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Bill Levis has tracked the ups and downs of utility bills for the past 14 years, first as director of the state Office of Consumer Counsel and then as a consultant for AARP, which represents retirees and older citizens.

And when it comes to electricity bills, especially from the state’s largest provider Xcel Energy, the trend has gone in only one direction — up.

Since 2019 the average monthly residential bill, for 600 kilowatthours of electricity, has risen 38% to $92.12, based on company figures.

Utility bills are one of the biggest regular dings to any household’s budget, and with every Xcel announcement, the High Cost of Colorado marches upward.

“We know it is going to go even higher as we go to renewables and they phase out coal-fired plants,” said Levis, whose office was the predecessor to the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate.

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Re-elected councilors swear fresh oaths

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The three City Councilors who stood for re-election in November’s election reaffirmed their oaths Dec. 5, promising to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the State of Colorado at a special Fort Lupton council meeting.

Councilors David Crespin and Chris Ceretto both came out on top in their races. Crespin defeated challenger Kellie Cruz to keep the city’s Ward 1 seat. Ceretto defeated challenger Bushrod B. White to reclaim his seat in the city’s Ward 2.

Bruce Fitzgerald ran unopposed in Fort Lupton’s Ward 3.

Speaking on election night, Crespin said the renewed council has some work to do. He said voters he talked to

were concerned about where dollars are equitably spent to maintain the roads and infrastructure in Ward One and also concerned with managing the growth and expansion of residential housing in our area.

“Citizens were concerned with having the appropriate number of city staff, most specifically our police department, to support the citizenry now that our city’s population is growing,” Crespin said.

“Additionally, citizens mentioned concerns regarding code enforcement, how growth will impact utility costs and taxes, and the improvement of amenities for the community,” Crespin said.

Cerretto said the most common concern he ran across was the cost of water and the increase in water bills.

“It’s a complicated issue,” he said.

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David Crespin, Chris Ceretto, and Bruce Fitzgerald taking oath of office while Linda Fitzgerald, wife of Councilor Fitzgerald, holds the bible during the Fort Lupton City PHOTO BY BELEN WARD Council meeting Dec. 5.

Ward 3’s Fitzgerald said voters were concerned about Fort Lupton’s growth.

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from Fort Lupton,” Fitzgerald said on election night. “The traffic is a lot tougher these days. I think new are people coming into town now for the same reasons that the rest of us did, for the comforts of the city.”

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With 49 votes separating them, Lloyd Worth claimed the Brighton City Council seat for Ward 4 over Kathryn LeDonne.

Worth had 549 votes in the Dec. 5 runoff election compared to LeDonne’s 500 votes in the unofficial tally released by the Brighton City Clerk Tuesday night.

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Brighton lights city tree

Brighton Mayor Greg Mills is flanked by City Councilors as he leads the count down to lighting the city’s Christmas tree Dec. 2 in Founders Plaza.

Brighton’s Founders Plaza Christmas tree is lit as Mayor Greg Mills finishes the countdown Dec. 2.

This year, Brighton’s tree lighting ceremony went off without a hitch STAFF REPORT

Mayor Greg Mills, flanked by city councilors, noted that it took a few tries to light the Founders

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Worth is just completing a stint on the Board of Directors for Brighton’s School District 27J.

Plaza Christmas tree in 2022.

As the assembled crowd finished their countdown in 2022, the tree failed to light the first time and the second.

That didn’t happen this year.

The city closed the intersection of Main and Bridge Street Dec. 2, filling it with vendors and stage.

The tree was dutifully illuminated as the count and will stay that way The Other Reindeer sing Christmas carols on stage at Brighton’s Christmas tree lighting nightly throughout the month. ceremony Dec. 2.

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Brighton’s ward four includes the central part of the city north and east of Barr Lake and includes Brighton High School, the Prairie Center shopping area and Platte Valley Medical Center within its boundaries. The seat has been vacant since Adam Cushing moved out of his ward and resigned

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Worth will join other City Council newcomers Jim Snyder, who is taking over the Ward 2 seat being vacated by Mary Ellen Pollack, and Christopher Fiedler, replacing Clint Blackhurst in Ward 3. They’ll join incumbent Ward 1 Councilor Tom Green, who defend-

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Starting the season A listing of holiday events Dec. 14

La Posada: Learn about the Mexican holiday tradition built around the search for a place to stay where Jesus could be born from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Fort Lupton Public Library, 370 S. Rollie Ave. Throughout Mexico, churches and communities still celebrate these festivities with their traditional, religious elements.

Posadas in Mexico features hot food and drinks, sweets, music and piñatas.

The Fort Lupton event features traditional music, desserts, crafts, a food truck and candy for the kids.

Dec. 15

Jarabe Mexicano’s “A Bordeño Soul Christmas!”: Make it a “Feliz

Navidad” as Jarabe Mexicano brings their fun-loving exuberance to the Northglenn’s Parsons Theater stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15.

Featuring standout vocalists Tavo Alcoser, Kevin Lomes, and Eddy Valencia as well as the dynamic stylings of guitarist Esteban Smith and host Danny Brito on drums, you’ll be entertained with bilingual songs and stories from both sides of the border and beyond!

Tickets range from $23 to $28 with discounts for seniors and the military. Visit https://northglennarts. org/ for more information or to purchase tickets.

Dec. 16

Santa on the Plaza: Bring a camera or smartphone from 5-7 p.m. to snap a photograph of Santa on the plaza at Westminster City Hall, 4800

W. 92nd Ave. in Westminster. While you are there, enjoy the magical wonderland of lights, the full-sized sleigh and the miniature train – all of them suitable for holiday photos! The event is being hosted by the Westminster 7:10 Rotary Club.

popular Irish Christmas in America show features top Irish music, song and dance.

Tickets range from $23 to $28 with discounts for seniors and the military. Visit https://northglennarts. org/ for more information or to purchase tickets.

Advent Radio Players: Once again, the Advent Lutheran Church in Westminster will present a live old-time radio reproduction of Charles Dicken’s Christmas classic “A Christmas Carol” at 2 p.m. in Westminster’s Advent Lutheran Church, 7979 Meade St. The play will be performed using the scripts and sounds from the original broadcast as it originally aired using several microphones and lighted applause and “on the air” signs. Donations are appreciated.

Dec. 17

Irish Christmas in America: The Show: The Holidays with an Irish Twist!

Irish Christmas in America brings a fascinating performance of music, song, dance and stories to Northglenn’s Parsons Theater at 2 p.m.

Dec. 17.

This family-friendly performance features lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes and harp, along with thrilling Irish dancing. Produced by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, the hugely

Copper Kettle hosting a free meal on Christmas Eve with no stipulations or questions asked.

They also ask businesses and individuals to help make this event memorable by donating new socks, beanies, and gloves so they can give each person who comes to eat a Christmas present.

They could also use monetary donations to buy supplies. The dinners will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 24.

If you are interested in donating or volunteering, please stop by the restaurant 737 N Denver Ave Fort Lupton or call 303-857-3981.

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Fort Lupton eatery Copper Kettle is spreading the love again with a free Christmas dinner with turkey, ham stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, and pie served with iced tea, water, or coffee to help the hungry on Dec. 24.

“We truly appreciate all this community does and how you all support our small mom-and-pop restaurant.

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Zillow Predicts More Homes for Sale and Improved Affordability Next Year

Zillow’s prediction for the housing market in 2024 rings true for me, as an active real estate broker. Early expectations that mortgage interest rates would fall back below 5% kept some would-be buyers from pulling the trigger, but now it’s beginning to sink in that interest rates will stay high, probably in the 7% range.

Home prices are also moderating a little, so buyers who can tolerate higher interest rates are coming off the fence, just as sellers are noticing that homes are selling well in the current environment, albeit for slightly less than they might have received last year.

Meanwhile, would-be home sellers who locked in 3% or lower interest rates on their current home have been described as “rate locked,” unwilling to give up their low mortgage rate and move up (or down) to another home with a higher interest rate. But Zillow feels that a growing number of such would-be sellers have grown weary of waiting for rates to drop and are ready to bite that bullet.

Another option not mentioned by Zillow in their article is that of selling and moving into a rental, especially if they are seniors who will have a big capital gain (after taxes) that will outlive them, or if they want to keep their options open for

buying in the future or moving to another city, state or country.

Another strategy suggested by Zillow is to hold onto one’s current home as an investment property, generating more than enough rental income to pay for a rental elsewhere. The article assumes that you’ll maintain your current low interest rate on your home, although that rate was for owner-occupied property, not an investment property. If your home has a reverse mortgage, you must pay it off if you move out, which likely means you’d have to sell your home, not put it on the rental market.

Here’s their prediction of the national market for next year: “Zillow’s latest forecast calls for home values to hold steady in 2024, falling 0.2%. Predicting how mortgage rates will move is a nearly impossible task, but recent inflation news gives the impression that rates are likely to hold fairly steady as well in the coming months. Taken together, the cost of buying a home looks to be on track to level off next year, with the possibility of costs falling if mortgage rates do.”

Meanwhile, as we approach the holidays, look at the market statistics in this chart of last week’s MLS activity on REcolorado within 18 miles of downtown Denver. It’s no surprise to me that the biggest number is that of price reductions, yet we are still seeing a healthy number of new listings, listings that went under contract and listings that closed last week. In other words, this is a market that is not stagnating. It is just waiting for more right-priced listings to satisfy pent-up demand by buyers, not all of whom are off the fence — yet.

I’m often asked whether winter is a good time to sell a home. Well, I just listed a $1.5 million home in Golden, and in the first 24 hours of it being “coming soon” on the MLS, over 10 agents with buyers set a showing for it. It drew multiple offers — the first one before showings began — and sold above it’s asking price

in 4 days. I have another listing going on the market in mid-January, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets the same reception.

It’s all about knowing the right price in that listing’s neighborhood. These two listings just happen to be in highly desirable subdivisions and in excellent condition. A listing elsewhere might get fewer showings and end up becoming one of the “price reduced” statistics.

Winter, I’ve found, is a great time to list a home because there are still lots of buyers getting automated email alerts of new listings, and there are fewer listings competing for their attention.

The amount of new construction in the Denver metro area, especially of apartment buildings, has been dazzling. All year, for example, I’ve been following the construction of a 340-unit apartment building across from my 2-bed-room rental at Solana Lakewood, and last week Rita and I moved into a 3-bedroom rental in GW Apartments, a brand new building on South Golden Road. A block away on the other side of South Golden Road, there’s a yellow rezoning sign stating that a 353unit mixed-use project is planned on what is currently vacant land.

Yes, new single-family homes are still being built, but they are far outnumbered by rental apartment buildings, and it’s not slowing down.

About a decade ago, the construction of condos stalled because of a surge in construction defect litigation by lawyers representing condo associations the way personal injury lawyers operate. Legislation was eventually passed to reduce the incidence of such lawsuits, but it didn’t bring

back the construction of condos as many observers had expected.

Developers accelerated the building of rental units as condo development stalled, and it just kept accelerating after that construction defect issue was mitigated. The completion of the FasTracks’ light rail and commuter rail project created a boom in TOD — transit-oriented development, almost entirely rental apartment buildings — within blocks of virtually every light rail and commuter rail station.

Now, with the cost of mortgage lending so much higher — more than doubled in the past 20 months — the boom in apartment construction and demand remains unabated. Meanwhile, we’re seeing a slowdown in single-family construction, with the emphasis on higher-density multi-unit construction.

There is also a new emphasis on local governments allowing single-family lots to add ADUs — accessory dwelling units — which is further increasing housing density across the metro area.

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Area author offers daily thoughts for Christian women

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Commerce City author and former pilot and commercial flight instructor Andrea Lende wants to help Christian women keep track of what is important in the days leading up to the Christmas holiday.

“It’s a Christmas Devotional for busy women who are worn out by Christmas Eve when it’s likely they will hear the Christmas story for the first time,” Lende said.

Her devotional book “It’s A Wrap,” is available on Amazon. The book offers simple daily passages meant to be read during Advent and immediately after Christmas.

“I wrote a 32-day devotional starting December 1 going through January 1, which shares the Christ-

mas story, one verse at a time.”

Her Christmas devotional was initially released last year but some small changes she made convinced her to issue a second edition this fall. Lende said the book is about the season’s reverence and holiness. The idea is to take a particular moment each day to reflect on the season’s richness and not let it pass by.

“It could be walking into the grocery store, and you get a whiff of the cinnamon, scented pine cones, that reminds us this is the Christmas season. The idea is to slow down the whirlwind for just a moment during our busy days and take in the beauty around us,” Lende said.

Many stories Lende writes are from her experience of raising her kids and the difficulties we all go

through in life. Her book includes Scriptures with stories, along with journal pages. She urges readers to write special moments every day to treasure and cherish during the season and into the new year.

“Jesus was born in such humble circumstances and came for everybody,” Lende said. “I know there are times when I haven’t felt worthy or when money has been tight. But we were still able to take this season and keep it holy, to be thankful for what we have. It’s not always about more.”

Lende said one Christmas, her family couldn’t find the money to buy the ingredients to make treats and give them to their neighbors, which was a family Christmas tradition.

“Since we were a traveling family, we had many little soaps and hotel shampoos. I found some wreaths in the basement that I was no longer using, and I bought a couple more at the dollar store and put together bathroom wreaths for my neighbors,” Lende said.

“It felt good to gift something special to our friends, even though it wasn’t what I expected to give,” she said. “That’s how our season should be; what can we share with others, or who can we invite to our table?”

