative
Information and records regarding Clear Creek County’s proposed and past use of CDBG funds are available at the Clear Creek County Finance Department, 403 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444, during regular office hours. Advance notice is requested. If special accommodations are needed, please notify Beth Luther, Executive Assistant to the Board of County Commissioners, at 303-679-2312. so that the appropriate aids can be made available.
CCEMS seeks to retain a General Contracting Firm to provide all remodel work to update con struction for preexisting infrastructure, permitting and construction and/or construction oversight required for a remodel/update project.
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• Onsite Supervision: Provide fulltime onsite supervision over the duration of the project while contractors are onsite. Supervisor shall oversee all operations and ensure contractors are perform ing the work in a safe and professional fashion consistent with the plans and specifications.
Original Principal Amount $270,500.00
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Westerra Credit
STAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER
• Provide a payment and performance bond in accordance with Colorado law.
details are available upon request from WWC by either mail, P.O. Box 58, Durango, Colorado 81302 or by emailing westernweather@ gmail.com. The CWCB will conduct a public hear ing on the permit renewal application on Septem ber 28, 2022, beginning at 2:00 pm via Webinar.
Oral and written comments will be part of the record of decision. Please contact Andrew Rickert, CWCB, 1313 Sherman Street # 718, Denver, Colorado 80203, by phone at 720-651-1918, or by emailing andrew.rickert@state.co.us to submit comments on the permit renewal application and to obtain information to access the Webinar hearing.
All persons having claims against the abovenamed
By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee
Clear Creek County requests the following services as part of the scope for the purpose of renovating Station 1A to a functional building.
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Legal Notice No. CCC417 First Publication 9/15/2022
Name of Publication Clear Creek Courant
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
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A public hearing will be held at 9:00 am on Tues day, October 4, 2022, at the Clear Creek Board of County Commissioners Conference Room, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444, to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions related to:
It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 15, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records. Original Grantor(s) John P. McLaughlin Original Beneficiary(ies) Westerra Credit Union
2. Alternate #2: Installation and connection of ground mount or roof-mount PV solar system.
The firm shall submit 1 electronic copy of their response to this Request-for-Proposal.
Last Publication: September 22, 2022
NOTICE OF INTENT OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO MODIFY WEATHER
Date of Deed of TrustJanuary 24, 2018 County of RecordingClear Creek Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 29, Recording2018 Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)286894 Book: 945 Page: 168
Provide all insurance requirements in accor dance with Clear Creek County standards
LOT L, SILVER LAKES HOMESITE TRACT
By: Carol Lee, Public Trustee
Safeguards are in place to limit weather modifica tion operations by daily monitoring of snowpack snow water equivalent, avalanche hazard levels, and National Weather Service Severe Weather Statements. The CWCB coordinates daily with permit holders to ensure programs are operated judiciously to minimize danger to the land, health, safety, people, property, and the environment. WWC has previously held three sequential fiveyear permits for cloud seeding in the CCMRB Target Area.
for the subsequent four years.
Pursuant$207,737.60toCRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Non-payment
• Paint and upgrade all wall spaces in CCEMS occupiedReplaceareas.and update all doors in CCEMS oc cupied areas.
Also known by street and number as: 6 Silver Lakes Drive, Dumont, CO 80436-0000.
First Publication: September 22, 2022
Last Publication 10/13/2022
Public Notice
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 07/15/2022
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The operational period will be November 1 through – April 15 for each year for the next five winters, expiring in 2027.
LOT 77 AND THE WEST 40 FEET OF LOT 76, BARROWS SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION14, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 72 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF WhichCOLORADO.hasastreet
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
First Publication: September 22, 2022
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado
NOTICE OF SALE
duration of operations is November 1st, 2022 through April 15th, 2023 for the first year of operations and November 1st through April 15th
• Secure all permitting for the completion of the project
The deadline for submitting a Response is 4:00 p.m. local time on Monday, October 3, 2022.
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Still, Colorado isn’t seeing what some in the industry have termed a “housing recession,” Moye said — and it remains to be seen how the market will look on the other side of typical seasonal changes.
A typical amount of supply for the Front Range — roughly from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs — is 24,000 houses on the market, according to Moye. But that region has about 6,000 houses on the market, she said in mid-September.
Kelly Moye bought her first house in the north Denver metro area for $120,000. That was in 1991.
Instead of a “screeching halt” in the housing market, Colorado is experiencing a slowdown to a more sustainable pace, Moye said.
The federal government’s move in recent months to raise interest rates — the cost of borrowing money — to combat inflation “almost changed
Prices likely won’t ever come back down to that level, said Moye, who has worked as a Realtor for three decades. But home prices in the metro area and statewide have shown some early signs that they may be breaking the pandemic-era trend of steepAugustincreases.wasthe fourth consecutive month of decreases in the median price for single-family homes in the metro area and statewide, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors’ most recent report. The median price was $620,000 in August in the metro area, down from $660,000 inAndApril.while the single-family home prices are still up compared to this time last year, the rate of year-overyear growth in prices has slowed for the last several months in the metro area and statewide.
