April 21, 2016 VOLUME 96 | ISSUE 7 | 75¢
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Keeping eyes, and minds, on the road CDOT highlights growing problem of distracted driving By Tom Skelley tskelley@colorado communitymedia.com Nicolle Dowling of Centennial knows her distracted driving is a problem.
“I’m aware of it, but I need to do a better job of not doing it,” Dowling said. “Having the phone in my hand, whether it be for texting, talking, using navigation apps, getting information or just thinking I need to get information” — those are the things she sometimes does behind the wheel other than watching the road.
Dowling, 38, isn’t alone. A 2015 Colorado Department of Transportation survey shows one in four drivers admitted to reading a text message while behind the wheel during the previous week. The numbers are even higher for other forms of distraction, including eating.
Texting is among the many ways motorists become distracted. Shutterstock image
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Ban on pot social clubs eyed Existing business raises questions to be addressed in future council session By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Englewood City Council tentatively decided at the April 11 study session that steps should be taken to guarantee there will be no more marijuana social clubs in the city, and then agreed there should be additional discussion about what, if anything, to do about the existing club, iBake. “I feel the council agreed on the ban but asked for additional information about a possible course of action regarding the club that is in our community,” Mayor Joe Jefferson said in
Jake McClure uses a chainsaw to trim a broken limb on a tree in Romans Park. McClure was a member of one of the two Englewood Parks maintenance crews detailed to trim and cut up the broken branches on trees in the parks that were snapped by the two days of heavy, wet snow. Photo by Tom Munds
Wet snowfall hammers Englewood Heavy coating causes trees to bend, break By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Spring arrived in March but Old Man Winter stayed around and flexed his muscles by delivering two days of heavy, wet snow to the Denver metro area April 16-17.
The snow clung to tree branches and bushes, creating a lace-like coating for the vegetation, and while the heavy snow blanketed the ground, some hearty flowers poked up though the white covering. Reports around Englewood listed snowfall depths varying from six to a little more than 10 inches. While the snowfall made a pretty picture, the water-heavy snow did result in many owners finding broken branches and damaged bushes in their yards.
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“The heavy, wet snow broke some tree limbs in our parks,” said Jerry Barton, Englewood Parks supervisor. “I think we saw the most tree damage in Romans and Duncan parks.” He said the crabapple trees got hit hard because the leaves were out and the pink blossoms had already bloomed. He said many of the pear trees on corners on South Broadway also suffered damage.
LOCAL SPORTS Englewood and Elizabeth face off in mid-season matchup. PAGE 28
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