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Douglas County has under 100 people who are unhoused and hundreds more in precarious housing, but county leaders say community stigma has so far hindered efforts to provide year-round shelter locally.Concerns about safety and funding were reignited at the Aug. 11 meeting of the Douglas County Homelessness Initiative, where a plan to expand the existing winter shelter network hosted by a variety of churches to a year-round program faced resistance from public commenters.Onecommenter said she only supported helping the people who want help, but not with a shelter. “I don’t want to see this beautiful area that we live in and we choose for this reason to have homeless to have drugs, to be downtown inﬁltrated,” the woman said. “We do not want to invite homeless into our area. I am very, very opposed to this.”

The ballot language would ask voters to approve an extension — not an increase — to the 0.17% sales and use tax, which was ﬁrst approved in 1994.The tax is currently scheduled to sunset in January 2024. If the proposed ballot language is approved in November, it would be extended until 2039, or 15 years. The county has had several meetings with the Douglas County Open Space Initiative, a citizen committee created to seek commissioners’ support for the extension, to discuss the matter.Theboard’s hearing room ﬁlled with supporters during the Aug. 23 special meeting to discuss the open space tax extension.

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Douglas County voters will decide whether the county will extend its open space tax and whether it will have the option to fund broadband throughout the community after the board of commissioners approved both ballot questions Aug. 23. The questions, which will be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot, were both approved unanimously.

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The recently passed climate change, tax and health care bill, gun reform, national security and the need for respect in politics were among the topics discussed during an Aug. 22 town hall with Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Crow spoke to about 165 people at Koelbel Library in Centennial. It provided an opportunity for him to hear resident feedback before he heads back to Washington D.C. for the ﬁnal legislative push, he said. “I love these very much. I get as much out of these as I hope you’re gonna get out of it today,” Crow said. “But I’m really excited for this one in particular because

Commissioner Abe Laydon answered questions from the attendees during the June 22 town hall on homelessness in Douglas County.

The Open Space Sales and Use Tax, which funds acquisitions and maintenance of county open spaces, trails, parks and historic sites, is part of the county’s 1% sales tax. In 2017, the fund was used to purchase Sandstone Ranch, a 2,038-acre property now available to the public for hiking, biking and equestrians.

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“There is extremism increasing in our nation. Threats against me, threats against my colleagues,” Crow said. “You all should not tolerate elected officials at any level engaging in that irresponsible rhetoric.”“Wejust got to lower the tem perature of the room and find a way to figure this out together, be collaborative and build a better society — build a better country,” he continued. “I’ll continue to show up, answer your questions, and let’s do this together.”

Reuters Fact Check looked into the issue and reported social media users raising these concerns “miss key context,” including that the bud get is for an array of positions, not just auditors, and representatives have repeatedly said “audit scrutiny would not increase relative to recent years for those making less than $400,000.”Whenasked about the concerns, Crow said the Inﬂation Reduction Act is a great bill and sometimes when people are up against a good bill, they resort to fear mongering.

Crow supports Assault Weapons Ban When asked about the status of an assault weapons ban, Crow said the House of Representatives recently passed the assault weapons ban again.“Ithas gone, like so many great ideas, to die in the Senate. That’s not for lack of support by our great senators here in Colorado, but that’s a simple function of the filibuster, where you need 60 senators to agree to any one measure,” he said. Crow, who voted to help pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in about 30 years, said he has had a life long relationship with firearms. He said he was given his first gun when he was 12 years old and has been a gun-owner for decades. While Crow was speaking, one at tendee interjected and asked, “Can we take them from you?”

Crow said the legislation will also reduce the cost of healthcare. For example, the bill will extend en hanced Affordable Care Act subsi dies for another three years and will allow Medicare to negotiate prices for some drugs, he said. It also caps Medicare Part D out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 a year for seniors and individuals with disabilities on Medicare, starting in 2025. The bill includes approximately $370 billion in investments address ing climate change, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s fact sheet.“It’s going to make investments in clean energy, so we can actually ad dress the climate crisis,” Crow said. He said the bill will help promote Colorado’s economy because clean energy is one of the fastest growing sectors of the state’s economy and employs thousands of Coloradans.

“There’s a lot of fear mongering about, you know, IRS agents beating down doors, and that’s just not what this is,” Crow said. “That’s just not what we’re looking to do. We’re look ing to enforce the law. We’re looking at making sure people pay their fair share in taxes.” Crow said in recent years, audits for millionaires have decreased more than 70% and basic services for residents trying to get their tax returns have gone down. Last year, four out of ﬁve customer service calls for the IRS went unanswered, heThesaid.bill will help increase enforce ment to ﬁnd those who are not pay ing their taxes and increase services so people can get responses from the IRS, he said.

Bipartisanship and need for respect Being bipartisan is something Crow takes seriously, he said. He noted a report by the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University listed him as number 11 on the bi partisan index rankings for 2021 for the U.S. House of Representatives. According to Georgetown Univer sity’s website, the bipartisan index “measures how often a member of Congress introduces bills that attract co-sponsors from the other party, and how often they in turn co-sponsor a bill introduced from across the Bipartisanshipaisle.” is the way to get legislation done, Crow said, empha sizing the importance of respect in politics.“Theproblems facing our country are complicated. Governing is hard. Legislating is hard. There are unin tended consequences of legislation all the time,” he said. “But what that means is, we have to ﬁnd ways to respect each other.”

“OK, well, we’ll get to your ques tion,” Crow responded, as others in the crowd laughed. Crow continued describing his experience with guns, saying he grew up hunting and then became an Army Ranger.

September 1, 20222 this has been a slog of a Congress, there’s no doubt about it. I kind of call this the ‘Frankenstein Congress’ because when things don’t seem like they’re alive, then they’re alive.” A recent example was the PACT Act. In July, the bill, which expands health care and beneﬁts for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances, gained national atten tion when 25 senators blocked it on the day it was expected to pass the Senate.Thebill had previously passed the Senate in June by an 84-14 vote, but a technical error in the bill required another vote, according to an NPR article. The July vote ended up being 55-42, with 25 Republican senators who previously supported the bill voting against it. However, on Aug. 2, the Senate voted again, and this time passed the bill in a 86-11“Wevote.cannot overstate how impor tant this is for my fellow veterans and brothers and sisters, of how big of a difference it’s gonna make,” Crow said.

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“And the reason is because the weapon matters. They’re designed to do very, very different things, and they’re both very good at what they’re designed to do,” he said.

Crow said it’s important to be open and to engage with others, as well as recognize that words matter. The rhetoric of elected ofﬁcials and leaders can incite violence, and he said he has been vocal against some of his colleagues and calls out when such rhetoric is used.

Crow on national security, Ukraine Crow, who assumed office in 2019 and is running for re-election in November against -Steve Monahan, said he currently serves on three committees in Congress — the House Small Business Committee, the House Armed Services Commit tee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “My committees are really a re flection of my priorities in Congress and the things that are important to this community,” Crow said. “My adult life has been dedicated to preserving the national security of our country. And I started my public service career in uniform and served three combat tours in Iraq andAfterAfghanistan.”beingasked about U.S. in volvement in Ukraine, Crow said the issue is something he spends a lot of time working on in the intelligence committee and the armed services committee.“Ibelieve in supporting Ukraine and making sure that they’re in a position to win and defend their homes and their democracy,” Crow said. “But we cannot allow this to disrupt the international economy.” Crow said he has visited Ukraine twice in the last year, and the things the Russian military is doing are horrific and has to stop. However, he said he believes firmly against perpetual war and does not think the U.S. should fight the war nor put a no fly zone in place.

Many in the crowd applauded and cheered in response, while a few oth ers booed.

“I used weapons of war at war, and I had them used against me. And I know what that looks like,” said Crow. He said when he went hunting, he did not take an AR-15, and when he went to Iraq and Afghanistan, he did not take his hunting riﬂe.

Crow calls Inflation Reduction Act ‘transformative’ One piece of legislation Crow highlighted during the town hall was the health care, tax and climate change bill, which Democrats have named the “Inflation Reduction Act.”Crow was among the supporters of the bill, which aims to lower health care costs, promote clean energy and increase the taxes on some corporations, according to the White House’s website. “This is really a transformative piece of legislation,” Crow said. He said the bill will reduce the fed eral budget deficit by an estimated $300 billion and taxes will not be raised on families earning less than $400,000 a year. “We are going to make our largest, most profitable corporations pay their fair share,” Crow said. The legislation sets a 15% mini mum tax rate for companies with profits of $1 billion dollars or more, Crow said, explaining this will apply to about 150 corporations. The legislation also includes giving $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service, otherwise known as the IRS, which raised some con spiracy theories about a “shadow army” that could “shake down small businesses with assault rifles,” ac cording to The New York Times.

“Those weapons of war — and they are, they were designed by and for the Department of Defense to go to war — don’t belong on our streets.”

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CCCS Chancellor Joe Garcia said such a program is “unprecedented” in Colorado and will cover all of students’ costs, not just their tuition, including fees and course materials.

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medical technician certiﬁcate, said without the program he would be “freaking out” about how to cover the cost of his education. “I, like so many of my peers, want to give back to my community as a healthcare worker,” Villalobos said. “I was beyond thrilled to learn that my training costs would be covered through the Care Forward Colorado program. It makes a high-quality training, like the one I’m receiving at ACC, accessible to everyone.”

The initiative stems from bipartisan legislation signed in May, cosponsored by state Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Bob Rankin, along with State Rep. Kyle Mullica, in the form of Senate Bill 226. The bill was implemented to channel more funding to the development of healthcare education to guide Coloradans towards in-demand and well-paying healthcare careers.

Garcia said. “That’s what will move Colorado forward.”

Under the Care Forward Colorado program, students can pursue careers as a CNA, emergency room technician, phlebotomy technician, medical assistant and dental assistant.Students who enroll in these and related programs at community colleges under the CCCS umbrella — including ACC, Community College of Denver and Front Range Community College — will be reimbursed for their expenses through 2024. Non-traditional students, including those who are in their mid-careers or who are looking to change ﬁelds entirely to healthcare, are also eligible.

Gov. Jared Polis announced the Care Forward Colorado program Aug. 24, an initiative that makes community college and technical programs free for aspiring healthcare professionals across the state.

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Care Forward Colorado is one of the 100 ways the Polis administration has said it has aimed to save Coloradans money, a target introduced during Polis’ 2022 State of the State Address in June.

“Last I checked, there were like 27,000 openings for certiﬁed nursing assistants (CNAs) in the state,” said Paccione, who was appointed to her position by Polis. “So we’re encouraging students to get started with these entry-level positions and to take advantage to earn a credential in their (chosen) healthcare profession for free.”

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis formally launched the Care Forward Colorado program at Arapahoe Community College on Aug. 24.

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During the press conference, Polis was joined by Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, administrators from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), students who will beneﬁt from the program and community members from Arapahoe Community College (ACC).

“(These jobs) pay good, and often, students have opportunities to move into management in these different ﬁelds,” Polis said. ”We will only increase our healthcare needs as our population grows older, and we want to make sure we have the caregivers and people with the right training to take care of rector of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, believes the program will sufﬁciently match the demand for such careers.

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The ballot for sheriff will now have another candidate after Michael Phibbs, who is unaffiliated with any political party, submitted a petition to do so. Phibbs will be up against Darren Weekly, a Republican, and Darren Hill, a PhibbsLibertarian.had1,576petition signatures approved, according to the county clerk. 1,000 are needed to get onto the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate.Thecandidate has previously worked as the Chief of Police for the town of Elizabeth and as the Summit County undersheriff. He has served as president of the Castle Rock Rotary Club and on several boards such as the Peace Officer Standards & Training Board and the South Metro Drug Task Force. He has also led lobbying efforts for the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police for the past eight years. He lobbied for a 2019 state law decertifying peace officers who lie under oath, in official police documents or during internal affairs investigations.ThisNovember 8, voters will also have an opportunity to decide on one commissioner seat and the county clerk and recorder. Ballots will begin to be sent out Oct. 17. Voters will be able to fill out their ballots at home and then mail them or deposit them in one of the 21 ballot drop boxes in the county.

