Douglas County News Press 102022

After failed Parker deal, Castle Pines takes on troubled waters

School district accused of ‘woke ideology’ Unvetted comments in TABOR book

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County’s superintendent is rebutting language published in the “TABOR book” that is meant to help voters weigh the pros and cons of tax issues on the ballot in the upcoming election.

“The comments are to be printed as they are, they are not fact-checked and there’s no process (for fact-checking),” Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane said. “I was astounded when I learned that.”

Sewage spills a problem

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Thousands of homes dot the hills of Castle Pines, a central Douglas County community about 20 miles from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. But underneath those houses and their hills, a problem lurks.

As residents flush their toilets, shower and rinse out their sinks, their untreated wastewater enters an aging system that’s struggling to do its job.

For years, the Castle Pines North Metro District has logged thou-

sands of gallons of sewage that has spilled from their system. Now, the state has sent them an official warning to address the problem.

As former city Mayor Tera Radloff, bluntly puts it: “Sh-t rolls downhill.”

And that’s exactly the issue for the system’s lift stations, which have the role of pumping sewage from low elevation to the nearby wastewater treatment plant.

“I think this system hasn’t been maintained for a very long time,” said Radloff, who is also one of the directors for the water district that manages the system. “Why? I’m not sure.”

The district, which serves the west side of the city, is showing

signs of many years of neglect and a significant lack of investment in infrastructure. Last year, the state required the district to issue an advisory telling customers to boil their water before drinking it. But the reason it was able to get to this point appears to be unknown. Nathan Travis, the interim district manager appointed in August, is working to get the district back on track.

“I don’t know why the treatment plant wasn’t maintained to the level it should have been maintained –why the wells weren’t taken care of on a level that they needed to be,” Travis said.

Kane made those remarks on Oct. 11 at the county school board meeting in reference to what’s called the TABOR book, which addresses county and district tax measures before voters. It contains summaries of for-andagainst positions. The guide also includes a warning that the information in it is not verified or checked for accuracy or truth.

Kane took issue with the comments in opposition to a $60 million mill levy override and $450 million bond that the district says it needs to make staff pay more competitive, to build new schools and to maintain buildings.

Opponents of the mill levy override argue that voters should kill it on the basis that the district supports “woke ideology indoctrination.”

Kane and every member of the board dismissed that claim as untrue.

“We certainly do not have an agenda-driven, formalized ‘woke’ or whatever you want to call it — social

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Submit comments on Transportation Improvement Program

The Denver Regional Council of Governments has received funding applications for the Transportation Improvement Program and is looking for feedback from residents before allocating a limited amount of funds. An item up for consideration is the Crystal Valley interchange project. With local support, the Town could receive up to $8 million in funding from DRCOG to construct the project.

To submit your comments today, go to the DRCOG’s project

page at https://bit.ly/3eDaQwh.

To comment, click on a project on the map or select it from the list on the right-hand side of the screen. You can then view details about all projects and provide a comment. To give your thoughts on the Crystal Valley interchange project, click on the “I-25 & Crystal Valley Pkwy. Interchange” tab.

All comments received will be presented to a project review panel which will recommend a list of projects to be funded to the DRCOG Board of Directors. The opportunity to comment will end on Oct. 26.

PRESENTS

New route opens on US 85 Residents in Northwest Douglas County – your new route to US 85 is open!

The Waterton Road Extension –from Rampart Range Road to US 85 – opened last week right after

the Board of Douglas County Commissioners gathered with members of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board and the Sterling Ranch Development Company to cut the ceremonial ribbon.

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Help in raising Christmas funds

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Offi ce (in partnership with the Community Safety Volunteer Association of Douglas County) needs help in collecting funds to support the 2022 Christmas for Kids Program. Every year deputies identify kids in need from around the county, and the community comes together to make their Christmas just a little bit brighter. Approximately 200 kids are sponsored

every year to go shopping with an offi cer with a $100 gift card. We’re hoping that the community members and businesses of Douglas County can pull it off again, making this another amazing year for these incredible kiddos. If you’re able to help, please go to https:// csvadc.org/2022-christmasfor-kids/ to spread a little joy this Christmas season. All donations are tax deductible through the CSVADC 501c3.

National Take Back Day

It’s that time of year again to properly dispose of unneeded medications. On Oct. 29, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the annual program, hosting a Drug Take Back event at the Highlands Ranch substation, located at 9250 Zotos Dr. A second location will be at King Soopers, located at 4000 Red Cedar Dr. It’s that cannot be accepted during the event include needles, mercury thermometers, oxygen containers, radioactive substances, pressurized canisters and illicit drugs.

For more information, visit the website at DEATakeBack.com.

Correction:

The Castle Rock News Press errononeously put the district numbers for two candidates running for Town Council in Castle Rock. Max Brooks and Caryn Ann Harlos are part of the District 5 race against incumbent Caryn Johnson.

Fire safety is year round

It’s an alarming fact, home fires burn hotter and faster than ever. This is due to synthetics and plastics used more frequently in products found in your home. Decades ago, if a house fire started you may have had around 10 minutes to exit your

home safetly. Today, you have around two minutes to escape.

Early warning from working smoke alarms is key to quick notification in the event of a fire.

Here are some tips to help ensure your smoke alarms work in the event of a fire:

1. Check your smoke alarms monthly by pushing the test button.

2. Change your smoke alarm batteries every 6 months. Some may have a 10-year battery inside, which will not need to be replaced.

3. After 10 years, your smoke alarms need to be replaced. Or sooner if the unit(s) malfunction.

If your smoke alarm is chirping, read the back of the smoke alarm for specifics on what that sound may mean.

For more information on smoke alarms, visit www.crgov. com/smokealarms.

Ballots are being sent Douglas County registered voters — be on the watch for your General Election ballot in your mailbox.

Ballots were mailed to all Douglas County registered voters beginning on Monday, Oct. 17. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3ENSyDb.

Slash mulch site closing for the season on Oct. 29

Time is running out to clean up tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property and reduce your wildfire risk. Dispose of them at the County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 29. For more information, visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash

Online Tax Lien Sale Nov. 3

The annual Tax Lien Sale will be held via internet auction on Nov. 3. For guidelines and to register, visit zeusauction.com The statutory interest for the 2022 Tax Lien Sale is 12%. More information is available at douglas.co.us/treasurer or by calling 303-660-7455

Drive US 85?

Construction to widen the road between Highlands Ranch Parkway and C-470 is underway. Please expect delays and watch for crews. Sign up for updates so you know what to expect. Visit douglas.co.us and search for Subscribe Now and choose US 85 construction.

What’s happening with your County government?

Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view public meeting agendas, participate in-person or remotely, or watch select meetings via live stream, visit douglas.co.us and search for Business Meetings / Public Hearings.

Are you looking for a mental health check-up for your child?

Check out ImatterColorado.org and take a brief assessment to find out if your child is eligible for free counseling.

For additional resources in and around Douglas County, visit: douglas.co.us and search for mental health resources

If you need immediate support, call Colorado Crisis Services at 1.844.493.TALK(8255) or text TALK to 38255. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

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Laydon comes out as aesthete

Commissioner says he is member of LGBTQ+ community

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon announced he is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and released a statement on Twitter on National Coming Out Day.

Laydon’s statement, which he posted on Oct. 11 on National Coming Out Day, says he identifies as an aesthete, which he defines as appreciating and being drawn to “internal and external beauty in humans irrespective of gender.”

Speaking to Colorado Community Media, Laydon said he considers himself part of the LGBTQ+ community and released his statement after participating in the Colorado Youth Congress and hearing about the importance of representation.

Douglas County School District students visited the State Capitol on Oct. 7 to participate in the program aimed at having community leaders and elected officials hear about issues facing teenagers.

Laydon said a student at the Youth Congress encouraged the audience to be genuine, which stuck with him.

“Because I sit in a semi-public role, I think it’s important for young people and adults to see somebody that’s bold, honest and authentic,” Laydon said.

LET’S BE HONEST ABOUT PRIDE, YOUTH SUICIDE, AND MY JOURNEY

There has been a lot of conversation about Pride Fest in Castle Rock recently and I’m here to say Pride has colors because this issue isn’t black and white. pic.twitter.com/0IooZ0YAId

— Abe Laydon (@AbeLaydon) October 11, 2022

Citing statistics about LGBTQ+ youth suicide,

anxiety and depression, Laydon said he felt it was important to be open with his constituents about who he is. According to the Trevor Project, LGBTQ+ youth are four times as likely as their peers to attempt suicide.

Laydon said he doesn’t like labels, but feels aesthete is the best descriptor for himself.

“I think everybody has a right to view themselves and define themselves as they see fit,” he said. “If you want to give me any label, it’s probably just ‘human’ and I think that’s true for most people.”

He added that this announcement will not change the way he approaches his role as a commissioner and that he wants voters to know who he is, regardless of how they react to him.

Laydon is currently running for re-election to his county commissioner seat against Democrat Kari Solberg.

“I’m still the same person and I represent everybody in Douglas County and I think having a broad perspective and understanding about everyone I represent can only help me in my job,” Laydon said.

Laydon’s statement thanks his wife, children, family, friends and community, as well as Castle Rock Pride, for their support during his journey.

Responding to Laydon’s statement, Garrett Royer, a representative for One Colorado, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, said he was unfamiliar with the term aesthete , but appreciated the representation.

“This is not a term that I’m familiar with in association with the LGBTQ community specifically but I would defer to Commissioner Laydon’s self identification as an aesthete as someone that is appreciative of and drawn to the internal and external beauty of all humans, regardless of gender,” Royer said in a statement. “It’s a new perspective to learn from for me personally and as a member of the team at One Colorado, I hope we see more

On Twitter, Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon shared a statement about his journey with sexuality and confirmed to Colorado Community Media that he considers himself part of the LGBTQ+ community, describing himself as an aesthete.

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House District 45 Candidates

Name: Ruby Martinez

Website: rubymartinez4hd45.com

Biography: Ruby Martinez holds a M.S. (Nursing Administration), a post M.S. certificate (Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing), and Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Colorado. In her career, Ruby held several nursing positions at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan before taking a faculty position at the University of Colorado. Martinez taught psychiatric nursing, conducted research on run-away teenagers, and received several teaching awards before retiring from CU as Associate Professor Emeriti.

From 2006-2009, Martinez practiced as a manager at Denver Health on both the adolescent and adult psychiatry units. In her career, she served on a national board (Center for Mental Health Services-SAMHSA) and is a founding member of the National Latino Behavioral Health Association. Dr. Martinez is the Board Chair for the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence and will soon join the Board of Directors at Parker Adventist Hospital.

When it comes to funding school districts and paying teachers in Colorado – How do you think we stack up on a national level? What do you think should be done at the state level to address the problems teachers and schools are facing?

With an understanding that there

can be small fluctuations in these numbers, Colorad ranks 9th in the nation in per capita income, but only 39th in the nation in per pupil revenue/operating expenses. This tells me that as a state, we have the resources to fund our schools and pay teachers but not under our current system. We must recognize that teachers are essential to the schools in Colorado. It takes an intelligent, caring person to write creative lesson plans, to make a lesson interesting, to make homework challenging, all while monitoring classroom behavior, and assessing overall growth

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of mental health issues for adults and our youth. We are so woefully understaffed in mental health workers and facilities in this state that we should declare Colorado to be in a mental health emergency. Colorado needs more beds for youth and adults experiencing mental health crisis. Yet, year after year, our state budget disregards this issue. When elected, I will advocate for our state budget to address this cri sis because it affects so many other areas of societal health.

Inflation, gas prices and the economy continue to be an issue in 2022 – Families are paying extra for everything. What can and should be done in Colorado to help families?

Coloradans are feeling the crunch with increased gas prices and inflation at over 8%. Relief could come by passing Prop 121 - a modest reduction in the state income tax putting $400 million back in our pock ets. Energy policies have hurt working Coloradans, as many must decide to fill up their car or pay for groceries. Colorado can and should be part of the solution, and we need to repeal the legislative regulations that crushed our oil and gas indus try. Crime exacerbates afford ability issues as our citizens are seeing their insurance rates increase, and stores raise prices due to retail theft.

If elected, can you work on a bi-partisan level to pass bills and address the needs of the Colorado population as a whole and not just live along party lines? Give examples of where you could compromise.

Last year of the 657 bills in troduced, 507 were ultimately signed into law. Some of the best legislation to come out of the last two sessions were bipartisan efforts. I look forward to working with House Repub licans and Democrats alike to solve the very great challenges facing our state -specifically water issues, crime, affordabil ity, student performance and education funding.

Housing a ordability and homelessness have become a state and nationwide issue. What can be done at the state level to address the growing problem?

We must begin to have serious conversations about housing affordability, crime, workforce creation, and men tal health issues. As a society, we must stop kicking the can down the road on homeless ness. It’s not compassionate to let another human being sleep on the street. Enabling homelessness only serves to dehumanize people and in creases our already escalating crime rate. We need to provide a hand up to those who will take it -provide mental health

and addiction services to those who need them and take into custody those who would prefer chronic homelessness and addiction over being law abiding members of society.

Crime is quickly becoming a major concern in Colorado. With Colorado ranking first in the nation for car thefts, and major crimes on the rise – what do state lawmakers need to do to help fix the problems?

Crime isn’t just a “major concern” in Colorado - it is the #1 concern, and I am in favor of bills that support law enforcement and put teeth back in our judicial system so that crimes are prosecuted. We are in the midst of a crime tsunami because we have reduced or eliminated bonds for violent charges, criminals are not being sent to jail, and illegal drugs are flooding into Colorado. In 2019 the legis lature reduced legal conse quences for an entire class of drugs. We simply must increase penalties for sales and possession of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.

Public trust in government, elections and public health are at an all-time low – What should state and federal lawmakers be doing di erently to change public perception?

Government has and contin ues to encroach far too much on people’s lives, and citizens don’t feel like their voices are heard. As elected officials, we must be transparent and accessible to our constituents. I would like to work with other elected officials to hold a series of town hall meetings in House District 45 so that constituents can question and hear from those who repre sent them. I will pledge to do everything I can to let my constituents know that I am accessible, know what we are working on, and take valuable feedback on how real Colora dans think we can improve.

Water rights and water avail ability are becoming an issue for counties and local municipalities – what can the state do to create a strategic plan that works for all?

Colorado’s water issues require statewide collabora tion from all levels of govern ment. As a legislator, I would encourage broad stakeholder engagement and expertise to develop a plan that includes conservation, increased stor age, and proper utilization.

The Town of Castle Rock has demonstrated real leadership and made great decisions to limit turf in new construc tion, incentivize homeowners to replace their grass with Coloradoscape, and invest in innovative water treatment and delivery so that we not only conserve but reuse water. The state should also encour age removal of invasive, non-native species along the rivers and water systems like Tamarisk and Russian Olives.

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of students. Schools and teachers open the doors of opportunity for our youth, which in turn, opens the possibility of a more prosper ous and civilized nation.

Mental health continues to be a problem in Colorado and nationwide – What should be done at the state level to address the youth mental health crisis and to continue increasing help for adults?

Colorado needs sufficient inpatient hospital beds and step-down beds to meet the needs of our child, adolescent and adult populations. When someone is in crisis, these are the facili ties that have the controlled environment and the qualified staff to keep people safe. Lives are saved when those in crisis get the help they need. There is also a shortage of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and nurses who choose to work in this demanding field. Efforts to delay retirements of seasoned clini cians, as well as efforts to educate these health care providers is essential. We must also build in resources that are highly accessible to high risk populations, such as mental health ser vices for parents and youth in schools. Again, prevention is the most cost effective way of solving this problem. Prevention includes de-stigmatizing mental illness, understanding that how we interact with each other impacts our mental health, and learning self care (e.g., how to care for yourself to be healthy, healthy environments, healthy others).

Inflation, gas prices and the economy continue to be an issue in 2022 – Families are paying extra for everything. What can and should be done in Colorado to help families?

It’s important to recognize that our govern ment does not regulate the free market and the cause of inflation is complex with many moving parts. During times of economic downturn, we all feel the pain of higher prices, but we need to pay particular attention to the needs of our community’s most vulner able groups. Our elderly on fixed incomes or low income or single parents families living paycheck to paycheck may be faced with the choice between paying for food, rent, or gas to get to their job. For those of us that have the means, increasing our support for organiza tions such as food banks, Meals on Wheels, the energy assistance program and many others can be life altering for those in need.

If elected, can you work on a bi-partisan level to pass bills and address the needs of the Colorado popula tion as a whole and not just live along party lines? Give examples of where you could compromise. Finding common ground through compro mise has become a rare occurrencein this time of hyper-partisanism. The increased polarization between Republicans and Democrats has created legislative gridlock and distrust back and forth. Our communities and our legislators need to build civil relation ships, develop empathy for others and their views, and be able to disagree without being disrespectful. Compromise is not a failure and I think I am a good listener and a fair-minded person. I have Republicans, Unaffiliated and Democratic voters working on my campaign and I feel proud of that. We talk honestly and don’t expect to fully agree on anything. What we can agree on is that we need people in gov ernment who will solve problems and stand up for our citizens.

Housing affordability and homelessness have become a state and nationwide issue. What can be done at the state level to address the growing problem?

Homelessness must be addressed on a national level so that populations stay in place and don’t migrate to more friendly cities. My goal would be that those who want to be housed should be able to work toward that,

and those who do not, can live on the streets but we need boundaries and services so that we don’t have people toileting in public, and bathing in our creeks. Consider that the needs of the person who has just lost their home is very different from the person who has lived on the streets with no employment for years. I think shelters are necessary but the goal should be short term use with an expectation of gaining employment and eventually living independently again. States can provide cer tain services for people who are homeless such as mental health services, safe places to sleep, and personal care such as public laundry, showers, and toilets. It is really important that as a society, we help people stay in their homes. Crime is quickly becoming a major concern in Colorado. With Colorado ranking first in the nation for car thefts, and major crimes on the rise- what do state lawmakers need to do to help fix the problem?

Over the last 40 years Colorado’s population has increased well over 300% (1.35 million to 5.68 million), and, especially along the Front Range, we are increasingly experiencing issues related to other metropolitan areasincluding increased crime. There are no easy answers or comprehensive solutions to this problem. I know that people work hard to earn their belongings and we cannot allow car thefts to escalate without appropriate conse quences.

As a mental health specialist, I know that people that have a sense of belonging and are treated well by their community don’t tend to victimize it. Providing social support for strug gling families, quality education and job skills training can give people options and opportu nities that make crime a less attractive way to make a living. Prevention is more cost effec tive than punishment strategies but we need both strategies working at the same time.

Public trust in government, elections and public health are at an all-time low – What should state and federal lawmakers be doing differently to change public perception?

Distrust is a consequence of our elected officials and our media prioritizing partisan agendas and opinions over truth. The ac cepted, and it seems, expected standard of behavior for politicians has become one of contempt and open hostility toward anyone with an opposing viewpoint. I cannot think of a more pertinent or timely example of shameless deceit than the big lie. In the almost two years since the election, with over 60 court challenges and numerous investigations, absolutely no evidence of any systemic voter fraud or conspiracy has ever been uncovered. This is a good example of how lies can have bad outcomes.People were hurt, and some died on Jan. 6.

In office, I plan to build trust the way I have always done, by seeking facts, consulting with knowledgeable others who have insight into the problem wehope to solve, and offering information when I hear rumors. I treat others respectfully and I expect it back. Leaders must be as transparent as possible, willing to see all sides of an issue, and never hesitating to say “I don’t know- but I can find out!”

Water rights and water availability are becoming an issue for counties and local municipalities – what can the state do to create a strategic plan that works for all?

Record breaking increases in temperature, especially over the last 20 years, has created unprecedented drought conditions along the Colorado River system and for all who depend on it for drinking water, agriculture, indus try and recreation. Logically then, any local, state or national efforts to address the climate change crisis is essential. Historically, here in CO, agriculture uses a little over 85% of all available water supplies for the state. We must support our farmers as they transition to new methods of irrigation, use of hydroponics, making changes in types of crops and cover crops and other water saving interventions.

While he can’t explain the reasons why the system got so bad, he’s determined to simply keep moving forward, bit by bit, until it’s all operating like clockwork. In the past year, the district has invested heavily in its water treatment plant and is now beginning to look at the lift station issues.

“I just don’t have the time or energy to really worry about the why – going back 30 years into a system,” he said. “We take responsibility for the condition they were in and are absolutely dedicated to changing it.”

But getting there won’t be easy and it gets complicated quickly as the system wants to link into a larger one – the nearby Parker Water and Sanitation District. Voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to join with that district in May of 2021, but months later, the deal fell apart over financial negotiations and the issues with the metro district’s dated infrastructure.

While that plan appeared to be on track earlier this year, now Travis says it will take two years to get a deal with Parker done, if it goes through at all.

“I want to look at absolutely all of our options,” Travis said. “While we have this downtime I think it’s our responsibility to prove that Parker is the best option.”

Since homes started spreading here in the early 1980s, the Castle Pines North Metro District has handled water and sewer services for most of the community. The struggles have been a point of frustration in an area with a median annual income of $170,000 and home prices of about $837,000, according to the city’s data and Redfin estimates.

The problems come as the city of about 13,000 grows rapidly. By 2040, its population is predicted to nearly triple, according to the municipality.

Parker deal: dead in the water?

Castle Pines’ efforts to join Parker Water are part of a long-term plan to secure renewable water for future residents.

It also would simplify things for them.

“Everything has been so complicated,” said Michael Penny, city manager for the City of Castle Pines. “This all goes to simplifying the governance so people aren’t going ‘who the heck do I call?’”

While the west part of the community falls under Castle Pines North Metro District, the residences east of I-25 are already part of Parker Water and Sanitation and unaffected by the issues.

Soon after the ballot item to join the rest of the city with Parker was approved, Parker began taking a deeper look at the metro district’s system and announced eight things that needed to be addressed. Negotiations also began over how much the district would have to pay Parker for the repairs.

“The hinge really broke around that financial evaluation,” Travis said.

Ron Redd, district manager for Parker Water and Sanitation, said there were a few things, including the sewage spills, his team had not

known about before the vote.

“At the end of the day, they weren’t able to meet those parameters, so we exercised our right to get out of the agreement,” Redd said.

Radloff, who was mayor of the City of Castle Pines from 2018 through 2021, was elected to the Castle Pines North Metro District in May. She campaigned on reviving the agreement.

“I wanted to get that back on track,” she said. “I wanted to make sure our water was safe to drink and I wanted other people to have confidence in it as well.”

Pulling back the curtain

Redd, who has led Parker Water for the past 10 years, says that a few years ago, he would have had nothing of concern to report about Castle Pines’ water system

“They met demands and were engaged in regional discussions,” he said, “But they had a nice curtain.”

Behind that curtain is a record of 12 sewage spills caused by the Castle Pines North Metro District since 2010. Half of those occured since 2020, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data provided to Colorado Community Media. The largest spill was February 2021, when about 70,000 gallons were released into a nearby detention pond.

The most recent spill was in March, when 25,000 gallons of sewage was spilled by the district.

At the center of many problems are the district’s eight lift stations that help pump wastewater to a treatment facility. Seven of them have some level of issue that needs to be addressed, Travis said.

“They’re all past their designed lifespan,” Travis said about the seven stations.

Outside of the spills, the district has struggled with service stoppages at their treatment plant as well, such as the boil order and another incident a few months later where service was halted to more than 500

“We don’t have water districts losing service to their community,” Redd said. “You don’t hear that very often and they had it happen twice.”

As a result of the spills and other issues, many residents have said over the years they’ve lost confidence in the system as a whole, Radloff said.

“People are out and about walking their kids and their pets and … and they’re passing by lift stations and they’re seeing the discoloration of the rock and the spillway,” she said. “They’re smelling sewage.”

State issues warning

Over the summer, state officials issued what’s called a compliance advisory. The warning told the district to create a plan to fix the system or face potential enforcement actions.

“This compliance advisory is intended to advise the district of alleged violations of the Water Quality Control Act,” according to the document.

The metro district responded in August and had its plan approved. It recently hired an engineering firm to address the lift stations, with an initial design expected by the end of the year.

The next step will be in-depth engineering and a final design, which will likely take most of next year, Travis said. Then, before the work can begin, the designs will need to be approved by the state, which could take another year or more.

“It’s complicated and it takes time,” he said.

The district has estimated it would cost about $12.7 million to rehabilitate the lift stations. In the past year, the district has invested $3 million in the water treatment plant with $5.5 million more planned in the next year.

The recent compliance advisory for repeated sewer overflows is not the first from water officials. In 2011, the state’s water quality division issued a compliance advisory that

said the district’s sewage spills violated state law.

According to Castle Pines North Metro District and Parker Water, there are no records indicating whether anything was done about that previous advisory.

“CPNMD has no records that repairs, system upgrades or corrective actions were taken in response to these letters,” according to a document submitted to CDPHE.

In an email to Colorado Community Media, CDPHE said they didn’t have the historical information about any action taken against the district to ensure spills would stop.

“In the past, based on resource limitations, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) were typically handled with the initial response being a phone call to gather information about the release(s) as well as what the entity was doing to address them,” according to the email.

Earlier this year, the City of Castle Pines hired an attorney to write to CDPHE, raising concerns about the repeated sewage spills. They referenced the March incident that led to 25,000 gallons of sewage spilling.

“The area where this occurred is adjacent to a residential park (Coyote Ridge Park),” according to the letter. “Given the frequency and size of the (sanitary sewer overflow) events, the city is concerned about the impact of these events on public health, safety and welfare.”

They went on to ask CDPHE to complete a comprehensive investigation of the district and “take whatever actions CDPHE deems appropriate.”

A few months later, the compliance advisory was issued.

“After receiving the letter by the City of Castle Pines, the division evaluated the potential pattern of spills and determined whether additional corrective action was appropriate,” according to an email from CDPHE.

The state makes decisions on how to enforce based on their enforcement management system and the availability of resources, according to an emailed response to questions from Colorado

What’s next?

The Castle Pines district said progress is ongoing. By this time next year, all the components of their water treatment plant, which treats drinking water, will be brand new, Travis said.

Even though residents already voted to approve an inclusion into Parker Water, if the deal is to go through, another election is required.

Before that can happen, Parker Water wants to see the state grant them relief from any possible litigation related to the metro district’s sewage spills. The districts will also have to do a new financial analysis of the impact of an inclusion.

That means a vote is at least two years away.

In the meantime, the question of whether the community sees the water as safe lingers. Radloff took a tour of the water treatment facility and said her perception of the system is changing.

“I have more confidence in the water now,” she said. “The other (issues) i think they’re in progress but it’s going to take a while to get them back to where they should be.”

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‘Americana’ exhibit fills former depot

Guild o ers appealing new show that runs through Nov. 6

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Littleton Fine Arts Guild has opened an appealing new exhibit of artworks by guild members, called “Americana,” at the Depot Art Gallery, housed in a historic Santa Fe Railroad depot at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in downtown Littleton.

“Americana” fills the inviting old red building that once served as a Santa Fe Railway depot, conveying Littleton residents to their chosen trains, with painted and photographic images of landscapes, cityscapes, happy and thoughtful people — some solo and others interacting — and various other subjects drawn from artists’ imagination.

A fence decorated with old cowboy boots is a different view of things Western. And then, my eyes focused on the tiny, red velvety, precisely-stitched “Queen of Pomegranates” in an ornate frame, near a colorful group of small purses meant to protect that ever-present phone ...

