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Polystyrene foam would be banned for use as restaurant containers
BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado lawmakers on June 8 sent Gov. Jared Polis House Bill 1162, which would establish a fee for single-use products, like plastic and paper grocery bags, and let retailers keep some of the proceeds.
The bill would also ban the use of polystyrene-foam containers by restaurants starting in 2024.
The measure has long been a priority of Democrats, but it has taken years to get the policy to the point where it had enough votes to clear the legislature, despite ongoing business opposition.
The measure would ban single-use plastic bags in Colorado starting in 2024 — but there are asterisks.
Restaurants that prepare or serve food in individual portions for immediate on- or off-premises consumption would be exempt, as would stores that operate solely in Colorado and have three or fewer locations.
Businesses that are still allowed to offer plastic bags must collect a fee of at least 10 cents on each bag. The fee may be higher if a city or county enacts a higher charge. (More on that later.)
“We’re hoping that they also make the culture-change decision,” said Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill.
Businesses that are prohibited from offering plastic bags may distribute them, with fees, between January and July 2024 if they were in their inventory before the start of that year.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2023, all businesses would be required to impose at least a 10-cent fee on plastic and paper bags. The fee may be higher if a city or county enacts a higher charge.
People who are in federal or state food assistance programs wouldn’t have to pay the fees as long as they can prove that they are enrolled in one of those initiatives.
Businesses would be required to send 60% of the bag-fee revenue they collect to the municipality they operate in. If the business is within an unincorporated part of a county, the money would be sent to the county.
Local governments would be required to spend the money on bag-fee enforcement costs and on waste-diversion programs, such as outreach and education.
The remaining 40% of the bag-fee revenue would be kept by businesses but not subject to sales taxes.
Stores that collect less than $20 in bag fees in a given quarter don’t have to remit the revenue to their municipality or county and can keep the money.
Under the bill, businesses would be forced to “conspicuously display” a sign inside or outside of their stores alerting customers to the bag fee.
The charge would also be listed on patrons’ receipts. The fee cannot be refunded.
It’s not just plastic bags that lawmakers are aiming to do away with. The bill would also ban polystyrenefoam products across the state starting on Jan. 1, 2024.
The only exception is that restaurants would be able to continue using polystyrene-foam products for takeout after that date until their inventory is gone.
Municipalities and cities would be able to sue businesses that don’t
Customers stroll in and out of a King Soopers store in Erie on March 23. Starting in 2024, large grocery chains would not be allowed to distribute plastic bags under new legislation. PHOTO BY STEVE PETERSON/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN
comply with the new bag-fee and polystyrene-foam rules.
They also may assess fi nes of $500 for a second violation and $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation.
The fi nes would be assessed per violation during a retail sale. In other words, if a business illegally handed out 10 plastic bags during one transaction, they would only be considered to have violated the law once.
The measure also repeals a restriction on local governments, barring them from introducing restrictions on plastic materials that are more stringent than the state’s.
Fee increases will pay for highway projects
Polis signs transportation bill that adds to costs of gasoline, rideshares
BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN
FLOYD HILL — Shaded by an Interstate 70 bridge that has fueled steering-wheel-pounding rage for generations, Gov. Jared Polis on June 17 signed a transportation fee and spending bill that seeks to inject more than $5 billion into Colorado road and transit projects over the next 11 years.
“Everybody knows we need to fi x it,” Polis said of Colorado’s road and highway system before signing Senate Bill 260 under the curved I-70 bridge at the bottom of Floyd Hill, a structure over Clear Creek that chokes traffi c and ruins the best-laid plans of skiers, snowboarders, hikers and bikers every weekend. “If it was easy it would have been done already.”
Colorado lawmakers have been trying to solve the problem of the state’s limited transportation funding for years, proposing tax hikes and bonding and committing more existing money from the state budget to the problem. But the efforts to fi nd money in the couch cushions to supplement a 22-cent gasoline tax that hasn’t increased since 1992 have either not been successful or not been suffi cient to tackle the breadth of the issue.
Senate Bill 260 was Democrats’ solution to the funding gridlock, allowing them to raise money without voter approval.
Fees under the measure begin next year. They include: • 2 cents per gallon on gasoline and diesel fuel starting in July 2022 that increases 1 cent every year up to 8 cents • 27 cents on deliveries, including those from Amazon, FedEx and Grubhub • 30 cents on Uber and Lyft rides starting in 2022 that would increase based on the federal Consumer Price Index. The fee would be cut in half for people carpooling in a rideshare, or riding in an electric vehicle.
In addition to the funding mechanisms in the measure, there are also requirements that the Colorado Department of Transportation take greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals into account when planning future projects. State offi cials also must consider the impact of transportation work on communities where low-income people, minorities or housing-cost-burdened families make up 40% of the population
Gov. Jared Polis announces Colorado’s new transportation law while standing in the shadow of Interstate 70 on June 17. PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL/THE COLORADO SUN
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Finally, the bill emphasizes — and spends money on — an electric-vehicle future, as well as mass transit, including a potential Front Range passenger rail system.
