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Stieber holds on to mayor’s job, narrowly

ISSUE 48

Voters aren’t keen on marijuana tax

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton voters apparently have decided Mayor Zo Stieber should stay in office.

She led challenger Weld County snowplows ready to hit the streets for safe passage.

COURTESY OF WELD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS Tommy Holton by 18 votes (498-480) as of midafternoon Nov. 4.

City Clerk Mari Pena said the 18-vote margin is not enough to warrant a recount. To start that process, the Steiber margin has to be oneare based on a two-year average, half of 1 percent of the miles of paved county roads and she said. total votes cast in the 2,158 miles of unpaved roads. Weld Weld County works on a calendar election, she said.

County’s tips are to have patience year budget with snow removal.

The other challenger with snowplow drivers.

“At the beginning of the season was present Mayor Pro When a snowstorm hits, 22 crews this month, for example, the numTem Shannon Rhoda, are driving snowplows, working

BY BELEN WARD bers above include the storms from who had 396 votes, or 29 12-hour shifts to clear snow from BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM the winter and spring earlier this percent. paved roads. More than two dozen year,” said Finch.

That wasn’t the only Hanes crews are operating graders to Weld County public works item on the ballot. move snow on gravel roads. It’s the officials said the department is In Ward 1, Valerie public works department’s respon- Passable, not clear ready to bring out the plows when Just because a road is listed as Blackston held a sevensibility and priority to plow roads the winter snow and ice hit this passable does not mean a completepercentage point lead that connect to high traffic areas, winter. ly; cleared road. When crews are over Scott Tipton in according to officials.

“I’m proud of my team’s reworking to make a road passable, results posted Nov. 4.

Officials said the county only sponse to snow events and their drivers should reduce the speed Blackston had 148 votes works on county-owned roads continued dedication,” Jay Mcto drive for conditions. Officials to Tipton’s 127. The Donald, Weld County public works in the unincorporated areas of suggest leaving home earlier and winner replaces Rhoda the county. Municipalities are in director, said in a press release, driving at least 250 feet away from on the council. charge of caring for their roads, “People don’t realize what it’s Barron the snowplow.

Former city adminand the Colorado Department like behind the wheel a snowplow Driving on snow-packed and icy istrator Claud Hanes of Transportation is in charge and the concentration and mental roads is challenging, McDonald was leading in the of caring for the state highways. sharpness required of our drivsaid. He reminded drivers that Ward 2 race (the winThe county is expected to spend ers to help people get where they Weld County’s 22 snowplow drivers ner replaces Holton) close to $1 million this winter for need to be safely and efficiently. and 27 motor graders are working with 42 percent of the plowing and snow clearing, based However, when drivers travel at quickly to make the road passable. vote (230 votes). Jimmy on the projected cost for materisafe speeds, consistently monitor “It’s a goal met every year, but Dominguez had 174 als, overtime, road maintenance, weather conditions and give at votes, for 32 percent. and snow removal according to the the effort of the fleet in responding least 250 feet between themselves to a countywide blizzard this past Tommy Martinez had and our plows, that difficult task is release.

Fitzgerald Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community March should give people added 27 percent, or 147 total County spokesperson Jennifer much easier.” members with food boxes.and This will beFinch the program’s 10thisconsecutive Above, Joein Hubert, left to China Garcia andvotes.

Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, dence its ability tackle said $223,476 set aside foryear.confi Weld County snowplows projected overtime for2. challenges this year,” said McDonmotor graders driversthat are responanother organization helps with the food drive.

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November 10, 2021

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Richard M. Horth

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Survived by his son, Craig Horth; two daughters, Carol (Doug) Groves, Brighton and Karen (Brent) Biggs, Vail; six grandchildren, Jodi, Sarah, Shelby, Katelyn, Brian, Eric; and seven great grandchildren, Dylan, Drew, Jacob, Adelyn, Elizabeth, Karrisa and Averlee.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Melba; brother Ronald; and his father when he was five years old. His mother, now deceased, remarried to John Timmerman, also deceased.

A lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church, Richard was baptized on July 26,1931 and confirmed on March 25, 1945.

He served as an usher for many years and on the Board for Parish Education for a number of years.

Richard served in the US Army during the Korean War where he took his training in Virginia Beach, Virginia, then partook in Operation Blue Jay in Thule Bay, Greenland and then was sent to Pusan, Korea. He was nominated for the Commendation Ribbon for Meritorious Service for his work in G3 Division of the 2nd Logistical Command.

After returning stateside he together with his brother in partnership operated the family farm and received several awards for their efforts in pioneering conservation tillage including the Goodyear Farmer of the Year award. They also worked with CSU in developing new wheat varieties.

Growers Association. He also served on the Adams Area Fire Protection Board of Directors and as chairman he with the board began the process of funding for the new Fire Station at the Great Rock development.

Richard fondly remembered the many family retreats to the family cabin at Red Feather Lakes and all the fish caught, and later with his wife and children for many years. Together with Melba they belonged to the Square Hoppers square dance club, Colorado Flying Farmers Club and the Colorado Excel campers club where they enjoyed many “Flyins” and “Campouts”!

Together they enjoyed traveling to many destinations in the United States in their private plane, in their Fifth Wheel RV and United Airlines where their daughter Carol is employed. They also became world travelers and traveled to Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Austria. They also went on several cruises. They especially enjoyed the Big lsland, Hawaii and Kauai where they had a time share. ln the winter time they “snowbirded” in Apache Junction, Arizona for almost 30 years where they had many friends and enjoyed square dancing.

Before long, Melba’s sister, Joyce & Ed Harshbarger came to the same park to share the sunshine.

Richard learned to enjoy life to the fullest, and loved the Lord and his farming and his family and getting together with family on holidays, as well as, watching his grandchildren and great grandchildren grow.

He was an excellent role model for them!

Memorial Services honoring Richard will be on Saturday, November 13, 2021, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, Brighton, CO. In memory of Richard, contributions can be made to: Zion Lutheran Church, 1400 Skeel Street, Brighton, CO 80601.

He gave of his time serving the community by being on the board of directors of the Farm Tabor Funeral Home, Brighton, CO is Bureau, and of Adams County Co-op Credit Union, and of the local Colorado Wheat handling arrangements.

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Mary Louise Trudell (Butch)

September 16, 1932 - November 1, 2021

Mary was born September 16, 1932 to Alene and George Newman in Padroni, Colorado on her grandparent’s homestead. She was raised in Sterling, Colorado and graduated from Sterling High School in 1949. Her love for the eastern plains of Colorado was one she carried with her throughout her life.

She married Larry L. Trudell in 1954.

They lived in Denver, CO before moving to Commerce City, CO where they raised their children and she worked as a Teaching Assistant at Rose Hill Elementary. The pair enjoyed traveling and took many trips together. In 1985, they moved to Henderson, CO. Mary was a fierce matriarch who dedicated her life to her family. She raised six children and two grandchildren. There was always a relative on the phone, a car in the driveway, or a grandkid playing in the yard at “Gram’s”.

She enjoyed cultivating her flower and rose garden and was an avid reader.

On November 1, 2021, Mary passed away peacefully at home at the age of 89, surrounded by her family.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter, Valerie L Trudell. She is survived by her husband, Larry L. Trudell; children, Pamela K. Trudell, Larry C. (Sherri) Trudell, Steven L. (Sherri) Trudell, Alan D. (Loraine) Trudell, and Laura J. (Charlie) Frye; as well as, grandchildren, Heather R. (Clint) Corken, Sonia M. Trudell, Stacey M. Trudell, Monique A. Trudell, Hanna C. Trudell, Katherine L. (Michael) Hart, Garrett A. Trudell; and great-grandchildren, Valerie R. Luna and Stacey B. Trudell.

Visitation is Monday, November 15, 2021, beginning at 10:00 a.m., with Services following at 11:00 a.m., all at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, 76 South 3rd Avenue, in Brighton, CO 80601. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Brighton, Colorado.

Tabor Funeral Home, Brighton, CO is handling arrangements.

Roachelle Micky (Shoen ) DeShane September 8, 1958 - October 18, 2021

June 6, 1931 - November 2, 2021

Richard M. Horth was born in Brighton on June 6, 1931 to Merwyn Horth and Helen L. (Jung) Horth. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1949. He married his childhood sweetheart Melba Bredehoft on September 2, 1956, and they lived on the family wheat farm east of Brighton, where they lived until moving to Brighton in 2008.

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Roachelle passed on October 18th 2021. She was in Brighton Colorado where she lived her life, Brighton High School class of 1976. Roachelle followed her mother attending Beauty Academy at LaMon’s in 1982, after which she worked at the LynRic Beauty Salon with her mom until it closed. She spent years working with the City of Brighton planning the Parade of Lights and CultureFest, worked as an election judge for many years, she was a paraprofessional for 27J, and loved serving her community as a waitress at L&Z restaurant.

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and infectious laugh were known among many. No one can remember her without remembering her love of Mickey Mouse, her namesake and “Hero.”

Roachelle is survived by her husband Frank; children Richard Shoen (Melissa), Frank DeShane III and Sarah DeShane (Jonathan Green); grand-children Xavier and Orion Shoen.; and numerous family members and friends.

Services to be held at the Brighton Church of Christ on Egbert Street on November 13th at 1 o’clock.

Eugene “Gene” Wagner

November 13, 1936 – October 29, 2021

Gene, 84, of Ft. Lupton, CO, was born on November 13, 1936 in Berthoud, Colorado to Jake & Mary Katherine Wagner. Gene grew up in the Brighton area and graduated from Brighton High School.

Gene married Shirley VonFeldt on September 6, 1958 at St. Williams Catholic Church. They lived on Gene’s family farm until 1969 when they purchased their own farm in Ft. Lupton. There Gene & Shirley spent a majority of their days raising their family, tending to the farm, and making the most out of every day they had together.

Gene’s passion was ranching and dairy farming, he loved being outdoors with his animals and raising crops. Gene served in the National Guard for 7 years, served as president and director for Lupton Bottom & Lupton Meadow Ditch Company, was active in his church, a regular goose hunter, and a Denver Broncos season ticket holder since 1977. Gene will be remembered by his caring nature, wittiness, charming smile, and by the WATKINS

friends he made everywhere he went.

Gene is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley; children, Paige (Larry) Wagner-Maul and Jerry (Tawnya) Wagner; grandchildren, Madison Marrs, Morgan Wagner, Lindsey (Aaron) Hernandez and Brad Maul; great grandchildren, Ella and Declan Hernandez; and niece, Connie Holloway.

Gene is preceded in death by his parents and siblings.

The family would like to express their deepest thank you for the care of Gene to Bristol Hospice and Avamere Health Care Center.

Services honoring Gene are Friday, November 12, 2021 with Rosary beginning at 10:30 a.m. and Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m., all at St. William Catholic Church, in Fort Lupton, CO. Private Interment, Elmwood Cemetery.

Tabor Funeral Home, Brighton, CO is handling arrangements.

Floyd A. Watkins

February 16, 1944 - October 26, 2021

Floyd A. Watkins, 77 of Fort Lupton passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton. He was born February 16, 1944 to Robert Lee and Lucille Elousia (Starkey)Watkins In Denver, Co. He grew up in Denver and Greeley area. Floyd served in the U.S. Army from 1967 until 1973. Floyd had worked as a bouncer at the Alamosa Inn, was a rancher, built homes with Giest Homes of Greeley, worked at Iron and Metals of Denver, and most recently with Alpha Energy, Inc. in Greeley. Floyd worked with Sonny ( Eugene) Glover as a welder. Floyd is survived by his children, Anita Watkins of Fort Lupton, Tracy Watkins and fiancé Barb Anderson Of SEADER

Hooper, Co. and Izzy Suggs of Fort Lupton; his siblings, Tommy Watkins of Greeley, Austin Watkins and wife Khamkong of Denver, Shirley Hughes and Husband Weldon of Lovington, NM, and Mary Cream and husband John of Cleveland, Ga. Survivors also include 5 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Scott, his grandson Travis Anderson, and his sisters Bonnie Prante and Norretta Chestnut and Brother Donald Watkins. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation will take place. Friends may send condolences to the family at adamsoncares.com

Herbert Seader

October 1, 2001 - October 11, 2021

Herbie was born in Brighton and was adopted as a stray by Rachel. His life started hard and he carried scars and a BB bullet in his chest from his early time outside. After being adopted, he enjoyed and enriched the relationships he had with his family including his dad Jeremy,

brother Mitchell, and sister Sheila, as well as his extended family. For 20 good years he was tough, loving, funny, and fiercely loved. The world is a little less bright these days without this precious orange tabby.

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November 10, 2021

Small Community with Big Hearts

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With the help of the Fort Lupton community and Weld Re-8 School District sponsors, there is more than $8,000 for school supplies, thanks to the annual Sips and Spaghetti Dinner.

The community participated in a raffle, music, sip wine, beer and ate spaghetti.

“We’re so thankful for all the people that helped with the spaghetti dinner. It’s going to be so nice for our kids receiving all of the gifts,” said Alan Kaylor, Weld Re-8 superintendent. “I’m excited, I think with the pandemic, it’s been difficult this year for parents to afford some of these supplies, so it comes at a great time.”

