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Traffic, housing costs, retirement funds take spotlight Colorado lawmakers to tackle PERA, other hot-button issues in 2018 session

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Democrats recently remarked that Colorado has “no shortage of unmet needs” — a comment that elicited a sardonic tone from Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock — and the 2018 legislative session, with its kickoff Jan. 10, is shaping up to bear out that claim.

Which needs it will meet is a different story.

Lawmakers will be pressed to find solutions for a state with a ballooning population clogging roads, an Neville underfunded retirement-fund program and housing costs through the roof. With roughly $300 million projected in previously unforeseen revenues — a prediction that may double — the state has a small bit of breathing room to signal where its priorities lie.

Among other issues lawmakers have discussed in the weeks leading up to the regular session — the four-month part of the year when legislators pass bills — health-care costs have already risen as a key debate to watch for in 2018.

Amid elections, this year will offer no easy waters for bipartisanship — all 65 seats in the state House are up for election, as are 17 of the 35 state Senate seats, plus statewide races including the governor’s post. Here’s what both parties had to say about the flash-point issues this session.

‘Walking the walk’ Colorado landed itself in a $9 billion hole as of 2016, according to state projections of transportation-spending needs through 2025. Interstates 70 and 25 are in need of updates in several parts of the state, to say nothing of smaller roadways.

“We talk the talk — we have to walk the walk,” Neville said at the Business Legislative Preview event hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Competitive Council Jan. 4 in downtown Denver. He took cynical aim at the Democrats’ “unmet needs” comment from a Jan. 2 news release.

State House Speaker Crisanta Duran, left, sits alongside state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, Jan. 4. Duran, D-Denver, and Guzman spoke about upcoming legislative issues at the Business Legislative Preview event hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Competitive Council and the Denver Business Journal in downtown Denver.

ELLIS ARNOLD “They say we have unmet needs — well, isn’t transportation an unmet need?” Neville said. “I think it is.”

The Democrats did mention transportation as a priority, though, and state House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, supported an unsuccessful bill last year to increase sales and use taxes by 0.62 percentage point to raise more than $375 million per year for transportation projects.

“To be politically honest,” Neville said, “the citizens won’t pass a tax increase.”

Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, supported that bill along with Duran.

Echoing Neville, Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said $300 million in upcoming revenue would be appropriate to add for roadand-bridge projects. Asking voters to approve bond spending would be another opportunity, Holbert added.

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Golf-course change, greenway channel get green light Stormwater proposal spurs controversy amid fears of development

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Dozens of people spoke out against the city’s $78 million plan to build a greenway channel and convert part of the Park Hill Golf Club to stormwater controls in north Denver, but the proposals got crucial approvals after several hours of discussion by the Denver City Council on Jan. 2.

39th Avenue channel A $57 million, mile-long project will run a sunken channel through the Clayton and Cole neighborhoods. It will be a green park space, like an artificial creek bed, with a greenway path.

During heavy storms, it will capture floodwaters and divert them toward the South Platte River, rather than allowing the waters to wash across low-lying areas to the north.

The council on Jan. 2 discussed the contract with SEMA, the main designbuild company for the channel and for drainage control on the nearby golf course.

Both are part of the Platte to Park Hill system that will protect Interstate 70, the National Western Center and

“Some agency employees will dismiss my concerns as unrealistic because northeast Denver has been an urban area for more than a century,” Kimberly Morse Cole resident other fast-developing areas along the South Platte River. (Its benefits also could extend farther south eventually.)

The channel project has raised community concerns both because it’s seen as part of a massive development push and because there’s potentially contaminated soil in the areas that will be disturbed by construction.

Janet Feder, for example, said that a former filling station near her home on Gilpin Street had likely left a toxic legacy. “We expect to find a leaking leaded holding tank,” she said. The area also was marked by north Denver’s long history of industrial smelting operations.