Lende said life can be overwhelming for those who want more or feel they deserve more.

“God blesses us so richly in spirit and lavishly in many other ways.

We have our homes and all the decorations with twinkling lights, but not everybody lives in such splendor. So, we should take in the richness of the season with gratitude. My book is quietly humble and helps others be thankful for what they have instead of what they don’t,” she said.

Lende said many women could be better receivers but are comfortable giving.

“Sometimes, we hold blessings from God at bay because maybe we’ve said something we shouldn’t or done something that makes us feel bad. We often live in more shame than we ought to or feel. We want to work hard to be good in God’s eyes, but there is nothing to do- God loves us unconditionally,” Lende said.

Lende said it was moments in her life that inspired her to write the book because we all go through these challenges in life.

“In the future, in the new year, we can take the special moments of this year that God has given us, remember the blessings that we already have, and walk into those blessings that God has for us,” Lende said.

Lende is CEO of Beatitudes Publishing and co-founded Bookworms Publishing, a children’s publishing company. She has published ten books, two bestsellers, and eight Amazon number-one new releases since November 2020.

She hosts two podcasts that can be listened to anywhere. One is a 365-day devotional podcast called Downloads from God, and the other is commentary meant to go along with her best-selling Bible reading plan, “Reading the Bible Cover to Cover in 365 Days.”

To view or purchase Lende’s books, visit her author page on Amazon at: https://www.amazon. com/author/andrealende.

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Breakfast brings a ‘shock’ for Commerce City diner crew

BY JOANNE DAVIDSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

When a group of 16 “uptownlooking” folks walked into the Apple Barrel restaurant during the breakfast rush on Nov. 30, Lori, the waitress who seated them, appeared puzzled.

The patrons assume she was wondering what had led them to this diner, whose clientele ordinarily included truckers and others frequenting the Sapp Bros. truck stop in Commerce City.

“I think she wasn’t real happy to see us,” recalls Ellen Robinson, president of ERH & Associates, a Denver-based event planning firm.

“Especially when a lot of the orders we placed had additions or subtractions from how they were described on the menu.”

The 16 friends who presented $3,000 to the servers, manager, cook and dishwasher COURTESY LESLIE HEINS at Apple Barrel diner in Commerce City Nov. 30.

All that would change, however, when Lori, who had waited tables at the Apple Barrel for 18 years, presented the bill. The patrons, she learned, weren’t a bunch of pickyeater fancy-pants who just happened to stop by.

They were part of a group that since 2019 has staged Shock Breakfasts on holidays that also include Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. And they had a big surprise for her and the Apple Barrel breakfast crew.

Instead of a pile of credit cards, they handed Lori an envelope and told her to keep the change.

When she opened it, she found $3,000 in cold, hard cash that was to be split between her, and the manager, cook and dishwasher.

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Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an allvolunteer 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.

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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 fun talk.

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 303857-4200.

Fort Lupton senior lunches

Fort Lupton officials are warning that severe weather and natural disasters attract out-of-town contractors and solicitors. Not all “storm chaser” contractors are scammers but some may be.

The City of Fort Lupton does require solicitors to obtain a license before they go out and engage in sales.

More information and the application for a solicitors/peddlers license can be viewed here: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/552/ Mobile-Food-Vending-LicenseSolicitorsPe?fbclid=IwAR2miHGz65HnRzy0zgs-mXikm3bANJ056VP5qgK4WZFBEfAk-T8G-dGrCk Contact your insurance company and ask about your policy coverage and filing requirements.

Do your research: Find businesses you can trust and preferably local.

Resist high-pressure sales. Some storm chasers use tactics such as the “good deal” you’ll get only if you hire the contractor on the spot.

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.

Donation time

The city’s water aerobics class meets from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Call 303-857-4200.

The Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches).

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., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.

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.

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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

Coffee group

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

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.fortlup-

tonco.gov/950/Senior-Pen-Pal-Program.

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 (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.

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.

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous

The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place, especially for Brighton and Fort Lupton. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays.

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

Help for vets

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

The VA offers urgent care services to eligible veterans at VA medical facilities or several in-network urgent care clinics that are closer to home.

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.

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POWER FROM PAGE 1

Electricity bills aren’t subject solely to the same market forces as food, or even rent.

There are a host of things that go into rising electricity bills from the price of natural gas to run turbines to the cost of building new power stations and transmission lines to a raft of state mandated clean energy programs.

And let’s not forget, in addition to all those requirements Xcel Energy is also a business in search of a profit, which means there are shareholder and bondholder expectations to be met.

The rates customers pay are set by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission based on the investments Xcel Energy makes to run its grid and meet demand. Xcel Energy gets to recover its investment plus a return set by the PUC. It is growing these investments, the so-called rate base, that raises bills and fuels profits and shareholder dividends. When Xcel Energy built the coal-fired Comanche 3 power plant for $1 billion, customers paid for it.

Customers will pay for the $1.7 billion Power Pathway transmission line being built.

Customers will also pay nearly $1 billion closing three coal-fired plants, most of it for the unamortized part of Comanche 3 which has suffered chronic breakdowns since it opened in 2010.

“It is never the energy company that ends up paying for mistakes, such as Comanche 3,” Levis said. “The frustration consumers have is that the energy company has no downside.”

And if customers are unhappy, they don’t have the option of shopping around for a new provider of electricity or natural gas like they can with cars, insurance or food. Xcel has a franchise that makes it a monopoly in the areas it serves.

Xcel Energy is now proposing another $10 billion in rate base investments as part of its Clean Energy Plan, which will cut the utility’s greenhouse gas emissions 87% over 2005 levels.

“The legislature has also played a role in raising bills,” Levis said. “I don’t think they realize the impact.”

In the last five years the General Assembly has passed at least 14 bills directing the state’s utilities and PUC to initiate programs to do such things as such as promote energy efficient appliances and electric vehicles, and to

develop clean energy plans.

Those laws allowed utilities to do things like add charges to customer bills for new programs. Or they enabled Xcel Energy to accelerate recovery of funds or include performance incentives, offering a bonus if the utility contains project costs and meets deadlines.

Xcel Energy in its filings with the PUC points out that base rates have not risen much above the rate of inflation, and that its price per kilowatthour in Colorado is lower than the national average. In 2022, the average Xcel Energy residential charge was 12.7 cents a kilowatt-hour compared with a national average of 15 cents, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Utilities are also allowed to pass the cost of fuel directly to customers from the Energy Cost Adjustment. That adjustment “goes up and down,” Levis said. “With something like Storm Uri you get a big charge.”

That winter storm in Texas shutdown natural gas fields in February 2021 and sent natural gas prices soaring 300%. Xcel Energy incurred an extra $500 million in charges that Colorado customers are now paying off in installments over 30 months.

Last winter natural gas prices spiked again, doubling and tripling utility bills (mainly for natural gas heating) and sent thousands of families scrambling for help with their bills from government and non-profit organizations.

Meanwhile, Xcel Energy has met or exceeded its earnings guidance for shareholders for 18 consecutive years and between 2018 and 2022 corporate profits rose 38% to a record $1.7 billion.

“They never take a write-off against shareholders for something like Storm Uri,” Levis said. “It is always on the ratepayers.”

Those ratepayers, or customers, are left with a cryptic electric bill with 13 different charges pumped up by four rate increases, one on top of another, since 2020 — a phenomenon consumer advocates call pancaking.

So, the High Cost of Colorado series serves you a full stack, along with an overdue side of explanations.

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VOICES Manage behaviors and measure results

A

s the year is drawing to a close, for many leaders and managers it is time for yearend performance reviews. As I have been preparing for the performance reviews for each member of my team, I found myself focusing on both the behavWINNING iors and the results. As a younger WORDS leader who mostly focused mostly on the results, I was missing the critical area of the behaviors that drive results.

A very wise mentor of mine taught me this many years ago: We need to manage behaviors and measure results. And when evaluating people during review time, on the leading indicators Michael Norton focusing first is more helpful for both the leader and the person being evaluated. The lagging indicators certainly follow, but setting proper expectations around the required behaviors is a better indicator of consistent success.

Reaching ambitious goals requires vigilantly tracking progress through both leading and lagging indicators. Leaders who monitor these twin metrics can course correct issues before they escalate and celebrate wins before the finish line.

Leading indicators signal future results. They measure the activities and inputs that build capacity for success. Leading indicators include things like quality of hiring, employee engagement, product development cycles and customer satisfaction.

Lagging indicators report past results. They confirm if efforts actually produced the desired outcome. Lagging metrics include profits, revenue, market share, project delivery and other definitive scorecards.

Both types of indicators are essential, though leaders often focus heavily on lagging while neglecting leading ones. This limits their ability to anticipate and adapt. It’s like driving while only looking in the rearview mirror. Say your goal is to reduce customer churn. Leading indicators like Net Promoter Score show early warning signs of dissatisfaction you can address before customers defect. Lagging indicators like churn rate confirm if retention improves.

To create a healthy rhythm, examine leading indicators weekly or monthly. Review lagging indicators quarterly or annually. Let leading metrics guide your actions. Use lagging ones to evaluate strategy. This balanced monitoring system enables decisiveness and accountability.

Mastering both types of indicators takes work.

Leaders must get good at extracting meaning from data to separate signals from noise. They must ask tough questions to diagnose root causes, not just treat surface symptoms.

In leadership, a common pitfall is micromanaging processes while neglecting results. We obsess over how work gets done without evaluating if it achieves the intended impact. For organizations to thrive, leaders must flip the script — manage behaviors and measure results.

Managing behaviors means providing clear expectations, then focusing on how people show up, not just what they produce. Do they collaborate well? Innovate? Are they developing? Managing behavior looks at culture and problem-solving ability, not just output.

Measuring results flips from tracking activities to assessing outcomes. Did the project reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction? Are sales improving? Sharp metrics provide objective insights on what’s working so strategies can be strengthened. Managing behaviors and measuring results must work in tandem. Behavioral expectations should tie directly to result targets. Progress isn’t real until both improve.

This dual focus takes discipline and clarity.

Leaders must define sharp metrics and commit to analyzing them. Otherwise, the results get fuzzy.

They must also resist micromanaging execution.

Empower people with clear goals, then let them determine how to achieve them. When leaders

manage behaviors and measure results, teams thrive. People know exactly how they are expected to show up. They see how their work ladders up to make an impact. Purpose fuels performance.

With rigorous tracking of leading and lagging indicators, teams reach new heights. You spot roadblocks early when they are still small. You double down on what’s working. These indicators act as navigational guides signaling the path to success.

By taking this balanced approach, leaders enable their organizations to flourish. Behaviors and results are the twin engines that propel high achievement. Master them, and your team can reach new heights.

Are you establishing clear metrics and goals for yourself and your team? Are you actively tracking both the leading and lagging indicators? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can remember to manage behaviors and measure results, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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How many missed days of school are too many?

BY YESENIA ROBLES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

You might have seen recent headlines about the growing number of kids missing school.

In Colorado, just this fall, state officials said almost a third of students are chronically absent. The number has gone up significantly since the pandemic and schools are struggling to figure out how to get kids to return to classes.

Kids might miss school for a number of reasons, including for work,

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an illness, a lack of transportation, or to care for younger siblings. Absences also go up near the holidays as families go on vacation and figure a few missed school days can’t hurt.

But, regardless of the reason, research shows consistently missing school can affect a child’s learning.

Missed days can add up more quickly than you think. Here’s what you should know: What’s the big deal? Why is missing school such a problem?

When kids miss school, they miss out on learning opportunities. Just a

couple of missed days might mean a child can fall behind on several topics or lessons, and sometimes, there isn’t a good way for them to easily catch up.

Research shows that students who miss a lot of school are more likely to not be able to read on grade level by third grade, and later on are more likely to fail classes and drop out of school.

“Attendance matters and being engaged in learning matters,” said Johann Liljengren, director of dropout prevention and student reengagement at the Colorado Department of

Education.

Schools also stress attendance when Count Day comes up in October.

Students must be enrolled and present in school during the window, so they can be counted and so the school receives state money for that student.

So, how many missed school days are too many?

The research that links bad outcomes to missing school usually looks at students missing just 10% of school time.

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He was born June 6, 1930, at his home in Brighton, Colorado to James “Jerry” and Theckla “Tex” Anderson. Keith was raised in Brighton. He met his future wife, Berniece Brown, while attending Brighton schools. They were married on November 5, 1946. They had five children; sons, Gary, James, Leslie, and David; and daughter, Joyce.

Keith was a hard worker and even worked for local farmers as a teenager. He drove truck during harvest at the age of seventeen.

He went to work as a mechanic and later became shop foreman at Denver Chicago Trucking (later Time D-C) in August of 1948 and remained there until their closing in April of 1982. He later went to work as a mechanic for Regional Transportation District in 1983. He served as a union steward during his time with RTD, a job he really enjoyed. He retired from RTD in 1995.

Keith enjoyed the farming lifestyle although he never owned a farm. He helped at a couple of different dairies around

Brighton over the years. While still working he would go to the farm after work and then after retirement spent most of his days there, stopping only when Covid hit. He liked working on the equipment at the farm. He built four cattle trailers and two flatbeds over the years.

He never missed the Farm Show in Greeley.

It was one of the annual events he always attended.

