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November 15, 2018
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THE VALUE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Mayor race too close to call Randy Reed holds narrowest of leads over Jason Gray BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Employers are increasingly coming to understand the toll mental health issues can take on productivity and the bottom line. In the final installment of Time to Talk, we look at what area organizations and businesses are doing to promote workplace wellness. Pages 7-11
In the days after the Nov. 6 election, Castle Rock continued to wait to learn who would be the town’s first at-large mayor in roughly 30 years. Three days after the polls closed, Randy Reed led Jason Gray by just two votes, or 0.01 percentage points, meaning the race was likely headed to a recount. In the threeReed person contest, Reed received 40.74 percent of the vote, Gray 40.73 percent and Charles Fletcher 18.54 percent, according to results posted the afternoon of Nov. 9. The results had been close since the county Gray released the first batch of returns on Election Night. Reed led by 0.34 percentage points early that night, but Gray chipped away at the gap in the hours and days that ensued. The county refers to Title 1 under the Secretary of State’s Office, which calls for an automatic recount if SEE MAYOR, P4
THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL
“I am incredibly humbled and grateful for the honor you have bestowed on me.” Abe Laydon, on being elected a county commissioner, Page 2 INSIDE
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