Some of the sponsors that stepped up to the plate included Collison Brewing Co., Wholly Stromboli, the

city of Fort Lupton, Greco and Sons, Villano Brothers Farm and Republic National Distributing Co. “Our citizens have always been so generous, especially when the chips are down.

They flip them over and make it hit. I’m so grateful to my citizens for helping support the community and supporting the schools.

Ultimately, our kids are our future, and why not make them the best they can be?” said Mayor Zo Stieber.

All of the money went directly towards purchasing school supplies for the students this year. The staff purchased art supplies, sports equipment, musical instruments, backpacks, paper, canyons, pencils and rulers. Laptops were purchased for graduating seniors who are going off to college who need a laptop.

“These funds filled needs that are simply not filled

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with traditional budgeting,” said Christy Romano, Fort Lupton events coordinator.

“It bridges the gap between what budget affords for the supplies of each school and what they need. So that’s why the spaghetti dinner is so important.”

Jordan Chacon, an assistant principal at Twombly Elementary School, said, “It’s great to see the community come together for something so great for the kids. It’s appreciated. It’s good to see that we can get back together again to give to the school, help the teachers out and the kids.”

Terrie Asay, the Fort Lupton Police Department’s community service officer, helped organize the spaghetti event to raise funds.

“We did this a couple of years ago. But with COVID, we had to back off that year.

It was so nice to have it again and look at these sup-

won their seats. Incumbent Councilor Michael Sanchez lost with 163 votes, or 24 percent of the total.

Voters were narrowly turning down Ballot Issue 2C. The margin was 51 percent against (706) and 49 percent (677) in favor. The measure would have allowed the city to charge a 1.5 percent ex-

The Weld Re-8 School District staff, the city of Fort Lupton staff with Mayor Zo Stieber, sponsors, and the Fort Lupton Police Department staff members stand with all the school supplies that were PHOTO BY BELEN WARD purchased for the kids.

plies. It’s great,” said Asay.

Winifred Lezine, the principal at Fort Lupton Middle School said,” We are thrilled to death to get the supplies, and it was a wonderful event. I was there at the spaghetti dinner, and it was fantastic to see it all come around to get the supplies to help our kids. It also helps our teachers and

cise tax on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products. Council agreed to a fee structure for marijuana business applicants during its Nov. 2 meeting.

Pena wasn’t sure if Weld County election officials finished counting all the votes on Nov. 4.

She said they have until Wednesday, Nov. 24, to certify the ballot.

we’re very appreciative for everything,” Melissa Rickman, owner of Wholly Stromboli, has been a sponsor every year.

“It’s what I love about this community. We’re a small community with a big heart. We always dig deep, and we purchased instruments and computers- my heart’s happy,” she said.

CORRECTION In the Oct. 27 issue of the Fort Lupton Press, we misidentified one of the Fort Lupton softball players in a story about the Bluedevils’ appearance in the state tournament. Her name is Micaela Garcia.

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Survey says: ‘Keep employees’

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Council made two decisions during its Nov. 2 meeting that aim to keep employees on the city payroll.

One was to increase the city’s insurance costs to employees and dependents by $86,000. The vote was unanimous. The city will cover 87 percent of an employee’s costs and 55 percent of their dependents. This year, the percentages were 85 and 50, respectively.

The city’s insurance carrier is Humana, which offered a package for 2022 that costs 9.5 percent more than this year.

Councilman Chris Ceretto asked if there had been more complaints about city insurance coverage than in other years. Human Resource Director Laura Howe said most of what she heard was anecdotal “regardless of carrier.”

“Quite frankly, health insurance is terrible,” she told council. “It’s tough as an employer to offer kind a re-

ally awful product sponsored by your employer to your employees.”

She also said the options were limited.

“We had a lot of carriers who declined to offer quotes,” she said. “The one that did, the benefits were worse. We didn’t have a lot of good options this year.”

“Was that because of our large exposure to claims?” asked Mayor Zo Stieber.

“The feedback we got from our broker, who handles this for us, was that we’ve really

had a tough couple of claims years,” Howe said.

The other decision was to approve a $2,600 survey of employees who aren’t on the police department. The contracted firm, the Employers Council, surveyed the police force earlier. No such survey took place in the city last year.

Howe expects to deliver results to council sometime in January.

More money matters In other business, council approved a nearly $1.9 million contract with Burns

and McDonnell for a new lift station and pipeline project.

The work is part of statemandated repairs to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

The vote was 5-2. Councilman Tommy Holton and mayor pro tem Shannon Rhoda cast the dissenting votes. The money comes from the city’s utility fund.

“Ouch,” Stieber said after Fort Lupton Public Works Director Roy Vestal announced the price tag. “It’s a painful amount, but it’s only the start.”

Council Oks Cottonwood Greens final plat

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton City Council approved the final plat and final planned development plan for the Cottonwood Greens subdivision on Nov. 2. Each vote was 6-1, and Mayor Pro Tem Shannon Rhoda cast the dissenting vote both times.

The area is near Ninth Street and Weld County Road 31.

Planner Alyssa Knutson told councilors the development would consist of 137 homes spread across 16 acres. The first three sections of the development are underway, following the council’s approval earlier this year.

The applicant’s representative, Kristen Turner, said access to the homes would come from the rear of the property and that porches would face the streetscape. Two trails and a community park are part of the design as well.

“They are rear-loading homes,” Turner said. “It gives a nice feel to the community. Most will be built along a greenbelt.”

No one from the public testified, and there was no council debate.

Rhoda has objected to townhome developments before. One of her main issues is the lack of chances for citizens to own the land as well as the structure. She’s also on record in opposition to residential

metro districts which, Turner said, this would become.

HVAC work Council approved a $286,000 contract with Innovative Mechanical Solutions for a new HVAC unit for the recreation center.

“It’s getting to the point where we need to get it replaced,” Fort Lupton Parks and Recreation Director Monty Schuman told councilors.

“If it’s broke and has to be fixed, we have to fix it,” Mayor Zo Stieber said.

The delivery time is 20 weeks.

Schuman said the unit comes with a standard one-year warranty.

New contract Planner Todd Hodges’ firm, Todd Hodges Design, has a two-year extension of his contract with the city. Hodges’ first contract with the city was in 2010. The new deal expires in 2023.

The contract calls for compensation of $125 per hour for him and $80 per hour for associate planners.

The business is responsible for all facets of planning for the city, including the administration of the city’s planning and building department.

After some light-hearted comments about trading Hodges back to Weld County, the council approved the deal unanimously.

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City sets marijuana application fees

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The process to get Fort Lupton’s marijuana businesses up and running took another step forward on Nov. 2.

Council approved a fee structure for the applicants who will contend for four permitted businesses in town.

The charges range from $200 for a change of license to $1,500 for a change of business manager and a change of location to $3,000 for renewal of a license and an annual operating fee. Background investigations cost $200, and the cost for zoning verification, a duplicate license or a change in trade name costs $100.

G Staff notes said the administrative fees are “necessary due to staff f time in review of applications and F enforcement actions.” o “They are adequate,” City Clerk Mari Pena told the board. “It’s undert a a resolution, so it’ll come back to o you.” f The fee structure takes effect Thursday, Nov. 12. t O a SEE COUNCIL, P5

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Fort Lupton details snow plowing plans

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If the winter snow is back, the city of Fort Lupton snowplows are ready to move snow, according to Public Works officials.

According to the city of Fort Lupton snow plow guidelines, within three business days, the city of Fort Lupton is responsible for sanding and removing snow along Denver Avenue and South Denver Avenue. Police Departments, Fire Departments, City Hall, and Re-8 school districts are the priority for ice controls and snow removal.

When it’s a life-threatening emergency, during a snow event a request can be made to have the road cleared.

When its snowfall is under four inches, the city removes and sands busy traveled intersections and railroad crossings first. For snowfall over six inches and after the first and secondary streets have been plowed, crews will concentrate on clearing the remaining streets throughout the city with one pass for safe access.

The level of service of its secondary snow and ice maintenance is established by policy and is approved by the City Council. The Colorado Department of Transportation is responsible for sand and plowing the main highways through the city, State Highway 85 and a portion of State Highway 52.

Gravel Roads The snow removal process for gravel or unpaved roads calls for one pass for safe access, however, ice controls such as salt are not applied on gravel roads. If it’s an emergency and the gravel road has ice buildup on hills or intersections that become dangerous, City motor graders will scrape the road. If it all fails then an abrasive material would be applied on a gravel road as a last resort and it also depends on crew and equipment availability. This condition is not a high priority over paved roads, according to officials.

Snow will not be removed from alleys, if it’s removed it will be the last priority or for emergencies. Private driveways snow removal may be pushed into the entrance of a driveway. The city is not responsible for removing snow pushed into an entrance of driveways. City residents cannot push snow back onto the roadway or shoulders.

Once crews clear two-lane travel on both paved and gravel roads then the shoulders and intersections are next to be cleared. If the winter conditions worsen with reduced visibility,

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Good for you Council also took time to hear from Fort Lupton Police Chief John Fryar, who took time to talk about one of his officers, Garrett Hackett.

Hackett is a recent recipient of rthe Mothers Against Drunk Drivers’ award as the top DUI enforcement officer in 2020 among rural law enforcement agencies.

“We’ve had 104 DUI incidents this year, and 30 of those were from Officer Hackett,” Fryar said. “He also assisted on several of the other

snowdrifts, and an increase in snow accumulation the operations will be halted temporarily.

The crews work from 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. removing snow Monday through Friday. Once the crew clears four major snow routes then they are assigned routes. Outside normal operation hours depending on a storm-by-storm basis the crews may be authorized to work on weekends or holidays to remove snow.

The city takes caution to avoid damage to property or abandon vehicles when removing snow or ice from secondary roadways which is a priority. The city assumes no liability if damage occurred unless it’s operator negligence that was established.

Vehicles that are stuck on a traveled portion of a roadway will not be removed but the owner will be notified if the vehicle needs to be removed.

Or if equipment cannot get around a stuck vehicle it may be moved far enough so the snowplow can pass.

The city assumes no liability unless it was negligence that was established by the equipment driver.

Stranded motorists will be offered a ride to a nearby place of shelter.

Lastly, no parking on snow-covered public streets on either side with a vehicle extending into the roadway or when snow accumulation has covered street markings- it will be ticketed.

If a vehicle displays handicapped license plates or a placard it is allowed to remain parked without a violation of a snow emergency. City residents are required to remove any snow, ice, sleet, dirt obstruction within 24 hours that is adjoined to the lot, property, or land within the city. If any person violates the provision a summons or abatement is issued, according to officials.

In an event of an emergency due to loss of life, serious injury, illness which requires the physician’s immediate attention, or loss of property a request during or after a snowstorm requests can be made by a physician, police, sheriff’s office, or fire department for snow clearing. Emergency request from an individual is required to be verifiable and confirmed to be honored.

For special requests contact the City Administrator office at 303-8576694 during business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Outside these hours contact the City of Fort Lupton Police department at 911 or 303-857-4011. If emergency assistance is needed the Fire and Police Departments have a list of persons to call outside normal working hours.

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cases, and he’s a recognized drug enforcement expert.”

Opioid settlement Council also approved a plan to direct state opioid settlement funds to a yet-to-be-formed regional Weld County committee over the next 18 years.

The state has access to $200 million. City Attorney Andy Ausmus told the council earlier this month it made more sense to take between $10,000 and $12,000 and apply it to the committee.

The city would have a vote on the committee, and Ausmus said most other cities were taking this same approach.

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Time to press the energy button

e are all familiar with the image of the “Easy Button,” as we have seen it in commercials, in stores, and in advertisements.

Many people WINNING use is as a funny response to a text WORDS or on social media as a GIF or meme.

It’s a fantastically simple yet powerful marketing play, and the benefit clearly articulated.

It’s easy, and we all want easy.

Lately many of Michael Norton the messages I receive are around energy, or more accurately stated, a lack of energy.

People are tired, even exhausted, and I get that. The reasons that many of you provided for feeling a bit lethargic were very similar.

Everything from stress, worry, doing work that is not motivating, overworked, feeling unappreciated, and just everything going on in the world. Robin M. asked me this, “Like the `Easy Button’ isn’t there some kind of an `Energy

Button’ that I can just press?”

Before responding I did what anyone of us might do when looking for an answer, I Googled it.

And like many of the emails that I received, I found the same lists of ideas to become rejuvenated such as mid-day workouts, stepping away from the current task, hydrating, breathing, and other good ideas.

And here is what I would add: Step one is to know what energizes us and what sucks the life out of us. It’s not the same for everyone. We are all motivated and inspired by different things. And we all have different activities that we find draining. The guidance here in step one is avoidance.

If the news is dragging you down, turn it off and stop checking it on your phone 24/7. Some might say they need to stay aware of all that is happening. Trust me on this one, turn it off, unplug, and if something so big happens in the world that you need to know about, someone will tell you, I promise.

Step two is to try and identify the loss of energy as quickly as pos-

sible. Think of it this way, like the battery on our cell phone or laptop.

