Parker Chronicle 062923

White sworn in as municipal court judge in Parker

Language for charter questions set

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Upon many achievements such as being an o cer in the U.S. Air Force and a Judge Advocate General’s Corps o cer, Vincent White, was sworn in as the Town of Parker’s new municipal court judge on June 20.  For the rst time for the current town council, they witnessed a new judge be sworn in as previous Judge Kevin Sidel served for 22 years.

Bradbury Ranch Drive sinkhole repair in Parker to take more time

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During a June 20 town council meeting, the Parker Town council approved a contract with Naranjo Civil Constructors for emergency repairs following the failure of a 5.5 foot corrugated pipe that resulted in a sinkhole on Bradbury Ranch

Drive.

e sinkhole occurred at Bradbury Ranch Drive between the Independence Drive intersection and the McClellan Road intersection, located at the northwest corner of Jordan Road and Mainstreet.

e emergency contractor was able to temporarily stabilize the sinkhole, but a hole of nearly 15

feet in depth across the entire roadway still exists, according to Deputy Director of Engineering Chris Hudson.

e Parker Public Works department brought in Naranjo Civil Constructors who have completed capital drainage projects for the

Having lived in the town for over 20 years, White was appointed to serve an initial two-year term and is excited to be a representative for the community..

“I am excited to be part of the community and be a part of the fabric of this community,” said White. “It’s a glorious honor for my career and my life and I couldn’t be more honored and humbled to be your court judge.”

e council also appointed new members to the town’s planning and zoning commission during the June 20 meeting.

Due to expirations and resignations the council had to ll three regular positions and three alternate positions.

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Sinkhole on Bradbury Ranch Drive on Monday, June 12.

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School board selects finalists for seat vacated by Elizabeth Hanson

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the process to ll the vacated seat on the Douglas County School Board, members selected three nalists with plans to appoint someone on June 27.

Following interviews with seven candidates on June 20, the school board chose Michael Burmeister, Brad Geiger, and Jason Page as nalists for the position. All three will be interviewed a second time on June 27 ahead of the board’s nal decision.

Burmeister is a substitute teacher for the school district and a retired Army o cer of 30 years with two students in Douglas County schools. He told the board he sees the role as a way for him to serve his community and said he would be a dedicated board member.

“I think the focus we need to have here is the kids and making sure they get a proper education, and on taking care of our teachers and sta ,” Burmeister said.

Burmeister said increasing teacher pay is a prior-

ity for him and he would support going to the voters with funding questions in November.

Geiger is an attorney who has volunteered with the district for nine years and currently serves on the Long-Range Planning Committee and the Mill Bond Exploratory Committee. His

children graduated from Douglas County schools.

Geiger said his knowledge of the district and experience with con ict resolution as a lawyer makes him a good t for the job.

“I know how this district works in ways you can only get by long-term volunteering or unless you sit at the

dais,” Geiger said. “You need someone who can come in, sit down and have an intelligent, informed discussion about (policies) and help contribute.”

Geiger also supports increasing sta pay and asking voters for a bond and mill levy override this year.

Page works foar IT servic-

es company PwC and volunteered on the Long-Range Planning Committee and the board for Ben Franklin Academy, a Douglas County charter school, for two years. He has one student in the district. Page said he would bring strong communication and problemsolving skills to the board.

“I humbly believe my experience in the district over the past several years has prepared me to make a meaningful and immediate contribution as a member of the board,” Page said. “Being an e ective board member requires collaboration and ultimately the ability to make decisions that ensure out tax dollars are being used e ectively and e ciently in the best interest of the district.”

Like the other candidates, Page is supportive of making pay more competitive and putting funding questions on this November’s ballot.

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Current commission members

Richard Foerster and Kim Rodell will be resigning at the end of their current terms and alternate Ira Shapiro will not return.

e planning commission has 10 members, seven regular and three alternates. e commission is tasked with preparing the community’s master plan, reviewing applications for certain development proposals and making recommendations on land use matters.

Eliana Burke and Erik Frandsen were appointed as regular members for a one-year term.

Leland Solan will join Roxy Colette and Nick Metz as regular members for three-year terms.

Jane Lane will be joined by Angela Linstrom and Erik Rieger as alternates for a year.

Ruth Ann Nelson and Gary Poole were also appointed as regular members with a term expiring June 30, 2025. Poole was reappointed as chair of the commission.

In other business, the council approved potential charter questions that will be put on the November election ballot.

First, to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 2.1 Titled Town Council, If approved, would allow the town’s enforcement mechanisms to be in compliance with state law as state law authorizes higher amounts for nes due to ination, according to Town Attorney Kelsey Hall.

e second charter question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule

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Charter Section 4.6 Titled Departments Created, which is described as a clean up measure and would help create consistency within the charter to make it clear that the town manager is in charge of the administration and discipline of sta along with the personnel manual issues rather than it being a council issue, said Hall.

“ e town council are policy makers and the town manager is responsible for the personnel of the town, so this is a good clari cation and clean up measure,” said Councilmember Laura Hefta.

e third question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 8.3 would allow the chief of police to be able to swear in o cers in addition to the town clerk.

e fourth charter question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 15.7 Titled Bequests, Gifts and Donations, which would enable the council to pass an ordinance on a case-by-case basis delegating authority to either accept gifts or to make donations, specically personal property that can be physically picked up.

“We’re creating an ordinance to give to the authority - to sta - to donate as they see t without having to come back to us to create an ordinance with every item donated, so it’s like a blanket ordinance,” said Councilmember Brandi Wilks.

Mayor Je Toborg closed the meeting by saying these are ballot questions for November and no ordinances were made.

“ is is our suggested ballot language that we’re putting on so the Town of Parker citizens will have the chance to approve or disapprove this,” said Toborg.

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Judge Vincent White was sworn in as the Town of Parker’s municipal court judge.

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Laydon, Hudson reprimanded by Colorado GOP

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A political rift two states away has spilled into Colorado and Douglas County politics, with Colorado GOP leaders formally rebuking elected Republican o cials for standing with Democrats in their opposition to the Montana state House barring a transgender lawmaker from the chamber.

First-term Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr had been prevented from speaking on the chamber oor by the Montana House speaker since April 20, when she refused to apologize for telling colleagues who supported a ban on gender-a rming care for youths that they would have “blood” on their hands, the Associated Press reported.

In response, state Rep. Brianna Titone, an Arvada Democrat, led over 75 elected o cials in Colorado in sending a letter to Montana legislators asking for Zephyr to be allowed back into the chamber, according to a news release.

“She was right to speak with strong words of advocacy for those Montana residents who are struggling to get the care, understanding, and respect they so desperately need,” the letter says.

e letter, signed by two local Republicans, Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon and Castle Pines City Councilmember Roger Hudson, prompted Colorado Republican Party leaders to pass a resolution that “reprimanded” Hudson, Laydon and Republican state Reps. Ron Weinberg and Rick Taggart, who also signed the letter.

“It’s the responsibility of any organization to hold its members accountable for harmful decisions they make,” the Colorado GOP said in a June 21 email announcement.

Douglas o cials respond

For Hudson, the Castle Pines city councilmember, limits on debate on potential state laws in uenced his decision to sign Titone’s letter, he told Colorado Community Media.

“ e majority silencing the minority through procedural tactics isn’t right,” Hudson said. “Isn’t right in Colorado and it isn’t OK in Montana.”

Hudson, who also serves as deputy chief of sta for the Colorado House Republicans, said in a statement that he believes in a Colorado “where we all are free to speak and live freely.”

“I believe most Coloradans want the same,” his statement continued. “I cannot speak to the motives of (Colorado GOP chair) Dave Williams in passing any resolution that would limit the free speech of any American or duly elected Colorado Republican — but I am positive that it doesn’t reduce the property taxes of a single Coloradan, increase housing for Colorado families, or make our communities any safer.”

Laydon, one of Douglas County’s three elected commissioners, noted in a statement that Republicans in Colorado have held little political power statewide in recent years.

“ e Colorado Republican Party cannot a ord further division, especially over Montana politics. e day we stop supporting the United States Constitution and the First Amendment in Colorado is the moment that we lose the nal vestiges of con dence that our fellow citizens, our voters, and our donors have invested,” Laydon’s statement read.

He continued: “I will continue to actively ght censorship, book burning, and any other fascist behaviors which our brave men and women in the military fought and died to overcome. I have faith that as intelligent, right-minded Colorado Republicans,

you will also continue to honor what our ag stands for and never bow to those that would censor speech, even speech we may disagree with.”

‘Lives on the line’

Zephyr’s silencing on the Montana House oor drew hundreds of protesters to the Montana Capitol, the AP reported. From the House gallery, Zephyr’s supporters chanted, “Let her speak!” Police cleared the gallery and arrested seven people for trespassing. Zephyr was voted o the House oor for violating its rules of decorum.

(Zephyr was to still be able to vote and participate in committees but not discuss proposals and amendments under consideration in the full House.)

Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-a rming medical care for transgender kids when its Republican governor signed legislation in April.

e letter from Titone, who is transgender, framed the issue as one where “lives are on the line.”

LGBTQ+ youth, who “are relentlessly persecuted, ostracized, and denied basic rights,” are more likely to attempt suicide than their peers, Titone’s letter says.

Compared with cisgender, or not trans, heterosexual adolescents, transgender adolescents showed ve times the risk of suicidal ideation and 7.6 times the risk of suicide attempt, according to a 2022 study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

“Gender-a rming care has been shown to improve mental health among transgender youth — in

a Dutch study, rates of suicidal ideation among transgender adolescents receiving gender-a rming care were similar to those among their cisgender peers, whereas rates among transgender adolescents on the waiting list remained elevated,” the study notes.

Move ‘hypocritical,’ GOP says

In the email, Colorado’s GOP called Colorado Democrats “hypocritical,” pointing to the criticism Democrats had received this year for “silencing debate and stopping Colorado Republicans from representing the concerns of their constituents.”

On March 25, Democrats in the Colorado House used what’s known as Rule 14 to limit debate in the chamber for the rst time in at least a decade, e Colorado Sun reported.

Democrats went on to use Rule 14 more than a dozen times, according to state Rep. Anthony Hartsook, a Parker Republican, citing data tracked by the House GOP caucus, the Sun wrote.

Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, defended the decision to limit debate, the Sun wrote.

“We began to recognize what was happening in our chamber was no longer respectful and productive,” she has said. “Filibustering and delay tactics, by having bills read at length, is not why we were voted into o ce. We were voted into o ce to consider and debate policy. At the time we invoked House Rule 14, we wanted to drive more productive conversations.”

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While showing the photo the Parker Police Department took of the initial sinkhole to town council, Hudson said including a 12-inch Parker Water and Sanitation District waterline that serves the subdivision, there are multiple utilities there.

“We’ve got CORE Electric, Comcast, gas, MCI, CenturyLink and a couple unknown utilities that no one’s claiming right now,” said Hudson.

Crews have isolated the Parker Water line along with the natural gas and power, said Hudson.

With multiple excavators working at the same time, the road is currently under construction for repair and the entire failed pipe has been removed.