When Les and Dave were young, he had horses and the boys participated in gymkhanas. When Joyce was older, she and her dad had Brown Swiss cattle. They attended county and state fairs for over a decade. Once they even went to the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. As a Brown Swiss cattle owner, he was a member of the Rocky Mountain Brown Swiss Association and served on their board in various positions.

He is survived by his wife of 77 years, Berniece; son Les Anderson, and daughter; Joyce (Doug) Thaden, grandsons; Don (Michelle) Lockman and Keith (Jessie) Anderson, and sister, Geraldine Mayfield.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sons, Gary, James and David.

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BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

S

taring into a kiln glowing orange at 2,350 degrees, an artist armed with thick leather gloves holds a fragile piece of molten glass at the end of a steel rod.

This is the point where creativity, talent and inspiration combine to create a one-of-a-kind piece of glass never to be duplicated.

Sand and silica are the main components; soda ash and lime are combined to the mixture as raw ingredients, Corey Siverman of The Furnace: A Glassworks in Lakewood said. Industrial glass that’s made in a factory by machines works in a different way versus what we do by hand.

The Furnace is a glass workshop that dedicates 90% of its production to retail sales, according to Siverman. Thousands of ornaments will be handmade and shipped from this location.

“I have galleries all around the country. I’ve got over 100 galleries that buy my work,” Siverman said during a recent interview at his small production facility. “I sell to magazines. I sell to corporate gift companies. I sell to a lot of retail buyers through our store here. As well as Etsy, so we have a wide variety of customers.”

The months leading up to the holidays are the busiest time of year for Siverman and his coowner and wife, Leanne.

Siverman started blowing glass objects/art more than 30 years ago, he said he’s still learning.

“You start with a clear glass that’s molten out of the furnace at 2,100 degrees, gather it up on your blowpipe, and apply a color called Frit,” Siverman said. “You then reheat the glass, shape it and put a bubble into it after you put a pattern into it with your color. Once you’ve got your shape the way you want it you let it stabilize, you finish it off and put it in the oven (about 500 degrees) for as many as 12 hours.”

The Furnace is not only a commercial facility, employing less than a dozen production and distribution assistants, it’s a learning environment, offering introductory instruction to anyone with a desire to learn the craft.

“You learn something every time you walk through the door,” Siverman said about the classes.

However, patience, practice and commitment are prerequisites.

“People ask me, ‘How long will it take me to get good?’” Silverman said. “I like to tell people it’s a 10year commitment before you’re really good at this. You have to be very committed to it.”

Yet, each piece is completely original to the artist.

“The goal is to make products that will not be like anything you’ve ever seen before,” Siverman said.

Cremation Glass Art offers ashes in eternal suspension In an unassuming garage in Greeley, an artist incorporates the cremated ashes of loved ones

and even pets into molded and forged glass pieces that are incomparable.

“For the cremation art I do believe that working with human ashes is what hits my heart and soul the most,” said Tiffany Koehn with Red Manx Studio.

During a recent visit with the artist, Koehn worked to fold, curl and mold a small piece of molten glass in a 2,150 degree gas-fired kiln.

The idea of incorporating precious ashes within the glass was conceived in 2009, Koehn said. The epiphany was achieved with a very personal story.

In 2008, Koehn’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Mom’s cancer journey and watching her and everybody in that chemo room teetering on death hit me,” Koehn said. “Mom came out of it, but there’s a lot of people in that chemo room that didn’t live through their experiences.”

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“If I can help families get through it with something more special than a box on a mantel, then that’s what I want to do, especially with the children’s pieces,” Koehn said.

Here the customer, their story and vision are incorporated in each unique color selection and swirl of soft molten glass.

Koehn welcomes each buyer to be part of the process and witness the creation of the unique glass piece as it’s conceived and shaped in her small garage.

Nearly a dozen times over, Koehn heated and shaped the glass at the end of a metal pipe.

Koehn uses a unique tool made of wet wood which is created by several species of bacteria that enter a tree through wounds, keeping the wood malleable, which is perfect against the blazing hot temperatures of the molten glass.

The soft cylindrical shape of the wood creates the rounded edges with continuous turning of the delicate glass.

Koehn spends at least 18 hours repeating the process of heating, shaping, molding and cooling each glass piece.

In the end, each customer is presented with a keepsake unlike any in existence, just like their loved one.

Tiffany Koehn of Red Manx Studio in Greeley displays a recent piece of glass art she created.

The Furnace in Lakewood owner Corey Silverman displays a recent glass piece he created.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Tiffany Koehn of Red Manx Studio in Greeley uses a kiln at 2,100 degrees to make glass malleable enough to shape.

The Furnace in Lakewood owner Corey Silverman delicately cuts soft glass ornament with scissors.

Jamie Kent works with red-hot molten glass at The Furnace in Lakewood.

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Fort Lupton routs Wellington in boys basketball

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fort Lupton beat Wellington 90-12 in the opening round of the seventh annual Santiago’s Shootout in Fort Lupton on Dec. 5.

The win pushed Fort Lupton’s record to 4-0.

The last time Fort Lupton started a season undefeated was in 2010 when the Bluedevils won five in a row.

Shane Callahan led Fort Lupton with 27 points, including three baskets from 3-point range. Javon

Gonzales tallied 13 points, while Jaden Brunick scored 10.

Wellington’s top scorers were Nathan Bleham and Enrique Odreman, who scored three points. Both players scored their points in the fourth quarter, and Odreman’s points came on a 3-pointer as the game ended.

Fort Lupton moved into the semifinals and a match against Liberty Common. Tip time is 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Wellington takes on Valley High School at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the consolation round.

Fort Lupton’s Shane Callahan lets fly with a leaping jump shot against Wellington’s Brennan Coen during the first round of the seventh annual Santiago’s Shootout on Dec. 5 in Fort Lupton.

Fort Lupton’s William Sibanda comes up with the steal against Wellington’s Luke Moore in the opening round of the seventh annual Santiago’s Shootout on Dec. 5 in Fort Lupton.

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Professional indoor soccer debuts this December in Northglenn, Jeffco Colorado Bucks SC joins lengthy list of state’s pro sports teams

BY JOHN RENFROW AND STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Colorado Rapids ended their season in October. But despite winter pushing us all inside, there are still games for pro soccer fans to see.

And they can stay warm, too. From Northglenn to Littleton, fans will enjoy yet another exciting new professional sports team in Colorado.

The Colorado Bucks Soccer Club is the latest team to join Major League Indoor Soccer, making Colorado the westernmost team in the league.

Though all team operations will be based out of Northglenn, the team will play home games at the Foothills Fieldhouse in Jefferson County. The inaugural season begins on Saturday, Dec. 16.

“Everything that we do, besides playing home games, is based out of the Northglenn area,” co-owner Joshua Craver-DeCredico said. “We feel so strongly about the Northglenn

community, and I wanted to keep it up in this area because there’s nothing around this area when it comes to indoor professional soccer.”

The front office consists of operations manager Dan Delin, Jennifer Borlin, director of public relations, and owners Francesca Craver and Craver-DeCredico of Northglenn.

The Bucks’ coach is Cole Chapleski, a University of Denver grad who spent the past year and change as an assistant coach at Metropolitan State University in Denver.

“The idea of having a team in Northglenn has always been something my wife and I have strived for,” Craver-DeCredico said. “That’s when we just decided, ‘Look, we live up here. We want to keep it up here.’ It’s so important for us to have a foundation here in Northglenn and continue to grow and grow because we aren’t going anywhere.”

But it’s not just a passion project.

The Bucks want to compete right out of the gate. Colorado will take on the Chicago Mustangs, the Omaga Kings, and the Cleveland Crunch, to name a few.

Finding the right name took some time, but the answer just came to the owners one day.

“We were up in Estes and there were bucks everywhere,” Craver-DeCredico said. “We were going back and forth with some names and colors and everything, and I’m like, ‘That’s what we need to do. That represents Colorado.’ And that’s how we came up with the Bucks; just super smart and ridiculously strong. You watch them with their family and they’re super tight-knit, and that’s what we want in the Colorado Bucks and that’s what we demonstrate any time we step on the field or in the community.”

They know it will be a process, but pro sports in Colorado bring highlevel expectations. The team understands that.

“The team is shaping up excellently,” Chapleski said in a statement.

“The player pool is not only full of talent but personality and character.

The guys have been working hard to get their legs under them, build our identity and everyone’s been getting to learn each other’s tendencies and playing styles.”

Chapleski also noted the help from players with previous experience in professional indoor soccer.

“A lot of us are no strangers to soccer, but are new to the pro indoor

game,” Chapleski said. “With that being said, we don’t plan on just being ‘happy to be here’ in our first season.

We fully believe we have the team to go out there and win games right from the get-go, and we intend to do just that. Our objective is purely to win every time we step out there.”

Games are available through live streaming. Craver-DeCredico said the mission statement is pretty simple .. “to grow the sport” through a family atmosphere “and supporting our youth soccer programs throughout our communities.”

“We are thrilled to welcome the Colorado Bucks to MLIS,” said MLIS Commissioner Dominic Turcotte in a statement. “Our westward expansion is literally putting MLIS indoor soccer on the map and creates new opportunities and new rivalries that will add excitement to our upcoming season.”

For the full Colorado Bucks schedule and roster, as well as ticketing and merch information, visit www. coloradobucks.soccershift.com.

Tickets cost $10 per game, but children under age 5 get in free. The team also announced a discount for those buying four or more tickets to the home opener on Dec. 16.

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Recreation economy surpasses $1.1 trillion Rising value fuels efforts for legislative support

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Outdoor recreation has a new tagline: a trillion-dollar industry.

The new measurement of the outdoor recreation economy by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows outdoor businesses in 2022 earning $563.7 billion, accounting for 2.2% of the nation’s gross domestic product and employing 5 million workers.

Spending on outdoor recreation — defined by the bureau as gross output — reached $1.1 trillion, a 19% jump from 2021.

This is the sixth year the federal

government has analyzed outdoor recreation. And the numbers continue to reveal an economic juggernaut that drives urban and rural communities across the country.

Outdoor recreation now is bigger than the country’s mining, agriculture and technology industries.

The new easy-to-trumpet trillion-dollar impact arrives as federal lawmakers weigh the America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023, a package of legislation that would, among, many things, champion recreation in federal land management plans, encourage private partnerships on federal campgrounds, support outdoor businesses and help rural communities manage the impacts of recreation.

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“These numbers help us make the case for outdoor recreation priorities,” said Chris Perkins, the vice president of programs for the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition representing 110,000 outdoor businesses, nonprofits and associations. “This gives the industry a seat at the table supporting the most comprehensive package of outdoor recreation bills in a generation.”

The Bureau of Economic Analysis measures the industry in three categories: “conventional” outdoor recreation, “other” outdoor recreation and “supporting” industries.

The conventional category includes cycling, paddling, fishing, climbing, hunting, motorized recreation, RVing and skiing. Other recreation categories include going to amusement parks, concerts and sporting events, playing field sports, taking guided tours and gardening. Supporting industries include construction and travel.

Using the BEA yardstick, travel is the largest contributor to the outdoor recreation economy, accounting for more than $339 million — or roughly 40% — of the outdoor economy. The industries supporting outdoor recreation are up 28% compared with 2021, while the economic activity in the core outdoor recreation categories is up 12%.

But since 2018, when the bureau first began studying the outdoor economy, the economic impact of core activities are up 36%.

That’s understandable considering the spectacular growth and appeal of outdoor recreation in 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic pushed more people outside. Now, as other industries, like travel, rebound from the pandemic downturn, it’s understandable to see stronger growth in those peripheral, supporting economies, Perkins said.

Kent Ebersole, the head of the Boulder-based Outdoor Industries Association, said the $1.1 trillion mark “proves that the outdoor recreation industry is an economic force.” He said his group was “especially proud” to see the growth in core activities since 2019, with more than 55% of Americans getting outside for recreation.

The BEA is still compiling specific state data, but Colorado ranks sixth among states with the fastest growing outdoor recreation economies.

Outdoor recreation employment in Colorado rose 9.2% in 2022, compared with a national average of 7.4%.

A big part of the 2022 growth in Colorado can be credited to snowsports. Nationally, the economic impact of all snow activity — skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling and other winter sports — grew 39%, with spending reaching $13.2 billion. Skiing and snowboarding accounted for $7 billion of that. Colorado contributed $1.4 billion to that winter sports impact, more than twice any other state.

That jibes with ski industry numbers showing both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 ski seasons as the busiest ever for the nation’s resorts. And Colorado ski areas reported highs of 14 million visits in 2021-22 and 14.8 million in 2022-23. Colorado typically accounts for 20% to 25% of the nation’s ski resort business.

Luis Benitez, the first director of Colorado’s outdoor recreation office who now works as the chief impact officer at the Trust for Public Lands said the trillion-dollar mark should sway the federal government to form a federal office of recreation.

“Name another trillion-dollar economy that does not have a deep, well-constructed overwatch,” he said. “The time is now.”

The new federal office inside the Department of Commerce would direct the Biden Administration’s revived Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation. It would support natural resource protection. It would wade into public health and trade policies and promote higher education programs to better hone industry leaders, Benitez said.

As the race for the 2024 presidency begins, Benitez wants to see all candidates discussing how they will support and protect the nation’s newest trillion-dollar industry.

“The ’t’ really shifts the conversation,” he said. “The ’t’ changes things.”

This story runs via a news sharing agreement with The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver that covers the state.