It seems like are battery remains full for a long time, but once it starts running down, it runs down quickly. And the lower the battery gets, the faster it runs out. It seems like the gas tank in our car is the same way, doesn’t it? That needle points to full for a long time, but once it starts moving, it’s a fast trip from Full to Empty.

The trick is to stay ahead of the depletion. Identify the early symptoms and take preventive measures before our personal batteries die or our fuel tanks become dry.

Step one, knowing what sucks the energy from us and avoid those things. Step two is to make a quick diagnosis and stay ahead of the energy loss. This is kind of like taking pain medication after surgery or over the counter headache medicine when we first feel the symptoms coming on, getting ahead of it, and staying ahead of it is so much easier.

Step three is having whatever it is that reenergizes us readily available. Coffee, water, mid-day

workouts don’t do it for me. However, my Bible does. I have a Bible app on my phone and a physical Bible with me most of the time. I also love a funny joke or powerful inspiring quote like this one

by Zig Ziglar, “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” If your reenergizer is a walk, a talk with a good friend, a picture of your family, or just some quiet time, then make sure you know how to access those when the energy starts getting low.

Are you struggling staying energized? Is it impacting your ability to work and focus or enjoy quality time with your friends and family? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we know where to find our “Energy Button” and how and when to press it, this really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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here is a sentiment that I believe we can all agree on: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities should be included in all aspects of society. It’s GUEST simple. It’s direct.

COLUMN And, frankly, it’s hard to argue with.

The Arc, all 15 Arc chapters here in Colorado, and Arc Thrift Stores live and breathe this sentiment every day. It applies to how we serve, Lloyd Lewis how we employ, how we engage with our partners, and how we believe business should be run.

It also applies to education. And, now that a new school year is underway, education is on my mind.

The U.S. has a long and conflicted history with its approach to segregated vs. inclusive education for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

For most of our history, children with these disabilities have been completely excluded from the public education system and placed in special education programs or entirely separate schools.

It wasn’t until 1975 — not even 50 years ago — that the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed. The act opened schoolhouse doors and mandated free and appropriate public educa-

tion for children with disabilities, and the provision of special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.

But it wasn’t enough.

Then, in 1990, the act was modified and became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The new act went further than its predecessor, with the goal being “to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability” and required that public schools create an Individualized Education Program “for each student who is found to be eligible under both the federal and state eligibility/disability standards.”

Better. But still it wasn’t, and isn’t, enough.

The fact is that the specifics of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act have remained essentially unchanged for more than three decades. Segregation of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the classroom remains a major issue in our country, and in Colorado.

Most children with these disabilities in our state are taught in segregated classrooms.

We must continue the fight that started back in the 1960s and ‘70s and move beyond what are essentially merely modest accommodations to true and holistic inclu-

sion and complete integration.

UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children gives us this description of true inclusive education: An education system that includes all students, and welcomes and supports them to learn, whoever they are and whatever their abilities or requirements.

This means making sure that teaching and the curriculum, school buildings, classrooms, play areas, transport and toilets are appropriate for all children at all levels. Inclusive education means all children learn together in the same schools. No one should be excluded.

Perhaps that is a tall order, but it was one we must fulfill.

I have a 17-year-old son with Down syndrome who is now being taught in many mainstream classrooms in a highly regarded public school. He has benefited greatly from the kind teachers, the supportive staff, and the educational provisions afforded him through his IEP. His schools, in turn, benefitted from him, from his presence and his unique contributions.

Here are the facts: • With lesson modifications, kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities benefit greatly from being in an integrated and inclusive classroom.

• They can learn and thrive in mainstream classrooms.

• They can contribute to their mainstream peers when integrated into the classroom.

And that is the point. Every child has contributions to make — in the classroom and out. Why would we want to deny ourselves of those contributions — whether they come from a child without these disabilities or someone with them?

From a practical standpoint, inclusion and integration in our schools means we must invest in training our teachers so they can understand and adapt to different learning styles, and it means we need to respond to diversity with a zero-rejection policy, which, as defined by Inclusion International, means “schools cannot deny access to students based on disability and there are clear consequences or accountabilities in place if they do so.”

To be sure, integration is a commitment. But we must stand strong and protect the legal mandate of all individuals to this fundamental right to education.

In the end, we must remember that inclusion should be our goal.

Lloyd Lewis, of Denver, is president and CEO of Arc Thrift Stores.

This opinion is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Colo. measure to raise pot tax for education fails Proposition 119 split high-profile Democrats

BY DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters rejected a proposal to increase taxes on recreational marijuana to pay for out-of-school support services for students like tutoring and therapy.

Supporters of Proposition 119 admitted defeat at about 8:30 p.m. election night, Nov. 2.

With nearly 1.4 million ballots counted as of late Nov. 3, the measure was failing with 54.4% rejecting the initiative and 46% in support, about a 120,000-vote deficit.

The mood at the Maven Hotel in downtown Denver, where about 50 supporters for Proposition 119 held the official Yes on 119 watch party, was hopeful around 7 p.m. on election night as attendees sipped drinks and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres while watching early results trickle in. But the mood began to fade after 8 p.m. as the measure looked increasingly unlikely to succeed. Few supporters remained by 8:30 p.m.

Judy Solano, a Democratic former state representative and retired school teacher who helped lead the opposition, said she was “thrilled that the voters were smart enough to realize that creating a huge new bureaucracy to take care of one issue in education… would have been

a very expensive and unnecessary thing to do.”

She thinks voters “saw through” supporters’ arguments and decided “we have to properly fund our schools before we do anything else.”

Members of Colorado’s cannabis industry were also celebrating.

“Despite being significantly outspent by proponents, Colorado voters still soundly rejected using cannabis as a piggy bank for out-of-state special interest projects,” said Peter Marcus, spokesman for Boulderbased cannabis company Terrapin Care Station, which worked with opponents of the measure on its defeat. “We can’t balance the state budget and education on the backs of cannabis consumers; we need long-term solutions that address structural deficiencies.”

Supporters of the measure were disappointed.

“The significant gap in achievement between students from wealthy families and their low-income peers has been an unfortunate educational outcome in Colorado for years — and tonight’s results mean it will likely continue to get worse before it gets better,” Curtis Hubbard, a spokesman for the Yes on Prop. 119 committee, said in a statement. “Access to affordable, quality after-school education services is not a possibility for many families living in Colorado — and we will work with anyone who has a better idea on how to tackle the problem.”

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Yes on Prop. 119 campaign, attributed the loss to opposition on both sides of the aisle, with Democrats and Republicans both finding elements of the measure to dislike.

“Base Democrats rallied against the school choice elements, base Republicans objected to the tax increase, and in an electorate dominated by voters over the age 60, there just weren’t enough parents and voters in the middle to get us to 50% plus 1,” Penry said.

Supporters of Proposition 119 had said the program would give kids from lower income families a chance to access tutoring and enrichment programs, helping those kids catch up academically to more privileged peers and start to regain ground they lost during the pandemic.

The measure enjoyed bipartisan support, including from high-profile Colorado Democrats like Gov. Jared Polis, former Gov. Bill Ritter, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, former U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and state Sen. Rhonda Fields. Republican former Gov. Bill Owens was a supporter, as was GOP state Sen. Bob Gardner, of Colorado Springs.

“The hours our children spend after school are a critical time, and Proposition 119 will allow more kids to benefit from after-school learning activities — from tutoring to music and art,” Polis said in a statement.

But the measure also faced bipartisan opposition. State Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, a Douglas County Republican, co-wrote an opinion piece in The Gazette opposing the measure.

Also against the measure was Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat who said the measure “diverts new marijuana tax revenue from appropriate uses, shifts limited state funds from our public K-12 schools and it lacks robust oversight and accountability.”

Some public education advocates saw it as a slippery slope to a voucher system and a threat to public education in the state. Any new tax revenue for education, they argued, should go into the existing system rather than a whole new program.

Opponents in the cannabis industry said the increased sales tax would have punished those least able to pay and could push consumers back into the black market.

Sam Heiden, a Denver resident who was voting in his first Denver election on Tuesday, voted no on Proposition 119, questioning why dollars from increased taxes wouldn’t go to benefit the state’s public schools instead of out-ofschool learning opportunities.

“Why is it not just going directly to schools instead of out-of-school activities that may or may not benefit certain groups of students?” the 26-year-old Democrat asked after voting at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building in downtown Denver.

Tom Lucas, a 70-year-old Denver Democrat, thought the marijuana industry was unfairly targeted.

“If it’s that important, then the tax burden should be spread across a wider tax base than just marijuana.

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ket again,” he said.

Lucas said he understands the need to help children succeed academically, “but if kids are not achieving in school, it seems to me the money should go to schools and not to after school programs.”

The program would have largely been paid for by raising recreational marijuana taxes by 5 percentage points, to 20% from 15%, phased in over three years. Non-partisan legislative staff estimated the new taxes would have raised more than $87 million next fiscal year, and the new revenue would have been exempt from state constitutional spending limits.

Gary Community Investment Company donated more than $2.2 million to support the measure, with nearly $780,000 of that coming since Oct. 20.

The issue committee raised $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million through Oct. 27, which doesn’t include another $250,000 Gary Community Investment Company donated on Oct. 28. Ready Colorado, a conservative education reform nonprofit, donated $525,000 to the issue committee.

The opposition to 119 was not as well financed.

The Cannabis Community for Fairness and Safety, an issue committee that opposed the ballot measure, received $25,000 each from the Marijuana Industry Association and The Green Solution. The committee spent nearly $31,000 on a website, advertising and flyers.

No on Prop 119 reported spending only $7,500, all of it on a website, which came via an in-kind contribution from Coloradans Against School Vouchers. The national Working Families Organization donated more than $5,100 in texting services last week to Coloradans Against School Vouchers’ fight against 119.

Colorado Sun staff writers Erica Breunlin and Tatiana Flowers contributed to this report. Colorado Sun correspondent Sandra Fish also contributed.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Colo. voters reject giving lawmakers more spending oversight

BY THY VO THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters rejected a conservative-backed ballot measure seeking to give state lawmakers more oversight over how to spend money from the federal government and lawsuit settlements.

With more than 1.3 million ballots counted as of late Nov. 3, Amendment 78 was failing with 43.7% voting in favor of the measure and 56.4% against it. The proposed constitutional amendment needed approval from 55% of voters to pass.

Voters in the conservative strongholds of Mesa and Douglas counties were rejecting the measure. Amendment 78 was only barely above water in El Paso County, Colorado’s most populous conservative county.

“I think on 78 it was always going to be an uphill battle,” said Michael Fields, the architect and main proponent of the measure. He also leads the conservative fiscal nonprofit Colorado Rising Action.

“These were confusing, tricky questions,” Scott Wasserman, an Amendment 78 opponent who leads the liberal-leaning Bell Policy Center, said of the three statewide measures on the 2021 ballot.

The Colorado General Assembly has an appropriation process to decide how state tax revenue is spent each year, but certain non-state sources like federal grant money, private donations and other “custodial funds” from outside the state government aren’t subject to that

process.

For example, the $1.7 billion in federal relief dollars that Colorado received last year from the CARES Act wasn’t subject to the legislative appropriation process. It was spent

by Gov. Jared Polis’ office through an executive order, angering Republicans who complained they were left out of the decision making.

“We’re excited Colorado voters saw through this measure,” said Kathy White, deputy director of the Colorado Fiscal Institute. “They recognized last year, with COVID relief dollars that came into this state, the importance of getting that to their communities quickly and efficiently.”

Proponents of Amendment 78 said it would have provided greater transparency and accountability in state spending by requiring lawmakers to determine how the state spends custodial money, which could affect federal emergency relief and grant dollars, money from legal settlements, funding for transportation projects that are currently allocated by an independent commission and private gifts and donations, like those collected by public colleges and universities.

“I just want more oversight over where the money is going and what it’s doing,” said Dom Galluccio, a 32-year-old unaffiliated voter from Denver who cast his ballot at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building on Tuesday afternoon.

The ballot measure would have

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created an appropriation process where members of the public can provide input. It also would have placed all custodial funds into a centralized account, with interest from that account flowing into the state’s general fund.

Opponents called it a political ploy to stymie a Democratic administration and said it would create unnecessary work for lawmakers, who already review custodial spending broadly.

“It sounded like more red tape,” said Denver resident Sam Heiden, a 26-year-old Democrat, after voting in person Tuesday.

Some voters said they voted against the measure because they didn’t understand it.

“I tried reading about it, but I still didn’t understand it enough,” Douglas Evans, an unaffiliated voter

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from Littleton, said after casting his ballot.

The Committee for Spending Transparency raised and spent nearly $1.3 million. Most of that cash went to collect signatures to get the measure on the ballot. All of the money came from the dark-money nonprofit Unite for Colorado, which doesn’t disclose its donors.

Colorado Sun staff writer Erica Breunlin and correspondent Sandra Fish contributed to this report.

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Property tax cut loses, even in conservative counties Prop 120 targeted assessment rates on multifamily housing

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters rejected a Republican-backed effort to reduce some property taxes, a stinging defeat for conservatives who have increasingly turned to ballot measures to advance their policies as their statewide and legislative candidates keep losing.