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Residents can also vote in person beginning Oct. 24. The Douglas County elections for assessor, coroner, surveyor and treasurer are uncontested. The county’s next clerk and Republican, will be defending his current seat against Democrat Kari Solberg.There will also be retention votes for county court judges Kolony Fields and Lawrence Bowling. In Colorado, county judges are appointed by the governor and then come up for retention votes. The judges don’t compete with each other, instead, voters mark if they want the justice to remain in ofﬁce handle things like civil cases of less than $15,000, misdemeanor crimes, restraining orders and search warrants.Dave Gill, the incumbent Treasurer, is running uncontested for his seat. Raeann Brown is also running uncontested in the election to replace Jill Romann as coroner. Toby Damish, another sole candidate, will be the next assessor. Darrell Roberts is the sole candidate running for surveyor.

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Around $139 million would be dedicated to maintaining existing buildings, $54.5 million would go to student programming, $15.5 million is for safety and security upgrades and $25 million for fees, contingency and managment.

Bond, mill levy override questions approved by board

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“It’s the seven of you who are accountable for this ballot language and for the money being spent consistent with this ballot language,” Kane said. “Anything that goes outside of the district, (the Mill Bond Oversight Committee) can’t account for and you can’t account for.”

The Douglas County School District headquarters are located in Castle Rock.

The board also unanimously approved a salary schedule, based on the MLO passing, to increase transparency about how the money would be Respondingspent.to public concerns about the money being used for any other purpose, such as vouchers, Superintendent Erin Kane emphasized that every dollar of the MLO is already dedicated under the proposed salary schedule.

“I’m going to try and spend every day in between now and Election Day making sure our teachers don’t come to work the Wednesday after and have to have a really hard conversation about why this community doesn’t believe in them as educators,” board member Elizabeth Hanson said. Ballots will be mailed to voters on Oct. 17.

An issue committee, called Invest in DCSD, has already formed and started collecting donations to support efforts to pass the funding. Additionally, all of the board members spoke of ramping up efforts to educate the community and gain supporters.

Additionally, public comment from staff and families of Ascent Classical Academy, which left the Douglas County School District in 2019, asked that the school be included in distribution of the bond and MLO funding.

With ofﬁcial approval of the ballot language, district staff will be prohibited from advocating for the bond or MLO under Colorado law, so the burden of gaining voter support will fall to the board and volunteers.Taxpayer impact for both the bond and MLO for residential property is $1 per week for $100,000 in assessed value. For a house valued at $500,000, the annual cost will be $255 and $1 million home would pay $410.

While Peterson and Kane said Ascent could always choose to return to Douglas County School District, the superintendent and all of the board members agreed that Ascent would not receive any of the bond or MLO funding because the district doesn’t have oversight of the charter.

Board member David Ray also noted the district’s current policy prohibits any staff from carrying weapons on campus except for exclusively employed security ofﬁcers.Similar to the approved salary schedule, the district also released a plan for the $450 million bond, committing all of the funding to capital projects. A majority of the money, $216 million, is for constructing three new elementary schools and expanding two middle schools.

The Douglas County School District will ofﬁcially go to voters in November for a $60 million mill levy override and a $450 million bond, with assurances that not a single dollar would be used for arming teachers or a voucher program.AttheAug. 23 school board meeting, the board unanimously approved ballot language for two funding questions, which would go toward staff compensation, building three new elementary schools and capital maintenance. The approved language for the MLO commits the district to using the money on salaries and beneﬁts for all staff, including at charters.

“Once we move those (salary) schedules up, the money is spent,” Kane said. “Unless you plan to do a 9% decrease for everyone across the board, there is no using this for something else down the road. … I can’t see a universe, I’m happy to say out loud, at all where you could possibly spend it on anything except what’s in this ballot question.” Concerns about the $450 million bond centered around whether any of the $15.5 million dedicated to school safety would go to arming teachers. Kane answered those concerns with a detailed breakdown of what the money would be spent on, including window hardening, camera upgrades and alarmBeyondsystems.that,every board member said they did not support arming teachers and only member Mike Peterson said he would consider arming staff outside of school resource officers. “Do I want to arm teachers? Absolutely not, I can’t think of a case. But if we can’t get the SROs, which would be my first option for increasing our security, we should think out of the box,” Peterson said, suggesting school safety officers as an option.

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“The funding message is very compelling,” she said. “Once you get that information in front of people, even your strongest antitax conservative can see that it makes sense. The needs are so undeniable.”Gilstrap’sbiggest concern is time with fewer than 90 days until theWithelection.thatin mind, Invest in DCSD is recruiting as many people as possible, including school board members, to help spread the message to support the proposed funding.“Whether you have ﬁve minutes or $5, I can use you,” Gilstrap said ofInvestvolunteers.inDCSD builds off the work started by Superintendent Erin Kane and the school board, which have been hosting town halls and presentations at various locations throughout the summer.

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Douglas County School District is ramping up outreach and communication efforts on its bond and mill levy override funding questions going before voters in November.Withplans for the school board to approve speciﬁc ballot language on Aug. 23, board members and community volunteers are stepping up communication on the district’s funding needs.

Christa Gilstrap, co-founder of the Invest in DCSD committee

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A group of parents formed an issue committee called Invest in DCSD to help pass the $450 million bond and $60 million mill levy override, which would go to building maintenance and construction, as well as staff salaries. Invest in DCSD hosted a kickoff fundraising event on Aug. 28 at Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch with school board members Mike Peterson, Susan Meek, Becky Myers and ChristyChristaWilliams.Gilstrap, one of the founders of the Invest in DCSD committee, said education and outreach efforts have already started, but the event will be a formal introduction to the community. Gilstrap and four other members of DCSD’s Mill Bond Exploratory Committee, which looked into funding needs and the feasibility of ballot questions, created Invest in DCSD in June when the school board was indicating it would support putting bond and mill levy override questions on the NovemberSoballot.far,voters Gilstrap has spoken with are mostly amenable to the proposed funding questions, which is estimated to cost $1 per week for each $100,000 of assessed property values or about $255 annually for a house valued at $500,000.

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“The most important thing we need our community to understand is being homeless is not a crime. We are not going to treat the homeless like they’re criminals,” Douglas County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce Cpt. Kevin Duffy said. “If they commit a crime, we’ll take action, but they’re people, they need help and we’re going to help them. … We need to break down some of the prejudice against the homeless.”

“In the modern world, the availability of broadband has become a necessity for quality of life and desirability of a community, providing residents with access to things like online education, telemedicine, remote working, social connections and home-based business and rural businesses,” said Holly Carrell, special projects manager for the county. In 2005, the state legislature approved a bill that prohibited local government entities from dedicating public dollars to broadband without permission from voters. If approved, this ballot question would allow the county to opt out of that restriction. So far, about 140 municipalities and counties in the state have passed measures to override the law. While some areas in the county already have access to high-speed internet, many rural areas do not.

“We know that high-speed internet is the fourth utility,” Laydon said. “It’s also a signifi cant traffi c solution. If people don’t have to go to the Tech Center or another location along I-25 to get to their place of business, that alleviates our traffi c corridor.” If approved by voters, the county wouldn’t be required to dedicate funds to broadband but would have the option to do so.

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September is.... heard from several advocates of the question, including residents and representatives of county organizations such as the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, the Douglas County Conservation Fund and the Douglas County Land Conservancy. Each of the county’s ﬁ ve municipalities also submitted letters of support for the ballot question. When the question was approved by the commissioners, many in attendance applauded.

Of the more than 150 interactions DCSO has had with unhoused people this year, Duffy estimated fewer than a dozen ended with arrests, most of which were for outstanding warrants, not active crimes.

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Backlash to a proposed shelter exploded in June when residents shouted down a plan for the county to purchase 17 collapsible shelters and after a stabbing occurred in Castle Rock, where people alleged the perpetrator was homeless.

Advocates talked about how the extended tax would create beneﬁ ts for things like trail systems, dog parks, wildlife habitats and land buffers.“South Douglas County is the jewel of I-25, all the way, I believe, from the Montana border to El Paso, Texas,” one resident said during the meeting. Broadband County residents will also get to vote on whether they think the county should have the option to help fund broadband services in theBroadbandcommunity.provides access to high-speed internet for residents.

“The majority of the people that I have come into contact with since I started doing this program are people who don’t mind living on the

Up to 28% of the funds would go to open space acquisitions and another 28% would go to the park funds. Up to 20% is set aside for the open space account, which pays for maintenance and operation of open space properties and trails. The county would use the ﬁ nal amount — 4% — on the historic resource Commissionersaccount.George Teal and Abe Laydon indicated they were in support of the measure in July. Commissioner Lora Thomas said she would not support the proposed 20-year extension and instead said she wished to see it sunset in 10 years. In a recent work session with the open space initiative, she said she would support the 15-year extension.

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Despite the perception, local ofﬁcials who spoke to Colorado Community Media said there is little evidence of unhoused people committing crimes locally, while studies support providing housing as a way to reduce crime.

As part of the Douglas County Homelessness Initiative’s efforts, a partnership between law enforcement ofﬁcers and social services navigators called the Homelessness Engagement, Assistance and Response Team or HEART has been handling calls about unhoused people or Douglaspanhandling.CountySheriff’s Ofﬁce Deputy Tammy Bozarth, who is a law enforcement liaison with HEART, said she’s contacting one or two people who are unhoused on a daily basis, but rarely sees the same people more than once.

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The county doesn’t wish to form a broadband department or own the infrastructure but instead plans to partner with businesses to help provide high-speed internet, Teal said.“It is the full intention, based on all the discussions that the three of us have had together, to make sure that we’re actually leveraging state and federal grants that are coming down to Douglas County, speciﬁ cally for the purposes of increasing broadband,” he said.

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“We have very strong grassroots support,” said Micki Clark, president of the Douglas County Open Space Initiative. If approved in November, the ballot item will authorize intergovernmental agreements between the county and its municipalities for a 20% shareback from the funds. Lone Tree and Castle Pines would be new beneﬁ ciaries of the shareback. How much each municipality receives will be based on a population formula.

The proposal would also address compassion, one of the homlessness initiative’s focus areas, by offering resources to anyone willing to take advantage, Laydon said, but also by allowing for code enforcement in Douglas County.

“If there are issues where crimes are being committed, substance abuse issues they don’t want to treat or mental health issues they aren’t interested in addressing, there has to be a community re sponse that is also compassionate towards the businesses and citizens that live and work here,” Laydon said. “Compassion is not merely for those experiencing homelessness, but compassion for our whole com munity.”Without an approved shelter plan, the homelessness initiative will con tinue to lean on HEART navigators and ofﬁcers to provide the majority of the response to unhoused people.

“There’s a lot of perception out there that if we start providing too many resources or doing too many nice things, then we’re go ing to (exaggerate) the problem and the homeless will start com ing here to get our resources. But they’re already coming,” Duffy said.

“We found a lot more people living in their cars than I thought we would,” Duffy said of the July count.Many unhoused people say they are not from Douglas County, but were there because of a lack of transportation or sweeps pushing them out of other cities. Per DCSO data collected on 152 contacts from January to June, only 6% of them were from the Douglas County area, with the remaining either coming from the Denver metro area or out ofBozarthstate. said unhoused people will sleep in Douglas County to avoid being victims of crime.