Feder said she was troubled by a perceived lack of interest from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Much of northeastern Denver falls in a Superfund site. Feder and others want the EPA to expand the

“operable unit” areas within the site for cleanup action.

“Some agency employees will dismiss my concerns as unrealistic because northeast Denver has been an urban area for more than a century,” said Kimberly Morse, a Cole resident.

City staff said the contractors would take extra safety steps. Besides a standard materials management plan, they will use “proactive air monitoring,” rather than waiting until contaminants are found to start air monitoring, according to project manager Jenn Hillhouse. Staff also noted that Denver constantly deals with environmental issues during construction projects.

Aris Sheiner, who owns a house next to the proposed channel, said that he saw it as a vital amenity for an avenue “in desperate need of renewal.” And City Council President Albus Brooks

said the project would be a crucial link in the flooding defenses for thousands of homes in a vulnerable area.

Still, other residents said they wanted more environmental work before the project was approved, as did council members Rafael Espinoza and Wayne New, who said the presentation of the project had been “so muddled” and “arrogant.” And Councilman Paul Kashmann said that the project had been rushed simply to help out the controversial Interstate 70 project.

Espinoza, Kashmann and New voted against the measure.

The golf course The city of Denver says it wants to use about 30 acres of the Park Hill Golf Club as part of its stormwater control system. The current plan is that the northeast corner of the club would be reshaped to allow it to store water during heavy storms. When it’s done, the land could still be used for golf — similar to what’s being done at City Park Golf Course.

In a 7-4 vote, the council approved a bill that will allow the city to condemn part of the golf course and use it for flood control. The entire course will be closed for construction from January 2019 to March 2020.

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raised expectations, and the recent federal tax bill could raise more another $300 million on top of that in Colorado in the next fiscal year alone, state data said — the chances for some amount of transportation increase look safe.

The Colorado Department of Transportation garnered about a $1.4 billion budget in general for 2017, and lawmakers last session added nearly $2 billion for transportation projects specifically in coming years.

Unhappy with gentrifying Colorado has to figure out how not to push out residents who have grown up here, said Duran, who referenced an Ink! Coffee location that displayed a sidewalk sign that read, “Happily Gentrifying the Neighborhood Since 2014.”

The advertisement became national news as salt in an open wound of changing demographics in metro Denver neighborhoods — it drew protests and an apology Duran letter to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock in November, the Associated Press reported — and politicians like Duran are still pushing for more affordable housing.

State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, is introducing a bill to “expand attainable housing programs,” Gidfar said.

Chances for such a bill passing are by no means certain, though — last year’s House Bill 17-1309 was projected to provide the state with $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2018-19 to fund affordable housing efforts, and it failed in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Republicans, for their part, say that more opportunities for firsttime homebuyers could come if lawmakers changed state law that makes suing builders too easy. Entire multi-family developments can be pulled into one lawsuit that might only involve one or a few homes in it, Holbert said.

Condominiums and townhomes “are cost-prohibitive to build in Colorado” due to current law, Holbert said. “Last session, we passed House Bill 17-1272, which provided some relief,” he said, but “that bill was a first down, not a touchdown,” and we “should work toward limiting lawsuit abuse.”

State Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, said he’ll push for renewal and expansion of affordable housing-tax credits that incentivize private development of lower-income housing.

Finding affordable housing is an issue for middle-class residents, too, said state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood — and that includes teachers.

“Our education committee is looking at dealing with our teacher shortage,” Pettersen said. “Our teachers aren’t able to (continue to) live in communities they live in on their salary.”

What to do with PERA? The Public Employees’ Retirement Association, Colorado’s public-pension system, is more than $30 billion underfunded, and that’s varying degrees of alarming depending on who’s talking.

The shortage “jeopardize(s) retirement security for many thousands of Coloradans as well as the fiscal health of the state,” Tate said. “To keep our promises to retirees as well as current workers, comprehensive pension plan reform is essential.”

