Parker Chronicle 061523

Council updates PAR agreement

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Working to update a 2006 agreement with the Parker Authority for Reinvestment, the town council approved a plan that allows the authority to continue implementing Urban Renewal Plans.

During the June 5 meeting, the council approved the Second Amended and Restated Cooperation Agreement.

In a presentation to the council, Weldy Feazell, the town’s director for the reinvestment authority and economic development, said the updated plans outlines the roles and responsibilities and how the two entities will continue to interact.

As part of the updated agreement, the reinvestment authority, also known as PAR, identi ed sta costs that will be reimbursed to the town, with totals re ecting current 2023 rates.

Reimbursements include:

Highway 83 to undergo major changes amid crash concerns

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A large stretch of a major state highway known for dangerous driving conditions will see several safety improvements in the coming years, with some projects already completed.

“I don’t think that Highway 83 has changed much from when I was a state trooper patrolling it, and it was dangerous then,” Commissioner

Lora omas, one of Douglas County’s elected leaders, said in April. “So when people slow and make a left turn, whether they use their turn signals or not, that’s a recipe for disaster.”

A main tra c artery that runs through Douglas County, State Highway 83 — known in at least some areas as Parker Road — is set to see a laundry list of changes.

“ e safety analysis shows portions of this roadway that

experience crash rates above average for this type of corridor,” a planning document for the improvements says.

Improvements will be made between Bayou Gulch Road — a short drive south of the Town of Parker — to Palmer Divide Avenue, the border between Douglas and El Paso counties.

at includes changes near Franktown Elementary School

A total of 25% for the town’s executive director and town manager’s salary A total of 50% for the town’s economic development director’s salary  A total of 100% of the town’s PAR redevelopment coordinator

Additionally, PAR plans to reimburse the town around $46,000 for the cost of support functions from Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management and the Clerk.

According to the agreement, PAR will also give the town $22,000 to rent o ce space in Town Hall.  “ is will also allow us to adjust those numbers annually based on budget appropriations, instead of having to amend those agreements everytime we need to update those numbers,” said Feazell.

According to Feazell, the biggest change to the agreement is identifying all the capital projects PAR is funding that the town has approved for construction.

In other business, the council approved the Parker Water and Sanitation District’s proposed Regional Filtration Annex building and facility within the Salisbury Equestrian Park, on the east side of Salisbury Park.

Vehicles drive down state Highway 83 on June 10 in the Parker area just south of Bayou Gulch Road, near Ponderosa High School.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Annual event takes over downtown

While weather tried to dampen the fun, the annual Parker Days hosted by thousands to downtown Parker.

While proving to be popular for residents, the annual event has also become the chamber’s staple event.

Rain was a theme of the weekend as several evenings were cut short due to weather.

The annual Parker Days, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, was held over the June 9-11 weekend.

Parker police add 4 new o cers in graduation ceremony

16 graduate in Highlands Ranch

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Town of Parker swore in four new police o cers after they graduated from the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 1 at Mission Hills Church.  Reserve class 16 graduated 33 cadets from eight police departments, which includes Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce, Castle Rock Police Department, Cherry Hills Village Police Department, Greenwood Village Police Department, Littleton Police Department and the Northglenn Police Department, as well as the South Metro Fire Rescue District.  e four Parker cadets are Monica Brito Diaz, Matthew Cer, Jason Gomez and Rachel Price.

Along with the rest of the cadets, these individuals went through 21 weeks of training in which they participated in specialities such as driving, tactical training and rearms training. In addition, there were

hours of studying for the exams.

Diaz, originally from Venezuela, had thoughts about going into the Navy but decided to go into the police force at the age of 25.

A pamphlet for police explorers in Florida caught Diaz’s eye and after a few ride-alongs, she was hooked.

“ is is what I want to do for the rest of my life,” said Diaz.

Price, 21, grew up right outside of Parker and was part of the Parker Police Explorers Program before joining the academy.

“I’ve always been drawn to protecting people and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” said Price.

In addition, Price’s brother is also an o cer with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.

Making sure the candidates were the right t, the Parker Police Department went through a vetting process.

Parker Police Chief James Tsurapas is looking forward to working with these individuals. Along with having the ability to communicate, Tsurapas said all four cadets are mild mannered.

“ ey t the culture that we’ve developed over the years within our

organization,” said Tsurapas. “ ey believe in community policing philosophies, which is the foundation that we operate under, along with other agencies in Douglas County.”

Gomez is the only cadet to be awarded two honors during the graduation ceremony. He was awarded Top Gun, which is presented to the cadet with the best rearms skill in marksmanship, gun handling

and mindset.

Gomez was also awarded with the Max Young Director’s Award, which is given to the cadet displaying extraordinary attitude, leadership, determination and teamwork throughout the Academy.

“I’m looking forward to nally using the passions that I’ve always had and actually utilizing them,” said Price.

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From left: Monica Brito Diaz, Matthew Cer, Jason Gomez and Rachel Price. PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Juvenile charged in Douglas County ‘car surfing’ incident

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After what law enforcement has publicized as a case of “car sur ng” in Douglas County, a juvenile has been formally accused of crimes related to the incident.

Car sur ng involves riding on the outside of a moving vehicle being driven by another person. e activity is “incredibly dangerous” and the consequences can be fatal, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce said in a news release.

e local district attorney’s o ce announced on Twitter in early June that a juvenile is facing charges of “vehicular homicide-reckless driving,” “vehicular assault-reckless” and “reckless endangerment.”

at’s according to the DA’s o ce for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, which covers Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

e case arose out of a May 5 rollover crash on Quarry Road near Finn Avenue in the Lone Tree where a teenage passenger died.

e sheri ’s o ce initially issued a May 30 news release that referred to what it called “the recent death of a teenager due to ‘car sur ng’ in Douglas County.”

In response to questions from Colorado Community Media, the sheri ’s o ce declined to specify

whether the teenager who died was one of the passengers who was leaning out of a window. e wording of the news release online had not been changed as of June 11.

e sheri ’s o ce again declined to comment on the question June 9.

e DA’s o ce on Twitter also referred to the situation as a “deadly ‘car sur ng’ case.”

A spokesperson for the DA’s o ce declined to comment on the circumstances of the car crash.

Two passengers were injured in the May 5 crash. One, a 16-year-old, who later died. Witnesses reported seeing two passengers in the back seat outside the car’s windows, according to the sheri ’s o ce. ( ere were four people in the car.)

“Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the victim’s family and friends during this unimaginably di cult time,” the sheri ’s ofce said in the news release.

Not ‘worth sacrificing your life’

e sheri ’s o ce has urged the public to be aware of car sur ng in Douglas County.

In recent weeks, Douglas County sheri ’s deputies have responded to six calls involving “youngsters” engaging in that behavior, according to the May 30 news release.

Recently, the sheri ’s o ce’s rst report related to car sur ng came in on April 17.

“Prior to that, our tra c sergeant said he had not had a single report of

this behavior in years,” said Deborah Takahara, a spokesperson for the sheri ’s o ce.

“Most of these cases involved juveniles, teenagers,” Takahara said on May 31. “We did learn yesterday of (one) case involving two people in their early 20s who were stopped by deputies.”

e six reports had been spaced out over the past six weeks, Takahara said.