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BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Heavily anticipated plans to revamp rock climbing management in parks and wilderness areas contain what appears to be a call for a coast-to-coast inventory of every bolt and anchor in designated wilderness worries climbers. The draft proposals unveiled by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service in mid-November also contain a process that allows land managers to approve bolts as permanent installations, which troubles conservation groups.

Climbers have been rallying to protect fixed anchors in wildlands after federal land managers earlier this year began classifying fixed bolts and chains as permanent installations that are not allowed in wilderness areas. The Access Fund in March called the potential policy banning fixed anchors “a war on wilderness climbing.”

Meanwhile, wilderness supporters

have been decrying anchors as “the defacement and degradation of wilderness” and “the proverbial crack in the armor for wilderness.”

Colorado’s D.C. lawmakers — like Sen. John Hickenlooper and Rep. Joe Neguse — have joined the climbers with proposed legislation directing the Forest Service and the Interior Department to create a uniform policy for all wilderness areas that allows the placement of permanently fixed anchors for climbing.

That draft guidance throws a new log on the fire fueling the climbing bolt war. The proposed policies by the Forest Service and Park Service note that climbing is “a legitimate use” of wilderness and the use of fixed anchors “can fulfill important wilderness recreational purposes and can help preserve wilderness character by providing opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation.” But it also defines fixed anchors as “installations,” which are banned in designat-

ed wilderness by the 1964 Wilderness Act. The guidance prohibits new bolts and anchors in wilderness unless they have been approved by local forest supervisors and park superintendents following an in-depth review called a “Minimum Requirements Analysis.”

And most troubling for climbers is the new plan’s determination that existing bolts — including those placed prior to wilderness designation — are prohibited but may be allowed in the wilderness if land managers have the resources to conduct a review.

“Existing fixed anchors and fixed equipment in wilderness may be retained pending completion of a Minimum Requirements Analysis, as funding and resources allow, that determines they are the minimum necessary to facilitate primitive or unconfined recreation or otherwise preserve wilderness character,” the guidance reads.

So wilderness area bolts and anchors will go through “the same review as required for a road or even a landfill,” said Garrett Garner-Wells with the Access Fund. The fund estimates that about 90% of all climbing routes in national wilderness areas use fixed bolts and anchors, which allow climbers to reduce the risk of a potentially disastrous fall on routes where removable equipment is not possible.

“We are glad to see them say climbing is a legitimate use, but the classification of anchors as installations and requiring a full inventory of all wilderness fixed anchors across all wilderness, National Park and Forest Service land, that is definitely a thing we are disappointed to see,” GarnerWells said.

George Nickas, the executive director of Montana-based Wilderness Watch, said the plan by the federal agencies is troubling because it allows a way for land managers to allow permanent installations in wilderness, which the Wilderness Act explicitly prohibits.

His group has spent more than 30 years fighting efforts by recreational groups seeking exceptions and adjustments to strict Wilderness Act rules. Mountain bikers want to pedal wilderness trails. Hunters want to

Proposed climbing management policies by the Forest Service and National Park Service would require review of fixed anchors and bolts in wilderness areas.

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use wheeled carts and places to land small aircraft. Anglers want motorboats. Outdoor filmmakers and trail runners want exemptions from the ban on commercial enterprise in the wilderness.

“The climbers are just one more recreational group trying to establish the first big chink in the armor of the Wilderness Act,” Nickas said. “This is an ongoing fight.”

Wilderness Watch was among more than 40 conservation groups in March who sent a letter to federal lawmakers urging them to oppose the “Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act,” saying “maintaining wilderness character requires that climbers accept a higher level of risk in wilderness and maintain some humility and respect for the peaks they scale.”

“If we can waive prohibitions on installations for climbing, then why can’t we waive the prohibition on motorized equipment and vehicles for recreation?” Nickas said. “The Wilderness Act is very clear. It says ‘there shall be no.’ But the agencies seem to be thinking ‘Well, there should be some.’”

The Forest Service and Park Service are collecting public comment on the proposed climbing management plan through Jan. 16.

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BY RAE SOLOMON KUNC

In a cool, dark cellar down a flight of stairs at the Denver Distillery on South Broadway, a small batch of whiskey is slowly aging. According to a note scrawled in marker on the barrel’s end, it’s been there since April.

On a recent afternoon, General Manager Chris Anderson-Tarver wielded a hammer to knock the cork out of the top and dipped what looked like an oversized turkey baster – a device he called a barrel thief - inside to siphon some of the pale amber liquid into his snifter.

“This great aroma,” he said, pointing out some of the unique qualities wafting out of the glass. “There’s a little bit of a fruit note, a little bit of nuttiness, a little bit of an earthiness.

There’s also this nice kind of buttery profile.”

An alluring profile is to be expected. As one of the very first batches of Kernza-based whiskey ever made in Colorado, this barrel was very different from the usual wheat- or ryebased whiskey the Denver Distillery usually puts out.

Kernza is a new grain that shows promise as an environmentally sustainable crop, and Anderson-Tarver has been experimenting with it to develop an innovative, climate-

friendly spirit.

The brew in the barrel was only a few months old—quite immature by whiskey standards—but Anderson Tarver has been sampling it every few weeks to check on its progress, which is how he already knew that Kernza wasn’t just an environmentally sustainable gimmick; it also added a striking flavor.

“Oh yeah, this is going to be so good,” he said, taking a sip. “What I’m tasting right now is a young whiskey, but there’s these incredible Fig Newton, almost raisin flavors coming through.”

According to his knowledgeable palate, this batch would probably need to continue aging for a while longer, but he didn’t really know when it would be done because, for all his experience as a distiller, Kernza whiskey was completely novel to him.

“I don’t have any data. Is it going to take two years? Is it going to take three years? Is it going to take four?” he said, shrugging. “It’s what the barrel tells us.”

But while it could be quite a long time before this small, experimental batch of Kernza whiskey emerges from the dusty obscurity of the distillery basement, it already has allies in the federal government who are invested and eager to learn from it.

Anderson-Tarver’s trial is part of a

United States Department of Agriculture study on Kernza. The USDA is overseeing a nationwide effort to understand the grain,from its performance in the field to its performance in the marketplace. The results of that study could help transform millions of acres of future crop production and usher in a new era of perennial, regenerative agriculture.

Intermediate wheatgrass, or IWG, is a perennial prairie grass native to western Asia that was introduced in the United States in the 1930’s. It now grows wild, inconspicuous among the mix of prairies grasses waving in fields throughout the American West.

In the early 1980s plant scientists looking for an alternative to modern, soil-depleting annual crops noted its promise for development into a perennial grain crop. Researchers at the Land Institute, a non-profit research organization in Salina, Kansas, started breeding IWG shortly afterwards, working to increase grain size and make it more attractive as a commodity crop.

The name “intermediate wheatgrass” lacked market appeal, so the Land Institute came up with a sexier term for their efforts, christening the resulting grain “Kernza.”

The researchers who domesticated Kernza did so with regenerative agriculture in mind, making sure it

retained some key advantages over conventional commodity crops like its cousin wheat. For instance, Kernza is drought resistant, with roots that grow deep—ten feet or more beneath the surface. Rather than exhausting soils, it improves them and prevents erosion.

Importantly, Kernza is also perennial—meaning farmers don’t have to replant it every year, which saves labor and diesel and obviates tillage, the soil-depleting practice of tearing up the soil each year when new seeds are sown.

“It’s a huge shift in paradigm,” said Hana Fancher, market stewardship specialist with the Land Institute.

“So much of our agriculture is dependent on an annual system that’s pretty extractive, and the whole idea of … having a grain that is perennial, that requires less inputs, and you don’t have to plant it every year, you don’t have to till every year. That’s really huge.”

But Kernza has only recently become commercially available, and farmers have been slow to adopt it. According to the Land Institute, about 4,000 acres of Kernza are currently being grown nationwide. It has more of a foothold in the Midwest, but farmers in arid Colorado are only now just starting to take a look at it.

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Farmer and maltster Todd Olander is a bit of a pioneer in these very early days for Kernza in Colorado.

Last spring, Olander set aside a small field on his 2,000-acre farm in Loveland to experiment with growing Kernza.

“I mean, it’s 11 acres out of 2,000.

It’s worth a trial,” he said.

Olander was unable to harvest any grains this fall because he planted too late in the year. But the initial growth was encouraging, with tufts of broad, green Kernza blades covering the soil throughout the field.

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“Their smiles were huge, and they were genuinely shocked,” recalled Leslie Heins, who has been part of the Shock Breakfast group since its start. “They all said they will use (their share of ) the money to buy holiday gifts for their families, pay rent and bills, deposit into savings, and much more.”

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around, it’ll get a nice early start and we’ll have a pretty good grain production, next year,” he said.

Olander is one of just five independent farmers not involved in a formal scientific study who have collectively planted a few dozen acres statewide, according to information the Land Institute, which tracks Kernza growers.

If Kernza is slow to gain momentum outside of the research world, that’s because from a grower’s perspective, it poses a big risk: the yield is much lower than traditional wheat and the grains are very small, making them very hard to clean and process. It’s also expensive – Kernza can cost several times as much as wheat and there isn’t yet an established market for it.

On top of that, some important scientific questions about the environmental benefits of Kernza have yet to be answered, like the plant’s capacity to sequester carbon in the soil, but Fancher says things look promising on that front, as well.

Kernza looks promising enough that it’s caught the attention of United States Department of Agriculture. Last year researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Colorado helped launch a long-term, nationwide Kernza study to fill in some of the remaining gaps in the knowledge base.

Peter Kleinman, Research Leader for the USDA ARS Soil Management Sugar Beet Research Unit, who heads the Colorado portion of

the study, said the objectives of the project are broad because there are still many unknowns.

“It’s early. This is the Wild West for Kernza,” he said. “Almost everything we do is the first time.”

The team in Colorado now has six acres of Kernza growing in research plots at the USDA ARS station.

The study is starting small, but the ambitions are vast. According to USDA Research Agronomist Grace Miner, the work is driven by an understanding that the continued security of the nation’s food system will depend on finding viable alternatives to conventional agriculture, which is not sustainable in the longterm.

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The Apple Barrel location had been suggested by participant Laura Thiret, whose husband, Michael, is the president of Certified Home Services, Inc. His Commerce City office is near the Apple Barrel.

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Public Notices call 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice Town of Lochbuie, Colorado Ordinance No. 2023-686 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE, COLORADO, AMENDING THE LOCHBUIE MUNICIPAL CODE BY (A) THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 4 ENTITLED “DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND FUNDS” TO IMPOSE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES, PARKS AND TRAILS IMPACT FEES, AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IMPACT FEES AND (B) AMENDING SECTION 4-2-70(C) REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SPECIAL FUND Ordinance No. 2023-686 was passed at the December 5, 2023, regular meeting of the Town Board and will take effect on January 13, 2024.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the Town Clerk’s Office, 703 Weld County Road 37, Lochbuie, CO 80603 and on the Town’s website at: Lochbuie.org Heather Bowen Town Clerk Legal Notice No. BSB2873 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

City of Brighton Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY: Green AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES WHEREAS, the City of Brighton (“City”) is a home rule municipality governed by its charter and desires to exercise its home rule authority; and WHEREAS, Cabarets are required to get a business license and regulated by the Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) and the business license is no longer necessary; and WHEREAS, Circuses and Carnivals as defined in the municipal code currently reference a traveling show, and these temporary uses are already defined in the LUDC and require a permit so this separate license is not needed; and WHEREAS, the section of municipal code regarding Pawnbrokers has been updated to mimic state statute and cite to the correct state statutes; and WHEREAS, language has been modified to reflect throughout that any fees paid are paid to the City rather than to any specific department or director; and WHEREAS, the municipal code licensing of merchant guards has been updated to provide language in common use today and to reflect requirements for a business rather than licensing of individuals; and

WHEREAS, state law has changed and the City can no longer license Group Homes, so this licensing category has been removed, and Sober Living Homes have been added to require the State certification if operating within City Limits; and WHEREAS, a hearing procedure for denial, suspension, and revocation of a license has been added to assure that a licensee receives due process and a fair hearing; and WHEREAS, the requirements for a business license have been moved from the sales tax portion of the code in Chapter 3 and moved to Chapter 5; and WHEREAS, City Council finds these additions to the municipal code are an exercise of its home rule authority for the efficient administration of the City and benefit the health and welfare of the residents of the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 5-4, Licenses, is hereby amended and a new section added as follows: Sec. 5-4-05. Business license required; term; application, fee.

(1) If operating any business in the City, a business license shall be required, as defined in this Article, unless exempt under Section 3-28-200 of this Code. A business license shall be granted and issued by the Finance Director or designee and shall be in force and effect until the thirty-first day of December of each year, unless otherwise specified or sooner revoked.

(2) In case business is transacted at more than one (1) premises by one (1) person, a separate license for each separate place of business shall be required, except outdoor vendors issued a license in accordance with Article 5-98 of the Brighton Municipal Code who may transact business in multiple locations under one (1) business license.

(3) Such licenses shall be granted and renewed only upon application stating the name and address of the person desiring such a license, the name of such business, the location and such other facts as the Finance Director or this Code may require. Approval of a business license shall be conditioned upon the applicant’s proposed business and location meeting all applicable provisions of this Code.

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this Article, excluding contractor licenses and provided for in Article 15-16, shall be made to the City in written form and shall be accompanied by the requisite license fee provided for said licenses as set forth in the resolution of fees and charges adopted by the City Council. Except as provided in this Article, the initial application shall also be accompanied by an application fee in an amount as set by resolution of the City Council, which shall remain in effect until such resolution is amended by action of the City Council.