The vote for Proposition 120 as of late Nov. 3 was 56.6% in opposition to the ballot measure and 43.4% in favor with about 1.35 million ballots counted.

The ballot measure was failing by a wide margin in conservative strongholds like Mesa and Douglas counties. It was also falling short in El Paso County, the state’s most populous conservative county.

“There was a combination of confusion and people thinking that it was not a tax cut for them,” said Michael Fields, the architect of Proposition 120 who leads the conservative fiscal policy group Colorado Rising Action.

Fields said the fact that voters in conservative counties were rejecting the measure was a clear sign that the policy was misunderstood.

The failure of Proposition 120 surprised many Democrats, especially considering there was no money spent by liberal groups to fight the measure. Republicans dropped in excess of $1.5 million to try to pass the initiative.

“I think the voters who understand how stuff they care about gets funded turned out,” said Scott Wasserman, a Proposition 120 opponent who leads the liberal-leaning Bell Policy Center. “I think you had a very educated electorate that was in a ‘no’ kind of mood.”

Amie Baca-Oehlert, president of the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said the defeat of Proposition 120 sends a strong message that Colorado voters recognize the funding challenges for schools and other public services. Property tax revenue funds schools and other local districts.

A multifamily residential development in Denver.

“Our public schools have been underfunded for well over a decade,” Baca-Oehlert said. “The fact that our voters recognize that and understand the need to support public services is a hopeful and happy outcome of this election, if those results hold.”

Proposition 120 would have reduced the property tax assessment rates for multifamily residential properties to 6.5% from 7.15% starting in 2022. It also would have dropped the rate for lodging properties to 26.4% from 29% under Proposition 120.

Proponents of the measure said a property tax reduction for multifamily housing would reduce rents and encourage investment to ease the state’s housing shortage. Lower property taxes for lodging properties may have allowed businesses to expand and hire more employees.

Opponents argued that slashing property taxes might result in cuts to government services, including for schools and fire departments that rely on property tax revenue to operate.

Bonnie Doolittle, a 35-year-old Democrat and marketing professional who lives in Denver, said she voted against Proposition 120.

In fact, she said she always votes against tax reductions.

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“You never reduce taxes,” Doolittle said. “The city is too big, there’s too many people. We need infrastructure. That takes money.

Sorry about it, y’all, but we’re in it together, so you gotta pay your fair share.”

Sabrina Balister, a 57-year-old Republican in Colorado Springs, had a different stance.

“I voted yes for that one to help out homeowners,” Balister said.

She said she believed the proposition would give homeowners a needed break and promote home ownership.

The ballot question initially sought to reduce property taxes across the board, but Senate Bill 293, passed by state lawmakers this year, dramatically blunted the measure.

Senate Bill 293 created new subcategories of residential and commercial property in an effort to limit the effects of the ballot measure. It then drove down the assessment rates for those new categories, though by not as much as Proposition 120 would have.

Here’s the breakdown: - Single-family properties are taxed on 6.9% of assessed value, down from from 7.15% - Multifamily properties are taxed on 6.8%, down from 7.15% - The rate for agricultural property dropped to 26.4%, from 29% - Property used to produce renewable energy is taxed on 26.4% of assessed value, down from 29% There’s a big catch, however. The rate decreases under Senate Bill 293 apply only in the 2022 and 2023 tax years. After that, state lawmakers must decide whether to continue with the lower assessment rates or

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Fields vowed to file a lawsuit to invalidate Senate Bill 293 if Proposition 120 passed.

Opponents had warned that Proposition 120 would have caused a $1 billion tax hit if Fields’ legal action was successful.

The spending for and against Proposition 120 was lopsided.

Cut Property Taxes, which supported the ballot measure, spent more than $407,000 in the final two weeks before the election on digital and radio advertising. Overall, the group raised and spent more than $1.5 million, with about $870,000 of that going to signature gathering to get the measure on the ballot.

Dark-money group Unite for Colorado, which doesn’t disclose its donors, gave $875,000 to the issue committee, while Colorado Rising State Action, another dark money nonprofit, gave $347,000. And the Apartment Association of Metro Denver gave nearly $242,000.

The Colorado Sun couldn’t identify any groups spending against Proposition 120, and the Secretary of State’s Office didn’t identify any opposing issue committees.

Colorado Sun staff writers Olivia Prentzel, Thy Vo, Daniel Ducassi and Erica Breunlin contributed to this report. Colorado Sun correspondent Sandra Fish also contributed to this report.

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Many Colo. voters have soured on Democrats, poll shows Survey offers ‘warning sign’ for Dems a year ahead of 2022 vote

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters have a less favorable view of Gov. Jared Polis, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and President Joe Biden compared to four months ago, according to a new poll released exactly a year out from the 2022 election.

But while Democrats’ favorability numbers may have decreased, and Biden’s job approval took a hit, Polis’ approval numbers have stayed steady.

Andrew Baumann, a pollster at the Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, which conducted the survey, said the results are “certainly a warning sign” for Democrats, namely when it comes to Biden’s decreases, which could affect the midterms.

The Rocky Mountaineer poll of 800 Colorado registered voters was conducted Oct.19-24 by Global Strategy Group, in partnership with ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal political advocacy nonprofit. The survey was weighted to match Colorado’s voter registration split and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

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Forty-nine percent of voters said they had a favorable view of Polis, compared with 41% who said they have an unfavorable view of the governor. That’s down from June, when the last edition of the Rocky Mountaineer had Polis’ favorability at 56%, with 35% viewing him unfavorably.

Forty percent of voters said they view Bennet favorably in the new poll, while 27% said they view him unfavorably. That’s down from June when 46% of voters said they viewed him favorably and 38% said they viewed him unfavorably.

Biden’s numbers took the biggest hit. Just 45% of voters said they view him favorably while 50% said they view him unfavorably. In June, 55% of voters viewed Biden favorably, compared with 42% who viewed him unfavorably.

When it comes to job approval, 47% of voters said they approve of the job Biden is doing while 50% said they disapprove. Another 3% said they didn’t know. The numbers are down from June, when 56% of voters said they approve of the job Biden is doing as president, while 40% said they disapprove and 4% said they didn’t know.

For Polis, 57% approve of the job he is doing while 37% disapprove.

Six percent said they didn’t know.

The numbers are consistent with the June poll, when 58% of voters said they approve of the job Polis is 2 8/10/21 10:38 PM doing as governor and 36% said they

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disapprove.

“There’s no doubt that the presidential job approval matters in midterms,” Baumann said. “It’s down here. It’s down across the country.

It’s not ideal.”

Democrats still hold advantage Baumann thinks inflationary concerns and congressional Democrats’ infighting over two major spending bills are contributing to the declining favorability numbers. “It hasn’t been our finest hour,” he said.

While Baumann said elements of the poll are concerning, he doesn’t think the numbers reflect a changing political situation in Colorado, which has favored Democrats in the last two election cycles.

“Nothing in these data show that the fundamental political calculus in Colorado has changed,” Baumann said.

Voters, for instance, still said they would back or lean toward backing a generic Democratic legislative candidate over a generic Republican candidate by a 7 percentage point margin if the election were held today.

And 52% of voters said they would vote for or lean toward voting for Polis compared with the 35% who said they would vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, who is currently a University of Colorado regent.

The poll also asked voters if they would vote for or lean toward voting for Bennet in an election against Republican challengers Eli Bremer,

a former Olympian who lives in Colorado Springs, and state Rep. Ron Hanks of Fremont County.

Bennet was favored by at least 13 percentage points in both hypothetical matchups.

Voters also said they trust Democrats more than Republicans when it comes to reducing air pollution and addressing climate change, raising wages for Colorado workers, improving public education and bringing down the cost of health care.

When it comes to protecting public safety, handling the economic recovery after the pandemic and addressing Colorado’s rising cost of living, voters said they trust Democrats and the GOP equally.

Thirty-eight percent of voters said they have a favorable view of former President Donald Trump, compared with 58% who have an unfavorable view of him. When asked about U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, 25% said they have a favorable view of the Garfield County Republican while 38% said they have an unfavorable view of her.

When asked if they agree or disagree that Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election, 67% of voters said they agree while 29% said they disagree. Four percent said they don’t know or refused to answer.

Among Republicans, just 38% said they agree that Biden legitimately won last year’s presidential election, SEE POLLING, P12

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Digging into the life of a death investigator From crime scene to autopsy table, experts dish on how they investigate deaths

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When you die your pets will eat you — if they can.

“If it’s been a few days, they’re hungry and thirsty and you’re not there to feed them. It’s not considered aggressive — they’re just trying to survive — it’s an animal instinct,” said Arapahoe County Autopsy Technician Ashley Huerta told a hushed Anythink Wrights Farm crowd Oct. 28.

Colleague Arely Juarez-Dominquez, a death investigator for the office, said it’s a sad truth.

“I use transparency to tell the families about a pet that has munched on their owners,” JuarezDominquez said. “Sometimes we respond to scenes where both owner and pet passed away.”

Anythink Library brought the two crime scene experts in to explain how death scenes are investigated.

More than 30 people attended their presentation.

Huerta has been an Autopsy Technician for about four years and started as a death investigator for about a year in a half. Her job is assisting the pathologist with exams, gathering specimens for examination, cutting and closing, removing contents of body organs and weighing and collecting toxicology samples.

Juarez-Dominquez has been Medical-Legal Death Investigator for two years. Juarez-Dominquez’s job is to go to the scene to conduct the death investigation, pronounce the death, and cause of death. She also interviews families for medical histories, performs external examinations of decease and photographs the death scenes and also the deceased.

“When going out to the scene it could be an overdose, suicide, or natural death,” said Juarez-Dominquez. “Every time we do an investigation, we start at the highest level of homicide- assume the worst.”

Processing the scene A death is reported by law enforcement, paramedics, and fire department, to respond to an unattended death. The death investigator arrives at the location and examines the body.

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Autopsy Technician Ashley Huerta with the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office speaks PHOTO BY BELEN WARD to an audience on how she uses science to investigate a death.

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while 57% said they disagree.

“Yes there’s been a little bit of a slip,” said Sara Loflin, who leads ProgressNow Colorado. But she said the poll clearly indicates Republicans “numbers are still in the toilet.”

Voters support mask wearing, vaccination The poll also asked coronavirusrelated questions, revealing mixed news for Democrats.

In June, 65% of registered voters said they approved of how Polis was handling the pandemic, while 30% said they disapproved and 5% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.

When asked this month, 58% said they approved of how Polis is handling COVID-19, while 35% said they disapprove and 6% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.

While Democratic voters remain supportive of how Polis has handled the pandemic, the October poll shows a decline in support among unaffiliated voters. Fiftyfive percent of unaffiliated voters said they approved of the governor’s handling of COVID in the new poll, compared to 63% in June.

Biden also saw a steep decline in his COVID-related job approval among Colorado voters. Back in June, 63% said they approved of how he was handling the pandemic. That dropped to 50% in October.

A brighter spot for Democrats in the recent poll is that 54% of voters think Polis and Democrats “got it about right” when it comes to their handling of the pandemic. Twenty-seven percent said Democrats overreacted while 12%

President Joe Biden greets Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock after landing in Denver on Sept. 14.

said they didn’t take it seriously enough.

Republicans in Colorado got much lower marks on the question.

Just 31% said the GOP got it about right, while 44% said they didn’t take it seriously enough.

The poll also asked about requiring health care workers and state employees to be vaccinated, requiring teachers and students to wear masks at schools, and requiring

airline passengers to show proof of vaccination before flights. More supported than opposed all three.

Sixty-two percent of voters said they are pro-mask while 30% said they are anti-mask. When asked about getting vaccinated against COVID, 74% said they are provaccine while 20% said they are anti-vaccine.

“The data shows Coloradans are really on one side of the debate

about vaccines and masks,” Baumann said.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Weld County hires former Boulder financial officer

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Weld County named former City of Boulder CFO Cheryl Pattelli as the new Chief Financial Officer, according to a press release.

“I am excited to start this next chapter with Weld County,” said Pattelli. “I look forward to working with an organization that aligns with my values and beliefs.”

Pattelli takes on Weld County’s

financial management processes as well as improving technology to develop systems for financial reports, budgeting, cash flow and projections, according to officials.

She will also manage the county’s accounting team and oversee Pattelli its daily county government financial operations. Don Warden after 43 years

managing Weld County financial operations is retiring by the end of 2022.

“We knew the day would come when Don would want to retire,” said Chairman Steve Moreno. “Filling his shoes is a monumental task, but we are confident Ms. Pattelli will be a great fit with our organization.”

Pattelli brings in 27 years of experience in financial management and accounting in both public and private organizations. From 1996 to

2012 she was the CFO Executive Director of Finance for Kane County Government in Illinois, according to officials.

“We conducted a nationwide search for this position,” said Warden. “We knew it had to be the right person with the right experience to continue Weld County on its path of financial success and security. I look forward to spending the next year working with Ms. Pattelli as she transitions into the CFO role.”

Youth invited to enter Space Foundation art contest STAFF REPORT

The Space Foundation is inviting art students to enter the 12th annual International Student Art Contest.

