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Smartwatches are calling 911 from the slopes

Clear Creek dispatchers

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BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek County 911 dispatchers are getting increased calls from

the ski slopes, but not from people in distress — rather, their watches are calling for help when the owner takes a tumble.

Increasingly, people wear smartwatches and other devices to track their workouts, but some of these devices are tracking other activities, too. Many watches have the ability to track a “hard fall” or crash that its user is involved in and automatically call for emergency help.

In a sport known for messy falls, not every crash while skiing or

snowboarding is an emergency. 911 dispatchers have been getting increased calls from smart watches at Loveland Ski Area, sometimes even as many as eight a day according to dispatcher Tom Dale.

“We’re pretty routinely, almost every day, getting at least one crash,” Dale said. “We’re getting more this year than we have in the past.”

The dispatchers aren’t ignoring these calls, though. While many of the calls might be false alarms, Dale has seen a watch help an injured

Mount Evans name change to Mount Blue Sky moves to governor’s o ce for final approval

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board moved to make an official recommendation to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to change the name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky.

The unanimous decision by the board came during the Nov. 17 meeting where all suggested names were considered. The suggested names included Mount Soule, Mount Rosalie, Mount Sisty, Mount Cheyenne-Arapaho and Mount Evans (rededicated).

The end of the meeting was reserved for public comment where Colorado residents, tribal members and others could voice opinions about the name change.

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skier firsthand.

“We received a call from an older gentleman….this gentleman was obviously disoriented, possibly had loss of consciousness briefly….we were able to verify his location and notify ski patrol,” Dale said.

When it detects a crash, the smartwatch will call 911 and give an announcement about the crash. The watch will identify the device and GPS coordinates of the owner, and

Words about LGBTQ+ community matter, say leaders across Denver area in wake of Club Q shooting

BY COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA STAFF

In the wake of a deadly mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, leaders in cities and counties to the north are among those denouncing hate and violence. From county commissioners to newly-elected sheriffs, to mayors and chiefs of police, community leaders say words of support for the LGBTQ+ community are needed now and should continue beyond the tragedy.

“Clubs like Club Q are one of our safe places where we can be free and celebrate who we are, but clubs

are getting calls from the ski slopes, but not from people — from their

Mount Evans, seen here in Dec. 2020 from Fire Tower Trail along Highway 103, was named for John Evans, Colorado’s second territorial governor. Evans is believed to have authorized the Sand Creek Massacre.

FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

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dispatch will attempt to call back the owner to verify if it was a true emergency.

Often, since watches are buried under layers of cold weather gear, skiers can’t hear the message from dispatch trying to verify their information. That’s when the information gets passed on to Ski Patrol at Loveland to make sure everything is okay on the mountain.

John Sellers is a spokesperson for Loveland Ski Area. He said Love-

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Relationship Boulder, a group focused on forming relationships with the indigenous community that are rooted in justice and collaboration. She explained during public comment that naming parts of nature for human beings is against indigenous values.

“To name Mother Nature after a person, independent of what this person did, is very disrespectful for indigenous people,” Valeska said.

Fred Mosqueda of the Southern Arapaho tribes came up with the name Mount Blue Sky along with Chester Whiteman of the South-

land hopes to reduce false alarms in order to preserve resources.

“We are working with the sheriff’s department and other ski areas to figure out how to mitigate these calls,” Sellers said.

“Obviously, this could be a very beneficial tool in certain circumstances,” Sellers added.

Dale Atkins is a member of the Alpine Search and Rescue Team who has spent years working in the outdoor industry. He spent 2007 to 2019 working for RECCO, a company specializing in avalanche transceivers and rescue technology.

Atkins said false alarms aren’t new, and neither is the idea of wear-

ern Cheyenne tribes. The name they chose is universally inclusive but has meaning to indigenous people.

“It means so much as a ceremony to the Cheyennes,” Mosqueda said.

Whiteman explained at the meeting some of the details that go into a Blue Sky Ceremony for the Cheyenne Tribes.

“The Blue Sky Ceremony is a ceremony for all living things; men, women, children, plants, earth water, life; and when that gets made, anybody can go to that tipi and get a blessing from that article that’s made,” Whiteman explained

After hearing from parties involved in the name-changing process of the mountain, the consensus was that each minute it went

able technology.

“The idea of wearable technologies has really been evolving over the past couple of decades,” he said.