September 1, 202210 Greenwood Village To advertise your place of worship in this section, call Erin at 303-566-4074 or eaddenbrooke@ColoradoCommunityMedia.comemail Serving the Southeast Denver area Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org 303-505-9236 Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the southeast Denver area Castle Rock/Franktown WORLD MISSION CHURCH (KOREAN CHURCH) 7249 E. Park Dr. Franktown, CO TIME: 10:30 PM PHONE: 303-688-1004 TRANSLATIONENGLISH ISEVERYONEWELCOME! Sunday Services - 10:00 a.m. Meditation before service - 9:30 a.m. Cimarron Middle School 12130 Canterberry Pkwy, Parker, CO 80138 www.CSLParker.org • (303) 805-9890 Parker Advertise Here! Advertise Your Place of Worship HERE Advertise Here! Advertise Your Place of Worship HERE street, but they have transportation issues,” Bozarth said. A count done on July 25 by the county of its homeless population found 83 people unsheltered or living out of cars and 324 people liv ing in temporary housing, such as couch hopping or a hotel. Another 147 people who are currently in jail or a health facility would otherwise beDCSO’shomeless.Duffy said there is a growing number of women who are unhoused after ﬂeeing domestic violence and families or individuals couch“Ourhopping.femalehomeless population are some of the most endangered, they’re very vulnerable,” he said. Though the county also has encampments of unhoused people, they are smaller and fewer than in Denver, Duffy said.

With the introduction of HEART and potential for a faith-based shelter network, Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon is hopeful county efforts to incorpo rate community suggestions in its response will help chip away at the perceptions that have prevented action so far.

Duffy and Bozarth said address ing community prejudices and educating about the reality of the situation in Douglas County will continue to be important.

“Providing housing with support ive services is the most effective intervention for solving homeless ness and reducing crime because if people are in housing they have a place to store food and belongings, they don’t need to go out and steal things,” she said. “They’re not go ing to be victims of sex trafﬁckers or drug dealers.”

A 2021 study of Denver’s Social Impact Bond, found that providing housing led to a 40% reduction in arrests and a 27% reduction in total days in jail. People in the supportive housing program were less likely to be arrested for trespassing, drug use, drunkenness or other low-level crimes.Still,Alderman recognizes there are gaps in the shelter system and barriers to shelters, such as rules about pets, curfews and a lack of privacy. When housing isn’t an im mediate option, supportive services are still Supportivecrucial.services, including programs like Douglas County’s HEART, help people respond to warrants, get into substance use treatment or access mental health services. are often impactful in reducing arrests and increasing connections to services, Alderman said.“We’ve got models that show us when police go out with mental health providers or people trained in de-escalation that there are fewer arrests and more people get services, so I think that’s a critical component,” she said. Ultimately, though, not having a shelter just prolongs problems as sociated with homelessness, Alder man“Whensaid.people don’t have a place to go, the longer they stay outside, the more likely they are to get fur ther and further away from connect ing with services,” she said. “By not having a safe place for people to go to get a warm meal, sleep in a bed and talk to somebody, we’re extend ing that likelihood that they’ll stay inThoughhomelessness.”muchof the public response to the actions from the Douglas County Homelessness Initiative have been disapproving of proposals, some commenters urged the county to move forward despite the“Theunpopularity.electedofﬁcials have to make the tough decisions and say we need this in our community and vote to put it somewhere,” said a commenter at the Aug. 11 initia tive meeting. “Whatever it takes, Douglas County needs to ﬁnd a way to provide a focus point, whether smaller scale at each church or larger scale at two or three points in the county, to provide services.”

Duffy said most unhoused people are willing to comply if they can. “Ninety-nine point nine percent of the time, people say ‘OK, we’re out of here’ and they walk on,” he said. “Or we can give them a cour tesyDuffyride.”said the department en forces trespassing if the property owner wants to press charges, but it rarely happens. From January to June, DCSO patrols responded to six calls of trespassing, four calls for disturbances and four calls for panhandling, which is not a crime.

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Currently, Duffy said law enforce ment can’t enforce camping bans or force people to move on without offering people shelter due to the threat of litigation, which is why conversations about the county’s re sponse to homelessness have hinged on the need for a shelter in order to have proper code enforcement.

Douglas County doesn’t have shelter resources to offer unhoused people, except the winter shelter network.

Douglas County recently partnered with Arapahoe County to have a shelter option called the GOALS facility, but it’s only for a small number of families and hasn’t yet opened.

Cathy Alderman, communica tions and public policy director for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, said a recent study of the Denver Social Impact Bond, a hous ing subsidy and supportive services initiative started in 2016, shows that housing is a strong piece to reduc ingAldermancrime. said the visibility of people who are unhoused contrib utes to them being more likely to be contacted by police and get arrested compared to people who are housed. She also noted that housing helps keep people from being victims.

“We are in a resource desert down here when it comes to shelters,” Duffy said. “We can’t force people out (of an encampment) unless we have somewhere to take them and it has to be a shelter type environ ment and we don’t have any. So we can’t do any kind of a sweep.”

The top calls the sheriff’s ofﬁce received from January to June were about welfare checks, suspicious persons and unwanted subjects. In the majority of her interactions with unhoused people, Bozarth said she tries to connect them with resources they may need and moves people along from private property largely without issue.

Outside of Douglas County, stud ies show places that provide shelter see a decrease in crime and inter actions between police and people who are unhoused.

The biggest resource DCSO and HEART have been advocating for is more transportation, but shelter resources are a key piece so the jail isn’t a default shelter and code enforcement can actually happen.

“I ﬁnd a lot of people are com ing down from Denver at night and sleeping in Douglas County because they don’t have to worry about be ing assaulted while they’re sleeping or their property being stolen,” she said.According to the July count, 26% of people had a disability and/or chronic health concerns, 20% of the unhoused people in Douglas County had mental health concerns and 15% were ﬂeeing domestic violence.

Laydon reiterated that the intent of the Douglas County Homeless ness Initiative is to reduce or eliminate homlessness, not to add to those“Thenumbers.citizens have already ac cepted and appreciated the winter shelter network for over a decade,” Laydon said. “I think with their encouragement to continue to work with the faith-based community, we can potentially address the shelter ing issue in a way that’s unique to Douglas County. No single commu nity wants to bear the burden of a singular homeless shelter in their community. That’s a big ask.”

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President Joe Biden announced the adminplan to cancel $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for millions of Americans last week, I listened to debates, watched the Facebook comments had some interesting conversations with my husband about what this all means. For me, it very well could lead to $10,000 off the student loans I still carry from getting my degree from Arizona State University. Sure, for a moment I thought that’s awesome. That is a huge amount that will make it possible for me to pay off the full loan way sooner than expected. However, that thought of instant gratification faded when I really started looking at the big picture and realizing this is not as great as those pushing for this big payoff think. Even economists are questioning what it will mean to an already struggling economy. Will it make inflation worse? Will middle-class families be the ones paying the bill? A lot of questions started coming to mind. As the days and discussions continue, I cannot see this as anything more than a political stunt to buy votes ahead of the midterms. Let’s face it, Democrats appear to be learning from past mistakes and taking advantage of American’s short attention spans by stringing several PR victories together leading up to Election Day. It is not a bad strategy. However, the long game strategy of student loans just shows an administration and Congress as a whole that refuses to truly address, discuss and work to fix a broken system.Iwillhappily forgo the instant gratification the $10,000 would bring in the name of fixing the system to make it possible for my three children to enter college without the problems our students are facing today. Take all those billions of dollars Biden is willing to shell out to pay people’s loans off or down and apply them to fixing the system. Fix the loan system itself, fix the loan forgiveness system, and for the love of God, do something about the incredibly ridiculous tuition rates our institutions are charging.

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Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

You want to turn things around and make a difference as you claim? Then ﬁx what is broken. While $10,000 is going to be looked at as this wonderful gift from the government — my question is, what happens next?Think about it — a student who had a bunch of student loans they were paying off for the bachelor’s degree gets this gift applied to their loans. In some cases, the amount may even pay them off. What next? Does that person then go forward and get a master’s degree? Again, they will be signing the same loan documents they signed before.

The results here are not going to be different. The instant gratiﬁcation and happiness many Americans feel over this today will fade into expecting more.

Instant gratiﬁcation — no thanks

Once they are tired of paying those loans — does the government again step in and pay those off? As a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein says, the deﬁnition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

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How much money do we as a country have to keep doing this? I am not convinced we have it now. This action taken by the Biden administration is nothing more than a small Band-Aid being applied to a hemorrhaging wound that requires immediate surgical attention.

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aving spent more than 25 years in the personal and professional development business, working with people in a variety of industries, I have been blessed to have worked alongside some of the most recognized iconic authors, speakers, trainers and motivators in the industry.Additionally, having spent so much time in the business, I have worked with some of the most phenomenal people, both inside the organizations where I have worked, and with the companies where we delivered training and performance development solutions. If you happen to read this column regularly, you will recognize the name Zig Ziglar, as I quote him often. I became a fan of Zig’s long before I partnered with him to launch a business and then becoming a part of his organization from 1998 through 2010 in some capacity, eventually becoming the president of the company. When people ask me what that run was like, I always respond the same way: It was a tremendous experience and I was blessed to have worked alongside some incredible people within the organization, including Zig’s son Tom Ziglar, who is still the CEO today as well as one of my partners. As Mr. Ziglar retired, I joined the Sandler Training organization led by David Mattson. I had known David for several years as he was a partner in one of our businesses with Zig, so making the decision to join Sandler was an easy one. Again, I worked alongside some tremendously talented people at Sandler, and continued to learn so much more about the corporate training environment. Sandler has a vast network ﬁlled with men and women who are at the top of the list of corporate training professionals, speakers and coaches. Sandler’s global presence provided me with an opportunity to build upon and expand my international experience, learning so much more about the cultural nuances of the many different countries we served. Why am I sharing this? Having spent 12 years with the Ziglar organization and nearly 10 years with Sandler, I never lost touch with the people that I worked alongside at either organization. As a matter of fact, it went deeper than just staying connected, I was able to partner with Sandler while at Ziglar, and then partner with Ziglar while at Sandler. Several weeks ago, I wrote a column about the importance of not burning bridges, and instead looking for ways to stay connected for the beneﬁt of all parties. That lesson and the spirit of working cooperatively is demonstrated here.In2019 I branched out to launch my third start-up, a personal and professional development consulting organization. Ziglar and Sandler were both partners, as were several other of the leading training and development companies in the industry. I have so much respect for those companies and the work that they do and the difference they make in the lives of the people they teach, train, motivate and coach. Bringing it all back full circle. Living and working with the attitude of abundance and in the spirit of true partnership, I was always able to call upon my friends in the industry, even my competitors, and talk openly about what we see happening in our industry. Coopetition instead of competition. And as I was ready to re-launch our Coming full circle Michael Norton

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And while some children are better at following the rules than others, that does not make them better or worse kids. It just makes them different.Ihavetwo kids who are professional rule followers and two who are professional rule breakers. Their genders and ages have nothing to do with it. The rule followers are 12 and 6 years old. One is a boy and one is a girl. The rule breakers are 11 and 9, both are boys. It’s just who they are. And there are pros and cons to each personality. The rule followers are excellent at trusting others’ instructions, they’re teachable and coachable. But they struggle trusting their own intuition and it’s hard to teach them whose rules to trust and when it is OK to not follow them at all. My rule breakers spend a lot of time learning and relearning the importance of the rules around them. But when given free rein, their creativity and leadership abilities astound me. The fact that I view one group as easier to parent than the other is my issue, not theirs. I am so wary of products or parents who claim that they know how to ﬁx someone else’s kid. First of all, viewing kids as an object to be ﬁxed is so damaging.

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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.