The 2022 International Student Art Contest theme is “Living, Working and Playing on the Moon.” Entries must be original, space-oriented artwork, and can be a drawing, painting, mixed media or digital work.

Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation Headquarters and Discovery Center is a Colorado Springs based nonprofit that offers “a gate-

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Manners of death are classified as a natural accident, suicide, homicide or undetermined. The cause of death classification can depend on underlying conditions, disease or some event.

Hospitals can have their own rules, she said. If a patient dies after having beein in the hospital for more than 24 hours and it’s considered a natural death, it’s considered non-reportable and is usually not called into the coroner’s office.

“Some hospitals have rules to call us regardless so we take the information. We don’t sign a death certificate if the deceased has been in the hospital long enough for them to know what happened and they feel comfortable sending a death certificate, “said Huerta. “If the case is suspicious, we will take jurisdiction and our doctors will do the autopsy when it’s a possible medical misadventure.”

Identification Finding out who the dead body was is one of the most important jobs and there are several things they can do to positively identify them. Medical implants, for instance usually have registration numbers on them.

“If it’s a badly decomposed body, we can identify someone by their implants, a hip, knee, or something in the spine,” Huerta said.

A person can also be identified by tattoos, dental records, DNA, fingerprints. And of course, investigators can identify somebody by their driver’s license — if it’s on them or in a secured location.

way to information, education and collaboration for space exploration and space-inspired industries that define the global space ecosystem,” its website says.

The art contest encourages youth “to use their creative gifts and curiosity to explore the wonders of space and the exciting possibilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields.

The contest provides a chance for students to showcase their talents, and presents an opportunity for parents, teachers and communities to spark a love of STEM in young people through the

lens of space,” according to a news release.

There is no cost to enter the contest and any student between the ages of 3 and 18 are eligible.

There will be 25 winners — a first, second and third place for each of eight age categories. One artist will receive the Space Foundation Achievement Award.

Winning artwork will be displayed and shared worldwide, through contest websites and various social media platforms, as well as at the Space Foundation Headquarters and Discovery Center and at the 37th Space Symposium,

which will take place April 4-7, 2022, in Colorado Springs.

Deadline to submit entries by Jan. 19, 2022.

Artwork must be submitted online by the student’s teacher, parent or legal guardian who is age 18 or older.

To learn more about the Space Foundation, visit www.spacefoundation.org. To learn more about its Discovery Center, visit www. discoverspace.org.

For more information on the 2022 International Student Art Contest or to submit entries, visit https://art.spacefoundation.org/.

Some law enforcement agencies scan fingerprints on the scene. If a body is badly decomposed, and the fingers are dried they use rubbery silly putty to pull a fingerprint.

“We rarely have to do DNA but if we do we go through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI),” said Huerta.

Death certificates Once a coroner or medical examiner examines the body in the office, they can sign the death certificate.

A primary physician can also sign a death certificate if a patient is in their care and there is no oblivious trauma or medications. If a family chooses to send a body to a funeral home, it becomes that home’s job to sign the death certificate.

“They electronically send us documentation to release the body to the funeral home,” said Huerta. “The death record is sent to us, we review it and write in our information of cause or manner of death.

Causes of death Next, the pair discussed how they figure out how a person died. If there are no witnesses, a pathologist can estimate the cause of death and time of death, based on different factors.

“We can’t tell you exactly when they died but we can give you a ballpark,” said Huerta.

Bodies begin breaking down at a cellular level almost right away, Juarez-Dominquez said. The complete decomposition takes about 24-hours. The body starts with Algor Mortis, when the body temperature drops. Rigor mortis comes next as the muscles start to stiffen. That’s followed by Livor Mortis, when the lack of blood circulation starts to become evident, giving the skin a

Arely Juarez-Dominquez is a medical-legal death Investigator. Dominquez answered questions on her process of the job. She goes to the scene of a death to examine the PHOTO BY BELEN WARD external body.

marbled look.

The calendar also has an impact since the decomposition rate is different in a dry summer climate compared to a cold winter. Bodies have been found nearly mummified in hot, dry weather while it can be bloated during wetter times.

If the body is found in a river it has a waxy coating, and it’s hard to determine how long it has been there due to rocks and critters.

“It’s all temperature-dependent sometimes we don’t find skeletal remains,” said Juarez-Dominquez.

“Rivers that are cold, preserve the body better,” said Huerta Not like TV There are myths about when an autopsy is being done that a body just sits up.

“When you come into our office you are dead,” Huerta laughed, in answer to a question. “Paramedics put EKGs on a body to make sure there is no activity before that person is brought in to the coroner.

The rigor mortis has already been released, so when the body arrives at the coroner or mortician there is no sitting up,” said Huerta.

Huerta said the odor does follow you home.

“That’s when you know you’re in trouble, if you can’t smell it anymore,” she said humorously. “I go straight to the laundry room to take my clothes off and it sticks to your bra.”

That said, it’s an important job with a strong purpose.

“Sometimes families are in denial, and unfortunately we have to break the news. But we’re able to give them answers and hopefully find them a little bit of peace,” said Arely Juarez-Dominquez “I think a lot of us are in it for the science and it helps when you have that scientific mind. Not to say that we are not empathetic people — we’re probably too empathetic. We understand and it’s our job to help the family by doing this and not everybody can do it,” said Huerta.

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BRIEFS Field of honor This year’s Great Plains Field of Honor program saluting veterans and first responders runs from Nov. 10 to Nov. 13 at Pearson Park, U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52.

This year’s field is dedicated to first responders. The display is a gift by way of donations, sponsorships and volunteers. Sponsor a flag, make a donation or both.

Programs of the Fort Lupton Senior Center will benefit from funds raised. The beneficiary partners are Badge2Badge and Foundation1023; organizations that focus on the mental health and wellness of Colorado’s first responders.

The formal ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Visit https://www. healingfield.org/event/fortluptonco21/ Calling all teens The Pennock Center for Counseling, 211 S. 21st Ave. in Brighton, and 27J Schools are offering a teen hangout (11- to 18-year-olds) starting at 4 p.m. Mondays and continuing through Nov. 15. Topics include school, friendships, family, time management, stress and peer pressure.

Call 303-655-9065, ext. 13, or 303655-9065, ext. 19.

To sign up, visit https://biut.ly/ teenhangoutsignup.

Community wellness workshop Pennock Center for Counseling, 211 S. 21st Ave., Brighton, and the First Presbyterian Church are sponsoring a series of free wellness workshops. They start at 6 p.m. every other Monday through Nov. 15.

A press statement said, “addressing our mental health needs and those of our friends and families is crucial for overall health and wellness.”

Topics include Cultivating Healthy Relationships (Oct. 18), Honoring our Lives (Nov. 1) and Sparking Joy (Nov. 15). Call 303-655-9065, ext. 13. Register at https://bit.ly/communitywellnesssignup.

Teen trips The Fort Lupton Recreation Center’s latest teen trip (for fifththrough eighth-graders) takes in a Colorado Eagles hockey game in Loveland Friday, Nov. 19.

Visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/283/Teens.

The fields of the flag ceremony a year before COVID, but this year the flags will be waving to honor veterans and first responders.

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merce websites, sociual media and through citywide mailers.

Visit www.fortluptonco.gov/ smallbusinesssaturday.

Heart holiday lunch The Platte Valley Medical Center Foundation is presenting its third annual Heart Holiday luncheon in support of early breast cancer detection and in-depth cancer care.The luncheon will be at StoneBrook Manor, 650 E. 124th Ave., Thornton Tuesday, Nov. 30.

Proceeds go directly for early detection education and in-depth cancer care. Also, supporters will receive gift bags, Celestial Seasonings holiday teas sampling and enter prize drawings.

Dr. Oralee L. Ekberg an OB/ GYN from Brighton, is the keynote speaker. She’ll be speaking about the importance of women’s wellness and regular screening to detect breast cancer. Also, Deanna Damour, a breast cancer survivor, shares her experience of receiving a diagnosis to chemotherapy and will also conduct a Q& A session.

Go to https://www.sclhealth. org/.../gifts-from-the-heart-luncheon/

Turkey burn Here’s a chance to burn calories for your Thanksgiving feast. It starts at 5 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The fee is $10 per person. Proceeds go to recreation center programs. Child care will be available during the event. https://fortluptonco.gov/667/Turkey-Burn.

Winterfest Fort Lupton’s annual Winterfest and holiday bazaar starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The day includes a visit from Santa Claus, fresh cocoa, unique food trucks, craft and service vendors, live caroling, a tree lkighting ceremony and chili go-to kits.

Visit https://fortluptonco. gov/666/Winterfest-Holiday-Bazaar.

Small Business Saturday The registration deadline for Small Business Saturday is Thursday, Nov. 12.

It’s a chance to shop at local businesses and celebrate them at the same time. Participating businesses will receive recognition on city and chamber of com-

Growing grads The next installments of Brighton’s Growing Grads program is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Anythink Library, 567 E. Bridge St. Brighton Youth Services provides this annual college and career readiness event for high-

school juniors and seniors and anyone interested in pursuing higher education. Students and families will be able to chat with colleges, trade schools and apprentice programs, view financial aid presentations in both English and Spanish and check out local scholarships. Call 303-565-2000.

ONGOING Toys for Tots Tony Merritt, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year’s toy drive, according to a press statement.

Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 150 Main St., Suite 1, during regular business hours through Dec. 3.

“With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Merritt said in the statement. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”

Call 303-857-3983.

Donation time The Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canneed fruit and N, variety of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches), to help out local schools that just reopened after a year of remote learning.

Other potential donations could include chicken, Vienna sausages, spam and salmon. The bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs.

Drop off donations at the food and clothing bank’s back door, 421 Denver Ave., weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-8571096.

Teen hangout Teens can stop by the Fort Lupton Pubic & School Library

Wednesdays to play crafts, video games and hang out with friends after school.

Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an interventional cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute.

This is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle.

After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and a fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking.

Blessings in a Bag Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an all-volunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.

Drop-in child care The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Committee openings Fort Lupton has openings for several of its citizen advisory committees. Visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/966/I-Want-ToApply-for-a-Committee.

Boards/committees’ openings The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its historic preservation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, SEE BRIEFS, P15

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FORT LUPTON POLICE BLOTTER

Here are the police reports for Oct. 16 to Oct. 21 to the Fort Lupton Police Department. Not every call made to the police is not listed on this report.

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

October 16 Police issued a summons to a Fort Lupton man, 27, for careless driving that caused an accident at U.S. Highway 85 & Weld County 14.5.

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2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024).

Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128.

Chess tournament The Fort Lupton Public & School Library put together a chess tournament that’s ideal for beginning players.

Visit https://docs. google.com/forms/ d/1UFPA1ENiETkHnJjaHh_E3hUAOEWSRKUXpU7utzYab-U/vie wform?fbclid=IwAR1M9cUK4bp 7cJyH9phmivtIV6gmeXqd3kNra 5q_L113Py-IhRIHDjMHRd4&edit_ requested=true Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext.

6166.

Coffee group Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m.

Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200.

Silver Sneakers Silver Sneaker Yoga is available Fridays from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort Lupton recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Water aerobics The city’s water aerobics class meets from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at thke Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Call 303-857-4200.

Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/950/SeniorPen-Pal-Program Craft classes Monthly craft classes through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center (203 S. Harrison Ave.) are available. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166 with questions.

October 17 A Fort Lupton woman, 68, was issued a summons for causing a careless driving accident at State Highway 66 & Mead Street.

October 18 Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 30, for DUI and drugs at U.S. Highway 85 & State Highway 52.

He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Fort Lupton woman, 31, was arrested for a violation of a protection order in the 200 block of McKinley Street. She was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

October 19 A Fort Lupton woman, 49, reported her vehicle stolen in the 800 block of McKinley Avenue. The case was under investigation.

Free short-term radon test kits Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last).

Test kits can be requested online at www.drhomeair.com/weld, according to a statement.

Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon.

Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-2806602) for those who want to talk to mental-health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics.

The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention.

Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.

Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. Those who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions.

Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.

Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

Here’s a list of locations where you can receive a test for COVID-19: Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/ locations/brighton/ Brighton Salud, 1860 E. Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www. saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/ covid-testing Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday

Police issued a summons to a 16-year old teenager for a minor in possession of marijuana in the 500 block of Reynolds Street.

October 20 Police took a Firestone man, 41, into custody in the 1000 block of Denver Avenue for criminal impersonation and related charges.

He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police arrested a Fort Lupton man, 45, in the 100 block of 8th Street for domestic violence assault of an at-risk adult, felony menacing, harassment, obstructing a telephone and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

October 21 Police issued a summons to a 13through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays.

Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org.

Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners.

Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860.

Relief funding Small businesses can apply for up to $35,000 in relief funding through a mix of grants and lowinterest loans.

Visit EnergizeColorado.com. It’s available to businesses with less than 25 full-time employees.

Eagle Express rides Barr Lake State Park will offer virtual rides aboard the Eagle Express. Join Ranger Michelle and her friends as they read a story about our natural world that is sure to entertain your preschooler while teaching them about plants, animals and our planet. Call 303659-6005.

Storytime Barr Lake State Park’s storytime program goes virtual this year.

year old boy for a minor in possession of marijuana in the 200 block of South McKinley Avenue.