According to public documents, the contract between the Town of Parker and Naranjo Civil Constructors is in the amount of $300,000, however, Hudson said it’s possible to exceed that amount.

“We’ve spent over $100,000 already, as of yesterday (June 19),” said Hudson. “If this was a traditional design bid bill, you’d know the price up front, we won’t know until we get done.”

Director of Public Works and Engineering Tom Williams said this type of drainage improvement is typically not eligible for assistance by the Mile High Flood District as they usually provide funding for major drainage ways and channels like Cherry Creek, Sulfur Gulch and Newlin Gulch.  e sinkhole was caused by an underground culvert.

ere have been failures such as this in the town in 1998 and another about 13 years ago.

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“What we commonly nd with these types of failures is the material of the pipe that was used,” said Williams. “In this situation, it was a corrugated metal pipe, those typically have a service life of about 30 to 50 years, it’s about 30 years right now.”

Williams said this event will continue to be a rare occurrence as the vast majority of the culvert pipes and storm sewers in town are made of reinforced concrete pipe, which have a longer service life.

Along with the department’snance director, Hudson and Williams will come back to the council with a budget amendment to appropriate the funding for the project.

Hudson estimates another three weeks of repair before the road can be reopened. ere will be landscaping repair as well.

In addition, the council also approved extending an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Town of Parker and the E-470 Public Highway Authority to Dec. 31, 2025.

“ e reason we’re having to do this is because within that IGA, it reads that the whole trail has to be completed before we can get the funding from the E-470 Authority,” said Brett Collins, park project manager of the parks, recreation and open space department.

e E-470 Public Highway Authority is one of the project’s funding partners.

e High Plains Trail project is a regional partnership between the Town of Parker, Arapahoe and Douglas counties and the City of Aurora ( e Partners Group) to design, construct and maintain a one-mile trail bridge.

e trail will connect the Cherry Creek Regional Trail to the High Plains Regional Trail at the Arapahoe/Douglas county line near Highway E-470 and East Cottonwood Drive

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Changes to school district parent policy approved in 4-2 vote

Misgendering students approved

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County school board passed changes to the district’s parent engagement policy, which will now allow misgendering of trans or nonbinary students and sta by prohibiting “compelled speech” in schools.

e policy changes passed on a 4-2 vote, with board members David Ray and Susan Meek dissenting.

School board President Mike Peterson drafted the changes to the parent engagement policy, which were rst discussed on April 25 and then voted on during the June 20 meeting.

Peterson added statements to the policy that recognize parents rights, prohibits compelled speech, requires disclosure of student information and honors decisions to optout of some curriculum or activities.

e suggested changes and the process to adopt the changes raised concerns for board members David Ray and Susan Meek.

Meek speci cally asked about the intent of language ensuring students won’t be “compelled to share personal information or make statements about themselves, or regarding others, that con ict with their deeply held personal beliefs or circumstances.”

Meek pressed Peterson to say whether the policy would allow misgendering under this clause and he con rmed it would.

Misgendering is when a person uses the incorrect pronouns to addres another individual. For example not using they/them when

a person asks for those pronouns speci cally.

“I would interpret that in this case that students would not be compelled to use the word him (for a trans male student), but they would still be required to treat that student with respect,” Peterson said.

Meek questioned how respect could be maintained in that situation.

“If other students refuse to use their pronouns or intentionally misgender, that is a form of harassment, which, not only is it wrong, but we would be opening ourselves up to litigation,” she said. “We have heard over and over from our community that we are struggling with

homophobic slurs in the classroom and racial slurs and other forms of bullying. So I would ask us to think deeply about the language that we are using so that we are respecting and honoring all of the students in our classrooms.”

Colorado law bans discrimination on the basis of gender or gender identity in places of public accomodation, including schools, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Meek also asked why Peterson included language about disclosing information related to a student’s identity to their parents. Peterson said the intent is to prevent the district from keeping information on how a student identi es from their parents.

“We cannot have any policy or any guidance in this district that encourages deception,” he said.

Peterson argued the changes aren’t political, but are aimed at restoring trust with parents.

“ e one paragraph insertion I put in the policy is not for conservative parents, it’s not for liberal parents, it’s not for libertarian parents or those in the middle - it is independent of identity,” he said.

In addition to Peterson’s changes, the policy will also be updated to match the 2021 National Standards for Family-School Partnerships from the National Parent Teacher Association.

Beyond the substance of the policy changes, Meek and Ray expressed frustration with the process the board was taking to approve the changes.

e board delayed voting on the policy changes on May 23 to get feedback from the District Accountability Committee, or DAC.

On June 15, the accountability committee requested more time to deliver that feedback, but a majority of the board members were ready to move forward with voting on the changes without the committee’s input.

“While I respect the DAC’s request for more time, I personally feel like there has been enough time for them to know this has been a board item and that we were going to vote on it,” board member Kaylee Winegar said. “We actually delayed it last time for their comments and recommendations and they haven’t provided that.”

Board member Christy Williams agreed, noting the committee can still review the policy in the future.

“I suggested earlier that we put (the parent engagement policy) onto their next year’s agenda and then come back again, and I think that certainly gives them an entire year (to discuss),” she said.

Members of the District Accountability Committee told the board during public comment they were disappointed with the decision to ignore their request for more time.

“I don’t understand how you can do a parent engagement policy and the parents that stand up to volunteer their time for this district get ignored,” Julie Gooden, a District Accountability Committee member, said.

In a statement, the Douglas County Federation, the union representing local teachers, said it’s a teacher’s job to create a safe and welcoming classroom for all students.

“Our district is no place for deeply held beliefs that result in disregarding or shaming any student,” the statement said.

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6th annual VetFest set for downtown Castle Rock on July 8

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It will be a day of food and drinks, live music and connection as Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation hosts the 6th annual VetFest in Downtown Castle Rock.

Jarrod Wildman, who served in the Navy from 1994 to 1998, has been the chairman of the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation for three years and is excited for the community to come together.

“Most of us go through a year just doing our jobs and living our life and we don’t advertise we’re veterans, so it’s nice to meet other like minded people in the community and connect,” said Wildman.

With a goal to become a resource that directly supports veterans in Douglas County, the nonpro t foundation constructed and maintains a monument called Freedoms Keeper.

On the corner of 4th and Wilcox in Castle Rock, the monument sits on a granite pedestal with each of the six service seals and is a gathering place for veterans in Douglas County.

In addition, the foundation established a Veterans Assistance Grant Program, which provides nancial aid grants up to $2,000 to veterans who live in the county.

Local veterans can go to the Doug-

las County Veterans Monument Foundation website, dcvmf.org to apply for the grant.

“We help on average about 40 veterans a year,” said Wildman.

e event is free admission and open to the public and there will be food trucks and over 20 vendors will be at the festival.

All of the proceeds go to the foundation to aid in nancial assistance according to Wildman.

“One hundred percent of the money stays in the county and goes to where the need is the most,” said Wildman.

e event started ve years ago as a 5k race, however the race didn’t take o .

“We had anywhere between 15 and 50 runners over the rst two years, but the party afterwards got bigger,” said Wildman. “And so the party grew and became more of what people were looking for.”  is will be the rst year without a 5k, just the festival, where there will be live music, beer vendors and a special Veterans corner where the rst 100 veterans that check in will receive a swag bag with a thank you.

Along with various nonpro ts and

veteran resources, the festival is family friendly as it includes a kid’s corner with Air Bounce Colorado’s bounce house and Luigi’s Game Truck.

e American Legion, a nonpro t organization, will be in attendance with their vendor to let people know that there is American Legion post in Castle Rock and there is another organization for veterans.

“Let them know that we do support local veterans and give people a di erent place to go to - or an additional place to go to and an opportunity to come together,” said Mike McNairy, commander of the American Legion Post 1187 Castle Rock.

e Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation is looking for volunteers to help with the kids corner, checking IDs and setup and takedown. ose interested in volunteering can contact Amy Seigal at amy@dcvmf.org.

e event will be held at Festival Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“What’s the most exciting to me is that it really is a day where veterans can come and be honored and connect with other veterans in the area,” said Wildman. “It’s a way for our citizens and community to come and show support to veterans, veteran causes and get information on other ways they can help.”

Freedoms Keeper monument in Castle Rock. COURTESY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY VETERANS MONUMENT FOUNDATION

Conservation group receives $350,000 as part of full canal protection goal

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN TJACOBSEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e High Line Canal, which winds 71 miles across the metro area, will soon be permanently protected as regional open space.  Great Outdoors Colorado, an environmental nonpro t, announced in June a $350,000 grant to High Line Canal Conservancy to help permanently protect the canal as a continuous recreational, ecological, historical and stormwater resource.

“Permanent protection of the canal has been a top-line goal of our board and organization since the beginning in 2014,” High Line Canal Conservancy CEO Harriet Crittenden LaMair said in a press release. “It’s extremely exciting to be actively working with Denver Water, Arapahoe County and other local governmental partners toward a permanent protection vehicle.”

e canal spans 860 acres and its associated trail system connects walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists, horseback riders and others to thousands more acres of parks and open spaces. e canal runs through parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties, spanning a solid slice of eastern metro area from north to south.

“It’s important for the community to know that the canal is preserved permanently for them to use freely into the future,” High Line Canal Conservancy Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships Suzanna Fry Jones told Colorado Community Media.

Jones said Denver Water will maintain ownership of the canal, but has been moving its customers to more sustainable sources of irrigation water in recent years.

Denver Water Senior Community Relations Specialist Jimmy Luthye said they plan to play an active role in the ongoing discussions about the canal’s future.

“ e evolution of the public’s use of the canal for recreation and

stormwater management, along with its original role as a water delivery method is one of the reasons why Denver Water and regional partners, including cities, counties, park and ood districts and stormwater management entities, have partnered with the High Line Canal Conservancy to assist their mission to preserve, protect and enhance the 71-mile canal,” Luthye said in an email to Colorado Community Media.

e conservancy is expected to complete legal work to secure protection, gather documentation of the present conditions of the canal and assess potential future projects with the grant.

Great Outdoors Colorado’s Director of Programs Chris Yuan-Farrell said the process will likely involve a conservation easement, which is a legal agreement that limits land use to protect its conservation values. Yuan-Farrell added that the grant is part of the environmental nonpro t’s land acquisition program, which supports urban and rural habitat protection priorities and increases access to the outdoors.

“ is is a substantial resource for Colorado to have and now it will be permanent,” Yuan-Farrell said. “Whereas before, there was always an opportunity for Denver Water

to sell that property to somebody else. is grant helps take that o the table.”

He said the funding provided by Great Outdoors Colorado should last the conservancy for years to come.

“ is is a fund for the conservancy to maintain and grow,” YuanFarrell said. “It’s like seed funding for a hopefully larger substantial endowment with the expectation that perhaps the municipalities and counties that have land by the canal will contribute to it.”

Great Outdoors Colorado invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help with the preservation and enhancement of parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces, according to its website.

e nonpro t has awarded multiple grants to the High Line Canal Conservancy over the years. In 2022, Great Outdoors Colorado provided $41,100 to help rid parts of the canal of an invasive species.