Stacy Carruth is a mother of four in Arapahoe County

Logically, I should have been offended. But I was actually relieved and felt a wave of satisfaction. My child’s behavior wasn’t my fault. This woman’s famous parenting techniques that she promised would ﬁx all of my problems didn’t apply to me. This experience was just the beginning of our journey down a road of getting my son the mental health care that he needed to succeed in the world.Butit taught me something else. There is no silver bullet to well-behaved children or to good parenting.

Second, I truly believe that there are little to no bad parents. Almost all parents love their kids and want what’s best for them. They may lack access to resources, not know how to love their kids in a healthy way or be misguided in what is truly best for them, but the desire and love is always there. Yes, let’s share parenting stories and lessons learned, but for the sole purpose of each parent deciding for themselves if that tool will fit in their parenting toolbox. Yes, let’s be free to be annoyed by other people’s kids. But remember that the annoyance is our issue, not theirs and it’s OK to set boundaries. When it comes to the parents I interact with, I will continue to believe that they are good people who don’t need me to tell them how to help their kids, they have that power in themselves. But what they could use is a listening ear and a vote of confidence in their ability to figure it out.

NORTON was not prepared for parenthood when I had my first baby When she was just a year old, I thought I could train her to play with aaparentseverywhereoftoys.objectseverydayratherthanThethoughtnoisy,plasticmadeThenhergrand-tookustostoretobuyherbirthdaypresent. They put a Fisher-Price bus in her hands with five little people to go with it. We told her that she could keep it, that it was hers. The look on her face was priceless. She looked as if she’d been given pure gold. It was as if she couldn’t believe that this Needless to say, we have purchased hundreds, maybe thousands, of toys since that day. That was one of my first clues as to my lack of prowess in the parenting field. I eventually signed up for a parenting course. I picked one that promised you would get your kids to obey the first time, every time with zero yelling.Icould only hope. I studied those modules harder than I did for the ACT. I took diligent notes on the material I was learning and the experiences I was having at home. I called in every week to ask my questions according to what I’d learned. I was having problems with one child in particular. I was scared with how much I lost my temper with this little one and needed a way to fix it as fast as possible.Theparenting coach picked up the phone and I proceeded to explain my situation. The details are not important. The conversation went something like this: “Well, why don’t you try this?” “I’ve tried that. He then does this.” “Well, then do this.” “I did that, then he does this.” And so on and so forth until the author of this course got so exasperated with her advice not solving my problems that she exclaimed, “Well, then something’s wrong with him.”

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start-up in a new way, and reached out to our partners, including David Mattson at Sandler, he posed an interesting question. He asked me if I would like to come “home” to Sandler and pick up where we had left off Sometogether.peoplesay that we cannot go around the block again, or it’s a bad idea to try. But when we live and work in a way where we can do great work together keeping our options open, we will most likely be able to come full circle, working, partnering, and changing lives alongside the people you love and trust. I would love to hear your story about coming full circle at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can keep ourselves, our employers and partners connected, it really will be a better than good life.

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“I think it was good for us during COVID,” she said. “Not necessarily a huge spike in sales but more of an interest.”Boxlerhopes to continue to see this interest in crafts, and looks forward to new customers.

The Craft Box has many items for paper crafting, including stamps, die and more.

“People just needed an outlet,” BoxlerBoxlersaid.saw many new faces at the shop (behind their masks), with people picking up new skills like knitting and sending handmade cards to relatives in nursing homes.

“Our goal was definitely to keep things from going into the landfill,” Boxler said. Not only does the store provide a second home for craft supplies, but it also provides a low-cost opportunity for those looking to start projects without breaking the bank. Supplies like fabric, yarn, stamps and more can get expensive when purchased new.The store also has a mission to sponsor charities and groups in the community. One ongoing project the store features is the “fidget quilt” for people with Alzheimer’s and sementia, where crafters can take a kit with supplies to create a quilt with tactile stimuli on it to bring back to the store to donate, or to give to someone they know who would benefit.Thestore also uses its unsellable fabric to make reusable tote bags for people to use at the local food bank. At the Craft Box, Boxler said, the No. 1 selling item is fabric, followed by yarn, though the store does see a great deal of paper crafters coming in for supplies. During the beginning of the pandemic, the shop saw an uptick in fabric sales for those sewing masks. As with many other craft stores, the Craft Box could not keep elastic on its shelves during this time. However, masks were not the only thing people were making during the lockdown.

“At least they know it’s going to be loved,” she said. The original Craft Box location was in Golden, and the store moved to Wheat Ridge ﬁve years ago. Items are donated to the store, and sometimes the store is able to purchase secondhand items from people. Employees want people to know these items are valued.

Thrift stores are more than just grandpa’s old shirts and the Goodwill store on the corner. Many shops around the metro area are bringing their own twist to secondhand stores.

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“I hope the Craft Box is a place for people to be inspired and heal,” she said.The shop is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays. For more information, visit craftboxcolorado.com.

Soul Dog Humane Society Thrift Store packs a big punch for a little store. BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

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Owner Liz Boxler had the idea for a secondhand craft store over 10 years ago when a friend passed away and left behind a mountain of craft supplies. She wanted to provide a place for the items to go where they would be appreciated.

The Craft Box, Wheat Ridge The Craft Box, located at 6141 W 44th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, is the “premier thrift store for crafters,” according to staff.

An employee at The Good Couch works on cleaning one of the couches.

The Good Couch has a large inventory of restored couches.

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Liz Boxler, owner of The Craft Box

Soul Dog has a low-cost clinic in Fort Lupton for spaying/neutering, vaccination and microchipping. It also offers rotating vaccine clinics on tribal lands on a bimonthly basis. The thrift store in Englewood is run by about 10 volunteers. Not only does the store support the mission of Soul Dog, it also strives to support the local people.

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Three of the volunteers at Soul Dog laugh as they work alongside each other.

The thrift store is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday.

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Soul Dog is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the protection and spaying/neutering of animals. The group travels to rural areas on Native American reservations to spay and neuter pets at no cost to the public.

Not only does The Good Couch believe in helping the environment, but the business also works to help the community. The company partners with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and helps to donate furniture to the coalition as needed. The founders always hoped they could pair up with a local nonprofit group, Reichert said. Working with the community and giving back is the ultimate goal, Reichert said. So far, the company has donated $17,930 to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and also helped furnish an affordable housing During the early days of the pandemic, The Good Couch had to pause business, but overall the company saw growth. “During the pandemic, we grew by like 50%,” Reichert said. Reichert attributed the uptick in business to the number of people moving, downsizing and generally trying to save money on furniture.TheGood Couch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed on Sundays. Information about donating or buying couches can be found online at thegoodusedcouch.com. good amount of pet supplies that are donations was a “dog zipline kit,”

The group’s thrift store helps to fund the travel costs for the program, and other donations offset the costs of medications, supplies and operation of clinics.

“Most of our clientele are regulars,” said Wendy Roth, who has been volunteering for two years. The store gets more than just the regular clothing and knickknacks, however. One of the most bizarre donations was a “dog zipline kit,” which apparently sold very quickly.

The volunteers at the store describe the place as “a little gem,” and say that people are consistently delighted to discover them. The store shut down for a few months during the pandemic, but now sees regular customers and a number of people buying clothing to send home to other countries or to bring to the Native American reservations.

Information about the store can be found at www.souldog.org/thriftstore or on its Facebook page, “Soul Dog Rescue & Humane Society Thrift Store.”

The Good Couch is located at 425 W 115th Ave. in Northglenn. What started in 2017 as a group of guys flipping couches from Craigslist turned into a business with sustainability at its core. The Good Couch will pick up most old couches for free, and the staff refurbishes them and sell the furniture for a low price. The company has some parameters, though. It will charge for pickups outside of the 25-mile radius of its warehouse and also charge for damaged or patterned furniture. More informa-

Soul Dog Humane Society Thrift Store, Englewood Soul Dog Humane Society Thrift Store is located at 4725 S. Broadway in Englewood. The small shop boasts consistently low prices for clothing, housewares, pet products and more.

tion about acceptable donations can be found on its website at thegoodusedcouch.com.Unlikethriftstores,The Good Couch will come into your home and haul out the couch that is being donated. Unlike junk removal services, The Good Couch won’t throw it into the landfill. Even the damaged couches are used for The group gets about eight to 10 donated couches a day and sells around six a day. All the local furniture stores now recommend the group’s services for people buying new furniture who need a way to dispose of the old items.

One of the owners and founders, Nick Reichert, explained that couches and furniture items are often curated for people’s personal aesthetics and end up getting thrown out when they redecorate.

“They’re such a large item and so personal to your decor,” he said. “A lot of trash ends up in the landfill, and furniture especially.”

“Our mission is to help our friends in the community,” said Kimberleigh Anders, who has been volunteering for two years. The store keeps prices low — $2 for most clothing items, many marked down to 50 cents. It has a good amount of pet supplies that are donated new from pet stores. The shop, which has been in the community for 10 years now, has become a landmark of the community, attracting a regular customer base.

Arts announced its play season: “The Chinese Lady” by Lloyd Suh, Sept 9-Oct. 16; “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Sept. 30-Nov. 6; Hotter Than Egypt” by Yussef El Guindi, Feb 10-March 12; “Laughs in Spanish” by Alexis Scheer (world premiere) Jan. 27-March 12, 2023; “The Color Purple” by Marsha Norman, Feb. 10-March 12, 2023; “The 39 Steps” by Patrick Barlow, April 14 to June 18, 2023. See denvercenter.org. Ballet Ariel Ballet Ariel will present “Carnaval” in the Elaine Wolf Theater at the JCC’s Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Performances: 7:30p.m. Oct. 1, 3 p.m. Oct. 3. Also: 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker and 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at Parsons Theatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, Northglenn. Matinee performances will be followed by a tea party reception where families can enjoy refreshments with costumed dancers. Tickets at balletariel.org, ranging from $20 to $30. MCA “The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture and the Sonic Impulse” explores the aesthetic legacies and traditions of Black culture in the South, as seen through the lens of contemporary Black musical expression, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Sept. 16, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2023. Will ﬁ ll all three ﬂ oors at MCAD. Ticketed. 303-298-7554, mcadenver.org.

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Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St., Denver, York Street holds its annual Fall Plant and Bulb Sale on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. (Members admitted at 8 a.m. both days and get 10% off.) Free admission but advance reservation required. Tickets will not be available onsite for fall events. Advance tickets or reservations required. Also at York Street: “Glow in the Gardens” Oct. 18-23, 6-9:45 p.m.; “Ghosts in the Garden — Open Air Scare” Oct. 13-15 and 28-30; “Dia de los Muertos Festival” on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chatﬁeld Farms, C-470 and Wadsworth, where the Pumpkin Festival approaches on Oct. 7-9. Ticket prices include access to the 10-acre pumpkin patch, corn maze and family and children’s activities. Food trucks, live music, local artisans and the corn maze invites you to get lost from Sept. 16 to Oct. 30, with a mini-maze for 10 and under and food vendors onsite. 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, botanicgardens.org.