The exhibit also includes an

assortment of fine crafts — ceramics, jewelry and glass — and will run through Nov. 6.

The juror was watercolorist and teacher Dan Marshall, who is nationally recognized for his fine paintings. Visitors to the gallery should look to the left of the entry door for an example of his subtly-colored artwork. He has published several books on technique and is a highlyskilled painter, using a difficult medium.

A mixed media piece called “The Community” by member Bobbi Shupe hangs by the stairway up to the platform, with subtle colors and composition, and we will include awardwinners in a future article, since Marshall had just returned from California travel and had not yet decided on them when we visited on Oct. 11.

Of particular note: Carole Broere’s “Falling Leaves,” a sculptural ceramic work, enhanced by Raku technique, an ancient Japanese way of treating/firing clay, which adds a metallic glow that changes as one walks around it. Almost hypnotizing! Broere also exhibits a pair of ceramic masks in the back room that merit attention.

While enjoying the back-room space, note paintings on the wall by Bonella Hererra and jewelry by Christine Johnson. Both are named “Artist of the Month”

by fellow guild members. (In past years, there was only one “Artist of the Month,” but LFAG members have decided to name two, offering extra recognition to different skills.)

On the baggage platform in the front room and on the floor of the rear room, there are large round racks, filled with beautifully designed colored notecards by guild members. These are a real pleasure to use for all sorts of greetings and are a small gift to the recipient in each case. Pick out a handful for family and friends and bypass the drugstore and grocery racks.

Dan Marshall said his “work is greatly influenced by living in the American West.” He is currently based in Denver, although he grew up on the East Coast and has lived in California. He teaches for art groups across the country and has been featured in Southwest Art, Watercolor Artist, American Art Collector and Plein Air Magazine.

IF YOU GO

The Depot Art Gallery is located at 2069 W. Powers Ave., northwest of the old courthouse on Littleton Boulevard. It is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free and exhibits change every month to six weeks.

“The Community,” a mixed media/photo collage by Bobbi Shupe, is included in the new exhibit, “Americana,” at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

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Honey-loving bear coming to stage

Newman Center Presents is a varied program of entertainment through the season at the University of Denver, and will include a new musical about Winniethe-Pooh on Nov. 11-13 in the Gates Concert Hall. The notice I have says “Various Times” so I think a call to the box office is in order for potential attendees: 303-871-7720. It is by the Sherman Brothers and is a Broadway musical based on the Disney version of this beloved story, with “spectacular puppets.” 2344 E. Iliff Ave., newmancenterpresents.com.

Stories on Stage Stories on Stage — professional actors reading stories for an audience of grown-ups — will next offer “Modern Times” with Buntport Theater performers at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Tesoro lecture

Tesoro Historic Lecture Series’ next presentation is “The Night the Stars Fell” with Ron Hranac discussing “What is a Meteor” in connection with a meteor shower seen at Bent’s Fort on Nov. 12, 1833, as the Plains Indians thought it might be the end of the world. Dinner lecture at the Fort, 19192 Morrison Road, Morrison. $80 non-members, $70 Tesoro members. 303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter.org.

Own An Original

The 57th annual “Own an Original’ thematic fine art competition will

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run from Nov. 4 through Dec. 31 at the Littleton Museum, with a theme of “Labyrinth.” Juror is Molly Casey. More on this soon.

DMNS New at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. — “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon” with more than 100 artifacts from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s archives. Make footprints on a virtual moon, climb aboard a lunar rover model in a multi-sensory exhibit. See dmns. org.

Oil painting techniques

Cliff Austin teaches oil painters special techniques on how to paint from photographs. Heritage Fine Arts guild hosts this class at the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1509 W. Littleton Blvd. Cost: $35 Heritage Guild members, $50 for non-members. Limited to 20 students. For details, see heritageguild.com and select Current Workshops. Oil painters only.

Miners Alley

Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington, Golden, announced its 2023 season: Jan. 27-March 5, “The Great American Musical.”; March 31-April 23: “I Hate Hamlet”; May

19-June 11: “The Oldest Boy: A Play in Three Ceremonies”; Aug. 11-Sept. 17: “Avenue Q: the Musical”; Oct. 13Nov. 5: “The Cherry Orchard”; Nov. 24-Dec. 31: “A Christmas Story.”

Littleton musical

“Newsies” is the next musical to appear at Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, opening Nov. 17 and playing through Dec. 29. Special benefit for the Denver Actors Fund will be Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. See townhallartscenter.org.

Christmas show

Also in the Newman Center Presents series at the University of Denver: “Damien Sneed’s Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey” on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. See newmancenterpresents.com.

Camp Christmas

Coming to Lakewood: “Camp Christmas” at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. From Nov. 17 to Dec. 24, concocted by the clever Lonnie Hanzon. Tickets: denvercenter.org, 303-893-6030.

Estate Planning Awareness Month

October is upon us! Which means pumpkin spice lattes, apple cider, skeletons, ghosts, and Estate Planning! That’s right, its Estate Planning Awareness Month. Each year during the month of October we remind our community how important it is to ensure that your Estate Planning Goals are met.

One of the most common things amongst all client worries is centered around Probate. So, what is Probate?

Probate is the judicial process in which your Will is “proven” in court, and the court gives its stamp of approval. These are known as the Letters Testamentary. Probate typically occurs in the County of the State in which you reside. The Executor is the person that is then appointed by your Will to wrap or up administer the Will. This sounds well and good, but Probate can be a disaster for many. Below are a few things to remember.

LEADERSHIP MATTERS

As your County Commissioner, Abe has worked hard with you to make a positive impact in our community.

A few of his achievements include:

Balanced budget - zero debt

Approved the largest tax cut in the history of Douglas County returning millions back to citizens

Kept Douglas County free and open during COVID

Advocated for the economy, public safety, mental health, and your constitutional rights

Protected natural resources - introduced wildfire initiative and support preservation of open spaces, parks, trails, and historic resources

Paid for by the Committee to Elect Abe Laydon. Registered agent Marge Klein.

1) To start off, a Probate in the State of Colorado must be open for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 36 months.

2) Creditors to the Estate must be notified of someone’s passing.

3) Everything in the decedent’s name at the time of their death must go through probate.

4) Only the elected or appointed Personal Representative/Fiduciary has the legal authority to begin administering the Estate.

These things can be extremely difficult to remember, and even more difficult for your fiduciary to handle. Not only is the fiduciary dealing with the stress of the court, but they are likely grieving from the loss of a loved one as well.

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A musical stage adaptation of “Winnie-the-Pooh” is coming to Newman Center at the University of Denver.

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Castle Rock candidates discuss development, homelessness, public safety

Four hopefuls take part in Chamber of Commerce event

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A debate between candidates for Castle Rock Town Council focused on how the town should handle future development and the impacts of its growth, including homelessness and expanding services.

The Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce hosted four of the five town council candidates for a moderated debate on Oct. 6 at the Sturm Collaboration Campus.

Running in District 5 is incumbent Caryn Johnson and candidates Caryn Ann Harlos and Max Brooks. In District 3, incumbent Kevin Bracken and candidate Dean Legatski are running.

Legatski told Colorado Community Media he was unable to attend the Chamber’s debate because he was traveling.

Multiple questions at the debate asked candidates how they think the town should handle

continuing growth, whether that be already entitled properties or future development.

Bracken and Johnson, both incumbents, gave details about how the council has approached recent projects, such as requir-

ing impact fees and working with developers to downsize projects.

Johnson said she is interested in finding a stable source of revenue for town services, such as police and fire, which are currently mostly funded by sales tax.

“While (impact fees) pay for capital improvement projects, they do not fund the additional increase in operations needed for our town services,” she said,

Mayor Jason Gray is up for reelection in 2022 but is running unopposed and did not take part in the Oct. 6 debate.

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noting that she doesn’t have a specific tax or fee in mind.

Brooks also said he would work with builders to make future growth align with the town, while noting that property rights limit how town council can respond.

Harlos said government should have a small role in development, but did note growth should pay for the additional burden on services.

“I can tell you that I’m a free market person. I do not believe in a great deal of central planning and I believe in government

empowering people and getting out of their way.”

Harlos also pledged to never vote to raise taxes, saying Castle Rock’s tax burden is already too high.

Brooks said he agreed that the tax burden in Castle Rock is high and he’d be hesitant to increase it, but noted the importance of maintaining public safety at the same time.

“We need to make sure we have enough law enforcement on the streets and enough fire responders to take care of our growing community,” he said. “However, you’ve got to stay out of our pockets to do that. These things have always historically been paid by sales tax, so we cannot being going to the residents of

Castle Rock and saying ‘hey, give us more money.’”

Johnson reiterated her view that public safety services need a more reliable revenue source than sales tax.

“As we know, sales tax revenue gets effected by economic downturns, economic downturns mean other projects in town get hit,” she said. “So finding a longterm solution to a stable revenue source for our police and firefighters is very important for our long-term security in town.”

Responding to questions about homelessness, Bracken, Brooks and Johnson were adamant that they didn’t support a shelter in town and said Castle Rock lacked the resources to support homelessness services.

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Only Harlos said she would consider a shelter, particularly if a local religious organization or nonprofit wanted to develop and manage it. She also said she would support services for the homeless in town.

“In proportion to our size, we should have services for people in need,” she said. “I think we need to enable charities and private organizations to step in because the cold face of government is not the best answer for people in need.”

Candidates also answered questions about securing water for Castle Rock, changing the town ordinance on lewdness, and their thoughts on the redevelopment of downtown, as well as giving opening and closing statements.

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occurred Sept. 18

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two adult males have been taken into custody with charges related to shots being fired into multiple homes in Centennial on Sept. 18, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release on Oct. 12.

Investigators previously asked for help finding the person, or people, who fired gunshots into multiple homes near East Progress Circle and South Flanders Court in Centennial around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 18.

According to the news release,

Arrests have been made in a Centennial gunfire incident.

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Whenever you are outside and you notice a piece of trash, please stop and dispose of it properly. What isn’t collected today is picked up in the next rainstorm and sent directly to the nearest creek. From the moment this small piece of trash enters our waterways, it is responsible for a tremendous amount of damage. By developing habits such as securing loads in open vehicles and keeping lids closed on trash bins, you help minimize litter scattered by wind and rain.

Local stormwater agencies are teaming together to bring you this message. We take this so seriously that we posted this ad rather than send you more garbage in the mail. One thing is clear: our creeks, rivers and lakes depend on you.

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justice, activist — curriculum here in the schools,” board member Mike Peterson said.

He added that the district’s curriculum follows state standards.

Another claim from opponents that raised concern among board members involved characterizations of the mill levy override.

A claim in the TABOR book said the mill levy override cost would be added on top of any future assessed home values. Kane said that is not true. The cost is expected to be roughly $52 per year for each $100,000 of current assessed home value.

Another opposition comment claims the district will use some of the $450 million in bond money, should voters pass the measure, for operating costs or current expenses. Kane called that a misrepresentation

of the district’s budget and emphasized that the expenses outlined in the bond are future capital investments.

“Those capital investments are not within our current capacity or our current plans,” Kane said. “(The capital investments) are covered if the bond passes and only if the bond passes.”

It’s unclear who wrote or submitted the comments. Per the county’s regulations, only registered voters within the district are allowed to submit comments for the TABOR book to a designated election official. From there, the clerk’s office compiles and publishes the guide.

Colorado Community Media has filed a request under the Colorado Open Records Act with the county clerk for the for-and-against information about the school district issues used in TABOR book.

The school district did not write any comments either for or against the ballot measures, Kane said.

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EDITOR’S COLUMN

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I have seen plenty of social media posts and PSAs circulating with phone numbers and websites about how the victims can get help. In seeing them – I am always glad they are there. However, there is also this twinge of pain. There are strong moments of sadness for me and I’m sure others in the same boat. You see, many of us have a family member or friend who may be victims of domestic violence, but the phone numbers and websites mean nothing because they do not use them.

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I am talking about the men and women who may be in an abusive situation but they continually decide to stay, take it and suffer.

For family members and friends watching this happen we too suffer. We all know we would step in and help at the drop of a hat. We all hold our breath as we know that one day we will get the call saying things went too far and the person we love is hurt or dead.

Sound harsh? It is harsh. It sounds that way because it is reality. We know that all the efforts to talk sense are falling to the wayside and we often lose the small battles to the abuser who, for reasons we cannot figure, continues to win the war.

Statistics provided by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence say this about victims:

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. One in four women and one in nine men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, posttraumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner. Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries.

According to SafeLives, an organization aimed at ending domestic violence, it can take years for a victim to even seek help. And when they do seek help for that first time, it likely ends with a phone call but could take another year or more for the victim to be serious.

On average, SafeLives estimates that a victim can be hurt physically 50 times or more before thinking about getting help.

Domestic violence has a far-reaching affect on so many lives and our communities. For those who have to stand on the sidelines because legally there is nothing you can do – I feel for all of you. I say be strong and never lose hope.

We all have to believe that a good outcome is possible.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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Can we handle the truth?

She vacillated for months. Her boss was micromanaging everything that she and her team were doing. Never satisfied with anything that was produced by anyone on the team, her boss felt compelled to change even the smallest of details. It was a blind spot for the leader for sure, and unfortunately demoralizing to the entire team.

When she found what she thought was the right opportunity to discuss this blind spot with her boss, hoping it would make a change, she unfortunately found herself on the receiving end of even tighter scrutiny and micromanagement, eventually ending in her termination.

He was experiencing some erosion of trust with his friend. The friend began acting and behaving in a way that was outside their normal behavior. As the behavior became increasingly amplified, he began wondering what the truth was and what were lies any time that his friend shared a story. He invited his friend to meet for breakfast one morning to talk about it.

Defensiveness was their shield. His friend took offense at what was being shared, so much so that they got up and left. As he sat their wondering if he had made the right call to bring this change in behavior to his friend of more than 20 years, his first feeling was regret. That feeling quickly gave way to relief as he knew the conversation had to happen. To this day they have not spoken, and the hopes are that his friend has made some changes in their life, wherever they may be today.

There was a deep family secret. Something that was held onto for a very long time. So many opportunities to get the skeleton out of the closet, yet too many excuses about why it was never the right time. Then one day the truth was shared, the skeleton set free from its chains. Thinking that finally the air would be cleared, knowing it might take time for the family and friends to understand, they believed all would eventually be OK and the sins of

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the past forgiven. It was not to be, not yet anyway. The truth and pain were too much. Those secrets hidden for so long brought too much current-day pain.

The truth will set us free. For those of us hearing the truth, I guess sometimes it depends on if we are ready to handle the truth. For those delivering the truth, it truly is freedom.

How often have we wished we could say exactly what is on our mind? Probably more than we can count on our fingers and toes. We remain quiet, but why? Political correctness? Maybe we don’t want to hurt a family member, friend, peer or employer. The issue could be so white-hot that anything we say will possibly be misconstrued and the tables turned on us. We might stay quiet because we fear being canceled, shut out, unfriended or blocked on social media.

Here’s the real question, as the examples above were about real people who shared their stories and experienced negative repercussions. The question is, the title of this column, can we handle the truth? We live in a world of chaos, corruption, and lies. Chaos, corruption, and lies that companies, politicians, television, social media and people will justify because they believe it is for our greater good. Is it? Is it really? We cannot manage what we do not know. Maybe it’s not our place to manage it anyway. But we all want the truth. Can we handle it?

Who is the arbiter of truth? For me, I find it through my faith, as it is the way, the truth, and the life. Even for my many, many sins of the past, by the way probably the record holder of sins, I know that the truth comes from one source, our God. I would love to hear your story of handling the truth at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can get to a place where we can handle the truth, no matter how hard it is, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Business exit planning crucial

The way we conduct business after COVID has changed forever. Business owners continue to struggle to find good employees and customers in this new “flex” work world.

One of the biggest challenges continues to be consolidation and business closures. However, few are prepared for these changes.

Maybe you were a fan of Banana Republic downtown, or Echo Lake Gift Shop and Lodge Restaurant.

Perhaps you purchased a car from Rocky’s Autos or furniture from Larrabee’s over the last 40 years.

There are hundreds of well-known, longstanding businesses shuttering. It could be a COVID hangover, or higher rents and a labor shortage.

Or you could be part of the mass of baby boomers wanting to retire and transition their business.

This is why the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for symposium

I just finished reading your story about the Senior Safety Symposium in Englewood on Sept. 21. It was a very well written article partially explaining why the Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society joined with the City of Englewood, Parks, Recreation and Library to create the symposium.

Our railroad society feels we need to be involved with any community we are in, regardless if it is railroadoriented or not. The symposium has proved popular in Englewood as the attendance has increased and we have had a lot of positive feedback. It is our hope that this event will be a continuous occurrence for many years to come. We also hope to see this expand to other towns in Colorado.

I would like to give credit to those whose help ensured the success of the program. First, Cheryl Adamson who worked tirelessly for both of the years of the symposiums. She was the guiding influence for the quality of the speakers and the topics presented. Sadly she moved on to another job a week prior to the symposium. We wish her the very best in the future and know she will be a great success.

Shelly Fitz-Pelley did a yeoman’s job of filling the void left with Cheryl’s departure. If it wasn’t for Shelly the way the presentations were presented would not have been half as interesting as they were. Filling in for the vacancy created by Cheryl’s departure would have been a difficult task at best for anyone, but Shelly did a credible and noteworthy job of overseeing the presentations.

The volunteers who helped answer questions and assist the patrons made the symposium a friendly and welcoming event. Allison Boyd, Michelle Smith, Sheri Crabtree, Ida May Nicholl and Bonnie Gehringer deserve a lot of the credit for the casual and relaxed atmosphere.

Allison Boyd is to be thanked for allowing the city’s participation for these last few years. Without her assistance

Exit Planning Institute launched a Business Owner Readiness Survey to help business owners determine how to exit from their business. This survey indicated that 70% of respondents would like to sell in 10 years, referred to as the “Silver Tsunami.”

It is always better to plan and be prepared then find out in a lurch that your lease is not being renewed or your talent pool has gone off to find themselves. Entrepreneurs are a different breed. They eat, sleep, and breathe their business 24/7. It is a life choice but also a life cycle that eventually comes to an end.

“Having a plan to transition prior to an exit enables the owner to unlock the wealth of the business and create the future and legacy a business owner envisioned,” Robert Lee, CFP explained. Lee is involved with the Exit Planning Institute where they help businesses prepare an exit strategy. The recent survey results from the Business Owner Readiness Survey state that:

Seventy percent of companies put on the market today fail. Six in 10 respondents indicated that they had no exit planning advice or educa-

the Senior Safety Symposium might not have happened.

A thank you to all the merchants who supported the symposium with door prizes. Hopefully there will be another one next year. For senior safety is the main reason for these symposiums.

Jim Jordan. President, Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society Englewood Don’t stand with Democrats

In response to the “Stand with Democrats” letter that ran Oct. 6:

Biden is the worst president we’ve ever had. I guess people that vote for Democrats don’t like $2 gas, low inflation, low unemployment, telling the truth or secure borders. Biden walked into low inflation, low gas prices, energy independence and open schools, but he and his party had to screw everything up.

Over 2.5 million migrants have illegally entered through our southern border with nearly 1 million “got aways.” They travel hundreds of miles with a plastic bag and most are single, military age males. Where are they all going? We know it’s not Martha’s Vineyard because the migrants who were sent there were bused out quickly. New York and D.C. have done but complain about the migrants, yet they are “sanctuary cities.” Speaking of New York and other big blue cities, violent crime has risen nearly 40%, yet the Democrats want to “defund,” vote radical Soros DAs into office and take away U.S. citizens’ guns.

Inflation and high gas prices are not worldwide problems, they are now but since day 1 in office gas prices and inflation have risen. We went from a country that was energy independent with hundreds of years in reserve, to a country that now begs Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for barrels of gas. I could go on and on about the wrongs of the current administration, and as long as people vote for lies they’ll stay in office.

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tion. And 68% were either unsure or didn’t know of the transition options available to them. Lee further stated, “When business owners connect the concept that an exit strategy is a business strategy, they are more likely to embrace their decision to transition.”

Business owners find it challenging to be personally ready to transition. Owners often struggle to envision life after the business while focusing on growing their business. When asked in the survey “how ready the owner considered themselves personally for a major transition of their company,” 84% of the respondents said they were below average, or they were not ready at all for their personal transition from their company.

It is crucial for business owners to integrate business planning with personal and financial planning to increase the likelihood that their exit will be successful.

The Exit Planning Institute encourages business owners to take a holistic and focused approach to align the critical elements necessary to prepare for transition. Steps can include:

• Learn about the options on how to transition a business.

• Obtain a business valuation.

• Envision the next phase of your life.

• Establish an advisory team with your CPA, attorney, and financial advisor.

There is usually a better success rate and smooth succession when you have time to plan, choose your advisors and develop your successors. No one likes an emergency exit. Planning ahead will help in your day-to-day operations as well as give you a roadmap to guide you through the next steps.

There are resources to help you improve your readiness and advisors to help with financial reviews and valuations. Now is the time to prepare for your own future, even if it is many years away. You don’t want to be caught off-guard, and not be able to protect your legacy, family, and employees.

Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

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Designs from 15 creators being unveiled this fall

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Painter and muralist Eli Pillaert, a New Orleans native, spent a part of her formative years working as a Colorado ski instructor, teaching kids at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort.

But it was the summers spent hiking around the area that left her inspired.

“This one plant, the mountain mahogany, kept popping up. It’s so beautiful. It has spiraling pieces with little fluffy bits on them,” Pillaert said.

So, when she was selected by Adams County’s Cultural Arts Division to help bring some color to county open spaces, that’s where she looked.

“It’s local flora and fauna. It’s something that people see and could connect with. It’s exactly why I went with this design,” she said.

Pillaert is one of 15 national artists who are having their designs unveiled across Adams County this fall.

But it’s not a gallery show and you don’t need tickets to see any of them. All you need is a little time and some decent walking shoes.

Pillaert’s design, featuring long swooping branches and colorful fluff, is now a part of the county’s Clear Creek Trail at Twin Lakes Park, along 70th Avenue just west of Broadway.

Other designs featuring other artists and their inspirations are spread across the county’s trail system — not on the walls or entrances to tunnels but on the trails themselves.

It’s part of the county’s “Love Your Trails” series. Adams County is about halfway through the series, bringing colorful murals and designs highlighting the county’s natural resources and environment to those walking paths.

“Adams County has been dedicated to the arts for quite a while now,” said Adams County Cultural Arts Liaison Zoe Ocampo.

Adams County started its parks and open space Cultural Arts Division within the Arts and Cultural Department in 2019. Ocampo said arts and culture are part of a vision for Adams County to expand public art in its communities that

calls for increased spending on displays everyone can enjoy.

“It won’t just be new buildings, it will be parks, trails and also all different kinds of projects throughout the county that are deemed eligible,” she said.

Choosing 15

Ocampo said that 50 artists from around the country applied to be part of the Love Your Trails project. The county’s Visual Arts Commission, a nine-member board of community volunteers, selected the final 15.

Pillaert said the artists were given the opportunity to include the community in the project. Hers is the only one of the eight completed so far that did that.

“The community element is part of organizing the mural so that it can be painted by the community,” Pillaert said. “It’s something that’s really near and dear to my heart. It’s something that’s really cool to see people connect through art.”

South Florida’s Stephanie Leyden made her mural theme of the four seasons. It’s also located on the Clear Creek Trail along Tennyson Street and north of 54th Avenue.

She painted summer elements transitioning into fall, winter, and spring and added designs she associated with the state — butterflies flying, animal tracks, wildflowers and changing colors of leaves as they have blown off the trees.

“It’s something we don’t have in South Florida. The seasons are here, they’re just not as obvious,” Leyden said. “With each season, I painted four butterflies, four leaves, four types of animal tracks and four wildflowers. It was fun.”

Leah Nguyen is from Seattle and her mural was more specific.

Called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO,” it’s located in Bennett’s Civic Center Park off of South Street.

Nguyen’s patterns depict small-town life, farmers growing corn, sunflowers, hay and wheat in the surrounding areas. The patterns connect generations of families to preserve the town’s history.

“I created the Community Vision pattern to provide support for communities that are doing the difficult work of excavating their histories, having dialogues and taking actions toward reconciliation, healing old wounds, and visioning new ways to come together and collaboratively thrive,” Nguyen said. “The pattern makes sense there at Bennett City Hall, which holds space for visionary civic work and community building conversations.”

Di erent perspectives

Northampton, Massachusetts artist Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals

Leah Nguyen’s mural is called “Community Vision: Bennett, CO.” COURTESY PHOTOS

Kerry Cesen illustrating the smallest species.

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for Looking Inward.” It’s located in Strasburg Community Park. Her mural is an illusion of depth and volume occupying space in a two-dimensional surface with color that is expressive.

“I had this idea for a path coming across these portals or ovals reflecting the night sky with colorful Candy Land-like pathways that flow in and out of the portals as if they were going underneath the path and coming up the other side to give a sense of playfulness and movement,” Carlino said. “I love this idea of moving through space and coming across something that makes you take pause, and in that pause you can reflect.”

Traveling artist Kerry Cesen went small with his work. He said he lives in several places, including Maryland, Oregon and Washington state. His mural continues along the Clear Creek trail and is located just west of Lowell Boulevard along West 55th Place.

Cesen dives into the roots of the smallest species as though you are looking through a microscope. He illustrates the natural world beneath our feet.

“It emphasizes the interactions between plants, animals, aquatic life, and fungal growth,” Cesen said. “Several magnified areas within the design allow us a deeper glimpse into the micro-world, where scientific research and design techniques help inform viewers about some of the smaller parts that make up the whole.”

Clearwater, Florida artist Beth Warmath’s mural is inspired by the Colorado landscape and two notable flowers: Sunflowers in the fields and the Colorado columbine.

“I love nature and its perfect beauty, so I challenge myself to recreate it larger

than life. I draw from actual objects so I used the surrounding landscape for my inspiration,” Warmath said. “I was happy to see wildlife in its natural habitat such as fox, elk, chipmunks and bison.”

Paz de la Calzada is originally from Spain but has lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 18 years. Calzada’s mural is located at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton near the South Platte River. It’s an abstract design that keeps flowing, intertwining with the landscape and river.

“The landscape inspired me with the color of green flowing with nature and the color of blue metaphor flowing with the river both intersecting together, and both need each other water needs nature and nature needs water,” Calzada said.

Milwaukee artist Theresa Sahar researched the Adams County area and learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado. That became the centerpiece of her mural, which is located along the South Platte Trail just east of Riverdale Dunes Golf Course and the county’s Fishing is Fun Pond. It features a realistically rendered fish leaping off of the trail.

“I’ve done some anamorphic (3D) chalk art pieces in downtown Milwaukee and decided it would be a fun and interesting addition to the Love Your Trails project,” Sahar said.

Adams County’s Ocampo said the remaining murals should be finished this fall, at least before the snow falls. The additional artists selected to work on their mural scheduled for painting are Toni Ardizzone, Sofi Ramiez, Wes Abarca, Keeley Hertzel, Eye Cough, Angela Beloian and Julio Juls Mendoza.

For more information about the artist and mapping location to see the artist’s trail mural, visit: adcogov.org/ cultural-arts-current-projects.

To learn about more projects and its process, visit the call-for-entry website at adcogov.org/call-for-entry.

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Stephanie Leyden’s mural has a theme of four seasons.

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Theresa Sahar learned that trout fishing is a popular sport in Colorado.