“No thrill or adrenaline rush is worth sacri cing your life or the lives of your friends or family members,” the sheri ’s o ce said in a news release.

Drivers can face criminal charges

Sheri ’s personnel urged the public to remember that drivers can face serious criminal charges, including the following: reckless driving, various seatbelt violations depending on the age of passengers, permitting a person to hang on or attach themselves to the outside of a vehicle, permitting a passenger to ride in an unsafe manner, reckless endangerment, thirddegree assault, vehicular assault or vehicular homicide.

A person not riding correctly could face a charge of “person hung on/ attached themselves to the outside of vehicle,” according to the sheri ’s o ce.

A Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce vehicle sits near a crime scene

FILE PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Parker to acquire 5 land parcels for road project

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As part of the Dransfeldt Road extension project, the Parker Town Council unanimously approved an intent to acquire ordinance for road improvements between Longland Parkway and Todd Drive.

e improvement will widen the road to a three-lane collector roadway section, which requires an additional right-of-way and easements. It will also include a drainage infrastructure for the regional KOA Tributary consisting of a new concrete box culvert under Motsen-

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Owned by the Town of Parker, the property is one of ve parcels that make up Salisbury Equestrian Park.

e property is zoned for public facilities, which permits public water and sewer to build. e Parker Water and Sanitation District plans to build Filtration Annex building adjacent to the existing Regional Well House.

e Filtration Annex would be a one-story building aimed at improving drinking water quality through water treatment and ltration and does not provide storage for hazardous materials or chemicals.

With underground pipes connecting the existing Regional Well House to and from the FIltration Annex, the project will also include an underground sanitary sewer pipeline connecting to the existing Salisbury Equestrian Park lines.

e project will also relocate existing raw water lines to the Well House for the annex construction.

Parker Water and Sanitation District will fund the project, according

bocker.

e project will involve right-ofway, drainage, slope and temporary construction easements acquisitions for the improvements.

According to Chris Hudons, of the engineering and public works department, the town is working with Public Service Company for a license agreement for a wider sidewalk trail on the north side of Motsenbocker, from Motsenbocker Todd back to Salisbury North Park, tying in the east-west trail with Salisbury Park.

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to Alex Franco.

e council also approved a minor development plat for a vacant site consisting of two lots zoned for commercial use and a subdivision agreement with Plaza Street Partners. Located on the southeast corner of Lincoln Avenue and Dransfeldt Road, Plaza Street Partners plan to create six lots and three tracts on nearly 7.9 acres.

“ e property is currently zoned C-Commercial,” said Stacey Nerger, senior planner for community development. “ e C-Commercial zone district allows for a mix of commercial uses as outlined within the Parker land development ordinance.”

e plat is consistent with the Parker 2035 Master Plan designation of the property as part of the Regional Commercial Retail Character Area at the center of the Parker Road Corridor.

According to Nerger, the gas station will take lot one, which is under review for a site plan. Andy’s Frozen Custard is proposed for lot three, and according to the applicant, there are more tenants interested.

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About 50 volunteers are needed to mulch landscaping at the park from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 24. Grab your baseball team, softball league, neighbors, and friends and register now. Create your account now at douglasvolunteers.com and then navigate to the calendar for this event and click register.

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The reservoir is open for non-motorized water activities including paddle boarding, canoeing, and kayaking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays into late October.

Due to parking limitations, reservations are required. The cost of a day pass is $10. Reservations must be made online. Visit douglas.co.us and search Reservations.

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Douglas County assessor processing record number of appeals

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Homeowners around the Denver metro area checked a notice from their county assessors this spring and saw that their home value — as calculated for property tax purposes — had jumped by shocking amounts.

Driven by a costly real-estate market, those home values have spiked since the last time homeowners received notices of value two years ago. In Douglas County, residential properties saw increases between 30% and 60%, with a median of 47%.

Property owners in Douglas County responded by ling the highest number of appeals the county has seen in history, according to Toby Damisch, who heads Douglas County’s property valuation o ce. In appeals, owners argue their property value should be lower.

And for Douglas County, “it’s the highest percentage of appeals in recent history,” said Damisch, the county assessor.

As of early June, his o ce had received about 28,000 appeals, but Damisch expects the number to total

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e project will also include a signi cant smoothing of the Motsenbocker Curve and drainage improvement.

Hudson says construction should begin in 2024, estimating the project will take about a year.

e ordinance will a ect ve property owners, four located in unincorporated Douglas County, and another parcel that was annexed

more than 30,000, as the deadline has passed but lings still trickle in by mail.

at number dwarfs the nexthighest year for appeals — roughly 13,500 in 2009, according to Damisch.

His o ce sent roughly 150,000 notices of new property values for 2023. If the number of appeals totals about 30,000, that’s a 20% appeal rate, the highest percentage of appeals in recent history for the county, Damisch said.

High appeals return

It’s the job of county assessors’ o ces to establish accurate values of homes and other properties to determine how much property owners will owe government entities in taxes — a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes people pay is fair and equitable.

( e assessor doesn’t set the tax rate but determines the value of the property that the tax rate then gets applied to. Local government entities like counties and school districts set the tax rates. Property tax rates are o cially called “mill levies.”)

e property valuation homeown-

into town limits in 2012.

During public comment, resident Mike Smith claimed the department did not act in good-faith negotiations and he demanded by to give his property back.

“We do not steal land, we do not take land, we do not force people to give us land without prior cost pay to them,” said Councilmember Joshua Rivero.

Engineering and Public Works Director Tom Williams said whenever the department builds a capital project, they look to see if any agreements exist between the town and

ers were receiving around early May is based on data as of June 2022, near the recent peak in the realestate market.

So even though home prices have declined since then, property values from the assessor’s o ce re ect last year’s exceptional highs.

It was a di erent story for about the last decade: From around 2013 to 2021, in Damisch’s opinion, appeals were below average.

at’s “in large part due to the fact the market was slowly appreciating,” meaning home prices were rising, Damisch said.

So when homeowners would receive their notices of property value from the assessor’s o ce — based on the real-estate market from the prior year — the values were low compared to the market value at the time of receiving the notice, Damisch said.

But 2023 is the rst year since 2009 where many homeowners received a property value from the assessor’s o ce that is often higher than what their home is worth on the market at the time of the new notice, according to Damisch. In 2009, appeals reached a high mark due to the ef-

property owners that may be adjacent to the roadway, whether the agreements have dedication obligations.

“We have one property, we do have an agreement in place that’s obligated to dedicate right-of-way easements,” said Williams. “ e other properties are undeveloped and are not within our corporate boundaries, therefore we have to negotiate the right-of-way and the easements with those property owners and pay them fair market value for whatever we need to acquire to build those improvements.”

fects of the recession, he said.

(As of June 11, Damisch was not sure what percentage of the appeals that his o ce received this year were for residential property.)

Higher levels of review

e appeal season started May 1, and June 8 was the deadline to le an appeal with the assessor’s o ce. e Douglas assessor’s o ce will issue its decisions on Aug. 15, Damisch said.

at’s because “we will require every hour that’s available to us to get that done,” said Damisch, adding “we’re working nights and weekends” to get through all the appeals. ose whose appeals are denied but want to go further can raise the appeal to the county Board of Equalization from Sept. 1 to Sept. 15.

e board hearings are held in September and October, and the board will send out decisions on Nov. 1 in the mail.