Working at RECCO, Atkins was at the table to see many of the companies first pursuing crash detection technology.

He recalled the work of the company OnStar, which pioneered some of the first crash detection technology in vehicles over 20 years ago.

As technology advanced, more companies began incorporating it into their products.

“As the censor got smaller, it became very attractive,” Atkins said.

The Apple Watch 4, released in

without a new name, the mountain would continue to provide a hurtful reminder to Native Coloradans about the Sand Creek Massacre. Board members decided against any further delay and voted in favor of the name Mount Blue Sky.

Randy Wheelock is a Clear Creek County Commissioner who has been involved in the name change process since it started two years ago. Members of the county have worked closely with Native American tribes to properly educate themselves on why a name change is in order.

Wheelock explained that the process has not been hasty, and has been especially long for those who are hurt by the current name.

“We went through this two-year

2018, was the first one to have fall detection technology.

As the accessory became less expensive and more accessible, greater usership has caused an increase in false crash calls, as experienced by Clear Creek dispatch.

Atkins sees the value of the technology that has been evolving for years, and suspects the bumps will be ironed out with further development.

“It’s a wonderful concept…..but it comes with a pretty significant false alarm rate that is a big problem for sheriffs’ department and ski patrols, and eventually maybe even mountain rescue teams,” he said.

process, but that’s nothing compared to the 158 years that have passed since the Governor Evans Proclamations of 1864 and the massacre,” Wheelock said.

Valeska pointed out the history happening by including indigenous people in the decision, and thought this could be a step towards reparations.

“History is happening because indigenous people are having a voice and indigenous people are having an opportunity to share what is important for them,”

Valeska said. “And as a form of reparation of the massacre that happened in this land, I think it is a beautiful step toward toward right relationship and toward healing for all of us.”

should not be the only places we feel safe,” said Jessica Campbell-Swanson, commissioner-elect for Arapahoe County.

Campbell-Swanson, who is bisexual, will be the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the board when she takes office. It is a milestone she said signals a desire by many to see a commission that mirrors the community.

“I want the LGBTQ+ community to know one of us is on the board of commissioners, reviewing policy, looking out for us, doing what I can to make Arapahoe County a healthy and safe place for our community to thrive,” Campbell-Swanson said.

Five people died in the Nov. 19 shooting, according to Colorado Springs police. Another 17 were injured before the gunman’s rampage ended when he was subdued by bar patrons, including Richard Fierro, a retired U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as reported by The New York Times.

Police are holding Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who is facing murder and hate crimes charges.

Police also tweeted out photos of the five victims: Kelly Loving (she/ her), Daniel Aston (he/him), Derrick Rump (he/him), Ashley Paugh (she/ her), and Raymond Green Vance (he/ him).

Some families members issued statements to the press, saying they were not interested in interviews at this time, including Kelly Loving’s sister, Tiffany Loving.

“My condolences go out to all the

families who lost someone in this tragic event, and to everyone struggling to be accepted in this world,” Loving said in a statement. “My sister was a good person. She was loving and caring and sweet. Everyone loved her. Kelly was a wonderful person.”

The family of Raymond Vance also issued a statement saying that he had never been to Club Q before and went to see ashow with his girlfriend, her parents, and her parents’ friends to celebrate a birthday. Although Vance is supportive of the LGBTQ community, he is not a member of it.

“Raymond was a kind, selfless young adult, with his entire life ahead of him,” the family’s statement read. “His closest friend describes him as gifted, one-of-a-kind, and willing to go out of his way to help anyone. He had just gotten a new job at a Colorado Springs FedEx distribution center and was thrilled to have received his first paycheck. He couldn’t wait to save enough

money to get his own apartment, but in the meantime, he lived with his mother and younger brother who adored him.”

Ashley Paugh’s husband, Kurt Paugh, issued a statement: “She had a huge heart. I know that Ashley cared about so many people. She helped so many people through her work at Kids Crossing, a nonprofit that helps find loving homes for foster children. She would do anything for the kids – traveling all over southeastern Colorado, from Pueblo and Colorado Springs to Fremont County and the Colorado border, working to raise awareness and encourage individuals and families to become foster parents to children in our community. This included working with the LGBTQ community to find welcoming foster placements for children. During the holidays, Ashley organized giving trees and delivered them to businesses so that foster kids could have brighter holidays – and in fact, she was setting up giving trees even last week, canvassing Pueblo and Colorado Springs.”