Section 3.Section 5-4-30 of Article 5-4 is amended to read as follows: No license shall be issued unless the requisite license fee and the initial application fee are paid in advance to the City. Furthermore, the City shall not issue any license pursuant to this Chapter whenever the public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the City shall require that the license not be issued.

Section 4.Section 5-4-60 of Article 5-4 shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-4-60. Term, denial, suspension or revocation.

No license shall be granted pursuant to this Article for a period of longer than one (1) year and the City shall have the right to deny an application for, suspend or revoke any license issued to any person pursuant to this Article whenever the holder thereof violates any municipal ordinance, state statute, regulation, or federal law, or whenever in the judgment of the City the public health, safety and welfare of its residents shall require that the same be suspended or revoked.

1) Prior to revocation or suspension of a license, the City will issue a notice to the holder of the license outlining the reasons for denial, suspension, or revocation. The licensee may be given fourteen (14) business days to respond to the notice. The City determines whether or not to proceed with the suspension or revocation. A license may be denied, suspended or revoked for failing to follow any and all applicable City codes, state laws and regulations, for being untruthful or misrepresenting on an application, or for any other reason that affects the public health, welfare, or safety.

2) Without limiting the foregoing, the following shall constitute sufficient grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation: a) The property on which the business or will be conducted is not zoned for such business;

(4) So long as this Article remains in effect, it shall be the duty of each licensee, to obtain a renewal of such license on or before the license expiration date if the licensee remains engaged in business in the City. A business license shall not be renewed unless the proposed business and location comply with this Code.

b) Fraud, misrepresentation, false statement or material omission made in connection with the application for a license or renewal;

(5) For each license issued under this Article, a fee in an amount as set by resolution of the City Council shall accompany the application. Without the fee, the application shall not be acted upon.

(6) Each license shall be numbered and shall show the name and place of business of the licensee and shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business for which it is issued. No license shall be transferable.

3) After the licensee has responded to the notice letter, the City determines whether the license should be denied, suspended, or revoked. If proceeding with the denial, suspension, or revocation, the City will contact the hearing officer to set the matter for a hearing. The City will provide the hearing officer with the notice of reasons for denial, suspension, or revocation, and the licensee’s response. The matter will be set for a hearing as soon as practicable.

(7) Any person engaged in business in the City, without having secured a license therefor, except as specifically provided herein, shall be guilty of a violation of this Code.

4) The City and the licensee will exchange any documents they intend to introduce at the hearing at least five business days before the hearing, and they will exchange a list of witnesses.

Section 2.Section 5-4-10(a) of Article 5-4 is amended to read as follows:

5) At the hearing, the City may call witnesses to testify or introduce documents supporting the allegations and concerns set forth in the notice.

The licensee may call witnesses to respond or

(a) All applications for licenses governed by

c) Delinquent or unpaid taxes, assessments or other financial claims of any local, state, or federal government.

rebut or to testify in their own defense. The Colorado Rules of Evidence will be relaxed, and the hearing officer may hear objections and rule on them. The hearing office may admit any relevant evidence of probative value, including hearsay or unauthenticated documents, and may exclude or strike evidence that is incompetent, immaterial, irrelevant, cumulative, or unduly repetitious. The burden of proof lies with the City. The hearing shall be recorded.

6) The hearing officer must issue a written decision, summarizing the evidence, the law, and any conclusions that support upholding the suspension or revocation or deny the suspension or revocation within thirty (30) days or less.

7) If the licensee is determined to be operating in an unsafe manner that impacts the public health, welfare or safety, the City may revoke the license immediately, and then send the notice of reasons for suspension or revocation. In such cases, the City will prepare the case for a hearing with an administrative hearing officer.

Section 5.Article 5-24, Cabarets, is hereby repealed in its entirety and reserved for future use.

Section 6.Article 5-32, Circuses and Carnivals, is hereby repealed in its entirety and reserved for future use.

Section 7.Article 5-36, Merchant Guards and Patrols and Industrial Guards, is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE 5-36 Security Guards Sec. 5-36-10. Definitions.

The following words and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

(1) Background Check means a national criminal history records check conducted by the federal bureau of investigation upon submission of fingerprint records and all required documents.

(2) Bodily harm means physical damage to a person’s body for which medical attention was provided, including cuts, burns, disfigurements, concussion, loss of consciousness, or any impairment of physical condition.

(3) Person means and includes association, club, society, firm, partnership, corporation and bodies politic as well as a natural born individual.

(4) Security guard means a person employed or engaged by a private security employer to perform security services, and includes the owner, agent, or principal of a security guard employer who also performs security services.

(5) Security services means the performance of at least one (1) of the following activities: (a) Observing, investigating, and/or reporting unlawful activity;

(2) It shall be unlawful for a private security employer to permit or direct any person to perform security services unless the person has met all the requirements as provided in this article and the employer has issued an identification card to the employee.

(3) It shall be unlawful to operate as a private security employer without first obtaining a license as provided in this article.

(4) All previously issued merchant guard licenses shall be null and void after January 1, 2024. (b) Exemptions. The requirements of this article do not apply to: (1) Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, Colorado State patrol officers, POST certified corrections officers, marshals, deputy marshals, district attorney investigators, Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents, parole or probation officers, or federal law enforcement officers, while engaged in the performance of their official duties or while engaged in off-duty employment.

(2) Any person who performs airport pre-departure screening services regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration or the Transportation Security Administration, while engaged in the performance of their official duties.

(3) An individual while protecting the individual’s own property.

(4) A person whose primary responsibility is to regulate or direct the flow or movement of persons on private property, whether by vehicle or foot, if that person does not have the authority to physically detain or eject persons from such a place.

(5) A person whose primary responsibility is to perform crowd management or guest services including, but not limited to, a person described as a ticket vendor, ticket taker, usher, door attendant, identification checker, parking attendant, crowd monitor, or event staff. This exemption applies only: a. To a person who: 1. Does not carry a firearm or other dangerous weapon including, but not limited to, a stun gun, taser, pepper mace or nightstick; 2. Does not wear a uniform or clothing readily identifiable by a member of the public as that worn by a security guard or law enforcement officer; 3. Does not have the authority or permission to initiate confrontational activities, including physical contact and the confiscation of property; or 4. Does not have the authority or permission to physically detain or eject persons from the premises;

(c) Protecting individuals or property from harm or misappropriation;

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To a person who is performing security checks as a prerequisite to entry into a special event, including but not limited to wanding, scanning, or searching people or property to prevent the introduction of weapons onto the premises, and only:

(d) Taking enforcement action by physically detaining or ejecting persons from premises;

1. If the person conforms with the restrictions provided in subparagraph a of this paragraph (5);

(e) Controlling access to protected premises.

2. If there is at least one (1) person on-site who is licensed under this article for every ten (10) or fewer unlicensed persons performing the services described in this paragraph (5);

(b) Preventing or detecting theft or misappropriation of goods, money, or other items of value;

Sec. 5-36-20. License required. (a) License required.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any business to offer security guard services without first obtaining a license as provided in this article.

3. When any enforcement action, other than incidental or temporary action, is taken by or under the supervision of a person licensed under this article; and

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4. During the time when the crowd has assembled for the purpose of attending or taking part in a special event, including pre-event assembly, event operation hours, and post-event departure activities. (c) Nontransferable. No license granted pursuant to this article shall be transferable from one business to another. (d) Private security employer license. The private security employer license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s principal place of business. (e) Security guard license and identification card.

(1) In addition to a business license, each security guard shall be issued an identification card mby the employer which shall contain, at minimum, m the following information: all nd a. The business license type and license number; to b. The expiration date of the license;

3. Any additional equipment, not including office equipment or vehicles, to be used by the employer’s security guards while providing security services; (6) A statement whether each principal and managing agent has been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or municipal ordinance violation (other than traffic violations), the nature of the offense, the penalty or punishment imposed, and the date and place where such offense occurred; (7) Certificates of insurance demonstrating commercial insurance coverage and any minimum coverage levels as may be required by the City.

(8) Verification that all employees have successfully completed a basic security guard training program of at a minimum sixteen hours (16) and for each employee a list of all courses taken per employee, the number of training hours completed, and the name of the training provider.

Sec. 5-36-40. Application fee for license.

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d. The signature of both the card-holder and the director or owner of the business;

All applications for licenses issued pursuant to this Article shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council, which shall remain in effect until such resolution is amended by action of the City Council.

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e. A firearm endorsement if the card-holder is authorized to carry a firearm; and

Sec. 5-36-50. Duration of license and license fees.

f. A plainclothes endorsement if the card-holder ce has received an exemption from the uniform te requirement. s, ey (2) The identification card must be carried on the on licensee’s person at all times when the licensee al is performing security services, and shall be he exhibited upon request by a law enforcement nofficer or other city official. It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or for any agent or employee of the licensee, to fail to comply with this section. ral (f) Termination or changes in employment. on

(a) Each license issued pursuant to this Article shall expire at midnight of December 31 of the year of issuance.

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to keep contact information and a list of employees current and available upon request to the police ’s department.

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(g) Reporting requirements. is of (1) When a security guard is convicted of any le crime, other than a traffic infraction, the security ty guard shall notify their employer within seventya two (72) hours of such conviction.

(2) Whenever a security guard, while providing to security services, uses force that results in bodily nharm to another person, the security guard must as immediately contact the Brighton police departnt, ment and their employer of such use of force. wd es (h) It is unlawful for any person to act or work as a security guard within the City unless such person is working for a security business licensed by the City of Brighton to provide security services.

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Applicants for a business license for security guard or security services, shall file an applicaly tion with the City on forms to be provided for rn that purpose, which shall contain the following: ;

(1) A business must perform a criminal backto ground check to assure that every employee has sinot been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor or r ordinance violation (other than traffic violations) within the previous seven (7) years consistent on with section 5-36-120 he

(2) The name under which the business will operate, the address of the principal place of business, ty and the name and address of each principal al and managing agent, and the tax identification nnumber; nt s, (3) A description of the specific types of services to be offered;

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1. The vehicles to be used to provide security te services, including the number, type, and phoen tograph or drawing of the proposed vehicle and he any insignias;

2. The uniform and badges to be worn by the an employer’s security guards, including a photoor graph or drawing of the proposed uniforms and er badges;

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(b) The annual license fee for any license issued pursuant to this Article shall be in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council, which shall remain in effect until such resolution is amended by action of the City Council. Such license fee may be pro-rated the first year if the application is received in the second half of the year.

Sec. 5-36-60. . Vehicles, uniforms, and badges.

(1) All vehicles used by any licensee providing or performing security services within the city shall be approved by the police department, and once determined, shall not be changed except with approval from the City. The licensee is responsible for submitting any vehicle design or design change to the police chief for approval.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, while providing or performing security services within the city, to use or operate any vehicle displaying the words “police” or “officer,” or displaying any sign, shield, marking, or insignia that indicates or implies that the vehicle is operated by a law enforcement agency.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to equip vehicles used to perform security services in any manner resembling an authorized emergency vehicle, including lights or sirens, in violation of any state or local laws. (b) Uniforms and badges.

(1) All uniforms shall be presented to the police department for approval prior to being used by any licensee to provide security services, and once this determination is made, it shall not be changed except with approval from the City.

The licensee is responsible for submitting any proposed uniform design or design change for approval.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection (b), all security guards shall wear a uniform while performing security services.

The outer uniform shall prominently display the following: a. A badge or patch containing the words “security,” “private security,” “security guard,” or “guard”; b. A badge, patch or nametag containing the guard’s name; and c. A badge or patch containing the name of the private security employer. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person, while performing or providing security services, to wear a uniform or badge similar to that worn by any law enforcement agency, including the police department, sheriff’s department, or officers of the state patrol. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to wear or display any badge, insignia, shield, patch, or pattern that indicates or implies that the person is a law enforcement officer.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any person, while performing security services, to wear a uniform or badge that contains the words “police” or “officer.” (f) Notwithstanding the requirement of a uniform in paragraph (2) of this subsection (b), upon written request from a private security employer, the police chief or designee may provide specific authorization for licensees to perform security services while wearing plainclothes. Such request must provide sufficient detail to support the need for an exemption from the uniform requirement, and the decision to allow an exemption lies within the sole discretion of the police department.

Sec. 5-36-70. . Firearms. (a) Employees of licensees shall have the right to carry firearms during the performance of security services only when specifically authorized by the chief of police or their designee who will grant such authority only when, in the chief’s opinion, the duties to be performed and the services to be rendered by the licensee require that a firearm be carried for the protection of the licensee and only when the licensee demonstrates that the employee is proficient in the care, maintenance and the use of firearms. A permit to carry a concealed weapon does not constitute the specific authorization required by this section. Licensee must submit an explanation and support for why their employees require a firearm. (b) The authority to carry firearms will be extended only while the employees of the licensee are performing the required duties of employment and while en route to or from the place of business. (c) The authority to carry firearms will not be extended to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.

Sec. 5-36-80 Minimum Insurance Requirements.

In addition to any other insurance coverage required by the City, private security employers shall meet the following minimum insurance requirements in amounts as required by the City:

the assailant, and then only when there is no obvious danger of injury to innocent persons.

