Englewood Herald 0913

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

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BREWING UP A GOOD TIME Great American Beer Festival to feature more than 800 breweries at three-day event P14

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WITHIN REACH Massive climbing gym opens in Englewood P4

City manager resigns amid council turmoil Eric Keck, after four years in Englewood, steps down at turbulent meeting BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In an Englewood City Council meeting where the audience entered through metal detectors — and one councilmember did not attend due to threats — Englewood’s city manager announced his resignation amid what he called a divisive few months for the city. “My prayer for the City of Englewood as I exit this organization, and potentially exit the community, is that there is healing,” Eric Keck said during the Sept. 4 council meeting. Events in recent months “clearly have had an adverse impact on a number Keck of people, their health (and) their relationships with their neighbors, and I just really hope that that will clear up.” Keck, who began his position as city manager in September 2014, was offered a job in the private sector in a different state and said the decision to leave was influenced by his family. He’ll stay on in Englewood until Oct. 5. As of September 2017, Keck’s yearly salary as city manager was $169,950, according to city data. The city manager is Englewood’s top non-elected administrative official, who implements policy decisions made by the council. SEE CITY, P9

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Arapahoe County is the third largest county in Colorado with a population of 643,052 people. Denver (704,621) and El Paso (699,232) are the two largest counties. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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