September 10, 2015
THIS WEEK IN
VOLUME 95 | ISSUE 29 | 75¢
LIFE
LOCAL
Purchasing local eggs boosts farm families, state economy
Page 13
EnglewoodHerald.net A R A P A H O E C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O
A publication of
BACK IN ACTION
WHAT’S INSIDE
School board: Four candidates seek positions with Englewood School District. See Page 4
Water color: Rocky Mountain Watermedia returns. See Page 17
Blue-shirted Englewood defenders, Izaiah Kovach (3), Daryl Clubreath (12), Derek Demilt (55) and Ben McFarland (66) close in to take down the Centaurus running back during the Sept. 4 season opener for both teams. Centaurus lost yardage on this play but won the game 28-0. For more coverage, turn to Page 25. Photo by Tom Munds
Climbing rents raise frustration
Football: Arapahoe faces off against Legend. See Page 23
Denver market brutal for apartment tenants POSTAL ADDRESS
By Jennifer Smith jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com
ENGLEWOOD HERALD
(ISSN 1058-7837) (USPS 176-680) OFFICE: 7315 S. Revere Pkwy., Ste. 603 Centennial, CO 80112 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Englewood, Colorado, the Englewood Herald is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 7315 S. Revere Pkwy., Ste. 603 Centennial, CO 80112 DEADLINES: Display: Fri. 11 a.m. Legals: Fri. 11 a.m. Classifieds: Mon. 5 p.m.
PL E ASE RECYCLE
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, left, talks with Mayor Pro Tem Linda Olson during the congresswoman’s Sept. 4 meeting with Englewood city officials. The meeting included discussions about how DeGette might assist Englewood with programs seeking federal assistance or cooperation. Photo by Tom Munds
Congresswoman visits Englewood City officials ask questions, voice concerns during meeting By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com The status of things in federal government and how they impact Englewood were among subjects discussed Sept. 4 when city officials met with Congresswoman Diana DeGette, D-Denver, who meets regularly with officials of cities within her 1st Congressional District. DeGette talked about her 21st Century Cures Act that recently passed the House and said she
believes there is strong support for the bill to pass in the Senate. It is intended to speed up the discovery, development, and delivery of life-saving cures and treatments. She then asked about federal programs that concerned the city. Englewood Mayor Randy Penn said the city has been unsuccessful in requests to state agencies to allocate federal money to make much-needed repairs on bridges. DeGette said the federal money in question is from the highway trust fund, and efforts have been made to find sources of more money for that federal program that provides money to help state and local governments make needed repairs to roads
and bridges. “Everyone agrees we need to provide additional money for the highway trust fund, but there is no agreement on how to come up with those additional funds,” DeGette said. “There has been the suggestion to raise the gas tax but no one seems to want to agree to raise taxes.’ Englewood City Manager Eric Keck talked about the impact that more stringent regulations on the discharge from the Littleton-Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant will have on both cities. He said the regulations would place a huge financial burden on the plant to try to comply DeGette continues on Page 4
Millennials flocking to Colorado for jobs and new, more liberal social policies. Baby boomers retiring in droves, looking to downsize. Those are just a couple of reasons there are long lines of prospective tenants at apartment leasing offices, competing for rare vacancies in the Denver metro area. Apartment rents are up at least 5 percent in most metro-area cities since summer 2014, but there is no shortage of people willing to pay them. In south metro-area communities, renters and those still looking for a place are faced with some of the highest rates in the Rent continues on Page 12
Scott Willey and his girlfriend pay $1,190 a month for a 650-squarefoot apartment in Englewood. Courtesy photo