Kurt Paugh called Ashley Paugh his “high school sweetheart” and an “amazing mother.”

“Her daughter was her whole world, and she was so proud of Ryleigh, who is a championship swimmer,” Paugh wrote.

About 55 miles north of Colorado Springs, the president of the chamber of commerce in the Town of Parker was flooded with emotion when thinking of events over the weekend.

“These places are so critical as safe spaces for a historically-marginalized community, and it’s hard to be reminded of how vulnerable they are

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to hate and violence,” said Parker Chamber of Commerce President T.J. Sullivan, who is openly gay.

Sullivan recalled the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and said that bars like it are places to feel safe.

“They’ve played a role for so many of us,” Sullivan said. “There are many LGBTQ+ individuals here, and countless families with an LGBTQ+ member. It’s so important that we elect leaders who are vocal that this is a safe place for everyone. If you have a loved one who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, give them a hug. We spend a lot of time worrying about our safety, the support of our family members, friends, coworkers and neighbors. An affirming word will go a long way this week.”

Sullivan noted that sometimes officials have used rhetoric that can be hurtful to the LGBTQ+ community. Also listening to the rhetoric is the mayor of Littleton, about 66 miles north of Colorado Springs. Mayor Kyle Schlachter called the shooting “another unconscionable act in Colorado” and pointed the finger at homophobic and transphobic remarks from national and statewide officials.

“Elected officials especially should understand that words matter and words have impact,” Schlachter said. “We can’t try to have this plausible deniability of an official … they have to realize people do act in response to their words.”

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Vigil outside of Club Q on Nov. 21.

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Clear Creek County begins management plan for county recreation

of Clear Creek County Recreation in Clear Creek ROMP, which is funded by the Great Outdoors Colorado grant.

operate in Clear Creek are singing from the same songbook,” Saxton explained as the motivation for the plan.

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Clear Creek County aims to protect its natural resources and provide recreation to residents that will support the local economy with ROMP, an outdoor management plan.

The Clear Creek County Strategic and Community Planning Division recently announced the formation

The county has convened multiple teams to support the ROMP, including the Interagency Team, focused on data and information, the Planning Partners Team, focused on content creation like space planning, cultural resources, tourism etc., and the Community Advisory Team, made up of community members that will hold focus groups with feedback from the community on ROMP progress.

The plan was launched in summer 2022, and is expected to last at least through the end of 2023. The ROMP is also supported by Keystone Policy Center and SE Group.

Amy Saxton is the director of the Strategic and Community Plan-

ning Division in Clear Creek. She explained that the county has an abundance of recreational use, and this plan aims to organize how all recreational use is managed.

“All the towns and the county and the other land managers that

The ROMP will start by understanding the community’s needs for recreation and identifying the resources needed to make it happen.

“(The ROMP will) help us use every dollar and human resource just a little bit better,” Saxton said.

An easy way to explain it, put best by Saxton, is an ongoing framework for managing recreation in the county.

One of the main pillars of the program is robust involvement from the community. The Community Advisory Team is looking for members to help provide a community perspective for the project. Find out more about the project and get signed up on the county’s ROMP page.

People in the county use the numerous trails to recreate, like the Peaks to Plains Trail in Clear Creek Canyon Park shown here.

FILE PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

The county has begun to make progress on ROMP, a plan to manage and maintain recreation in Clear Creek

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An update from your Board of Education

Two elections ago, the voters of Clear Creek County passed a historic bond measure, infusing dollars into each of our schools and laying the groundwork for our transition to expeditionary learning. As we approach the holidays and begin thinking of all that we are thankful for, the Board of Education wants to take the opportunity to thank our community once again for your support of our district, our learners, our educators and of course our facilities.

We are now several months into a four-day school week. We know change and transition can be challenging. We are so happy to hear great stories from our school community as they participate in COMPASS day in the ways that work for them. Our kids have experienced

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Kelly Flenniken, CCSD BOE Vice President (District C)

drum lessons, career coaching, outdoor learning, owl pellet dissection and a host of other activities.

There are so many ways all of us can engage in these activities, we can’t wait to see what comes next! Thank you.