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Kim Carlino calls her mural “Portals for Looking Inward.” COURTESY PHOTO

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After further investigation, investigators found probable cause for arrest warrants for “two of the males involved,” the sheriff’s offi ce said in the release.

On Oct. 11, investigators conducted surveillance on one of the suspect’s homes and “saw the two individuals enter the suspected vehicle used in the original shooting and drive away,” the sheriff’s offi ce said in the release.

Investigators and patrol deputies conducted a “high-risk stop on the car” and took the two males into custody, according to the news release.

The suspects were transported to the Arapahoe County Detention Center and booked on the following charges:

• Criminal attempt murder in the fi rst degree, Class 2 felony

• Menacing, Class 5 felony

• Illegal discharge of a fi rearm, Class 5 felony

• Criminal mischief, Class 6 felony

• Prohibited use of a weapon, Class 1 misdemeanor

• Reckless endangerment, Class 2 misdemeanor

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Offi ce will not share any further information about the case at this time because the investigation is ongoing, according to the release.

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2022 Statewide Ballot Issues

The Colorado Constitution (Article V, Section 1(7.3)) requires the Colorado Legislative Council to publish the ballot title and legal text of each statewide ballot measure.

A “YES/FOR” vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a “NO/AGAINST” vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances.

Amendment D

New 23rd Judicial District Judges

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot pur poses only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado constitution. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado constitution below was referred to the voters because it passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning judges of the newly created twenty-third judicial district, and, in connection therewith, directing the governor to designate judges from the eighteenth judicial district to serve the remainder of their terms in the twenty-third judicial district and requiring a judge so designated to establish residency within the twenty-third judicial district?

Text of Measure:

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

SECTION1. At the election held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state constitution:

In the constitution of the state of Colorado, section 10 of article VI, add (5) as follows:

Section 10. Judicial districts - district judges - repeal.

(5) Pursuant to the creation of the twenty-third judicial district, no later than November 30, 2024, the governor shall designate district judges from the eighteenth judicial district to serve as district judges in the twenty-third judicial district. No later than January 7, 2025, each district judge designated pursuant to this section shall establish residence in the twenty-third judicial district. Each district judge designated pursuant to this section, at the completion of the last term for which the judge was last elected or appointed, is eligible to seek retention in the twenty-third judicial district. A vacancy in any judicial office in the twenty-third judicial district occurring after January 7, 2025, shall be filled as provided in section 20 (1) of this article VI.

SECTION2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either “Yes/For” or “No/Against” on the following ballot title: “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning judges of the newly created twentythird judicial district, and, in connection therewith, directing the governor to designate judges from the eighteenth judicial district to serve the remainder of their terms in the twenty-third judicial district and requiring a judge so designated to establish residency within the twenty-third judicial district?”

SECTION3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors voting on the ballot title vote “Yes/For”, then the amendment will become part of the state constitution.

Amendment E Extend Homestead Exemption to Gold Star Spouses

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot pur poses only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado constitution. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado constitution below was referred to the voters because it passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the extension of the property tax exemption for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans to the surviving spouse of a United States armed forces service member who died in the line of duty or veteran whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease?

Text of Measure:

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

SECTION1. At the election held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state constitution:

In the constitution of the state of Colorado, section 3.5 of article X, add (1)(d) and (1.7) as follows:

Section 3.5. Homestead exemption for qualifying senior citizens, disabled veterans, and surviving spouses receiving dependency indemnity compensationdefinition. (1) For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2002, fifty percent of the first two hundred thousand dollars of actual value of residential real property, as defined by law, that, as of the assessment date, is owner-occupied and is used as the primary residence of the owner-occupier shall be exempt from property taxation if: (d) For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2023, only, the owner-occupier, as of the assessment date, is an eligible spouse.

(1.7) As used in this section, “eligible spouse” means either a surviving spouse of a United States armed forces service member who died in the line of duty and received a death gratuity from the department of defense pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec. 1475 et seq. or a surviving spouse of a veteran whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs if the surviving spouse is receiving dependency indemnity compensation awarded by the United States department of veterans affairs pursuant to chapter 13 of part II of title 38 of the United States Code, chapter 5 of part I of title 38 of the United States Code, and any other applicable provision of federal law.

SECTION2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either “Yes/For” or “No/Against” on the following ballot title: “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the extension of the property tax exemption for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans to the surviving spouse of a United States armed forces service member who died in the line of duty or veteran whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease?”

SECTION3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors voting on the ballot title vote “Yes/For”, then the amendment will become part of the state constitution.

Amendment F Changes to Charitable Gaming Operations

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot pur poses only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado constitution. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado constitution below was referred to the voters because it passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the conduct of charitable gaming activities, and, in connection therewith, allowing managers and operators to be paid and repealing the required period of a charitable organization’s continuous existence before obtaining a charitable gaming license?

Text of Measure:

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

SECTION1. At the election held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state constitution:

In the constitution of the state of Colorado, section 2 of article XVIII, amend (2), (4)(c), and (6) as follows:

Section2. Lotteries prohibited - exceptions - repeal.

(2) No game of chance pursuant to this subsection (2) and subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall be conducted by any person, firm, or organization, unless a license as provided for in this subsection (2) has been issued to the firm or organization conducting such games of chance.

The secretary of state shall, upon application therefor for a license on such forms as shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and upon the payment of an annual fee as determined by the general assembly, issue a license for the conducting of such games of chance to any bona fide chartered branch or lodge or chapter of a national or state organization or to any bona fide religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, educational, voluntary firemen’s, or veterans’ organization which that operates without profit to its members and which that is registered with the secretary of state and has been in existence continuously for a period of five three years immediately prior to the making of said its application for such the license or, on and after January 1, 2025, for such period as the general assembly may establish under subsection (5) of this section, and has had during the entire five-year period of its existence a dues-paying membership engaged in carrying out the objects of said corporation or organization, such license to expire at the end of each calendar year in which it was issued.

(4) Such games of chance shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(c)(I) No person may receive any remuneration or profit in excess of the applicable minimum wage for participating in the management or operation of any such game.

(II) This subsection (4)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.

(6)(a) The enforcement of this section shall be under such official or department of government of the state of Colorado as the general assembly shall provide.

(b) This section does not require or authorize the secretary of state to receive or review claims concerning employee wages or compensation, including tax claims, or other associated labor, employment, or contractual matters.

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SECTION2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either “Yes/For” or “No/Against” on the following ballot title: “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the conduct of charitable gaming activities, and, in connection therewith, allowing managers and operators to be paid and repealing the required period of a charitable organization’s continuous existence before obtaining a charitable gaming license?”

SECTION3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors voting on the ballot title vote “Yes/For”, then the amendment will become part of the state constitution.

Proposition FF Healthy School Meals for All

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot pur poses only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was referred to the voters because it passed by a majority vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.

Ballot Title:

SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $100,727,820 ANNUALLY BY A CHANGE TO THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES THAT, TO SUPPORT HEALTHY MEALS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCREAS ES STATE TAXABLE INCOME ONLY FOR INDIVID UALS WHO HAVE FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME OF $300,000 OR MORE BY LIMITING ITEMIZED OR STAN DARD STATE INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS TO $12,000 FOR SINGLE TAX RETURN FILERS AND $16,000 FOR JOINT TAX RETURN FILERS, AND, IN CON NECTION THEREWITH, CREATING THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL MEALS TO STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROVIDING GRANTS FOR PARTICIPAT ING SCHOOLS TO PURCHASE COLORADO GROWN, RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS, TO INCREASE WAGES OR PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO PREPARE AND SERVE SCHOOL MEALS, AND TO CREATE PARENT AND STUDENT ADVISORY COM MITTEES TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO ENSURE SCHOOL MEALS ARE HEALTHY AND APPEALING TO ALL STUDENTS; AND CREATING A PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING COLORADO FOOD PRODUCTS AND PREPARING SCHOOL MEALS USING BASIC NUTRI TIOUS INGREDIENTS WITH MINIMAL RELIANCE ON PROCESSED PRODUCTS?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 2 to article 82.9 of title 22 as follows:

PART 2

HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM 22-82.9-201. Short title. The short title of this part 2 is the “Healthy School Meals for All Act”. 22-82.9-202. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) No Colorado child should experience hunger, and every public school student should benefit from access to healthy, locally procured, and freshly prepared meals during the school day;

(b) Healthy school meals are necessary for all students for effective learning, and Colorado’s investment in education should include healthy school meals for all students to support the

nourishment students need to achieve academic success;

(c) Access to healthy school meals should not cause stigma or stress for any student seeking an education;

(d) Colorado’s healthy school meals program should support Colorado’s food systems, including local farmers and ranchers;

(e) Colorado’s healthy school meals program must support students’ nutrition and provide quality meals to boost the health and well-being of Colorado students;

(f) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States department of agriculture eased program restrictions to allow free meals to continue to be available to all students universally, ensuring that all students facing hunger had access to food while in school; and

(g) Now that strategies exist to prevent hunger for all students during the school day, it is imperative that the state embrace these strategies to move toward the goal of ending child hunger.

(2) The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best interests of the students of Colorado and their families to enact the healthy school meals for all program to provide free meals in public schools for all students.

22-82.9-203.  Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Colorado grown, raised, or processed products” means all fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy products, except liquid milk, grown, raised, or produced in Colorado and minimally processed products or value-added processed products that meet the standards for the Colorado proud designation, as established by the Colorado department of agriculture, even if the product does not have the Colorado proud designation.

(2) “Community eligibility provision” means the federal program created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1759a (a)(1) (F) that allows school districts to choose to receive federal special assistance payments for school meals in exchange for providing free school meals to all students enrolled in all or selected schools of the school district.

(3) “Department” means the department of education created in section 24-1-115.

(4) “Eligible meal” means a lunch or breakfast that meets the nutritional requirements specified in 7 CFR 210.10, or successor regulations, for the national school lunch program or the national school breakfast program.

(5) “Federal free reimbursement rate” means the free reimbursement rate set by the United States department of agriculture for meals that qualify for reimbursement under the national school breakfast program and the national school lunch program.

(6) “Identified student percentage” means the percentage of a public school’s or school district’s student enrollment who are certified as eligible for free meals based on documentation of benefit receipt or categorical eligibility as described in 7 CFR 245.6, or successor regulations.

(7) “Minimally processed products” means raw or frozen fabricated products; products that retain their inherent character, such as shredded carrots

or diced onions; and dried products, such as beans, but does not include any products that are heated, cooked, or canned.

(8) “National school breakfast program” means the federal school breakfast program created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1773.

(9) “National school lunch program” means the federal school lunch program created in the “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.

(10) “Participating school food authority” means a school food authority that chooses to participate in the healthy school meals for all program.

(11) “Program” means the healthy school meals for all program created in section 22-82.9-204.

(12) “School food authority” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-32-120 (8).

(13) “State board” means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.

(14) “Value-added processed products” means products that are altered from their unprocessed or minimally processed state through preservation techniques, including cooking, baking, or canning. 22-82.9-204. Healthy school meals for all program - created - rules. (1)(a) There is created in the department the healthy school meals for all program through which each school food authority that chooses to participate in the program:

(I) Offers eligible meals, without charge, to all students enrolled in the public schools served by the participating school food authority that participate in the national school lunch program or national school breakfast program;

(II) Receives reimbursement for the meals as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section;

(III) Is eligible to receive a local food purchasing grant pursuant to section 22-82.9-205, subject to subsection (4)(b) of this section;

(IV) Is eligible to receive funding pursuant to section 22-82.9-206 to increase wages or provide stipends for individuals whom the participating school food authority employs to directly prepare and serve food for school meals, subject to subsection (4)(b) of this section; and

(V) Is eligible to receive assistance through the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program pursuant to section 2282.9-207, subject to subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(b) The amount of the reimbursement provided through the program to each participating school food authority for each budget year is equal to the federal free reimbursement rate multiplied by the total number of eligible meals that the participating school food authority serves during the applicable budget year minus the total amount of reimbursement for eligible meals served during the applicable budget year that the participating school food authority receives pursuant to the national school breakfast program, the national school lunch program, sections 22-54-123 and 22-54-123.5, article 82.7 of this title 22, and part 1 of this article 82.9.

(c) The department shall develop procedures to allocate and disburse, beginning in the 202324 budget year, the money appropriated as

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reimbursements pursuant to this section among participating school food authorities each budget year in an equitable manner and in compliance with the requirements of the national school breakfast program and the national school lunch program.

(2) A school food authority that chooses to participate in the program must annually give notice of participation to the department as provided by rule of the state board. At a minimum, the notice must include evidence that the school food authority is participating in the community eligibility provision as required in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) If the United States department of agriculture creates the option for the state, as a whole, to participate in the community eligibility provision, the department shall participate in the option and shall work with school food authorities and the necessary state and local departments to collect data and implement the community eligibility provision statewide. Until such time as Colorado participates in the community eligibility provision as a state, each participating school food authority, as a condition of participating in the program, must maximize the amount of federal reimbursement by participating in the community eligibility provision for all schools that qualify for the community eligibility provision and that the participating school food authority serves.

(4)(a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this part 2, the department shall apply to the federal secretary of agriculture to participate in the demonstration project operated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1758 (b)(15) for direct certification for children receiving medicaid benefits, with the intent that the demonstration project is implemented statewide to the extent allowable under federal law. If the state is selected to participate in the demonstration project, the department shall comply with all of the requirements of the demonstration project, including entering into an agreement with the department of health care policy and financing to establish procedures by which a student may be certified, without further application, as meeting the eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price meals pursuant to the national school breakfast program and the national school lunch program based on information collected by the department of health care policy and financing in implementing the medicaid program.

(b) Implementation of sections 22-82.9-205 to 22-82.9207 is conditional upon the state of Colorado being certified to participate in the demonstration project for direct certification for children receiving medicaid benefits that is operated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1758 (b)(15).

(5) The state board shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the program, including rules to maximize the amount of federal funding available to implement the program.

22-82.9-205. Local food purchasing grant - amount -advisorycommittee-verificationofinvoices.

(1)(a) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, each participating school food authority that creates an advisory committee as described in subsection (3) of this section is eligible to receive a local food purchasing grant pursuant to this section to purchase Colorado grown, raised, or processed products.

(b) On or before August 1 of the first full budget

year in which this section is effective as provided in subsection (5) of this section and on or before August 1 of each budget year thereafter, each participating school food authority shall track and report to the department for the preceding budget year:

(I) The total amount spent in purchasing all products used in preparing meals and how much of that total was attributable to the local food purchasing grant the participating school food authority received; (II) The total amount spent to purchase Colorado grown, raised, or processed products and how much of that total was attributable to the local food purchasing grant the participating school food authority received;

(III) The total amount spent to purchase value-added processed products and how much of that total was attributable to the local food purchasing grant the participating school food authority received; and (IV) The total number of eligible meals the participating school food authority provided to students.

(2)(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2)(b) of this section, at the beginning of each budget year the department, subject to available appropriations, shall distribute to each participating school food authority that is eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this section the greater of five thousand dollars or an amount equal to twenty-five cents multiplied by the number of lunches that qualified as an eligible meal that the participating school food authority served to students in the preceding school year. The participating school food authority shall use the money received pursuant to this section to purchase only Colorado grown, raised, or processed products and as provided in subsection (3)(b) of this section and shall not use more than twenty-five percent of the amount received to purchase valueadded processed products. In addition, a school food authority may use up to ten percent of the money received pursuant to this section to pay allowable costs, as identified by rules of the state board, incurred in complying with this section.

(b) At the beginning of each budget year, each participating school food authority shall submit to the department an estimate of the amount it expects to spend to purchase Colorado grown, raised, or processed products for the budget year; a description of the items and amounts it expects to purchase; and a list of the suppliers from which it expects to purchase the items. If, based on the information provided, the department determines that a participating school food authority is unlikely to spend the full amount of the grant described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the department shall reduce the amount of the grant accordingly. The department shall distribute to other participating school food authorities that are eligible to receive grants pursuant to this section any amount that is retained pursuant to this subsection (2)(b). The department shall distribute the additional amounts to the participating school food authorities for which the grant amount calculated pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section is less than twenty-five thousand dollars, prioritized based on the highest identified student percentages and greatest financial need.

(3)(a) To receive a local food purchasing grant pursuant to this section, a participating school food

authority must establish an advisory committee made up of students and parents of students enrolled in the public schools served by the participating school food authority. In selecting students and parents to serve on the advisory committee, the participating school food authority shall ensure that the membership of the advisory committee reflects the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic demographics of the student population enrolled by the participating school food authority. The advisory committee shall advise the participating school food authority concerning the selection of foods to ensure that meals are culturally relevant, healthy, and appealing to all ages of the student population.

(b) A participating school food authority may use up to twelve percent of the amount received pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to support implementation of the advisory committee required in subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(4) The department shall annually require a selected group of participating school food authorities that received a grant pursuant to this section in the preceding budget year to submit to the department a representative sample of the invoices for the products purchased using the grant money. No later than September 1 of the second budget year in which this section is effective as provided in subsection (5) of this section, and no later than September 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall review the invoices to verify that the products purchased met the requirements specified in this section. If the department finds that a participating school food authority used a significant portion of the grant money, as determined by rule of the state board, to purchase products that did not meet the requirements of this section, the participating school food authority is ineligible to receive a grant pursuant to this section for the next budget year following the budget year in which the department completes the review.

(5) This section is effective beginning in the first full budget year after the state of Colorado is certified to participate in the federal demonstration project for direct certification for children receiving medicaid benefits as provided in section 22-82.9-204 (4) and begins including medicaid direct certification in determining school districts’ identified student percentages.

22-82.9-206. School meals food preparation and service employees - wage increase or stipend. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, in addition to the amounts received pursuant to sections 22-82.9-204 and 22-82.9-205, a participating school food authority may receive the greater of three thousand dollars or an amount equal to twelve cents multiplied by the number of school lunches that qualify as eligible meals that the participating school food authority provided in the previous budget year, so long as the participating school food authority uses one hundred percent of the amount received pursuant to this section to increase wages or provide stipends for individuals whom the participating school food authority employs to directly prepare and serve food for school meals. To receive the amount described in this section, a participating school food authority must submit documentation to the department as required by rules of the state board to demonstrate that the increase in wages or provision of stipends using the amount received pursuant to this section is implemented for the

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budget year in which the amount is received.

(2) This section is effective beginning in the first full budget year after the state of Colorado is certified to participate in the federal demonstration project for direct certification for children receiving medicaid benefits as provided in section 22-82.9-204 (4) and begins including medicaid direct certification in determining school districts’ identified student percentages.

22-82.9-207. Local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program - createdreport. (1) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, there is created in the department the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program to issue a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to develop and manage a grant program to assist with the promotion of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products to participating school food authorities and to assist participating school food authorities in preparing meals using basic ingredients, with minimal reliance on processed products.

(2) Subject to available appropriations, the nonprofit organization may award grants for:

(a) Training, technical assistance, and physical infrastructure, awarded to participating school food authorities, grower associations, or other organizations that aggregate products from producers for:

(I) Professional contracting services to support the development and sustainability of local and regional food systems;

(II) Chef training on food handling, meal preparation using basic ingredients, and procurement practices, and for kitchen equipment purchases;

(III) Good agricultural practices certification costs and good handling practices certification costs and training on selling to schools; and

(IV) Capacity building for local value-added processed products; and

(b) Education, outreach, and promotion for:

(I) Schools to engage families and communities on the benefits of farm-to-school and ways to support farm-to-school; and

(II) Grower associations and growers to communicate to schools and school communities about the multiple benefits of purchasing local products.

(3) The nonprofit organization shall annually report to the department on implementation of the technical assistance and education grant program, including:

(a) The number and types of entities receiving grants;

(b) The number, types, and purposes of the grants awarded pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section; and

(c) The types of education, outreach, and promotion conducted by participating school food authorities and others pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(4) This section is effective beginning in the first full budget year after the state of Colorado is certified to participate in the federal demonstration project for direct certification for children receiving medicaid benefits as provided in section 22-82.9-204 (4) and begins including medicaid direct certification

in determining school districts’ identified student percentages.

22-82.9-208. Report - audit. (1)(a) On or before December 1, 2024, and on or before December 1 every two years thereafter, the department shall prepare a report concerning the implementation of section 22-82.9-204 and sections 22-82.9-205, 22-82.9-206, and 22-82.9-207, to the extent those sections are in effect as provided in section 22-82.9-204 (4)(b). At a minimum, the report must describe:

(I) The increase in the number of students who receive free eligible meals as a result of implementation of the program;

(II) The effect of the use of local food purchasing grants on the amount of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products purchased by participating school food authorities and include a compilation of the information reported by participating school food authorities pursuant to section 22-82.9-205 (1) (b);

(III) The effect of the distribution of money pursuant to section 22-82.9-206 on the amount of wages paid or the amount of stipends provided to individuals who are employed by public schools to prepare and serve school meals; and

(IV) A summary of the information reported by the nonprofit organization pursuant to section 2282.9-207 (3) concerning implementation of the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program.

(b) The department shall submit the report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate; the agriculture, livestock, and water committee of the house of representatives; and the agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate; or any successor committees.

(c) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 241-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report described in this subsection (1) continues indefinitely.

(2) The department shall contract with an independent auditor to conduct a biennial financial and performance audit of the implementation of the program, including implementation of section 2282.9-204 and including implementation of local food purchasing grants pursuant to section 22-82.9-205, distributions for the increase in wages or provision of stipends pursuant to section 22-82.9-206, and implementation of the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program pursuant to section 22-82.9-207, to the extent said sections are in effect as provided in section 22-82.9204 (4)(b). The audit of the two budget years in each biennial cycle must be completed by December 1 of the following budget year. The department shall make the audit easily accessible by the public on the department website.

22-82.9-209. Program - funding. For the 2023-24 budget year and for each budget year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department, by separate line item in the annual general appropriation bill, the amount necessary to implement the program, including the amount required to reimburse participating school food authorities for eligible meals provided to students pursuant to section 22-82.9-204 and including the amount distributed as local food purchasing grants pursuant to section 22-82.9-205, the amount

distributed pursuant to section 22-82.9-206 to increase the wages or provide stipends for staff who prepare and serve school meals, and at least five million dollars annually to implement the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program pursuant to section 2282.9-207, to the extent said sections are in effect as provided in section 22-82.9-204 (4)(b). The department may expend not more than one and five-tenths percent of the total amount annually appropriated pursuant to this section to offset the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing this part 2.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 2282.9-101 as follows: 22-82.9-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as The short title of this part 1 is the “Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program Act”.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-103, amend the introductory portion as follows: 22-82.9-103.  Definitions. As used in this article part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-105, amend (1) and (2) as follows:

22-82.9-105. Program funding. (1) For each fiscal year, the general assembly shall make an appropriation by separate line item in the annual general appropriation bill to allow school food authorities to provide lunches at no charge for children in state-subsidized early childhood education programs administered by public schools or in kindergarten through twelfth grade, participating in the school lunch program, who would otherwise be required to pay a reduced price for lunch. The appropriation to the department for the program must be in addition to any appropriation made by the general assembly pursuant to section 22-54-123 or 22-54-123.5 (1). The department may expend not more than two percent of the money annually appropriated for the program to offset the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing the program pursuant to this article 82.9 part 1.

(2) The department is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations from public and private sources for the purposes of this article part 1, but receipt of gifts, grants, and donations shall not be are not a prerequisite to the implementation of the program.

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-107, amend (1) as follows:

22-82.9-107. No individual entitlement. (1) Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to This part 1 does not create a legal entitlement to any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.

SECTION6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-22-104, amend (3)(p) introductory portion; and add (3)(p.5) as follows:

39-22-104. Income tax imposed on individuals, estates, and trusts - single rate - report - legislative declarationdefinitions-repeal. (3) There shall be added to the federal taxable income:

(p) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) (p.5) of this section, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, for taxpayers who claim itemized deductions as defined in section 63 (d) of the internal revenue code and who have federal adjusted gross income in the income tax year equal to or exceeding four hundred thousand dollars:

(p.5)(I) For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2023, for taxpayers who claim itemized

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deductions as defined in section 63 (d) of the internal revenue code or the standard deduction as defined in section 63 (c) of the internal revenue code and who have federal adjusted gross income in the income tax year equal to or exceeding three hundred thousand dollars:

(A) For a taxpayer who files a single return, the amount by which the itemized deductions deducted from gross income under section 63 (a) of the internal revenue code exceed, or the standard deduction deducted from gross income under section 63 (c) of the internal revenue code exceeds, twelve thousand dollars; and

(B) For taxpayers who file a joint return, the amount by which the itemized deductions deducted from gross income under section 63 (a) of the internal revenue code exceed, or the standard deduction deducted from gross income under section 63 (c) of the internal revenue code exceeds, sixteen thousand dollars.

(II) For the 2023-24 state fiscal year and state fiscal years thereafter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate an amount of general fund revenue at least equal to the amount of revenue generated by the addition to federal taxable income described in subsection (3)(p.5)(I) of this section, but not more than the amount required, to fully fund the direct and indirect costs of implementing the healthy school meals for all program as provided in section 22-82.9-209. The provisions of subsection (3)(p.5)(I) of this section constitute a voter-approved revenue change, approved by the voters at the statewide election in November of 2022, and the revenue generated by this voter-approved revenue change may be collected, retained, appropriated, and spent without subsequent voter approval, notwithstanding any other limits in the state constitution or law. The addition to federal taxable income described in subsection (3)(p.5)(I) of this section does not apply for an income tax year that commences after the healthy school meals for all program, or any successor program, is repealed. Upon repeal of the healthy school meals for all program, or any successor program, the commissioner of education shall promptly notify the executive director in writing that the program is repealed.

SECTION7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-112, add (1)(v) as follows:

22-2-112. Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration - repeal. (1) Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner has the following duties: (v) Upon the repeal of part 2 of article 82.9 of this title 22 and in accordance with section 39-22-104 (3) (p.5)(II), to promptly notify the executive director of the department of revenue in writing that the healthy school meals for all program is repealed.

SECTION8. Refer to people under referendum. At the election held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit this act by its ballot title to the registered electors of the state for their approval or rejection. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either “Yes/ For” or “No/Against” on the following ballot title: “Shall state taxes be increased $100,727,820 annually by a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes that, to support healthy meals for public school students, increases state taxable income only for individuals who have federal taxable income of $300,000 or more by limiting itemized or standard state income tax deductions to $12,000 for single tax return filers and $16,000 for joint tax return filers, and,

in connection therewith, creating the healthy school meals for all program to provide free school meals to students in public schools; providing grants for participating schools to purchase Colorado grown, raised, or processed products, to increase wages or provide stipends for employees who prepare and serve school meals, and to create parent and student advisory committees to provide advice to ensure school meals are healthy and appealing to all students; and creating a program to assist in promoting Colorado food products and preparing school meals using basic nutritious ingredients with minimal reliance on processed products?”

Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if a majority of the electors voting on the ballot title vote “Yes/For”, then the act will become part of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Proposition GG

Add Tax Information Table to Petitions and Ballots

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional legal staff for the general assembly for ballot pur poses only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was referred to the voters because it passed by a majority vote of the state senate and the state house of representatives.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring that the ballot title and fiscal summary for any ballot initiative that increases or decreases state income tax rates include a table showing the average tax change for tax filers in different income categories?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-5-407, amend (7) as follows: 1-5-407. Form of ballots. (7) No printing or distinguishing marks shall be on the ballot except as specifically provided in this code, or in section 1-40-106 (3)(e) to (3)(g) and (3)(j).