Under no circumstances shall a licensee use the firearm to shoot at or warn a person who is fleeing to avoid arrest for a misdemeanor or ordinance violation; (4) Fire at fleeing vehicles or the drivers or occupants unless the licensee has personal knowledge that the drivers or occupants have committed a dangerous felony, such as murder, robbery, sexual assault, mayhem or aggravated assault and there may be probable cause to believe that more lives may be placed in jeopardy unless the suspects are immediately apprehended; (5) Hinder or interfere with any investigation under the jurisdiction of the Police Department; (6) Wear a uniform, badge or insignia other than that authorized by the Chief of Police or at any time other than while in the performance of duties; (7) Fail to report immediately to the Police Department all violations of City, State or federal laws; (8) Investigate any acts or make any arrest except in connection with offenses or suspected offenses committed on the property of the licensee or that property which the licensee is employed to protect; (9) Represent himself or herself to be an officer of the Police Department or other governmental law enforcement agency; or (10) Fail to conduct himself or herself in a lawful and orderly manner at all times.

Sec. 5-36-120. City authority to suspend or refuse license.

The Finance Director pursuant to Section 5-4-60 shall have the power to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any license granted under this Article subject to review by a hearing officer within thirty (30) days of such notice by the Finance Director.

Either party may seek one extension of time for the date of the hearing.

(1) Workers’ compensation and employers’ liability;

A license shall be denied under this article if the applicant, employee, or a principal of the applicant:

(2) Automobile liability, if vehicles are used to provide security services; and

(1) Is under eighteen (18) years of age or any employee is under eighteen (18) years of age;

(3) Commercial general liability.

(2) Has been convicted of or released from incarceration for any felony within seven (7) years of the application date;

(4) Certificates of insurance shall be submitted to the City before any license may be issued or renewed.

(5) All insurance policies shall be kept in force and effect for the term of the license.

(6) The licensee shall be responsible for any damage to property or injury to persons arising out of the exercise of the privileges granted under the license Sec. 5-36-90. Discharge of licensee; notice and surrender of license. (a) Whenever an employee leaves employment, the employer must rescind the identification card, uniforms, and badges and update its employee list.

Sec. 5-36-100. Notification required for address change.

Any licensee changing his or her place of business shall immediately notify the City of such fact, together with the address of the new place of business; provided, however, that in the event a licensee changes the business location, this shall not be deemed to be transfer of license or require the payment of any additional fees. Any change of business location where zoning does not allow such business shall be the basis for revocation or denial of the license.

Sec. 5-36-110. Unlawful acts.

(3) Has been convicted of or released from incarceration for any misdemeanor or municipal ordinance offense involving fraud, theft, deceit or misrepresentation within seven (7) years of the application date; (4) Has been convicted of or released from incarceration for any offense involving an act of violence against persons or property within seven (7) years of the application date, including but not limited to assault, child abuse, and offenses where the underlying factual basis has been found to include any act of domestic violence; (5) Has been previously denied a license under this article or has had a license issued under this article suspended or revoked within seven (7) years of the application date; (6) Has been convicted of operating without a license required under this article or performing any act for which a license is required under this article; (7) Whose character and reputation show a pattern of conduct or personal history that does not demonstrate honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others or for the law.

Section 8.Article 5-44, Pawnbrokers, is hereby amended and only those sections set forth below are repealed and replaced in their entirety: Sec. 5-44-10. Definitions.

It is unlawful for any licensee to: (1) Arrest any person except when that person commits a criminal offense in the presence of the licensee; (2) Fail to turn over immediately to the Police Department any such person arrested; (3) Draw or fire a firearm in the performance of his or her duties except when necessary to protect himself or herself from bodily harm, or others against felonious assault or serious bodily injury and when all other means have failed to subdue

The following words and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

1) Contract for purchase means a contract entered into between a pawnbroker and a customer pursuant to which money is advanced to the customer by the pawnbroker on the delivery of tangible personal property by the customer on the condition that the customer, for a fixed price and within a fixed period of time, to be no less than thirty days, has the option to cancel said contract.

2) Fixed price means the amount agreed upon to cancel a contract for purchase during the option period. Said fixed price shall not exceed one-fifth of the original purchase price for each month, plus the original purchase price.

3) Fixed time means that period of time, to be no less than thirty days, as set forth in a contract for purchase, for an option to cancel said contract.

4) Pawnbroker means a person who, in the course of their business, is regularly engaged in the business of making contracts for purchase or a person who, in the course of his or her business, is both regularly engaged in the business of making purchase transactions and also regularly or occasionally makes contracts for purchase.

5) Purchase transaction means the purchase by a pawnbroker in the course of his or her business of tangible personal property for resale, other than newly manufactured tangible personal property which has not previously been sold at retail, when such purchase does not constitute a contract for purchase.

6) Tangible personal property means all personal property other than choses in action, securities, or printed evidences of indebtedness, which property is deposited with or otherwise actually delivered into the possession of a pawnbroker in the course of his or her business in connection with a contract for purchase or purchase transaction.

Sec. 5-44-20. License required.

It is unlawful for any person to establish or conduct the business of pawnbroker unless such person shall have first procured a business license as provided in this Article.

Sec. 5-44-30. Application for license.

Every person desiring to engage in the business of pawnbroker shall make an application to the City in writing. Such application shall state the name of the person and, in case the applicant is a firm or corporation, the application shall state the names of the persons composing the firm or the officers of the corporation, and the address where the business is to be conducted and the amount of capital proposed to be used by the applicant in such business.

Sec. 5-44-40. Issuance of license; fee.

Every person having complied with the provisions of Section 5-44-30 and having deposited with the City the amount of the license fee required, and having produced satisfactory evidence of their good character as being a suitable person to carry on the business of pawnbroker shall be granted a license by the City as provided in this Article. The license issued hereunder shall state the name of the licensee and the address of the place of business. Such license shall entitle the licensee to do business at the place designated therein and shall not be transferable from one (1) person to another, but may be transferred from one (1) location to another with the written consent of the Finance Director.

Sec. 5-44-60. License renewal and replacement; bond requirements.

No renewal or replacement license shall be issued for a period of less than six (6) months. No license shall be effective until the licensee shall furnish a good and sufficient bond with at least two (2) sureties or a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State and proof of insurance, in a sum to be set by resolution of the City Council; and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance and observance of all ordinances and regulations of the City relating to pawns, pledges and pawnbrokers, and for the safekeeping or return of all articles held in pawn or pledge by such pawnbroker.

Sec. 5-44-70. Required acts of pawnbrokers.

A pawnbroker shall keep such records and perform such duties as provided in Section 2911.9-103, C.R.S., as amended.

(1) A pawnbroker shall record the following information in a register, as described in section 18-16-105, C.R.S.: The name, address, and date of birth of the customer and the driver’s license number or other identification number from any other form of identification that is allowed for the sale of valuable articles pursuant to section 18-16-103, C.R.S. or for the sale of secondhand property pursuant to section 18-13-114, C.R.S.; the date, time, and place of the contract for pur-

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chase or purchase transaction; an accurate and detailed account and description of each item of tangible personal property, including but not limited to any trademark, identification number, serial number, model number, brand name, or other identifying marks on such property; and, for a store credit, gift card, or merchandise card, the identification number, name of the retailer, and the value of credit or card. The pawnbroker shall also obtain a written declaration of the customer’s ownership, which shall state that the tangible personal property is totally owned by the customer, or shall have attached to the declaration a power of sale from the partial owner to the customer, how long the customer has owned the property, whether the customer or someone else found the property, and, if the property was found, the details of the finding.

(2) The customer shall sign the electronic record and the declaration of ownership and shall receive a copy of the contract for purchase or a receipt of the purchase transaction.

(3) The electronic record, as well as a copy of the contract for purchase or a receipt of the purchase transaction, shall be made accessible to any local law enforcement agency for inspection at any reasonable time.

(4) The pawnbroker shall keep each electronic record for at least three years after the date of the last transaction entered in the register.

(5) A pawnbroker shall hold all contracted goods within his or her jurisdiction for a period of ten days following the maturity date of the contract for purchase, during which time the goods shall be held separate and apart from any other tangible personal property and shall not be changed in form or altered in any way.

(6) A pawnbroker shall hold all property purchased by him or her through a purchase transaction for thirty days following the date of purchase, during which time such property shall be held separate and apart from any other tangible personal property and shall not be changed in form or altered in any way.

(7) (a) Every pawnbroker shall provide the Brighton Police Department, on a weekly basis, with two records, on a form to be provided or approved by the Brighton Police Department, of all tangible personal property accepted during the preceding week and one copy of the customer’s declaration of ownership. The form shall contain the same information required to be recorded in the pawnbroker’s register or other tangible or electronic record pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The Brighton Police Department shall designate the day of the week on which the records and declarations shall be submitted. (b) Brighton Police Department is not required to use the information submitted pursuant to subsection (7)(a) of this section to provide a benefit to the general public and shall protect personal identifying information.

Sec. 5-44-80. Prohibited acts.

No pawnbroker shall violate the provisions of section 29-11.9-104, C.R.S. (1) With respect to a contract for purchase, no pawnbroker may permit any customer to become obligated on the same day in any way under more than one contract for purchase agreement with the pawnbroker that would result in the pawnbroker obtaining a greater amount of money than would be permitted if the pawnbroker and customer had entered into only one contract for purchase covering the same tangible personal property.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to violate the terms of the contract for purchase.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any pawnbroker who is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be punished as provided in Article 1-24 of this Code.

(4) Any customer who knowingly gives false information with respect to the information required by section 5-44-70 and is found guilty of providing false information shall be punished as provided

by Article 1-24 of this Code.

(5) When a customer violates subsection (5) of this section twice or more within the statute of limitations of the earliest offense, two or more of the violations may be aggregated and charged in a single count, in which event the violations aggregated and charged constitute a single offense.

Sec. 5-44-140. Violation; penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Article 1-24 of this Code. It is intended that this penalty shall apply to all violations of this Article except the felony violations specified in Section 29-11.9-104, C.R.S. Section 9.Sections 5-68-20, 5-68-30, and 5-6840 of Article 5-68, Tree Care, are amended as follows: Sec. 5-68-20. Application; contents.

The license application shall specify the type or types of service to be performed. Before any license is issued, the applicant will be examined orally and/or in writing to determine the applicant’s qualifications and competency to engage in the requested business. The City may accept proof of current tree care licensure from other municipalities with reciprocal examination procedures, selected at the discretion of the City Forester or designee, in lieu of a competency examination. The City may alternatively accept select arboricultural industry standard certifications in lieu of a competency examination or proof of competency from a reciprocal municipality.

Each such license issued shall specify on its face the type or types of service the licensee is authorized to perform.

Sec. 5-68-30. Fee. The annual license fee shall be paid to the City at the time of application for the license, and such fee shall be an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council, which shall remain in effect until such resolution is amended by action of the City Council. If the initial license is issued after June 30, the fee for the balance of the calendar year shall be one-half (½) of the annual fee.

Sec. 5-68-40. Insurance requirements.

No license shall be issued until the licensee files with the City a satisfactory public liability insurance policy covering all operations of the licensee in the sum of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for each person injured and not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in case of injury of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the sum of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for property damage. The policy may be written to allow the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) of liability for damage to property to be deductible.

Should any policy be cancelled, the City shall be notified by the company writing such policy within ten (10) days after such cancellation is effective. Failure of the licensee to maintain required insurance shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of such license.

Section 10. Article 5-90 is hereby repealed and replaced as follows: Sec. 5-90-10 Sober Living Homes A “sober living facility”, “recovery residence”, or “sober home” means any premises, place, facility, or building that provides housing accommodation for individuals with a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder that is free from alcohol and nonprescribed or illicit drugs; promotes independent living and life skill development; and provides structured activities and recovery support services that are primary intended to promote recovery from substance use disorders.

Any sober living facility, sober home, or recovery residence operating within the City of Brighton must be certified by the State Department of Human Services, or its authorized agent, or be charted by Oxford House or its successor organization, or have been operating as a recovery residence in the City of Brighton for thirty or more years as of May 23, 2019.

Any City official may inspect the home and the facility must provide the official with a copy of its certification or Oxford House charter to continue to operate. It shall be unlawful to operate without State certification or an Oxford House charter.

PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 19th DAY OF DECEMBER 2023.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor

ATTEST: /s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/MICHAEL DAVIS, Assistant City Attorney Legal Notice No. BSB2876 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

ATTEST: /s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ALICIA CALDERÓN, City Attorney

Metropolitan Districts

Legal Notice No. BSB2877 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

Public Notice ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY: Blackhurst AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, GRANTING A PERPETUAL EASEMENT TO UNITED POWER, INC. OVER A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID EASEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WHEREAS, the City of Brighton, Colorado (the “City”) owns real property generally located in the southwest quarter of Section 14, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Adams, State of Colorado, and identified by Adams County Assessor Parcel No. 0156905400019 (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, United Power, Inc. (“United Power”) has requested a perpetual easement over a portion of the Property for the installation and maintenance of utility facilities (the “Easement”); and WHEREAS, Article 17.3 of the City of Brighton Home Rule Charter provides that: “Council may not mortgage or encumber . . . real or personal property except by ordinance or a majority vote of the electors at the option of the Council;” and WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated and presents to the City Council for approval the Grant of Easement, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Grant of Easement”); and WHEREAS, Exhibit A to the Grant of Easement more particularly describes the proposed location of the Easement; and WHEREAS, a valid purpose for the Easement may include the expansion of electrical utilities to the residents of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the terms of said Grant of Easement are reasonable, and that it is in the best interests of the City to grant the Easement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Easement is hereby approved.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that three vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Qualified eligible electors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 1 who wish to be considered to fill a vacancy must file a letter of interest within ten days of the date of publication of this notice. A letter of interest may be filed on or before Sunday, December 24, 2023 with the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 1, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237.