“ eir funding has been so impactful to all of the work that we’ve done,” Jones said. “And this is the next big stage of our work for permanent protection.”

Jones said more details about the canal’s function as a fully conserved space are expected to come this fall.

Runners and walkers enjoying the trail along the High Line Canal at Three Pond Park in Cherry Hills Village. COURTESY OF EVAN ANDERMAN

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Community comes together to clean up Highlands Ranch after tornado

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following an unusual tornado touching down in Highlands Ranch on June 22, Douglas County Commissioner Lora omas and community leaders immediately got to work with local volunteers to assess and clear the damage.

In a video released by Douglas County on June 26, a community hard at work was shown as residents, neighbors and leaders rolled up their sleeves and cleared debris, branches and damage.

omas, who represents Highland Ranch, said while she is glad there were no injuries, she is also proud to see how much people came out to help each other.

In a video provided by Douglas County, Je Whipple, president of the Church of Latter Day Saints in Highlands Ranch, said more than 2,000 volunteers came out to help on Saturday, June 24.

omas said after learning there were no injuries, and no buildings were lost, the story became good deeds and community support.

“I have heard stories of strangers o ering to help remove trees, accepting only a hamburger as payment,” omas said. “Highlands Ranch is going to come out of this better and stronger because we know each other even better than before.”

With 4th of July celebrations still set to be held, omas said there is a lot to celebrate this year in Highlands Ranch.

e video also showed makeshift command centers where community leaders from the Highlands Ranch Metro District, Douglas County, Highlands Ranch Community Association and others were coming together to coordinate e orts.

One of those command centers at Eastridge Rec Center, omas said, is being operated by Team Rubicon, a veteran-led response organization that unites the skills and experience of military veterans with rst responders. omas said this group jumped in and started to help remove trees quickly.

As residents continue to clean up the community, the metro district has set up tree limb drop o sites, and is working with residents to assess and address damage.

According to the National Weather

has been classi ed as an EF-1.

e National Weather Service ranks tornados with ratings between 0-5, basing a lot on wind speed. An EF-1 designation means wind speeds were measured between 86110 mph.

In a post made on the metro district website after the storm, sta said they are grateful for reports of damage and encourage residents to use the district’s report a concern feature to submit feedback and photo at www.highlandsranch.org/ resources/report-a-concern.

e district also encourages residents to use the website to report damage seen on Highlands Ranch Metro District parks, trails and open space.

“It is a resource because that helps them to report the things, they can be the eyes and ears of the community,” said Sherry Eppers, community relations manager for the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

e district asks residents to be as speci c as possible regarding the location and condition, warning with the high volume of calls it could be tough getting to all of them.

e metro district continues to offer free tree limb recycling drop-o locations:

one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset

• South of Halftime Help Stadium at Redstone Park located at 3280 Redstone Park Cr. from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

• A third location was opened Monday, June 26 at a Grigs Road site near Grigs Road and McArthur Ranch Road.

Maps of the drop o locations are provided on the Highlands Ranch Metro District website at www.highlandsranch.org/resources/stormdamage.

According to the metro district, tree limbs less than 12 inches in diameter and woody plant material will be accepted. ey cannot accept non-woody material, bagged or loose leaves, nished lumber, grass clippings and sod. Root balls can be taken to the Grigs location.

For those who have limbs or branches and trees that are too large to transport, residents will need to contact a private tree service to have it picked up, said Eppers.

“I would suggest that they vet those tree services thoroughly,” said Eppers. “We do suggest too that if people, if private property owners have experienced any damage to their property that they certainly reach out to their homeowners insurance.”

On June 25, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce put out a warning for residents to watch for scams, especially with tree and tree-limb removal.

Local authorities said they are already receiving reports of people training to take advantage of homeowners impacted by the tornado.

To report a potential scam, the sheri ’s o ce asks residents to call the non-emergency line at 303-660-

According to the United Way, some

• One-day-only discounts

• Aggressive sales pitches

• Requirement of upfront payment

• Residents have never heard of the company and it does not have a physical address

• ey cannot produce a business license or written information about the company

• ey don’t have references, but o er vague endorsements from neighbors a few streets over from the street.

Residents are also encouraged never to hire a contractor on the spot or give money up front. e metro district also encourages residents who have experienced large tree damage and are unable to cut up the tree to contact the Crisis Home Cleanup Hotline at 720-2060627 to set up an appointment.

In addition, Douglas County will be coordinating residential pick up this week for those who are unable to transport debris in the hardest hit areas.

Douglas County and metro district crews have been working to remove downed trees, fences and other debris that may be posing a danger or blocking access for people.

Follow the Highlands Ranch Metro District on Twitter and Facebook for updates as well as their website.

In a press release on June 23, Douglas County issued a disaster declaration in the wake of the tornado. is declaration opens the door for more state aid.

Following the unforeseen event, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance o ers tips for dealing with storm damage and insurance.

elma Grimes contributed to this story.

Crews work to clean up trees following a damaging tornado that moved through Highlands Ranch on June 22. PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Rahn, former Colorado GOP vice chair, to run for county commission

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

serve as an advisory group, and the county’s board of three elected commissioners — currently George Teal, Lora omas and Abe Laydon — generally make the nal call on development decisions in areas outside of municipalities, also known as unincorporated areas. is year, Rahn was chosen as chair of the planning commission,

“Serving on the planning commission gives me a unique understanding of our Douglas County economy and the policies that bene t our residents,” her website says.

Previously, Rahn ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary race for a University of Colorado Board of Regents seat in 2020.

are required to reside in di erent districts, but voters throughout the entire county cast ballots for each seat.

District III’s seat is currently held by omas, who was rst elected as a county commissioner in November 2016 and began her rst term in January 2017. She was reelected in November 2020 and began her second term January 2021, according to the county website.

In Douglas County, commissioners are limited to serving two fouryear terms, according to the county website. Layden was recently reelected to his second term, while Teal is up for reelection next year.

Democrats in their opposition to the Montana state House barring a transgender lawmaker from the House chamber amid disagreement over a ban on gender-a rming care for youths.

Rahn said the whole situation was “unfortunate” but didn’t tie the matter to her resignation.

“I thought it was unfortunate that we even concerned (ourselves) with what was happening in another state,” Rahn said.

education and is entering her 30th year as a teacher and administrator, according to her campaign website. In 2021, she was appointed to the Douglas County Planning Commission, according to her site. at’s the group of Douglas County residents who advise the county’s elected leaders on property development matters.

e planning commissioners

Asked why she chose to run for Douglas County commissioner, she said: “Over the past few years, I’ve just learned how important local government is. A commissioner is the last line of defense against government overreach. is is my neighborhood, this is where my family is, and I’ve learned that you can have more impact in your own neighborhood than at the state level or even at the national level.”

In Douglas County, the commissioners are elected “at large” from one of three geographic districts. at means the commissioners

See what district you live in at tinyurl.com/DouglasCommissionerDistricts.

Rahn resigned as Colorado GOP vice chair on June 21, the same day that the Colorado GOP announced in an email that a committee of party leaders had passed a resolution that “reprimanded” Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon, Castle Pines City Councilmember Roger Hudson and state Reps. Ron Weinberg and Rick Taggart, all Republicans who signed a letter to Montana legislators.

e committee formally rebuked those elected Republican ocials for standing with Colorado

She added: “Our legislators saying this was about freedom of speech was hypocritical to me because for the entire (Colorado legislative) session, our Republican legislators were silenced and gaveled.”

Asked about her resignation, Rahn said she “gave 110% to being a volunteer” for the party and traveling all over the state and that it was a demanding schedule given that she is teaching full time. Running a campaign would take more time on top of that, she added.

“So I just felt it was best, my team felt it was best to really focus on the issues in Douglas County and be present here. So I’m going to support (Colorado GOP chair) David Williams nding a replacement,” she said, adding she shared with him that she can help with the transition.

U.S. Open winner through the eyes of his Colorado high school coaches

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Justen Byler, the head golf coach at Valor Christian High School, said it’s no accident Wyndham Clark faced intense pressure head-on to win the U.S. Open golf tournament last week. Byler felt a rst major championship was going to come sooner or later for Clark.

“We felt pretty con dent that it was coming,” Byler said. “If you really look back over the last seven months, and really this whole [PGA

Tour] season, he has experienced a ton of success, and it’s been growing over the last few seasons. He’s had seven top 10s, he’s only missed one cut since October, and he’s just playing more and more consistent golf.”

A 2012 Valor Christian alum, Clark was able to fend o Rory McIlroy, Ricky Fowler, and the world’s No. 1 golfer, Scottie Sche er, in the nal round to seal the victory on June 18.

With an even-70, Clark’s 10-under total of 270 bested McIlroy by one stroke at e Los Angeles Country Club. Prior to his victory, Clark never

nished higher than 75th in a major championship, and had missed the U.S. Open cut twice prior to winning.

According to ESPN, he is just the fourth golfer in the last 100 years to win the U.S. Open the week of his rst-made cut. Clark earned a $3.6 million paycheck with the win.

He dedicated the victory to his late mother.

“My mom lived in L.A.,” Clark told “ e Today Show.” “I had people throughout the week come up to me and show me pictures, which was so cool. It just created this vibe where I

was like, ‘Man, I really feel the presence of my mom here.”’

e victory comes a month after Clark won the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina in early May, his rst PGA Tour victory.

Byler said Clark has turned a corner over the last year in how he’s mentally approaching the game.

He recalled coaching Clark, not in golf, but on the Valor basketball team at the Highlands Ranch high

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Honor hometown heroes

FROM THE EDITOR

If feels like a normal year in planning for the Fourth of July celebrations. Communities are not worried about dry conditions due to all the rainfall, so reworks are a go for several areas. Parades and community gatherings are all moving forward nicely.

I have to admit, growing up and in early adulthood, the Fourth of July has been one of my favorite holidays. We had huge family gatherings, heading to the smalltown parade, and going to the park for the annual re ghters’ water ght. And, just before the reworks, we had our annual football game. I will admit, I tore the meniscus disc in my knee one year blocking my dad so my nephew could score. Yes, my team got the touchdown.

I am also a bit sentimental about the American holiday. My kids give me a hard time each year as I make them listen to songs such as “God Bless the U.S.A.” and “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning.” I believe they too should have respect and pride in their country.

I understand this country is far from perfect. e last few years of seeming insanity proves that point. However, we live in a country where that insanity is allowed to happen.

Finally, another reason I get sentimental about the Independence Day holiday is a tradition that started in Tucson. My company would often recognize what we called “Hometown Heroes” just before Independence Day.

I loved those special sections because we called to the community to not just tell us about the members of the military we would be thanking, but also those in the community who volunteer, work hard and do so many things to make a di erence in the lives of others. To those who work tirelessly to make the communities in which they live and the world better.

I haven’t quite got to the point of a special section, but over the last year as editor, I have been able to get out

into our communities and meet great people, and through my reporters read about amazing organizations and groups who are indeed community heroes who often do the work without expecting recognition or a return.

Some of my favorite organizations are the local American Legions and VFWs — these groups are more than just veteran organizations. ey are people who work to give scholarships, provide support to struggling veterans and, in Littleton recently, repurpose veteran wreaths to become sh habitats.