We are also well on our way with capital projects – a huge focus of the board of education right now. We are the first to acknowledge that nearly every project presents challenges, but we would be remiss if we didn’t celebrate the successful advancement of bond projects throughout our community. The roof at Georgetown Community School is nearly complete and the

Design Oversight Group is working hard to finalize the rest of the plans – including the kitchen improvements that will provide warm food for our learners in Georgetown. The preschool expansion at King Murphy will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be announced soon. This expansion will introduce our youngest learners to each other, to the outdoors, and to a lovely new space. We hope you will join us in the celebration. Of course, we are acutely aware there are still many projects to complete, and they all will face their challenges, but the Board’s commitment to timely completion is unwavering.

There is never a perfect time to request a tax increase, but there is no doubt the district asked at the right time. Consider this, had the

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Skate park

district secured the same amount of funding today as we did in 2019, we estimate it would have cost voters an additional $13.7M, or a 24% increase over 2019 numbers. This is a direct result of rising interest rates and the global economy. So, while we hear of budget increases, supply chain challenges, and other hard things, we are as confident as ever that the decision to bring forward a bond in 2019 was not only the right decision but made at the right time. We remain committed to successful projects, transparent communication, and improved learner outcomes and experiences.

As the holiday season approaches, your Board of Education can’t help but reflect on the things we have accomplished and all that we have to be thankful for.

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Mike Caistor, Idaho Springs

The proposed new Sports Center and Skate Park design sent out by the Rec District shows keeping one baseball field on the west, which has the wrong orientation with the sun in the batter’s eyes (which is dangerous) and is seldom used, and converting the other baseball field to the east to Skate Board Park on the north along the road, tennis courts, playground and basketball court. This sounds good, but most of these new uses are redundant or unnecessary: there is already a playground at Cooper Riley Park and there will be another with the new Elementary School, the tennis courts that used to be at Cooper Riley was seldom used (second only to the new Horseshoe Pit), and there is already basketball at the Rec Center. I believe that what is needed is more quality at the new Sports Center, particularly in the Skate Board Park, and less quantity of un-needed stuff.

The new Skateboard Park in the design is set up to be a typical one like everywhere else on the flat land along the road but could be unique if it was located against the hill to the south with terraces where skateboarders could walk up the hill a bit and skate back down. This would be a more natural approach to trick features like berms, valleys and pipes rather than artificially built into flat land.

ing a big open space for free play in front of the Skateboard Park while shifting the budget to having a better Skate Board Park that is GREAT instead of mediocre repeat of the

A planner at CDOT said they could supply dirt and rocks for terraces on the hill and a grant could be sought for the rest. This could help enable this great quality Skateboard Park!

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said in a statement to Colorado Community Media that “this violent attack is made even more personal because I am a gay man with several dear trans friends and a close family member who is currently undergoing her transition.”

“These feelings of fear and the absence of community are all too real for some members of the LGBT+ community,” Hudson said. “I wished I could say these fears were unfounded but we all know that is not true.”

Hudson, a former reporter who has covered mass shootings, including Columbine, was in Egypt en route to Israel when he heard the news on the BBC. He said he has pondered what to say publicly about the incident but has no “special wisdom to heal this terrible wound we all feel.”

“I will, however, recommit to making myself seen as a gay man, elected in Douglas County, as a fiscally conservative Republican, who believes fully in the rights of ALL our citizens to lead their own lives, with limited government intrusion and safe communities for ALL our residents,” Hudson added.

State Rep. Brianna Titone, DArvada, echoed that sentiment in a tweet after the shooting.

“When politicians and pundits keep perpetuating tropes, insults, and misinformation about the trans and LTBGQ+ community, this is a result,” she tweeted. “I’m angry and my heart breaks for those who lost their lives.”

In a statement to Colorado Community Media, Titone added: “The community is devastated by this attack, but we know that, as a community, we need to be resilient, as we have always been. The fact that (retired Army) Maj. Richard Fierro took his safety into his own hands to confront the gunman is a testament to our resilience and those who are allies for us. We need to stop the rhetoric and the damaging language directed at the LGBTQ+ community and stand up to it. We need everyone to call it out and show that we won’t toler-

ate this. The LGBTQ+ community deserves to be left to live our lives in peace, free of harassment and the threat of violence.”

Political scientists and activists have tracked a rise in anti-trans and anti-gay statements and threats in Colorado and across the country that can spark violence against those communities, The Colorado Sun has reported.

Schlachter said he’s seen it “ever since the 2016 presidential election when it seemed that there were no boundaries of what was decent anymore.”

Robert Dorshimer, CEO of Mile High Behavioral Healthcare, has also tracked the indecency.