SECTION2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-40-105.5, amend (1.5)(a)(III); and add (1.5)(a)(V) as follows:

1-40-105.5.  Initialfiscalimpactstatement-definition. (1.5)(a) For every initiated measure properly submitted to the title board, the director shall prepare a fiscal summary that consists of the following information:

(III) Any information from the initiated measure or a description of state and local government implementation in order to provide the information required in subsection (1.5) (a)(I) or (1.5)(a)(II) of this section; and

(V) If the measure would either increase or decrease the individual income tax rate, a table that shows the estimated effect of the change on the tax owed by individuals in different income categories.

The table prepared by the director must have one column titled “income categories” that shows income categories, one column titled “current average income tax owed” that shows the average income tax owed by filers within each income category, one column titled “proposed average income tax owed” that shows the average income tax owed by filers within each income category if the initiated measure were to pass, and one column titled “proposed change in average income tax owed” that identifies the difference between the average income tax owed by filers within each income category if the initiated measure were to pass and if the initiated measure were not to pass. If the difference in the amount of tax owed shown in the table is an

increase, the change must be expressed as a dollar amount preceded by a plus sign. If the change in the amount of tax owed shown in the table is a decrease, the change must be expressed as a dollar amount preceded by a negative sign. The director shall use the following income categories in creating the table:

(A) Federal adjusted gross income of twenty-five thousand dollars or less;

(B) Federal adjusted gross income greater than twenty-five thousand dollars and no more than fifty thousand dollars;

(C) Federal adjusted gross income greater than fifty thousand dollars and no more than one hundred thousand dollars;

(D) Federal adjusted gross income greater than one hundred thousand dollars and no more than two hundred thousand dollars;

(E) Federal adjusted gross income greater than two hundred thousand dollars and no more than five hundred thousand dollars;

(F) Federal adjusted gross income greater than five hundred thousand dollars and no more than one million dollars;

(G) Federal adjusted gross income greater than one million dollars and no more than two million dollars; and

(H) Federal adjusted gross income greater than two million dollars and no more than five million dollars.

SECTION3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-40-106, amend (3)(h); and add (3)(j) as follows:

1-40-106. Title board - meetings - ballot title - initiative and referendum-definitions. (3)(h) In determining whether a ballot title qualifies as brief for purposes of sections section 1-40-102 (10) and 1-40-106 (3)(b) subsection (3)(b) of this section, the language required by subsection (3) (e), (3)(f), or (3)(g), or (3)(j) of this section may not be considered.

(j) A ballot title for a measure that either increases or decreases the individual income tax rate must, if applicable, include the table created for the fiscal summary pursuant to section 1-40-105.5 (1.5)(a)(V).

SECTION4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-40-124.5, amend (1)(b)(III) introductory portion as follows:

1-40-124.5. Ballot information booklet. (1)(b) The director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly shall prepare a fiscal impact statement for every initiated or referred measure, taking into consideration fiscal impact information submitted by the office of state planning and budgeting, the department of local affairs or any other state agency, and any proponent or other interested person. The fiscal impact statement prepared for every measure shall be substantially similar in form and content to the fiscal notes provided by the legislative council of the general assembly for legislative measures pursuant to section 2-2-322. A complete copy of the fiscal impact statement for such measure shall be available through the legislative council of the general assembly. The ballot information booklet shall indicate whether there is a fiscal impact for each initiated or referred measure and shall abstract the fiscal impact statement for such measure. The abstract for every measure shall appear after the arguments for and against such measure in the analysis section of the ballot information booklet, and shall include, but shall not be limited to:

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(III) For any initiated or referred measure that modifies the state tax laws, if the measure would either increase or decrease individual income tax revenue or state sales tax revenue, a table that shows the number of tax filers in each income category, the total tax burden change in the amount of tax owed for each income category, and the average tax burden change in the amount of tax owed for each filer within each income category. If the change in a tax burden the amount of tax owed shown in the table is an increase, the change must be expressed as a dollar amount preceded by a plus sign. If the change in a tax burden the amount of tax owed shown in the table is a decrease, the change must be expressed as a dollar amount preceded by a negative sign. The table must use the following income categories:

SECTION 5.  Refertopeopleunderreferendum. At the election held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit this act by its ballot title to the registered electors of the state for their approval or rejection. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either “Yes/For” or “No/Against” on the following ballot title: “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes requiring that the ballot title and fiscal summary for any ballot initiative that increases or decreases state income tax rates include a table showing the average tax change for tax filers in different income categories?” Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if a majority of the electors voting on the ballot title vote “Yes/For”, then the act will become part of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Proposition 121

State Income Tax Rate Reduction

Theballot title below is a summarydrafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attor ney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40%?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-22-104, amend (1.7) as follows:

39-22-104.Incometaximposedonindividuals,estates,andtrustssinglerate-legislativedeclaration-definitions-repeal.

(1.7) (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 39-22627, subject to subsection (2) of this section, with respect to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2000, but before January 1, 2020, a tax of four and sixty-three one-hundredths percent is imposed on the federal taxable income, as determined pursuant to section 63 of the internal revenue code, of every individual, estate, and trust.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 39-22-627, subject to subsection (2) of this section, with respect to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2022, a tax of four and fifty-five one-hundredths percent is imposed on the federal taxable income, as determined pursuant to section 63 of the internal revenue code, of every individual, estate, and trust.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in section 3922-627, subject to subsection (2) of this section, with respect to taxable years commencing on or

after January 1, 2022, a tax of four and forty one-hundredths percent is imposed on the federal taxable income, as determined pursuant to section 63 of the internal revenue code, of every individual, estate, and trust.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-22-301, amend (I)(d)(I)(J) and add (1)(d)(I)(K) as follows: 39-22-301.Corporatetaximposed. (1) (d) (I) A tax is imposed upon each domestic C corporation and foreign C corporation doing business in Colorado annually in an amount of the net income of such C corporation during the year derived from sources within Colorado as set forth in the following schedule of rates:

(I) Except as otherwise provided in section 39-22-627, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2000, but before January 1, 2020, four and sixty-three onehundredths percent of the Colorado net income;

(J) Except as otherwise provided in section 39-22-627, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2022, four and fifty-five onehundredths percent of the Colorado net income.

(K) Except as otherwise provided in section 39-22627, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, four and forty one-hundredths percent of the Colorado net income.

SECTION3.Effectivedate. This act shall take effect upon proclamation by the governor.

Proposition 122

Access to Natural Psychedelic Substances

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning legal regulated access to natural medicine for persons 21 years of age or older, and, in connection therewith, defining natural medicine as certain plants or fungi that affect a person’s mental health and are controlled substances under state law; establishing a natural medicine regulated access program for supervised care, and requiring the department of regulatory agencies to implement the program and comprehensively regulate natural medicine to protect public health and safety; creating an advisory board to advise the department as to the implementation of the program; granting a local government limited authority to regulate the time, place, and manner of providing natural medicine services; allowing limited personal possession, use, and uncompensated sharing of natural medicine; providing specified protections under state law, including criminal and civil immunity, for authorized providers and users of natural medicine; and, in limited circumstances, allowing the retroactive removal and reduction of criminal penalties related to the possession, use, and sale of natural medicine?

Text of Measure:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add Article 170 to Title 12 as follows:

ARTICLE 170

NATURAL MEDICINE HEALTH ACT of 2022 12-170-101. Short title. The short title of this article 170 is the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022.”

12-170-102.Legislativedeclaration. (1) The voters of the state of Colorado find and declare that:

(a) Colorado’s current approach to mental health has failed to fulfill its promise. Coloradans deserve more tools to address mental health issues, including approaches such as natural medicines that are grounded in treatment, recovery, health, and wellness rather than criminalization, stigma, suffering, and punishment.

(b) Coloradans are experiencing problematic mental health issues, including but not limited to suicidality, addiction, depression, and anxiety.

(c) An extensive and growing body of research is advancing to support the efficacy of natural medicines combined with psychotherapy as treatment for depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, end-of-life distress, and other conditions.

(d) The federal government will take years to act and Coloradans deserve the right to access natural medicines now.

(e) Natural medicines have been used safely for millennia by cultures for healing.

(f) Colorado can better promote health and healing by reducing its focus on criminal punishments for persons who suffer mental health issues and by establishing regulated access to natural medicines through a humane, cost-effective, and responsible approach.

(g) The City and County of Denver voters enacted Ordinance 301 in May 2019 to make the adult personal possession and use of the natural medicine psilocybin the lowest law enforcement priority in the City and County of Denver and to prohibit the City and County from spending resources on enforcing related penalties.

(h) Oregon voters enacted Measure 109 in Oregon in November 2020 to establish a regulated system of delivering a natural medicine, in part to provide people access to psilocybin for therapeutic purposes.

(i) Criminalizing natural medicines has denied people from accessing accurate education and harm reduction information related to the use of natural medicines, and limited the development of appropriate training for first-and multi-responders including law enforcement, emergency medical services, social services, and fire services.

(j) The purpose of this Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022 is to establish a new, compassionate, and effective approach to natural medicines by:

(I) adopting a public health and harm reduction approach to natural medicines by removing criminal penalties for personal use for adults twenty-one years of age and older;

(II) developing and promoting public education related to the use of natural medicines and appropriate training for first responders; and

(III) establishing regulated access by adults twentyone years of age and older to natural medicines that show promise in improving well-being, life satisfaction, and overall health.

(k) The provisions of this article 170 shall be

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interpreted consistently with the findings and purposes stated in this section and shall not be limited by any Colorado law that could conflict with or be interpreted to conflict with the purposes and policy objectives stated in this section.

(l) The People of the State of Colorado further find and declare that it is necessary to ensure consistency and fairness in the application of this article 170 throughout the state and that, therefore, the matters addressed by this article 170 are, except as specified herein, matters of statewide concern.

12-170-103.Definitions. (1) As used in this article 170, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Administration session” means a session held at a healing center or another location as permitted by rules adopted by the department at which a participant purchases, consumes, and experiences the effects of a natural medicine under the supervision of a facilitator.

(b) “Department” means the department of regulatory agencies.

(c) “Facilitator” means a person licensed by the department who:

(I) Is twenty-one years of age or older.

(II) Has agreed to provide natural medicine services to a participant.

(III) Has met the requirements established by the department.

(d) “Healing center” means an entity licensed by the department that is organized and operated as a permitted organization:

(I) That acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells, or dispenses natural medicine and related supplies; or provides natural medicine for natural medicine services at locations permitted by the department; or engages in two or more of these activities;

(II) Where administration sessions are held; or (III) Where natural medicine services are provided by a facilitator.

(e) “Health-care facility” means a hospital, hospice, community mental health center, federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, PACE organization, long-term care facility, a continuing care retirement community, or other type of facility where health-care is provided.

(f) “Integration session” means a meeting between a participant and facilitator that occurs after the participant has completed an administration session.

(g) “Locality” means a county, municipality, or city and county.

(h) “Natural medicine” means the following substances in any form that would cause such plant or fungus to be described in the “Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013”, article 18 of title 18: dimethyltryptamine; ibogaine; mescaline (excluding Lophophora williamsii (“peyote”)); psilocybin; or psilocyn.

(i) “Natural medicine services” means services provided by a facilitator or other authorized person to a participant before, during, and after the participant’s consumption of natural medicine, including, at a minimum at:

(I) A preparation session;

(II) An administration session; and

(III) An integration session.

(j) “Participant” means a person twenty-one years of age or older who receives natural medicine services.

(k) “Permitted organization” means any legal entity registered and qualified to do business in the state of Colorado that meets the standards set by the Department under section 12-170-104.

(l) “Preparation session” means a meeting between a participant and a facilitator that occurs before the participant participates in the administration session.

12-170-104.Regulatednaturalmedicineaccessprogram. (1) The regulated natural medicine access program is established and the department shall regulate the manufacture, cultivation, testing, storage, transfer, transport, delivery, sale, and purchase of natural medicines by and between healing centers and other permitted entities and the provision of natural medicine services to participants.

(2) Not later than January 1, 2024, the department shall adopt rules to establish the qualifications, education, and training requirements that facilitators must meet prior to providing natural medicine services, and to approve any required training programs

(3) Not later than September 30, 2024, the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement the regulated natural medicine access program and shall begin accepting applications for licensure by that date with decisions made on all licensing applications within 60 days of receiving the application.

(4) For purposes of the regulated natural medicine access program set forth in this section:

(a) Until June 1, 2026, the term natural medicine shall only include psilocybin and psilocyn.

(b) After June 1, 2026, if recommended by the natural medicine advisory board, the department may add one or more of the following to the term natural medicine: dimethyltryptamine; ibogaine; and mescaline (excluding Lophophora williamsii (“peyote”)).

(c) The department may prepare proposed rules for the addition of dimethyltryptamine; ibogaine; and mescaline (excluding Lophophora williamsii (“peyote”)) to the term natural medicine prior to June 1, 2026, in the event that dimethyltryptamine; ibogaine; or mescaline (excluding Lophophora williamsii (“peyote”)) is added to the term natural medicine under subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(5) In carrying out its duties under this article 170, the department shall consult with the natural medicine advisory board and may also consult with other state agencies or any other individual or entity the department finds necessary.

(6) The rules adopted by the department shall include, but are not limited to, rules to: (a) Establish the requirements governing the safe provision of natural medicine services to participants that include:

(I) Holding and verifying completion of a preparation session, an administration session, and an integration session.

(II) Health and safety warnings that must be provided to participants before natural medicine services

begin.

(III) Educational materials that must be provided to participants before natural medicine services begin.

(IV) The form that each facilitator, participant, and authorized representative of a healing center must sign before providing or receiving natural medicine services verifying that the participant was provided accurate and complete health information and informed of identified risk factors and contraindications.

(V) Proper supervision during the administration session and safe transportation for the participant when the session is complete.

(VI) Provisions for group administration sessions where one or more facilitators provide natural medicine services to more than one participant as part of the same administration session.

(VII) Provisions to allow a facilitator or a healing center to refuse to provide natural medicine services to a participant.

(VIII) The requirements and standards for independent testing of natural medicine for concentration and contaminants, to the extent available technology reasonably permits.

(IX) The licensure of entities permitted to engage in the testing of natural medicine for use in natural medicine services or otherwise.

(X) The standards for advertising and marketing natural medicine and natural medicine services.

(XI) The standards for qualification as a permitted organization addressing, without limitation, environmental, social, and governance criteria directed to the findings and declarations set forth in section 12-170-102.

(b) Establish the requirements governing the licensing and practice of facilitators that include:

(I) The form and content of license and renewal applications for facilitators submitted under this article 170.

(II) The qualifications, education, and training requirements that facilitators must meet prior to providing natural medicine services. The requirements shall:

(A) Be tiered so as to require varying levels of education and training depending on the participants the facilitator will be working with and the services the facilitator will be providing.

(B) Include education and training on client safety; contraindications; mental health; mental state; physical health; physical state; social and cultural considerations; physical environment; preparation; integration; and ethics.

(C) Allow for limited waivers of education and training requirements based on an applicant’s prior experience, training, or skill, including, but not limited to, with natural medicines.

(D) Not impose unreasonable financial or logistical barriers that make obtaining a facilitator license commercially unreasonable for low income people or other applicants.

(E) Not require a professional license or professional degree other than a facilitator license granted pursuant to this section.

(F) Allow for paid compensation for natural medicine services.

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collection, reporting, and publication of information related to the implementation of this article 170.

(6) The board shall, on an ongoing basis, review and evaluate existing research, studies, and realworld data related to natural medicine and make recommendations to the legislature and other relevant state agencies as to whether natural medicine and associated services should be covered under Health First Colorado or other insurance programs as a cost effective intervention for various mental health conditions, including but not limited to end of life anxiety, substance use disorder, alcoholism, depressive disorders, neurological disorders, cluster headaches, and post traumatic stress disorder.

(7) The board shall, on an ongoing basis, review and evaluate sustainability issues related to natural medicine and impact on indigenous cultures and document existing reciprocity efforts and continuing support measures that are needed as part of its annual report.

(8) The board shall publish an annual report describing its activities including the recommendations and advice provided to the department and the legislature.

(9) The department shall provide requested technical, logistical and other support to the board to assist the board with its duties and obligations.

(10) This section is repealed effective December 31, 2033.

12-170-106.Regulatednaturalmedicineaccessprogramfund. (1)

The regulated natural medicine access program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund is administered by the department and consists of all money from fees collected and money transferred from the general fund under this article 170. All interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund and shall not be transferred to the general fund or any other state fund at the end of any state fiscal year.

(2) The department may seek, accept, and expend any gifts, grants, donations, loan of funds, property, or any other revenue or aid in any form from the state, any state agency, any other public source, any private source, or any combination thereof, and any such monetary receipts shall be credited to the fund and any such in-kind receipts shall be applied for the benefit of the fund.

(3) The money in the fund is continually appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs of carrying out the provisions of this article 170.

(4) Funds for the initial establishment and support of the regulatory activities by the department under this article 170, including the natural medicine advisory board, the development and promotion of public education campaigns related to the use of natural medicine, and the development of the policies, procedures, and programs required by 12-170-104(6)(d) shall be advanced from the general fund to the regulated natural medicine access program fund and shall be repaid to the general fund by the initial proceeds from fees collected pursuant to this article 170.

(5) The office of state planning and budgeting shall determine the amount of the initial advance from the general fund to the regulated natural medicine access program fund based on the estimated costs

of establishing the program. 12-170-107.Localities.

(1) A locality may regulate the time, place, and manner of the operation of healing centers licensed pursuant to this article 170 within its boundaries

(2) A locality may not ban or completely prohibit the establishment or operation of healing centers licensed pursuant to this article 170 within its boundaries.

(3) A locality may not ban or completely prohibit a licensed health-care facility or individual within its boundaries from providing natural medicine services if the licensed health-care facility or individual is permitted to provide natural medicine services by the department pursuant to this article 170.

(4) A locality may not prohibit the transportation of natural medicine through its jurisdiction on public roads by a licensee or as otherwise allowed by this article 170.

(5) A locality may not adopt ordinances or regulations that are unreasonable or in conflict with this article 170, but may enact laws imposing lesser criminal or civil penalties than provided by this article 170 12-170-108.Protections. (1) Subject to the limitations in this article 170, but notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(a) Actions and conduct permitted pursuant to a license or registration issued by the department or by department rule, or by those who allow property to be used pursuant to a license or registration issued by the department or by department rule, are not unlawful and shall not be an offense under state law, or the laws of any locality within the state, or be subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction, or be a basis for detention, search, or arrest, or to deny any right or privilege, or to seize or forfeit assets under state law or the laws of any locality within the state.

(b) A contract is not unenforceable on the basis that natural medicines, as allowed under this article 170, are prohibited by federal law.

(c) A holder of a professional or occupational license, certification, or registration is not subject to professional discipline or loss of a professional license or certification for providing advice or services arising out of or related to natural medicine licenses, applications for licenses on the basis that natural medicines are prohibited by federal law, or for personal use of natural medicines as allowed under this article 170. This section does not permit a person to engage in malpractice

(d) Mental health, substance use disorder, or behavioral health services otherwise covered under the Colorado Medical Assistance Act, articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., shall not be denied on the basis that they are covered in conjunction with natural medicine services or that natural medicines are prohibited by federal law. No insurance or insurance provider is required to cover the cost of the natural medicine itself.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to prevent the department from enforcing its rules against a licensee or to limit a state or local law enforcement agency’s ability to investigate unlawful activity in relation to a licensee.

12-170-109. Personal use. (1) Subject to the limitations in this article 170, but notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not an offense under state law or the laws of any locality within the state or subject to a civil fine, penalty, or sanction, or the basis for detention, search, or arrest, or to deny any right or privilege, or to seize or forfeit assets under state law or the laws of any locality, if the person is twenty-one years of age or older:

(a) Possessing, storing, using, processing, transporting, purchasing, obtaining, or ingesting natural medicine for personal use, or giving away natural medicine for personal use without remuneration to a person or persons twenty-one years of age or older.

(b) Growing, cultivating, or processing plants or fungi capable of producing natural medicine for personal use if:

(I) The plants and fungi are kept in or on the grounds of a private home or residence; and

(II) The plants and fungi are secured from access by persons under twenty-one years of age.

(c) Assisting another person or persons who are twenty-one years of age or older, or allowing property to be used, in any of the actions or conduct permitted under subsection (1).

(2) For the purpose of this article 170, “Personal use” means the personal ingestion or use of a natural medicine and includes the amount a person may cultivate or possess of natural medicine necessary to share natural medicines with other persons twenty-one years of age or older within the context of counseling, spiritual guidance, beneficial community-based use and healing, supported use, or related services. “Personal use” does not include the sale of natural medicines for remuneration

(3) Conduct permitted by this article 170 shall not, by itself:

(a) Constitute child abuse or neglect without a finding of actual threat to the health or welfare of a child based on all relevant factors.

(b) Be the basis to restrict parenting time with a child without a finding that the parenting time would endanger the child’s physical health or significantly impair the child’s emotional development.

(4) Conduct permitted by this article 170 shall not, by itself, be the basis for punishing or otherwise penalizing a person currently under parole, probation, or other state supervision, or released awaiting trial or other hearing.

(5) Conduct permitted by this article 170 shall not, by itself, be the basis for detention, search, or arrest; and the possession or suspicion of possession of natural medicine, or the possession of multiple containers of natural medicine, shall not individually or in combination with each other constitute reasonably articulable suspicion of a crime. Natural medicines as permitted by this article 170 are not contraband nor subject to seizure and shall not be harmed or destroyed.

(6) Conduct permitted by this article 170 shall not, by itself, be the basis to deny eligibility for any public assistance program, unless required by federal law.

(7) For the purposes of medical care, including organ transplants, conduct permitted by this

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article 170 does not constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a person from medical care or medical insurance.

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(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to permit a person to give away any amount of natural medicine as part of a business promotion or other commercial activity or to permit paid advertising related to natural medicine, sharing of natural medicine, or services intended to be used concurrently with a person’s consumption of natural medicine. Such advertising may be considered evidence of commercial activity that is prohibited under this section. This provision does not preclude the donation of natural medicine by a person twentyone years of age or older, payment for bona fide harm reduction services, bona fide therapy services, or other bona fide support services, maintaining personal or professional websites related to natural medicine services, dissemination of educational materials related to natural medicine, or limit the ability of a healing center to donate natural medicine or provide natural medicine at reduced cost consistent with department rules.

addressed in this section other than those set forth in this section. Further, a person shall not be subject to increased punishment for any other crime on the basis of that person having undertaken conduct permitted by this article 170.

12-170-111. Limitations. (1) This article 170 shall not be construed:

share is apportioned according to the percentage that retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department in the unincorporated area of the county bear to total retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department.

(b)(I.5) On and after July 1, 2018, of the ninety percent of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue in the general fund remaining after the allocation to local governments required by subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section is made, andexcluding revenue attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D), the state treasurer shall retain fifteen and fifty-six one-hundredths percent in the general fund for use for any lawful purpose and shall transfer from the general fund:

election in November 2021, may be collected and spent as a voter-approved revenue change.

(a) To permit a person to drive or operate a motor vehicle, boat, vessel, aircraft, or other device that is capable of moving itself, or of being moved, from place to place upon wheels or endless tracks under the influence of natural medicine;

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(b) To permit a person to use or possess natural medicine in a school, detention facility, or public building;

application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.

12-170-115.Effectivedate.  Unless otherwise provided by this act, all provisions of this act shall become effective upon the earlier of the official declaration of the vote hereon by proclamation of the governor or thirty days after the vote has been canvassed, pursuant to section 1(4) of article V of the Colorado Constitution. The removal and reduction of criminal penalties by this act is intended to have retroactive effect.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-403.5, amend (1) as follows:

(c) To permit a person to ingest natural medicines in a public place, other than a place licensed or otherwise permitted by the department for such use;

(d) To permit the transfer of natural medicine, with or without remuneration, to a person under twentyone years of age or to allow a person under twentyone years of age to use or possess natural medicine;

(c) On and after January 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer monthly from the general fund to the learning enrichment and academic progress fund created by section 22-86.1-106 all revenue collected by the department attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D).

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-28.8-204 as follows:

(9) A person who has completed a sentence for a conviction, whether by trial or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, who would not have been guilty of an offense under this Act had it been in effect at the time of the offense, may file a petition before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in the person’s case to seal the record of the conviction at no cost. If there is no objection from the district attorney, the court shall automatically seal such record. If there is an objection by the district attorney, a hearing shall be held and the court shall determine if the prior conviction does not qualify to be sealed under this act. If the record does not qualify to be sealed, the court shall deny the sealing of the record. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the petitioner or applicant.

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

(e) To permit a person to engage in conduct that endangers or harms others;

(f) To require a government medical assistance program or private health insurer to reimburse a person for costs of purchasing natural medicine;

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(g) To require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, or growing of natural medicines in the workplace;

(h) To prohibit a recipient of a federal grant or an applicant for a federal grant from prohibiting the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, or growing of natural medicines to the extent necessary to satisfy federal requirements for the grant;

18-18-403.5.Unlawfulpossessionofacontrolledsubstance. (1) Except as authorized by part 1 or 3 of article 280 of title 12, part 2 of article 80 of title 27, section 18-1-711, section 18-18-428(1)(b), or part 2 or 3 of this article 18, or the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 it is unlawful for a person knowingly to possess a controlled substance.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-404 amend (1)(a) as follows:

be twenty-nine percent, and beginning on January 1, 2022 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall be twenty-six and four-tenths percent of the actual value thereof as determined by the assessor and the administrator in the manner prescribed by law, and such percentage shall be uniformly applied, without exception, to the actual value, so determined, of the various classes and subclasses of real and personal property located within the territorial limits of the authority levying a property tax, and all property taxes shall be levied against the aggregate valuation for assessment resulting from the application of such percentage.This subsection (1) shall not apply to residential real property, producing mines, and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1104.2 amend (3)(q) as follows:

39-1-104.2. Adjustment of residential ratelegislative declaration - definitions.

18-18-404.Unlawfuluseofacontrolledsubstance. (1)(a) Except as is otherwise provided for offenses concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate in sections 18-18-406 and 18-18-406.5 or by the“Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 any person who uses any controlled substance, except when it is dispensed by or under the direction of a person licensed or authorized by law to prescribe, administer, or dispense the controlled substance for bona fide medical needs, commits a level 2 drug misdemeanor.

SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-405, amend (1)(a) as follows:

12-170-110.Personalusepenalties.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by subsection (2) of this section, a person who is under twenty-one years of age is subject to a drug petty offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject only to a penalty of no more than four (4) hours of drug education or counseling provided at no cost to the person, if the person:

(a) Possesses, uses, ingests, inhales, or transports natural medicine for personal use;

(b) Gives away without remuneration natural medicine for personal use; or

39-28.8-204. Revenue and spending limitations. (1) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the retail marijuana sales tax imposed pursuant to this part 2 as approved by the voters at the statewide election in November 2013, may be collected and spent as voter-approved revenue changes and shall not require voter approval subsequent to the voter approval required pursuant to part 4 of this article.

(c) Possesses, uses, or gives away without remuneration natural medicine paraphernalia.

(2) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the additional retail marijuana sales tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I) (D), as approved by the voters at the statewide

(2) To the extent subsection (1) establishes a penalty for conduct not otherwise prohibited by law or establishes a penalty that is greater than exists elsewhere in law for the conduct set forth in subsection (1), the penalties in subsection (1) shall not apply.