The Young Voices of Colorado float won first place in the club/civic/nonprofit category at Western Welcome Week’s 93rd annual Grand Parade in Littleton on Aug. 20. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUNG VOICES OF COLORADO SAMPLERSONYA’S Aug. 20. The young were enthusiastitor Jena Dickey’s parody of “I Don’t Need Anything But You” from the musical “Annie” as they rolled BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Another...” traditional Asian program on March 24 involves San Jose’s very athletic Taiko drummers. And Masters of Hawaiian Music bring songs from the islands on Oct. 2. “Kantorei Christmas 2022,” a Denver area choral ensemble directed by Joel M. Rinsema, will bring its mellow sound to holiday music on Dec. 8 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, following the touring “Sons of the Pioneers Christmas” on Dec. 1. The well-loved, locally produced “Home for the Holidays” is scheduled Dec. 15 to 23. Shifting to the theatrical: the very funny Reduced Shakespeare Company presents “The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)” on April 22. There are several listings almost every week in the new year and we’d guess that more will be booked — including additional programs for children..TheDenver-based Mary Louise Lee Orchestra will present a “Tribute to Natalie Cole” on April 21 and Tiempo Libre is scheduled to appear on May 6. An occasional visit to the Lone Tree Arts Center’s website will bring up many more choices for the busy upcoming season. (Such a joy to hear about all the area arts coming to life again ... Keep checking for your favorites and/or something new.) The Lone Tree box ofﬁce can be reached at 720-509-1000, or see the website at lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Music — vocal and instrumental; dance; acrobats; lectures and more ... single tickets remain now for the Peking Acrobats, scheduled on Feb. 10, 2023 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., where single tickets are also available for Lone Tree’s widely varied programs through the nextWeyear.suspect some will be sold out fairly soon — for programs like the Celtic “Cherish the Ladies” (Nov. 27); “International Guitar Night” (Feb. 11); and “Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Songs We Love” (Feb. 8), for example.Areafamilies may want to check through the listings, with a 2023 calendar in hand at some point soon. (Those calendars have started arriving at this address, so I’m guessing readers have several by now as well ...)The colorful, versatile Peking Acrobats are scheduled to perform on Feb. 10 and are really amazing to watch for audiences of all ages. Nimble, fearless, graceful, at times funny, they offer a versatile program that ranges from extreme athleticism to beautiful “almost dance” and a number of points in between. Families will enjoy a traditional Chinese art form. Lone Tree calls it “a Chinese Carnival,” describing “a precarious pagoda of chairs, trick cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, ﬂexibility and“Theycontrol.”areoften accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and by high tech special effects that coalesce with the music and awe-inspiring feats

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Thornton aims to become public art hot spot ATTRACTIONSCOMING Clarke Reader

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The work’s location on one of the state’s major highways will not only provide plenty of eyes, but also an opportunity for those doing something as routine as driving to or from work the opportunity to be transported by the power of art. “It’s a gift to take something different and futuristic and put it where people can see it. It can be a shock visually, but over time it can deﬁne a place and give residents a sense of pride,” Leathers said. “These kinds of pieces start out as landmarks, but become what a place is known for.”

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One of the great things about public art is that it serves so many purposes — just as easily as it adds beauty to a community, it can also become a landmark, a location for people to orient their lives around. And Thornton’s latest public art piece aims to become a waypoint for both residents and travelers alike due to both its size and Portland,location.Oregon, artist Volkan Alkanoglu has created a 34-foot-tall contemporary art sculpture for the city and when it is installed this fall, it will be the largest 3-D printed sculpture of its kind in the United States and the second largest in the world, according to provided information. Its home will be on the median at East 136th Avenue between I-25 and Lincoln Street.

“Thornton is really interested in becoming a beacon for more contemporary public art and a place that adds art that is a little less traditional,” said Hannah Leathers, Thornton public art coordinator. “This work has bright colors and a very futuristic look. It has a technological and scientiﬁc look, but is also beautiful in the way it mimics the Rocky Mountain sunset.”AsAlisa Zimmerman, Thornton’s Arts and Culture manager, explained, Alkanoglu’s work was approved by the city council and recommended by Thornton Arts, Sciences and Humanities Council (TASHCO) Public Art Subcommittee. The process began in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the project.“There were no size or dimension limitations to the call for artists,” she added. “This is our biggest budgeted piece and I think the fact that we supported thinking big about the work brought in a lot of submissions.”

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Alkanoglu has worked in the state before and the way he embraces STEM principles in his creations made it uniquely appealing, as did the fact that it’s made of carbon ﬁber, which should withstand all the Colorado climate can throw at it.

“When I proposed this sculpture for Thornton, I wanted to design something that would complement the extraordinary backdrop of the Colorado sky and Rocky Mountains complete with its purples, blues and warm colors,” he said in a provided statement. “The site was chosen as a gateway for Thornton with the sculpture signaling a city on the move.”

19September 1, 2022

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cam footage still not released in police shooting

There’s still a tremendous public interest in body cam footage when there’s a police shooting,” Roberts said. “In situations like this, you want to get as close to the truth of what happened, and the body cam footage is a vital record for that.”

More than a month has passed since Colorado Community Media requested release of body camera footage from Englewood police ofﬁcers involved in a July 24 shooting that left one unarmed man dead. Matthew Neal Mitchell, 22, was shot and killed as police engaged in a shootout with his brother — 29-yearold Phillip L. Blankenship — who was arrested at the scene and charged July 29 with attempted ﬁrst-degree murder.InanAug.

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Englewood Police Chief Sam Watson, in a recorded statement July 28, said “footage will be released as the investigation allows” and will show “the extreme risk that the ofﬁcers and community faced in this event.”

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5 ruling, Arapahoe County Court Judge Kelly Ann Lafave sided with Blankenship’s defense team, which requested the footage not be publicly released.

“This motion is predicated on Mr. Blankenship’s state and federal constitutional rights to due process, and a fair and impartial trial by a fair and impartial jury,” wrote Megan A. Ring, a Colorado state public defender.

Eric Ross, spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District — which is investigating the July 24 shooting — said the footage “will likely be part of the trial, so after it physically airs in a courtroom, there’s less of an argument to continue the ‘blocking’ of itsArelease.”trialdate has not been set, Ross said, but Blankenship is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Sept. 21. Ross said the judge’s ruling does not mean footage “won’t ever be released or available” but that it’s “temporarily blocked from release right now.”

Jeff Roberts, executive director for the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, said withholding the footage, at least until a trial, is “the closest thing to not releasing it.”

The Englewood Police Department and other city officials have since been blocked from speaking publically about the shooting after an Arapahoe County judge issued a gag order JulyAccording29. to a police affidavit of the incident, officers were sent to investigate a call at a home at 5007 S. Grove St. in southwest Englewood at about 7:39 p.m. July Blankenship’s24. mother, Kimberly Mitchell, called police because her son was intoxicated and causing a disturbance. She told officers her son was suicidal and shot a gun inside the home.After officers arrived, they made “loud commands” for Blankenship to exit the home, the affidavit says, before Blankenship began firing shots at officers from the home. According to the affidavit, police began firing back and Blankenship’s brother — who was barricaded inside a bedroom with Blakenship —suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Blankenship then exited the house and was arrested, the affidavit says. He later told investigators he was the only person shooting at officers and that his brother did not fire a single shot.

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Arapahoe was ranked 10th in the CHSAANow.com preseason poll and used its defense to spark its initial victory of the 2022 season. The Warriors turned the ball over four times but the defense was strong and held the Lightning to just an opening ﬁeld goal. “Our defense played really outstanding,” said ﬁrst-year Arapahoe coach Tyler Brayton. “They did a great job of getting stops after turnovers and change of possessions and had a big fourth down stop. The offense played hard but we just need to execute a little better.”

Ponderosa junior shortstop Jasi Martinez throws to ﬁrst base to complete an out in the Aug. 23 game against Discovery Canyon. Martinez had the walk-o hit in the bottom of the eighth inning in the Mustangs’ 4-3 victory.

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Pondo takes 4-3 win over Discovery Canyon

Jasi Martinez moved from Virginia to Ponderosa High School during the summer and she has been a welcomed addition to the Mustangs’ girls softball team. The junior shortshop had three hits, including a walkoff single, to lead Ponderosa to a 4-3, eight-inning victory over Discovery Canyon in a game played Aug. 23 at Ponderosa.Thewinwas the third straight for the Mustangs to open the season prior to the Mustang Stampede tournament.Martinez is hitting .429 with seven runs batted in after three games and has been a spark plug for Pondo. “Jasi is something else,” said Pondo coach Mark Roberts. “She’s a leader. She was a move in from Virginia this year. That was a nice surprise.“Hersister (senior first baseman Lexi) played for me her freshman year and they had military and went back to Virginia and then moved back here this summer. I didn’t know anything about the shortstop. She’s pretty good. Let’s just say it didn’t take long to get her on the team.”Jasidoubled in the fifth inning and led off the bottom of the seventh with a double. She scored the tying run on Ellie Williams’ single, which sent the game into an extra inning.Withone out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the eighth, Jasi smashed a hit down the third base line to drive home Delaney Wright with the winning run. “I was just trying to stay positive,” said Jasi. “I had it in my head, that it is just a game and have fun. “I knew we could do better but when we come back in the end that is important. I

Arapahoe’s Charlie Eckhardt carries the ball for a short gain during the Aug. 25 game against Legacy. Eckhardt caught the touchdown pass for a touchdown. Alonzo Ramirez (2) of Arapahoe is escorted by blockers as he attempts to turn the corner in the Aug. 25 game against Legacy. Arapahoe won, 10-3.

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Arapahoe gave Legacy the ball at the 14-yard line after an interception on its first drive of the game but the defense stiffened and held the visitors to a 35-yard field goal.Legacy recovered a fumble and had a first down at the 8-yard line but Arapahoe forced Legacy to turn the ball over on downs at the 3-yardArapahoeline. then responded with a 97-yard drive that ended with quarterback Michael Moynihan’s 8-yard scoring pass to senior Charlie Eckhardt. After a good kickoff return, Legacy had the ball at the Arapahoe 31-yard line but once again the Warriors defense stood up and Legacy missed a field goal. Another Arapahoe interception turned the ball over at the 8-yard line but the Warriors’ Cade Huggins recovered a fumble at the 3-yard line to avert another Legacy score in the second quarter.Aftera good drive to start the third quarter by the Lightning, Legacy had a first and goal from the Warriors’ 5-yard line but the defense rose up and Legacy missed another field goal. Arapahoe’s offense moved the ball and tacked on a 35-yard Jackson Smith field goal with six minutes left to play to push the Warriors ahead by a touchdown. Will Nox came up with an interception for the Warriors to thwart a Legacy drive in the fourth quarter. And then the defense had to withstand a last-minute Legacy rally and got the ball back on downs at the 39-yard line with under 20 seconds to Arapahoeplay.held the Lightning to 87 yards rushing and 125 yards passing and a majority of the aerial yardage came on Legacy’s last drive.Eckhardt was a key contributor for the Warriors. He is a safety, wide receiver

Arapahoe opens season by beating Legacy

Arapahoe’s defense stepped forward in a 10-3 season-opening football win for the Warriors over Legacy.TheArapahoe defense was under pressure most of the game but held up to notch the win on Aug. 25 at Littleton Public School Stadium.

Junior shortstop gets three hits to help lead way

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Merceadez Tayoya drove in two Pondo runs in the bottom of the ﬁrst and the score remained at 3-2 until the bottom of the seventh when the Mustangs tied the game.

FOOTBALL feel this year we have a way better chemistry on the team and we’re all like playing together. Whenever we get down we feel we can come back.”

Ponderosa has been a 4A school playing in the 5A Continental League. The Mustangs are in the Continental League again but this year has to qualify for the 5A state playoffs instead of the 4A postseason.“We’re excited,” said Roberts. “We feel like we can play with anybody. We love our league because it is so tough. This is a pretty experienced team we have. Last year we were 23-4 and we have most of them back and the kids from Virginia coming in. “I think we’re going to be a good ball club. We’ll be competitive in our games. I told them what I liked about the Discovery Canyon game is they didn’t quit. It’s good when they have that kind of energy and don’t die and just go out and keep battling.”

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Ponderosa starting pitcher Olivia Trombley gave up three runs in the ﬁrst inning but shut out Discovery Canyon the rest of the game in the Mustangs’ 4-3, eightinning victory on Aug. 23.

