Country recieves more than $60K in funding for mental health Parking issues grow in Castle Rock Meadows Town Center a concern

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock town council members are considering increasing parking requirements for multifamily developments due to concerns about a lack of spaces in the Meadows Town Center area, but the town is limited in how it can respond.

During a discussion on multifamily parking requirements at the March 21 meeting, council members called out the Meadows Town Center for being underparked while planning further development.

In January, the council approved 44 apartments and 41 townhomes with 152 residential parking spaces, which is the required number of spaces, at

Rep. Crow delivers check

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A giant check heralded the arrival of more than half a million dollars in federal funding for Douglas County’s e orts to support the public’s mental health.

“It is no surprise to parents that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis for our children. We’re near the bottom of the nation in terms of our rates for youth suicide,” said U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, who secured the funding as part of the federal spending process.

Crow’s comments came during a March 20 news conference with Douglas County’s elected leaders, where o cials announced that the funding would ow to several of the county’s e orts to develop a safety net for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

“With this funding, it’s our goal to develop reliable follow-up support to keep individuals and families engaged in treatment following a crisis, while avoiding cycling through the emergency or criminal justice system to address mental health needs,” said Laura Ciancone, Douglas County’s coordinator of mental health programs. at “is a very costly track and we all pay for it,” Ciancone said. “Stabilizing people during a crisis and connecting them to services (is) key to addressing mental health needs and preventing the revolving door of crisis response.”

Crow, who represents much of the south and east Denver suburbs in Congress, spoke to what he sees as the broader context of mental health support.

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