(3) A person who cultivates natural medicines that are not secure from access by a person under twenty-one years of age in violation of 12-170-109(1) (b) is subject to a civil fine not exceeding twohundred and fifty dollars, in addition to any other applicable penalties.

(4) A person shall not be subject to any additional fees, fines, or other penalties for the violations

(i) To prohibit a party to a federal contract or a person applying to be a party to a federal contract from prohibiting any act permitted in this article 170 to the extent necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract or to satisfy federal requirements for the contract;

(j) To require a person to violate a federal law; or (k) To exempt a person from a federal law or obstruct the enforcement of a federal law.

12-170-112.Liberalconstruction. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning property tax reductions, and, in connection therewith, reducing property tax revenue by an estimated $1.03 billion in 2023 and by comparable amounts thereafter by reducing the residential property tax assessment rate from 7.15% to 6.5% and reducing the property tax assessment rate for all other property, excluding producing mines and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas, from 29% to 26.4% and allowing the state to annually retain and spend up to $25 million of excess state revenue, if any, for state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2026-27 as a voter-approved revenue change to offset lost revenue resulting from the property tax rate reductions and to reimburse local governments for revenue lost due to the homestead exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans?

(3) (q) The ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property is 7.15percent of actual value for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2019 and 6.5 percent of the actual value for property tax commencing January 1, 2022, until the next property tax year that the general assembly adjusts the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-207 add (6) as follows:

18-18-405.Unlawfuldistribution,manufacturing,dispensing,or sale. (1)(a) Except as authorized by part 1 of article 280 of title 12, part 2 of article 80 of title 27, or part 2 or 3 of this article 18, or by the“Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 it is unlawful for any person knowingly to manufacture, dispense, sell, or distribute, or to possess with intent to manufacture, dispense, sell, or distribute, a controlled substance; or induce, attempt to induce, or conspire with one or more other persons, to manufacture, dispense, sell, distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture, dispense, sell, or distribute, a controlled substance; or possess one or more chemicals or supplies or equipment with intent to manufacture a controlled substance.

39-3-207. Reporting of exemptions— reimbursement to local governmental entities

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 18-18-410 as follows:

Text of Measure:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

12-170-113.Preemption. No locality shall adopt, enact, or enforce any ordinance, rule, or resolution imposing any greater criminal or civil penalty than provided by this act or that is otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this act. A locality may enact laws imposing lesser criminal or civil penalties than provided by this act.

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1-104 amend (1) as follows:

12-170-114.Self-executing,severability,conflictingprovisions. All provisions of this article 170 are self-executing except as specified herein, are severable, and, except where otherwise indicated in the text, shall supersede conflicting state statutory, local charter, ordinance, or resolution, and other state and local provisions. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or

(1) Through December 31, 2021 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall

(6) for the purpose of off-setting lost revenue resulting from a reduction in property tax and to fund state reimbursements to local government entities for the application of the homestead exemption, in fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2022 through fiscal year ending July 1, 2027, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend up to 25 million per year in revenue for warrants otherwise authorized under this section.

18-18-410.Declarationofclass1publicnuisance.  Except as permitted by the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, or aircraft or any place whatsoever which is frequented by controlled substance addicts for the unlawful use of controlled substances or which is used for the unlawful storage, manufacture, sale, or distribution of controlled substances is declared to be a class 1 public nuisance and subject to the provisions of section 16-13-303, C.R.S. Any real or personal property which is seized or confiscated as a result of an action to abate a public nuisance shall be disposed of pursuant to part 7 of article 13 of title 16, C.R.S

SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-411, add (5) as follows:

18-18-411.Keeping,maintaining,controlling,renting,ormaking availablepropertyforunlawfuldistributionormanufactureof controlledsubstances.

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(5) A person acting in compliance with the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 does not violate this section.

SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-412.7, add (3) as follows:

18-18-412.7.Saleordistributionofmaterialstomanufacture controlledsubstances.

(3) A person acting in compliance with the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 does not violate this section.

SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-18-430.5, add (1)(c) as follows:

18-18-430.5.Drugparaphernalia—exemption. (1) A person is exempt from sections 18-18-425 to 18-18-430 if the person is:

(c) Using equipment, products or materials in compliance with the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12. The manufacture, possession, and distribution of such equipment, products, or materials shall be authorized within the meaning of 21 USC 863 sec. (f).

SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-13-303, add (9) as follows:

16-13-303.Class1publicnuisance.

(9) A person acting in compliance with the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 does not violate this section.

SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-13-304, add (2) as follows:

16-13-304.Class2publicnuisance.

(2) A person acting in compliance with the “Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022”, article 170 of title 12 does not violate this section.

Proposition 123

DedicateRevenueforAffordableHousingPrograms

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning statewide funding for additional affordable housing, and, in connection therewith, dedicating state revenues collected from an existing tax of one-tenth of one percent on federal taxable income of every individual, estate, trust, and corporation, as defined in law, for affordable housing and exempting the dedicated revenues from the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending; allocating 60% of the dedicated revenues to affordable housing financing programs that will reduce rents, purchase land for affordable housing development, and build assets for renters; allocating 40% of the dedicated revenues to programs that support affordable home ownership, serve persons experiencing homelessness, and support local planning capacity; requiring local governments that seek additional affordable housing funding to expedite development approvals for affordable housing projects and commit to increasing the number of affordable housing units by 3% annually; and specifying that the dedicated revenues shall not supplant existing appropriations for affordable

housing programs?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 32 to title 29 as follows:

ARTICLE32

StatewideAffordableHousingFund

29-32-101.Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Administrator” means a political subdivision of the State of Colorado established for the purposes, among others, of increasing the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low- and moderateincome families, or other third party established for such purposes, selected by the office to administer certain affordable housing programs created in section 29-32-104.

(2) “Affordable housing” means rental housing affordable to a household with an annual income of at or below sixty percent of the area median income, and that costs the household less than thirty percent of its monthly income. “Affordable housing” also means for-sale housing that could be purchased by a household with an annual income of at or below one hundred percent of the area median income, for which the mortgage payment costs the household less than thirty percent of its monthly income.

Targets set for the local governments under section 29-32-105 for affordable housing shall be based on the average of the area median income. If a local government determines that application of this definition of affordable housing would cause implementation of this article in a manner inconsistent with housing and workforce needs within the jurisdiction, it may petition the division for leave to use the calculation applicable to an adjacent jurisdiction or the state median income that better reflects local needs

(3) “Area median income” means the median household income of households of a given size in the municipality, or metropolitan statistical area encompassing a municipality, or county in which the housing is located, as calculated and published for a given year by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(4) “Division” means the division of housing in the department of local affairs created in section 24-32704 (1).

(5) “Support fund” means the affordable housing support fund created in section 29-32-103(1).

(6) “Fund” means the state affordable housing fund created in section 29-32-102 (1).

(7) “Local government” means a municipality, whether home rule or statutory; a county, whether home rule or statutory; a city and county; or a local housing authority.

(8) “Office” means the office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101.

(9) “Financing fund” means the affordable housing financing fund created in section 29-32-103(2). 29-32-102. State affordable housing fund. (1) The state affordable housing fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Commencing on January 1, 2023, all state revenues collected from an existing tax on one-tenth of one percent on federal taxable income, as modified by law, of every individual, estate, trust,

and corporation, as defined in law, as calculated pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, shall be deposited in the fund by the state treasurer. The revenue deposited into the fund pursuant to this subsection (1) shall not be subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending specified in section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(2) The fund shall consist of money deposited into the fund under subsection (1) of this section; any money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly; and any gifts, grants, or donations from any public or private sources, including governmental entities, that the division and the office are hereby authorized to seek and accept.

(3) All money not expended or encumbered, and all interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the fund, shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year.

(4)(a) The legislative council, in consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting, shall calculate the amount of revenues to be deposited in the fund for the period commencing January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2023, and for each state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2023. The legislative council and the office of state planning and budgeting shall rely upon the quarterly state revenue estimates issued by the legislative council in calculating such amounts and shall update its calculations not later than five days following the issuance of each quarterly state revenue estimate.

(b) To ensure that all fund revenues are transferred to the fund and that other state revenues are not erroneously transferred to the fund:

(I) No later than two days after calculating or recalculating the amount of fund revenues for the period commencing January 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2023, and for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the legislative council, in consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting, shall certify to the department of revenue the amount of fund revenues that the department shall transfer to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund on the first day of each of the three succeeding calendar months as required by paragraph (c) of this subsection (4);

(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), no later than May 25 of 2023 and of any state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the legislative council, in consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting, may certify to the department of revenue an adjusted amount for any transfer to be made on the first business day of the immediately succeeding June; and (III) Subject to review by the state auditor, the legislative council, in consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting, may correct any error in the total amount of state affordable housing revenues transferred during any state fiscal year by adjusting the amount of any transfer to be made during the next state fiscal year.

(c) On the first business day of each calendar month that commences after January 5, 2023, the department of revenue shall transfer to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund revenues in an amount certified to the department by the legislative council, in consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting, pursuant to paragraph (b) of

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(1) The affordable housing support fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The support fund shall consist of money deposited into it under subsection (3) of this section. The division shall administer the support fund and expend the moneys in the support fund only for the purposes set forth in section 29-32-104(3). All money not expended or encumbered, and all interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the support fund, shall remain in the support fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year. All money transferred to the support fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section is continuously appropriated to the division for the purposes set forth in section 29-32-104(3).

share is apportioned according to the percentage that retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department in the unincorporated area of the county bear to total retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department.

(b)(I.5) On and after July 1, 2018, of the ninety percent of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue in the general fund remaining after the allocation to local governments required by subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section is made, andexcluding revenue attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D), the state treasurer shall retain fifteen and fifty-six one-hundredths percent in the general fund for use for any lawful purpose and shall transfer from the general fund:

(2) The affordable housing financing fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The financing fund shall consist of money deposited into it under subsection (3) of this section. The office shall administer the financing fund and expend the moneys in the financing fund only for the purposes set forth in section 29-32-104(1). All money not expended or encumbered, and all interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the financing fund, shall remain in the financing fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year. All money transferred to the financing fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section is continuously appropriated to the office for the purposes set forth in section 29-32-104(1).

(c) On and after January 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer monthly from the general fund to the learning enrichment and academic progress fund created by section 22-86.1-106 all revenue collected by the department attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D).

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-28.8-204 as follows:

(3) On July 1, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and on July 1 of each state fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer forty percent of the balance of the fund on the date of the transfer to the support fund and sixty percent of the balance of the fund on the date of the transfer to the financing fund.

29-32-104.Permissibleexpenditures–affordablehousingprograms.

39-28.8-204. Revenue and spending limitations. (1) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the retail marijuana sales tax imposed pursuant to this part 2 as approved by the voters at the statewide election in November 2013, may be collected and spent as voter-approved revenue changes and shall not require voter approval subsequent to the voter approval required pursuant to part 4 of this article.

(1) The office shall contract with the administrator. The office may select an administrator without a competitive procurement process but shall announce the contract opening publicly and select the administrator in a meeting that is open to the public, no less than seventy-two hours after notice of such meeting is publicly available. No single contract may exceed five years in duration. Upon the expiration of any contract term, the office may renew the contract with the same administrator or may select another administrator. The administrator selected by the office shall expend the money transferred to the financing fund in section 29-32-103(2) to support the following programs only:

(2) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the additional retail marijuana sales tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I) (D), as approved by the voters at the statewide

(a) A land banking program to be administered by the administrator. The program shall provide grants to local governments and loans to nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing to acquire and preserve land for the development of affordable housing. Mixed use development is an allowable use of land purchased under this program if the predominate use of the land is affordable housing. Loans made by the program shall be forgiven if land acquired with the assistance of the program is properly zoned with an active plan for the development of affordable housing within 5 years of date the loan is made and if the development is permitted and funded within 10 years. The lender and borrower may establish additional terms if needed.

election in November 2021, may be collected and spent as a voter-approved revenue change.

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If land acquired with the assistance of the program is not developed within the timeline above, the loan must be repaid, with interest, as soon as practical, but not more than six months after expiration of said timeline. Land acquired with the assistance of the program that is not developed within the timeline above may be used by the owner for any purpose upon payment of the loan with interest or, in exchange for a waiver of interest, conveyed to a state agency or other entity for the development of affordable housing with the approval of the administrator. All principal and interest payments on loans made under this paragraph (a) shall be paid to the administrator and used by the administrator for the purposes set forth in this subsection (1). As determined by the administrator, a minimum of 15% and a maximum of 25% of monies transferred to the office from the fund annually may be used for the program. The administrator may utilize up to two percent of the funds it receives from the office for the program annually to pay for the costs of administering the program.

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning property tax reductions, and, in connection therewith, reducing property tax revenue by an estimated $1.03 billion in 2023 and by comparable amounts thereafter by reducing the residential property tax assessment rate from 7.15% to 6.5% and reducing the property tax assessment rate for all other property, excluding producing mines and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas, from 29% to 26.4% and allowing the state to annually retain and spend up to $25 million of excess state revenue, if any, for state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2026-27 as a voter-approved revenue change to offset lost revenue resulting from the property tax rate reductions and to reimburse local governments for revenue lost due to the homestead exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans?

Text of Measure:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1-104 amend (1) as follows:

(1) Through December 31, 2021 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall

(b) An affordable housing equity program to be administered by the administrator. The program shall make equity investments in low- and middle-income multi-family rental developments. The program shall also make equity investments in existing affordable housing projects which include multi-family rental units for the purpose of ensuring that said projects remain affordable. The average of rents for projects funded by the program (calculated by adding together the monthly rent for all units in a project and dividing by the number of units in the project) must be and remain permanently affordable such that a participating household shall not be required to spend more than 30% of household income on rent for households that are at or below 90% of the area median income of households of that size in the territory or jurisdiction of local government in which the housing is located, as calculated and published for a given year by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program shall include a tenant equity vehicle, meaning, in projects funded by the program, tenants who reside in the project for at least one year shall be entitled to a share of the equity growth in the project, if any, in the form of funding from the program for a down-payment on housing or related purposes, in an amount determined by the administrator. Equity investments made by the program shall be made with the expectation of returns that are below the prevailing market returns. Returns on program investments up to the amount of the program’s initial investment shall be retained in the program and reinvested. Returns on program investments greater than the program’s initial investment shall be retained in the program to fund the tenant equity vehicle. In selecting investments under this program, the administrator shall prioritize high-density housing, mixed-income housing, and projects consistent with the goal of environmental sustainability. As determined by the administrator, a minimum of 40% of monies and a maximum of 70% of monies transferred to the office from the fund annually may be used for the program. The administrator may utilize up to two percent of the funds it receives from the office for the program annually to pay for the costs of administering the program.

(c) A concessionary debt program to be administered by the administrator. The program shall:

be twenty-nine percent, and beginning on January 1, 2022 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall be twenty-six and four-tenths percent of the actual value thereof as determined by the assessor and the administrator in the manner prescribed by law, and such percentage shall be uniformly applied, without exception, to the actual value, so determined, of the various classes and subclasses of real and personal property located within the territorial limits of the authority levying a property tax, and all property taxes shall be levied against the aggregate valuation for assessment resulting from the application of such percentage.This subsection (1) shall not apply to residential real property, producing mines, and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1104.2 amend (3)(q) as follows:

39-1-104.2. Adjustment of residential ratelegislative declaration - definitions.

(3) (q) The ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property is 7.15percent of actual value for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2019 and 6.5 percent of the actual value for property tax commencing January 1, 2022, until the next property tax year that the general assembly adjusts the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property.

(I) Provide debt financing of low- and middle-income multi-family rental developments, (II) Provide gap financing in the form of subordinate debt and pre-development loans for projects that qualify for federal low income housing tax credits, (III) Provide debt financing of existing affordable housing projects for the purpose of preserving existing affordable multi-family rental units, and (IV) Provide debt financing for modular and factory build housing manufacturers. The average of rents for projects funded by the program (calculated by adding together the monthly rent for all units in a project and dividing by the number of units in the project) must be and remain permanently affordable (meaning that a household shall not be required to spend more than 30% of household income on rent and basic utilities) for households that are at or below 60% of the area median income of households of that size in the territory or jurisdiction of local government in which the housing is located, as calculated and published for a given year by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (the affordability threshold); except that where the program is a secondary source of funding, the affordability threshold required by the primary funding source, if any, may be operative. Debt financing and loans made by the program shall be made at below market interest rates as determined by the administrator. Returns on program investments up to the amount of the program’s initial investment shall be retained in the program and reinvested by the administrator in the program established in this paragraph (c). Returns on program investments greater than the program’s initial investment shall be retained in the program to fund the tenant equity vehicle of the affordable housing equity program created in subsection (1)(b) of this section. As determined by the administrator, a minimum of 15% of monies and a maximum of 35% of monies transferred to the office from the fund annually may be used for the program. The administrator may utilize up to two percent of the funds it receives from the office for the program annually to pay for the costs of administering the program.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-207 add (6) as follows:

(2) In selecting investments to be made by the programs of subsection (1) of this section, the administrator shall prioritize projects that achieve high-density housing, mixed-income housing, and projects consistent with the goal of environmental sustainability, as appropriate.

39-3-207. Reporting of exemptions— reimbursement to local governmental entities

(6) for the purpose of off-setting lost revenue resulting from a reduction in property tax and to fund state reimbursements to local government entities for the application of the homestead exemption, in fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2022 through fiscal year ending July 1, 2027, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend up to 25 million per year in revenue for warrants otherwise authorized under this section.

(3) The division shall expend the money transferred to the support fund in section 29-32-103(1) to support the following programs only:

(a) An affordable home ownership program administered by the division or one or more contractors of the division. The program shall offer home ownership down-payment assistance to first-time homebuyers and shall prioritize assistance, to the extent practicable, to first-generation homebuyers. The assistance shall be provided to households with income less than or equal to 120% of the area median income of households of that size in the territory or jurisdiction of local government in which the housing is located, as calculated and published for a given year by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program shall also make grants or loans to non-profits and community land trusts to support affordable home ownership and to groups or

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associations of mobile home owners to assist them with the purchase of a mobile home park pursuant to section 38-12-217. Said grants and loans shall be used to support affordable home ownership for households with income less than or equal to 100% of the area median income of households of that size in the territory or jurisdiction of local government in which the households are located, as calculated and published for a given year by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. All principal and interest payments on loans made under this paragraph (a) shall be paid to the division and used by the administrator for the purposes set forth in this subsection (3). Up to 50% of monies transferred to the division from the fund annually may be used for the program. The division shall determine how much of the available funding shall be allocated to each aspect of the program. The division may utilize up to 5% of the funds it receives from the fund for the program annually to pay for the direct and indirect costs of administering the program.

(b) A program serving persons experiencing homelessness to be administered by the division. The program shall provide rental assistance, housing vouchers, and eviction defense assistance, including legal, financial, and case management, to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The program shall also make grants or loans to non-profit organizations, local governments or private entities to support the development and preservation of supportive housing for persons experiencing homelessness, and other homelessness related activities the division determines contribute to the resolution of or prevention of homelessness, including housing programs paid for by non-profit organizations, local governments or private entities on a pay for success basis, meaning an organization, local government or private entity would receive financial support from the program upon achieving objectives contractually agreed upon with the division. All principal and interest payments on loans made under this paragraph (b) shall be paid to the division and used by the administrator for the purposes set forth in this subsection (3). Up to 45% of monies transferred to the division from the fund annually may be used for the program. The division may utilize up to 5% of the funds it receives from the fund for the program annually to pay for the direct and indirect costs of administering the program.

(c) A local planning capacity development program administered by the division. The program shall provide grants to local governments to increase the capacity of local government planning departments responsible for processing land use, permitting and zoning applications for housing projects. Up to 5% of monies transferred to the division from the fund annually may be used for the program. The division may utilize up to 5% of the funds it receives from the fund for the program annually to pay for the direct and indirect costs of administering the program.

(5) If the Legislative Council Staff’s March Economic and Revenue Forecast in any given year projects revenue for the next state fiscal year will fall below the revenue limit imposed under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, the general assembly may reduce the funding allocated to the office required by this section for the next state fiscal year in order to balance the state budget for said state fiscal year.

29-32-105.Localgovernmentaffordablehousingcommitments–three-yearcommitmentcycle-expediteddevelopmentapproval process-eligibilityforassistancefromthefund. (1) (a) Not later than November 1, 2023, the governing body of each local government, other than local housing authorities, desiring to receive funding under this section or desiring to make affordable housing projects within its territorial boundaries eligible for funding under this section shall make and file with the division a commitment specifying how, by December 31, 2026, the combined number of newly constructed affordable housing units and existing units converted to affordable housing, within its territorial boundaries shall be increased by three percent each year over the baseline number of affordable housing units within its territorial boundaries, determined as provided in subsection (1) (c) of this section.

(b) In the case of a county, the requirements of this subsection (1) only apply to the unincorporated areas of the county.

(c) The baseline number of affordable housing units within the territorial boundaries of a local government, as referenced in this subsection (1), shall be determined by the local government by reference to:

(I) The 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates published by the United States Census Bureau. The baseline number shall reset for 2027, based on the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, expected to be published in the spring of 2026 and every third year thereafter with the publication of the corresponding American Community Survey 5-year estimates; or (II) The most recently available Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies estimates published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

(III) A web-based system created, maintained, and updated by the division with the estimates specified in subsection (1)(c)(I) of this section, or if the division finds that the estimates specified in said subsection (1)(c)(I) would be impractical or deleterious to the efficacious implementation of this section, an alternative source of estimates that the division finds to be appropriate.

(d) By November 1, 2026 and by November 1st of each subsequent year in which the baseline resets, the governing body of each local government, other than local housing authorities, desiring to receive funding under this section or desiring to make affordable housing projects within its territorial boundaries eligible for funding under this section shall make and file with the division a commitment specifying how, by December 31 of the third year thereafter, the combined number of newly constructed affordable housing units and existing units converted to affordable housing, within its territorial boundaries shall be increased by three percent each year over the baseline number of affordable housing units within its territorial boundaries determined as provided in subsection (1) (c) of this section.

(e) In drafting and enacting commitments under this subsection (1) local governments should prioritize high-density housing, mixed-income housing, and projects consistent with the goal of environmental sustainability, when appropriate, and should prioritize affordable housing in communities in which

low concentrations of affordable housing exist. (2)(a) In order to receive financial assistance under this article, or for affordable housing projects within a municipality, a city and county, or the unincorporated area of a county to be eligible for funding, the local government, other than a local affordable housing authority, must establish processes to enable it to provide a final decision on any application for a special permit, variance, or other development permit, excluding subdivisions, of a development project for which fifty percent or more of the residential units in the development constitute affordable housing not more than ninety calendar days after submission of a complete application, referred to herein as a “fast-track approval process.”

(b) A local government’s fast-track approval process may include an option to extend the review period for an additional ninety days at the request of a developer, for compliance with state law or court order, or for a review period required by another local government or agency, within the local government or outside, for any component of the application requiring that government’s or agency’s approval.

(c) A local government’s fast-track approval process may include extensions to allow for the submission of additional information or revisions to an application in response to requests from the local government. Such extensions shall not exceed the amount of time from the request to the submission of the applicant’s response plus thirty days. Applicants shall provide such additional information or responses promptly and shall, whenever practicable, provide a response within five business days.

(d) Nothing in this subsection (2) shall be interpreted as requiring an affordable housing developer to utilize a fast-track approval process.

(3) (a) Beginning in 2027, to be eligible under this article for direct funding, or for affordable housing projects within a local government’s territorial boundaries to be eligible for funding, local governments, other than local housing authorities, must satisfy both the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to commit to and achieve annual increases in the number of affordable housing units within their territorial boundaries, and the requirements of subsection (2) of this section to implement a system to expedite the development approval process for affordable housing projects.

(b)(I) If a local government makes and files with the division the commitment required by subsection (1) of this section by November 1, 2023, it shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of subsection (1) of this section through December 31, 2026.

(II) If a local government makes and files with the division the commitment required by subsection (1) of this section by November 1, 2026, or by November 1ST of a subsequent year in which the baseline resets, and it met its commitment to increase affordable housing made under subsection (1) of this section for the previous three-year cycle, it shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of subsection (1) of this section through the end of the current three-year cycle.

(III) If a local government, other than a local housing authority, fails to make and file with the

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division the commitment required by subsection (1) of this section by November 1, 2023, or by November 1ST of a subsequent year in which the baseline resets, it shall be ineligible to receive financial assistance from the division or administrator during the following calendar year.

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appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

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share is apportioned according to the percentage that retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department in the unincorporated area of the county bear to total retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department.

(IV) If a local government fails to meet its commitment to increase affordable housing made and filed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for any three-year cycle, it shall be ineligible to receive financial assistance from the division or administrator during the first calendar year of the next three-year cycle.

the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

election in November 2021, may be collected and spent as a voter-approved revenue change.

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(b)(I.5) On and after July 1, 2018, of the ninety percent of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue in the general fund remaining after the allocation to local governments required by subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section is made, andexcluding revenue attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D), the state treasurer shall retain fifteen and fifty-six one-hundredths percent in the general fund for use for any lawful purpose and shall transfer from the general fund:

(V) An ineligible local government may apply for a subsequent year with a new commitment under subsection (1) of this section for the balance of the then-current three-year cycle.

(VI) A developer, whether for-profit or nonprofit, or a local government developing an affordable housing project within the territorial boundaries of a local government that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be ineligible to receive financial assistance from the division or administrator. Notwithstanding this restriction, a project within the territorial boundaries of an eligible municipality shall be eligible for funding even if the county in which the project is located is ineligible.

(VII) Ineligible local governments and developers of projects in ineligible local government jurisdictions shall not be required to pay back to the division or the administrator money paid to them under this article prior to ineligibility.

(c) On and after January 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer monthly from the general fund to the learning enrichment and academic progress fund created by section 22-86.1-106 all revenue collected by the department attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D).

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-28.8-204 as follows:

39-28.8-204. Revenue and spending limitations. (1) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the retail marijuana sales tax imposed pursuant to this part 2 as approved by the voters at the statewide election in November 2013, may be collected and spent as voter-approved revenue changes and shall not require voter approval subsequent to the voter approval required pursuant to part 4 of this article.

(d) The division shall be responsible for determining compliance with this section. For the purpose of calculating whether a local government has met the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, a new residential housing unit is to be counted at the time it is permitted rather than the time it is constructed. An existing housing unit newly qualifying as affordable housing is to be counted at the time it is permitted and fully funded rather than at the time the conversion is completed. For the purpose of calculating whether a local government has met the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, in addition to affordable housing growth achieved through the programs in this article, any new deed restricted affordable housing, newly constructed or converted to affordable, within a local government’s territorial boundaries shall be counted toward the local government’s growth requirement. Affordable housing growth in another jurisdiction resulting directly from a local government’s funding of such affordable housing in cooperation with another local government shall be attributed to a local government in proportion to the funding provided by the local government to such housing.

(2) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the additional retail marijuana sales tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I) (D), as approved by the voters at the statewide

29-32-106.Maintenanceofeffort. For any state fiscal year in which money is appropriated from the fund in accordance with the requirements of this article, any such money appropriated must supplement and shall not supplant the level of general fund and cash fund appropriations for affordable housing programs as of state fiscal year 2022-23

Proposition 124

Increase Allowable Liquor Store Locations

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state,

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Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning increasing the number of retail liquor store licenses in which a person may hold an interest, and, in connection therewith, phasing in the increase by allowing up to 8 licenses by December 31, 2026, up to 13 licenses by December 31, 2031, up to 20 licenses by December 31, 2036, and an unlimited number of licenses on or after January 1, 2037?