Local historical societies — these members work to preserve and celebrate important moments in a community’s history. ey also protect and preserve important structures.

To the local food banks that have struggled over the last few years to keep the doors open and residents fed — every administrator and volunteer deserves a pat on the back.

To companies like Howdy’s Ice Cream, which opened in Centennial o Parker Road this year, giving adults with disabilities an opportunity to work. I will also recommend going and getting a summer treat there — the lemon crunch is superb. e people and organizations who work each year to help people move into and a ord homes. In Colorado, that alone is a tireless and likely thankless job these days.

In Highlands Ranch – It’s heartwarming to see the continued photos and responses as the community comes together to clear debris and help neighbors after a tornado touched down recently.

I should also give a shoutout to volunteers I see at the VA when I take my dad for care. ey are helpful, friendly and wonderful people.

People, groups, churches and organizations do more in our local communities than we realize year after year. I hope to keep getting to know all of them and start recognizing them more often in our local newspapers because at the end of the day, honoring these heroes is part of what Independence Day is about.

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

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Do not enter the comfort zone

Sh e was very comfortable running 5K and 10K races, and usually placed well. She often thought about stretching herself to run a half marathon and then one day, a full marathon. As her dreams about training harder and running longer races took shape, she found herself returning to her comfortable training regime and settled once again for training to run in those 5K and 10K races.

en one day, she decided to go for it. She made a commitment to break free from her

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comfort zone and train harder and run farther. She woke up earlier and each day that she ran, she pushed herself just a little bit farther until she could comfortably nish a half marathon. And after that, she left that comfort zone and began training even harder to compete in a full marathon, and last year successfully ran in the NYC Marathon.

When asked if she had plans on returning to her former routines of running in shorter races and giving up the long runs, her response was that she would never allow herself to enter the comfort zone ever again. In her mind she created an image of a “Do Not Enter” sign followed by “ e Comfort Zone.”

For many of us we have

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2023 legislative session a sign of what’s to come

Wh ile this legislative session might be best remembered for the passage of four signi cant gun safety measures, state politics watchers will remember 2023 as the year of warning shots.

With the notable exception of investor-owned utilities, the business community escaped relatively unscathed this session. 2024 could be a very different story. Many of the issues that failed in 2023 will be back – bigger, It’s also a presidential election year, and that’s a whole di erent circus.

e so-called “Fair Work Week” bill set the business community on re at the start of this year’s session, setting its sights on the restaurant industry’s employee scheduling practices. Overwhelm-

ing lobbying from chambers and groups like the Colorado Restaurant Association killed the bill in committee.

Measures around labor and employment are always big on the Democrat agenda, so I expect a new and improved version of “Fair Work Week” to come up in 2024. Unions will be back to ght for low-wage service workers, particularly around childcare. Watch for discussions around guaranteed living wage for servers. Watch also for more proposals favoring gig workers, like SB098 that died at the end of session. Uber, Lyft, and other gig-work aggregation platforms are easy targets.

To the relief of the business community, environmentalists largely kept their powder dry in 2023. While Colorado is unlikely to ever be as environmentally progressive as California, it wants to be a national leader on climate issues.

I would be surprised if at least one signi cant emissions reduction bill didn’t cross the nish line in 2024. An aggressive tax on vehicles pow-

ered by fossil fuels seems possible.

Gov. Jared Polis is extremely unhappy that his big 2023 initiative on housing a ordability and capacity failed to pass. You can bet he will be spending a lot of time in the last half of the year planning his 2024 strategy, and Jared doesn’t like to lose. Get ready.

While this year’s Senate Bill 213 was a gigantic overreach of state authority, the passage of House Bill 1255 prohibiting local governments from restricting growth is a bellwether. Don’t be surprised if 2024 ends with the state stripping local prohibitions against ADU’s (accessory dwelling units), neutering HOAs, and instituting 10-year mandates on zoning percentages for multi-family housing in the most densely populated areas (including Parker).

Finally, 2023 was a big year for investment in workforce training. You’re likely to see even more dollars aimed at job training programs around tech and manufacturing. at trend is going up, up, up. Look no farther than Apple’s recent investment in the Fort Collins area to see where things are headed. Democrats in other states will be motivating their voters around gun violence, access to women’s health, and civil and voting rights protections. In blue Colorado, Democrats have already made huge gains on these issues. To motivate their voters, they’ll need something else. Business leaders who nd themselves at odds with the current legislature should use the o -season to bulk up.

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reached some type of pinnacle or achieved a sought-after goal only to nd ourselves slowly backsliding and reentering our former comfort zone. We reach a certain level of success and then allow ourselves to get comfortable there instead of wondering what we could do if we pressed ourselves a little harder, taking a new or di erent path, and maybe even taking a little risk. It’s like breaking free from one comfort zone only to enter another comfort zone.

If we are on a path of personal or professional growth, we might all do well to have that same mental image top of mind, “Do Not Enter e Comfort Zone.” Whether it’s a physical achievement we are seeking, a business breakthrough, quitting a bad habit, starting a new and positive habit, or maybe setting our sights on breaking the company sales records, once we break free from what has been holding us back, leaving our comfort zone, we need to commit to never going back or settling ever again. Here is something to watch out for, it’s called the neutral zone. It’s that place where we have decided to break free from our comfort zone but haven’t taken any action yet. Something is still holding us back. Maybe we haven’t fully committed to where it is that we want to go. Maybe we have some head trash that’s getting in our way. Whatever it is, it has us stuck in the neutral zone. How do we get unstuck? We

take the rst step in the pursuit of our new goals and dreams. We don’t have to go beyond that, we are not going to go from running a 10K to running a marathon, but we are going to take the rst step and maybe run an extra half mile, and then each day slowly build to our ultimate goal.

Taking that rst step does something psychologically that gets us moving in the right direction. For some of us, we get caught up in all the rest of the steps and it paralyzes us to the point where we do not take any step at all. A comfort zone surrounded by a neutral zone creates a do-nothing zone. And as it has been said before, if we aren’t moving forward, we are more than likely moving backward. Zig Ziglar said it this way, “People who never take step one, can never possibly take step two.”

How about you, are there a rst step that you need to take? Is there a personal or professional goal or dream that you have had on your heart for a while? If so, have you asked yourself what is holding you back? As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can break free from our comfort zone, leave the neutral zone behind, and commit to never entering that comfort zone again, 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.

T.J.

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The brain is overrated, according to Kadam Lucy James at the Kadampa Meditation Center.

“Have you ever felt peaceful in your head?” she asked.

She put her hands over her heart and said that’s where the mind is, adding that while the brain has conceptual reality, the mind exists in the heart, where we feel peace, love, joy and wisdom.

“If we can get into our heart, we automatically start to feel more peaceful,” she said.

James is temporarily living in Arvada and teaches meditation at the Kadampa Meditation Center. She started practicing about 41 years ago after she saw a “very peaceful person” in college.

“He was a student meditating on the end of his bed and I asked him what he was doing, because this was back in 1981, and meditation, no one had heard of back then,” she said.

Ever since, she’s been practicing and has taught all around the world, including England, San Francisco, New York City and now Denver. She hopes to one day achieve enlightenment, or in nite happiness and peace.

It takes a lot of hard work, but she said it’s the only thing where the more she does it, the happier she is.

It’s because, with meditation, the mind becomes naturally peaceful. Each person has a natural source of peace and happiness inside them, she said, and instead of seeking it elsewhere — relationships, ful lling jobs or material things — it’s already inside the body waiting to

be found.

e evidence lies in the random moments of peace and happiness everyone feels. It could be a torrential downpour and the mind is peaceful, settled and calm.

“What those moments show is that our mind is ne. And then what unsettles the mind is actually all our uncontrolled thinking,” she said.

Coming from the teachings of the Buddha, she compared the mind to a vast ocean. e waves are turbulent while below them is a vast, in nite, calm place. Waves of anxiety and negative emotions distort the brain but below those waves rests an incredible sanity.

“When our mind is settled, when we can let go of our troubled thoughts, and our turbulent thoughts, uncontrolled thoughts, then we naturally feel good. We naturally feel peaceful and we start to get a sense of our potential and who we really are, which is this person who has limitless potential, limitless happiness,” James said.

e rst step to unlocking that potential and happiness is to breathe.

Focus on the nostrils

Carol O’Dowd, a Trauma and Transition Psychotherapist and Spiritual Counselor assists her clients by meeting them where they are and o ering them acceptance through breathing.

“If you focus on your breath, you cannot simultaneously focus on all your internal dialogue. It cannot be done. e human brain is not wired that way,” O’Dowd said.

It creates a space between the thoughts. e stress and anxiety stored in the body don’t go away, but the practice of noticing the emotions and putting them on pause to breathe helps

calm the body down.

Breathing is a function of the body that automatically happens all the time. Focusing on that breath, O’Dowd compared it to a spectrum. What happens when the body stops breathing — death — is one end and the other is when the body pays attention to the breath — peace.

“It can be as simple as just experiencing that ow of air, and in and out of your nostrils. If you can place your attention there, that’s giving yourself a mini vacation,” she said.

O’Dowd encourages her clients to practice treating uncontrolled thoughts like a salesperson trying to sell them. Instead of buying, make them sit in the corner and return to them in 20 minutes after taking time to check in with the body.

It can also let go of stress. Pain, like what the ngers feel after working at a computer all day, can be a physical manifestation of stress. Holding on to that stress can lead to other health conditions.

“It’s not rocket science,” she said.

Escape to reality

James said achieving enlightenment is extremely di cult, and while the teachings she studied laid out di erent steps and pathways, she simpli ed it down to three. e rst is focusing on the breath to relax. e second is identifying delusions.

A delusion can be jealousy, greed, competitiveness or other unpleasant thoughts. Most of the time, those thoughts aren’t controlled by the mind and enter the brain randomly. It’s the root

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of many problems, she said, and they destroy happiness.

“It’s completely unnecessary. Which is the whole purpose of meditation, to show us how unnecessary it is,” she said. “We’ve been so busy trying to control everything outside of us.”

She compared it to anger with someone else. It may last for a few days and then one day, those angry feelings leave.

“If you can do that deliberately (getting rid of negative feelings), which we can, then you can see we stopped the grasping or stopped the delusions, we just experience deeper and deeper levels of happiness,” she said.

Identifying delusions is the rst part of the equation. e other half is universal love and caring about others. It comes from understanding everyone wants to be happy, and that there isn’t much di erence between people.

It can be a city councilor running for o ce, understanding their opponent wants the same things, but sees di erent ideas on how to move forward. ey aren’t always bad people.

Realizing that leads to the next step: wisdom. at takes understanding reality. It means turning away from the anxiety, sadness and other negative emotions and escaping to the reality within the body that possesses in nite happiness and peace.

“We can train in wisdom. Understanding that things are not as real as they appear,” James said.

Book is great summer read

‘Where is Mary Bergen?’ is new detective novel

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch artist and writer Craig Marshall Smith has recently published a book called “Where is Mary Bergen?”

e book is set in Granby, Colorado, with a narrator/detective character named Frank Elgin, who reminds me of a writer I’ve encountered. Elgin lives with a little red dachshund named Roger ...