“I am frankly shocked and saddened to wake up yet again to horrible news and more traumatic news of a hateful act of violence against the Rainbow Community I’m a proud member of,” Dorschimer said.

Located in the City of Sheridan, southwest of Denver, the healthcare organization offers care and services to high-risk, high-need individuals, many of them in the transgender community.

“No community should ever have to endure this horrible act of violence. We are once again saying ‘thoughts and prayers.’ Really?” Dorschimer added.

Chase Janis, a member of Northglenn’s Diversity, Inclusivity and Social Equity Board who is queer and trans/nonbinary, said it was heartbreaking to see the LGBTQ+ community attacked in place made for people to feel safe. Janis echoed the words of author Dan Savage.

“Our community was once so used to violence against us that these clubs/bars were one of our only places of sanctuary,” Janis said. “When those were raided, the members of the community took to the streets instead despite their fears.”

Janis recalled the Stonewall riots, “where members of our community were attacked and how they responded by getting louder, by being prouder and championing our safety.”

“So we continue that legacy by refusing to be silenced and by refusing

Marjorie Parr Scanlon , 96, passed away November 15, 2022, of complications from Dementia. She was born in Boulder, Colorado on June 3,1926 to Emmit and Louise Parr. She attended North High and graduated from high school at age 16 from St Joe’s in Denver. She was the top of her class in Nursing at Mercy Hospital in Denver and later an Elementary Education major at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She married Frank Scanlon in Denver and raised her family in Boulder. e family relocated to Paris, France and later Sao Paulo, Brazil before moving back to Colorado for good.

Marge’s interest in science and speci cally minerals and fossils was formed in Brazil, and she opened her shop which she ran for 43 years, with her daughter and partner, Deidre Scanlon. e Gypsum Rose was located in Central City before moving to its charming location in Idaho Springs on the banks of Clear Creek.

Outgoing, e ervescent, and truly magical, Marge had a wide circle of devoted friends, and family. Brave and true, she triumphed over di cult circumstances with class, élan, intelligence, and always charm. She was a champion for children, with an unmatched sense of humor and intelligence, a witty, and wise soul. She was a world traveler and adored history and the Opera. She was loved beyond measure and will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frank, and her beloved sisters Rita Parr and Celeste Parr Woodley.

Survived by son Jerry Scanlon Idaho Springs CO, daughter Lynne, Arvada CO, daughter Cindy Eagle River AK, daughter Julie (Pat) Shero Everett WA and daughter Deidre, Idaho Springs CO.

She also is survived by her companion of many years, Ralph Meyertons, of Boulder CO, and special nieces Ann Woodley Scott, Sydney Scanlon-Davis and other cherished friends and family.

She is survived by grandchildren: Jessica Barker, Eric Viertel (Mariko), Michael Detamore (Leslie), Matthew Detamore, Sarah Pilger (Andrew), Stephen Carr and Kara Carr, preceded in death by Joseph Carr.

Also survived by great grandchildren Mackayla, Andy and Nicholas Pilger, Leyna and Mina Viertel and Austin and Autumn Detamore.

e family would like to thank Mount Evans Hospice and her special caregiver/ friends Mary Broyles, Barb Stou ers, Chuck Patterson and Kim Marquis.

A Mass at St. Paul’s Catholic church in Idaho Springs will be held at 11:00 am on December 3rd, with a celebration of life at the Parish Hall afterwards. She will be laid to rest at Green Mountain Cemetery in Boulder.

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Samaria Sullivan, 46, woke up to a friend calling to ask if she had been at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19, 2022, when a gunman attacked, killing five people. “I’m glad some of my friends weren’t here. But this is my community.”

PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN

SCANLON Marjorie Parr “Margie” Scanlon June 3, 1926 - November 15, 2022

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to stop being who we are even in the face of hatred,” Janis said. “We are here and we are queer and we are not going anywhere. Even in my grief, it makes me so proud to be a part of this community.”

Golden Police Chief Joe Harvey said the tragedy had a significant impact on members of his staff who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

“I know for those folks in my organization, who live that, that it strikes home for them deeply,” Harvey said. “They know that anytime they could be the person who could be a victim of this type of rage and hatred.”

In Douglas County, Sheriff-elect Darren Weekly called the shooting “a horrific event,” and said that “violence should not be tolerated in our society.”

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that its department was “deeply saddened by the senseless shooting.”