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. DeclarationofPurpose.

The People of the State of Colorado find and declare that it is in the interest of Colorado to create a more level playing field for the different business types that sell alcohol for off-premises consumption by allowing an equal number of licenses for drugstores, grocery stores and liquor stores.

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Creating parity and an orderly expansion for all businesses will foster competition, create jobs, increase selection and consumer choice, and lower costs for Coloradans.

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SECTION2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-409, amend (4)(b)(III) as follows:

44-3-409.Retailliquorstore license– rules. (4)(b) An owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a retail liquor store may have an interest in:

(III) For a retail liquor store licensed on or before January 1, 2016, and whose license holder is a Colorado resident, additional retail liquor store licenses as follows, but only if the premises for which a license is sought satisfies the distance requirements specified in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section:

(A) On or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2022, one additional retail liquor store license, for a maximum of up to two total retail liquor store licenses;

(B) On or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, up to two seven additional retail liquor store licenses, for a maximum of three eight total retail liquor store licenses; and

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning property tax reductions, and, in connection therewith, reducing property tax revenue by an estimated $1.03 billion in 2023 and by comparable amounts thereafter by reducing the residential property tax assessment rate from 7.15% to 6.5% and reducing the property tax assessment rate for all other property, excluding producing mines and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas, from 29% to 26.4% and allowing the state to annually retain and spend up to $25 million of excess state revenue, if any, for state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2026-27 as a voter-approved revenue change to offset lost revenue resulting from the property tax rate reductions and to reimburse local governments for revenue lost due to the homestead exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans?

(C) On or after January 1, 2027, and before January 1, 2032, up to three twelve additional retail liquor store licenses, for a maximum of four thirteen total retail liquor store licenses;

Text of Measure:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

(D) On or after January 1, 2032, and before January 1, 2037, up to nineteen additional retail liquor store licenses, for a maximum of twenty total retail liquor store licenses;

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1-104 amend (1) as follows:

(E) On or after January 1, 2037, an unlimited number of additional retail liquor store licenses; or SECTION3.Effectivedate. This measure shall go into effect upon the proclamation of the governor of the state of Colorado.

(1) Through December 31, 2021 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall

Proposition 125

Allow Grocery and Convenience Stores to Sell Wine

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the expansion of retail sale of alcohol beverages, and, in connection therewith, establishing a new fermented malt beverage and wine retailer license for off-site consumption to allow grocery stores, convenience stores, and other business establishments licensed to sell fermented malt beverages, such as beer, for off-site consumption to also sell wine; automatically converting such a fermented malt beverage retailer license to the new license; and allowing fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensees to conduct tastings if approved by the local licensing authority?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1: Declaration

be twenty-nine percent, and beginning on January 1, 2022 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall be twenty-six and four-tenths percent of the actual value thereof as determined by the assessor and the administrator in the manner prescribed by law, and such percentage shall be uniformly applied, without exception, to the actual value, so determined, of the various classes and subclasses of real and personal property located within the territorial limits of the authority levying a property tax, and all property taxes shall be levied against the aggregate valuation for assessment resulting from the application of such percentage.This subsection (1) shall not apply to residential real property, producing mines, and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1104.2 amend (3)(q) as follows:

The People of the State of Colorado hereby find and declare that Article 4 of Title 44, Colorado Revised Statutes, known as the “Colorado Beer Code”, shall be amended to allow, beginning March 1, 2023, the sale of wine in grocery and convenience stores that are licensed to sell beer.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-103, add (18.5), (32.5), and (60.5) as follows:

39-1-104.2. Adjustment of residential ratelegislative declaration - definitions.

44-3-103.Definitions. As used in this article 3 and article 4 of this title 44, unless the context otherwise requires:

(18.5) “Fermented malt beverage and wine retailer” means a retailer licensed under article 4 of this title 44 to sell fermented malt beverages and wine, but not spirituous liquors, in original sealed containers for consumption off the licensed premises.

(32.5) “Off-premises retailer” means any retailer licensed under this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 that is allowed to sell alcohol beverages at retail for consumption off the licensed premises.

(3) (q) The ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property is 7.15percent of actual value for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2019 and 6.5 percent of the actual value for property tax commencing January 1, 2022, until the next property tax year that the general assembly adjusts the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property.

(60.5) “Wine” means vinous liquors.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-301, amend 9(a)(I)(B), (10)(b), 10(c)(I)(A), 10(c)(XII), 10(d), 10(e); and repealandreenact,withamendments, (12) as follows:

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-207 add (6) as follows:

44-3-301.Licensingingeneral. (9)(a)(I)(B) The state and local licensing authorities shall not grant permission under this subsection (9)(a)(I) to a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensed under section 44-4-107 (1)(a) to move its permanent location if the new location is: Within one thousand five hundred feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409; for a premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer, within three thousand feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409; or, for a premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer that is contiguous to the city and county of Denver, within one thousand five hundred feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409.

39-3-207. Reporting of exemptions— reimbursement to local governmental entities

(6) for the purpose of off-setting lost revenue resulting from a reduction in property tax and to fund state reimbursements to local government entities for the application of the homestead exemption, in fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2022 through fiscal year ending July 1, 2027, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend up to 25 million per year in revenue for warrants otherwise authorized under this section.

(10)(b) A retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee who wishes to conduct tastings may submit an application or application renewal to the local licensing authority. The local licensing authority may reject the application if the applicant fails to establish that he or she is able to conduct tastings without violating the provisions of this section or creating a public safety risk to the neighborhood. A

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local licensing authority may establish its own application procedure and may charge a reasonable application fee.

(c) Tastings are subject to the following limitations:

(I) Tastings shall be conducted only:

(A) By a person who: Has completed a server training program that meets the standards established by the liquor enforcement division in the department and is a retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee, an employee of a retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee, or a representative, employee, or agent of the licensed wholesaler, brew pub, distillery pub, manufacturer, limited winery, importer, or vintner’s restaurant promoting the alcohol beverages for the tasting; and

(XII) No manufacturer of spirituous or vinous liquors shall induce a licensee through free goods or financial or in-kind assistance to favor the manufacturer’s products being sampled at a tasting. The retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee bears the financial and all other responsibility for a tasting conducted on its licensed premises.

(d) A violation of a limitation specified in this subsection (10) by a retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee, whether by the licensee’s employees, agents, or otherwise or by a representative, employee, or agent of the licensed wholesaler, brew pub, distillery pub, manufacturer, limited winery, importer, or vintner’s restaurant that promoted the alcohol beverages for the tasting, is the responsibility of, and section 44-3-801 applies to, the retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee that conducted the tasting.

(e) A retail liquor store, or liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee conducting a tasting shall be subject to the same revocation, suspension, and enforcement provisions as otherwise apply to the licensee.

(12)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 3, on and after July 1, 2016, the state and local licensing authorities shall not issue a new license under this article 3 authorizing the sale at retail of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in sealed containers for consumption off the licensed premises if the premises for which the retail license is sought is located:

(I) Within one thousand five hundred feet of another licensed premises licensed to sell malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors at retail for off-premises consumption;

(II) For a premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer, within three thousand feet of another licensed premises licensed to sell malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors at retail for off-premises consumption; or

(III) For a premises located in a municipality with a population of ten thousand or fewer that is contiguous to the city and county of Denver, within one thousand five hundred feet of another licensed premises licensed to sell malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors at retail for off-premises consumption.

(a.5)(I) Notwithstanding any other provision of subsection 12(a) of this section, on and after March 1, 2023, the state and local licensing authorities shall not issue a new fermented malt beverage and wine retailer’s license under article 4 of this title 44 authorizing the sale at retail of fermented

malt beverages and wine in sealed containers for consumption off the licensed premises if the premises for which the retail license is sought is located within five hundred feet of a retail liquor store licensed under section 44-3-409.

(II) This subsection (12)(a.5) does not apply to a person that owns or leases a proposed fermented malt beverage retailer licensed premises and, as of January 1, 2019, has applied for or received from the municipality, city and county, or county in which the premises are located:

(A) A building permit for the structure to be used for the fermented malt beverage retailer licensed premises, which permit is currently active and will not expire before the completion of the liquor licensing process; or

(B) A certificate of occupancy for the structure to be used for the fermented malt beverage retailer licensed premises.

(b) For purposes of subsection (12)(a) of this section, a license under this article 3 authorizing the sale at retail of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in sealed containers for consumption off the licensed premises includes a license under this article 3 authorizing the sale of malt and vinous liquors in sealed containers not to be consumed at the place where the malt and vinous liquors are sold.

(c)(I) For purposes of determining whether the distance requirements specified in subsections (12)(a) and (12)(a.5) of this section are satisfied, the distance shall be determined by a radius measurement that begins at the principal doorway of the premises for which the application is made and ends at the principal doorway of the other retail licensed premises (II) This subsection (12) does not apply to the conversion of a license under section 44-4-107(1)(a) (II).

(III) Notwithstanding any other provision of subsection (12)(a) of this section, the state and local licensing authorities shall not issue a new retail liquor store license under article 3 of this title 44 authorizing the sale at retail of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in sealed containers for consumption off the licensed premises if the premises for which the retail license is sought is located within five hundred feet of a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensed under section 44-4-107.

SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-313, amend (1)(e)(I), (1)(e)(II), (1)(e)(IV), and (1)(e)(V) as follows: 44-3-313.Restrictionsforapplicationsfornewlicense. (1) An application for the issuance of any license specified in section 44-3-309 (1) or 44-4-107 (1) shall not be received or acted upon:

(e)(I) If the building in which the fermented malt beverages and wine are to be sold pursuant to a license under section 44-4-107 (1)(a) is located within five hundred feet of any public or parochial school or the principal campus of any college, university, or seminary; except that this subsection (1)(e)(I) does not apply to:

(A) Licensed premises located or to be located on land owned by a municipality;

(B) An existing licensed premises on land owned by the state;

(C) A fermented malt beverage and wine retailer that held a valid license and was actively doing business before the

principal campus was constructed;

(D) A club located within the principal campus of any college, university, or seminary that limits its membership to the faculty or staff of the institution; or

(E) A campus liquor complex.

(II) The distances referred to in subsection (1)(e)(I) of this section are to be computed by direct measurement from the nearest property line of the land used for school purposes to the nearest portion of the building in which fermented malt beverages and wine are to be sold, using a route of direct pedestrian access.

(IV) In addition to the requirements of section 44-3-312 (2), the local licensing authority shall consider the evidence and make a specific finding of fact as to whether the building in which the fermented malt beverages and wine are to be sold is located within any distance restriction established by or pursuant to this subsection (1)(e). The finding is subject to judicial review pursuant to section 44-3-802.

(V) This subsection (1)(e) applies to:

(A) Applications for new fermented malt beverage and wine retailer’s licenses under section 44-4-107 (1)(a) submitted on or after June 4, 2018 March 1, 2023; and

(B) Applications submitted on or after June 4, 2018 March 1, 2023, under section 44-3-301 (9) by fermented malt beverage and wine retailers licensed under section 44-4-107 (1)(a) to change the permanent location of the fermented malt beverage and wine retailer’s licensed premises.

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-901, amend (1)(g), (1)(i)(III), (6)(i)(II), (6)(k)(I), (6)(k)(II)(B), (6)(k)(IV), (6) (k)(V), and (6)(p)(III), and (8)(b) as follows:

44-3-901.Unlawfulacts-exceptions-definitions. (1) Except as provided in section 18-13-122, it is unlawful for any person: (g) To sell at retail any malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors in sealed containers without holding a retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore license, except as permitted by section 44-3-107 (2) or 44-3-301 (6)(b) or any other provision of this article 3, or to sell at retail any fermented malt beverages in sealed containers without holding a fermented malt beverage retailer’s license under section 44-4-104 (1)(c) or to sell at retail any fermented malt beverages and wine in sealed containers without holding a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer’s license under section 44-4-107 (1)(a).

(i)(III)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(i)(I) of this section, it shall not be unlawful for adult patrons of a retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee to consume malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors on the licensed premises when the consumption is conducted within the limitations of the licensee’s license and is part of a tasting if authorization for the tasting has been granted pursuant to section 44-3-301.

(i)(III)(B) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(i)(I) of this section, it shall not be unlawful for adult patrons of a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee to consume malt or vinous liquors on the licensed premises when the consumption is conducted within the limitations of the licensee’s license and is part of a tasting if authorization for the tasting has been granted pursuant to section 44-3-301.

(6) It is unlawful for any person licensed to sell at retail pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44:

(i)(II) Notwithstanding subsection (6)(i)(I) of this section, it shall not be unlawful for a retail liquor store, liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensee to allow tastings to be conducted on his or her licensed premises if authorization for the tastings has

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this article 4 and does not affect:

(A) Any prior discipline, limitation, or condition imposed by the state licensing authority on a licensee;

(B) The deadline for renewal of a license; or (C) Any pending or future investigation or administrative proceeding.

SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-4-105, amend (1)(a)(I)(A) as follows: 44-4-105.Feesandtaxes-allocation. (1)(a)(I)(A) Applications for new fermented malt beverage and new fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licenses pursuant to section 44-3-301 and rules thereunder;

SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-4-106, amend (1) introductory portion, (1)(a), and (1)(b) as follows: 44-4-106.Lawfulacts. (1)It is lawful for a person under eighteen years of age who is under the supervision of a person on the premises eighteen years of age or older to be employed in a place of business where fermented malt beverages or wine are sold at retail in containers for offpremises consumption. During the normal course of such employment, any person under twenty-one years of age may handle and otherwise act with respect to fermented malt beverages or wine in the same manner as that person does with other items sold at retail; except that:

(a) A person under eighteen years of age shall not sell or dispense fermented malt beverages or wine, check age identification, or make deliveries beyond the customary parking area for the customers of the retail outlet; and (b) A person who is under twenty-one years of age shall not deliver fermented malt beverages or wine in sealed containers to customers under section 44-4-107 (6).

SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-4-107, amend (1) introductory portion, (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c)(I), (4), (5), and (6); and add (1)(a)(II), and (7) as follows: 44-4-107.Locallicensingauthority-application–fees–definition –rules. (1) The local licensing authority shall issue only the following classes of fermented malt beverage licenses:

(a)(I) Sales of fermented malt beverages and wine for consumption off the premises of the licensee;

(II) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a license issued by the local and state licensing authorities under this subsection (1)(a) of this section in effect on March 1, 2023, shall immediately convert from a license to sell fermented malt beverage for consumption off the premises to a fermented malt beverages and wine retailer license, on March 1, 2023, without any further action by the state or local licensing authority or the licensee.

(b) Sales of fermented malt beverages for consumption on the premises of the licensee;

(c)(I) Subject to subsections (1)(c)(II) and (1)(c)(III) of this section, sales of fermented malt beverages for consumption both on and off the premises of the licensee.

(4) On or after January 1, 2019 March 1, 2023, a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensed under subsection (1)(a) of this section:

(a)(I) Shall not sell fermented malt beverages or wine to consumers at a price that is below the retailer’s cost, as listed on the invoice, to purchase the fermented malt beverages or wine, unless the sale is of discontinued or close-out fermented malt beverages or wine.

(II) This subsection (4)(a) does not prohibit a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer from operating a bona fide loyalty or rewards program for fermented malt beverages

or wine so long as the price for the product is not below the retailer’s costs as listed on the invoice. The state licensing authority may adopt rules to implement this subsection (4) (a).

(b) Shall not allow consumers to purchase fermented malt beverages or wine at a self-checkout or other mechanism that allows the consumer to complete the fermented malt beverages or wine purchase without assistance from and completion of the entire transaction by an employee of the fermented malt beverage and wine retailer.

(5) A person licensed under subsection (1)(a) of this section that holds multiple fermented malt beverage and wine retailer’s licenses for multiple licensed premises may operate under a single or consolidated corporate entity but shall not commingle purchases of or credit extensions for purchases of alcohol beverage product from a wholesaler licensed under article 3 of this title 44 for more than one licensed premises. A wholesaler licensed under article 3 of this title 44 shall not base the price for the alcohol beverage product it sells to a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer licensed under subsection (1)(a) of this section on the total volume of alcohol beverage product that the retailer purchases for multiple licensed premises.

(6)(a) A person licensed under subsection (1)(a) of this section who complies with this subsection (6) and rules promulgated under this subsection (6) may deliver fermented malt beverages and wine in sealed containers to a person of legal age if:

(I) The person receiving the delivery of fermented malt beverages or wine is located at a place that is not licensed pursuant to this section;

(II) The delivery is made by an employee of the fermented malt beverage and wine retailer who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery;

(III) The person making the delivery verifies, in accordance with section 44-3-901 (11), that the person receiving the delivery of fermented malt beverages or wine is at least twenty-one years of age; and

(IV) The fermented malt beverage and wine retailer derives no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of fermented malt beverages from the sale of fermented malt beverages and wine that the fermented malt beverage and wine retailer delivers.

(b) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules as necessary for the proper delivery of fermented malt beverages pursuant to this subsection (6) and may issue a permit to any person who is licensed pursuant to and delivers fermented malt beverages or wine under subsection (1)(a) of this section. A permit issued under this subsection (6) is subject to the same suspension and revocation provisions as are set forth in section 44-3-601 for other licenses granted pursuant to article 3 of this title 44. (7) a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer may allow tastings of fermented malt beverages or wine to be conducted on the licensed premises if the licensee has received authorization to conduct tastings pursuant to section 44-3-301.

SECTION 13. Effective date:

This act takes effect on March 1, 2023.

Proposition 126

Third-Party Delivery of Alcohol Beverages

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the

measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

Ballot Title:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning authorization for the third-party delivery of alcohol beverages, and, in connection therewith, allowing retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol beverages for on-site or off-site consumption to deliver all types of alcohol beverages to a person twenty-one years of age or older through a third-party delivery service that obtains a delivery service permit; prohibiting the delivery of alcohol beverages to a person who is under 21 years of age, is intoxicated, or fails to provide proof of identification; removing the limit on the percentage of gross sales revenues a licensee may receive from alcohol beverage deliveries; and allowing a technology services company, without obtaining a thirdparty delivery service permit, to provide software or a digital network application that connects consumers and licensed retailers for the delivery of alcohol beverages?

Text of Measure:

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1: Declaration

The People of the State of Colorado hereby find and declare that Article 3 of Title 44, Colorado Revised Statutes, known as the “Colorado Liquor Code,” shall be amended to permit, beginning March 1, 2023, the home delivery of alcohol sales made by licensed retailers through third-party home delivery service providers.

SECTION 2: In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 44-3-911.5 as follows: 44-3-911.5Third-partydeliveryofalcoholbeverages.

(1) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a delivery service permittee, or an employee or independent contractor of a delivery service permittee in compliance with the provisions of this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44, may transport and deliver alcohol beverages from an off-premises retailer licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44, or from a retailer licensee licensed for on premises consumption pursuant to this article 3, to a person in the state who is at least twenty-one years of age. The holder of a license listed in this subsection (1) must apply for and to hold a delivery service permit as a privilege separate from its existing license in order to use independent contractors for delivery. An off-premises retailer licensed pursuant to this article 3 or article 4 of this title 44 is not required to obtain a delivery service permit if the delivery is made by an employee of the licensee who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery. A retailer licensee licensed for on premises consumption pursuant to this article 3 is not required to obtain a delivery service permit if the delivery is made by an employee of the licensee who is at least twenty-one years of age in accordance with the provisions of section 44-3-911.

(2) Any individual, limited liability company, corporation, or partnership that is registered to do business in this state, regardless of the residency or domicile of the individual, entity, or owners of the entity, may apply to the state licensing authority for and be issued a delivery service permit that authorizes the permittee to deliver alcohol

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beverages from a licensee permitted for delivery by section (1) of this section, to a person in the state who is at least twenty-one years of age.

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(3) In order to receive a delivery service permit, an applicant shall:

to this article 3, or article 4 or article 5 of this title 44.

SECTION 4: In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-410, repeal (3)(a)(II) and (3)(a)(IV) as follows:

44-3-410.Liquor-licenseddrugstorelicense-multiplelicenses permitted-requirements-rules.

share is apportioned according to the percentage that retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department in the unincorporated area of the county bear to total retail marijuana sales tax revenue collected by the department.

(a) Provide to the state licensing authority a sample contract that the applicant intends to enter into with a licensee listed in subsection (1) of this section for the delivery of alcohol beverages. Compliance with this subsection (3)(a) shall not be required in the event a licensee listed in subsection (1) of this section, or an entity under common ownership with such licensee, is the applicant for the delivery service permit.

(i) Shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the state licensing authority or any law enforcement agency and the Colorado courts concerning enforcement of this section and any related laws or rules.

election in November 2021, may be collected and spent as a voter-approved revenue change.

(5) A delivery service permittee may renew its permit with the state licensing authority by maintaining all qualifications and paying annually a renewal fee established by the state licensing authority.

Proposition 120

(3)(a) A liquor-licensed drugstore licensee who complies with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (3) may deliver malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors to a person of legal age if:

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(b) Submit to the state licensing authority an outline of an internal or external certification program for delivery service personnel or contractors that addresses topics such as identifying underage persons, intoxicated persons, and fake or altered identification; and

(c) Submit proof of a general liability insurance policy in an amount no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.

(4) A delivery service permittee:

(b)(I.5) On and after July 1, 2018, of the ninety percent of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue in the general fund remaining after the allocation to local governments required by subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section is made, andexcluding revenue attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D), the state treasurer shall retain fifteen and fifty-six one-hundredths percent in the general fund for use for any lawful purpose and shall transfer from the general fund:

(a) May, through its employees or independent contractors, deliver alcohol beverages for any off-premises retailer permitted for delivery by subsection (1) of this section, for the purpose of delivering alcohol beverages.

(c) On and after January 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer monthly from the general fund to the learning enrichment and academic progress fund created by section 22-86.1-106 all revenue collected by the department attributable to the additional tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I)(D).

(b) May, through its employees or independent contractors, deliver alcohol beverages for any licensee licensed for on premises consumption pursuant to this article 3, which may include alcohol beverages by the drink. Such deliveries shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 44-3911, except for subsection 44-3-911(3)(d).

SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-28.8-204 as follows:

(c) May use its own employees or independent contractors who are at least twenty-one years of age to deliver such alcohol beverages, if all delivery agents complete a certification program that meets the standards established by the state licensing authority.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a technology services company to obtain a delivery service permit for providing software or a digital network application that connects consumers and licensed retailers for the delivery of alcohol beverages from the licensed retailer by employees or other delivery service providers of the licensed retailer. However, the act of connecting consumers to licensed retailers shall serve to grant jurisdiction to the state of Colorado.

The ballot title below is a summary drafted by the professional staff of the offices of the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the legal staff for the general assembly for ballot purposes only. The ballot title will not appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes. The text of the measure that will appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes below was drafted by the proponents of the initiative. The initiated measure is included on the ballot as a proposed change to current law because the proponents gathered the required amount of petition signatures.

(7) There shall be no limit to the percentage of a licensee’s gross annual revenues from total sales of alcohol beverages that the licensee may derive from alcohol beverage deliveries.

(8) The state licensing authority may enforce the requirements of this section by the same administrative proceedings that apply to alcohol beverage licenses or permits, including without limitation any disciplinary action applicable to the selling licensee, or the delivery service permittee resulting from any unlawful sale to a minor.

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(d) May facilitate orders by telephone, Internet, or by other electronic means for the sale and delivery of alcohol beverages under this section. The full amount of each order shall be handled in a manner that gives the licensee control over the ultimate receipt of the payment from the consumer.

(e) May deliver alcohol beverages any time during which the licensee is lawfully allowed to sell alcohol beverages.

39-28.8-204. Revenue and spending limitations. (1) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the retail marijuana sales tax imposed pursuant to this part 2 as approved by the voters at the statewide election in November 2013, may be collected and spent as voter-approved revenue changes and shall not require voter approval subsequent to the voter approval required pursuant to part 4 of this article.

(f) Shall verify, at the time of delivery, in accordance with subsection 44-3-901(11), that the person receiving the delivery of malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors is at least twenty-one years of age.

(g) Shall refuse to deliver alcohol beverages if the recipient is under twenty-one years of age, appears intoxicated, or fails to provide proof of identification

(h) May not deliver to any location licensed pursuant

(2) Notwithstanding any limitations on revenue, spending, or appropriations contained in section 20 of article X of the state constitution or any other provision of law, any revenues generated by the additional retail marijuana sales tax imposed by section 39-28.8-202(1)(a)(I) (D), as approved by the voters at the statewide

(9) The state licensing authority may enforce the requirements of this section against the selling licensee, delivery service permittee, and any employee or independent contractor of the delivery service permittee, irrespective of the status of any delivery service personnel as an independent contractor or employee. For the licensee’s license to be subject to disciplinary action for a violation of alcohol law during delivery, the licensee must either be the delivery permittee or the delivery must be made by an employee of the licensee.

(10) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules as necessary for the proper delivery of alcohol beverages as permitted by this section.

SECTION 3: In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-409, repeal (3)(a)(II) and (3)(a)(IV) as follows:

44-3-409.Retailliquorstorelicense-rules.

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning property tax reductions, and, in connection therewith, reducing property tax revenue by an estimated $1.03 billion in 2023 and by comparable amounts thereafter by reducing the residential property tax assessment rate from 7.15% to 6.5% and reducing the property tax assessment rate for all other property, excluding producing mines and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas, from 29% to 26.4% and allowing the state to annually retain and spend up to $25 million of excess state revenue, if any, for state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2026-27 as a voter-approved revenue change to offset lost revenue resulting from the property tax rate reductions and to reimburse local governments for revenue lost due to the homestead exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans?

Text of Measure:

(3)(a) A person licensed to sell at retail who complies with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (3) may deliver malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors to a person of legal age if:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

(3)(a)(II) The delivery is made by an employee of the licensed retail liquor store who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery;

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1-104 amend (1) as follows:

(1) Through December 31, 2021 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall

(3)(a)(IV) The retail liquor store derives no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from the sale of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors that the retail liquor store delivers.

(3)(a)(II) The delivery is made by an employee of the liquorlicensed drugstore who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery;

(3)(a)(IV) The liquor-licensed drugstore derives no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors from the sale of malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors that the liquor-licensed drugstore delivers.

SECTION 5: In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-911, repeal (2)(c), (3)(b), and (7) as follows:

44-3-911.Takeoutanddeliveryofalcoholbeverages-permit-onpremisesconsumptionlicenses-requirementsandlimitationsrules-definition-repeal.

be twenty-nine percent, and beginning on January 1, 2022 the valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the state shall be twenty-six and four-tenths percent of the actual value thereof as determined by the assessor and the administrator in the manner prescribed by law, and such percentage shall be uniformly applied, without exception, to the actual value, so determined, of the various classes and subclasses of real and personal property located within the territorial limits of the authority levying a property tax, and all property taxes shall be levied against the aggregate valuation for assessment resulting from the application of such percentage.This subsection (1) shall not apply to residential real property, producing mines, and lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas.