Next door lives a bestselling author named Peter Du Cane, who thinks most highly of himself, drinks a lot and is renting a house owned by one Laura Faircloth, who has gone o to check out a prince somewhere, a prince who discovered her via a book of nude photographs, taken by another local character, Dartmouth Powell ... And we’re only to page 17!

And I also read an account of an art class assigned to create a self-portrait

... very funny!

Smith taught art at three di erent universities over a period of 30 years and paints abstract works.

Mary Bergen was a former student, who went home for Christmas and never returned, we learn.

Elgin is asked to nd her ... He starts with checking a Du Cane book out from the library and taking it home to read to Roger.

e possibility of co-writing a book with Du Cane surfaces and is discarded ... and surfaces again, accompanied by entertaining chatter.

We meet another Granby resident named Mr. Friday ... he seems to be well-supplied with factoids of all sorts ... Christmas lights were invented in 1914 by a Denver man named D.D. Sturgeon. His son was ill and couldn’t come to see the family Christmas tree. Sturgeon painted some bulbs and strung them on an outside tree so the boy could see them from his bed,

according to Friday, who liked to hang out at the local diner. Modeled on a longtime friend of Smith’s ...

Somehow, Mary Bergen’s name leads to a chapter about the famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his friend, Charlie McCarthy — and a session between Charlie McCarthy and the very funny comedian, W. C. Fields — and a dialogue between them ...

A trip on the Zephyr to Ottumwa, Iowa is another detective job, involving a search for one Nadine Wol nger — and en route, he met Heidi Spottle ... “Everyone should take an overnight train ride.”

Back in Granby, days continue, with new encounters and characters.

Clever dialogue, quirky characters, pretty much perfect summer reading — no beach required — just a cool lemonade and a shady spot inside or out to settle in and let Smith entertain you.

“Where is Mary Bergen?” is a paperback and will tuck in a tote or suitcase handily.

Tatiana ‘LadyMay’ Mayfield to perform

The Colorado Repertory Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Arvada Center, 69901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada at 7:30 p.m. on July 15 with an evening of soul music, featuring Aretha Franklin’s hits, presented by Tatiana “LadyMay” May eld. Reserved seats-$30-$42. Lawn seats $20. See coloradojazz.org/ concerts or 720898-7200.

Parker Arts

Parker Arts presents “Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville” June 23-July 16 at the PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave. See parkerarts.org or 303-805-6800.

Highlands Ranch history

Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents “Entertaining VIPs and Royalty at the Cherokee Castle” on

Call 1-844-823-0293 for a free consultation.

Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield will sing Aretha Franklin numbers at the Arvada Center.

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“Where is Mary Bergen?” is a recently published book by Highlands Ranch author and artist Craig Marshall Smith.

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Thu 7/06

Fox Royale @ SunSET summer concert series, Englewood CO @ 6:30pm SunSET summer concert series, Englewood

Trouble Bound: Rock The Mountain Concert Series @ 11:30am

Outlets at Castle Rock, 5050 Fac‐tory Shops Blvd #437, Castle Rock

Steve Everett: Earth Angel’s “Wingmen” @ 5pm

The Barn at Fo��eld, �pon purchase, Fo�‐�eld

Sun 7/09

Bring Me the Horizon @ 5:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Tue 7/11

Gymnastics: Ninja: Mighty Ninja (34 yrs) July @ 3pm

Jul 11th - Aug 1st

Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker

Union Gray @ 6:30pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Sat 7/08

15U Tryout @ 5pm / $40

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

Wed 7/12

Metalachi @ 6pm

Studio@Mainstreet, 19604 Main‐street, Parker

Thu 7/13

Crestone Peak Ages 13-14 - 2023

League Session #4 @ 4pm / $325

Jul 13th - Aug 25th

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

The Jauntee @ 3pm Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Ln, Littleton

HRCA Highlands Point Circuit @ 5pm / $25-$30

2674 Pemberly Ave, Highlands Ranch

PIckleball - Denver Open @ 9am

Life Time - Centennial, 5000 E Dry Creek Rd, Centennial

UB40 @ 5pm

Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater, 210 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock

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Freaky Band Band at Talgate Tavern @ 4pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Big Mountain @ 6pm

Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock

Blanca Peak Ages 14+ -2023

League Session #4 @ 6pm / $325

Jul 13th - Aug 25th

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

Yeison Jimenez @ 9pm / $50-$80

Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

Yeison Jiménez @ 9pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

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Have fun your way this summer

I’m a pretty rm believer that summer doesn’t actually begin until June 21 (I guess I’m a big equinox guy or something) and I think this year’s weather really bears me out, seeing as we didn’t really start having proper summer weather until June 19.

So, now that we’re actually into the most fun season of the year, it’s time for my quarterly round-up of great events to honor it properly.

Go to the World’s Fair with Molly Brown American history bu s know that the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair is one of the key cultural events of our history. It was a chance to showcase innovations like electricity, highlight the work of artists of all kinds and give visitors the chance to explore the rich history and exciting future of the world at large. e list of those

visitors include Denver’s own Molly Brown and her family.

In celebration of the fair’s 130th anniversary, the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, is hosting “ e World is Changing” exhibit through Sunday, Aug. 27. Visitors will be able to peruse unique original artifacts from the event, learn more about what fair attendees saw and how it changed the world.

In addition to the exhibit, there will be special events throughout its run, like an examination of the food that was served at the fair and see how people of color and women were represented there.

All the event information can be found at https://mollybrown.org/visit-us/exhibits/.

You’re going to need a bigger amphitheater for ‘Jaws’

You can make a solid case that Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” is a perfect lm. Even if you discard the mountains of money it made, the way it totally rejiggered lmmaking and the lm industry, and how it announced one of the art form’s most important gures, everything about it

just works — the score, the suspense, the characters, the shark (well, that might be the one caveat).

“Jaws” is going to be screened during the summer for as long as we have summers, but what a treat to see the lm at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 6:30 p.m. on ursday, July 6, as part of its Film on the Rocks lineup. Some lms just work better with big crowds and “Jaws” de nitely ts the bill.

Get tickets at www.axs.com.

Celebrate 43 years at the KYGO Birthday Bash

Country music and rap don’t have a whole lot in common, but one thing they do share is that both sound best in the summer. With that in mind, why not attend KYGO’s annual Birthday Bash, which features a collection of some of the genre’s best artists — Brothers Osborne, Niko Moon, Kameron Marlowe, Hailey Whitters, Randall King and Double Wide.

e concert will be held from 4 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 at Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, 6350

Greenwood Plaza Blvd in Greenwood Village. Many of the musicians are up-andcomers (Whitters is a particular favorite of mine), which makes for an exciting pairing with Brothers Osborne, who are blending country and rock in really fun ways.

Find tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dead & Company at Folsom Field

What a long, strange trip indeed. I’m not sure what anybody expected when it was announced the Grateful Dead would be relaunching with many of the original members and pop/blues guitarist John Mayer. But since Dead & Company began touring in 2016, they’ve shown an admirable dedication to the original band’s ethos and have introduced new generations to the music in a live setting.

But all good things must come to an end and the group announced their 2023 tour would be their last, which means their performances at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, Sunday, July 2 and Monday, July 3 at Folsom Field, 2400 Colorado Ave. in Boulder, will

be your last opportunity to catch the group in-person.

Head over to www.ticketmaster.com for tickets to what will certainly be a historic run.

Go on a culinary journey at Taste of Arvada

Who doesn’t love a good meal to go with a beautiful summer evening? But what kind of cuisine to go with? Fortunately, you don’t have to decide at the annual Taste of Arvada, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on ursday, July 13 at the Apex Center, 13150 72ndAve. in Arvada.  e ever-popular event features more than 50 metro area and Arvada restaurants, bakeries, breweries, wineries, distilleries and more, all highlighting their best tastes and avors. In addition to all the things people can eat and drink, the event also features live music, art vendors and more.

Find all the details and purchase tickets at www.arvadachamber.org/taste.

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

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Freeman keeps shining on tennis court

Castle View grad gets two awards at Iowa college

BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

More than 700 miles away from her native Castle Rock, Katelyn Freeman is still shining on the tennis court.

e 2022 Castle View graduate, a two-year varsity player on the Sabercats girls team, is now playing tennis at Central College in Pella, Iowa, where she recently received the team’s Bogaard Most Improved Performer Award and was a corecipient of the Hardest Worker Award.

At Castle View, Freeman received the Sabercat Award as both a junior and senior. e Sabercat Award is voted on by the team and given to the player who “represents dedication, competition, sportsmanship and leadership.” Freeman was also recognized for her grades in the classroom in her last two years at Castle View.

“It meant a lot to be recognized, especially because I don’t have as much experience as a lot of the other players,” the 18-year-old Freeman, one of only four freshmen in Central’s lineup, said of the two awards she hauled in. “I didn’t play a ton of ranked matches this year; I did a lot of exhibition matches. Even though I’m not in the top 3, it’s cool that I can be recognized at any level.”

On receiving the Most Improved Performer Award, Freeman said she noticed a “huge improvement” in her game, even from the start of the fall season in August to the end of the season just two months later. Freeman continued to re ne her game during the spring season, which ran from early March to late April.

She credited the rise in her game to the drills that head coach Ryun Ferrell has the team do on a regular basis and Central’s overall team culture.

“ ose things helped improve both my consistency and condence as a player,” Freeman said.

“ ey helped me not just from a physical standpoint but also from a mental standpoint.”

After hearing what her days are like at the small, private college in western Iowa, it’s no wonder one of the two Hardest Worker Awards was bestowed upon Freeman.

She said a typical day for her consists of waking up and going to at least three classes, working at the school’s athletics complex, going to tennis practice, having dinner with her teammates in the dining hall, going back to her dorm to spend time with her non-tennis friends and doing homework, then “going to sleep and doing it all again the next day.”

“I do enjoy the busy schedule. Always having something to do gives me a sense of motivation and direction,” Freeman said. “ e energy I get from going to classes translates to work mode and then to practice mode. Staying busy throughout the day helps keep my energy up and helps me do what I need to do.”

Knowing how to navigate a full schedule like the one she has now will certainly come in handy when the time comes for her to take on the professional world.

Freeman, who is studying economics at Central, said she wants to go into the investing eld — she loves all things hedge funds, stocks and portfolios.

Of course, Freeman isn’t ready to tackle Wall Street just yet. She still has three years of classes and homework and team dinners and tennis matches to tackle at Central.

And if the teenager continues to work hard and builds on the improvements she’s already made to her game, who knows how much more hardware she can add to her shelf while she’s in the Hawkeye State?

“I de nitely want to work on taking my game to the next level next year. I’d like to go from an exhibition player to maybe the lower end of the starting lineup,” Freeman said.

“Now that I know what I’m doing, I’d also like to take on more of a leadership role and show incoming freshmen that I made it through my freshman year and they can make it through theirs, too.”

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Tabor Opera House

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school. Even as a point guard, Clark showed some unique attributes that are common in all-time great athletes, Byler said.

“When you have generational talents, you notice some things about the way they approach their sport and the competitive nature that they have. He was like that in basketball and in golf,” Byler said.