The program manages about $44 billion for more than 560,000 current and former public employees — teachers, police, and other localand state-government employees.

It’s a math problem, not a partisan issue, Tate said — but party leadership differed.

“It needs to be solvent,” Neville said. There “has to be structural reform.”

On the other hand, state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, said the program is not on the verge of bankruptcy, adding, “I’m not sure we have to do (reform) this year.”

Some conservative critics argue that PERA should transition from its current structure as a defined-benefits plan — in which the employer guarantees a specific retirement amount and bears the risk of promising the investment will be available — to a definedcontributions plan, like a 401(k), in which the employee chooses to fund the plan, which takes the risk off the employer, or in this case, the government.

“I will not allow the retirees — their lives and their well being — to become a political football,” Duran said, advocating for a solution “where we don’t balance all of PERA on the backs of teachers and employees who have spent all their lives giving back to the state.”

Democrats want to keep the defined-benefits system, Guzman said Jan. 4 alongside Duran.

Hickenlooper recently proposed capping the annual cost-of-living increase to the retirement benefits as part of a solution.

Health-care issues Lawmakers dealt in less specifics when discussing health care at the Jan. 4 event.

Some areas of rural Colorado only have one health-insurance provider, Grantham said, and Neville suggested moving into a “free market-based system” to address rising costs and lack of competition.

Democrats plan to push for a “public option” provider, which would essentially allow all Coloradans the ability to buy into Medicaid, Guzman said. That would improve access and also lower costs, she said.

Duran said Democrats want to tackle issues of transparency and costs related to health care, but when a moderator asked what those issues specifically were, Duran said Democrats are “still working on those.”

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VOICES Amid gun glut, ‘This is Colorado’ says too much and too little

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ouglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said, “This is Colorado.

Everybody has a gun.”

Seven words that create a mural. Should they be added to our license QUIET plates and the signs DESPERATION that welcome motorists entering the state?

You could hear it on the trains at the airport.

I would prefer almost anything else, but maybe Spurlock nailed it in the sad aftermath of the horrific, sad and Craig Marshall depressing incident Smith at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch on Dec. 31.

One news agency reported, “Another mass shooting in Colorado.”

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We all make choices. I make my own, and generally I am the odd man out. I am neither better or smarter. I just don’t want a gun in the house.

That old Second Amendment doesn’t keep me feeling safe and warm at night.

Luck does.

Bullets came through a common wall at Copper Canyon, and wounded neighbors who were minding their own business.

“He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

I hear that over and over.

Jennifer and I talked about the shooting and about the sheriff.

The national spotlight was turned on and it was aimed at him.

He did a commendable job of sorting through the known facts, acknowledging all of the fallen officers, while showing both objectivity and compassion.

And in the middle of it, he said, “This is Colorado,” and the rest.

The reality is more guns than people.

Someone else, maybe my next-door

neighbors, make up for me. My arsenal is made up of words.

I wish Spurlock could have said, “This is Colorado. Everybody has a dictionary.”

Or, “This is Colorado. Everybody owns an original work of art.”

I am not living in a dream world. I am trying to survive in a country that has a state (Michigan), that has a town, that has a bank, that offers a rifle if you open an account.

I have never been to Nucla, Colorado. I have been tempted because of its name.

Take away the “N” and what do you have? My alma mater.

It has something else: a law that requires everyone in town to own a gun.

(Except for those who can’t afford them, conscientious objectors, felons, and those with mental or physical disabilities.)

Wouldn’t it be better if everyone in town were required to own a copy of Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony”?

Save your exasperations with me over this. I’ve heard it.

“Freedom of” and “freedom from” are two different things, and we have both in Colorado. For now.

I had a cap gun when I was a kid. I liked the smell after I shot a cap.

(Do they still sell cap guns?)

Replica guns are sold, and they are supposed to have distinguishing orange tips. But they have been used during criminal activities. If you use a toy gun or a replica gun during a crime in Chicago, you are treated just like you would be if you had used a real gun.