By: /s/ Icenogle Seaver Pogue A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. BSB2874 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that three vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 2, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Qualified eligible electors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 2 who wish to be considered to fill a vacancy must file a letter of interest within ten days of the date of publication of this notice. A letter of interest may be filed on or before Sunday, December 24, 2023 with the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No. 2, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Icenogle Seaver Pogue A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. BSB2875 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Section 3. As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance, either as presented or as amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted after the initial reading. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after its final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8, except as set forth herein.

Budget Hearings

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5th DAY OF December 2023.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5th DAY OF DECEMBER 2023.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 19th DAY OF December 2023.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5469119353?pwd=S mtlcHJETFhCQUZEcVBBOGZVU3Fqdz09 Meeting ID: 546 911 9353 Passcode: 912873 Dial In: 1-719-359-4580 Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

RIVERDALE PEAKS II METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By /s/ David Solin District Manager Legal Notice No. BSB2872 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CLEAR CREEK TRANSIT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Grant of Easement on behalf of the City in substantially the form presented at this meeting, with such technical additions, deletions, and variations as the City Attorney may deem necessary or appropriate and not inconsistent with this Ordinance, and to undertake such actions as may be necessary to finalize and enforce said Grant of Easement on behalf of the City.

Section 11 As provided in City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance, either as presented or as amended, shall be published in full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after its final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8, except as set forth herein.

if necessary, and 2024 Budget have been filed at the District’s offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

This District Board meeting will be held via Zoom:

Metro Districts

Public Notice RIVERDALE PEAKS II METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity may arise to amend the Riverdale Peaks II Metropolitan District 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Riverdale Peaks II Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget,

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, Adams COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2023CV030698 DIVISION NO. W INITIAL COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM Plaintiff, Bromley Park Community Association, Inc. v.

Defendants, EDGAR PAYTA SANCHEZ et al Regarding: LOT 13, BLOCK 3, BROMLEY PARK FILNG NO. 5, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: CO 80601

5253 Killdeer St, Brighton

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Adams County, Colorado at 9:00 A.M., on the 1st day of February 2024, at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601: phone number 303-655-3272. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Department of Adams County, Colorado.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Published In: Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order and Decree of Foreclosure and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq.

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This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Court Order and Decree dated October 2, 2023, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Bromley Park Community Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded on May 25, 2022 at Rec. No. 2022000046715, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Community Declaration for Bromley Park recorded on July 17, 1998at Reception No. C0420512 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Bromley Park Community Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. You may have an interest in the real property being affected or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property, or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. Any Notice of Intent to Cure must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued.

Legal Notice No. BSB2859 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publicatio January 4, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice COUNTY COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 JUDICIAL CENTER DRIVE, BRIGHTON, CO, 80601 Case Number: 2022C 44989 Division: 1 Plaintiff(s) BENNETT CROSSING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v.

Defendant(s) TYRONE HAYMORE II et al.

Order:for Default Judgment The motion/proposed order attached hereto: GRANTED. The Defendant has failed to timely state a legal defense in this matter. The motion for default judgement is granted.

Issue Date: 4/24/2023

If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

MARTIN JEFFREY FLAUM II County Court Judge

A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight (8) business days after the sale.

THE COURT, having considered the Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint and being fully advised in the premises; and regarding the Property located at 47370 Iris Ave, Bennett, CO 80102-8617, also known as BENNETT CROSSING FLG NO 2 BLK 4 LOT 1, Adams County, CO (the “Property”);

In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto.

In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property.

DATED in Colorado this 8th day of November, 2023.

Gene R. Claps Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 3838-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.

ORDER FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that: (1) Requiring Defendants to submit detailed plans to the Association for the fence extension installed on the property within fifteen (15) days of the Court’s Order; (2) Should those plans be denied, or owner fails to submit the plans, requiring Defendants to remove the fence extension within thirty (30) days of the denial or failure to submit plans; (3) If Defendants fail to comply with provisions 1 through 2 above within the time frames as specified, the Association shall be entitled to enter onto the Defendants’ property, with the assistance of the Adams County Sheriff and/or the Bennett Police to remove the unapproved fence extension. Defendants shall be charged the costs of such action and remedies, which amounts shall be paid in full by the Defendants within thirty (30) days of notice of such costs to be sent, via regular mail, to Defendants at the property address. If such amount is not paid in full when due, Plaintiff shall be entitled to record a lien against Defendants’ property, to include such amount, and apply to this Court for modification of its judgment to include all costs incurred by the Plaintiff in removal, as well as all costs and attorney fees incurred by the Plaintiff in attempting to collect such amount from the Defendants; (4) Plaintiff is awarded reasonable attorney fees pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-33.3-123 and the Declaration at Article XI, Section 1(a) in the amount of $3,410.50; and (5) For interest charges to continue upon the entry of judgment at the rate of 8.00% per annum, pursuant to C.R.S. § 5-12-101; and (6) Plaintiff is awarded its costs in the amount of $291.00; (7) For any and such further relief as this Court deems proper; and (8) Any violation of this Court Order shall constitute contempt of court and subject the Defendants to such punishment as may be provided by law.

DATED this day of , 2023.

BY THE COURT: Judge/Magistrate Legal Notice No. BSB2815 First Publication: November 16, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE

Colorado Estate Planning Law Center Attorneys to the Personal Representative 6870 W. 52nd Ave, Suite 103 Arvada, CO 80002

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances Hargrave, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30796 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charlotte Selix Attorney for Personal Representative 1604 H St. Salida, CO 81201

Legal Notice No. BSB2860 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SHARON MAUREEN LONGO, a/k/a Sharon M. Longo, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30938

Legal Notice No. BSB2843 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Esther Crumpton, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30732 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Counsel for Personal Representative Dalla Hammond, PC. 12245 N. Pecos St., Suite 100, Westminster, CO 80234 Legal Notice No. BSB2865 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE

Gerald Crumpton, Co-Personal Representative 12891 Jackson Circle Thornton, Colorado, 80241

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAWRENCE ANTHONY LaRUSSO a/k/a LARRY LaRUSSO, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30940

Legal Notice No. BSB2862 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Aurora Lopez, a/k/a Aurora Carol Mea Lopez, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 244 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Andrea M. French Personal Representative 18943 East Carmel Drive Aurora, Colorado 80011

David C. LaRusso Personal Representative c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No. BSB2866 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT ANGELO FARINO, JR aka Rob Farino, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30945

Legal Notice No. BSB2858 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Sanchez, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30911 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Casey L. Williams, #39117 Attorney for Priscilla M. Ullerick, Personal Representative 203 Telluride Street, #400 Brighton, CO 80601

Angelo Lawrence Farino Personal Representative c/o DALLA HAMMOND, P.C. 15016 Elizabeth St. Thornton, CO 80602 Legal Notice No. BSB2871 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles H. Streib, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30890

Legal Notice No. BSB2851 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carol Margaret Alcorn a/k/a Carol M. Alcorn a/k/a Carol Alcorn a/k/a Caroline Margrate Kuball a/k/a Carol Margaret Kuball a/k/a Carol M. Kuball a/k/a Carol Kuball, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30872

Joanne Streib Personal Representative 11729 E. Asbury Ave. Auroa, CO 80014

All persons having claims against the above-

Legal Notice No. BSB2863 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael A. Johnson a/k/a Mike A. Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 404 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matt Johnson Personal Representative 8582 Raspberry Dr Frederick CO 80504 Legal Notice No. BSB2844 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Francis H. Ortega (Also known as Francis Hope Ortega and Francis Ortega), Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30819 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian Musell attorney for Victoria Ortega Personal Representative 3801 E. Florida Ave. Ste. 725, Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. BSB2879 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estate of William M. Walker, aka William Matthew Walker, aka William Walker, aka Matthew Walker, aka Matt Walker, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30905 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diane L. Walker, Personal Representative c/o Pennetta Law LLC P.O. Box 2099 Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419 Legal Notice No. BSB2867 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN JAMES JACOBUCCI, a/k/a JOHN J. JACOBUCCI, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30745 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary J. Jacobucci Personal Representative 135 South First Avenue Brighton, Colorado 80601 Legal Notice No. BSB2856 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Howard Lynn Jones, a.k.a. Howard L. Jones, a.k.a. Howard Jones a.k.a. “Sam” Jones, Deceased

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dawn Jones Personal Representative 5235 303rd Street Toledo, OH 43611

P0UBLIC NOTICE

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Interest of: Fernando Chavez Solis

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Paul Fanning a/k/a H. Paul Fanning Personal Representative 6123 Weaver Road Cheyenne, WY 82009

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO§ 15-10-401, C.R.S.

A hearing on January 16, 2024 at 11:30 am.

Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Minor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Legal Notice No. BSB2855 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before March 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Jennaweh Hondrogiannis, Esq. 10701 Melody Dr., Suite 565 Northglenn, CO 0 Phone Number: 303-222-1130 E-mail: jennaweh@somosimmigration.com Attv. Reg. #: 45094

To: Julio Cesar Chavez Padilla. Maria de Jesus Solis Gamboa

By: Deputy Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Interest of: Maria Chavez Solis

Case Number: 2023PR30741 Division: T1 Courtroom

Name Changes

The petition requests that the name of Alejandro Olivas II be changed to Alex Bautista Case No.: 23 C 1742

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shirley D. Bauer a/k/a Shirley Bauer f/k/a Shirley D. Breffle, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30747

District Court Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr Brighton, CO 80601

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

Public notice is given on November 21, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

Legal Notice No. BSB2868 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Billy Anna Welch (Also known as BA Welch) , Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 030876

Legal Notice No. BSB2880 First Publication: December14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Casey L. Williams, #39117 Attorney for Christina M. Hathaway Personal Representative 203 Telluride Street, #400 Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2839 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Brian Musell attorney for Dawn Welch Personal Representative 3801 E. Florida Ave. Ste. 725, Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. BSB2840 First Publication: November 30, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Willard R. Probert, a/k/a Willard Roger Probert, a/k/a Roger Probert, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30926

Date: January 16, 2024 Time: 11:30am Courtroom or Division: T1 Address: Webex with Magistrate Price https://iudicial.webex.com/meet/D17-BRGTDIVT1

Case Number: 2023PR30742 Division: T1 Courtroom Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Jennaweh Hondrogiannis, Esq. 10701 Melody Dr., Suite 565 Northglenn, CO 80234 Phone Number: 303-222-1130 E-mail: jennaweh@somosimmigration.com Attv. Reg.#: 45094 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO§ 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Julio Cesar Chavez Padilla, Maria de Jesus Solis Gamboa A hearing on January 16 2024 at 11:30am, Petition for Appojntment of Guardian for Minor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: January 16, 2024 Time: 11:30am Courtroom or Division: T1 Address: Webex with Magistrate Price Acre-Feet/Unit Acre-Feet/Unit Dedicationhttps://iudicial.webex.com/meeUD17-BRGTThe hearing will take approximately 1 hour DIVT1 Dedication Amount

Children Services

Units/Acre Amount Required for (Adoption/Guardian/Other) Legal Notice No. BSB2869 Changed Water

Required Unchanged The hearing will takefor approximately 1 hour.

Water Legal Notice No. BSB2870 0 to 3 0.64 14, 2023 First Publication: December Last Publication: December 28, 2023 >3 to 4 0.62 Blade Public Notice 0.56 District Court Publisher: Brighton Standard Adams County, Colorado ###Legals >4 to 5 0.47 0.52 >5 to 6 0.46 0.51 >6 to 7 0.42 0.46 >7 to 9 0.40 0.44 Public Notice>9 to 10 0.39 0.43 >10 to 11 0.38 0.42 (d) The water rights dedication or fee-in-lieu amount for multi-family dwellings, including apartment buildings or condominiums >11 dwellings (such as duplexes or townhomes) 0.36 shall be assessed based on number 0.40of units. The feeand single-family attached First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 0.58 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

City of Brighton ORDINANCE NO. INTRODUCED BY: Green

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 13-4-10 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WATER DEDICATION OR PAYMENT OF FEE-IN-LIEU OF WATER DEDICATION

in-lieu amount shall be assessed in accordance with the schedule of fees, rates, and charges as adopted by the annual fee resolution, ordinance, or otherwise. The water dedication amount shall be assessed as follows:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.1 of the City of Brighton Home Rule Charter, authority is granted to the City Council over matters pertaining to City-owned utilities, including water rights and acquisition thereof; and

Multi-Family

WHEREAS, the City Council supports the notion that development should dedicate sufficient water resources to serve the project; and

Acre-Feet Dedication Amount Required for Changed Water

Per unit

0.27

WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interests of the City of Brighton and its residents to amend Section 13-4-10 of the Brighton Municipal Code to further clarify the water dedication or fee-in-lieu requirements therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Effective January 1, 2024, Section 13-4-10 is hereby amended as follows: (a) A dedication of water rights is required for all development, redevelopment, and expansion projects unless the City Council has previously granted by signed agreement the right to pay a fee-in-lieu. In certain circumstances, fee-in-lieu may be accepted, if the calculated raw water dedication for the project is equal to five acre-feet or less. (b) All water dedication or fee-in-lieu amounts shall be based on a firm yield analysis calculated by the City or a City-designated consultant. The City Manager shall develop a policy outlining acceptable water sources and other requirements related to water dedication and/or fee-in-lieu payment. (c) The water rights dedication or fee-in-lieu amount for single-family detached dwellings shall be assessed in accordance with the schedule of fees, rates, and charges as adopted by the annual fee resolution, ordinance, or otherwise. The water dedication amount shall be assessed as follows:

Units/Acre

Acre-Feet/Unit Dedication Amount Required for Changed Water

0 to 3 >3 to 4 >4 to 5 >5 to 6 >6 to 7 >7 to 9 >9 to 10 >10 to 11 >11

0.58 0.56 0.47 0.46 0.42 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.36

Acre-Feet Dedication Amount

Acre-Feet/Unit Dedication Amount Required for Unchanged Water 0.64 0.62 0.52 0.51 0.46 0.44 0.43 0.42 0.40 Acre-Feet Dedication

Acre-Feet Dedication Amount Required for Unchanged Water 0.30

(e) To determine the water dedication amount for all other developments, including, but not limited to commercial, industrial, mixed use, public land donation, parks, common areas, and accessory dwelling units, the owner shall provide, in a form acceptable to the City, a water resource report authored by a registered professional engineer experienced in water resources that estimates the amount of water needed to support and irrigate said development. The City Manager shall develop a policy setting forth the required contents of a water resource report. The City will review the water resources report and, in the City’s sole discretion, determine the dedication or fee-in-lieu requirements to be met. (f) For single-family dwellings, approval of a final plat or administrative plat, as applicable, shall be contingent upon water dedication. For all other developments, approval of a site plan or site improvement permit (LUDC), as applicable, shall be contingent upon water dedication. (g) All fee-in-lieu payments shall occur prior to the issuance of a building permit. Fee-in-lieu payments shall be based on the rate in effect at the time of payment. (h) No building permit shall be issued until all required water dedications or payments have been made pursuant to the water dedication or fee-in-lieu amounts in effect at the time of dedication or payment.