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All the linebackers played pretty well all Arapahoenight.”has a game against crosstown rival Heritage on Sept. 2. “This team is gritty,” added Brayton about his team. “They fight and we learned that in our scrimmages. They usually rise up. We’re not the biggest team, we’re not real flashy but what we do is we fight.” In key games on Aug. 26, fourthranked Regis Jesuit knocked off No. 2 Valor Christian in overtime, 23-17. Three-time defending state champion and top-ranked Cherry Creek used a strong fourth quarter to down No. 6 Ralston Valley, 35-21.

Ponderosa starting pitcher Olivia Trombley gave up three runs in the ﬁrst inning but blanked the Thunder the remainder of the game.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: LOT 23, BLOCK 1, PARCEL I AT ROXBOR OUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF 7567WhichSTATEDOUGLAS,OFCOLORADO.hastheaddressof:HalleysDr,Littleton,CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE

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Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0096 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/16/2022 10:08:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: WENDY P. SKALAK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CROSS COUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO ANDHOUSINGFINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/3/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 12/9/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019083482 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$402,573.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: Pursuant$398,797.33toC.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-027555 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. Publisher:LastFirstLegaldouglas.co.us/publictrustee/NoticeNo.2022-0080Publication:8/11/2022Publication:9/8/2022DouglasCountyNews

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Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LYNN M. JANEWAY Colorado Registration #: 15592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-027761 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. Publisher:LastFirstLegaldouglas.co.us/publictrustee/NoticeNo.2022-0099Publication:8/25/2022Publication:9/22/2022DouglasCountyNews Press PUBLIC NOTICEHighlandsNOTICERanchOFSALE Public

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• Section I.E.3.c.iv of the Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to develop and implement a program to assure adequate design, implementation, and maintenance of best man agement practices (BMPs) at construction sites within the MS4 to reduce pollutant discharges and protect water quality.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 5B, AREA TWO, BROWN STONES AT TOWN CENTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM AND SUBASSO CIATION DECLARATION FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC., OF HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. RECORDED JANUARY 19, 2005 AT RECEP TION NO. 2005005755, AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR BROWN STONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC. RECORDED ON, DECEMBER 4, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006103843, AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CEN TER, AREA TWO-PHASE 2, RECORDED ON DECEMBER 4, 2006, AT RECEPTION NO. 2006103844 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO (THE “PROPERTY”).

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/7/2022 1:47:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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DAVID DOUGLASGILLCOUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax Attorney#: File #: CO11580 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. Publisher:LastFirstLegaldouglas.co.us/publictrustee/NoticeNO.2022-0094Publication:8/11/2022Publication:9/8/2022DouglasCountyNews Press PUBLIC NOTICELittletonNOTICEOFSALE Public

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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ILENE ColoradoDELL'ACQUARegistration #: 31755 7700 E.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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 Firstextended.Publication: 8/25/2022 Last Publication: 9/22/2022 County News Press 6/28/2022 DOUGLASGILLCOUNTY Trustee Sale No. 2022-0080 Whom It May Concern: On 6/14/2022 10:30:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Grantor: ELMER L TINTERA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/2/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 2/9/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016007526 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$600,000.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: Pursuant$195,805.42toC.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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 Firstextended.Publication: 8/4/2022 Publication: 9/1/2022 Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/7/2022 DOUGLASGILLCOUNTY address telephone ARAPAHOE COLORADO 80112

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Which has the address of: 768 Brookhurst Ave #B, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE

Original Grantor: Keith M LaGrenade Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/13/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 6/19/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013051478 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$268,400.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: Pursuant$226,885.95toC.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax Attorney#: File #: CO-22-915304-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. Publisher:LastFirstLegaldouglas.co.us/publictrustee/NoticeNo.2022-0078Publication:8/4/2022Publication:9/1/2022DouglasCountyNews Press PUBLIC NOTICELittletonNOTICEOFSALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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 Firstextended.Publication: County Notice Election Demand relating the Deed Douglas County. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Loandepot.com, LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: loanDepot. com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/1/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 6/2/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020047471 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$510,581.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: Pursuant$510,581.00toC.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: Lot 78, Province Center - Filing No. 1H., County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 9089 Renoir Dr., Littleton, CO 80126NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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 Firstextended.Publication: 8/11/2022 9/8/2022 Douglas County News 6/16/2022 Trustee Sale No. 2022-0099 Concern: On 6/28/2022 8:08:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Grantor: KENDRA BELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO ANDHOUSINGFINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 7/30/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020069020 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Outstanding$434,484.00 Principal Amount as of the date hereof: Pursuant$427,555.69toC.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

•Section I.E.3.c.ii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and Section I.E.3.c.ii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to utilize an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to require erosion and sediment controls, as well as sanctions and procedures adequate to ensure compliance to the

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News Press Dated: 6/16/2022 DAVID DOUGLASGILLCOUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-027273 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. Publisher:LastFirstLegaldouglas.co.us/publictrustee/NoticeNo.2022-0096Publication:8/11/2022Publication:9/8/2022DouglasCountyNews Press PUBLIC NOTICELittletonNOTICEOFSALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0094 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/16/2022 10:13:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the

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A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, concerning the adoption of the follow ing Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. O-022-001 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO DOUGLAS COUNTY STORMWATER ORDINANCE REGARDING GRADING, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES; ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. WHEREAS, section 30-15-401, et seq., C.R.S., enables counties to adopt ordinances for the control or licensing of those matters of purely local concern and to do all acts and make all regulations which may be necessary or expedient for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease; and WHEREAS, section 30-15-401(11)(a)(I), C.R.S., authorizes counties that have been issued munici pal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits pursuant to Part 5 of Article 8 of Title 25, C.R.S., to adopt a stormwater ordinance to develop, imple ment, and enforce the stormwater management program required by the MS4 permit; and WHEREAS , section 30-15-401(11)(a)(II)(A), C.R.S., authorizes counties to provide for and compel the abatement of any condition that causes or contributes to a violation of a MS4 permit or requirement from any property located within the unincorporated portion of a county at such time, upon such notice, and in such manner consistent with the terms of the MS4 permit as the Board of County Commissioners may prescribe by ordinance; and WHEREAS, Douglas County has been issued an MS4 permit and must comply with all permit requirements; and WHEREAS, with regard to grading, erosion and sediment control and drainage, erosion and sediment control:

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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: LOT 365, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE, FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9575 Marmot Ridge Cir, Littleton, CO 80125

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of Legaltrust.Description of Real Property: LOT 71, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 28, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF WhichCOLORADO.hastheaddress of: 11 Abernathy Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

Original Grantor: Burak Soukup Yorumez Original Beneficiary:

• Section I.E.3.c.vii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and Section I.E.3.c.vii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to utilize procedures for enforcement of control measures that include documented procedures for response to violations of its program requirements.

WHEREAS, with regard to illicit discharge detec tion and elimination:

Pollutant: Pollutants include, but are not limited to: dredged spoil; solid waste; incinerator residue; sewage; garbage; sewage sludge; filter backwash; munitions; chemical wastes; biological materi als; toxic materials; radioactive materials; heat; wrecked or discarded equipment; rock; sand; cellar dirt; and industrial, municipal, recreational, and agricultural waste discharged into waters of the State or into the MS4.

SECTION 1. TITLE This ordinance shall be titled Douglas County Stormwater Ordinance Regarding Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control; Operations and Maintenance of Stormwater Management Facili ties; and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (“Ordinance”).

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4): The system of conveyances, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, roads with drainage sys tems, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, inlets, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, reservoirs, ditches, natural or human-made chan nels, or storm drains owned and/or operated by Douglas County and designed or used for collect ing or conveying stormwater and which is not used for collecting or conveying sewage.

The overall objectives of this Ordinance related to operations and maintenance of stormwater management facilities are: (1) To ensure the adequate long-term opera tion and maintenance of stormwater management facilities; and (2)To ensure County access to stormwater man agement facilities; and (3) To establish processes to carry out inspec tion, surveillance, monitoring, and enforcement necessary to ensure compliance with this Ordi nance; and (4)To ensure Douglas County is in compliance with its CDPS Permit No. COR-080000 and No. COR-090000, along with the Colorado Depart ment of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission’s Regulations No. 61 (Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations) 72 (Cherry Creek Reservoir Control Regulation), and 73 (Chatfield Reservoir Control Regulation), as amended, respectively.

5.2 Operations and Maintenance of Stormwater Management Facilities

Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control (GESC) Manual: The Douglas County grading, erosion and sediment control manual adopted by the Douglas County Board of County Commission ers on March 30, 2004, as amended. Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control (GESC) Permit: A permit obtained from Douglas County Engineering Services prior to commence ment of land disturbing activities as required by the Douglas County GESC manual.

Waters of the State: Any and all surface and subsurface waters which are contained in or flow in or through the State of Colorado, but does not include waters in sewage systems, waters in treatment works of disposal systems, waters in potable water distribution systems, and all water withdrawn for use and treatment until use and treatment have been completed.

This Ordinance shall apply to all land disturbance activities requiring a GESC and/or DESC permit, as outlined in the GESC manual, on any land within unincorporated Douglas County.

It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow any land disturbing activity to be conducted in a manner that violates the MS4 permit and/ or the GESC manual, which GESC manual is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.

Discharge: Any addition or introduction of any pol lutant, stormwater, or any other substance what soever into the MS4 or into waters of the State.

The overall objectives of this Ordinance related to illicit discharge detection and elimination are: (1) To regulate and prohibit and eliminate the illicit discharge of non-stormwater discharges on and into the MS4; (2)To prohibit illicit connections to the MS4; and (3) To establish processes to carry out inspec tion, surveillance, monitoring, and enforcement necessary to ensure compliance with this Ordi (4)Tnance.oensure

(b) If the person discharging non-stormwater fails to comply with such suspension order, the autho rized enforcement agent may take such actions as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the MS4 or waters of the State. The au thorized enforcement agent shall collect all costs incurred in taking such additional action pursuant to the procedures set out in Sections 8.3 and 8.4.

3.1 Construction Activities

Douglas County is in compliance with its CDPS Permit No. COR-080000 and No. COR-090000, along with the Colorado Depart ment of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission’s Regulations No. 61 (Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations), 72 (Cherry Creek Reservoir Control Regulation), and 73 (Chatfield Reservoir Control Regulation) as amended, respectively.

Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this Ordinance, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:

(i) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, use, maintain, or continue the e xis tence of illicit connections to the MS4. (ii) It shall be unlawful to connect a line conveying sewage or other non-stormwater d is charges to the MS4 or allow such a connection to (iii)continue.Thisprohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices a ppli cable or prevailing at the time of connection.

(1) Any drain or convey ance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows or may allow an illicit discharge to enter the MS4, including, but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any non-stormwater discharge to enter the MS4 and any connections to the MS4 from indoor drains and sinks, regard less of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an authorized enforcement agent; or, (2) any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the MS4 which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records or approved by the authorized enforcement agent.

(c) The notice of violation shall be served by hand-delivery or by first-class mail. Any such notice shall be deemed valid if it is mailed to the address of the owner of the premises on file with the Douglas County Assessor’s Office for the receipt of tax notices or mailed as otherwise set forth herein. If a person violates this Ordinance and such violation is not associated with a specific premise, then: if the violation is committed by a person that is a legal entity, notice to such entity shall be deemed valid if sent to the registered agent's address on file with the Secretary of State; or, if the violation is committed by a person other than a legal entity, notice shall be deemed valid if sent to such person at the person's residence, if known, or to any address of such person reported by such person in any political subdivision or State official records, kept for any purpose whatsoever.

The authorized enforcement agents, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and/or Douglas County Zoning Compliance Officials shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.

(d) If the violation has not been corrected pursu ant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation, the authorized enforcement agent may pursue civil prosecution or abatement pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 of this Ordinance.