City of Fort Lupton Chief of Police John Fryar said the shooting at Club Q was “one of those very regretful things” and that his department is shocked by the violence that occurred there.

He also said that he was worried about the potential motivation for the shooting.

In Englewood, the City Council meeting began with a moment of silence for the victims of the Club Q shooting.

David Lewis, who chairs the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, gave an emotional statement

at the Nov. 21 meeting.

“An attack like this doesn’t just impact those at the epicenter,” Lewis said. “This hits home for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community. It strikes fear in the hearts of siblings, parents, colleagues, friends and loved ones.”

Lewis added that the city will defend the LGBTQ+ community.

“There’s nothing that I can say tonight that will diminish the pain of prejudice and violence, but on behalf of the DEI Committee, I can say this: The City of Englewood stands with you, and we adamantly reject bigotry, hate and violence against the LGBTQ+ community,” Lewis said.

The DEI Committee is made up of 19 team members from city departments, Lewis said.

Chris Harguth, the city’s director of communications, said in an email the committee is currently formulating a roadmap with measurable goals related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

The City of Centennial’s council meeting had a similar tone, with Mayor Stephanie Piko expressing words of support for the Colorado Springs community.

“It is heartbreaking when any tragedy occurs in any community, and… we know what that’s like,” Piko said, referring to the 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial.

“Just want Colorado Springs to know that our thoughts and prayers are with them, and hope that their community can heal.”

Councilmember Marlo Alston added: “I not only will be thinking about the community of Colorado

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Springs and praying for them but hav ing conversations with leadership in various areas regarding this particu lar incident.”

Allison Wittern, the city’s com munications director, noted that Centennial recently adopted a value statement.

“In Centennial, we value kindness, integrity and diversity in order to build a strong, unified and inclusive community in which all citizens feel welcome and safe,” Wittern said via email. “In Centennial, we value protecting the community’s physical and emotional well-being. The City of Centennial is committed to uphold

ing, demonstrating and living these values and takes pride in this state ment.”

The statement is echoed yearly in strategic planning processes.

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet was “sickened to learn of the senseless, horrific shooting.”

“The City of Lone Tree extends our deepest sympathy and heartfelt support to the LGBTQ+ and Colorado Springs communities,” Millet said in a statement to Colorado Commu nity Media. “I know the Lone Tree community will join me in keeping the victims, their families, and the community around Club Q in our thoughts and prayers. We are very grateful for the actions of the he roes who intervened to prevent the gunman from taking more innocent lives and appreciate the efforts of the

first responders who continue to be stalwarts of support and protection in our communities.”

Newly-elected state Rep. Bob Mar shall, who represents the Highlands Ranch area in House District 43, said such statements are important to sup porting everyone in the community.

“There is no doubt that rhetoric increases heat and (for) the fringe one-tenth of 1% out there, it gives them license in their heads to do things that normal people wouldn’t,” he said, adding he would call out that kind of language from colleagues as a legislator.

In a Twitter post, Marshall called the Club Q shooting a “targeted hit” that shows the importance of de fending equal human rights for the LGBTQ+ community.

his community recently. Earlier this year, he defended a drag show event at a Highlands Ranch recreation center amid protests that claimed it was inappropriate because families used the facility. Marshall said the event didn’t cause harm and noted a variety of 21-and-up events, including alcohol tastings, that hadn’t received the same outcry. He reiterated those thoughts on Monday to Colorado Community Media.

Marshall said he feels the laws al ready protect the LGBTQ community but added that he would defend Colo rado’s current discrimination laws from any future potential changes.

insurance company. The licensee shall verify compliance with this notification requirement by executing and submitting a form affidavit provided by the City during the application process.

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(b)A licensee shall maintain liability insurance to cover use of the short term rental in an amount determined appropriate by the insurance company insuring such short term rental, but in any case no amount of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate. Such coverage shall be maintained in full force and effect for the term of the license. Alternatively, a licensee may electto conduct each short term rental transaction through a third party hosting platform that provides equal or greater insurance coverage for each short term rental use, provided that the licensee abides by the notification requirements above.

This story was co-reported by Colorado Community Media’s Robert Tann, Haley Lena, Nina Joss, McKen na Harford, Tayler Shaw, Rylee Dunn and Luke Zarzecki.