There’s a new makeshift memorial every day. It’s an industry. It’s a reality.

I know someone who knows someone who was the first person shot in Las Vegas. She survived.

Was it fate? God? I think it was luck.

Orson Welles said, “Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.”

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

To make the greatest investments, focus on your people and yourself

hroughout the year the community is always so responsive to this column, and I really do appreciate you all so much and I am also grateful for all of the emails and questions that come in each week. As I have shared before, many of those emails and questions become the inspiration for this column, so thank you all and please keep those emails and questions coming.

One of the questions that comes in frequently, especially around this time of year as people prepare to make changes or improve personally or professionally, is this: “I am looking to possibly make some changes and take my company to the next level. What is the best investment I can make to help grow my business?”

There are so many possible ways to answer this question. And in each situation, I would ask more questions to uncover more about the business, research the industry, and ask about available resources, priorities, initiatives, products, services, the overall strategy, marketing and advertising campaigns, and the goals and objectives as well as what is driving those goals and objectives.

But the one area that I find more often than any other, and the place where significant gains can be made in any company, is the people. The greatest investment that anybody or any business can make to see improvements in performance is an investment in themselves and in their people.

Whether you are trying to grow a business, get yourself in shape, break a bad habit, elevate morale, eliminate complacency, improve employee retention, expand market share, increase profitability, change the culture, or anything else that you are hoping to expand, improve, or increase, anything else at all where you are trying to move the needle in a positive direction, the very best

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Many of the questions have come from entrepreneurs who have built a great business on their passion but never really knew how to manage or lead others. An investment in management training WINNING or some level of executive coaching WORDS for themselves would go such a long way. The salesperson who has done well but is not making the numbers they or their company really need them to make — without a doubt an investment in a personal development program or sales training program is an investment they can make for themselves or the company should make for them.

The emails I receive come from Michael Norton people in human resources or company administrators too. Many times, investments in people or staff seem to go toward the salespeople or revenue generating personnel. What about the customer care teams, the product teams, accounting, operations, and everyone else? Every team member deserves an investment in training and an opportunity to participate in the success of the company and improve the morale and attitude as well. And investments aren’t just about money, are they?

Investments in people include gratitude and appreciation, communication, collaboration, and making everyone feel like they are a part of the team and the success of the organization.

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take care of anyone else. Too often people miss this opportunity. Instead of investing in themselves they let stress, work, to-do lists, and being on the go dictate their schedules. If this is you, stop it. Stop and take the time for you. What is it you really want to be, do, or have? An investment in ourselves is the ultimate productivity vehicle.

What does an investment in ourselves look like? Well it could be a gym membership or a membership in a massage program. Could be a personal coach — many times people think coaches are only for athletes or business people, but personal coaches are a great place to start. Enrolling in a seminar or training program. Time, an investment in time for ourselves to read, write, think, meditate, pray, or just walk. But scheduled and focused “me” time is essential to true growth. An investment in a college class, a cooking class, or a dance class or in any other hobby or passion that we might have also inspires growth and creativity.

Do you want to grow personally or professionally?

Do you want to see your company grow? I have a very simple solution for you, a personal recommendation for you … invest in yourself and in your people.

So how about you? Are you right where you want to be, or do you wrestle with the same question about where to make the best investment to grow yourself or your business? Either way I would love to hear your questions and your story at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we remember to make the right investments in both our personal and our professional life, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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THINGS TO DO

MUSIC Opera as Popular Music: 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 at Windsor Gardens, 597 S. Clinton St., Denver. Active Minds looks at the development and public reception of opera.