(2) To sell and deliver an alcohol beverage or to allow a customer to remove an alcohol beverage from the licensed premises as either is authorized under subsection (1) of this section, the licensee must:

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-1104.2 amend (3)(q) as follows:

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(c) Derive no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of food and alcohol beverages from the sale of alcohol beverages through takeout orders and that the licensee delivers; except that:

(I) This subsection (2)(c) does not apply if the governor has declared a disaster emergency under part 7 of article 33.5 of title 24; or

(II) This subsection (2)(c) does not apply to a sales room at a premises licensed under section 44-3-402 or 44-3-407; and (3)(b) Be an employee of the licensee who is twenty-one years of age or older;

(7) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(3) (q) The ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property is 7.15percent of actual value for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2019 and 6.5 percent of the actual value for property tax commencing January 1, 2022, until the next property tax year that the general assembly adjusts the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property.

SECTION 6: In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-4-107 repeal (6) (a)(II) and (IV) as follows: 44-4-107.Locallicensingauthority-application-fees-definitions - rules.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-207 add (6) as follows:

39-3-207. Reporting of exemptions— reimbursement to local governmental entities

(6)(a) A person licensed under subsection (1)(a) of this section who complies with this subsection (6) and rules promulgated under this subsection (6) may deliver fermented malt beverages in sealed containers to a person of legal age if:

(II) The delivery is made by an employee of the fermented malt beverage retailer who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is using a vehicle owned or leased by the licensee to make the delivery;

(IV) The fermented malt beverage retailer derives no more than fifty percent of its gross annual revenues from total sales of fermented malt beverages from the sale of fermented malt beverages that the fermented malt beverage retailer delivers.

(6) for the purpose of off-setting lost revenue resulting from a reduction in property tax and to fund state reimbursements to local government entities for the application of the homestead exemption, in fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2022 through fiscal year ending July 1, 2027, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend up to 25 million per year in revenue for warrants otherwise authorized under this section.

SECTION 7. Effective date. This act takes effect March 1, 2023.

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Arapahoe blanks Eaglecrest for 10th win of the season

STAFF REPORT

Arapahoe High School used two goals from Felix Ruiz-Hensley to shut out Eaglecrest 6-0 in Littleton Oct. 13.

The win was the Warriors’ 10th of the season and kept the team in first place in the Centennial League standings.

AHS also picked up goals from Patrick Buckley, Andrew Chalmers, Gabriel Mock and Matthew Thompson. Warriors’ goalkeeper Drew Barber recorded the win and made just one save.

No stats were available for the Raptors.

Arapahoe closes out the regular season against Overland High School at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.

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Heritage closes out regular season with win over Mountain Vista

BY HESTON MOSHER

Heritage High School wrapped up the regular season Oct. 13 by beating Mountain Vista 3-1 in Littleton.

The Eagles were sitting in first place in the Continental League with their 9-1 mark through the end of play Oct. 13. The Golden Eagles slipped to 3-10-1 overall.

Logan Hause, Jake Lowery and Liam Gilbert scored Heritage’s goals. Goalkeeper Owen McCague had two saves in 70 minutes of playing time. Soren Hansen finished up and made two saves.

Mountain Vista’s Shane Baker scored his team’s goal. Carson Brice and Chris Gritzmaker split time in goal for the Golden Eagles. Each made four saves.

Strother Abromaitis, Ottman join exclusive group at CHSAA

Seven members to be inducted into hall of fame

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CHSAA’s 34th Hall of Fame class include coach Tim Ottman of Ponderosa High School and former Highlands Ranch basketball standout Ann Strother Abromaitis.

CHSAA announced the class members in a press release Oct. 11. The other inductees are Sally Moos of Cherry Creek High School, Rene Aafeldt of Valley High School, George Rykovich of Manitou Springs High School, James Hartman Jr. of Mitchell High School, and student advisor Dale Garland from Durango High School

Ottman was the Ponderosa High School wrestling coach for 18 seasons. During that time, he compiled a record of 200-26 and 16 straight Continental league championships. He coached 12 class

5A regional wrestling champions and 10 state champions. He was the National Federation of High Schools’ national coach of the year in 2009, the National Wrestling Association Region 6 Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2005 and was the Continental League Coach of the Year 13 times.

He retired earlier this year.

Strother Abromaitis was a twotime state girls basketball champion during her days at Highlands Ranch High School. She was the Naismith National Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Player of the Year too. Strother Abromaitis also played in the fi rst McDonald’s All-American Game and was the game’s co-MVP.

Strother Abromaitis earned a scholarship to the University of Connecticut, where she guided the Huskies to a pair of national championships. She played in 143 games and started in 142 of them. The Houston Comets of the WNBA drafted her.

Other inductees: Sally Moos spent 35 years as the girls volleyball coach at

Cherry Creek High School. Her teams won 734 games, including a 42-match winning streak, 13 Centennial League titles and fi ve state championships. A press statement from CHSAA said Moos created a winning culture for the Bruins while also putting relationshipbuilding ahead of winning.

ReneAafeldt of Valley High School coached the girls volleyball program there for 20 years. Her record was 393-36, which included appearances in nine, class 3A state title games and 13 straight state tournament appearances. Her teams won the state title in 2010 and 2012. She played volleyball for the Vikings before graduating. As one of her former players put it, “To play under Rene Aafedt, I think was the greatest honor I could have as an athlete. I admire her and wouldn’t be the person I am today without her,” according to CHSAA’s statement. George Rykovich was the football coach at Manitou Springs High School for 36 years. The Mustangs won two, class 2A football titles during that time.

Rykovich ran the single-wing offense; CHSAA’s statement said the offense was “well-known but rarely beaten.” Coaches around the country call on him for advice, even in retirement. Rykovich also is a member of the Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame and the Single Wing Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

James Hartman Jr. coached the Mitchell High School football team for 18 years and won 211 games, 10 conference titles and three, state titles. He also received the CHSCA Football Coach of the Year award, the Gazette Telegraph Football Coach of the Year fi ve times and is a member of the CHSCA Hall of Fame and the Colorado Springs Sports Corp. Hall of Fame.

Dale Garland of Durango High School spent his 25-year career as a student leadership adviser. His program received the National Council of Excellence award from

Eaglecrest’s Miles Reish and Arapahoe’s Jace Swa ord keep their eyes on the ball during an Oct. 13 match in Littleton.

Mountain Vista’s Noah Hansen and Heritage’s Jake Lowery ward each other o the loose ball during an Oct. 13 match in Littleton.

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Heritage’s Edson Jimenez, left, wards o Mountain Vista’s Lucas Serna and keeps possession of the ball during the teams’ Continental League match Oct. 13 in Littleton.

the National Student Council Offi ce. CHSAA’s statement said the honor “is reserved for student leadership programs that meet specifi c criteria related to leadership excellence, service and commitment to their school community.”

Garland received CHSAA’s Adviser of the Year award. He also was on CHSAA’s Student Leadership Advisory Committee and led workshops at several state student leadership camps and conference.

“I applaud the efforts of the selection committee as this is an exceptional list of deserving honorees,’’ said CHSAA Commissioner Michael Krueger in the statement. “Each and every member of the CHSAA Hall of Fame exceedingly represents the intrinsic values and ideals that create the foundation for educationally based athletics and activities; the 2022 Hall of Fame Class refl ect this same standard of exceptional accomplishment.”

The induction ceremony is set for Monday, Jan. 23.

Metro sports roundup

Football Douglas County

Douglas County (3-5) 29, Fountain-Fort Carson 61

ThunderRidge (8-0) 35, Highlands Ranch (2-6) 7

Mountain Vista (6-2) 38, Castle View (1-7) 21

Chaparral (1-7) 28, Regis Jesuit 56

Legend (5-3) 14, Pine Creek 31

Rock Canyon (6-2) 13, Valor Christian 28

Arapahoe County

Englewood (4-3) 12, Classical Academy 48

Heritage (6-2) 21, Standley Lake 3

Arapahoe (4-4) 27, Cherokee Trail 14

Littleton (5-2) 0, Evergreen 56

Cherry Creek (7-1) 42, Eaglecrest (6-2) 7

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Douglas County 7 (23-2), Lakewood 4

Legend (20-5) 6, Legacy 1

Arapahoe (15-11) 10, Heritage (13-12) 0 10/15

ThunderRidge (15-11) 13, Rocky Mountain 3

Eaglecrest (14-12) 3, Arvada West 4

Rock Canyon (12-14) 2, Broomfield 12

Englewood (9-9) 0, Strasburg 16

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NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0115

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/28/2022 12:39:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MATT R WHETTEN

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GREEN POINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN SX TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-15N

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/26/2007

Recording Date of DOT: 4/4/2007

Reception No. of DOT: 2007026821

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $848,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,044,272.71

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

PARCEL 46, KEENE RANCH, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 2423 Castle Butte Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80109

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/28/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL NORTON Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 18-019368

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee

https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Notice No. 2022-0115

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

No. 2022-0122

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/17/2022 4:15:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: ROGER BARTLETT

Original Beneficiary: FRANCES FITZGERALD

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FRANCES FITZGERALD Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/13/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 5/4/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022032287

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $150,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $150,000.00

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 22, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO **SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT DATED JUNE 24, 2022, RECORDED ON JUNE 27, 2022 AT RECEPTION NO. 2022045107 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

Which has the address of: 11346 South Lost Creek Circle, Parker, CO 80138

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 7/28/2022, Re ception number 2022051945. Reason modified and any other modifications: to correct the date of Settlement Agreement in DOT..

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/18/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

K. JAMIE BUECHLER Colorado Registration #: 30906 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 1230-S , DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (720) 381-0045

Fax #: (720) 381-0382

Attorney File #: 11346LOSTCREEK

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0122

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0134

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/23/2022 12:49:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Lydia E. McArthur and Dennis R. McArthur

Original Beneficiary: Equity Direct Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-8

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/1/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 6/16/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005054437

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $276,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $261,904.36

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERID IAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 1280 FEET, MORE OR LESS, EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER, AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 177 AT PAGE 454; THENCE EAST 1397 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTH WEST ¼; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ 343.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 28 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 886.8 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 63 DEGREES 16 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 224.5 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF PONDEROSA CIRCLE; THENCE FOLLOWING THE CURVE

OF SAID ROAD 335 FEET; MORE OR LESS,

TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID ROAD WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 177 AT PAGE 454; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT 386.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, INFOR MATION NOTE: THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 177 AT PAGE 454 IS AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN NING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 420 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 28 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE IF 1126.3 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD, AS SHOWN BY THE DEED RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 35 MINUTES EAST 157.5 FEET ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD TO A POINT WHICH CONSTITUTES THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT BEING CONVEYED; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SEC TION, WHICH CONSTITUES THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT, THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION A DISTANCE OF 1280 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLO RADO

Which has the address of: 7331 E. Ponderosa Circle, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/23/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-22-942045-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0134

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0129

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/18/2022 10:52:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JESSE EATON AND JENNIFER PRICHARD

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/15/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 11/20/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017078880 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,975.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $367,615.83

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 4, COUNTRY MEADOWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1 2906 Leesburg Road, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/18/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL NORTON Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-028241

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0129

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0125

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/12/2022 3:08:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BROCK EWING AND KRISTINE EWING

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 7/29/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021090495

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $302,450.33

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 17, Intravest 320 Filing No. 1F County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 5875 Cheetah Cove, Lone Tree, CO 80124-9591

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/12/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-028217

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0125

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0123

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/9/2022 1:22:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CURT J. WOOD

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC., ITS SUC CESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/11/2012

Recording Date of DOT: 5/11/2012

Reception No. of DOT: 2012034668

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $313,837.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $262,541.67

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 24, BLOCK 7, RED HAWK FILING NO. 1, 1ST AMENDMENT A REPLAT OF LOTS 1-18, BLOCK 5, LOTS 11-39, BLOCK 7, TRACT F, TRACT J, AND TRACT 0 COUNTY OF DOUG LAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1921 Fringe Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/9/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL NORTON

Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-028203

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0123

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0124

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/11/2022 8:21:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL D. THOMPSON

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILM INGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/25/2012

Recording Date of DOT: 5/2/2012

Reception No. of DOT: 2012032031

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $227,493.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $182,705.76

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 payments provided for in the Evidence

Douglas

of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 23, BLOCK 2, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVI SION FILING NO. 4B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 11215 Keota St., Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/11/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JENNIFER C. ROGERS Colorado Registration #: 34682 4100 E. MISSISSIPPI AVE., STE. 420, DENVER, COLORADO 80246

Phone #: 877-353-2146

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 48043923

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0124

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0126

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/17/2022 2:27:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Donald Miller

Original Beneficiary: Credit Union of Denver

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Credit Union of Denver

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/16/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 9/22/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016066429

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $122,750.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $104,723.66

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make installment payments of principal, interest, taxes and/or insurance as provided for in the Deed of Trust and Credit Agreement.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 102, RIDGEGATE – SECTION 15, FILING NO. 14 1st AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUG LAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 10605 Ladera Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124-5375

The Deed of Trust was modified by a docu ment recorded in Douglas County on 8/5/2022, Reception number 2022053695. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent

to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

IMAN TEHRANI

Colorado Registration #: 44076 514 KIMBARK STREET P.O. BOX 298, LONGMONT, COLORADO 80502-0298 Phone #: 303-772-6666

Fax #: 303-772-2822

Attorney File #: MILLER/CUDENVER

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0126

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0133

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/23/2022 12:47:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Randy D St. Onge and Cindy Kempton St. Onge

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/15/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 9/20/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016065608

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $360,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $326,892.34

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 387, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9709 Castle Ridge Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/23/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-22-941671-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0133

First Publication: 10/20/2022

Last Publication: 11/17/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Larkspur

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0117

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/29/2022 3:46:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JANET E BEEN AND GERRY L BEEN

Original Beneficiary:

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/26/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 2/1/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018006672

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $375,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $159,639.46

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 1, Larkspur, County of Douglas, State of Colorado

Which has the address of: 103 E Perry Park Avenue, Larkspur, CO 80118

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/29/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL NORTON Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-027998

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0117

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0120

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/9/2022 10:32:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Joseph Crowley

AND Melissa Crowley

Original Beneficiary:

KeyBank National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KeyBank, NA, s/b/m First Niagara Bank, NA

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/21/2007

Recording Date of DOT: 12/10/2007

Reception No. of DOT: 2007095284

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $35,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $34,760.79

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 670 ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE #16A 0.392 AM/L.

Which has the address of: 7420 Bison Pl, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein,

has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/9/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO11896

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0120

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0121

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/9/2022 10:33:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Lue E. Carmichael-Collins

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Regis tration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Ennkar Inc, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PHH Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/2/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 6/12/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020051043

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $825,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $403,958.43

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the death of all named mortgagors under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 61, BLOCK 4, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVI SION FILING NO. 6B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10620 Clarke Farms Dr, Parker, CO 80134-9148

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/9/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-938169-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

on the Public Trustee website: https://

www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0121

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0118

To Whom It May Concern: On 8/2/2022 8:45:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CHRISTOPHER KELLY WATSON

Original Beneficiary: LENDSURE MORTGAGE CORP.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of the Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust 2020-1

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/31/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 2/3/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020007432

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $388,719.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $381,732.83

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 46, CHATFIELD FARMS FILING NO. 1-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10219 Cavaletti Drive, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 8/2/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009422601

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0118

First Publication: 10/6/2022

Last Publication: 11/3/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Pines

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0116

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/29/2022 9:33:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE AND JAMIE WOOLDRIDGE

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMING TON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY FLAGSTAR MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-1

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/5/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 7/11/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017046773

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $480,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $459,874.58

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are

Douglas

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 payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 24, BLOCK 3, ROMAR WEST, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12405 Jasper Pointe Way, Castle Pines, CO 80108

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/29/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009529025

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0116

First Publication: 9/22/2022

Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR THE POPE PROPERTY’S ANNEXATION

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado, has by resolution set a public hearing regarding the Pope Property Annexation on November 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this matter can be heard, in the Town of Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Main street, Parker Colorado 80138. The purpose of the public hearing is to determine if the petition for annexation for the property described in this public notice complies with Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution and meets the applicable requirements of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12105. The Town Council Resolution No. 22-048, Series of 2022, reads as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 22- 048, Series of 2022

TITLE: A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE POPE PROPERTY' S ANNEXATION PETITION WITH C.R.S. § 31-12-107 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 21, 2022, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING SAID AN NEXATION

WHEREAS, the Petitioner owns certain real property in Douglas County commonly known as the Pope Property, which is described on attached Exhibit A (the " Real Property"); WHEREAS, the Petitioner submitted to the Town a Petition for Annexation (the Annexation Petition") concerning the Real Property;

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-107, this Town Council, sitting as the governing body of the Town, shall determine whether the Annexa tion Petition is in substantial compliance with the requirements of C.R S. § 31-12-107(1); and

WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado (the " Town"), has satisfied itself concerning the compliance for the Annexa tion Petition with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1) and must now proceed to consider the proposed annexation of the Real Property to and by the Town.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Annexation Petition for the pro posed annexation of the Real Property into the Town substantially complies with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 2. A public hearing on the eligibility of the Real Property to be annexed into the Town will be conducted on November 21, 2022, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, which is located at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138, to deter mine if the proposed annexation complies with

C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended.

Section 3. Any person may appear at such hear ing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the Town Council.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this 3rd day of Oc tober 2022.

TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO

EXHIBIT A Legal Description

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, STATE OF COLORADO BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22 SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N00°07'48"W ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 22 A DIS TANCE OF 1111.96 FEET; THENCE N89°48'03"E A DISTANCE OF 1090.40 FEET TO A POINT THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF 20 MILE ROAD AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 1668, PAGE 50 AND BOOK 1653, PAGE 1126 AT THE OFFICE THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY; THENCE S77°23'50"E ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 466.68 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT B, FLATACRES MARKETCENTER RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 2002 AT RECEP TION NO. 2002112467; THENCE ALONG SAID TRACT B THE FOLLOWING FIFTEEN (15) CONSECUTIVE COURSES; 1.) S12°36'10"W A DISTANCE OF 141.39 FEET; 2.) THENCE S77°23'50"E A DISTANCE OF 103.64 FEET; 3.) THENCE S12°35'53"W A DISTANCE OF 190.51 FEET; 4.) THENCE S77°24'07"E A DISTANCE OF 59.58 FEET; 5.) THENCE S00°00'17"E A DISTANCE OF 554.32 FEET; 6.) THENCE N89°59'01"W A DISTANCE OF 188.02 FEET; 7.) THENCE N69°54'00"W A DISTANCE OF 116.48 FEET; 8.) THENCE N89°59'51"W A DISTANCE OF444.37 FEET; 9.) THENCE N48°54'15"W A DISTANCE OF 163.19 FEET; 10.) THENCE S41°05'45"W A DISTANCE OF 112.51 FEET; 11.) THENCE S48°54'15"E A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; 12.) THENCE N41°05'45"E A DISTANCE OF 82.51 FEET; 13.) THENCE S48°54'15"E A DISTANCE OF 250.94 FEET; 14.) THENCE S89°59'51"E A DISTANCE OF 385.67 FEET; 15.)

THENCE S00°53'59"E A DISTANCE OF 40.07 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22; THENCE S89°59'43"W ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1343.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 38.602 ACRES MORE OR LESS.

BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC TION 22, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORA DO, WHICH BEARS N00°13’15”W AND BEING MONUMENTED BY A FOUND 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP PLS # ILLEGIBLE IN RANGE BOX AT THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER AND A FOUND 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP PLS # 9133 AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER.

Legal Notice No. 944011

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 17, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

This Ordinance and any changes thereto shall be considered for adoption at a public meeting of the Castle Pines City Council at 6:30 p.m. on October 25, 2022, which may be postponed at said meet ing, and which meeting shall be open to the public.

ORDINANCE NO. 22-14

An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Castle Pines, Colorado, Authorizing The Conveyance Of Lot 2A, Lagae Family Trust Minor Development Final Plat, 1st Amendment, To CP Commercial, LLC

The complete text of all Ordinances is available through the City Offices and on the City’s official website: www.castlepinesgov.com.

By:Tobi Duffey, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944002

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the CASTLE OAKS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 (the “Dis trict”), will hold a meeting at via teleconference on October 26, 2022 at 9:00 A.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budget (the “Proposed Budget”). The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2022 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following telecon ference information:

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86948424197?pw d=QjczeDFNUmZpcGd0bWtQb1pzMWl4QT09

Meeting ID: 869 4842 4197

Passcode: 358723 Call-In Number: 720-707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget (if applicable) have

been submitted to the District. A copy of the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budget or the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

CASTLE OAKS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WAL DRON Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 943980

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District, 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, in Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered and final action taken at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Inverness Metropolitan Improvement District on Thursday, December 1, 2022 beginning at 3:00 p.m. at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, in Englewood, Colorado. Any interested elector of the Inverness Metropolitan Improvement District may file any objections to the proposed budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

Dated: October 11, 2022

INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

By: /s/Charles Davis, Secretary to the District

Legal Notice No. 944000

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that: a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Parker Water and Sanitation District for the ensu ing year of 2023; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed and is available for inspection at the District’s North Water Reclamation Facility, 18100 E. Woodman Dr., Parker, CO and said budget is posted on the District’s website at www.pwsd.org. Such proposed budget will be considered and a public hearing held at a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at the District’s North Water Reclamation Facility, 18100 E. Woodman Dr., Parker, CO on October 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM.

Any interested elector of Parker Water and Sanita tion District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

Legal Notice No. 942846

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the CHERRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 4-6 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on October 27, 2022 at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). The neces sity may also arise for amendments to the 2022 budgets (the “Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88149752954?pwd=Z 2xyMUdwN01RNSsrMXFrdUg5Snc1Zz09

Meeting ID: 881 4975 2954 Passcode: 788924 Call-In Number: 1-720-707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budgets or the Amended Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:

CHERRY CREEK SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 4-6, quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Colorado /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 943981

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County

CASTLEWOOD RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE CONCERNING 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Castlewood Ranch Metropolitan District 2022 Budget and that a proposed 2023 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Castlewood Ranch Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2022 Budget and 2023 Budget have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2022 Budget and Adopting the 2023 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Ln, Castle Pines, CO 80108, 1st Floor conference room and conference call at 1 (669) 900-6833, meeting ID number is 546 911 9353 , and when prompted, dial the passcode: 912873, on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2022 Budget and adopt the 2023 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

CASTLEWOOD RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By /s/Steve Beck, Secretary

Legal Notice No. 943995

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Miller’s Landing Business Im provement District ("District"). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 2:30 p.m. on November 15, 2022 via telephone and videoconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 650-479-3208 and enter passcode 145 959 0296. To attend by videoconference use the following URL: https:// spencerfane.webex.com/spencerfane/j.php?M TID=m6ff80f3063e715601a4454b83e569e00.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amend ment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver Colorado. Please contact Robin A. Navant by email at rnavant@spencerfane.com or by telephone at 303-839-3800 to make arrange ments to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

MILLER’S LANDING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

By: /s/ Shawn Temple, President

Legal Notice No. 942974

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that a proposed bud get has been submitted to the INVERNESS WA TER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District, 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, in Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered and final action taken at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Inverness Water and Sanitation District on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, in Englewood, Colorado. Any interested elector of the Inverness Water and Sanitation District may file any objections to the proposed budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

Dated: October 11, 2022

INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By:/s/ Charles Davis Secretary to the District

Legal Notice No. 944001

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2022 BUDGET HIGH PRAIRIE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sec tions 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Direc tors of the High Prairie Farms Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2023. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2022 budget of the District. Copies of the

proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended bud get (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen at 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy, Suite 300, Greenwood Village CO 80111, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on November 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., at 9140 Windhaven Drive, Parker, CO 80134 or by Zoom. To join the meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81584363005?pwd =WEVZbmdzWGdJSzlSbWZEd3lXME9Vdz09 or call 720-707-2699 and enter Meeting ID: 815 8436 3005 and Passcode: 314480. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget, inspect the 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

HIGH PRAIRIE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Stephanie Odewumi

Legal Notice No. 944005

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Boards of Directors (collectively the “Boards”) of the TRAILS AT CROWFOOT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 (collectively the “Districts”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on October 27, 2022 at 4:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Boards includ ing a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budgets (the “Proposed Budgets”). The necessity may also arise for amendments to the 2022 budgets (the “Amended Budgets”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87486241643?pw d=ZFFjR01WNlJqVSszcGhPaENHQkFYQT09 Meeting ID: 874 8624 1643 Passcode: 675716

Call-In Number: 720-707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets (if applicable) have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the Proposed Budgets and Amended Budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budgets or the Amended Budgets by the Boards. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:

TRAILS AT CROWFOOT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3, quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the State of Colorado

Legal Notice No. 943979

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Meadows Metropolitan District Nos. 2 -7 (individually the "District" and collec tively, the “Districts”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the District to be held at 3:00 p.m. on November 9, 2022 at Offices of Castle Rock Development Company, 3033 East First Avenue, Suite 305, Denver, CO OR via telephone and videoconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-650-479-3208 and enter passcode 2598 006 5848. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing by contacting Robin A. Navant, by email at rnavant@spencerfane.com or by telephone at 303/839-3800.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2022 budget of each District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Districts. Copies of the proposed 2023 budgets and the amended 2022 budgets, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane, LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adop tion of the 2023 budgets and the amended 2022 budgets, if required, file or register any objec tions thereto.

MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 2-7

By: /s/ Stephanie McCandless, President

Legal Notice No. 943994

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Meridian Village Metropolitan

Douglas

Legals

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

District No. 1 ("District"). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hear ing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9:00 a.m. on November 8, 2022 at 8351 Belleview Ave., Denver, CO in the Buffalo Conference Room.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amend ment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver Colorado. Please contact Robin A. Navant by email at rnavant@spencerfane.com or by telephone at 303-839-3800 to make arrange ments to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

MERIDIAN VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Peter Culshaw, President Legal Notice No. 942973

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Stonegate Village Metropolitan District ("District"). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 3:00 p.m. on November 16, 2022 at the SVMD Community Center located at 10326 Stonegate Parkway, Parker, CO 80134.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amend ment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the District office, 10252 Stonegate Parkway, Parker, CO 80134. Please contact Heidi Plummer by email at heidi@svmd.org or by telephone at 303-858-9909 to make arrangements to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any inter ested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

STONEGATE VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Lisa Hyvonen, Vice President

Legal Notice No. 942968

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND HEARING REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year of 2022. A copy of such proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLar sonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District to be held at 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The meeting will be held at Wiens Ranch Company, Inc., 5567 South Perry Park Road, Sedalia, Colorado. The meeting will also be held via telephone conference at Dial-In: (701) 801-1211, Access Code: 653-752003. Any interested elector within Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objec tions at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE A Professional Corporation

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NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND HEARING REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed bud get has been submitted to the REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Green wood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District to be held at 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The meeting will be held at Wiens Ranch Company, Inc., 5567 South Perry Park Road, Sedalia, Colorado. The meeting will also be held via telephone conference at Dial-In: (701) 8011211, Access Code: 653-752-003. Any interested elector within the Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE

A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. 943991

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Cherry Creek Metropolitan Dis trict No. 1 ("District"). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 8:00 a.m. on October 26, 2022 at Creekside Recreation Center, 19301 J. Morgan Blvd., Parker, Colorado.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amend ment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are avail able for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane, LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Den ver, CO 80203. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

CHERRY CREEK SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

By: /s/ Dale Vieira, President Legal Notice No. 944009

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING CONSOLIDATED BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, for calendar year 2023. A copy of said proposed Budget is on file in the District office located at CliftonLar sonAllen, LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday during normal business hours (i.e., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2023 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted at a regular meeting of the District’s Board of Directors to be held at the Lowell Ranch located at 2330 South I-25, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Any interested elector of the Consolidated Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed Budget for 2023 and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Budget.

