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October 15, 2015 VOLUME 95 | ISSUE 34 | 75¢
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Denver safety David Bruton Jr. cues the music as Englewood Middle School student Rosy Juarez shows her surprise when Bruton told her she would be dancing hip-hop with him. Bruton was the guest speaker at the Oct. 6 assembly held for the presentation of a $10,000 grant to Englewood Schools from the Fuel Up and Play 60 project promoting healthy eating and regular physical activity. Photo by Tom Munds
Bronco helps celebrate grant School gets funds to focus on activity, healthy eating By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Englewood Middle School
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students were fired up on Oct. 6 when Denver Broncos safety David Bruton Jr. joined a large group of visitors for a ceremony awarding Englewood School District a $10,000 grant from the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. The students yelled and applauded so loudly that it was almost enough to shake the walls
of the gymnasium. The cheering was the loudest when Bruton, the guest speaker, took the microphone to talk to the students about eating healthy and staying active. “If I eat something terrible, I don’t do my best on the practice field or in a game,” he said. “That probably is true for you, too,
which is why you need to eat the right foods. The right foods fuel you to be active and the right foods also fuel you to succeed in the classroom.” He then selected Teegan Lucas to join him as part of his presentation. He talked about nutrition with Lucas and, when Broncos continues on Page 4
Council approves budget Englewood will spend more than $99 million through year By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com It will cost Englewood more than $99 million to operate the city and provide services to its residents in 2016. The facts and details of next year’s budget were discussed by the Englewood City Council at its Oct. 5 meeting. A second and final reading of the budget and related ordinances is tentatively scheduled for the council’s Oct. 19 meeting. City Manager Eric Keck presented the information about the budget before the council voted on the first reading of the ordinances. In his presentation to the council, Keck said the budgets for all 22 of the city’s funds are balanced budgets. Keck talked about the general fund budget. He said the budget for the general fund, which is used for day-to-day operations, Budget continues on Page 4
The owner of the depot plans to hire contractors to complete the walls and inside of the lower level of the Englewood Depot. Plans are to create a way to get equipment into the location and to start work in the near future, Photo by Tom Munds
Owner says depot will be restored Complications, construction planning slow pace of work By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Englewood Depot owner Tom Parson said work has been done on the building, but not the type of work visible to the public. “Projects have been completed such as making extensive repairs to the roof to protect the
building,” Parson said. “That said, it has still has been a slow process to begin the construction and restoration of the depot.” The Englewood Depot that sits at the intersection of South Galapago Street and West Dartmouth Avenue was built about 1915 adjacent to the railroad tracks near what is now the intersection of South Santa Fe Drive and U.S. Highway 285. Elaine Hultz spoke to the city council at the Sept. 21 meeting. She said despite the objection of hundreds of residents, the
council approved selling the historic building to Parson, who promised to restore the building. It has been more than a year since the city sold the depot to the man who wants to make it into a printing press museum, but she said it appears no work has been done on the site or building and she asked the council to tell the public what is going on with the depot. In a phone interview, Parson said since he obtained ownership of the site, he has
Depot continues on Page 12