Native American Flute Performance: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver. Relax the senses with the soothing sounds of the Native American flute. Renowned musician and storyteller Eric Many Winds Herrera can’t wait to share the beauty of Native American culture through his live musical performance and stories. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

ART Great Mini Fake Off: 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and toys, 1880 N. Gaylord St., Denver. Learn to use bread clay to make tiny, realistic and completely inedible pastries, pies, cakes, cookies and more. Work, shop includes admission to the museum. , Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thegreat-mini-fake-off-tickets-40059878174 for tickets and information. y Basic Sewing for Adults: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. First hour spent on mending, then participants will complete a new project. For adults. Registration encouraged. Call 303-405-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org.

Discover Your Inner Artist: 10-11:45 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. Taught by local artist Sally Gould. Space is limited; registration encouraged. Call 303-405-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org.

STEAM Series: Video Game Designer: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver.

Tweens ages 9-12. Learn the basics of video game creation and start on your path to becoming the next big designer. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Library for All: Creative Club: 10-11 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 18 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver. Let’s celebrate creativity and individuality at this program designed especially for our community with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their caregivers, but all patrons are welcome to participate. Enjoy crafts, art creation, story times, games, musical play, library exploration and more. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Buckaroo Breakfast, A Grandparents’ Playdate: 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. Guests will enjoy a cowboy breakfast, private play throughout the museum and wild West inspired activities. Buy tickets at mychildsmuseum.org.

Bourbon and Bacon Fest: 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at McNichol’s Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver.

Some of Colorado’s favorite whiskeys and bourbons from distilleries both large and small will be featured, along with baconinspired recipes from more than 20 area restaurants. Tickets available at Denver.

BourbonandBaconFest.com/tickets. A VIP ticket includes admission a full hour before general admission and includes entrance to a catered VIP area with exclusive beverages. A First Glance ticket allows entrance 30 minutes in advance.

Go to www.bourbonandbaconfest.com or www.facebook.com/bourbonandbaconfest.

EDUCATION North Korea: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Central Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver. Join Active Minds for a discussion of the history of North Korea and the development of the North Korean nuclear program.

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Monday, Jan. 22 at Daniels Fund, 101 Monroe St., Denver. Learn about Medicare’s financial status, actuarial projections and other issues. Call 303-426-6637 or go to boomersleadingchange.org.

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FOOD/COOKING Perl Mack Snacks: Mini Pizzas: 5-6 p.m.

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FILM Teen Movie Night: Goosebumps: 4-6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 12 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Teens: Join us for a movie and snacks. Your commentary and h jokes are welcome, because talking during the movie only makes it more entertaining.

Showing: Goosebumps (2015, Rated PG, . 103 minutes). Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Gamers Guild: Laser Tag: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Teens: You can play a different type of game each month.

This month, let’s play laser tag. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

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Evil Dead: The Musical: Jan. 26 to Feb. 17 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Presented by Equinox Theatre Company.

Performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Parking is free. Go to www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com. Recommended for mature audiences.

EVENTS Task Party: 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. Kids in grades K-5 participate in this improvisational event during which they are given open-ended tasks to compete using the available materials. No registration required. Call 303-405-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org.

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Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’: showing through Feb. 3 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Show times are 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays, and Monday, Jan. 15; 2 p.m. Sundays; and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3.

No show Feb. 2. Call 720-530-4596.

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THEATER The Penny Savers: 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 13 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Stories on Stage presented by Buntport Theater Company. Call 303-4940523 or go to www.storiesonstage.org.

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n any given sunny day in Colorado, take a trip down Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada, Washington Avenue in Golden, or Main Street in Littleton, and the same thing can be seen.

A sight that hikers will run into on the trails in Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park, Westminster’s Standley Lake, and Parker’s Cottonwood Community Park — dogs.

Dogs everywhere.

With all the outdoor activities, Colorado has been a very pet-friendly place for years. But more and more, that friendliness is coming inside to businesses.

“Denver is a very dog-friendly city,” wrote Erin Ballinger, an editor and pet-friendly travel expert at BringFido, a dog travel directory website and app that provides unbiased reviews, detailed pet policy information and more to pet owners, in an email interview. “BringFido lists 76 hotels, 90 vacation rentals, 238 restaurants and bars, 12 dog parks, and several hiking trails and stores in the metro area

that are dog-friendly.”