“A housing recession would mean more inventory than demand from buyers, so your supply and demand would be out of whack — it would be out of balance. And prices would be going down, not like the 11% appreciation we’ve seen so far this year, going up” in the long term, MoyeWhatadded.didshake up the market lately was the interest rate hike taking many buyers out of the running.
As demand changed, prices have been pulled back, too. From 2015 through 2019, homes in the Denver metro area were garnering about 100% of their listing price — or close to that, according to the Realtors’ report. In 2021, that number shot up to about 105%. Earlier this year, it reached above 106%.
“In just a four-month period, we went from buyers … offering well over the seller’s asking price to having sellers offer them money to help pay down their interest rate payment,” Moye said.
term downturn in prices will continue, particularly because the time of year — not just interest rates — are likely playing a role in pulling prices
“Withdown.theschool year in full swing, we are experiencing a normal seasonal slowdown,” Barb Ecker, a Jefferson County-area Realtor, said in a news release from the Realtors’ association.
She added: “Sellers should be watching to see if more homes will be coming to the market. If not, we may see another strong seller’s market in January.”
Home prices see short-term drop
Housing sees seasonal e ect
“For buyers, there is a lot more
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Longtime Realtor not sold on recession talk
Di erent world than in 2008
(A “seller’s market,” as opposed to a buyer’s market, means there is more demand than supply, so homes sell quickly and the seller has more power to set high prices.)
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“Suddenly, they could afford (less) than they thought they could buy, and they ended up renting” or were pushed out of the market, Moye said.
But Colorado’s housing situation is still dire: This spring, the measure of housing affordability tracked by the association reached its lowest level since at least 2014 for both metro Denver and the state as a whole. While the market remains in an affordability crisis, the tracker has at least started to turn in the other direction.
Colorado’s housing market is in a “totally different place” than it was during the Great Recession, when the market had too much housing inventory, or supply, and people had loans they couldn’t afford, Moye said.“A lot of times, people make the mistake of thinking we are headed right back to where we were in 2008, and that’s not true,” Moye said.
Now, the percentage of the listing price received on home purchases has dipped below 100% for the first time since 2020, according to the report. For single-family homes, the rate was about 99% in August.
It’s unclear how long the short-
our market overnight,” Moye said.
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“The cutoff for it to be affordable is that 100 number,” Leprino told CCM in mid-September. If the score is 100, that means essentially that “the average person could afford the average house,” Leprino said.
In the long term, housing afford ability in Colorado continues to be an issue of staggering proportions. Since the start of 2010 — when the median single-family home price in metro Denver was about $200,000 — the median price has roughly tripled. Statewide, it has tripled as well.“That’s significant — that’s not ex pected. It is certainly expected over 20 or 30 years for that to happen, but for us, we had so much significant (price) appreciation starting in 2013 through 2022,” Moye said, using a term for price increases.
places they can afford out of metro Denver.Businesses don’t want to locate in a place where their employees can’t afford to live, Moye said, another factor that could influence migra tionHomebuyingpatterns. has grown out of reach for many people because the rise in housing prices in recent decades far outstrips the increase in what American families earn.
In December 2017, the median home price was $378,000 for metro Denver and $363,000 for the state, taking into account single-family and the remotely,withtana,”torado,leaveswitches,continuewasscoremarketscondominium-townhomecombined,Leprinosaid.ThehousingaffordabilityindexinmetroDenverthisAugust55.Statewide,itwas58.HomebuyingdemandislikelytountilthenetmigrationmeaningmorepeopleColoradothanmovetoColoMoyesaid.“IseelotsofmyclientsmovingCheyenneandIdahoandMonsaidMoye,whonotedthatmanyemployeesabletoworkpeoplearefreertomoveto
inventory to choose from currently — however, that may not be the case for long,” Ecker said in the Sept. 13 news
Thoughrelease.prices have dropped in the short term, a “true” price decline in the housing market would occur over an annual or multi-year time period, Cooper Thayer, a Douglas County-area Realtor, said in the release.Thecoronavirus pandemic shook up the housing market partly be cause, amid the spread of working from home, some people had flexibil ity in where they chose to live and drove up suburban home prices.
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And as families stayed home, they began looking at housing in new ways. “It was their office, their home, their gym, their schools for the kids, and suddenly people needed way more space,” Matthew Leprino, a Realtor based in metro Denver, has told Colorado Commu nity
The Realtor association’s re port uses a “housing affordability index,” or a measure of how af fordable a region’s housing is to its consumers. The index is based on interest rates, median home price
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“Personally, I don’t think they’ll really be enough to make a dent,” Moye said. But to some extent, prices fall eventually, even though they will likely never come down to where they were decades ago, she added.“Itwill eventually correct itself — at least to a certain degree,” Moye said.The Colorado Association of Real tors defines the seven-county Den ver metro area as Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Doug las and Jefferson counties.
historic perspectives and shift our thinking to pre-pandemic, premultiple offers and yes, pre-extreme price increase madness,” Leprino said in the news release. He added: “The truth is that we have simply returned to more of a 2019 type of pace that’s simply less head spin ning.”
The last time Colorado’s market scored above 100 was late 2017, ac cording to Leprino. The last time the Denver metro area hit 100 was October 2017, he said.
Moye pointed to affordable hous ing programs at the city level as ways to alleviate that issue.
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and median income by county. The higher the score, the greater afford ability is.