Back then, Clark split time between the court and the course. It was before Byler took over the school’s golf program from Jason Preeo, who recalls Clark’s inquisitiveness as a student of the game is what has always separated him from others.

“ at’s the thing that I tell everybody about him that people don’t realize,” Preeo said. “He’s just always trying to learn and ask questions about this shot or that shot, and get better and get di erent points of view, and have a better understanding of things. at’s what set him apart; he worked harder and wanted to learn more than anyone else.”

Preeo was Valor’s golf

coach for nine years until 2018 and is now a golf instructor at the Metagolf Learning Center in Sheridan.

Preeo, a long-time golf coach, said he noticed Clark was better than even older, college-level golfers.

“It was pretty obvious early on that he was going to be really good,” Preeo said. “I had just never been around [the typical] ‘child prodigy’ before to say with any conviction, ‘Yeah, this kid is de nitely gonna make it.’ But if you would have said, ‘Are you willing to bet on it happening?’ I would have told everybody he’s going to

be out there and probably doing it for a long time and doing it really well.”

Byler expected Clark to contend in the U.S. Open, and his play has been speaking for itself recently, but it’s always a blessing and a surprise when he’s able to actually clinch the victory, Byler said. ey don’t come easy.

“When he nally broke through (at the Wells Fargo), he showed some signs that his mental game in addition to the skillset he had was kind of making a turn. I’m not sure anybody ever anticipates following that up with a U.S. Open championship

or a major win. You’ve seen a lot of really great people either never win or struggle to continue to get wins, because there’s only four of them a year,” Byler said.

On the “Pat McAfee Show” on June 20, Clark said he hired someone to help with his mental health on and o the course.

When you get to the highest level of any sport, the di erence-makers are those that work the hardest and have the strongest mental approach, he said. It’s all between the ears in the end.

Clark admitted to neglecting his mental game for too long until recently, despite

his high school coaches’ praise on his approach. But at the U.S. Open, he was able to channel a calmness mentally that kept him steady through 18 holes.

“Although I made a couple bogeys and it seemed like maybe the rails were coming o , I was inside pretty calm, so I’m really pleased with myself and how I performed.” Clark said in his U.S. Open champion press conference. “When things are going sideways or even good, I want to go fast. I’ve just learned that I have to think slow and kind of let things come to me and take it as it comes.”

ough Clark nally clinched both his rst PGA Tour win and major championship, he doesn’t plan on going anywhere.

“I feel like I belong on this stage. Even two or three years ago when people didn’t know who I was, I felt like I could still play and compete against the best players in the world. I feel like I’ve shown that this year. I feel like I’m one of the best in the world.” Clark said. “All I really wish is that my mom could be here and I could hug her and we could celebrate together, but I know she’s proud of me.”

Wyndham Clark kisses the trophy after his victory at the 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles on June 18.

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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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/5/2023 DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

Colorado Registration #: 46396

3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237

Phone #: (303) 353-2965

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO230021

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0079

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0080

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/27/2023 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.

Original Grantor: PAUL F VATTIAT, III

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SUMMIT FUNDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029841

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0080

First Publication: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0085

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/4/2023 10:04:00

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: KAITLIN HAMOR AND CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS

Original Beneficiary:

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC ., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/7/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 10/9/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020098428

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $515,465.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $493,130.55

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:

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0081

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/28/2023 2:13:00

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: JAMES S. CHAN AND JULIE A CHAN

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC.DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/5/2013

Recording Date of DOT: 12/27/2013

Reception No. of DOT: 2013098644

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$371,896.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $312,049.16

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 15, REGENCY FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

15635 Carob Circle, 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.

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.

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 26, THE PINERY, FILING NO. 7, AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 6111 Ponderosa Way, 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 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/27/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

LOT 3, BLOCK 3, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 6B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

10621 Clarke Farms Drive, 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 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/4/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-027329

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/28/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-027517

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0081

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 SUC-

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

First Publication: 6/1/2023

Last Publication: 6/29/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Aurora NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0078

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/26/2023 11:37:00

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: Mohsine Tazi and Ghita Bouanane

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Movement Mortgage, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Movement Mortgage, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/28/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 8/13/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020074765

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $408,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $361,568.32

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: failed to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust.

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 3, BLOCK 3, ROCKINGHORSE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

8820 S Duquesne Ct , Aurora, CO 80016

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 16, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/26/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

MARCELLO G. ROJAS

Colorado Registration #: 46396

3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237

Phone #: (303) 353-2965

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO230014

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0078

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0082

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/1/2023 11:38:00

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:

Rodolfo Gonzalez and Claire M Gonzalez

Original Beneficiary:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Guild Mortgage Company LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/24/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 7/29/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020068256

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$327,360.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $312,909.40

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: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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 50, CHALLENGER PARK TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

9576 Deerhorn Court 50 , 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 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/1/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-23-956189-LL

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0082

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0077

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/25/2023 4:27:00 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: TIMOTHY D MURRAY

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/13/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 1/31/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020007297

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $257,818.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $249,369.11

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 principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 2404, LINCOLN SQUARE LOFTS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED ON OCTOBER 14, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005098823, AND THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON JUNE 17, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005054931 AS AMENDED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR LINCOLN SQUARE LOFTS RECORDED OCTOBER 14, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005098822 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE LCE PARKING SPACE NO(S). 2404, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED PURSUANT TO THE DECLARATION AND DEPICTED ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 10176 Park Meadows Dr 2404, Lone Tree, CO 80124

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 16, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/26/2023

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

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009794157

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0077

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

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 Cottage-TT-V

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

Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE

A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, concerning the adoption of the following Ordinance on Second and Final Reading:

ORDINANCE NO. O-023-003

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas (“Board”), Colorado has authority pursuant to Section 30-15-401(1)(s) Colorado Revised Statutes (“C.R.S.”) to enact ordinances which license and regulate an owner or owner's agent who rents or advertises the owner's lodging unit for a short-term rental; to fix the fees, terms, and manner for issuing and revoking licenses issued for such units; and to regulate a vacation rental service; and

WHEREAS, the Board respects the rights of private property owners to use and enjoy their property, and desires to ensure that lodging units rented for short-term rental are operated in a manner that protects the health, safety, and quality of life of the residents and visitors of Douglas County; and

WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds, determines, and declares that adoption of this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants and visitors of Douglas County, Colorado.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS as follows:

Section I. Scope of Ordinance and Authority

This Ordinance is authorized pursuant to Section 30-15-401(1)(s) C.R.S., and shall apply to ShortTerm Rental Lodging Units, as defined herein, in all zone districts in unincorporated Douglas County. A Dwelling within a Planned Development (PD) shall not be licensed as a Short-Term Rental Property unless such PD specifically allows such use. This Ordinance shall not apply to:

A.Lodging services in hotels, motels, or campgrounds.

B.Hotel Units.

C.Bed and breakfast establishments.

D. Properties with long-term leases of more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

E. Lodging Units that are not leased more than 14 days in a calendar year and not advertised as a short-term rental on a regular basis.

F. Dwellings owned by a Country Club for use by its members or their guests to utilize the Country Club’s facilities and adjacent amenities. This shall not be construed in a way that permits the advertising and leasing of said Dwellings to the public.

Section II. Definitions

As used in this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Advertise” means any act, method, or means of drawing attention to a Short-Term Rental Property for purposes of promoting the same for Lease or occupancy.

Country Club” means a privately owned club, often with a membership and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining.

“Dwelling” means a building or portion thereof permitted for, and used exclusively for, residential occupancy, including single-family, two-family, and multi-family dwellings, but not including garages, barns, recreational vehicles, tents, or similar structures.

“Department” means the Department of Community Development.

“Director” means the Director of Community Development, or the Director's designee.

“Hotel Unit” means a portion of a structure that is used by a business establishment to provide commercial lodging to the general public for predominantly overnight or weekly stays, classified as a hotel or motel for purposes of property taxation, and not a unit in a condominium as defined in section 38-33.3-103 (30) C.R.S.

“Lease” means an agreement or act by which an owner gives to a tenant, for valuable consideration, possession and use of property or a portion

thereof for a definite term, at the end of which term the owner has a right to retake control and use of the property.

Lessee” means the party to a lease that has obtained the temporary right to use and occupy property or a portion thereof.

“Licensee” means the Owner(s) of record of a Short-Term Rental Property regulated under this Ordinance. “Licensee” and “Owner” or “Owner(s)” may be used interchangeably in this Ordinance.

Owner” means the owner or owners of record of a Lodging Unit in unincorporated Douglas County.

Local Responsible Agent” means an individual or the representative of a property management company, who is not a lessee of the Short-Term Rental Property and who is designated by an Owner, applicant, or Licensee to serve as the local agent who shall have access and authority to assume management of the Lodging Unit and take remedial measures.

Lodging Unit" means any Dwelling, but not a portion thereof, that is available for Short-Term Rental; except that the term excludes a Hotel Unit.

“Short-Term Rental” means the rental of a Lodging Unit for a term of less than thirty (30) consecutive days.

Short-Term Rental Property” means a Lodging Unit available for lease for a term of less than thirty (30) consecutive days.

Vacation Rental Service" means a person that operates a website or any other digital platform that provides a means through which an Owner or Local Responsible Agent may offer a Lodging Unit, or portion thereof, for Short-Term Rentals, and from which the person financially benefits.

Section III. Short-Term Rental License Required, Transferability

A. It shall be unlawful for an Owner to use a Lodging Unit for Short-Term Rentals or to lease or advertise for lease, or to permit the leasing or advertising for lease any Short-Term Rental Property within the County without a valid license for the same issued pursuant to this Ordinance.

B. Short-Term Rental license applications that comply with the license application provisions herein for existing Short-Term Rental Properties shall be submitted to the County no later than ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Ordinance.

C. No license issued under this Ordinance shall be transferable and no license is valid as to any person or entity other than the person or entity named thereon.

D. Lessees of the Short-Term Rental Property may not be issued a Short-Term Rental license.

Section IV. License Application, Term and Renewal, Local Responsible Agent, and Noticing Requirements

A. License Application.

1.Applications for a Short-Term Rental Property license shall be submitted to the Department on a form provided by the Department.

2. The application shall not be deemed complete until all required information identified in this subsection is submitted.

3. Incomplete applications shall not be accepted and may be returned to the applicant.

4. An application may be submitted by the Owner or by a non-Owner applicant with notarized written consent of the Owner.

5. It is the duty of each Short-Term Rental Property Owner to ensure that all information provided in a license application is always up to date and it shall be unlawful for an Owner to fail to provide updated information to the County within ten (10) days after the date upon which the current information provided is no longer accurate.