And if a person is still dissatis ed, they can le their appeal within 30 days of the mail date of that decision to the state Board of Assessment Appeals. Hearings at that level will be held throughout next year, according to Damisch.

e council also approved two more ordinances. One vacating a 0.819 acre parcel of right-of-way adjacent to Kings Point Way to LCP MFII WREN LLC. e second vacating excess right-of-way left over from the Kings Point Way project and convey the 0.232 acre parcel to the adjacent property owner KPS Retail LLC.

“I think the decision to vacate it and convey it back to the original owners just reflects a fair and efficient use of our resources,” said Councilmember Anne Barrington.

School board members testify at trial, verdict expected this week

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following a four-hour trial on Monday, a judge will decide if four Douglas County school board members broke Colorado Open Meetings Law when they red former Superintendent Corey Wise last year.

Douglas County District Court Judge Je rey Holmes listened to arguments over whether board President Mike Peterson and board members Becky Myers, Kaylee Winegar, and Christy Williams violated the law when they participated in a series of one-on-one conversations to discuss a plan to terminate Wise.

In March last year, Holmes already ruled against the majority members of the school board, saying the conversations held outside public view do violate open meeting laws.

e majority school board members did not want to admit fault, choosing to appeal the initial ruling and rejecting a settlement. After school district attorneys missed the ling deadline for a jury trial, Holmes will again rule on the case brought to the courts through a lawsuit led by State Rep. Robert Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch.

Marshall is asking Holmes to nd the board broke the law, prohibit

future serial conversations on public business, and declare the decision to terminate Wise was invalid.

Wise was red without cause in a 4-3 vote on Feb. 4, 2022.

Myers, Peterson, Winegar and Williams said they didn’t support the direction Wise was taking the district, including enforcing a mask mandate and implementing the district’s equity policy.

Prior to the board meeting, Peterson and Williams met with Wise on Jan. 28, 2022, telling him they had a four-vote majority and asking him to resign.

On Monday, Geo Blue, an attorney for Peterson, Myers, Williams and Winegar, argued that board members are allowed to have oneon-one conversations and maintained that there was no violation of the law because the conversations didn’t include debate or formal action regarding Wise’s position.

“ e legislature chose to say they are only public meetings if three or more members meet,” Blue said. “At the end of the day, so long as the votes are taken in public, with debate and with discussion, then there’s no harm to transparency.”

Steve Zansberg, Marshall’s attorney, argued that Colorado open meetings law prohibits elected of-

cials from any conversations about public business outside of public meetings, regardless of whether formal action is taken.

“All of those conversations of public business were meetings under the open meetings law, which denes a meeting as any kind of gathering convened to discuss public business,” Zansberg said. “It doesn’t matter if a decision was made.”

e parties also disagreed whether Peterson and Williams’ meeting with Wise constituted an ultimatum for Wise to resign or be red.

In a recording of the meeting, submitted as evidence in the trial, Peterson told Wise if he didn’t want to resign, the board would move forward with termination.

“If you call us Monday and say ‘No, Mike, I don’t think I’d like to resign, I’d like to move forward with a termination,’ then we can get to a special meeting and appoint a hearing o cer,” Peterson said.

In testimony on Monday, Peterson said he, Williams and Wise discussed Wise’s options regarding ending his contract, but an ultimatum was never issued.

“We did not say ‘Superintendent you need to resign or else,’ we discussed the resignation as one of the many options he had available,”

Peterson said.

In addition to arguments that the board didn’t violate open meetings law, Blue said if the judge nds serial meetings are illegal, he should decide that the board xed any violation of the law by holding the Feb. 4, 2022, meeting where they discussed and voted on Wise’s termination publicly.

“ e Feb. 4 meeting was a threehour long, properly convened meeting, in which the directors debated the issue and voted,” Blue said. “ e only conclusion this court can reach is that was a cure.”

Zansberg said the subsequent meeting does not x violations of open meetings law because the Feb. 4 meeting happened after Marshall sued the board.

“(Blue) has cited no case in Colorado where a public body cured an improperly made decision after a lawsuit challenging that decision was led,” Zansberg said.

Following testimony and arguments, Holmes said he would issue a written ruling within the week.

As of April 6, the school district has spent around $152,000 on legal fees in this case.

For updates on possible verdicts, visit the website at coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Process set to fill vacated school board seat

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County school board is accepting applications to ll the seat left vacant when  Elizabeth Hanson abruptly resigned during a meeting last month.

ose interested in serving on the board will have until June 19 to le an application. e application requires a letter of interest, resume, proof of residence in District C and con rmation of active voter registration.

District C covers the eastern and southern portions of Highlands

Ranch.

To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years or older, have lived in the Douglas County School District for one year, currently reside in District C, and not be convicted of child sexual o enses.

e board agreed to have board President Mike Peterson and board member David Ray select candidates from the applicant pool to be interviewed by the whole board on June 20.

e board will select nalists for a second round of interviews at a special meeting on June 27 and then nominate and vote on a candidate to

ll Hanson’s seat.

Board members agreed they are looking for candidates that have a connection to the district, support school funding, such as bonds and mill levy overrides, have experience volunteering in the district, and bring a diverse perspective or background.

“(My preference) is someone who has skin in the game, like a kid in school or they know someone who works here,” board member Kaylee Winegar said.

e board also agreed they don’t want candidates who are overtly political or divisive, instead stating

a preference for applicants who can disagree civilly.

“ e person I would be less supportive of is a person who already has an agenda or some speci c operational changes they want to make,” Ray said.

“I would prefer it be a person who understands the role, that it’s a governance role, not an operational role.”

ose interested in applying can do so at www.dcsdk12.org/about/ leadership/board_of_education/ board_vacancy_appointment. Questions can be emailed to assistant board secretary Ronnae Brockman at rbrockman@dcsdk12.com.7

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“ e key goal is to improve safety, and by improving safety, this helps to ease tra c,” said Tamara Rollison, a spokesperson with the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Here’s a look at what changes drivers will see and what’s already been completed.

Addressing problems

What the 2022 planning documents for highway improvements call early packages 1 through 3 are already done, according to CDOT.

Project 1, for updates to trafc signs, was to increase the size of existing signs and add ashing beacons near schools, among other changes.

“Alerting drivers to (the) location of access points, road curvatures, and potential school zones will improve the safety of the corridor,” a planning document says.

Project 2 was to take a look at “signalized intersections” on the corridor amid increasing tra c volumes. It was planned to collect tra c counts at some locations to make recommendations for tra c signal timing improvements.

Project 3 aimed to address areas where drivers may be making “risky maneuvers,” by changing road striping, the planning document says. e project was to install striped left-turn lane divider lines near the Castlewood Canyon entrance and revise passing striping near the Prairie Canyon Ranch entrance.

Concerns over ‘head-on crashes’

Other projects are named with letters, and package A recently started construction, CDOT said in mid-May.

“ is corridor generated many comments and concerns regarding head-on crashes and vehicles crossing the centerline” of the road, the planning document says.

Package A was to add rumble strips in the center of the roadway to help address the issue.

Updates to come

As of mid-May, CDOT was expecting to have several other projects completed by 2027.

ose include the following:

cess to and from Lost Lake Drive in the Franktown area by adding left- and right-turn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, along with widening shoulders and adding centerline and shoulder rumble strips.