(c) Any modification to a specific, previously ap proved stormwater management facility, for opera tion and maintenance, shall require re-submittal of premises-specific plans to the County for approval prior to modification.

(ii) The authorized enforcement agent may require any person owning, occupying, or otherwise responsible for a premises, which is, or may be, the source of a non-stormwater discharge to implement, at said person’s expense, additional structural and non-structural BMPs to prevent the further release of non-stormwater discharges to the MS4, and it shall be unlawful to fail to provide such BMPs.

Person: Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation, business, or other entity recognized by law, whether public or private, corporate or politic.

SECTION 2. PURPOSE/INTENT 2.1 Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control and Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control

Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person has information of any known or suspected release of a non-stormwater discharge into stormwater, or into or on the MS4, or into waters of the State, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the containment and cleanup of such release. In the event of a release of hazardous materials, said person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emer gency dispatch services. In the event of a release of non-stormwater discharges, said person shall notify the authorized enforcement agent in person or by phone or facsimile no later than the next business day. Notifications in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the authorized enforcement agent within three (3) business days of the phone notice. If the discharge of hazardous materials or nonstormwater discharges emanates from a com mercial or industrial establishment, an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence shall be retained for at least three (3) years. It shall be unlawful for any person not to provide the appropriate notice or recordkeeping as outlined herein.

Construction Sites: The premises on which land disturbance activities requiring a GESC permit and/or DESC permit, as outlined in the GESC manual, take place or are proposed to take place.

72.7.2(b)(1) of the Colorado Depart ment of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 72, Cherry Creek Reservoi r Control Regulation requires Douglas County to develop, implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any stormwater runoff to the MS4 from construc tion activities that disturb land, including, but not limited to, the following: unless otherwise excluded in section 72.7.2(b)(2): (i) clearing, grading, or excavation of land; (ii) construction, including expansion or alteration, of a residential, com mercial, or industrial site or development; and (iii) construction of public improvements and facilities such as roads, transportation corridors, airports, andSectionschools.73.6(2) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 73, Chatfield Reservoir Control Regulation requires Douglas County to implement nonpoint source control programs for those areas within its jurisdiction with the goal of reducing nonpoint source phosphorus in the Chatfield Watershed.

Stormwater Management Facilities: A facility that includes, but is not limited to, ponds, pipes, channels, and other facilities that store, treat, or convey stormwater runoff.

• Section 61.8(11)(a)(ii)(D)(II)(a) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System requires Douglas County to utilize an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to require erosion and sediment controls, as well as sanctions to ensure compliance to the extent allowable under State or localSectionlaw.

Section I.E.3.c.vii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and Section I.e.3.c.vii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to utilize procedures that include specific processes and sanctions adequate to minimize the occurrence of, and obtain compli ance from, chronic and recalcitrant violators of controlSectionmeasures.61.8(11)(a)(ii)(D)(I) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System requires Douglas County to develop, implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any stormwater runoff to the MS4 from construction activities that result in a land disturbance of greater than or equal to one acre.

• Section 61.8(11)(a)(ii)(C)(I)(b) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System requires Douglas County to prohibit, through ordinance or other regulatory mechanism, non-stormwater discharges into the MS4 and implement appropri ate enforcement procedures and actions to the extent allowable under State or local law.

(d) Notification of Spills

• Section I.E.2.a.ii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and Section I.E.2.a.ii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to effectively prohibit, through ordinance or other regulatory mechanism, illicit discharges into the MS4 and implement appropri ate enforcement procedures and actions to the extent allowable under State or local law.

Authorized Enforcement Agent: The Douglas County Director of Public Works and/or his/her designated agents.

(b) If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected premises is/are required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such abatement, remediation, and/or restoration must be completed.

8.2 Emergency Suspension of Non-stormwater Discharges (a) The authorized enforcement agent may, without prior notice, order the suspension of con struction activities, discharge of non-stormwater into the MS4, and any other activity when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, or to the health or welfare of per sons, or to the MS4, or to the waters of the State.

8.3 Abatement Action (a) The authorized enforcement agent may apply to the Douglas County Court or Douglas County District Court for an administrative entry

The overall objectives of this Ordinance related to grading, erosion and sediment control and drain age, erosion and sediment control are: (1) To ensure the adequate design, implemen tation, and maintenance of BMPs at applicable construction sites; and (2) To establish a process to require erosion and sediment controls, as well as sanctions and procedures, adequate to ensure compliance with this Ordinance; and (3) To ensure Douglas County is in compli ance with its CDPS Permit No. COR-080000 and No. COR-090000, along with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commissioner’s Regula tions No. 61 (Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations), 72 (Cherry Creek Reservoir Control Regulation), and 73 (Chatfield Reservoir Control Regulation), as amended, respectively.

Hazardous Materials: Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteris tics, may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

3.2 Operations and Maintenance of Stormwater Management Facilities

Non-Stormwater Discharge: Any discharge to the MS4 that is not composed entirely of storm water, except as specifically allowed in: Section I.E.2.a.v of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000, as amended; Section I.E.2.a.v of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR090000, as amended; Section 61.8(11)(a)(i)(C) (II) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commis sion, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System, as amended; and the Colorado Depart ment of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division’s Low Risk Discharge Policy (WQP-27), and associated guidance docu ments, as amended.

SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS

Stormwater: Any surface flow, runoff, or drainage from any form of natural precipitation, including snowmelt.

• Section I.E.4.c.ii.(C) of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000, and Section I.E.4.c.ii.(D) of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-090000, Stormwater Discharges As sociated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to develop, implement, and document procedures to ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of BMPs, including procedures to enforce the requirements for other parties to maintain BMPs when necessary.

It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow any stormwater management facilities to be oper ated and/or maintained in a manner that violates the MS4 permit and/or the Douglas County Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria Manual as amended, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.

SECTION 7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

• Section 61.8(11)(a)(ii)(C) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System requires Douglas County to develop, implement, and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.

2.2 Operations and Maintenance

5.3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (a) Prohibition of Illicit Discharges

Illicit Discharge: Any prohibited direct or indirect non-stormwater discharge into the MS4. Illicit Connections:

WHEREAS, with regard to operation and main tenance of stormwater management facilities: Section I.E.4.c.ii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000 and CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-090000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems require Douglas County to use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post-construction runoff from new development and redevelopment projects to the extent allowable under State or local law.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) (Also known as Control Measures in the MS4 per mits): Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of non-stormwater directly or indirectly into storm water, the MS4, receiving waters, or any other stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage. The term BMP is used in terchangeably with the term control measure, and can include other methods such as the installation, operation, and maintenance of structural controls and treatment devices.

This Ordinance shall apply to all stormwater management facilities on any developed and undeveloped lands located within unincorporated Douglas County, unless explicitly exempted by the authorized enforcement agent.

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Construction Activities: Any construction activ ity occurring on the premises, excluding safety related items and activity required to correct a cited violation.

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This Ordinance shall apply to all non-stormwater discharges and/or connections entering Douglas County’s MS4 generated on any developed and undeveloped lands located within unincorporated Douglas County, unless explicitly exempted by an authorized enforcement agent.

(a) Stormwater management facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the Douglas County approved construction drawings. Storm water management facilities shall be operated and maintained at all times so that their water quantity control functions, water quality control functions, and maintenance access are not impaired, which shall include keeping all stormwater management facilities and access areas free of accumulated debris, trash, and sediment. Proper water quantity and water quality control functions are defined within the Douglas County accepted drainage report and associated construction drawings, which are required by the Douglas County Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria Manual, as amended. (b) Operation and maintenance of all stormwater management facilities shall at all times be con ducted in compliance with the Douglas County Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria Manual, as amended.

Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control (DESC) Permit: A permit obtained from Douglas County Building Division prior to commencement of land disturbing activities as required by the Douglas County GESC manual.

SECTION 3. APPLICABILITY

(i) Persons shall provide, at their own expense, and it shall be unlawful to fail to provide, reason able protection from release of non-stormwater discharges on or into the MS4 or into watercourses through the use of Douglas County approved structural and non-structural BMPs.

Watercourse: A channel, natural depression, slough, artificial channel, gulch, arroyo, stream, creek, pond, reservoir, or lake, including major drainageways, in which stormwater and flood water flows either regularly or infrequently.

Premises: Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.

In order to access the stormwater management facilities to ensure adequate operation and main tenance, appropriate easements shall be granted to Douglas County. For subdivision plats, the easements shall be recorded prior to the issuance of any construction permits. For site improvement plans, the easements shall be recorded prior to the release of a certificate of occupancy. For 35-acre developments and all other projects, the ease ments shall be recorded prior to the issuance of a GESC permit. All easements shall be granted by a person authorized to do so for the right to enter the premises, at the discretion of Douglas County, for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, modifying, or replacing stormwater management facilities in accordance with the Douglas County Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria Manual, as amended. The easements shall be in a form approved by Douglas County. Existing stormwater management facilities that do not have the required width may be required to be increased by the authorized enforcement agent to the minimum extent necessary when the autho rized enforcement agent determines there are special circumstances applicable to the premises or the intended use, for which a wider easement is necessary to allow adequate maintenance of the proposed stormwater management facility; or The required width may be allowed to be reduced by the authorized enforcement agent, upon receipt of a written variance request, when the authorized enforcement agent determines there are special circumstances applicable to the premises or the intended use, including but not limited to, shape, topography, location, or surroundings, which do not generally occur on other sites and which render it infeasible to develop the premises for uses allowed under the Douglas County Zoning Resolution, or which impose undue hardship, provided that the authorized enforcement agent also determines the proposed stormwater man agement facility can be adequately maintained with the reduced easement width. Prior to accepting the easement, the authorized enforcement agent may require the removal of all encumbrances which are inconsistent with the purposes for which the easement is being granted. The easement shall be signed by an authorized person and recorded in the office of the Douglas County Clerk & Recorder.

(i) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged non-stormwater into the MS4 or waters of the State. (ii) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit any non-stormwater onto public or private premises when such dumping or deposit may result in an illicit discharge to the MS4.

• Section 72.7.2(c)(5)(ii) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 72, Cherry Creek Reservoir Control Regulation requires Douglas County to develop a program that requires owners to be responsible for opera tion and maintenance of BMPs and requires that they provide easements or other legal means for access of the control measure sites for operation, maintenance, and inspection by the authorized enforcement agent.

5.1 Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control and Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control

(a) Except where emergency suspension is nec essary pursuant to Section 8.2 of this Ordinance, the authorized enforcement agent shall provide written notice to persons violating this Ordinance. Such notice shall describe the violation and the level of such violation if it is related to the GESC manual, and may require, without limitation: (i) Corrective actions necessary to remediate violations of the GESC manual; and/or (ii) Corrective actions necessary to ensure proper functioning of the stormwater management facility or easement; and/or (iii) For illicit discharges, that monitoring, analyses, and reporting be performed; that illicit connections and illicit discharges be eliminated; that nonstormwater pollution or contamination hazards be contained, abated, and/or remediated and any affected property be restored; and/or that source control or treatment BMPs be implemented.

2.3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Ordinance

Emergency Fire Fighting Discharge: A dis charge of non-stormwater to the MS4 or waters of the State resulting from the act of extinguishing destructive fires.

(b) Prohibition of Illicit Connections

Pollute/Pollution: Alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of, or the contamination of, any water of the State that ren ders the water harmful, detrimental, or injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property, or to the public health, safety, or welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose.

