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City of Ft. Lupton
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton City Council, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, has scheduled a public hearing on May 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the City Complex, 130 S. McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The public hearing is to consider the application for a new Retail Marijuana Business License submitted by Centaurus Farms, LLC on December 27, 2021. The location of the retail business to be located at 13400 County Road 10, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The owner of said business: John Paolella, 1057 Tantra Park Circle, Boulder, CO 80305. This hearing will be conducted both remotely and in-person. Members of the public are invited to attend and may join in person or remotely by typing the link in a browser: https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/851983253
Legal Notice No.FLP590 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton City Council, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, has scheduled a public hearing on May 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the City Complex, 130 S. McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The public hearing is to consider the application for a new Medical Marijuana Business License submitted by Centaurus Farms, LLC on December 27, 2021. The location of the business to be located at 13400 County Road 10, Fort Lupton, CO 80621. The owner of said business: John Paolella, 1057 Tantra Park Circle, Boulder, CO 80305. This hearing will be conducted both remotely and in-person. Members of the public are invited to attend and may join in person or remotely by typing the link in a browser: https://global.gotomeeting.com/ join/851983253
Legal Notice No.FLP591 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
SWEETGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Sweetgrass Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:
Jon Lee Until May 2025
Jessica Brothers Until May 2025
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2023
VACANT Until May 2023
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
Legal Notice No. FLP594 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Ft. Lupton Press
Public Notice
the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2021 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85348335307?pwd=
MURsSUpCU0d0ZlVFd0R4cjVvNXQ5dz09 Meeting ID: 853 4833 5307 Passcode: 876319 Call In Numbers: 1 (720) 707-2699 or 1(346) 248-7799
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON
Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP605 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
COTTONWOOD HOLLOW COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Cottonwood Hollow Commercial Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant:
Vacant Until May 2025
Vacant Until May 2025
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800
Legal Notice No. FLP594 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE DEER TRAILS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Deer Trails Metropolitan District, Weld County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected:
Stan Friskney Three-Year Term to 2025
Vacancy Three-Year Term to 2025
Trent T. Lauridson One-Year Term to 2023
DEER TRAILS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
/s/ Designated Election Official
Legal Notice No. FLP600 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2021 BUDGET
Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89717098287?pwd=
SHMxa2hTQ3lNZHlsZUFLWHhHUWNuZz09 Meeting ID: 897 1709 8287 Passcode: 036440
Call In Numbers: 1 (720) 707-2699 or 1 (346) 248-7799
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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Amended Budget have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
SWEETGRASS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON
Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP604 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2021 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 (the “District”), will hold a meeting via Zoom Teleconference on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 11:30 A.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2021 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82413401278?pwd=a HNiSWlBWmFoaU1OUHNzcTFyK3drUT09 Meeting ID: 824 1340 1278 Passcode: 841935 Call In Numbers: 1 (720) 707-2699 or 1 (253) 215-8782
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, where the same are open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3
/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON
Attorneys at Law
Legal Notice No. FLP606 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
COTTONWOOD HOLLOW RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for the Cottonwood Hollow Residential Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.
The following offices remain vacant:
Vacant Until May 2025
Vacant Until May 2025
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
Clint C. Waldron, Esq.
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:
Stephen E. Miles Until May 2025
Dale Bruns Until May 2025
The following office remains vacant:
Vacant Until May 2023
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for District:
Jennifer Gruber Tanaka
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Legal Notice No. FLP598 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1, 3 & 4
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District Nos. 1,3,4 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:
Jessica Brothers Until May 2025
Jon Lee Until May 2025
The following offices remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2023
VACANT Until May 2023
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
K. Sean Allen, Esq.
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Legal Notice No. FLP596 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Ft. Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
HIGHWAY 119 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 & 3-10
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Highway 119 Metropolitan District No. 1 & 3-10 (collectively the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 3, 2022 are hereby cancelled. The following office remains vacant:
Vacant Until May 2023
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts: Jennifer Gruber Tanaka
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Legal Notice No. FLP599 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2022, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby cancelled.