A Fort Lupton man, 39, was arrested in the 12000 block of Weld County Road 18 for DUI and reckless driving. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

Police a Firestone man, 54, was taken into custody on a warrant out of Weld County for failure to comply with conditions of probation on a DUI charge. He was held on bond at the Weld County Jail.

A Brighton man,53, was arrested in the 2900 block of Ninth Street on a warrant out of Weld County for failure to comply with conditions of probation.

A Fort Lupton man,48, reported two bicycles, a lawnmower and a caliper set stolen in the 700 block of South Fulton Avenue.

Rangers will read stories about the natural world. Call 303-6596005 with questions.

The South Platte Valley Historical Park will be reopening for public visitation on May 3, 2021. The hours the park will be open are from 10:00 till 4:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, check our website, www. spvhs.org or call 303-857-1710.

Help for vets Qualified Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has several power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

The VA offers urgent care services to eligible veterans, both at VA medical facilities or at several in-network urgent care clinics that are closer to home. Use this benefit to treat minor injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening, such as colds, strep throat, sprained muscles, and skin and ear infections.

To find the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/find-locations or call 720-600-0860.

Qualified Listeners also needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners.

Find the right senior living option with our personalized process Our service is free, as we’re paid by our participating communities and providers.

1-844-991-4327

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FLHS soccer starts retooling earlier than hoped Jefferson Academy rallies to beat Fort Lupton

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

BROOMFIELD – A chance for a berth in the state 3A soccer quarterfinals was on a platter for Fort Lupton’s soccer team in its secondround match at Jefferson Academy on Nov. 2.

Instead, Fort Lupton has to begin the process of finding replacements for five starting seniors and a total of nine 12th-graders.

Chyler Ward converted a penalty klick with 5 1/2 minutes left in regulation time – his second goal of the game -- and Will Spencer added an insurance goal with 25 seconds left to give Jefferson Academy a come-from-behind, 4-2 win over the Bluedevils Nov. 2.

FLHS didn’t trail until that penalty kick. Angel Botello and Giancarlo Mendez scored the Bluedevils’ goals 15 minutes apart in the first half.

“I’m not going to be pointing fingers at anybody. But I hate it when the refs dictate the outcome of the game,” FLHS coach Kyle Reddy said.

“That penalty, when they scored that third goal? That was not a penalty.

The dude just went down on his own. But hey, the refs are going to call that. The last goal was obviously offsides.”

Fort Lupton’s offense had trouble generating much of an attack. The Bluedevils had four shots, and Jag-

Fort Lupton’s Ronaldo Guerrero, left, and Jefferson Academy’s Adam Livingston rapidly chase the ball as it heads toward the outof-bounds marker. The ball stayed in play during the second round of the state 3A soccer playoffs Nov. 2 in Broomfield.

PHOTO BY HECTOR LOPEZ

uars’ goalie Andrew Bauer made two saves.

“On offense, they figured out our game plan,” Reddy said. “They caught on and man-making Giancarlo. They made sure we couldn’t get over the top with our speed and strength. We just couldn’t connect from the back midfield forward.”

FLHS goalkeeper Hector Morales faced 12 shots and made three saves, including one where he tipped the

ball over the crossbar in the 59th minute of play. Eight minutes earlier, a Jaguars’ shot from deep clanked off that same crossbar.

“They are always solid,” Reddy said of his defense. “Angel had that bad injury a couple of games ago.

He came back from that. Juan (Juan Hernandez) and Isi (Isidro Fernandez) in the back were solid. Isi can play anywhere on the field.”

Fort Lupton advanced to the sec-

ond round for the second time in the past three seasons. The Bluedevils finished with a record of 13-4.

“We were up 2-1, and that’s the beauty of soccer,” Reddy said. “The beast of it is you don’t take care of business, and it comes back to bite you in the butt. It’s as simple as that. It sucks to see the seniors go out this way. They were on a good SEE SOCCER, P17

SPORTS BRIEFS Masks and state wrestling The Colorado High School Activities Association is waiting for a next step in the recent mask mandate for Ball Arena, the home of the state high-school wrestling tournament in February.

Kroenke Sports, which owns the arena, requires masks for its guests inside the arena.

“Honestly, nobody really knows at this point,” said Brad Cochi, CHSAA’s director of digital media and media relations.

The state wrestling tournament

is due to start Thursday, Feb. 17.

rules. Call 303-857-4200, ext 6165.

Snowball softball Fort Lupton’s recreation center needs teams for its snowball softball tournament Saturday, Dec. 4, at Pearson Park, state Highway 52 and U.S.Highway 85. The tournament is part of the city’s annual Winterfest event.

The cost is $200 per team, payable by Saturday, Nov. 27, or $250

by Saturday, Dec. 4. It’s a doubleelimination tournament under United States Softball Association

Youth basketball The city of Fort Lupton is searching for youth (thirdthrough sixth-graders) for its basketball leagues for the winter season. Registration is $55 by Saturday, Dec. 4, and $75 by Saturday, Dec. 11. Games begin Jan. 15 and end with a doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 26.

Visit https://fortluptonco/. goc/416/Youth-Sports or call 303857-7100.

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Turkey Trot Brighton’s annual Turkey Trot, the 37th version, starts at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave. The in-person registration deadline is Nov. 18. Call 303-655-2200.

The race is a qualifier for the Bolder Boulder in the spring.

The early bird entry fee is $30 for adults, $20 for youths and $20 for seniors. Race-day fees increase $5. The fee includes a T-shirt, breakfast, awards, prizes and drawings.

S P O R T S SCORECARD Frederick High School Football Frederick earned the sixth seed in this year’s class 3A football playoffs and will host Pueblo County in the opening round. KIckoff is at 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 12.

The winner faces either Fort Morgan or Green Mountain in the second round.

Frederick, which was 14th in the state’s RPI rankings, finished up the regular season with a 45-19 win over rival Mead High School Nov. 5 in Frederick.

Parker Ayres scored three of the Warriors’ touchdowns. River Lakey and Cruz Zamudio accounted for the other TDs for Frederick.

Volleyball Frederick advanced to the state 4A volleyball tournament Nov. 6 by beating D’Evelyn Junior/Senior

High School 25-16, 27-25, 25-17 at the Warriors’ regional volleyball tournament.

FHS won the first match of its h regional volleyball tournament w against Northfield, too. Set scores g were 25-23, 25-13, 25-12. s No stats were available for either I match.

The Warriors square off against w Mead High School in the opening round of the state tournament. The w match begins at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, t Nov. 11, at the Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs. The winner takes t p on Thompson Valley at 3:30 p.m. y Nov. 11.

FHS beat Mead in five sets early in p the season. The Warriors also split Y two matches with Thompson Valley. y FHS beat the Eagles in four sets in g September. TVHS beat the Warriors t s in straight sets last month.

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Denver business offers ‘water cremation’ as end-of-life alternative Be a Tree Cremation calls it a greener way

BY ALEXIS KIKOEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Let’s talk about death.

“It’s really a Western culture thing, this death denial,” says Emily Nelson. “Where we just don’t really think about it or talk about it and it’s just become rather taboo.”

Nelson, the founder and CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, believes there is more to death than traditional practices.

“Our current conventional method of burial and cremation really perpetuates the idea that somehow we’re separate from nature as humans. We’re not … We don’t need to be preserved in any way,” Nelson says.

Be a Tree Cremation, the second facility of its kind in Colorado, specializes in the process of water cremation — technically known as “alkaline hydrolysis.” The process, which was legalized in Colorado in 2011, is surprisingly simple.

“The decedent gets loaded directly into this vessel,” says Nelson, motioning to a large cylindrical metal tube behind her. Then, water is pumped into the vessel along with a small amount of potassium hydroxide. The mixture mimics the natural decomposition process and gently dissolves the body, she says.

When the process is finished, all that remains in the vessel are skeletal remains and things like gold teeth and artificial joints from surgeries such as knee replacements.

The skeletal remains are ground into ashes for the family. Other items are safely recycled.

The process also creates a nutrient-dense liquid branded as “Tree Tea.” Family members have the option to purchase small bottles of the liquid to use as nourishment for their plants at home.

Nelson says water cremation is one of the most natural and environmentally-friendly ways to return to the earth, which is what originally inspired her to research the process.

“At Be a Tree Cremation, we really have two goals,” she explains. “To help people live on through nature, and to reduce the carbon footprint of the funeral industry, which is not insignificant.”

The process of water cremation uses about 90% less energy than typical flame cremations, Nelson says, adding that flame cremations also emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as a 600-mile road trip.

“We have no emissions or smoke coming from our building,” says Nelson.

Prior to opening Be a Tree in Sun Valley, Nelson worked with a corporation that owns over 2,000 funeral homes across the county.

“At that point I really saw behind the curtain of conventional burial and cremation work, and just didn’t feel right about it. I just knew there had to be a different option for people,” Nelson says.

Cremations have only recently surpassed burials as the most popular end-of-life option. According to 2019 estimates from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), by 2040 “the cremation rate in the U.S. is projected to be 78.7% while the burial rate is predicted to be just 15.7%, signifying that cremation is no fading trend.”

A traditional fire cremation is estimated to produce an average of 534.6 pounds of carbon dioxide per person. As journalist Eleanor Cummins noted in a report this month for Wired, that is a higher figure than the per capita emissions of Afghanistan.

Be a Tree Cremation currently has one water cremation system and works with about 10 clients per month. From start to finish, the process takes about 18 hours.

“Realistically we can really only work with one person a day,” says Nelson. “Once we hit one person a day in the month, we’ll really be at capacity here and start looking at other ways that we can serve more people.”

Nelson says Be a Tree’s packages start at $2,250 and they include water cremation, transportation and a basic urn. That is significantly cheaper than the average burial process. A casket alone costs an average

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high after the overtime win. I wish we had overtime and would have gone out and given them hell. That’s soccer. That’s why I do it. That’s why I love it.”

Reddy said the best thing he saw was the fight in the Bluedevils.

“There was a point in the game where they could have said, ‘Forget this.’ The boys battled due to the circumstances, the rain, the travel,” Reddy said. “Hector played phenomenally. I always tell my boys you’re playing three teams. You’re playing the opposition, obviously.

You’re playing the referees, and you’re playing yourselves. You’ve got to have your head set. Towards the end, we started beating ourselves.”

Fort Lupton captain Jesus Albarran looks for teammate Caleb Adam for a throw-in while being pressured by three defenders during the second round of the state 3A soccer tournament at Jefferson Academy PHOTO BY HECTOR LOPEZ Nov. 2.

Emily Nelson is CEO of Be a Tree Cremation in Denver, which offers an alternative to PHOTO BY ALEXIS KIKOEN/ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS traditional end-of-life services.

of $2,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2019, the cost of burials in Colorado averaged $6,907 while the average cremation came out to $4,517, according to data from the NFDA. While Be a Tree’s process is timeconsuming, having fewer clients means that Emily and her team can work closely and intentionally with each family. Appointments are often filled with music requested by the decedent’s family, while incense, sage, and candles are lit.

“Even though this is a really technology-driven process, it’s still a person, and it’s still someone’s loved one,” says Nelson.

Apart from what the family takes home, the majority of the liquid is sent to Half Moon Farm in Lakewood to be used on flowers and other non-edible plants. The partnership between Be a Tree Cremation and Half Moon Farm started about a year ago, when both facilities opened.

“It’s one of the healthiest ways in

returning us back to the earth,” says Eric Rooney, owner and “chief plant companion” at Half Moon Farm.

“Everything that’s in our fertilizers is what’s in this liquid,” says Rooney. They regularly test the Tree Tea, which is a non-toxic solution of amino acids, peptides, sugars, and soap. The exact makeup “will vary from person to person,” says Nelson.

The flowers from Half Moon Farm travel all over Colorado — to weddings, funerals, dinner parties, and a variety of other celebrations.

“It’s an opportunity for people to look at the story of life,” says Rooney, “and this regenerative idea behind us going back to our most physical sense, the earth.”

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.

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Legal Notice No. FLP462 First Publication: November , 2021 Last Publication: November , 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

City of Ft. Lupton Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY:

2021-1133 BRUCE FITZGERALD

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 18 BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA), CURRENT STATE ADOPTED EDITION; INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION; INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, 2018 EDITION, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION CHAPTER 18 ARTICLE XVI KNOWN AS THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, 2018 EDITION WHEREAS, the City desires to adopt the 2018 Building Codes and the current state adopted edition of the National Electric Code; and WHEREAS, all codes shall be adopted by reference; and WHEREAS, a new section shall be enacted and be known as the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; and WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation once at least fifteen days preceding the hearing and once at least eight days preceding it.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO: Section 1.Chapter 18, Article III, Section 18-51 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-51. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, Parts 1 and 2, C.R.S., there is adopted by reference the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) promulgated and published as such by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois, 60478-5795. This code includes comprehensive provisions covering building regulations, including regulations concerning erection, construction, enlargement, alterations, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and providing penalties for the violation thereof and for the enforcement of this Chapter and the building codes by the Building Official. This code presents in a compact and concise manner national test, material and special design standards. It deals with tests of combustibility of various materials in buildings, grading of lumber, cement, aggregates, steel, material specification, roof and foundation standards, sprinkler systems and doors, bonding agents, soil testing methods and other building standards.