Dated this 6th day of October, 2022.

CONSOLIDATED BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Manville Frank Strand Secretary/Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 942960

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET OF THE LOUVIERS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2023 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Louviers Water and Sanitation District for the ensuing year 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at Circuit Rider of Colorado, 1100 W. Littleton Blvd., #101, Littleton, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objec tions thereto. This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LOUVIERS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

/s/ Circuit Rider of Colorado, Manager

Legal Notice No. 942963

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the COTTON WOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, in Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing and final action taken at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at 8334 Sandreed Circle, Parker, CO. Any taxpayer within the Cot

tonwood Water and Sanitation District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the resolution, file or register his objections thereto.

Dated: October 11, 2022

COTTONWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By:/s/ William Thomas Secretary, Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 943999

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Chambers Highpoint Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (collectively, the "Districts"). Such proposed budgets will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Di rectors of the Districts to be held at 2:30 p.m. on November 30, 2022 via telephone and videocon ference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-650-479-3208 and enter Access code: 2594 608 8866. Information regarding public participa tion by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at www.chambershighpointmd.com.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2022 budgets of the Districts may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts. A copy of the proposed 2023 budgets and the amended 2022 budgets, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Simmons & Wheeler, P.C. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budgets and the amended 2022 budgets, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

CHAMBERS HIGHPOINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2

By: /s/ Russell W. Dykstra, District Counsel

Legal Notice No. 942964

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the CHERRY CREEK SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 11 (the “District”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on October 27, 2022 at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2023 proposed budget (the “Proposed Budget ”).

The necessity may also arise for an amendment to the 2022 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88149752954?pwd=Z 2xyMUdwN01RNSsrMXFrdUg5Snc1Zz09

Meeting ID: 881 4975 2954

Passcode: 788924

Call-In Number: 1-720-707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget (if applicable) have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget are on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same are open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budget or the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

CHERRY CREEK SOUTH METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 11, quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice: 943982 First Publication: October 20, 2022 Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE AUTHORITY

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Douglas County Emergency Telephone Service Authority for the ensuing year of 2023; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Authority at the Douglas County Justice Center, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Authority to be held in the Support Services Conference Room, DCSO, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, on Thursday, De cember 8, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

Any member of the public may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and any registered elector of the Authority may file or register any objections thereto.

DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE AUTHORITY

By:/s/ Timothy Gorman, President

Legal Notice No. 943978

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING BMR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the BMR Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, for calendar year 2023. A copy of said proposed Budget is on file in the District office lo cated at CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday during nor mal business hours (i.e., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Directors of the BMR Metropolitan District will con sider the adoption of the proposed 2023 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted at a regular meeting of the District’s Board of Directors to be held at the Lowell Ranch located at 2330 South I-25, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Any interested elector of the BMR Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed Budget for 2023 and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Budget.

Dated this 6th day of October, 2022.

BMR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Manville Frank Strand Secretary/Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 942961

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Concord Metropolitan District ("District"). Such proposed budget will be consid ered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 12:00 p.m. on November 2, 2022 at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 or via teleconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-720-547-5281 and enter passcode 997 821 078#. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at www.concordmetropolitandistrict.com or by con tacting Sandy Brandenburger, by email at sandy. brandenburger@claconnect.com or by telephone at 303-265-7883.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 300, Greenwood Vil lage, CO 80111. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

CONCORD METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Jeff Evans, President

Legal Notice No. 943993

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public hear ing on the proposed 2023 Budget for the Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Administration Building of the Authority at, 4255 North Highway 85, in Castle Rock, Colorado at which time and place the said Budget will be considered for adoption. Any interested elector of the Town of Castle Rock, Castle Pines Metro politan District, or Castle Pines North Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed Budget at the above address and may file any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

Dated: October 10, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLUM CREEK WATER RECLAMATION AU THORITY

By: -s- Mark Marlowe, President

Legal Notice No. 942970

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PUBLIC HEARING RE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND IF NECESSARY 2022 AMENDED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2023 budget has been submitted to the MEADOWLARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, for the fiscal year 2023. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Manager, Centennial Consulting Group, LLC, 2619 Canton Court, Suite A, Fort Collins, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Meadowlark Metropolitan District to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022. If

necessary, an amended 2022 budget will be filed in the office of the District Manager and open for inspection for consideration at the special meeting of the Board. The meeting will be held by Zoom video/teleconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89872991177?pwd=Yj VnT0lZV1cwMmk0blcwdmZrUzJLQT09 Meeting ID: 898 7299 1177 Passcode: 512279 Telephone: 1-719-359-4580.

Any interested elector within the Meadowlark Met ropolitan District may inspect the proposed 2023 budget and if necessary amended 2022 budget, and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the proposed 2023 budget and if necessary, 2022 amended budget.

MEADOWLARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Nikolas Wagner, District Manager

Legal Notice No. 942975

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 6 (“District”), located in Douglas County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into the boundar ies of such District (“Petition”).

1. The name and address of the Petitioners and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows:

Petitioner: RidgeGate Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation 70 E 55th Street, 11th Floor New York, New York 10022

Petitioner: Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1 c/o CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Petitioner: Rampart Range Metropolita District No. 5 c/o CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Description: Approximately 245.0 acres of land generally located: east of I-25, south of Lincoln Avenue, west of S. Chambers Road and north of Hess Road in the City of Lone Tree, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-401(1) (b), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on October 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at the offices of Coventry Development, 9878 Schwab Way, Suite 415, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

RAMPART RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6 By:/s/ Megan M. Becher Attorney for the District

Legal Notice No.943983

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budgets for the ensuing year of 2023 have been submitted to the Meridian Metropolitan District and the South Meridian Metropolitan District (together, the "Districts"). Such proposed budgets will be considered at a combined meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at 9:00 a.m. on November 8, 2022 at 8351 Belleview Ave., Denver, CO in the Buffalo Conference Room.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2022 budgets of the Districts may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver Colorado. Please contact Robin A. Navant by email at rnavant@spencerfane.com or by telephone at 303-839-3800 to make arrange ments to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

SOUTH MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Peter A. Culshaw, President

Legal Notice No.942972

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2023 BUDGETS OF CASTLE PINES TOWN

CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

CASTLE PINES TOWN CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 CASTLE PINES TOWN CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3

Douglas

NOTICE is hereby given that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Castle Pines Town Center Metropolitan District Nos. 1 to 3 (“Districts”) for the ensuing year of 2023; that copies of such proposed budgets have been filed in the office of the Districts’ accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Park way, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection; and that such proposed budgets will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Districts to be held virtually on November 2, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. To join the virtual Board meeting by telephone number 720-547-5281, Conference ID 933 824 846#. Any elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budgets, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

CASTLE PINES TOWN CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 TO 3

/s/ Jake Schroeder, Secretary

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

Notice of Final Payment/Final Settlement Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

Notice is hereby given that at 9:00 am. On Mon day, October 31, 2022, the STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD shall make final payment and settlement to the following con tractors in connection with all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the referenced project:

1. Iron Woman Construction and Environmental Services, LLC in the amount of $649,817.74 pursuant to the contract dated December 3, 2019, for work performed in Sterling Ranch Filing No. 3A for Paving and Utilities work.

Any person, individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust estate, trust, limited liability company, part nership, association or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by a contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, at any lime and up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted ID be done, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on ac count of the claim.

All such claims shall be filed with the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, 8220 Piney River Avenue, Littleton, CO 80125 on or before the above-mentioned dale and time of final settlement.

Failure on the part at a claimant to timely file a verified statement of the amount due shall relieve the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board from any and all liability for making payment to the claimant.

BY ORDER OF THE STERLING RANCH COM MUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meridian Met ropolitan District will make final payment at their offices located at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Engle wood, CO 80112, on or after November 7, 2022 to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Contractor) for all work done by said contractor on the Lioness Street Repair Project, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of Douglas County, Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, as sociation of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or his Subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or his Subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to Meridian Metropolitan District, at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112 on or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the Meridian Metropolitan District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents and employ ees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Ken Lykens, General Manager

Legal Notice No. 943988

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meridian Met ropolitan District will make final payment at their offices located at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Engle wood, CO 80112, on or after November 7, 2022 to Colorado Pump Services & Supply Company, Inc. (Contractor) for all work done by said con tractor on the 3 Well Project – Meridian Village, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of Douglas County, Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor materials provisions or other supplies used or con sumed by such Contractor or his Subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or his Subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to Meridian Metropolitan District at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112 on or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the Meridian Metropolitan District, its Board of Direc tors, officers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Ken Lykens, General Manager

Legal Notice No. 943987

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Date: 10/7/22

to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim has not been paid may, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement, file a Verified Statement of Claim with the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of such School District at the school district’s Construction Department, 620 Wilcox St, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 on or before October 31, 2022.

FINAL SETTLEMENT will be authorized, and verified claims must be timely filed with Douglas County School District Re. 1. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim.

Dated: October 11, 2022

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE. 1

Ronnae Brockman Secretary Board of Education Legal Notice No. 943984

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meridian Metropolitan District will make final payment at their offices located at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112, on or after November 7, 2022 to Thoutt Bros. Concrete Contractors, Inc. (Contractor) for all work done by said con tractor on the I-25 Bike Path Project, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of Douglas County, Colorado. Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or his Subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or his Subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to Meridian Metropolitan District at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112 on or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the Meridian Metropolitan District, its Board of Direc tors, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Ken Lykens, General Manager

Legal Notice No. 943986

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed

and SUPPLEMENTAL UNIFORM ITEMS

The Purchasing Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible quali fied companies for the provision of the purchase of clothing/uniform apparel, as specified, for Douglas County employees. The clothing/uniform apparel will be purchased on an as-needed basis. YTD 2022, the County made clothing-related purchases from our current vendor of approxi mately $81,055.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electroni cally, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 032-22, Screenprinted & Embroidered Clothing and Supplemental Uniform Items” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00pm on Monday, November 7, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Notice No. 943997

or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust estate, trust, limited liability company, part nership, association or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by a contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, at any lime and up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on ac count of the claim.

All such claims shall be filed with the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, Attn: Account ing, 8155 Piney River Ave., Suite 150, Littleton, CO 80125 on or before the above-mentioned dale and time of final settlement.

Failure on the part at a claimant to timely file a verified statement of the amount due shall relieve the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board from any and all liability for making payment to the claimant.

BY ORDER OF THE STERLING RANCH COM MUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD

Legal Notice No. 942943

First Publication: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Last Publication: Thursday, October 20, 2022

Published in: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Separate sealed bids for the MAINSTREET (NORTH) SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT (CIP 22-023-CI) as described in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, will be received by electronic bid through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker until 11:00 a.m. local time, November 15, 2022 and then pub licly opened and read aloud via an online Zoom conference. The Zoom conference information will be added to BidNet Direct via a Communication prior to the bid date.

Electronic construction plans, specifications and forms for preparing bids may be obtained on Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www. bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker on or after 9:00 a.m. on October 17, 2022.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount of at least five percent (5%) of the Bid. The vendors can upload their bid bond when responding online. The bond will be retained by the Town as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a Contract and Performance, Payment and Maintenance bond in accordance with his bid when notified of the award.

The Town shall issue a written addendum if substantial changes which impact the technical submission of Bids are required. Addenda will be posted on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker.

County and Goodland Construction, Inc. for the Broadway and Plaza Intersection & Signal Re construction Project, Douglas County Project Number TF 2021-021 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Goodland Construction, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sus tenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said November 13, 2022 file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works, Engineering Division, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Karl Lucero, Department of Public Works, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Her man, P.E., Director of Public Works.

Legal Notice No. 942914

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Second Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 20CV30514, Division/ Courtroom # 6

SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 22001438

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIA TION, INC., A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, Plaintiff: v. ROY YANG, Defendant(s)

Regarding: LOT 342, HIGHLANDS RANCH FIL ING NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 10364 TRACEWOOD COURT, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130; also known as: 10364 TRACEWOOD COURT, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 (the “Property”)

Project Title: 2022 Concrete Safety Improvements Town of Castle Rock

Contractor: Sabell’s Civil and Landscape L.L.C. 8500 West Bowels Avenue, Suite 204 Littleton, CO 80123

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Pay ment to the above-named contractor on No vember 4, 2022, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Public Works Director, Town of Castle Rock, 4175 Castleton Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before November 4, 2022.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK

By: Chris Sobie, Project Manager

Legal Notice No.942969

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Kitchen Hood Replacements

Legacy Point Elementary, Prairie Crossing Elementary and Timber Trail Elementary

Notice is hereby given that the Douglas County School District Re. 1, in the Counties of Douglas and Elbert, State of Colorado, will on October 31, 2022, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. authorize final settle ment with Single Track Construction Services for the Kitchen Hood Replacements at Legacy Point ES, Prairie Crossing ES and Timber Trail ES.

Any person, co-partnership, association of per sons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Single Track Construction Services, any other contractors or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment

Bids will then be

the

Plan Holders are responsible for either revisiting website prior to the due date to ensure that they have any addenda which may have been issued after the initial download.

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on April 20, 2022, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

Metropolitan

Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112, will be received at the office of the Meridian Metropolitan District, (Owner), until 2:00 p.m., local time, on the 21st day of November 2022. Any Bids received after the specified time will

opened and read on the 22nd day of November 2022 at 12111 East Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112.

Each

your right to know what the city and county governments are

The Plan Holder shall certify its acknowledgment of the addendum by signing the addendum and returning it with its Bid. In the event of conflict with the original contract documents, addenda shall govern all other contract documents to the extent specified. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to the extent specified.

by a Bid Bond prescribed in the

on the prescribed Bid Form

to Bidders.

The

the construction of a

treatment plant, including a 1.5 million gallon potable water storage tank, a chemical facility, and a process building. Also included are associated site work, yard piping and a diesel generator (backup power supply).

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish the additional bond(s) and insurance prescribed in the Bidding Documents.

For information concerning the proposed Work, contact Meridian Metropolitan District, telephone: (303) 790 0345, email: admin@meridianmetro. com

A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 27th, 2022 at 12111 East Belford Avenue, Englewood CO (Meridian Metropolitan District Main Office).

Dated this 20th day of October 2022.

Meridian Metropolitan District By Ken Lykens, General Manager

Legal Notice No. 944010

The extent of the work is approximately as follows: Construction of sidewalk improvements on the north side of Mainstreet between Victorian Drive and PACE Center Drive. Work primarily includes removals and excavation, sidewalks, stairs, retaining wall with form liner and fence, tree grates and trees, pedestrian lighting, relocating and painting traffic signals, drain age improvements, curb & gutter, landscape restoration of private property and all related incidental work.

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time fixed for closing them. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities, to waive technical defects accordingly as the best interest of the Town may be served, may reject any and all bids, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Owner.

All bidders questions and inquires shall be directed to the Stanley Consultant’s Project Manager, Ron Gibson at gibsonron@stanleygroup.com. Last day for questions is November 7, 2022, and final Ad dendum to be posted November 9, 2022.

Tom Williams, PE, Engineering/Public Works Director

This Notice to Bidders is not valid without the above signature.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 1st day December, 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $3,870.16

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is WINZENBURG LEFF PURVIS & PAYNE LLP 8020 SHAFFER PKWY SUITE 300 LITTLETON, CO 80127, 3038631870

Dated 10/13/2022, Castle Rock, CO

20, 2022

20, 2022

Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Notice of Partial Final Payment/ Final Settlement –Partial Release of Retainage

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

Notice is hereby given that at 9:00 a.m. on Mon day, October 31, 2022, the STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD, having found that satisfactory and substantial reasons exist, shall make a partial final payment and settlement to the following contractors in connection with all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the referenced project:

1.Advanced Concrete Construction, LLC in the amount of $97,371.32 pursuant to the contract dated December 3, 2019, for work performed in Sterling Ranch Filing No. 3A for Concrete Flatwork.

Any person, individual, corporation, government

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT BIDDERS

The purpose of this notice is to comply with C.R.S. § 8-19-104(3). If a nonresident bidder is from a state that provides a bidding preference to bidders from that state, then a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that non resident bidder. Nonresident bidders may obtain additional information from the Web site for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Legal Notice No. 944012

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sec tion 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on November 13, 2022, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas

Tony Spurlock Sheriffof Douglas County, Colorado

Jennifer Johnson, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 942894

First Publication: 10/13/2022

Last Publication: 11/10/2022

Published In: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

District Court, Douglas County, Colorado 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009 Castle Rock, CO 80109 (720) 497-6200 In re the Marriage of:

Petitioner: ANKUR ARORA Respondent: ALYXANDRA ARORA GRIFFITHS LAW PC Leslie Hansen, #14120 Jamie Paine, #48326 10375 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 520 Lone Tree, CO 80124 lhansen@griffithslawpc.com

Douglas

Legals

FOR PETITIONER

Number:

SUMMONS FOR PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH CHILDREN

To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publica tion, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance (spou sal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolu tion of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and for orders regarding the child of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and CoPetitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is en tered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are:

1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing, or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect;

2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party;

3. Restrained from removing the minor child of the parties, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and

4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor child or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor child as a beneficiary.

Respectfully submitted this 5th day of August, 2022.

GRIFFITHS LAW PC

Hansen, #14120

Paine, #48326 10375 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 520

Tree, CO 80124 (303) 858-8090

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on August 1, 2022, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 17th day November 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $8,577.52

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Richard W. Johnston Reg. No. 19823, TOBEY & JOHNSTON PC 56 INVERNESS Dr E Suite 103 Englewood, CO 80112, (303) 799-8600

Dated 9/22/2022, Castle Rock, CO

Tony Spurlock Sheriffof Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 942739

First Publication: 9/22/2022 Last Publication: 10/20/2022

Published In: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

District Court, Douglas County, Colorado Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

In the Matter of the Petition of: Monica Marshall, Petitioner For the Relinquishment of a Child, Maliah Canete

ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER

SMITH BALICKI FINN LARAWAY, LLC William E. Smith, #40100 7336 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 210 Centennial, CO 80112 Phone: 720-420-3610

E-mail: wsmith@sbfl-law.com

Case Number: 2022 JR 30008 Division: 8

Notice to End Parent-Child Legal Relationship

This notice is given according to C.R.S. § 19-5-105(5).

To Mark Canete, Sr., Respondent:

Legal Notice No. 944004

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Adele Hale, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30494

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado or on or before Febru ary 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ethan D. Feldman, Personal Representative 6673 S. Sycamore Street Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 942959

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ROBERT F. LANGEY, a/k/a ROBERT FRANCIS LANGEY, a/k/a ROBERT LANGEY, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30481

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine A. Langey Personal Representative 11847 Tomahawk Road Parker, CO 80138

Bette Heller, P.C., Attorney at Law 19671 E. Euclid Drive Centennial, CO 80016 phone: 303-690-7092 fax: 303-690-0757 email: BetteHeller@comcast.net

Legal Notice No. 942911

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charlotte Ondeck, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 154

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC

By Stephanie Lambert Person Giving Notice 7000 E Belleview Ave., STE 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 942927

First Publication: October 13, 2022 Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

MARY ANN SLATTERY, a/k/a MARY A. SLATTERY, a/k/a MARY SLATTERY, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30498

be forever barred.

Gregory Lee Lewis, Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Legal Notice No. 942885

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Todd William Henry , a.k.a. Todd W. Henry, a.k.a. Todd Henry, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 75

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Alexis Henry, Successor Personal Representative 215 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Ste 410 Lakewood, CO 80226

Legal Notice No. 942886

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARY JANE MACKEY, a/k/a MARY J. MACKEY, a/k/a MARY MACKEY, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30466

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer E. Mackey-Fleck Personal Representative 10042 Sage Sparrow Court Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 942966

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Cynthia Ann McDonald, aka Cynthia A. McDonald, aka Cynthia McDonald, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30496

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

McKenzie L. Steger Personal Representative 8270 Burnt Oak Trail Franktown, CO 80116

Legal Notice No. 943998

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert H Regan, deceased Case Number: 22PR159

7350 E. Progress Place, Suite 100 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No.942965

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carlyle Ashby Brown, a/k/a Carlyle A. Brown, a/k/a Carlyle Brown Brown, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30470

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Hurley Personal Representative 8712 Magnolia Dr., Seminole FL 33777

Legal Notice No. 943977

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sheryle Picard, a/k/a Sheryle M. Picard, a/k/a Sheryle Machin Picard, a/k/a Sheryle K. Picard, a/k/a Sheryle Kay Picard, a/k/a Sheryle H. Picard, Deceased Case Number: 22PR158

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 13, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

John D. Hayes, Personal Representative 9518 LaQuinta Dr. Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

Legal Notice No. 942957

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jason Anthony Tometich, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30338

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tara Tometich, Personal Representative c/o Parker Law Group, LLC 19590 E. Mainstreet, Ste. 104 Parker, CO, 80138

Legal Notice No. 943996

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gary M. Griffin, Deceased Case Number: 22PR137

NOTICE

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

1, Lot, 1, Block 8 -

Amendment County of Douglas, State of

Also known by street and number as:

Ophir Road, Castle Rock, CO 80109

known as: 1493 Ophir Rd Castle Rock, CO

You are notified that a request to end parental rights was made with this Court. If

to

wish to

have 35 days from receiving this

form JDF 1315 - Response.

a

the Petitioner’s

Date: September 26, 2022

William E. Smith, #40100

Counsel for Petitioner

Legal Notice No. 944006

within

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

the

Ryan G. Slattery, Personal Representative c/o Briana Fehringer, Esq. Anderson & Jahde, P.C. 5800 S. Nevada Street, Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 944007

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Peter Stewart Davidson, also known as Peter S. Davidson, and/or Peter Davidson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30448

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda G. Bohl and William F. Bohl Co-Personal Representatives c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002

Legal

Legal Notice No. 942879

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mark Edward Lewis, a/k/a Mark E. Lewis, a/k/a Mark Lewis, Deceased Case Number 22PR30482

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, located at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before February 6, 2023, or the claims may

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

WILLIAM YON REGAN Personal Representative 2355 OUTLOOK TRAIL BROOMFIELD, CO 80020

Legal Notice No. 942934

First publication: October 13, 2022

Last publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sandra Anne Davidson, also known as Sandra B. Davidson, aka Sandra Davidson, and/or Sandra Anne Burns , Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30447

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda G. Bohl and William F. Bohl Co-Personal Representatives c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002

Legal Notice No. 942880

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of KEVIN EUGENE LEWIS, a/k/a KEVIN E. LEWIS, a/k/a KEVIN LEWIS, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30487

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of DOUGLAS County, Colorado on or before Febru ary 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Lewis, Personal Representative c/o Brian Hedberg, Esq.,

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terry A. Whiteside

Personal Representative 4479 Tierra Alta Drive Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 942962

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of EVELYN JEAN SORENSEN, also known as EVELYN J. SORENSEN, aka EVELYN SORENSEN and EVIE SORENSEN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30465

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

The original of this document is on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson. /s/ Donald Glenn Peterson

Donald Glenn Peterson Attorney to the Personal Representative 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 410 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. 942967

First Publication: October 20, 2022

Last Publication: November 3, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September , 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Nicole Urban Tripp be changed to Nicki Urban Tripp

Douglas

Chef celebrates Día de los Muertos with recipes

Oscar Padilla honors his family traditions

BY JULIO SANDOVAL AND SONIA GUTIERREZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

During Día de los Muertos, Oscar Padilla honors his grandmother Gloria.

“She showed me the basics to celebrate and incorporate all these components and food to receive and welcome our family after they pass away,” said Padilla.

Padilla is originally from Los Angeles, California, but said at one point in his life he went to live with his grandmother in Mexico City. “This changed my life,” he said. “It gave me the opportunity to discover my blood, my family in Mexico and all the traditions they have at that amazing country.”

Padilla is now the executive chef at Toro, a Cherry Creek restaurant that features a ceviche bar, small plates and family-style entrees. Toro shares authentic Latin ingredients, international flavors and artful dishes.

While in Mexico, Padilla was first introduced to a career in the kitchen. His first teacher?

Gloria.

“She showed me the traditional techniques to make molcajete salsa, moles — traditional dishes to celebrate the specific parties or traditions that Mexico has,” he explained.

Those recipes, Padilla said, have been passed down in his family from generation to generation. “These traditions are to celebrate them but it’s also to celebrate us too,” added Padilla.

Prior to his role as executive chef at Toro, Padilla was a culinary trainer for Richard Sandoval Hospitability. He helped open more than 15 new restaurants in the United States, Dubai, Qatar, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Padilla also has a passion for training

aspiring chefs, never forgetting his Mexican roots and traditions.

“A lot of people are so scared of death,” he said, “but in Mexico, we celebrate with the dead. It’s to celebrate and share and be happy because at some point you are in communion again. You remember your family and you’re there on that day.”

Día de los Muertos is celebrated November 1-2 every year primarily in Mexico, but also by others around the world including some in the United States. The holiday is rooted in Aztec culture, where the dead are the guests of honor. The ceremony is like a family reunion that helps people remember the deceased and celebrate their memory.

Through the years, people have developed different combinations of the fundamental traditions, which most often include setting

Public Notices

Case No.: 22 C 529

By: Magistrate

Legal Notice No. 942958

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 22, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jamie Jewels Spears be changed to Jamie Jewels Wolf

Case No.: 22C305

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 942915

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 22, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Liliya Bronislawovna Evans be changed to Amalia Lily Evans Case No.: 22 C 532

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 942919

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September , 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of RAAHULL DHEPA be changed to RAHUL DEPA CASE NUMBER: 2022C33465

By: Magistrate

Legal Notice No. 942945

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

up a candlelit altar so spirits can find their way back to their relatives. The altar includes food and items that were important to the one who passed. Families then often gather in the graveyard for a big party that includes a huge feast, cleaning the tombstones, singing songs and talking to their ancestors.

“It’s something we need to respect, and we want to share it not only with the people in Mexico, but we want to share it with everybody around the world,” said Padilla.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

Public notice is given on September 15, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of John Martin Galgano be changed to Jack Martin Galgano Case No.: 22 C 517

By: Stephanie K.

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 942908

First Publication: October 6, 2022

Last Publication: October 20, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 27, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Johanna Benink Holland be changed to Johanna Petronella Benink Case No.: 22 C 537

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 942930

First Publication: October 13, 2022

Last Publication: October 27, 2022

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

In the Matter of the Petition of: VINCENT DANIEL MIEZEJESKI

For the Adoption of a Child: TAYLOR FINK DOB: 03/03/2009

Attorney for Petitioner; Lisa M. Frigo, #38558 Frigo Joe Law P.O. Box 4872; Greenwood Village, CO 80155 Telephone: (303) 771-2222 Email: Lisa@fjlaw.com Case Number:

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p.m. via Webex at https://judicial.webex.com/meet/Rebecca.Moss.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner.

Submitted this 9th day of September, 2022.

FRIGO JOE LAW

Lisa M. Frigo

M. Frigo,

for Petitioner

Legal Notice No. 942803

First Publication: September 22, 2022

Publication: October 20, 2022

Douglas County

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Oscar Padilla, the executive chef at Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge, pours achiote ponzu sauce over the restaurant’s salmon dish.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

Oscar Padilla is the executive chef at Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge, a Cherry Creek North restaurant that features a ceviche bar.

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