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Broadway crossing work to start soon Businesses are hurting since parking was taken away

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Englewood City Council directed city employees to begin construction of a temporary mid-block crossing in the 3400 block of South Broadway as soon as possible instead of waiting until spring or summer to do the project. The action was taken at the Oct. 17

city council meeting in an effort to help make more parking available for customers of businesses on the west side of the Broadway block, because construction of the Acoma Lofts project took away most of the parking spaces that customers formerly used. The temporary mid-block crossing will have signs to alert drivers of the crossing, handicapped access from the curbs to the crossings, curb extensions called “bulb outs” so pedestrians can see vehicles and drivers can see those using the crossing, plus more lighting on each end of the

crossing. The cost of the temporary crossing will be about $40,000 and some of the work on the temporary crossing will become part of the permanent crossing when it is built in 2017. Dave Henderson, public works director, told the council a contractor could start on the concrete work needed for the crossing about Nov. 7 and the city can put up signs alerting drivers to the crossing, but the completion of the project will be delayed until Xcel Energy puts in additional lighting, which is tentatively scheduled to happen in early December.

Henderson said the lighting is essential because the crossing must be safe to use before it will be officially opened. “The consensus of the business people I talked to in the area is they want to have the crossing done now,” Councilmember Rita Russell said during discussion of the project. Mayor Joe Jefferson voted against putting in the temporary crossing. He said he did that because he feels the city should go ahead and start construction of the

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City budget votes must be redone Council approval didn’t meet charter requirements By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com

The Wuorinen family attended the Oct. 22 Englewood Halloween Carnival and dressed for the occasion. Rachel wore a witch’s costume; her son Ben, in her arms, dressed as a pirate; and her older son, Chris, was a super hero. Photo by Tom Munds

Creatures abound at carnival A variety of costumed characters attend Englewood Halloween event

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Witches, princesses, super heroes, zombies and other creatures made their way into the building and took part in

the Oct. 22 Englewood Halloween Carnival at the recreation center. The carnivalgoers were lined up and down the walk leading to the rec center. Inside the center, there was a special area for the youngest of the critters with games and activities fitting their size and age. However, the gym was the area of the most interest for most of the costumed characters. The walls were lined with carnival-style games, like knocking down

Englewood doesn’t have an approved budget or spending authorization for 2017, even though the city council voted 3-2 to approve the five budget and funding-related ordinances on second reading at its Oct. 17 meeting. Plans call for a re-do, with final budget approval possibly set for Nov. 21. The problem was, Councilmember

wooden bottles or tossing a ball through a target. But win or lose, each player got to pick a candy treat. There were a couple of live snakes for those who like real creepy critters, plus the haunted house was moved outside. Some of the scary characters in the fogfilled winding walkway were real and threatening while others were mannequins.

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PIRATES VS. PIRATES Englewood dispatches rival Alameda. PAGE 32

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