Section 2.Chapter 18, Article IV, Section 18-57 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-57. Amendments to the International Building Code.

The following sections of the International Building Code are hereby revised: “101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“101.4.3 Plumbing. Is amended by the deletion of the last sentence.

“101.4.5 Fire prevention. Is amended by replacing “International Fire Code” with “adopted fire code”.

“101.4.6 Energy. Is amended by replacing the words “International Energy Conservation Code” with “2018 International Energy Conservation Code”.

“105.1 Required. Is amended by replacing the words “building official” with ‘City”.

“105.2 Work exempt from permit. Is amended by: Building Exemption #1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with “One-Story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds,

playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet and the roof height does not exceed 10 feet above grade measured from a point directly outside the exterior walls of the structure.” Building Exemption # 2 is deleted in its entirety. Building Exemption #14 is added to read “Shingle repair or replacement work not exceeding one square (100 square feet in area) of covering per building.

the date of the latest flood insurance study for the City of Fort Lupton, where indicated in [Date of Issuance].

“105.5 Expiration. is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one half the amount of the original permit fee, exclusive of any taxes or other fees already accessed, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee.”

The National Fire Protection Association standard number 70, hereafter known as the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02169-7471, is hereby adopted by reference as the City of Fort Lupton Electrical Code as if fully set out in the ordinance codified herein with the additions, deletions, insertions and changes as follows, and such adoption is to have the same force and effect as if set forth herein in every particular.

The effective edition of such National Electrical Code shall be the edition currently adopted by the State Electrical Board, Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies as updated every 3 years. The effective date of the enforcement of the electrical code shall be 1 year after the State has adopted the latest edition.

The purpose and subject matter of the National Electrical Code includes minimum regulations for the practical safeguarding of persons and property from the hazards arising from the use of electricity and minimum standards relating to the installation of electrical conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings and other structures, including mobile homes, recreational vehicles and floating dwelling units, and other premises such as yards, carnivals, parking and other lots, and industrial substations.

The National Electrical Code provides for the issuance of permits, inspections and the collection of fees therefor. Except as otherwise provided herein, the National Electrical Code is adopted in full, including the outline of contents, index and all appendices thereto.

A copy of the provisions of the National Electrical Code, currently adopted by the State Electrical Board, is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the State Electrical Board office at the Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, Colorado, 80202. In addition, at least one copy of the edition of the National Electrical Code, currently adopted by the State Electrical Board, has been and is now on file in the City building department and may be inspected during regular business hours.

National Electrical Code — Amendments - The National Electrical Code as adopted by the City is hereby amended as follows: The electrical permit fees for each permit shall be as established from time to time by resolution of the board of trustees and set forth in the City fee schedule maintained by the building officials for such purposes.

Violations and penalties - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, building superintendent, building manager, contractor, contractor’s superintendent, corporation or other entity to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the terms of the code adopted and incorporated herein. Any person, firm or corporation convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or of the provisions of the code adopted and incorporated herein shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 11.14-1.

“109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits may be subject to an investigation fee established by the City. The amount of the investigation fee may be in the amount up to the amount of the permit fee that would normally be accessed for the specific type of construction activity, with any such investigation fee being in addition to all other required permit fees. The investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued.

“109.6 Refunds. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “The City may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan reviewing is done. The City shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.”

“111.3 Temporary occupancy. Is amended by deleting the words “building official” in the first and second sentence and replacing it with ‘City”.

“113.1 General. Is amended by the deletion of the last two sentences and replaced with the following: “The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Adjustment.”

“113.3 Qualifications. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“114.2 Notice of Violation. Is amended by the addition of ‘Notice of Violations shall be delivered in accordance with section 107 of the IPMC” after the last paragraph.

“202 Definitions. Is amended by addition of the following: “Sleeping Room” (Bedroom) is any enclosed habitable space within a dwelling unit, which complies with the minimum room dimension requirements of IBC Section 1208 and contains a closet, an area that is useable as a closet, or an area that is readily convertible for use as a closet.

Living rooms, family rooms and other similar habitable areas that are so situated and designed so as to clearly indicate these intended uses, shall not be interpreted as sleeping rooms.

“915.2.1 Dwelling units. Is amended by the deletion of the first sentence and replaced with the following: “Carbon monoxide detection shall be installed in dwelling units within 15 feet of each separate sleeping area and on every level.”

“1015.2 Where required. Is amended by the addition of a second paragraph inserted before the exceptions as follows: “All area wells, stair wells, window wells and light wells attached to any building that are located less than 36 inches (914.4 mm) from the nearest intended walking surface and deeper than 30 inches (762 mm) below the surrounding ground level, creating an opening greater than 24 inches (610 mm) measured perpendicular from the building, shall be protected with guardrails conforming to this section around the entire opening, or be provided with an equivalent barrier.

“1020.1 Table 1020.1 Corridor Fire-Resistance Rating. Is amended to replace the corridor rating for R Occupancies with a sprinkler system from 0.5 to 1- Hour fire rating.

“1030.2 Minimum size. Is amended by the deletion of the exception.

“1301.1.1 Criteria. Is amended by replacing “International Energy Conservation Code” with the “2012 International Energy Conservation Code”.

“1612.3 Establishment of flood hazard areas. Is amended by the insertion of “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated in [Name of Jurisdiction] and

Section 3.Chapter 18, Article IV, Section 18-71 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-71. Adoption.

Section 4.Chapter 18, Article V, Section 18-91 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-91. Adopted.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Mechanical Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795.

Section 5.Chapter 18, Article V, Section 18-94 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-94. Amendments to the International Mechanical Code.

The following sections of the International Mechanical Code are hereby revised:

“101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

Section 6.Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-111 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-111. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is adopted the 2018 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795.

Section 7.Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-116 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-116. Amendments to the International Plumbing Code.

The following sections of the International Plumbing Code is hereby revised:

“101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“305.4.1 Sewer depth. Is amended by filling in both areas where indicated to read “12 inches (305 mm)”.

“312.3 Drainage and vent air test. Is amended

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“903.1 Roof extension. Is amended by inserting the number “12” (152.4 mm) where indicated in the second sentence.

Section 8.Chapter 18, Article VII, Section 18-131 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-131. Adoption.

A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, including all Appendix Chapters (see International Fire Code Section 101.2.1, 2018 edition), as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of building and premises as herein provided; providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office at the City are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out herein, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 18-137 below.

Section 9.Chapter 18, Article VII, Section 18-134 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-134. Geographic limits.

The geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the 2018 International Fire Code are hereby established as follows: “Section 5704.2.9.6.1. Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. Storage of class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the City limits of the City of Fort Lupton, except for previously existing storage facilities which shall be subject to the exemption provided herein. New storage facilities shall be allowed only upon completion of a plan review and approval of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District..

“Section 5706.2.4.4. Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. Storage of class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the City limits of the City of Fort Lupton, except for previously existing storage facilities which shall be subject to the exemption provided herein. New storage facilities shall be allowed only upon completion of a plan review and approval of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District.

“Section 5806.2. Limitations. Storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside of buildings is prohibited within the boundaries of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District, including all areas within the City of Fort Lupton except that such storage may be allowed only upon completion of a plan review and approval of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District.

“Section 6104.2. Maximum capacity within established limits. The storage of liquefied petroleum gas within the City of Fort Lupton is prohibited except for previously existing storage facilities and except for residential barbeque tank or outdoor barbeque grills and except for propane tanks of 1000 gallons or less which are located within the City, but outside the city limits of the City of Fort Lupton , all of which shall be exempt. New storage facilities involving tanks which exceed 1000 gallons shall require approval of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District after plan review.”

The following section A101.2 of Appendix A shall be repealed and replaced, and to be known as Section A101.2: “A101.2 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be the Board of Directors of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official.”

Section 10. Chapter 18, Article VII, Section 18137 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-137. Amendments to the International Fire Code.

“Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Fort Lupton, hereinafter referred to as “this code” “Section 110.4 Violation Penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

such extension, enlargement, or development in a previously undeveloped subdivision shall have an automatic fire extinguishing system, which has been approved by the local fire code official.”

Section 11. Chapter 18, Article VIII, Section 18161 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-161. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois, 60478-5795.

Section 12. Chapter 18, Article VIII, Section 18164 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-164. Amendments to International Fuel Gas Code.

The following sections of the International Fuel Gas Code are hereby revised: “101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“404.12 Minimum burial depth. Is amended by the addition of the following: All plastic fuel gas piping shall be installed a minimum of 18 inches (457 mm) below grade.

“404.12.1 Individual outside appliances. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“406.4.1 Test pressure. Is amended by replacing 3 psig with 10 psig.

Section 13. Chapter 18, Article IX, Section 18181 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-181. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795. This code contains requirements for existing residential and commercial buildings.

Section 14. Chapter 18, Article IX, Section 18185 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-185. Amendments to International Property Maintenance Code.

The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code are hereby revised: “101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“102.3 Application of Other Codes. Is amended by the deletion of the section and is replaced with the following: “Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the current adopted building and zoning codes.”

“103.5 Fees. Is amended by the deletion of the section and is replaced with the following: “Costs incurred in the performance of work shall be paid by the jurisdiction. The legal counsel of the jurisdiction shall institute appropriate action against the owner of the premises or owner’s authorized agent where the unsafe structure is or was located for the recovery of such costs.”

“111.2 Membership of board. Is amended by the deletion this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Adjustment.”

“111.2.1 Alternate Members. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.2.2 Chairman. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.2.3 Disqualification of member. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.2.4 Secretary. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.2.5 Compensation of members. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.3 Notice of Meeting. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“111.4 Open Hearing. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“302.3 Sidewalks and Driveways. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“302.4 Weeds. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“302.8 Motor Vehicles. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“304.14 Insect Screens. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“308 Rubbish and Garbage. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

Section 16. Chapter 18, Article X, Section 18-205 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-205. Amendments to International Existing Building Code.

The following sections of the International Existing Building Code of hereby revised: “International Existing Building Code is amended by replacing all references to “International Fire Code” with “Adopted Fire Code”.

“101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“1401.2 Conformance. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Structures moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provision of this code for new structures.”

Section 17. Chapter 18, Article XI, Section 18221 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-221. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, Part 2, C.R.S., The International Residential Code, 2018 Edition as published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478, Chapters 1 through 43 inclusive and Appendix Chapters G and H, is hereby adopted by reference as the City of Fort Lupton Residential Building Code as if fully set out in this Article with additions, deletions, insertions and changes as provided.

Section 18. Chapter 18, Article XI, Section 18225 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-225. Amendments to the International Residential Code.

The following sections of the International Residential Code are hereby revised: “R101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“R105.1 Required. Is amended by replacing the words “building official” with ‘City”.

“R105.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Is amended by: Building Exemption #1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with “One-Story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet and the roof height does not exceed 10 feet above grade measured from a point directly outside the exterior walls of the structure.” Building Exemption #2 is deleted in its entirety. Building Exemption #10 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “Shingle repair or replacement work not exceeding one square (100 square feet in area) of covering per building.

“105.5 Expiration. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee.”

“Rl08.5 Refunds. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “The City may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The City may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan reviewing is done. The City shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.”

“Rl08.6 Work commencing before permit issuance. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits may be subject to an investigation fee established by the City. The amount of the investigation fee may be in the amount up to the amount of the permit fee that would normally be accessed for the specific type of construction activity, with any such investigation fee being in addition to all other required permit fees. The investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then subsequently issued.

“Section 112.4 Failure to Comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a Stop Work Order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more than one-thousand dollars ($1000.00).

“604.2 Service. Is amended by replacing “NFPA 70” with “Electrical Code adopted by the State of Colorado.”

“R109.1.5 IRC Other inspections. Is amended by the addition of a new subsection as follows: R109.1.5.2 Insulation Inspection of the structure shall be made following installation of the wall, ceiling and floor insulation and exterior windows and before wall coverings are installed.

Section 15. Chapter 18, Article X, Section 18-201 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows:

“R110.4 Temporary occupancy. Is amended by the deletion of the words “building official” in the first and second sentence and replaced with ‘City”.

“Chapter 9. Fire Protection Systems shall be modified to include the following provisions: DEVELOPMENTS NOT SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM-REQUIREMENT FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS. The extension or enlargement of a platted subdivision, or the development of any platted but underdeveloped subdivision, which is not served by a public water system, shall require that each dwelling unit in

Sec. 18-201. Adoption.

“R112.1 General. Is amended by the deletion of the last three sentences and replaced with the following: “The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Adjustment.”

“309 Pest Elimination. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795. This code covers remodel and addition projects for existing buildings.

“R112.3 Qualifications. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“R1l3.2 Notice of Violation. Is amended by the addition of “Notice of Violations shall be delivered in accordance with section 107 of the IPMC” after the last paragraph.