Section 2. All sections, subsections, and definitions of Article 13 not expressly amended or modified herein remain in full force and effect.

Section 3. As provided by City Charter Section 5.9(A), this Ordinance, either as presented or as amended, shall be published full as it was adopted prior to taking final action. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after final publication, as provided in City Charter Section 5.8., except as set forth herein.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5th DAY OF DECEMBER 2023.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 19th DAY OF DECEMBER 2023.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor ATTEST: /s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney Legal Notice No.: BSB2878 First Publication: December 14, 2023

Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

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Bruce Fitzgerald Total Votes Cast

Fort Lupton Colorado

416 416

This is to Certify that at the Municipal Election coordinated with Weld County on the 7th day of November 2023 the results of the votes cast, are as follows:

PUBLIC NOTICE

Number

Councilmember Ward 1 (One 4-Year Term) David Crespin

154

Kellie Cruz Total Votes Cast

148 308

Maricela Peña, City Clerk City of Fort Lupton Legal Notice No. FLP979 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 14, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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219 423 642

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 April 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Colorado Estate Planning Law Center Attorneys to the Personal Representative 6870 W 52nd Ave, STE 103 Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. FLP978 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Geoffrey D. Runyan, AKA Butch Runyan, AKA Jeff Runyan, AKA Geoffrey Runyan, AKA Geoffrey Don Runyan, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 354

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jenine Lynn Burrell a/k/a Jenine L. Burrell a/k/a Jenine Burrell a/k/a Jenine Lynn Nichols a/k/a Jenine L. Nichols a/k/a Jenine Nichols, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 030626

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 1st day of December 2023.

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION

Bushrod White Chris Ceretto Total Votes Cast

Notice to Creditors

Councilmember Ward 3 (One 4-Year Term)

Public Notice

Candidate Name of Votes

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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 April 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wendy McSwain Personal Representative 3344 34th St Greeley, CO 80634 Legal Notice No. FLP976 First Publication: December 7, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press ###

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Fort Lupton Expenditures Public Notice EXPENDITURES NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - DECEMBER 5, 2023 DATE

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AIRGAS USA LLC $19.03 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC $308.69 EAGLE ROCK COMPANY OF COLO $197.20 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE CORP $574.75 MONTY LEE STEPHEN $734.57 R & L TIRES $64.99 SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY $1,024.62 SPORTS TURF IRRIGATION $1,138.00 SRIXON/CLEVELAND GOLF/XX10 $49.05 SWIRE COCA-COLA, USA $405.08 WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC $1,105.00 ACE HARDWARE OF FORT LUPTON $209.18 BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER $270.53 CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY $237.72 EAGLE ROCK COMPANY OF COLO $72.05 EPOCH EYEWEAR $647.21 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE CORP $513.20 LUXOTTICA OF AMERICA, INC $130.54 SPECIALTY CIGARS, LLC $430.15 SRIXON/CLEVELAND GOLF/XX10 $489.63 SWIRE COCA-COLA, USA $236.50 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC $556.57 AGFINITY INC $2.06 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE COLORADO $348.76 CENTURYLINK $61.94 CLUB PROPHET SOFTWARE, LLC $610.00 COLORADO GOLF & TURF INC $332.35 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC $88.24 EAGLE ROCK COMPANY OF COLO $73.40 FORT LUPTON PACK & SHIP $446.42 HIGH COUNTRY BEVERAGE CORP $426.50 SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY $499.35 THE ANTIGUA GROUP INC $1,152.06 XCEL ENERGY-GAS $289.54 A TO Z RECREATION, LLC $352,743.50 ACTIVE CABLING & COMMUNICATIONS LLC $3,699.73 ADOLFSON & PETERSON CONSTRUCTION $559,026.62 AMAZON.COM $2,017.92 BANK OF COLORADO $130.89 BOOTBARN INC $1,300.00 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $120.00 CITY OF FORT LUPTON $575.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA $324.12 COMCAST BUSINESS $2,242.66 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC $246.23 FILMTEC CORPORATION $114,000.00 FORT LUPTON RECREATION CTR $735.00 HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS INC $29.64 HEALTHY START CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTING, LLC $272.00 KAREN BALLESTERON $22.50 KONE INC $140.80 LEXIPOL LLC $5,278.19 MAGALY MORALES-TEJADA $132.31 NVAA $52.00

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OFFICE DEPOT $273.41 OLGA GARCIA $65.00 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS $133.24 PETTY CASH-FINANCE $372.13 PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN MEDIA $11.44 QUADIENT LEASING USA INC $433.59 ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW VOLTAGE $135.00 SEAN MCDERMOTT $128.45 STERICYCLE $60.00 TIME CLOCK PLUS $2,810.00 VECTOR DISEASE CONTROL $3,301.20 WELD COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY IT $7,870.41 ADIDAS AMERICA INC $301.47 ADT SECURITY SYSTEM $151.47 AFLAC $3,251.40 AMAZON.COM $43.53 AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP $8,185.92 BC BUILDERS $1,500.00 BG’S JAPANESE DESIGNS $22.00 BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO INC $80,982.74 CENTURA HEALTH $96.67 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA $166.80 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $128.00 COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE $6,881.00 COMCAST CABLE COMM, LLC $220.10 FASTENAL COMPANY 01COFTL $158.46 FORT LUPTON VETERINARY $630.00 HIGH PLAINS NEW HOLLAND $12.32 JOISAN SKROCKI $150.00 KINSCO, LLC $270.00 L.G. EVERIST, INC $205.70 MEANDERING WITH MARY $140.00 MICHELLE FLETCHER $200.00 NORTHWEST PARKWAY LLC $3.50 OFFICE DEPOT $260.41 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INT $130,537.56 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS $1,811.89 R & M SERVICES $1,275.97 SUNSET PRINTING, LLC $1,006.35 SWARCO COLORADO PAINT COMPANY LLC $800.00 SWEET PEA CLEANING, LLC $1,428.00 TODD HODGES DESIGN, LLC $6,808.75 UNITED POWER $163.30 UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY $97,930.76 UNIVERSITY AUTO PARTS $53.62 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLO, INC $1,236.02 WEIFIELD GROUP CONTRACTING INC $14,515.00 STANDARD INSURANCE CO. $6,564.22 RIVERDALE TREE SERVICES $6,800.00 SUTTELL & HAMMER PC $320.16 BADGER METER $192.28 BG’S JAPANESE DESIGNS $815.00 BRANDING BY BRE $3,100.00 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $120.00 CIRSA $846.67 CITY OF FORT LUPTON $495.00

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101473 101474 101475 101476 101477 101478 101479 101480 101481 101482 101483 101484 101485 101486 101487 101488 101489 101490 101491 101492 101493 101494 9001429 DFT0002286 DFT0002287 DFT0002288 DFT0002289 DFT0002290 EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT EFT

COLORADO ANALYTICAL LAB $288.00 COMCAST BUSINESS $2,619.66 CORE&MAIN LP $494.88 ERIKS NORTH AMERICA INC $378.26 INTELLICHOICE, INC. $1,491.45 KENNETH PARSONS $162.04 LAW OFFICE OF MARY MCWILLIAMS, PC$232.00 LCC Inc $125.00 LOUIS A GRESH $1,600.00 OFFICE DEPOT $67.17 PAYMASTER CHECKWRITER CO $459.50 POLARIZED WATER SOLUTIONS LLC $24,800.00 QUADIENT LEASING USA INC $380.46 R & L TIRES $479.00 SALVADOR FLORES, SR $176.05 SHIRTS BY CHA LLC $383.17 SYMMETRY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC $417.36 UNIVERSITY AUTO PARTS $527.19 WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO. $571.07 WELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE $60.60 XCEL ENERGY-GAS $512.13 YODER CHEVROLET LLC $131.15 PERKINS + WILL, INC. $44,188.79 BANK OF COLORADO $6,426.44 BANK OF COLORADO $930.83 VALIC_1 $47,935.67 IRS $75,922.50 CO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE $13,501.00 Global Payments $2,282.04 FDMS $59.88 UMB Bank $770,475.00 UMB Bank $510,780.00 UMB Bank $257,561.11 Full Steam $2,149.25 BOC Transfer $34,000.00 BOC Fee $58.99 ColoTrust Transfer $216,430.43 ColoTrust Transfer $154,991.96 ColoTrust Transfer $25,411.38 BOC Transfer $1,000,000.00 BOC Lockbox $466.65 BOC Transfer $1,500,000.00 BOC Transfer $200,000.00 BOC Transfer $1,500,000.00 BOC Transfer $20,000.00 Payment Service Invoice $3,090.06 BOC Loan Payment $36,364.92 NBS $1,344.20

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BEER FROM PAGE 22

“Wheat-fallow has been the traditional business as norm, but it has also come with a large degree of soil loss and erosion,” Miner said.

“Perennial crops - if they can provide continual soil cover and can still provide an economic return for the farmer - give that chance for the land to rebuild and rest.”

They hope their work will eventually have a broad impact on the country’s agricultural system. But a transformed agricultural system requires a transformed marketplace.

Demand for Kernza needs to be built from the ground up.

In a white paper on the study, USDA researchers identified the brewing and distilling industry as a potential “high value market for Kernza, driving interest and awareness of its contribution to sustain-

able production systems.”

To test out that theory, the research team shipped a few hundred pounds of Kernza to two craft beverage houses in Colorado, Odell Brewing and the Denver Distillery,and asked them to experiment with the grain and provide feedback.

“We’re taking a gamble by reaching out to the brewing industry and distillers,” Kleinman said. “It’s not because that’s the ultimate end, right? The ultimate end is that millions of acres of a crop like this are planted and that it’s brought into human nutrition, not just in the form of beer and bourbon, but in our breakfast cereals, in our breads in the meat that we eat.”

Interest from craft brewers and distillers Marni Wahlquist, Head Brewer at the Odell Brewing Company’s Sloan’s Lake Brewhouse, initially became interested in Kernza after watching a documentary film highlighting its environmental benefits.

“I am in general interested in anything new that I can play around with in the brewhouse. I’m very adventurous,” she said. “But with something sustainable— grass that’s perennial—I was very excited.”

It took a few years, but she finally got her chance to put Kernza to the test when the USDA researchers sent her a bag of the grains last spring. Her first project was a small batch Kernza hazy IPA. A few months later, she collaborated with Patagonia Provisions to create her second Kernza brew, a Kernza lager.

At the Denver Distillery, Chris Anderson-Tarver had a similar fascination with the environmental promise of Kernza. “We like to play around with unusual ingredients.

But as a distillery, we actually really, really care how our grain is grown,” he said.

Denver Distillery is committed to using only local, sustainable grains.

“Kernza fit the bill for us in that not only did it have really interest-

ing problems it was trying to tackle but also we have a sense that it will be probably successfully grown in Colorado,” Anderson-Tarver said.

Of course, beer has the advantage of a shorter turnover time than aged whiskey—it takes just a few weeks to finish a brew cycle—so whereas Anderson-Tarver must be patient, Wahlquist has been able to test her Kernza experiments in the marketplace.

The Kernza lager and hazy IPA have been on tap intermittently at the brewhouse. When they’re available, the menu features a short blurb on the benefits of Kernza.

Both brews have been popular with customers, but not necessarily because of their climate bonafides.

“People don’t read a lot the descriptions of the beers,” Wahlquist said adding that her customers care more about the type of beer they’re drinking than its backstory. “Hazies generally sell very well. People like the sweet hoppy flavors.”

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