Lucas, Eller elected to South Suburban board

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Voters have chosen Pam Eller and Ken Lucas to serve on the South

Suburban Parks and Recreation District board of directors for the next four-year term, according to unofcial election results.

Lucas will be serving his second consecutive term on the board. Eller previously served on the board from 2010 until 2018. e next contenders were Elizabeth Watson and Alexis Barrere, who lost to Lucas by a 4% margin. John Priddy was close behind them with about 14% of votes and Michael Edwards received 7% of votes, according to uno cial results.

Of the 3,253 ballots cast in the May 2 election, Eller received about 29% of the votes and Lucas received about 19%.

Eller and Lucas will join current board members Susan Pye, Pete Barrett and Dave Lawful. Jim Taylor is term-limited and no longer on the board.

“I’m very pleased that I did win the seat,” Eller said in response to the results. “I’m really looking forward to working with the management and the sta and the community. I’ve already been getting phone calls and emails from people asking questions and so I think it’s going to be an interesting and exciting four years.” e board of directors adopts policies and governs the district, according to the district’s website. Election results will be certi ed no later than May 16, 2023, according to the district.

Lucas said he wanted to wait to comment until election results are nalized.

South Suburban, which formed in 1959, is a regional provider of parks and recreation services. e special district manages recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, golf courses, playgrounds, parks and trails in its 46-square mile area, which includes portions of Arapahoe, Douglas and Je erson Counties.

Douglas County seniors, from left, Brinda Malik, Iris Pixler, Sujay Potlapelly, Shruthi Rajesh and Myles Rubin received Boettcher Foundation Scholarships, which provide $80,000 over four years.