Since starting in 2005, BringFido also provides online reservations on thousands of bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals and campgrounds that welcome pets in 150 countries worldwide.

“More and more businesses are becoming dog-friendly and offer amenities for pets, like dog-friendly hotels, which offer amenities like treats, loaner dog beds, room service menus, dog-walking stations and bowls,” Ballinger said.

“Restaurants and bars will have servers bring water bowls for dogs and some offer dog treats, a doggie menu, or dog beer like Bowser Beer.”

One example in Denver is The Watering Bowl, 5411 Leetsdale Drive, which blends together a bar/restaurant and dog park. It’s a 7,000-square-foot outdoor dog park that hosts dog birthday parties, “bark” mitzvahs, and even dog weddings, and serves green chili, pizza, craft beer and cider cocktails for their owners.

In Westminster’s Orchard outdoor shopping center, The Lazy Dog opened on Dec. 20 at 14618 Delaware St. The restaurant offers a unique take on Midwestern comfort food, as well as scratch cocktails. And for its 1,700-square-foot patio, which includes a fire pit, the restaurant offers a menu for dogs.

“When our founder, Chris Simms,

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Lazy Dog Restaurant 14618 Delaware St., Westminster 720-459-5613 www.lazydogrestaurants.com The Watering Bowl 5411 Leetsdale Drive, Denver 303-591-9069 www.denverwateringbowl.com

THE INCREASE IN PET SPENDING “Americans are spending more time than ever working and dogs can alleviate the stress associated with a busy lifestyle.

Dogs also help people get outside in the age of social media and online friendships. Dogs can act as icebreakers in social situations and even increase social circles and new friendships through meeting up at dog parks, dogfriendly restaurants, bars, or breweries, and by meeting and speaking to

neighbors during routine walks.

More pet owners consider their pet to be a member of the family — 95 percent, according to a study in 2015 by Harris Poll.

This is reflected in the massive boom in spending seen recently on veterinary care, food, pet services, pet supplies, and of course, traveling with pets.”

first came up with the idea for this restaurant in a lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a dog was sleeping by the fire,” said Rob Prowers,

manager of the Orchard location.

“A lot of people consider their dog a

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member of the family, and they want to bring the dog with them when they go out.”

The Lazy Dog menu for pooches includes free bowls of water and a grilled hamburger patty or chicken breast with brown rice.

“People in Colorado love their dogs so much that we knew this concept would be successful here, and we are very excited to have the first Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar location in Colorado,” said The Orchard’s marketing director, Renee Bochnovich.

Those who prefer felines to dogs can visit to the Denver Cat Company, 3929 Tennyson St., which opened in 2014, making it the third cat café in the country, according to information

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Denver Cat Company features adoptable cats from partner rescues, Life Is Better and PawsCo. There is a small entry fee to help pay for fostering the cat, and customers can expect to find around 15 cats at the cafe, all of whom are fully vetted and ready for adoption. As of November 2017, the cafe has facilitated the adoptions of more than 400 cats.

Customers can also purchase catthemed gift items, Solar Roast coffee, a selection of teas and other drinks, and prepackaged snacks.

“The humanization of pets is a current trend and has been gaining momentum over the past decade and just continues to rise,” Ballinger said.

“Since people are working so much, they want to spend their free time with their pets who may be cooped inside or left alone while they are working.”

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chase the entire Park Hill course for more than $20 million from Clayton Early Learning, the nonprofit that controls the land. The possibilities included developing part of the land for affordable housing. That hasn’t worked out.

Instead, the city is now moving to forcibly buy the right to use part of the land, while still keeping the golf course possible to operate. But the question of whether or not the land really would stay as open space was a central concern on Jan. 2.