6. The following shall be submitted to the Department, unless waived by the Director:

a.A completed license application on the form provided by the Department.

b.A written, notarized declaration that the Local Responsible Agent is entitled to act, in the Owner's absence, as the representative of the Owner on issues related to the Lodging Unit, the Short-Term Rental, and the Short-Term Rental Property and agrees that the Owner and Local Responsible Agent shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this Ordinance.

c.The license application review fee.

d.A copy of the Renter Information Interior Signage that complies with the requirements of Section V.M. that will be posted on or within the subject Lodging Unit.

e.A copy of the Renter Written Instructions that comply with the requirements of Section V.N. that will be placed in the subject Lodging Unit. f.A parking plan that complies with the requirements of Section V.H.

g. An affidavit signed by the Owner, under penalty of perjury, certifying that the Short-Term Rental Property complies with the life safety standards set forth in Section V.E, and that the Renter Information Interior Signage required by Sections V.N. and V.O. will be posted and placed at a conspicuous location on or in the Short-Term Rental Property and will remain there in good condition for the duration of the license term.

h.For the first licensing year, a copy of the Use Permit issued by the Douglas County Health Department for the On-Site Wastewater Treatment System specifying a change in use to a Short-Term Rental, as applicable.

i.For the first licensing year, copies of inspection reports and determinations from the Douglas County Building Division and the Douglas County Health Department that such use of the Lodging Unit is acceptable. In subsequent licensing years, the Department may request the Owner to provide confirmation from either or both entities that the Lodging Unit remains acceptable for use as a Short-Term Rental Property.

7. Such other information as the application form, as it may be amended from time to time, shall require.

8. Such other information determined necessary or desirable by the Director to evaluate compliance of the application and the proposed Short-Term

Rental Property with the requirements of this Ordinance, any other Ordinance, or regulation.

B. License Term and Renewal

1. A Short-Term Rental Property license shall expire one (1) calendar year after its issuance, or when title of the Short-Term Rental Property transfers to a new Owner, whichever occurs first. Each change in ownership of a Short-Term Rental Property shall require a new license application.

2. The Department shall review a complete application for a new license or renewal of a Short-Term Rental Property license within sixty (60) days of its receipt.

3. An application for renewal of a license shall have the same submittal requirements as detailed in Section IV.A. and shall be considered in the same manner as the original application. All required documents shall be submitted anew for a license renewal.

C. Local Responsible Agent Required

1. As a condition of receiving a Short-Term Rental Property license, the Owner shall appoint a Local Responsible Agent or Agents for the Short-Term Rental Property.

a. The Owner shall notify the Director in writing of the appointment of a Local Responsible Agent within five (5) days of such appointment or modification of any such appointment providing the Local Responsible Agent's name, address, email address, and text-enabled telephone number.

b. It is the Owner's responsibility to update any information pertaining to the Local Responsible Agent throughout the term of the license.

c. The Owner may appoint themselves as the Local Responsible Agent.

d. If a Vacation Rental Service provides additional services for the Owner that are related to the Owner's Lodging Unit but unrelated to providing a means of offering the Lodging Unit for Short-Term Rentals through a website or other digital platform, then the Director may regulate the Vacation Rental Service as an Owner's Local Responsible Agent with respect to those additional services.

e. No license shall be issued under this Ordinance prior to the appointment and written notice to the Director of a Local Responsible Agent.

2. If the Local Responsible Agent cannot be contacted or is unavailable, the Owner is deemed the Local Responsible Agent unless an alternate Local Responsible Agent is identified on the application.

3. Either the Local Responsible Agent or the Owner shall be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week by a text-enabled telephone to respond to questions or concerns. Failure of the Local Responsible Agent or Owner to be available as the need arises shall be cause for suspension of the Short-Term Rental license.

4. During the term of a Short-Term Rental Lease, either the Local Responsible Agent or the Owner shall be able to be physically onsite of the Short-Term Rental Property within two (2) hours at the request of the County. Failure of the Local Responsible Agent or Owner to be available as the need arises shall be cause for suspension of the Short-Term Rental license.

D. Notice Requirements

1. For the first licensing year, the Department shall send a courtesy notice of an application in process and applicable contact information to all abutting landowners and owners of land separated by 300 feet or less from the property by a platted tract. Staff shall send a courtesy notice of an application in process to the entity or entities responsible for ownership and maintenance of a shared private access.

2. For the first licensing year, the Department will send referral response requests to other agencies, for review and comment on the application. Such agencies may include, but are not limited to, the following: the affected fire district, the affected water and/or sanitation district, the affected metropolitan district, the health department, and homeowners associations. The applicant will be asked to address all referral comments received prior to the Director’s decision on the license application.

3. In subsequent licensing years, the Department may seek input from referral agencies, as it deems necessary.

Section V. Requirements and Limitations

In addition to the other requirements of this Ordinance, a Short-Term Rental Property licensed pursuant to this Ordinance shall, as a condition of such license, be subject to the following requirements and limitations:

A. Where a lot contains a detached single-family residence and an additional residence(s) of any kind, such as a guest house or a caretaker residence, the Owner is allowed to use only one residence as a Short-Term Rental Property.

B. No outdoor sign of any kind advertising or identifying the Short-Term Rental Property as a Short-Term Rental is allowed onsite.

C. The Owner or Local Responsible Agent is responsible for ensuring the Short-Term Rental Property meets all applicable local, state, and federal standards and regulations, including but not limited to the requirements and limitations of this Ordinance.

D. No Short-Term Rental Property license shall be issued for a Lodging Unit that has not been issued a Certificate of Occupancy.

E. Life Safety Standards. Each Short-Term Rental Property licensed under this Ordinance shall:

1. Conform to the requirements of the County's on-site wastewater treatment system regulations, if applicable. No Short-Term Rental license shall be issued for any Lodging Unit for which an on-site wastewater treatment system was not permitted and approved by the County for use consistent with the proposed use. If the on-site wastewater treatment system shows signs of failure or malfunction, then the Owner shall consult with the Douglas County Health Department within two (2) business days.

2. Not use any building, structure, or room for purposes other than those for which they were designed or intended.

3. Have roofs, floors, walls, foundations, ceilings,

stairs, handrails, guardrails, doors, porches, and all other structural components and all appurtenances that are capable of resisting any and all forces and loads to which they may be normally subjected and are in sound condition and in good repair.

4. Have operable smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, as required by the current County Residential Building Code.

5.Have at least one (1) portable fire extinguisher rated 2-A:10-B:C or two (2) portable fire extinguishers rated 1-A:10-B:C or higher. Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed and maintained in conspicuous, accessible locations. Recommended location is near an exit and within 30 feet of the kitchen. Extinguishers shall be on hangers or brackets supplied by the manufacturer or placed on shelves. Top of the extinguisher shall not be more than 5 feet above the floor and not less than 4 inches above the floor. Portable fire extinguishers shall be maintained in a fully charged and operable condition. Extinguishers shall be inspected, serviced, or replaced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

6.If the residence has a fire sprinkler system, it shall be operable and in working condition.

7. Have an operable toilet, sink, and either a bathtub or shower located within the same building as the Short-Term Rental, and every room containing a toilet, bathtub, or shower shall be completely enclosed by walls, doors, or windows that will afford sufficient privacy.

8. Have electrical panels with each circuit clearly labeled.

9. Pools, spas, and hot tubs at a Short-Term Rental Property shall meet the current County Residential Building Code.

10. Not have on the premises any portable outdoor charcoal grills, fireplaces, fire rings, or any other ember-producing equipment.

11. Provide in the Short-Term Rental Lease with any Lessee that the following are prohibited: campfires and the use of portable outdoor charcoal grills, outdoor fireplaces, or any other emberproducing equipment; shooting of weapons for recreation; use of fireworks; and the use of ATVs and other nonlicensed vehicles on the rental property or on County roads.

F. Trash Handling. There shall be a sufficient number of trash receptacles to accommodate all trash generated by occupants of the Short-Term Rental Property. Instructions identifying outdoor trash containers, proper storage, trash pickup locations and times, shall be posted within the interior of the Short-Term Rental Property.

G.Occupancy. Occupancy of a Short-Term Rental Property served by an on-site wastewater treatment system shall not exceed the design capacity of said system. Occupancy of a Short-Term Rental Property served by a central sanitation system shall not exceed two (2) guests per bedroom. The permitted occupancy shall be stated on the Short-Term Rental license. It shall be unlawful for the Owner, the Local Responsible Agent, or the Lessee of a Short-Term Rental Property to exceed the overnight occupancy of a Short-Term Rental Property by more than the maximum number of people permitted by the license.

H.Parking:

1. The motor vehicles and trailers of all occupants of the Short-Term Rental Property shall be able to be accommodated on the permitted and approved driveway of the Short-Term Rental Property. No motor vehicles or trailers shall be parked on the vegetated areas of a Short-Term Rental Property. While occupying a Short-Term Rental Property, no person shall park in violation of this Ordinance or in violation of the parking plan the Owner must submit in accordance with Section V.H.2.

2.The Owner of a Short-Term Rental Property shall provide a parking plan for the property that clearly delineates the area(s) for the parking of vehicles and trailers.

I. Camping and temporary structures. While occupying a Short-Term Rental Property as the Lessee, no person shall construct or use any temporary structure or recreational vehicle or trailer, for overnight purposes.

J.Fires, Grills, and Fireworks. While occupying a Short-Term Rental Property as the Lessee, no person shall make a campfire or use a portable outdoor charcoal grill, fireplace, any other emberproducing equipment, or fireworks.

K.ATVs. While occupying a Short-Term Rental Property as the Lessee, no person shall use an ATV or other non-licensed vehicle on the property or any County road.

L. Shooting. While occupying a Short-Term Rental Property as the Lessee, no person shall shoot a firearm for recreational purposes.

M. Renter Information Interior Signage. An Owner shall post and maintain a copy of the approved license in a conspicuous location within the interior of the Short-Term Rental Property that contains the following information:

1.The Short-Term Rental license number.

2. The maximum number of people permitted for overnight occupancy.

3. Physical address number and street of the Short-Term Rental Property.

4.Contact information for law enforcement, fire, and ambulance service in case of an emergency.

5. Contact information for the Owner and Local Responsible Agent, including a phone number for 24-hour response to emergencies.

N.Renter Written Instructions.

1.Written Instructions shall be maintained within each Short-Term Rental Property that include and address the following:

a.A copy of this Ordinance.

b. Description of location of fire extinguishers and emergency egress.

c. The location, by description or depiction, for vehicle and trailer parking and maximum number of parked vehicles and trailers permitted for the property.

d. Alternative parking locations (if any) for extra vehicles, trailers, and campers.

e.The location of trash and recycling receptacles and the rules and regulations regarding handling of the same.

f.Snow removal instructions or information.

g.Policies regarding noise.

h.Policies regarding pets.

i.Applicable homeowners' association policies, if any, specific to the property or community.

j. Good neighbor and lessee guidelines regarding property boundaries, noise, parking, ATV use (not allowed), trash handling, wildlife guidelines, and fire restrictions.

k. Any other information deemed necessary by the County to ensure the public's health and safety.

2. Renter’s Written Instructions shall be maintained in a plastic folder or on laminated paper and or in a binder and placed in a conspicuous location within the Lodging Unit.

3.It is the Owner or the Local Responsible Agent’s responsibility to ensure that the Renter Written Instructions described herein are maintained in a readable form at the Short-Term Rental Property.

O. Advertising All advertising for a Short-Term Rental Property shall include a description of the Short-Term Rental Property, including the permitted occupancy, and the County Short-Term Rental Property license number.