“R202 Definitions. Is amended by addition of the following: “Sleeping Room” (Bedroom) is any enclosed habitable space within a dwelling unit, which complies with the minimum room dimension requirements of IRC Sections R304 and R305 and contains a closet, an area that is useable as a closet, or an area that is readily convertible for use as a closet. Living rooms, family rooms and other similar habitable areas that are so situated and designed so as to clearly indicate these intended uses, shall not be interpreted as sleeping rooms.

“Table R301.2 (1) is filled to provide the following: Table R301.2 (1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria Ground Snow Load 30psf Wind Design Speed (V) 115 Topographic Effects No Seismic Design Category B Subject to Damage From Weathering Severe Frost Line 30 in.

Termite Slight to moderate Winter Design Temp Deg. F 1 Ice barrier Underlayment Required YES Flood Hazard Refer to Municipal Code Air Freezing Index 1000 Mean Annual Temp 43F

sprinkler system may be installed in Townhouses.

“R313.2 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. Is amended by the deletion of this section and is replaced with. R313.2 One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire sprinkler systems. An automatic residential fire sprinkler system may be installed in one- and two-family dwellings.

“315.3 Location. Is amended by deleting the first sentence and replacing it with the following: “Carbon monoxide detection shall be installed in dwelling units within 15 feet of each separate sleeping area and on each level.”

“R401.2 Requirements. Is amended by the addition of the following after the first paragraph: “Foundations shall be designed, and the construction drawings stamped by a Colorado registered design professional. The foundation design must be based on an engineer’s soils report. The drawings must be noted with the engineering firm name, specific location for design and soils report number. A site certification prepared by State of Colorado registered design professional is required for setback verification on all new Group R Division 3 occupancies.”

“R405.1 Concrete or masonry foundations. Is amended with the addition of the following after the first sentence: All foundation drains shall be designed and inspected by a State of Colorado registered design professional.

“Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency. Is amended by the deletion of this chapter in its entirety and replaced with the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code.

“G2415.12 Minimum burial depth. Is amended by the addition of the following: All plastic fuel gas piping shall be installed a minimum of 18 inches (457 mm) below grade.

“G2415.12.1 Individual outdoor appliances.

Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“R302.1 Exterior walls. Is amended by the deletion of the wording; “or dwellings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section P2904 shall comply with table R302.1(2).”

“R302.1 (2). Is amended by deleting the section in its entirety.

“R302.3 Two-family dwelling. Is amended by replacing “1- Hour fire-resistance rating” with “2-Hour fire-resistance rating” and by deleting exception 1.

“R302.13 Fire Protection of Floors. Is amended by the addition of exceptions 5, 6, and 7 as follows: Exception #5- For floor assemblies located over a basement or crawlspace, mechanical equipment rooms not larger than 80 square feet constructed per sections R302.13 with minimum 5/8 inch Type X gypsum wallboard on the enclosing walls and a self-closing weather-stripped solid door. Exception #6- Floor assemblies located over a basement or crawlspace, with mechanical equipment rooms not larger than 80 square feet may be constructed per Exception #4, using fire treated I joists only above furnace closet area with minimum 5/8 inch Type X gypsum wallboard on the enclosing walls and a self-closing weather stripped solid core 20 minute rated door and frame. Exception #7- For floor assemblies located over a basement or crawl space with a mechanical equipment room not larger than 80 square feet may be unprotected if a fire sprinkler head is installed in accordance with section P2904 or the International Building Code sections 903.3.1.2 or 903.3.1.3, installed within the equipment room on a domestic water loop.

“R303.4 Mechanical Ventilation. Is amended by replacing “5 air changes per hour” with “7 air changes per hour” and replacing the words “in accordance with section N1102.4.1.2” with “in accordance with section 402.4.1.2 of the International Energy Conservation Code 2012 Edition.

“R309.5 Fire sprinklers. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“R310.1 Emergency escape and rescue opening required. Is amended by adding the following after the first paragraph: “All windows located in basements, habitable attics and sleeping rooms shall meet all the requirements of section R310.1 through R310.2.5.”

Exception #2 is amended by the deletion of the exception and its conditions.

“R310.2.1 Minimum opening area. Is amended by the deletion of the exception.

“R310.2.3 Window wells. Is amended by the addition of the following: “For all building permits issued after the effective date of the Ordinance, all escape and rescue windows requiring a window well pursuant to the International Residential Code shall comply with the dimension requirements set forth in this section, when rescue window is located in a sleeping room.

“R310.2.3.1 Ladder and steps. Is amended by the addition of the following exception to read as follows: “Exception: Only one window well ladder shall be required in an unfinished basement.”

“R312.1 Guards required. Is amended by the addition of a third paragraph as follows: “All area wells, stair wells, window wells and light wells attached to any building that are located less than 36 inches (914 mm) from the nearest intended walking surface and deeper than 30 inches (762 mm) below the surrounding ground level, creating an opening greater than 24 inches (610 mm) measured perpendicular from the building, shall be protected with guardrails conforming to this section around the entire opening, or be provided with an equivalent barrier.

Exceptions: The access side of stairways need not be protected. Area and window wells provided for emergency escape and rescue windows may be protected with approved grates or covers that comply with Section R310.4 of this code. Covers and grates may be used over stairways and other openings used exclusively for service access or for admitting light or ventilation.”

“R313.1 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. Is amended by the deletion of this section and is replaced with. R313.1 Townhouse automatic fire sprinkler systems. An automatic residential fire

“G2417.4.1 Test pressure. Is amended by replacing 3 psig with 10 psig.

“P2503.5.1 Rough plumbing. Is amended by the deletion of the first sentence and replaced with “DWV systems shall be tested on completion of the rough piping installation by water or air without evidence of leakage.”

“P2603.5.1 Sewer depth. Is amended by filling in both areas where indicated to read “12 inches (305 mm)”.

“P3103.1.1 Roof extension. Is amended by replacing “6 inches” with “12 inches”.

Section 19. A new section Chapter 18, Article XII, Section 18-241 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is enacted as follows: Sec. 18-241. Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478-5795. This code contains requirements for swimming pools and spas.

Section 20. Chapter 18, Article XVI, Section 18321 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows: Sec. 18-321. - Adoption.

Pursuant to Title 31, Article 16, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, as published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478, Chapters l through 5 inclusive, are hereby adopted by reference as the City of Fort Lupton Energy Conservation Code as if fully set out in this ordinance with the additions, deletions, insertions, and changes as follows.

Section 21. Chapter 18, Article XVI, Section 18325 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 18-325. – Amendments to International Energy Conservation Code.

The following sections of the International Energy Conservation Code are hereby revised: “C101.1 Title. Is amended by the addition of the term “City of Fort Lupton” where indicated.

“101.5.2 IECC Section 101.5.1 Low energy buildings. Is amended by adding Section 101.5.2 that reads as follows; Commercial structures that lack one or more of the basic amenities or utilities required for year-round occupancy or use such as a permanent heating system, insulation, and/or year-round usable plumbing.

“109.1 General. Is amended by the deletion of the last three sentences and replaced with the following: “The members of the Board of Appeals shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Adjustment.”

“109.3 Qualifications. Is amended by the deletion of this section in its entirety.

“R402.4.1.2 Testing. Is amended by the deletion of this section and replacing it with the following: “The building or dwelling unit shall be tested and verified as having an air leakage rate of not exceeding 7 air changes per hour in Climate Zones 1 and 2, and 5 air changes per hour in Climate Zones 3 through 8. Testing shall be conducted with a blower door at a pressure of 0.2 inches w.g.

(50 Pascals). Where required by the code official, testing shall be conducted by an approved third party. A written report of the results of the test shall be signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the code official. Testing shall be performed at any time after creation of all penetrations of the building thermal envelope.”

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 2nd day of November 2021.

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Attest: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Notice No. FLP463 First Publication: November 10, 2021 Last Publication: November 10, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET OF VINCENT VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given to all interested parties that (1) the necessity has arisen to amend the District’s 2021 Budget; (2) that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the District for the ensuing year of 2022; (3) that copies of such 2021 amended budget and proposed 2022 budget have been filed in the office of the District’s accountant at Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection; and (4) that approval of a Resolution to Amend the 2021 Budget and approval of a Resolution to Adopt Budget and Appropriate Funds for 2022 will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 5300 DTC Parkway. Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 on November, 12, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. Any eligible elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final approval of the Resolution to Amend the 2021 Budget and the approval of the Resolution to Adopt Budget for 2022, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

VINCENT VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:

Karl Kasch

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President Legal Notice No. FLP441 First Publication: November 10, 2021 Last Publication: November 10, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice DACONO ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2021 BUDGET Friday, November 19, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Dacono Estates Metropolitan District (the “District”) The City of Dacono, County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting (the “Meeting”) at 9:00 AM on November 19, 2021, via zoom for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903, Colorado Revised Statutes, interested parties are encouraged to join the meeting and participate in the public hearing Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89114492897?pw d=dkRJMFMxSGxDRE1qQTluT2lMajY2QT09 Meeting ID: 891 1449 2897, Passcode: 681192, Telephone: 1 246 248 7799 US FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2022. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed in the office of Miller & Associates Law Offices at 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 9:00 AM on November 19, 2021. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budget.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2021. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Miller & Associates Law Offices at 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 9:00 AM on November 19, 2021. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget amendment.

The meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DACONO ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ MILLER & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES, LLC PRELIMINARY AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Declaration of Quorum 3. Consider Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 4. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of 2021 Budget Amendment, as required 5. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of 2022 Budget a. Adopt 2022 Budget, Certify Mill Levy, Appropriate 2022 Expenditures 6. Consider Approval of Compliance Resolution 7. Consider Approval of 2022 Annual Administrative Resolution

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT OF 2021 BUDGET, IF NECESSARY, AND PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET MOUNTAIN SKY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Mountain Sky Metropolitan District (“District”) for fiscal year 2022. A copy of the proposed 2022 Budget is available for inspection by the public at the office of the District’s accountant, Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 245 Century Drive, Suite 103, Louisville, Colorado. The District Board will consider the proposed 2022 Budget, and an Amended 2021 Budget, if necessary, at public hearings to be held during a regular meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, remotely, via Zoom.

Please contact Rick Gonzales Rick@mwcpaa.com, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in order to obtain the Zoom information for the meeting.

The Board may take action on the proposed 2022 Budget, and the proposed Amended 2021 Budget, if necessary, during the regular meeting following the public hearings.

Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections with the Budget with Rick Gonzales Rick@ mwcpaa.com during normal business hours prior to the final adoption of the proposed 2022 Budget and Amended 2021 Budget.

MOUNTAIN SKY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Gene Osborne President of the District Board

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2022. A copy of the proposed budget has been filed in the office of Miller & Associates Law Offices at 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 9:30 AM on November 19, 2021. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budget.

FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2021. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Miller & Associates Law Offices at 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 9:30 AM on November 19, 2021. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget amendment.

The meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE PEAKS INDUSTRIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ______________________________________ By: /s/ MILLER & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES, LLC PRELIMINARY AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Declaration of Quorum 3. Consider Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 4. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of 2021 Budget Amendment, as required 5. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of 2022 Budget a. Adopt 2022 Budget, Certify Mill Levy, Appropriate 2022 Expenditures 6. Consider Approval of Compliance Resolution 7. Consider Approval of 2022 Annual Administrative Resolution 8. Consider Approval of Resolution Waiving Workers’ Compensation Insurance for 2022 9. Consider Approval of Resolution Calling an Election for May 3, 2022 10. Update on Legislation 11. Other Business 12. Adjourn Legal Notice No. FLP460 First Publication: November 10, 2021 Last Publication: November 10, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RANDY MOSSMAN, a/k/a RANDOLPH KELLY MOSSMAN, a/k/a RANDOLPH K. MOSSMAN, a/k/a RANDOLPH MOSSMAN, Deceased Case Number 21 PR 30576; Div. 1 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Weld, County, Colorado on or before March 10, 2022 (date)*, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nadine Mossman 3405 San Mateo Ave. Evans, CO 80620 Legal Notice No. FLP464 First Publication: November 10, 2021 Last Publication: November 24, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan R. Truchses, a/k/a Susan Ruth Truchses, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30555

Legal Notice No. FLP406 First Publication: November 10, 2021 Last Publication: November 10, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice THE PEAKS INDUSTRIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2021 BUDGET Friday, November 19, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Peaks Industrial Metropolitan District (the “District”) The City of Dacono, County of Weld, State of Colorado, will hold a special meeting (the “Meeting”) at 9:30 AM on November 19, 2021, via zoom for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board. Pursuant to § 32-1-903, Colorado Revised Statutes, interested parties are encouraged to join the meeting and participate in the public hearing Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89114492897?pwd=dk RJMFMxSGxDRE1qQTluT2lMajY2QT09 Meeting ID: 891 1449 2897, Passcode: 681192, Telephone: 1 246 248 7799 US

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before March 3, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kiersten S. Lehmkuhl, Personal Representative 29 Lake Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Legal Notice No. FLP456 First Publication: November 3, 2021 Last Publication: November 17, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Emory Horvath Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30470 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before March 1, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melany Ruth Johnson Personal Representative 4611 Plettner Lane, Suite 200 Evergreen, Colorado 80439 Legal Notice No. FLP455 First Publication: October 27, 2021 Last Publication: November10, 2021 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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