Espinoza said he worried that the deal was set up in a way that could let Clayton out of the longstanding agreement that prevents development on the land, and he called for the council to take a closer look.

“We have oversight authority. That is our job,” he said. “That is our lone, strong power.”

Councilwoman At-large Robin Kniech drove on a similar concern, asking Clayton officials whether they would use the technical details of the condemnation to allow develop-

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ment. Ultimately, she said she was satisfied that they wouldn’t do so as long as the golf course was restored.

Councilman Kevin Flynn said there were too many unknowns, saying that he was “very concerned” that the proposal was giving a “foot in the door” for the redevelopment of the land.

Councilwoman Kendra Black said she was confident in the process.

“This bill is not going to end in the development of the golf course,” she said.

In contrast, Kashmann felt that the council was being kept in the dark.

“I don’t believe everything’s on the table. I don’t think council’s been

given the entire truth about what the plans are either by Clayton or the administration,” he said.

Councilwoman At-large Debbie Ortega also said she felt like she hadn’t been shown the whole picture.

“Unless we’re asking the right questions … we see these things piecemeal,” she said.

Council members Espinoza, Flynn, Ortega and Kashmann voted against the golf course acquisition ordinance.

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IF YOU INTEND TO INTERVENE IN OR CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST FULLFIL THE REQUIREMENTS OF UTAH CODE § 78B-6-110(6), INCLUDING FILING A MOTION TO INTERVENE WITH THE COURT, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT, THE COURT WILL ENTER AN ORDER THAT YOU HAVE WAIVED ANY RIGHT TO FURTHER NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CHILD, FORFEITED ALL RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE CHILD, AND ARE BARRED FROM THEREAFTER BRINGING OR MAINTAINING ANY ACTION TO ASSERT ANY INTEREST IN THE CHILD. Any motion must be filed with the Third Judicial District Court, 450 S. State Street, P.O. Box 1860, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, and a copy mailed to Larry Jenkins, 50 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. A motion must set forth specific relief sought accompanied by a memorandum specifying factual and legal grounds on which the motion is based. For a copy of the petition, contact Mr. Jenkins at (801) 328-3600.

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Defendant(s): RHEA M. MERIDITH-FLOYD; PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC.; WAYNE E. VADEN, DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S)

DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 Court Phone: 720-865-8301

Plaintiff(s): THE HUNT CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112-3813 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 2017CV33859 Div.: 215 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE: You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, District Civil Case Cover Sheet and Notice of Commencement of Action (Lis Pendens).

DATE: October ___, 2017 TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C. By: /s/* Richard W. Johnston *Original signature on file at the office of Tobey & Johnston, P.C. This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND OBT AIN T H E C ASE N U M B E R . I F TH E PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF THE PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE PLAINITFF.

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PLAINTIFF: THE DORCHESTER CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. v.

DEFENDANTS: ERIC CRESPIN; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; DEBRA JOHNSON PUBLIC TRUSTEE; and WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Attorney: David S. Dubinsky, Reg No. 45575 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 E-mails: ddubinsky@hindmansanchez.com jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Our File No.: 9950.0083 Case No.: 2017CV032345 Div: 424 SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after service upon you if within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after service upon you if outside the State of Colorado or if served by publication pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, service shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the time required, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action affecting the real property described in the Complaint and is a proceeding in rem as well as a proceeding in personam.

Dated: December 27, 2017 Respectfully submitted, HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C.

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DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO 1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80202

Plaintiff(s): THE HUNT CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 10, 2013, effective immediately

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF THE DORCHESTER CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. Address of Plaintiff: Dorchester Condominiums Association, Inc./The c/o Hammersmith Management-Greenwood Village 5619 DTC Parkway, #900 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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Defendant(s): RHEA M. MERIDITH-FLOYD; PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC.; WAYNE E. VADEN, DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112-3813 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Every day, the government makes decisions that Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 2017CV33859 Div.: 215

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