P. Taxes. The Owner or the Local Responsible Agent shall collect and remit all applicable local, state, and federal taxes on each Short-Term Rental Property.

Q. Notice to Owner. Any notice required by this Ordinance to be given to an Owner is sufficient if provided in-person or sent by first-class mail to the address provided by the Owner on the most recent license or renewal application. Notice given to the Local Responsible Agent, in-person or sent by first-class mail to the address provided by the Owner, shall also be sufficient to satisfy any required notice to the Owner under this Ordinance.

R. Owner Liable. Compliance with and ensuring compliance with the requirements set forth in this Ordinance shall be a nondelegable responsibility of the Owner of a Short-Term Rental Property. Each Owner of a Short-Term Rental Property shall be strictly liable for complying with, and ensuring compliance with, the conditions and limitations set forth in this Ordinance.

S.I nspection. Because Short-Term Rental Properties are, by their nature, intended to be occupied by numerous guests for short periods of occupancy, it is determined that the County's ability to inspect Short-Term Rental Properties is in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare. Therefore, whenever it is necessary or desirable to inspect to enforce the requirements of this Ordinance, the Director or Director’s designee, Douglas County Sheriff, or both may enter such Short-Term Rental Properties at all reasonable times as scheduled with the Owner or Local Responsible Agent to inspect the same for the purpose of enforcing such Ordinance. If such Short-Term Rental Property is occupied, the Director or the Director’s designee, the Douglas County Sheriff, or both shall first present proper credentials and request entry, and if such ShortTerm Rental Property is unoccupied, shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the Owner, the Local Responsible Agent, or Lessee and request entry. If such entry is refused, or if the Short-Term Rental Property is locked, the Director or the Director’s designee, the Douglas County Sheriff, or both shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. When the Director or the Director’s designee, the Douglas County Sheriff, or both has obtained authority provided by law to secure entry, no Owner, Local Responsible Agent, or Lessee having charge, care, or control of any Short-Term Rental Property shall fail or refuse, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the Director or the Director’s designee, the Douglas County Sheriff, or both for the purpose of inspection of the Short-Term Rental Property.

T. Reservations. Any term of a Short-Term Rental Lease shall not overlap with the term of any other Lease.

Section VI. Denial of License

A.A Short-Term Rental license application shall be denied by the Director based on any of the following:

1. All applicable provisions of this Ordinance or any applicable County regulation or State law have not been met.

2. The proposed property to be used for ShortTerm Rental is located in a community or subdivision that expressly prohibits Short-Term Rentals in its covenants, controls, rules, restrictions, declarations, or by-laws.

3. The required license application review fee and/or annual license fee has not been paid.

4. The application is incomplete or contains false, misleading, or fraudulent statements.

5. Any reason that would justify suspension or revocation of a license as set forth herein.

B. In the event of a denial, the Director shall mail or deliver to the applicant a written order of denial stating the reason or reasons for the denial within ten (10) days of the denial.

Section VII. Suspension or Revocation of License

A.Suspension. The Director may suspend a Short-Term Rental license based on any of the following:

1. This Ordinance has been violated on more than one occasion since the Short-Term Rental license was issued.

2. The Owner or Local Responsible Agent operated the Short-Term Rental Property in violation of a building, fire, health, or safety code adopted by the County, said determination being based on investigation by the department, division, or agency charged with enforcing said code.

a. In the event of such a code violation, the Director shall promptly notify the Owner and/or the Local Responsible Agent of the violation and shall allow the Owner or Local Responsible Agent a ten (10) day period in which to correct the violation.

b.If the code violation is not corrected before the expiration of the ten (10) day period, the Director shall forthwith suspend the license and shall notify

the Owner and/or Local Responsible Agent of the suspension.

3. The Owner failed to pay any taxes due to the County.

4. The Owner failed to timely pay the license application review fee and/or annual license fee.

5. The Owner failed to apply for renewal of the Short-Term Rental license including completing a new application and paying the license application review fee and/or annual license fee.

The Director may suspend a Short-Term Rental license for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or until such time as the code violation and/ or Ordinance violation causing suspension has been corrected, whichever is later. In the event that an enforcement or a revocation proceeding is commenced, the Short-Term Rental license shall remain suspended until the conclusion of said proceedings.

B. Revocation. The Director shall revoke a ShortTerm Rental Property license upon determining that:

1.The Short-Term Rental Property license has been suspended more than once within the preceding twelve (12) months since the Short-Term Rental license was issued.

2.A Licensee gave false or misleading information in the materials submitted as part of the application process.

3.A Licensee knowingly operated the business during a period of time when the Licensee's ShortTerm Rental Property license was suspended.

4. Any fact or condition exists that, if it had existed or had been known to exist at the time of the application for the license, would have warranted the denial of the license.

When the Director revokes a Short-Term Rental license, the revocation shall continue for one (1) year during which time the Short-Term Rental Property shall be ineligible for use as a Short-Term Rental and the Owner shall not be issued any new Short-Term Rental license for other Lodging Units for one (1) year from the date revocation became effective.

Section VIII. Listing Removal

A.Listing Removal. The Director shall notify the Vacation Rental Service that it must remove a Short-Term Rental listing from any digital platforms within seven (7) days of receiving such notice, if there is a prohibition on the Short-Term Rental of the Lodging Unit or if the Owner of the Lodging Unit:

1. Has a suspended or revoked Short-Term Rental license.

2. Has been issued a notice of violation or similar legal process for not possessing a valid ShortTerm Rental License.

B.The notification must identify the listing's uniform resource locator (URL) or other specified digital location to be removed and state the reason for the removal.

Section IX. Appeal; Hearing on Denial, Suspension, or Revocation

A. Appeal. An Owner or applicant may appeal a license application denial, license renewal application denial, license suspension, or revocation of the Short-Term Rental license to the Board of County Commissioners and shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. Said request for appeal shall be made in writing, stating the grounds for appeal, within twenty-eight (28) days of the Director’s decision to deny, suspend or revoke. In the event that a Licensee appeals a suspension or revocation, the subject Short-Term Rental Property must cease to operate as a Short-Term Rental until such time a final order overturns the Director’s decision to deny, suspend, or revoke.

B.Hearing. At the hearing, the Board of County Commissioners shall hear such statements and consider such evidence as is offered that is relevant to the grounds alleged for denial of the license or the violation alleged for suspension or revocation. The Board of County Commissioners shall make findings of fact from the statements and evidence offered as to whether such grounds exist, or such violation occurred. If the Board of County Commissioners determine that grounds for denial or a cause for suspension or revocation exists, the Board of County Commissioners shall issue an order denying, suspending, or revoking the license within twenty-eight (28) days after the hearing is concluded, based on the findings of fact. A copy of the order shall be mailed to or served on the Owner or applicant at the address on the license application.

C. Final Order. The order of the Board of County Commissioners made pursuant to subsection B above shall be a final decision and may be appealed to the district court pursuant to Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 106. Failure of an Owner or applicant to appeal said Order in a timely manner, pursuant to said Rule 106, constitutes a waiver of any right he or she may otherwise have to contest the denial, suspension, or revocation of the ShortTerm Rental Property application or license.

D.Hearing Powers. The Board of County Commissioners shall have the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and when necessary, grant continuances. Subpoenas may be issued to require the presence of persons and production of papers, books, and records necessary for the determination of issues of fact of any hearing that the Board of County Commissioners conducts. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any subpoena issued by the Board of County Commissioners. A subpoena shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena issued by Douglas County’s District Court in the State of Colorado.

E.Recording. All hearings held before the Board of County Commissioners regarding denial, suspension, or revocation of a Short-Term Rental application or license issued under this Ordinance shall be recorded by an electronic recording device. A copy of the record may be found on the County website at www.douglas.co.us or by request from the Department.

Section X. Fees

A.The Short-Term Rental Property license application review fee and Short-Term Rental license fee shall be set by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. No Short-Term Rental license shall be issued until the applicable fee(s) has been received by the Department.

B. If an application is approved, the Short-Term Rental license fee is required to be paid prior to issuance of the Short-Term Rental license.

C. Fees are non-refundable. Upon denial of any license, the license application review fee shall remain the moneys of the County. In the event that a Short-Term Rental license is revoked, suspended, or relinquished prior to the end of the license term, all moneys paid for a Short-Term Rental license shall be and remain the moneys of the County and no refund shall be made to any Licensee.

D.The Short-Term Rental Property license application review fee shall be used to cover the cost associated with reviewing the application for compliance with this Ordinance.

E. The Short-Term Rental license fee shall be used to cover the administrative and personnel costs associated with developing and implementing the Short-Term Rental license program and enforcing the provisions in this Ordinance, including but not limited to responding to complaints and inspecting Short-Term Rental Properties.

Section XI. Violations, Penalties and Enforcement

A. It is unlawful for any Owner, Local Responsible Agent, Lessee, or occupant of a Short-Term Rental Property to violate or allow a violation of any provision of this Ordinance, as applicable.

B. An initial warning may be issued to request voluntary compliance with this Ordinance, prior to suspension or revocation actions, or issuance of civil infractions. The warning may be provided in-person, over the phone, electronically (such as e-mail or text), or in writing. The warning may include a request that immediate action be taken by the Owner, Local Responsible Agent, Lessee, or occupant.

C. When any of the following occur or is imminent, a warning may not be provided:

1. The violation poses a risk to human health or safety, or a risk of degradation of the natural environment that must be remedied in an expedited manner.

2. The violation is determined to be affecting the quality of life of residents or visitors within proximity of the Short-Term Rental Property.

3. Time is of the essence and authorized by the Director or the Director’s designee or the Douglas County Sheriff.

D. In addition to suspension and revocation actions pursuant to Section VII of this Ordinance, violations of this Ordinance are subject to the penalties set forth below. Each day or portion thereof during which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as a separate offense.

E. Any violation of this Ordinance may be separately, concurrently, or together enforced through this Ordinance, other applicable County Ordinances, the Douglas County Building Code, the Douglas County Health Department Regulations, and the Douglas County Zoning Resolution by the Director or the Director’s designee, and the Douglas County Sheriff, or both.

F. Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance commits a civil infraction and is subject to the penalty assessment procedures of Section 16-2-201, C.R.S. and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY dollars ($250.00) for a first violation, a fine of FIVE HUNDRED dollars ($500.00) for a second violation, and a fine of ONE THOUSAND dollars ($1000.00) for the third and subsequent violations.

G. In addition to the penalties prescribed above, persons convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be subject to a surcharge of TEN dollars ($10.00) that shall be paid to the clerk of the court by the defendant as provided by Section 30-15402(2)(a), C.R.S.

Section XII. Severability

Should any section, clause, sentence, or part of this Ordinance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.

Section XIII. Effective Date

In order to preserve the immediate health and safety of Douglas County and its residents, this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption on Second and Final Reading as provided in Section 30-15-405, C.R.S.

INTRODUCED AND READ ON FIRST READING on June 13, 2023, and ordered published in the DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS-PRESS.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO

By: /s/ George Teal George Teal, Vice-Chair

ATTEST:

/s/ Roberta Nelson,

Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945602

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###