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Initial plans for police building take shape New station will be built north of existing facility BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
ored for doing them. “My parents taught us that when something needs fixed, fix it and if someone needs help, help them. I have tried to live up to those teachings,” he said. “When the members of the city council began considering me as Englewood Citizen of the Year, it blew me away. Receiving this honor sure wasn’t on my bucket list.” Cohn, 69, will be honored at special ceremonies at the Malley
The preparation process needed before the start of construction of the new police headquarters was outlined during the March 20 Englewood City Council study session. Plans are to construct the new building on the current police building site. The goal is to start construction in November and complete construction by October 2018. The proposal is to build the new police facility on what is now the police department’s north parking lot. During the construction, the police department will continue to use the facilities in the current building. Once the building is completed and the department has moved in, the old building will be torn down and the parking structure built on that portion of the site. Kathleen Rinkel, the city’s director of finance and administration, began the March 20 presentation to the council by talking about financing the project. She said the project will happen because voters approved the city request to sell up to $27 million in bonds to finance construction of a new police building to replace the building that was constructed in 1972. “We continue to monitor economic conditions as we prepare to issue the bonds,” Rinkel said. “There has been a small interest rate hike and another is planned. We hope to complete the sale of our bonds before the next interest
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Doug Cohn talks about the veterans memorial at Englewood High School, a project he worked on. The Englewood City Council has selected Cohn as the 2017 Englewood Citizen of the Year. TOM MUNDS
Doug Cohn is Englewood Citizen of the Year Council selects longtime resident to be honored at May ceremonies BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Doug Cohn looked shocked March 20 when members of the Englewood City Council began considering and later confirming that he would be the Englewood Citizen of the Year for 2017.
“I was embarrassed that they even considered my name,” he said. “When a member of the historical preservation society called and asked if it was OK to nominate me for the honor, I thought that was the craziest thing I ever heard... There should be a long list of probably 250 candidates for citizen of the year and I should be far down the list.” He said he had a lot of fun doing all the things he has been involved with in Englewood and never thought about being hon-
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‘I was the youngest of 15 so I didn’t have a lot of things like baseballs and equipment, so we just wanted to help kids any way we could.’ Sal Mineo, businessman | Page 8 INSIDE
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