(c)A licenseeshall maintain an insurance policy as described in this subsection (8).Failure to maintain an insurance policy as described in this subsection shall be cause forimmediate and summarysuspension of the short term rental license.A licenseeshall be given thirty (30) days to provide proof of insurance reinstatement before the Cityinitiates revocation proceedings of a license suspended for lack of insurance.

WHEREAS, the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado (“City”) is a statutory city, duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of Colorado; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 23 of Title 31, C.R.S., the City possesses the authority to regulate the zoning and use of land within its jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, the Idaho Springs City Council (“City Council”) has previously adopted regulations to govern the use of land within the City, codified as Idaho Springs Municipal Code (“Code”) Chapter 21; and

WHEREAS, with time and experience in administering the land use regulations, City Staff from time to time recommends certain amendments to said Chapter 21 in the interests of efficiency, consistency and better implementation of the City’s stated policy goals; and

WHEREAS, the City Planner, with the advice, consent and direction of the City Planning Commission, recently presented a number of Code amendments to the Planning Commission, concerning insurance requirements for short term rentals, permissible zone districts for accessory dwelling units and the expiration of approved by unused certificates of occupancy; and

WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission discussed and considered such recommended amendments on September 22, 2022, and thereafter recommended that City Council approve and adopt the amendments; and

WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and considered such amendments and finds the same to be consistent with the stated goals and purposes of Chapter 21 and therefore wishes to approve the same, as further set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection 21-33(E) of the Code, concerning short term rental license terms, is hereby amended by the addition of a new paragraph (8), to read in its entirety as follows:

(8) Insurance Requirements:

(a) A licensee shall inform the licensee’s insurance company that the property covered by the insurance company will be used as a short term rental before any short term rental transaction is processed, regardless of whether the licensee obtains liability insurance for the short term rental through that insurance company. The licensee shall verify compliance with this notification requirement by executing and submitting a form affidavit provided by the City during the application process.

(b) A licensee shall maintain liability insurance to cover use of the short term rental in an amount determined appropriate by the insurance company insuring such short term rental, but in any case no amount of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate. Such coverage shall be maintained in full force and effect for the term of the license. Alternatively, a licensee may elect to conduct each short term rental transaction through a third party hosting platform that provides equal or greater insurance coverage for each short term rental use, provided that the licensee abides by the notification requirements above.

(c) A licensee shall maintain an insurance policy as described in this subsection (8). Failure to maintain an insurance policy as described in this subsection shall be cause for immediate and summary suspension of the short term rental license. A licensee shall be given thirty (30) days to provide proof of insurance reinstatement before the City initiates revocation proceedings of a license suspended for lack of insurance.

Section 2. Section 21-50 of the Code, concerning allowed uses by zone districts, is hereby amended as follows:

Chapter 21-50. – Allowed uses by zone district:

Section 3. Section 21-104 of the Code, concerning certificates of appropriateness (COAs), is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection (I), to read in its entirety as follows:

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(I) Revocation. A COA shall be valid for one (1) calendar year from the date of approval. An approved COA shall expire one (1) calendar year after approval unless a building permit is issued for the work authorized by the COA or the holder of the COA files a written request for an extension. A COA may be extended for only one additional time period, the extension period not to extend one additional calendar year. All such written requests must be filed prior to the expiration of the initial COA period and shall state the applicant’s “good cause” for the delay and need for extension. All requests for extensions shall be considered and decided by the Historic Preservation Review Commission.

Section 4. Any and all Ordinances or Codes or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent herewith are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby repealed; provided, however, that the repeal of any such Ordinance or Code or part thereof shall not revive any other section or part of any Ordinance or Code provision heretofore repealed or superseded.

Section 5. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance or of Code provisions enacted hereby be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or of such Code provisions, the intention being that the various sections and provisions are severable.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED, at a Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado on the 26th day of September, 2022.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTEST: Diane Breece, City Clerk

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the 14th day of November, 2022.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED: Diane Breece, City Clerk

Legal Notice CCC496 | First Publication: December 1, 2022 | Last Publication: December 1, 2022 | Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary Lou Rutherford a/k/a Mary Louise Rutherford, deceased Case Number: N/A

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before March 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Albertoni

Personal Representative

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Legal Notice No. CCC495

First publication: November 24, 2022

Last publication: December 08, 2022

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Section 2. Section 21-50 of the Code, concerning allowed usesby zone districts, is hereby amended as follows:

Chapter 21-50. –Allowed uses by zone district:

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