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DECEMBER 22, 2016
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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HELPING TO MAKE HOLIDAYS HAPPY
GETTING READY FOR 2017: The new
year means a new chance for healthy living P16
Mill levy hike gets initial OK Additional money will pay for voter-approved bonds in 2017 BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Memphis Richard, 7, discusses a possible purchase with Englewood Police Officer Steve Kunst as the girl took part in the Dec. 15 Shop with a Cop program. Find more coverage on page 21. TOM MUNDS
SONYA’S SAMPLER A look at events in the arts community P24
GIVING BACK: Toyland program distributes gifts to hospitalized children P4
The tax bill for Englewood property owners is on track to increase starting Jan. 1, to make the first payments on bonds that will be sold to finance construction of a new police station. The Englewood City Council approved the request for a supplemental mill levy on first reading at the Dec. 5 meeting. The action awaits approval on second reading, set for the Dec. 19 meeting. Jennifer Nolan, city revenue and budget manager, presented the proposal to the council Dec. 5. She told the council the bond sale is capped at $27 million and the proposed mill levy increase will be collected in 2017 to cover the required $2.2 million interest payment for a $27 million bond issue. She said if the supplemental mill levy wasn’t in place by the end of the year, collection of the additional property taxes wouldn’t begin until 2018. “This mill levy of 3.81 mills will provide about the $2.2 million first-year bond payment if $27 million in bonds are sold. The additional property tax on a home with an assessed value of $200,000 will be $60.80 a year,” she said. SEE MILL LEVY, P9
THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL
‘I wish for people to feel comfortable with their neighbors across the street who might look, think, or even behave differently than them.’ State Sen. Linda Newell | Page 12 INSIDE
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