Englewood Herald 012722

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Week of January 27, 2022

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 101 | ISSUE 50

Views vary on duplex proposal Handful of residents disparage plan for 15 structures on empty former school site

Public computer use capped at 10 people at a time; other activities affected

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the Englewood Schools Board of Education considers a decision to sell empty land it owns to developers seeking to build new highdensity housing, some nearby residents are taking the “BANANA” approach, a housing expert said. The acronym stands for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything, a staple ethos of the NIMBY — Not In My Backyard — movement, according to Tony Hernandez, an affiliate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver who focuses on housing and economic development. “People want (a neighborhood) to stay exactly the way it is,” Hernandez said. SEE DUPLEXES, P15

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Klingensmith. “We realized we needed to have some kind of forum for people to address low-level warrants,” Klingensmith said. “We heard from the courts about the number of outstanding warrants … and we heard it from the public defenders.” The DA’s office has made it clear that there will be no arrests made for people in attendance, and police and the county’s sheriff’s office will not be involved in any resource capacity, Klingensmith said. “This is really to resolve and

Due to COVID-19 risk affecting staff and the community, the Englewood Public Library has restricted its services, according to a notice posted on the city’s website. Effective Jan. 20 through at least Feb. 9, the Englewood library has shifted to providing curbside pickup only for physical library materials, with hours running 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Public computer use is limited to 10 people in the library at a time. “We had one confirmed COVID case,” Christopher Harguth, city spokesperson, said about a recent case in a library staff member. “Other staff were in quarantine due to potential exposures unrelated to the one case in the library.” Current staffing levels are already lower than normal — six out of 12 part-time positions are filled, Harguth said on Jan. 24. New staff have started this week but are in training and will not be fully trained for the next couple of weeks, Harguth said. The library plans to reopen fully Feb. 10 if staff are healthy, Harguth said. City staff will provide an update to the Englewood Public Library Board at 7 p.m. Feb. 8, and at that meeting, the board will determine whether the library will extend the restricted services or return to normal services, Harguth said. In-person children’s, tween, teen and adult library programs will be held on the second floor of the

SEE WARRANTS, P21

SEE LIBRARY, P16

Martha Slinkard, foreground, speaking during an Englewood School Board meeting on Jan. 18, criticized the board’s plans to sell empty land it owns at 2323 W. Baker PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN Ave. to developers seeking to build new duplexes at the site.

DA’s office offers resolution for low-level warrants Feb. 12 event will host public defenders, other community resources BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The District Attorney’s Office for the 18th Judicial District will be hosting an in-person event on Feb. 12 in Aurora for people with active low-level warrants to resolve their cases or set new court dates The event will take place at 14980

Library limits services amid COVID risk

E. Alameda Drive, Aurora, 80012 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone with an active warrant or warrant for probation violation in the county for Class 5 or Class 6 felony, Class 4 drug felony, misdemeanor or traffic offense will be able to seek help at the event. It excludes cases that fall under the Victims Rights Act, such as assault, domestic violence or child abuse. The event, the first of its kind for the county, arose out of a need to address the backlog of cases due to COVID, according to Senior Chief Deputy District Attorney Vicki

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MILE HIGH TEA

Where to go when it’s tea time in the Queen City P12


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