Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social turns 25

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nothing beats the summer heat like delicious frozen treats. For $2, residents can delight in a variety of them while listening to live music and enjoying a summer afternoon in Civic Green Park. e Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social, which turns 25 this year, runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 2. Guests can purchase wristband for $2 to get access to the treats. Event sponsors, Safeway will provide pre-packaged ice cream and Highlands Ranch Orthodon- tics will provide snow cones. Food trucks, including Mac ’N Noodles, Mile High Cheesesteaks and Denver Street Tacos will also be available. e event is cash only. All proceeds will be donated to YANA, a nonpro t organization that provides programs to moms in the community so they know they are valued and supported. ere will also be a variety of vendor booths with youth activities, tness classes, wildlife education and more.

Paul Borrillo, former actor and owner of Borrilo Entertainment, will emcee, presiding over performances by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift Band. Residents will also have the opportunity to speak with and engage with rst responders. South Metro Fire Rescue will have some of their engines on display. And among their patrol vehicles, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce’s K-9, mounted patrol and SWAT units will be in attendance to help recognize National Night Out in Highlands Ranch. e ordinance de nes a short-term rental as lasting less than 30 consecutive days. It applies to unincorporated parts of Douglas County — areas outside of municipalities.

Civic Green Park is located at 9370 Ridgeline Blvd.

Under the new law, the moderately populated unincorporated areas where short-term rentals are allowed include Franktown, Louviers, Sedalia, areas west of Larkspur, areas generally east of Parker and some others, aside from areas known as planned developments.

Short-term rentals are also allowed in other small residential pockets of the county, such as Westcreek in far southwest Douglas County.

It all adds up to a patchwork of areas where the rentals can operate, especially with municipalities taken into account. Cities and towns in Douglas County have their own di ering rules.

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