• Package E to widen shoulders and add shoulder rumble strips on both sides of state Highway 83, also in a part of the north Franktown area.

• Package G to add a two-way left-turn lane, acceleration and deceleration lanes, along with widening shoulders and adding centerline and shoulder rumble strips in the south Franktown area.

• Package J to add left- and right-turn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, widen shoulders, and add centerline and shoulder rumble strips.

e improvements will cover both the intersection with Gillian Road and the entrance to Cherry Valley Elementary School, the planning document says.

• Package L to add rumble strips in the center of state Highway 83 and widen shoulders and add shoulder rumble strips on both sides of the highway in an area close to the south end of Douglas County.

• Package M to add left- and right-turn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, widen shoulders, and add centerline and shoulder rumble strips, also in an area close to the south end of Douglas County.

Other potential projects

Packages B, H, I and K are not currently funded, but CDOT is “planning to deliver once funding is identi ed,” Rollison said in mid-May. For a look at those proposed projects, see CDOT’s website at tinyurl.com/SH83plans.

Funding for projects

Douglas County has pitched in funding to prioritize safety improvements for state Highway 83.

e Douglas County commissioners at their April 11 meeting voted to approve an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT for improvements on state Highway 83.

Funding for that IGA totals $14.7 million, according to Douglas County’s website, and includes the following contributions:

• $4.2 million from Douglas County;

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• Package C to improve access to and from Hidden Mesa Open Space by adding left- and right-turn lanes, acceleration and deceleration lanes, along with widening shoulders and adding centerline and shoulder rumble strips.

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If I did not already appreciate my dad, and other dads, last week was a good lesson in not taking them for granted.

In what could be labeled as a terrible rotten no good very bad day — my dad was put in the hospital with an infection that is now in his bloodstream. en, later in the day, I learned that a man I grew up around and worked with as a young journalist committed suicide, leaving behind two children and several grandchildren.

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day — I pray that on Father’s Day, he will spend it in his recliner at home with me.

For my friend — he won’t be here this year to be appreciated by his children. Instead, he is gone. He was a police o cer with whom I worked with many times. He stepped in and helped on several occasions when my oldest brother did not always make the best decisions in his teenage years.

For my other brother, he gave a bit more insight into why he may have decided to commit suicide. My brother, who used to be a highway patrolman, told a story where he came to a scene to provide backup and there was our friend beaten within an inch of his life. My brother got him help.

While the two of them have completely di erent circumstances – both of them matter to a lot of people, including me.

In both instances — they are good guys who got me thinking about the burdens the dads, especially the old-timers, tend to carry.

Starting with my dad — he’s Mr. Rough and Tough on the outside, but inside — he is a big softie. He spends mornings giving our dogs treats. Believe me, they line up waiting. My kids call him the Sugar King because he’s always got some kind of candy or cake ready for distribution to the grandchildren.

On June 9, I went from planning to write my regular tribute to my dad, with whom I have always had a close relationship, to re ecting on how important he truly is to me, my family and, of course, let’s not forget my dogs.

He does not want to be in the hospital — we have no idea when he will be released. We know it’s serious. We know he’s heavily medicated.

He had pains for several days but did not want to be a burden and, following suit with his generation, didn’t want to get treated or help. We, of course, made him go in.

His spirits are good and as we sit anxiously waiting to know if treatments are taking hold each

After that, his storied career as a police o cer was over, he retired and spent many years dealing with PTSD, trying to overcome depression. A battle too often lost in our society today.

You see, we are so quick to villainize o cers today without knowing what they see and go through daily. My brother, also a father, does not have PTSD from his days serving in the U.S. Air Force. Instead, his demons all come from his days of serving in law enforcement.

ey see the worst of our society, from domestic violence to crimes, fatal car crashes and more. Until recently, they have been taught to tuck feelings away, and hide what they are going through.

After all, most of the dads and grandfathers in our society are taught that they must have some rough, tough exterior to lead their families, work and earn.

For me, this Father’s Day, I say we should all push for them to get help. In my dad’s case, realize it’s not a bother to take you for treatment. For others, it’s not something to be ashamed of to say, “Today, I need help.”

To all fathers — remember we know you are human. Be willing to accept that yourselves.

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

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In honor of a beautiful lost friend

It was right before the pandemic of 2020 was announced. My wife and I had the opportunity to participate in a certi cation program put on by the Zig Ziglar Corporation. It is a program called Ziglar Legacy Certi cation, or ZLC for those who have gone through it and graduated. Although I was the previous president of the company, and knew the content in depth, I wanted to share this experience with my wife and carry the o cial designation as a Ziglar Legacy Certi ed trainer and coach.

e group that we joined was a ectionately known as ZLC23, as we were the 23rd group to complete the certi cation. On the very rst day we met our classmates, each came up with their own story, their business story, their personal story, and then there was their life story. We met Jessica,

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Jill’s smile, enthusiasm, and passion for wanting to complete the program and to begin helping others was contagious. Her energy and intentionality for being a di erence maker in the lives of others was abundantly clear. Her purpose and mission for attending were evident in how she participated in the learning through role playing, table exercise, and group discussions. I remember sitting next to her for two of those group discussions and table exercises. And I remember walking away from both feeling the impact of her presence and contributions to the conversations.

One of these exercises required us to share at our table what we liked, appreciated, or loved about someone else we had gotten to know during the week. We had to write it down privately on a note, and then

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Repurposed veterans’ wreaths give fish a habitat

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Walkers, cyclists and joggers enjoying the trails at South Platte Park on the afternoon of June 1 may have noticed a strong, unusual scent of pine in the air.

ose who followed their nose to the scent’s origin at Eaglewatch Lake saw something even more interesting.

On the southern edge of the lake, a small boat carried large structures made of holiday wreaths, PVC pipes and cinder blocks. When the boat’s sonar alerted the driver that he was at the edge of a dropo , he and his colleagues pushed the structures o the boat and into the water.

From shore, Bob Keyser watched the objects, which he had spent hours building a few days prior, descend into the water.

With other members of Littleton Elks Lodge and the Colorado Elks Association Veterans Committees, Keyser built the structures to recycle wreaths that had been used to decorate Veterans’ gravesites during the holiday season.

Instead of throwing them away, the Elks gave the wreaths a new life as sh habitats.

Why wreaths?

Every year in December, Elks lodges, scouts, churches and other organizations place wreaths on

Veteran grave sites at Fort Logan National Cemetery. ey do this as part of a program called Wreaths Across America, which coordinates wreathlaying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and thousands of other locations.

Randy Taylor, a member of the Littleton Elks Lodge, said the wreath program is an important way to recognize fallen heroes and their families.

In December 2022, the groups placed about 20,000 wreaths at Fort Logan. After the holiday season, the groups returned to gather them.

“In the past, we would take all the wreaths … and we’d take them to a dumpster and throw them away,” Keyser said. “We found that to be not very green.”

Fish habitats

Inspired by the e orts of Troy Erickson, an Idaho Springs Elks Lodge member who created sh habitats from wreaths last year, Keyser reached out to Colorado Parks and Wildlife to see if his group could do the same thing in Littleton.

“Eaglewatch is an old gravel pit that’s filled with water, and so … it doesn’t have a lot of structure in it,” said Paul Winkle, aquatic biologist at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

“It’s very flat-bottomed. And so by adding these structures, we add variability to the aquatic environment.”

