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July 1, 2021

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 101 | ISSUE 20

New volunteer program helps keep canal clean High Line Canal to be improved over course of 10 to 15 years BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The west end of the CityCenter Englewood development, looking west. At left sits the Englewood Civic Center, the city hall. In COURTESY PHOTO the distance, at center, an RTD train is pictured at the light rail station.

Historic CityCenter may see new development rules New zoning for major redevelopment of shopping center to be voted on soon BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood’s commercial hub — the area near city hall and Englewood’s Walmart — may look a lot different in the coming years, and city officials are set to take a major

step toward approving the new vision in early July. The city hopes the plan will increase its sales- and property-tax dollars as Englewood continues to need new revenue. The city’s budget supports a wide range of items such as police and fire response, parks and recreation, the library and others. Although those concerns can seem distant from the question of where Englewood residents shop and dine, the two worlds are intertwined because of how heavily

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The 71-mile-long High Line Canal serves as a Denver metro-area getaway that runs through several cities, and community members can help keep it in good shape through a new volunteer program. The Canal Conservation Corps offers one-time volunteer events — such as removal of trash, brush and weeds — as well as the chance to become a more-dedicated and trained Corps Leader. Here are some things to know about the program and how the canal is being reimagined in the long term.

cities like Englewood rely on sales tax to fund their city services. Englewood’s former Cinderella City mall that once stretched for blocks opened in 1968 amid much media hype and became an economic engine — in 1974, it raked in just over half of Englewood’s total sales tax revenue. It functioned as a community center that still stirs fond memories in Englewood residents today. But competition from newer

Caring for the canal The Canal Conservation Corps program officially launched this spring, according to the High Line Canal Conservancy, a nonprofit formed in 2014 to help enhance and protect the canal. For about five years, the conservancy has hosted community cleanup events along the canal’s 71 miles, according to Suzanna Fry Jones, an official with the conservancy. “Care of the canal through volunteer stewardship has been a

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