The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation:
Jessica Brothers Until May 2025
Jon Lee Until May 2025
The following office remain vacant:
VACANT Until May 2023
/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official
Contact Person for Districts:
K. Sean Allen, Esq.
WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122
(303) 858-1800
Legal Notice No. FLP597 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: April 21, 2022 Publisher: Ft. Lupton Press
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve Permit Renewal Application No. 8 (RN-8), submitted by Coors Energy Company for a coal mining permit at the Keenesburg Strip Mine (Permit No. C-1981-028). The proposed renewal will allow for continued mining and/or reclamation operations at the site.
The Keenesburg Strip Mine is a/an surface operation located in Weld County, approximately 7 miles North of Keenesburg, Colorado. Coal interest is state and private, and the surface to be affected is private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 225.55 acres.
This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 33 101 et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
A copy of the “Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance”, including any stipulations, is on file for public inspection at the Keenesburg Town Hall, 140 S Main, Keenesburg, CO 80643. The renewal application and decision documents, as well as all other permit documents, can be viewed at https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/search.aspx by searching C1981028 in the “Permit No” field. A user guide is available to help first time users of the imaged document system and can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OUdf_Mpjo3kxIHkP5hMH-w7MeBtxX7/view.
Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the date following initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.
House Bill 1356 would provide grants up to $100,000
BY MARGARET FLEMING THE COLORADO SUN
Small nonprofi ts could receive pandemic-assistance grants of up to $100,000 through a bill proposed in the Colorado House.
House Bill 1356, known as the Small Community-based Nonprofi t Grant Program, is scheduled to get its fi rst hearing April 13 in the House Transportation and Local Government Committee. The bipartisan measure would give $35 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to the Department of Local Affairs to be distributed through fi ve “regional access partners” to at least 350 nonprofi ts.
The bill has been spearheaded by a multiethnic coalition of nonprofi t leaders called Communities Lead, Communities Thrive, or CLCT, that serves Black, Indigenous, Latino, AAPI, LGBTQ+ and rural communities.
“A lot of our organizations don’t have access to working capital to rebuild, they’re usually smaller,” CLCT founder Carlos Martinez said. “Some of these challenges sometimes are even larger when you look at organizations that are in rural communities or in communities where there’s very few organizations.”
Pandemic assistance programs have benefi ted larger nonprofi ts, but smaller ones without the infrastructure to compete for grants have often been left behind. These organizations often have deeper connections within communities that lead to a better level of cultural awareness than larger groups. The proposed bill would support these smaller groups that provide critical services to those most severely impacted by the pandemic.
“We’re looking at (these recovery dollars) to be very strategic dollars to get invested to help rebuild not just nonprofi ts, but these communities,” said Martinez, who is also the CEO of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. “We’re looking at how we are almost shaping the next generation of these communities who are vastly impacted by COVID.”
The prime sponsors of the bill are Rep. Leslie Herod and Sen. Julie Gonzales, both Denver Democrats, as well as Rep. Edie Hooton, D-Boulder, and Sen. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale.
“This legislation will direct urgently needed resources to nonprofi ts across our state that need a hand in recovering from the pandemic, allowing them to keep their doors open and continue providing the critical services Coloradans depend on to thrive,” Gonzales said.
CLCT member Ricardo Perez is the executive director of the Hispanic Affairs Project or HAP, a small nonprofi t serving immigrants in Western Colorado. HAP has served immigrants throughout the pandemic, including translating information from Health and Human Services into Spanish and providing assistance in the Western Slope’s “legal desert,” where there are only a few immigration attorneys practice.
HAP doesn’t have the infrastructure to compete for many state or federal grants. Perez said it feels like HAP and other small, rural nonprofi ts receive 20 cents for every dollar that a traditional nonprofi t gets. He supports the bill because it levels the playing fi eld.