Winkle, who helped place the wreath structures in the lake on the day before his retirement, said Eaglewatch has several species of sh including largemouth bass, blue gill and crappie that would bene t from the structures. Smaller sh would use the wreaths to hide from predators and larger sh would use them to sneak up on prey, he said.

South Platte Park Manager Skot Latona said the structures would also create areas for sh to breed.

Over the years, wildlife and shing organizations have placed other human-made habitat structures in the lake, including log-cabin-like structures, Christmas trees, broken concrete pipes and tires chained together, Latona said. Putting tires in lakes is no longer an acceptable practice, he added, because the rubber degrades into the water.

Latona guessed that these other structures probably cover less than 2% of the bottom of the lake, making it a less sh-friendly environment than a natural lake.

“A natural lake is going to have a whole variety of trees and branches, vegetation, rocks and all that,” he said.

Adding more structures, he said, would help the sh and improve the quality of shing for those who use the lake for recreation.

After a couple of trips on the boat to test the structures’ sinking ability and after adding more cinderblocks to make them heavier, the group placed ve habitats in the lake. By the time they left, there were already sh hanging out by the structures – successfully giving a second life to the veteran-honoring wreaths.

read it out loud before handing it to the person at our table that we were writing about. I will share with you that the person reading the note and receiving the compliments was usually in tears, happy tears. As it was Jill’s turn to be the center of attention, we all eagerly wrote our messages of love, a ection, and appreciation. And as we all read our note, the consistency was unreal; Jill was light, love, passionate, determined, a role model of success, bright, beautiful, and someone who exuded the desire to help others.

Why am I sharing this story? Sadly, Jill passed away suddenly last month. Her beautiful smile to never grace this earth again, but that will bless the halls of heaven for eternity. ose of us who knew her well, knew all sides of Jill as we had three plus years to share calls, Zoom calls, webinars, texts, and emails. Some of us got to see her and be with her since we graduated ZLC23. And there wasn’t any one of us who didn’t appreciate her e orts to worry more about us and how we were doing than how she was personally doing herself.

As the news hit our ZLC23 class, we reached out to one another for comfort and understanding; it’s one of the things that happen when you become

Ziglar certi ed and connect with your classmates, you graduate as di erence makers in the personal, professional, and spiritual lives of everyone you have the opportunity to meet. And Jill epitomized that mission and purpose, she changed us all. Even when she was going through life’s challenges herself, she was the rst one to respond to a prayer request, jump into a conversation, or ask a meaningful question during a podcast or webinar.

Jill was a di erence maker.

I write this column as a tribute to Jill, a true ZLC’er class of ‘23. I write this to remind us that we all have something to give to others regardless of how short or long our lives here on earth are. We can smile, be kind, show our passion, know our purpose, and simply care about the person sitting across from us in the moment, because that is who Jill was, a living example to us all.

Is there someone who you need to tell how awesome they are before they are gone? Did this tribute connect with you? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can remember those who left their ngerprints of love and light on our lives, it really will be a better than good life.

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

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Search-and-rescue dogs embody the mail carrier motto: “Neither snow, nor rain nor gloom of night” will keep these trusty canines from their appointed rounds — searching for people or items with single-minded purpose.

For the dogs and their trainers who are part of the Colorado branch of SARDUS — Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States — training is a weekly, if not daily, endeavor to prepare dogs to certify in an area of search and rescue or to keep the dog’s skills sharp after certi cation.

“ e training continues for life,” said Cathy Bryarly, a retired Boulder sheri ’s deputy who trains search-and-rescue dogs. “ is has to be part of your life. It goes way beyond a hobby,

or it’s not going to work. It’s a calling.”

SARDUS members agree that it’s a labor a love based in their strong resolve to help others. Not only do the dogs and their handlers train multiple times a week, enlisting family and friends to hide, so the dogs have someone to search for, but handlers also attend seminars on a variety of topics and work together by laying trails for others to follow.

Trainers are always learning, so they can improve their canines’ ability to help in emergency situations.

Search-and-rescue dogs and their handlers are not paid; in fact, handlers spend a lot on the dogs, the equipment, the training and more. e goal is to be certi ed to go on missions, the term for helping law enforcement nd people, bodies or objects needed in an investigation.

Call the people trainers or handlers, but

more importantly, they’re dog lovers who want to work as a team with their pets to help others.

The humility of training

e trainers say it simply: Training their canines is humbling.

“Our dogs don’t make the mistakes,” Anjie Julseth-Crosby of Morrison said. “We do. ere’s so much to remember. e training is about me trying to understand what (the dogs) are saying. e human fails, not the dog.”

In fact, Julseth-Crosby, who started training her bloodhounds two years ago, has compiled a 19-page document called “ ings I wish I knew two years ago.”

Training involves having a dog follow a scent for several miles, helping the dog return to the SEE DOGS, P15

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scent trail if needed and rewarding the dog when it nds the person or item it is directed to follow.

Training can be messy as canines follow the scent wherever it takes them over all sorts of terrain in all kinds of weather.

food or toys. Once you gure that out, then trainers must convince the dog to do what they want the pup to do for the reward. It begins with what is called a puppy run-away, where you get the pup to run after a person, and when the pup nds the person, the pup gets a reward.

at transitions to following a scent to nd a person.

“It’s just a matter of making it harder and harder to the point where a dog is searching 120 acres for one person or that trailing dog is following a 24-hour-old scent through a subdivision,” Bryarly said.

No matter what or who the dog is nding, it must go to it, stay there, lay down and point its nose, so the handler knows the dog is saying that the item or person is there.

Dogs cannot certify to be search-and-rescue dogs until they are at least 18 months old, but it usually takes two years or more for the rst certi cation, Bryarly said.

“Search-and-rescue dogs that are out in the public have to be just perfect,” Bryarly said. “ ey have to stay focused and not get distracted by other dogs, animals or people.”

Getting involved

irty years ago, Julseth-Crosby made a pledge that she would own a bloodhound and train it to be a search-and-rescue dog. at’s because Ali Berelez, 6, who had been kidnapped and murdered in 1993, was found four days after her abduction by bloodhound Yogi.

Julseth, at that time a single parent with a 6-yearold, felt kinship with Ali’s family. However, as a full-time teacher, Julseth-Crosby decided to wait to train when she retired in 2021. True to her word, she began training her bloodhounds Bruno and Miley.

Niamh Coleman of Nederland was looking for something to do with her dogs, thinking it was a casual pastime. Now search-and-rescue dog training is closer to an obsession.

a multiple-day-a-week job.

Jayne Zmijewski, who taught outdoor skills to rangers most of her life, said search-and-rescue dogs were a natural progression. She’s had four search-and-rescue dogs in the last 30 years, most recently her chocolate Labrador Kodi.

Teresa Verplanck of Bailey is training Lilo, a border collie mix, for wilderness searches. She called the SARDUS group she trains with wonderful, and trainers and dogs have become a big family.

Jake Udel, who lives near Rustic, Colorado, is a volunteer firefighter and medic, and he trains his dog, Java the Mutt, a Czech shepherd, “for the love of dogs, helping people and the activity.”

Julseth-Crosby said the number of hours can be whatever trainers can put in, but at a minimum eight hours a week, and some weeks, she trains or prepares for training as much as 40 hours a week.

