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VOLUME 119 | ISSUE 45
Castle Pines candidates say roads a top priority Incumbents want to complete 5-year plan; challengers want more BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Family, friends, educators and about 100 members of the Castle Rock community turned out to support 6-year-old Maria-Esther COURTESY PHOTO Chavez’s lemonade stand over Labor Day weekend.
Corliss stressed in the Sept. 7 meeting that this is not the final document, just a proposed start that will move the process forward. Corliss said he will ask the council
While opinions may differ on how to get the work done, the mayoral and council candidates running in the Castle Pines City Council election agree roads are a major priority. Incumbent Mayor Tera Radloff said she wants to continue the work currently taking place. In June, city staff started construction on the nearly $3 million project to reconstruct a half-mile of Castle Pines Parkway. The project, Radloff which is part of a fiveyear roadway rehabilitation program, is slated to continue through December. With improving Castle Pines roadways being a major priority in 2021, the city council apEngerman proved almost $5 million for roadwork, which is 40% of all city expenditures for the year. Radloff, completing her first term
SEE BUDGET, P30
SEE CANDIDATES, P20
6-year-old raises $600 for family of slaying victim Community turns out for lemonade stand with a cause BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When 6-year-old Maria-Esther Chavez heard the news that Dustin
Wakefield, a Castle Rock man, was killed while on vacation in Florida, she said she felt sad and wanted to do something to help his family. Turning to the traditional method for youths to raise money, Chavez planned a lemonade stand fundraiser over Labor Day weekend. The Clear Sky Elementary student recruited some friends and got to work. As news of Chavez’s efforts to
help a local family amid tragedy spread, more than 100 people showed up. Chavez said she was excited to see former teachers, her bus driver, members of the Castle Rock Police Department and cousins of Wakefield. Dustin Wakefield was shot to death at a restaurant in Miami Beach on Aug. 24. The accused SEE VICTIM, P30
Castle Rock begins 2022 budget discussion Town manager unveils $308M proposal to council BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Castle Rock Town Council
has started the process to approve a budget for 2022, as Town Manager David Corliss unveiled a $308 million proposal.
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