“It’s an opportunity for the state of Colorado not only to say that we are promoting equity, but we are putting in practice equity in the way we are doing better investment for small nonprofits,” Perez said.
The Asian Pacifi c Development Center in Aurora expanded its services in response to the pandemic. Grant funding from the government and different foundations were helpful at the beginning of the pandemic, but have fallen off despite the persistence of the virus and anti-Asian hate crimes, President and CEO Harry Budisidharta said.
“Local nonprofi ts like APDC, we are often counted on by our community to respond to a lot of hate-crime incidents, diffi culties they’re having with COVID, whether that is food delivery or ensuring they have a safe workplace,” said Budisidhartha, who also serves on CLCT.
The bill must pass through several committees and votes before it lands on the governor’s desk and is signed into law, but Budisidhartha said organizations could see funding near the end of 2022.
HAP might not be eligible to apply for one of the grants. Still, Perez said it’s about more than money.
“It’s about recognizing the diversity, the cultural diversity, we enjoy in Colorado,” Perez said. “This is the way we are, as a nonprofi t, supporting each other.”
Carlos Martinez, the founder of Communities Lead, Communities Thrive, speaks at a capacity building session with nonprofi ts throughout Colorado last year.
COURTESY OF LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLORADO
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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notice that their child is more withdrawn, but don’t know what happened.
By requiring schools to document all holds that last longer than a minute, Levin hopes to open up more conversations about what can be done to head off student outbursts before they happen.
“Any time a student is placed in any of these types of restraints, whether it is physical restraint or seclusion, it brings up trauma,” Levin said. “And we fi nd students who are suddenly very fearful and anxious about schools, and some of these students don’t have the capacity to verbally express what happened.”
Spurgin said that collecting more data is a necessary step to understand what’s happening in schools and fi nd the right solutions.
“Our students of color are targeted, more specifi cally our male students of color,” Spurgin said. “The disaggregated data we will get from this bill is so important. Often you hear anecdotal reasons why certain student groups are disciplined more, arrested more, handcuffed more, but until we have the data, I think it will be hard to convince educators that there is bias in the system.
“It’s not pointing a fi nger, but pointing out what happens when we see students of color as more problematic than white students.”
It’s not clear whether this measure will face signifi cant opposition. School districts, especially small rural ones, consistently push back against requirements that they share more data or do more training. They say the requirements are burdensome and costly and make it harder to educate students.
The diffi culties of the pandemic and staff shortages have amplifi ed those objections. At the same time, many educators say student behavior problems and mental health needs have grown.
Bill supporters say they don’t intend to cast blame on classroom teachers or district administrators. They want teachers to have more tools, not fewer, to respond to challenging behavior.
“We have a sense that these disparities exist — that isn’t disputed at this point — but the data around this is not easy to fi nd,” Colwell said. “We don’t know what is actually happening. We need that before we can start to fi gure out solutions.”
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This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofi t news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.
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Misc. Private Legals
PUBLIC NOTICE
Monarch Mountain Minerals and Aggregates, LLC., whose address and phone number is 2660 West 64th Avenue, Denver CO 80221, 303-3763338, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit Amendment with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine site is known as the Monarch DENM Gravel Mine, and is located at Section 19, Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th Prime Meridian, in Weld County Colorado. and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Weld County Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, 1150 O St. Greeley, CO 80631; or the above named applicant.
Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on May 11th, 2022 (20th day after the 4th publication).
Please contact Kyle Regan with Civil Resources at (303) 833-1416 ex. 210 (Kyle@ civilresources.com) if you have any questions or comments regarding this application. Scheduled to be published in the Ft. Lupton Press March 31st, April 7th, April 14th, and April 21st, 2022. Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Darren Lee Mahan a/k/a Darren Mahan and Darren L. Mahan Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30209
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 8/21/2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Legal Notice No. FLP602 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan D. Howell, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30152
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 Aug 07, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Albert Louis McClay, deceased Case Number: 2022PR77
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 Aug 07 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