The right breed

While just about any breed of dog can become a search-and-rescue dog, bloodhounds, shepherds and retrievers are the typical dogs people think of, but other breeds — if they have the nose for the work — can be certi ed.

“It works better to start with a breed that is bred to do this,” Bryarly said. “In fact, there are some breeders who breed speci cally search-and-rescue dogs. But sometimes you nd a dog that is good at this, and it’s a breed you never would have guessed could do this work.”

e most important thing, Bryarly said, is the bond that the dog and handler have with each other.

“People have told me over the years that they are amazed at something their dog does,” she said. “People think they are the smart ones, but the dog is the smart one. We are just trying to keep up with them.”

Starting early

Training starts early — when pups are a few weeks old.

“Start with a dog who has a high drive,” Bryarly said. “A high-drive dog is always busy and always wanting something to do. If that energy is not channeled right away, the pup will tear your house apart.”

Most canines prefer one of two types of rewards:

TYPES OF SARDUS CERTIFICATIONS

Melanie Weaver of Lafayette knew her dog, Lego,

Udel figures he’s been on 75 to 100 missions since he certified his first dog in 2005.

SARDUS

SARDUS, one of several search-and-rescue dog organizations in the country, helps smaller organizations test and certify dogs. To get the trailing or air-scent certification, which is usually the first certification a dog earns, the canine must follow a 24-hour-old trail to find a person. SARDUS only works with law enforcement, so a person cannot request a search-andrescue dog.

Bryarly said about 30 dogs in Colorado are certified by SARDUS with most of them trailing dogs — the most of any organization in the country.

Membership in SARDUS is $25, and some people join who don’t own dogs, but they want to help in other ways such as creating tracking trails or hiding from dogs, Bryarly said.

Trainers must be physically fit since they follow their dogs through all sorts of terrain, plus they take classes such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s incident command courses, so they understand the structure of incidents and managing evidence.

For the SARDUS trainers, the work is definitely a passion.

a German shepherd, needed a job to have a ful lling life, and Weaver was looking for something practical. Little did she know that training Lego would be

• Trailing: Dogs who can find scents by putting their noses to the ground.

• Air scenting: Dogs who find scents by putting their noses into the air.

• Avalanche: Some dogs are good at smelling human scents through snow.

• Water: Some dogs are good at smelling human scents through water.

“If you think of it as work, you won’t do it for 20 years,” Udel explained. “You have to adopt the (search-and-rescue) lifestyle. It’s a life-anddeath commitment for some people — certainly the people we are looking for.”

• Disaster search: Dogs can smell through debris to find people.

• Human remains: Dogs can be certified to find human remains.

• Wilderness: A type of trailing in remote areas.

in cities.

• Urban and suburban: Looking for missing children or older adults

Jayne Zmijewski and her chocolate Labrador Kodi take a break from training.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Anjie Julseth-Crosby with bloodhound Miley practice trailing at a park in Niwot.

PHOTO BY CATHY BRYARLY

Doug Cummings and German shepherd Rogan trail a scent.

PHOTO BY ANJIE JULSETH-CROSBY

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Travels inspire local artist

Ar tist Patricia Aaron has recently returned from a trip to Japan and Hawaii and feels inspired to make new paintings and prints. She will have work in “Oh, Honey,” an invitational show of encaustic art opening July 27 at PACE Center Gallery, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker. See parkerarts.org.

Animal inspiration Abend Gallery, 1261 Delaware St., Suite 2, Denver, will host an exhibit “Wild at Art: A Four Person Animal-Inspired Exhibition,” through June 27. I hope the entire show will have the tongue-in-cheek flair of Claudia Griesbach-Martucci’s “Lust for Life.” Others included in this show: Morgan Cameron, Marina Dieul and Lucia Heffernen. Visitors to this show will have fun making up stories about the paintings. Runs through June 27. Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays. 303-355-0950, abendgallery. com.

Contemporary art

MCA-Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, has new exhibits by Anna T. Souhlarakis, “Indigenous Absurdities,” and by Tomashi Jackson, “Across the Universe.” Rooftop party on June 30, with R&B music. 303-298-7554, mcadenver.org.

Ice cream social

Mark the calendar for the Highlands Ranch Metro District Ice Cream Social on Aug. 2 in Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. Music provided by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift. Enjoy $2 prepackaged ice cream treats, cash only, as well as a variety of food truck offerings. See highlandsranch.org.

Guild aids dance

The Denver Ballet Guild held its annual Le Bal de Ballet on June 10, honoring high school students from Colorado and their families: 2023 Debutantes and Young Men of Distinction at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and Sheraton Denver Hotel. The guild honored a number of young people from our south suburbs. Members award funds to area dance companies and sponsor a young dancer’s competition during the year.

Call for entries

Call to artists: Entries are being accepted via callforentry.org for the summer Best of Colorado Show that opens Aug. 8 at the Depot Art

Gallery in Littleton. Juror is Christian Dore. Open to all Colorado artists. Cash awards for winners.

Lone Tree

Lone Tree Arts Center is selling tickets for its next season now and you can pick and choose from a great variety of performances, getting a 10% discount when you pick three or four shows and 15% with five or more. See the website for choices. Starts with Lannie Counts: the Greatest R&B Songs Ever Written on Sept. 9. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter. org.

Festival Park

The Castle Rock Band will celebrate Independence Day with a free outdoor concert of patriotic music on July 1 in Festival Park, Castle Rock at 7 p.m. Included: Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” and the Gershwins’ “Strike Up the Band!”

Town Hall

Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center is selling tickets for the next season, 2023-2024. Included:

“All Shook Up” on Sept. 23-Oct. 22. “The Last Session,” Matilda,” Urinetown,” “raisin,” “Rd,” “Prom.” The Annual Ovation Gala will be held on June 24. 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org.

Greenwood Village Reminder: The International Pastel Exhibit continues until July 1 at Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village.

Claudia Griesbach-Martucci’s “Lust for Life” will be on display in Abend Gallery’s “Wild at Art: A Four Person Animal-Inspired Exhibition” through June 27. COURTESY PHOTO

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Core makes great use of new building

Art space is part of cultural complex on Colfax in Lakewood

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Among my emails is an invitation to artists to enter Core New Art Space’s exhibit, “Once Upon a

Time,” at the gallery’s new location in Lakewood at 6501 W. Colfax Ave. (In the Hub, near Casa Bonita.) e title calls forth thoughts of fables and fairy tales, legend and lore, myth and magic ... It will be fun to see what materializes there!

e Open Call art show will be juried by Valerie Savarie, Denver artist and director of Valkarie Gallery in Belmar. She specializes in altered books, creating three-dimensional versions of stories ...

e exhibit will run from July 14 to 30 and gallery hours are: ursday, noon to 5 p.m.; Friday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Visit the website at coreartspace.com for more information.

On a recent weekend, I visited the new Lakewood art space with my daughter and will certainly recommend it to readers. I very much wish Littleton could manage to open a similar gathering of galleries. With

food court nearby, it works well for a family outing.

