Parker Chronicle 082021

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August 20, 2021

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

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INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 20

VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 38

County chooses public health advisory board

FARMERS MARKET FUN

Commissioners name 11 appointees to help find path forward BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In January, Eisenberg, of econ70. com, compared the Colorado housing market to a car cruising down the interstate. Before the pandemic in 2019, all signs were stable and cruise control was set at 65 mph.

Among the people chosen by Douglas County commissioners to help them find their next public health solution are a local town council member, a former mayor, a health department attorney and a one-time leader of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Seven of the 11 appointees have had greater or lesser professional ties to a health-related field, with almost all of that experience coming from the business and administration side. None of the appointees has a hands-on medical background. The board, formally created in an Aug. 10 meeting, will provide input to the commissioners regarding their future public health services. The board plans to have an initial recommendation by the end of the year. The committee will “assist in evaluating the feasibility of transitioning to an independent, local public health agency for Douglas County,” according to the group’s bylaws. The commissioners have been considering leaving their current

SEE HOUSING, P18

SEE BOARD, P31

The Parker Farmers Market on Mainstreet is a perfect place for a Sunday stroll. More photos on P4.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Families being priced out of local housing market ‘California problem’ is impacting inventory and prices BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It is no surprise that local families are feeling frustrated and

burned out in the current housing market, as national economist Elliot Eisenberg says Colorado is going through a “California problem.”

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