September 3, 2015 VOLUME 120 | ISSUE 31 | 75¢
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Marcus Gillespie takes the checkered flag. Photos by Rick Gustafson
Supercross jump-starts crowd Fifth round of series held at Elbert County Fairgrounds POSTAL ADDRESS
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By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media The buzz from hundreds of motorcycles filled the air at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa as supercross riders of all ages thrilled a near-capacity crowd with jumps, near-photo finishes and more than a few crashes on Aug. 22. The fairgrounds served as the venue for the fifth round of the Sport Riders Association of Colorado Supercross Series, which is the 15th stop on the Championship Series. Practice sessions began Friday afternoon and resumed Saturday morning, with the competition beginning in earnest Saturday evening. For event promotor Mike Zawacki, who grew up racing motorcycles, the Motocross and Supercross Championship Series is part of his family’s lifestyle. His children have Supercross continues on Page 9
Future racer Connor Shrader, 4, of Highlands Ranch atop racer Shadow White’s Kawasaki.
Elizabeth, county map communications Draft deal aims at growth in areas just outside town By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Elizabeth Board of Trustees met with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) at Spring Valley on Aug. 24. At the meeting, DOLA presented a draft copy of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the county and the town designed to facilitate communication for the continued development of a county master
plan and local development. When completed, the IGA establishes mutually agreed protocols for communication between the county and the town for development of land falling under the jurisdiction of the county but lying adjacent to or just outside town limits. Ed Ehmann, Elbert County manager, said the agreement provides mutually agreedupon guidelines for each entity to collaborate on development. “Basically it’s a draft document presented to both groups for review,” said Ehmann. “The meat of the document itself gives us a trail map of how we communicate with each other under different scenarios.” With a draft copy presented to both the
BOCC and the town board, most of the detail work will fall to Ehmann and Elizabeth Town Administrator Dick Eason. Eason said the town routinely enters into IGAs with entities, such as the one with the town of Kiowa where each provides public works assistance to the other if one is overwhelmed. The new agreement with the county establishes protocols for communication with the county in the specific area of growth and land development. Eason said such agreements are necessary to prevent random growth and to prevent situations where an industrial County continues on Page 9