Included in the space with CORE New Art Space: Kanon Collective, 40 West Gallery, EDGE Gallery, Lakewood Arts, NEXT Gallery and Red Herring Art Supplies. e building was formerly a Denver Drumstick restaurant, and has changed its image smoothly into colorful art spaces — a creative hub for the community,

Freedom brings responsibility

This Independence Day, give our streams a break. Not only are personal fireworks a fire danger, but also, their waste poses a threat to our waterways when not disposed of properly. Summer days in Colorado often bring flashing rain and thunderstorms that quickly wash away waste on streets and parking lots, sending them straight to the nearest stream. What isn’t collected and thrown away after the celebration may be gone before you know it. Take the time this holiday and clean up after yourself.

Local stormwater agencies are teaming up to bring you this message. We take this so seriously that we posted this ad rather than send you more garbage in the mail. One thing is clear: our creeks, rivers and lakes depend on you.

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Benchmark Theatre goes beyond Stonewall

The Stonewall uprising is a key ashpoint in 20th-century American history — one that changed the course of the struggle for LGBTQIA+ equality in the country. But a lot of what happened during the summer of 1968 is shrouded in memory and mystery.  And while there will always be questions that remain unanswered, the Benchmark eatre explores the events that lead to and followed the uprising in the world premiere of “Stonewall.”

“With how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go, it seemed like the right time to revisit Stonewall,” said Neil Truglio, director of the production and artistic director at Benchmark. “ e question for us was, how can we dramatize the events in a way that’s interesting and educational?

Developed by the creatives at Benchmark, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, “Stonewall” runs through Saturday, July 1. Performances are at 8 p.m. ursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

e aim of “Stonewall” was to tell as accurate a story of what happened as possible, so the show was culled from actual interviews and information about the uprising and was inspired by members of the largest cast the space has ever seen. Since the crowds at Stonewall would have been incredibly diverse, diversity needed to be re ected in the production.

CORE

which has a number of other galleries and art-related businesses as well, under a 40 West Arts organization that seems to keep growing.

We were happy to also see Benchmark eatre at 1560 Teller St., where the world premiere of “Stonewall” is running through July 1. Details at benchmarktheatre.com. (Lots of available parking nearby.) Was concerned about the venue after a long silence.

Parking is also available near the gallery space, although the proximity of Casa Bonita will no doubt a ect that somewhat!

The 40 West Arts District, a state-certified nonprofit arts district, collaborated with the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District to purchase and renovate the 11,000-squarefoot building, which is now open during limited hours. 40 West is worthy of our attention and emulation, I’m thinking. Very effective, as it works with artists throughout Lakewood.

CORE New Art Space members listed on the building include Gina Smith Asued, Earl Chuvarsky, Susie

COMING ATTRACTIONS

“We went about the piece by opening the casting as wide as we could,” Truglio said. “From the community that turned out to the auditions, we were able to create and elevate the characters we wanted to tell the story.”

Clarke Reader

While the creatives were building the show, it was almost impossible not to compare the situation at the time to where society currently is, especially with the rollback of trans rights in many states and book bans on LGBTQIA+ books. e resulting show serves as a dialogue between the past and present.

“A member of the cast was there at the time and said there’s too much of then in now,” Truglio remembered. “People still feel like secondclass citizens and live their lives based on court decisions.”

e hope that audiences who see “Stonewall” come away willing to have conversations and think critically about what occurred at the time and what is happening now, according to Truglio.

“Every group, community and individual has their own vision of what Stonewall was like, so we wanted to create a show where everyone who attends will learn something,” he said. “I hope audiences walk away

with newfound knowledge and an appreciation for where we are today. People should see Stonewall as the beginning, not the end.”

For tickets and information, visit www.benchmarktheatre.com.

Have a laugh at DMNS

ere are all kinds of approaches to learning and one of the best has to be by pairing education with laughs. at’s just the method the Denver Museum of Nature & Scienceis embracing for the Science Riot: Standup Comedy for Science Fans event.

e 21-and-older show will be held at the Morgridge Family Atrium in the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 16. According to provided information, the event feature local STEM professionals trying their hand at standup.

Secure access to the event at www. dmns.org/visit/events-and-activities/.

Rock and roll with ‘Coco’ in Northglenn

I’d never have thought of pairing the music of Led Zeppelin with the timeless power of Pixar’s “Coco,” but I reckon that’s why I’m a columnist and not in charge of a city like Northglenn, which is doing just that to kick o its free Summer Concert & Movie series at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21.

Ten Years Gone, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, will kick o the event and

entertain attendees at the Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, until the “Coco” begins at dusk. ose looking for a quick bite can purchase food from one of the food trucks that will be on hand for the event.

All the details can be found at https://northglennarts.org/ programs/summer-concert-movieseries/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Neko Case at the Denver Botanic Gardens

You can’t go wrong with an outdoor concert almost anywhere in the metro area — there is no shortage of great spots for music under the starts. But the Denver Botanic Gardens is a gem among gems, which makes it the perfect place to host a performance by Neko Case, who is, herself, a true gem in the alt rock world.  rough her multi-decade career as a solo artist and a member of e New Pornographers, Case has rmly established herself as one of the best and most powerful vocalists working. And she’ll be stopping by the Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20. She’ll be joined by opener Nora O’Connor.

Get tickets at www.ticketmaster. com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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all proud of this new move. Core New Art Space has made several moves — most recently to the old Pasternack pawnshop building farther west on Colfax. I’m sure this new location will work well for visibility for these artists, who take

turns keeping the gallery space open and operating. Also in the neighborhood is the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design at 1500 Pierce St., which adds to the arts atmosphere that develops in Lakewood.

Core New Art Space in Lakewood will hold the exhibition “Once Upon a Time” from July 14-30.

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Tattoo Emporium designing the art of merchandise and skates, and both PJ Parkinson and Jim James (Eddie Sixberry’s roommate) serving as the media, sales and events organizers.

a snowskate, not being clipped in allows riders to slide out on their back or run o the board instead of crashing their knees into the snow and ice like on a snowboard.

BY CODY JONES SUMMIT DAILY NEWS

It was not that long ago when the only way to get down a mountain was on a pair of skis. Skiers used to dominate snowsports with no other competition and could have a ski day without having to worry about another “strange form” of getting down the slopes.

However, in the late ’80s, slopes started seeing rapid change with the rise of the snowboard. Turf wars ensued at ski areas across the country. e snowboard craze eventually leveled out at the end of the 20th century, and it is now common to see skis and snowboards in almost equal numbers on a chairlift. Nearly 40 years after snowboards emerged onto the snowsports scene, a new method of cruising down the mountain has arrived, and a Breckenridge-based company — Aloud Snowskates — is trying to make snowskates the next biggest trend on the mountain.

Much as snowboards were rst met with confusion and opposition from skiers, snowskates currently have both skiers and snowboarders not quite knowing what to think of a skateboard-type deck — with no bindings — fastened to the top of a ski.

Former professional skateboarder and Summit resident Eddie Sixberry was inspired to start Aloud Snowskates after riding several other companies’ snowskates. Sixberry, 60, enjoyed the concept of hauling down a piece of wood while only being attached by a leash fastened around his waist, but did not enjoy the feel of the snowskates currently on the market.

“I started snowskating around 2009, like all the time,” Sixberry said. “ ere weren’t many available and there were only a handful of people doing it. I was a ski and ride instructor (at Breckenridge Ski Resort) and I was allowed to ride my skate in uniform. I didn’t like how the other skates performed. I started modifying stu .”