WHEREAS, Douglas County desires to adopt and implement this Ordinance to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens and residents of Douglas County, hereby super seding and repealing all prior ordinances and resolutions inconsistent or overlapping herewith; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUG LAS, STATE OF COLORADO, as follows:

• Section I.E.4.c.vii of the CDPS General Permit, Permit No. COR-080000, Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems requires Douglas County to develop, implement, and document an enforcement pro gram, which addresses appropriate responses to common noncompliance issues, including those associated with both installation and long-term operation and maintenance of the required control •measures.Section 61.8(11)(a)(ii)(E)(II)(b) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulation requires Douglas County to use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address postconstruction runoff from new development and redevelopment projects to the extent allowable under State or local law.

3.3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

SECTION 8. ENFORCEMENT 8.1 Notice of Violation

SECTION EASEMENTS FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

Section 61.8(11)(a)(ii)(E)(II)(c) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission, Regulation 61, Colorado Discharge Permit System Regula tion requires Douglas County to ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of BMPs.

SECTION 5. VIOLATIONS

(b) Such application to the court shall include a copy of this Ordinance, a sworn or affirmed af fidavit stating the factual basis for such warrant, evidence that notice of violation has been provided or that reasonable efforts to serve the notice of violation have been made to no avail and such person has failed to abate the condition within the prescribed period, and a general description of the location of the premises that is the subject of the warrant and a list of corrective actions needed.

SECTION 13. RECITALS All recitals included in this Ordinance are ex pressly incorporated herein.

KristinATTEST:/s/BY:COLORADO/S/AbeLaydonAbeLaydon,ChairKristinRandlettRandlett,Clerktothe Board Legal Notice No. 942591 First Publication: September 1, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occu pancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: MICHAEL E CHILDS AKA MICHAEL EDWARD CHILDS - OCCUPANT - MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. - MIGUEL PALMA - PATRICIA A TEDESCO & TED W TEDESCO AKA TED TEDESCO AKA PATRICIA ANN TEDESCO & FREDRICK WIL LIAM TEDESCO - MICHAEL E CHILDS & ALISHA D CHILDS AKA MICHAEL EDWARD CHILDS & ALISHA D CHILDS

“We’ve been underfunded for a long time and the district is still providing a top-level education,” she said. “We’re doing a good job on very little, so what could we do if we were properly funded?” In an effort to address some voter concerns about trust, the school board plans to approve a salary schedule and bond plan that will detail spending on speciﬁc proj ects and investments. Another document will lay out the process for making potential spending changes.Alongwith these board actions, spending is limited by the ballot language of funding questions, as well as state laws on how school districts can use taxpayer money.

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Douglas County Government respectfully requests information from experienced and qualified individuals and/or firms to provide professional facilitation services for the Opioid Regional Council. The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.at The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

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(d) The authorized enforcement agent shall submit to the person violating this Ordinance an invoice for the costs of the abatement, plus an additional five percent (5%) for inspection and other inci dental costs in connection therewith. Such costs shall be paid within ten (10) days of the date of the invoice. If not paid, the costs shall be a lien against the premises that were the subject of the abatement until paid and shall have priority based upon the lien’s date of recording.

Any condition caused or permitted to exist in viola tion of any of the provisions of this Ordinance is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare and is declared and deemed a nuisance, and may be summarily abated or restored at the violator’s expense, and/or a civil action to abate, enjoin, or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance may be taken.

The Board of County Commissioners hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation and protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Douglas County, Colorado.

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All fines and forfeitures collected by the court for violation of this Ordinance shall be paid to the Douglas County Treasurer within thirty (30) days of receipt and shall be deposited into the general fund of Douglas County.

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Section 8.5 Remedies Not Exclusive

This case is set for an Adjudicatory Hearing for Respondent Father Jonah Friend and Permanency Planning Hearing on October 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 8 as required by C.R.S. §19-3-702. The hearing will be by phone at 720-437-6180, x75592#. Respondent Father Jonah Friend shall attend in person. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUR FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN AD JUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJU DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the ap pointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests. You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2019, and sub sequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its Dated:counsel.August 23, 2022 Cherry Kathryn Cherry, #42682 Assistant Douglas County Attorney No. 942596 County

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occu pancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST NO 1 C/O HEATHER BRICE TRUSTEE - OCCUPANT - RIO STAR LLC - BRHISD COLORADO LLC - MIKE KINCADE - ROGER A JARRELL AKA ROGER ARLYN JARRELL 2 TRUSTEE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST NO 1 - ROGER A JARRELL TRUSTEE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST NO 1 - THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION - LAWRENCE C RIDER AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR ROGER A JARRELL TRUSTEE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST NO 1 - RICHARD E ROMEO AKA RICHARD EDWARD ROMERO AKA RICHARD ROMERO AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST #1 - RICHARD E ROMEO AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST #1 - ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST #1 C/O RICHARD E ROMEO - STATE OF COLORADO ACTING BY AN THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION AND BOARD OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECRE ATION - COUNTY OF DOUGLAS TRUSTEE

Legal Notice No. 942710 First Publication: September 1, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #029-22

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MIKE KIN CADE the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: ALL MIN INT IN TRACT IN SW1/4SE1/4 24-7-69 MIN INT = 17.148 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MIKE KINCADE. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUST NO 1 for said year 2017 That said MIKE KINCADE on the 4th day of November 2021 the present holder of said cer tificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 1st day of December 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day August 2022 Gill County Treasurer Douglas County DEPENDENCY

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“If we can continue to model respect as a board, have conversa tions that are really focused on education and our mission and we provide nice, tight bond and mill language and hold true to that should the community pass it, those are great ways I think we can continue to build trust,” Peterson said.For her part, Gilstrap emphasiz es the funding is not about politics, but addressing the underfunding from past years. Like the school board, Gilstrap has seen the com munity unify on the need for fund ing and is hoping that will result in“Nosuccess.matter how people feel on some of the other issues, this is largely something most people agree on,” she said. For more information about Invest in DCSD, go to investindcsd. com.

SECTION 12. SEVERABILITY

SECTION 14. PREVIOUS ORDINANCES REPEALED All ordinances and/or resolutions or parts or ordinances and/or resolutions inconsistent with provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this ordinance. ON THE FIRST READING ON this 23rd day of August, 2022, and ordered published in full in the Douglas County News-Press in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, - ALISHA D CHILDS AKA ALISHA CHILDS - MICHAEL E CHILDS AKA MI CHAEL EDWARD CHILDS - MICHAEL E CHILDS IRREVOCABLE TRUST - BARBARA CHILDS AKA BARBARA A CHILDS TRUSTEE OF THE MICHAEL E CHILDS IRREVOCABLE TRUST11835 N TOMAHAWK ROAD LLC AKA 11835 N TOMAHAWK RD LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - MICHAEL E CHILDS MANAGER FOR 11835 N TOMAHAWK LLC A COLORADO COMPANYJEREMIAH KAPP & NATASHA KAPP - MICHAEL E CHILDS 11835 N TOMAHAWK - BARBARA CHILDS AKA BARBARA A CHILDS notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MC CULLISS OIL & GAS INC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: ALL MIN INT IN SW1/4NE1/4NE1/4 18-6-65 MIN INT = 10 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of MICHAEL E CHILDS for said year 2017 That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC on the 26th day of December 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 1st day of December 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of August 2022 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 942515 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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(f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the authorized enforcement agent’s institution of actions for injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate actions to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove a violation of this Ordinance or to enforce this Ordinance.

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Polling from the MBEC shows the school district has an uphill battle to get the ballot questions passed, with 39% of voters polled saying they would approve the funding.Kane,Gilstrap and others have said misconceptions around how school funding works, with many voters mistakenly believing that increased property values equates to greater school funding, is an other huge challenge to overcome. Additionally, roughly 70% of voters don’t have children en rolled in DCSD schools. In a phone interview, board president Mike Peterson said he’s hoping to make the argument that the bond and mill levy override are an incred ible value, not just for the schools and taxpayers, but also the overall community.“Thefuture of Douglas Couny is sitting in our schools right now and by funding the schools and funding the staff who help them prepare for what’s next, we’re ultimately funding the county,” he said.Gilstrap said she also tries to help people envision what a better funded school district would look like to gain their support.

Legal Notice No. 942516 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Children DESMONDAndRespondents,JONAHD.O.B.:RAINAAnd(Adoption/Guardian/Other)ServicesPublicNoticeDOUGLASCOUNTYDISTRICTCOURT,STATEOFCOLORADO4000JusticeWayCastleRock,CODouglasCounty,CO80109THEPEOPLEOFTHESTATEOFCOLORADOIntheInterestof:AXELJEROMESTRELECKI,D.O.B.:03/13/2018Child,concerning:BOHakaRAINAJONES,10/22/1993,Mother;FRIEND,D.O.B.:04/04/1984,Father;DEVONJONES, Mother Significant Other; ANNA BEER, Family Friend; STEVEN WILLIAMS, Family Friend; Special Respondents. Attorney for Department: R.LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 Fax:(303)814-5326(303)479-9259 kcherry@douglas.co.uslreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 22JV030055 DIVISION 8

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SECTION 11. EMERGENCY

(b) The penalty assessment procedure set out in section 16-2-201, C.R.S., shall be followed in enforcing this Ordinance pursuant to this Section.

(e) The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder may certify the amount of the lien to the Douglas County Treasurer who shall collect the amount of the lien, together with a ten percent (10%) penalty for the cost of collection, in the same manner as other taxes are collected. The laws of Colorado for assessment and collection of general taxes, including the laws for the sale and redemption of property for taxes, shall apply to the collection of liens pursuant to this Ordinance.

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(c) In addition to the penalties prescribed in these Sections 8.3 and 8.4, persons convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be subject to a surcharge of ten dollars ($10) that shall be paid to the clerk of the court by the defendant as provided by section 30-15-402(2)(a), C.R.S. and any other fines or surcharges deemed appropri ate by the court. (d) This Section 8.4 shall be enforced by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and/or Douglas County Zoning Compliance Officials.

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SECTION 10. DISPOSITION OF FINES

SERVICES

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #029-22, Opioid Regional Council Facilitation Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Friday, September 16, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm. Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

(c) Within ten (10) days after the date of issuance of an administrative entry and seizure warrant, the authorized enforcement agent shall execute the warrant in accordance with directions by the issu ing court, deliver or mail a copy of such warrant to the person violating this Ordinance by both certi fied mail return-receipt requested and by regular mail, and submit proof of the execution of such warrant to the court, including a written inventory of any property impounded by the authorized enforcement agent.

This Summons initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of Colorado Rules Procedure, Rule Colorado Rules Civil Procedure, Section JONAH FRIEND Springs, CO 80907 1321 N. 25th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 1405 Widefield Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80911 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

Section 8.4 Civil Prosecution (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance commits, pursuant to section 30-15402(1), C.R.S., commits a civil infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second repeat offense, and $1,000 for the third and subsequent repeat offenses. Each day during which such violation of this Ordinance continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

SECTION 9. VIOLATIONS DEEMED A PUBLIC NUISANCE

31September 1, 2022 and seizure warrant permitting the authorized enforcement agent and/or any additional persons deemed necessary and appropriate to abate the violation to enter the premises and take any and all actions necessary to abate the conditions violating this Ordinance and for restoration of the affected premises.

The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby de clared to be severable. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or application of this Ordinance.

19-3-503, C.R.S. 2021. TO:

The remedies listed in this Ordinance are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, State, or local law, and it is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agent to seek cumulative remedies. This shall include, but not be limited to, remedies available to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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September 1, 202232 Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 200 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more. In it’s third year - expanding into two buildings. In 2021, 3,000 customers attended Interested in selling your handmade crafts? Interested in hosting classes? Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate Admission is free to the public PRESENTS 2022 Holiday Craft Show& Mini-Market 10amSaturdayNov.26-6pm 10amSundayNov.27-2pm Douglas 500FairgroundsCountyFairgroundsDv.CastleRock,CO.