WEEK OF DECEMBER 14, 2023
VOLUME 103 | ISSUE 42
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OATH TAKEN
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IN COURT Englewood school board member appears
The shuttered Sam’s Automotive body shop at 1314 W. Oxford Ave. in Englewood is shown on the morning of Sept. 2, 2023. It closed on Halloween 2022 after decades of operation. In the background is the Oxford Vista apartment complex, under construction on a lot across Navajo Street from the Sam’s property. PHOTO BY SCOTT GILBERT
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Judge dismisses Sam’s Automotive lawsuit
CITY COUNCIL
In ruling, court notes that Davon Williams, Gary Kozacek didn’t respond to motion BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An Arapahoe County judge on Dec. 5 dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the redevelop-
ment of the Sam’s Automotive site in Englewood. District Court Judge Thomas Willard Henderson IV granted the City of Englewood’s motion for dismissal of a lawsuit filed by newly-elected
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Members are sworn in
Englewood School Board member Davon Willams and resident Gary Kozacek. The lawsuit aimed to reverse the
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