One of the biggest problems Sixberry ran into while riding other versions of snowskates is that the wooden top deck of the board would snap when he tried to land tricks o of terrain park jumps or natural side hits.

“I was breaking the tails on the jumps,” Sixberry said. “At the skatepark it is cool to break a board. You can walk to your car and leave, but if you break a board at the terrain park you have about a mile walk down. It sucked.”

As a result, Sixberry started designing a snowskate that was durable, strong, fun to ride on and could handle any terrain on the mountain. Sixberry designed a more durable board by changing the trucks of the board and partnering with Denver-based Folsom Custom Skis to provide a smooth-gliding ski for the subdeck.

Sixberry then assembled a crew consisting of his two sons — Andrew and Matt — along with other Summit County residents who all helped him o cially launch in 2019.

Each member of the “fun-having” and hardworking crew has their own role, with Eddie Sixberry being the main mastermind and fearless leader of the company, Andrew Sixberry being in charge of screen printing merchandise and overseeing online sales, Matt Sixberry designing the trucks of the snowskate, Rich Fisher of Rocky Mountain

With each member of the team helping to make Aloud Snowskates the next big name in the snowsport market, the team now has six di erent snowskates for sale to the public.

Each board o ers riders a di erent experience, with some boards being geared towards fast and owy groomers while others are ideal for terrain park riding or moguls. Another aspect that makes Aloud Snowskates unique to skis and snowboards is that they are easily interchangeable to any rider with no prior tting or customization needed before barreling down the mountain.

One of the biggest obstacles Aloud is currently trying to navigate is making the public comfortable with seeing snowskates on the mountain.

“A lot of people haven’t even heard of snowskating until they see us,” Parkinson said. “ ey think we are on a snowboard because we are ying past them and going the same speed as skis and snowboards.”

Once introduced to what a snowskate even is, the Aloud crew is often then met with a fury of questions ranging from how does one ride and stay on one to how could you not injure yourself.

From the perspective of Sixberry and Parkinson — who both used to snowboard — snowskating does not di er much from its cousin, snowboarding. Snowskate users may not be fastened to the board via bindings or clips, but the grip tape on the top side of the board helps to keep riders attached to the board while the design of Aloud Snowskates’ skis allows them to carve almost identically to how one would on a snowboard.

“A lot of people who are used to snowboarding can just jump right on and start making turns,” Parkinson said. “Eddie is the rst person to make a snowskate that is that much like a snowboard.”

“When I got with Mike at Folsom, my main goal was to make these ride like a snowboard,” Sixberry said. “I wanted these to excel technologically so that it is allowed on mountains. So that it is recognized.”

Although falls can still happen on

Sixberry said once people can get over the initial fears associated with a snowskate, they often nd joy with experiencing their favorite mountain all over again.

“It makes it really exciting when you are on the blues and greens again learning,” Sixberry said. “It is reissuing the challenge.”

Over the past few years, Aloud Snowskates has started to make its presence known in Summit County, with products being seen on and o the mountain and sold at snowboard shops like Breckenridge’s Underground Snowboards.

Sixberry and Aloud have also branched out to Breckenridge Ski Area, hosting clinics for ski school instructors to learn how to safely ride a snowskate.

“We have done three clinics so far with the Breckenridge Ski School,” Sixberry said. “ at kind of started because every time we rode past the ski school the whole class is looking. Now they can tell their students that I have ridden them and they are pretty cool. All we are trying to do is put the pieces of the circle together and make a bigger circle.”

Ultimately, Sixberry’s dream is to make snowskates the next common mode of transportation down the mountain, with Aloud being the go-to brand. Snowskates are currently allowed at several ski resorts in and near Summit County, but are not allowed at every ski resort in the country. Sixberry hopes to change that in the next few years.

“We are reliving it, ” Sixberry said, comparing their work with snowskates to the historic e orts to legitimize snowboarding on the slopes. “And it is really exciting to me. We are just a bunch of homies trying to pull it o .”

Aloud Snowskates has plans of growing its reach at the beginning of the 2023-24 winter season by hosting more clinics, team parties and other events.

is Summit Daily News story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

A fleet of Aloud Snowskates on a winter day in Breckenridge. Aloud Snowskates is trying to make snowskates the next big thing on the mountain across Summit County and the world. COURTESY OF ALOUD SNOWSKATES

Breckenridge operation aims to make its product the next big trend

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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 trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 8, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 9G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12541 Prince Creek Dr, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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, July 12, 2023, 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 extended.

First Publication: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/21/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RYAN BOURGEOIS

Colorado Registration #: 51088

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

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Attorney File #: 00000009747080

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

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Last Publication: 6/15/2023

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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0065

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/5/2023 12:00:00

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.

Original Grantor: TERESA M CHAVEZ-KRUMLAND

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Onslow Bay Financial LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/30/2015

Recording Date of DOT: 10/8/2015

Reception No. of DOT: 2015072977

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$224,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $200,641.24

Pursuant to C.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.

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 trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52,, BLOCK 2, STROH RANCH, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 19211 E. Legend Ave, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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, July 26, 2023, 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 extended.

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/5/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY 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 #: 23-029643

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0065

Publication: 6/29/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

NOTICE RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/28/2023 1:37:00 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

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $150,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $150,000.00

Pursuant to C.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 pay pursuant to the Settlement Agreement

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 trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 30, VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 22, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO **SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT DATED

JUNE 24, 2022, RECORDED ON JUNE 27, 2022 AT RECEPTION NO. 2022045107 TO CORRECT

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Which has the address of:

11346 South Lost Creek Circle, Parker, CO 80138

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 7/28/2022, Reception number 2022051945. Reason modified and any other modifications: to correct the date of Settlement Agreement in DOT.

NOTICE OF SALE

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, July 19, 2023, 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 extended.

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5/25/2023 Last Publication: 6/22/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/28/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

K. JAMIE BUECHLER Colorado Registration #: 30906 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 1230-S , DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (720) 381-0045

Fax #: (720) 381-0382

Attorney File #: 11346LOSTCREEK

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DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

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First Publication: 5/25/2023

Last Publication: 6/22/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0066

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/10/2023 10:02:00

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: Michael J. Gibson and John J. Gibson and Carol S. Gibson

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RMTP Trust, Series 2021

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Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 2/29/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016011659

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $261,457.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $239,834.82

Pursuant to C.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.**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 11/1/2022 at Reception No. 2022070374 in the records of the Douglas county clerk and recorder, Colorado.**

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 trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 20, BLOCK 1, COUNTRY MEADOWS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12685 Leesburg Rd, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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, August 9, 2023, 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 extended.

First Publication: 6/15/2023

Last Publication: 7/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/10/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY 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 #: CO11861

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0066

First Publication: 6/15/2023

Last Publication: 7/13/2023

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Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Commissioner’s Proceedings May 2023

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #025-23

COMMERCIAL CONVEYOR DISHWASHER

The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified companies for the purchase and installation of a new commercial conveyor dishwasher.

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023 @ 2:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS AND VIEW THE WORKSITE LOCATION. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ALL ATTENDEES MUST CLEAR SECURITY AND MEET IN THE JUSTICE CENTER LOBBY. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. Please bring a business card, as sign-in sheets will not be passed around.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 025-23, Commercial Conveyor Dishwasher” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00pm on Friday, July 7, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid 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/services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 945584

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###

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