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Week of February 24, 2022
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
EnglewoodHerald.net
VOLUME 102 | ISSUE 2
Englewood launches overhaul of planning, development code First of several community forums highlights sustainability, housing efforts
City looks at organized trash services BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The City of Englewood announced through a website post on Feb. 15 that it is exploring the possibility of changing to an organized collection system for garbage and recycling collection. Through an organized collection system, the city would contract with one vendor who would provide service to all residential properties in Englewood. Recycling service would be provided to all households. In requesting citizen input, the City of Englewood broke down the advantages and disadvantages of moving to a new system.
BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As the City of Englewood looks to overhaul its land use and development code, which the city has dubbed Project CodeNext, planning and zoning officials hosted an in-person forum Feb. 17 to hear feedback from the community. With regulations that have not been updated for nearly 20 years, the city is hoping to meet a roughly 10-month timeline for when its council could adopt new guidelines that could dictate parking and mobility, sustainability efforts and Englewood’s housing supply. “Given the fact that there’s a lot of investment, building going on not only in Englewood but throughout the metro area, now’s the right time to take a look at the next generation of the character and development of this community,” said Brad Power, director for Englewood’s Community Development Department. The Feb. 17 forum marked the first of what city officials said would be several public hearings and community outreach efforts. The city plans to begin drafting new code language from April through August, with a final draft appearing before council sometime in November or December. A large topic of discussion during the forum centered around sustainability and environmental SEE CITY, P15
Talking trash in Englewood
According to city officials, the advantages of an organized collection system include: • Increased efficiency (every house on the block is served by the same company) which results in: • Decreased impacts from truck traffic (pavement wear & tear, noise, emissions) • Decreased fuel consumption • Greater community control over waste services including the ability to structure the program in alignment with community goals • Competitive bidding process ensures fair pricing — you pay what your neighbor pays • Increases are automatically built into the contract and are therefore planned and predictable
The city is aiming to send new land use and development guidelines to city council FILE PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD for approval by November or December of this year.
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Disadvantages of an organized collection system are: • Households do not have a choice SEE TRASH, P16
VAN LIFE
With four wheels and a view, let it roll P12