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South Platte Valley Historical Society Flag Retirement Ceremony
American flag ceremony at the Platte Valley Historical Society on July 5th at 6:00 p.m. Drop off retired flags at the Ace Hardware on Rollie Avenue. South Platte Historical Society, 2001 Historic Parkway, Fort Lupton 80621.
Vaccine equity location in Brighton
Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Brighton, is a vaccine equity location clinic, thanks to Gov. Polis’ Vaccines for All plan.
The clinic is open from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 23. Vaccinations will be availabe to anyone 12 and older.
City plans its Fourth of July party
Add food and fireworks, a certain amount of fun and a celebration of freedom, and you wind up with the city of Fort Lupton’s annual Fourth of July party.
It lasts most of Sunday, July 4, at Community Center Park, 203 S. Harrison Ave.
The slate of events and activities includes the area’s only Ninja Warrior course, water slides, a bounce house obstacle course, a bouncy boxing arena, a tractor people mover, face painting, shaved ice cones and a live concert. The day winds up with a firework show, courtesy of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection district.
Those interested in becoming vendors should visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/ Events-13/Event-Vendor-Application-Non-Food-Booth-91. Organizers need volunteers, too. The link is https://www.fortluptonco.gov/ FormCenter/Events-13/VolunteerApplication-87.
Sponsorship opportunities are available at https://www.fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/Events-13/ Sponsor-Form-89. Sign up for the car/bike show at https://form. jotform.com/211364320737147. For information about the Ninja Nation, visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/DocumentCenter/View/10236/ July4_2021_NinjiFlyer.
There’s also a car and bike show on tap for the Fourth of July. It runs from 1 to 7 p.m. at the recreation center, 203 S. Harrison Ave., and participants can stay in their spots for the evening fireworks show.
Awards for first, second and thirdplace winners will be presented in each class, plus one best of show winner will go to the vehicle that receives the most votes. No trailer parking is allowed within the event area.
The cost is $25 per car. Make checks payable to City of Fort Lupton July 4 Car Show and send to 203 S. Harrison Ave., Fort Lupton.
Call Christy Romano at 720-9284071.
Holiday closure
Fort Lupton city offices will be close Monday, July 5, for the Independence Day holiday. female artist.
The schedule looks like this: * Noon to 1 p.m.: The Delta Sonics; * 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.: Eef and the Blues Express; and * 3:15 to 4:45 p.m.: Johnny O. Band
The ticketed portion of the event ($35 to $55) starts at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5. The lineup goes like this: * 6 to 6”45 p.m.: Cass Clayton Band; * 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.: Marquise Knox; and * 9 to 10:15 p.m.: Ruthie Foster
Before the Blues Blast, there will be a transportation art show in the gallery of the Armory, starting at 10 a.m. At the same time, there will be a classic car show in the parking lot. food trucks and a cash bar will be available.
Tickets are on sale through the Armory’s website (www.brightonarmory.org). Email gmontoya@ brightonco.gov.
Firestone police academy
Firestone’s next summer teen police academy is the week of Monday, July 12.
The four-day program includes lessons on traffic stops, building searches, K-9 demonstrations and cyber crimes. Refreshments will be available each day.
It’s free; registration is required. Email jdunker@firestoneco.gov or tneugebauer@firestoneco.gov.
‘In Memory’ display for Wall That Heals event extended
The city of Brighton said the deadline to submit names for the “In Memory” display (part of “The Wall That Heals” program coming to Brighton over Labor day weekend) is July 31.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program honors those who returned from the war and later died. The wall will be in Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St.
To apply online, visit www.VVMF. org/In-Memory-Program.
Gummball rally
The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road.
The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018.
The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt).
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Preschool registration
The city of Fort Lupton is accepting registration for its preschool program for 3- to 5-year-olds. Signup has to be finished before the August parent meeting.
Enrollment packets are a must, as is a health appraisal and immunization. Visit https://www.fortluptonco.gov/346/Preschool. for kindergarteners through fifthgraders are looking for participants. Children have to have finished kindergarten to enroll. Visit https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/347/SummerDay-Camp
Boards/committees’ openings
The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its planning commission (term expires Jan. 22), historic presesrvation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, 2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024).
Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128.
Senior meals
Eagle View Adult Center and Volunteers of America are offering a box of five frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible. Call 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number.
Fort Lupton senior lunches
Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison AVe. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166.
Pen pals
Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/950/Senior-Pen-PalProgram
Co ee fundraiser
The Fort Lupton High School chapter of DECA is teaming up with School Spirit Coffee for a fundraiser for club supplies. Orders greater than $50 include free shipping. Visit schoolspiritcoffee.com for details.
COVID-19 vaccines
The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org.
Free short-term radon test kits
Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at www. drhomeair.com/weld, according to a statement.
Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon.
Legal self-help clinic
The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month. The program is for customers who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.
Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law.
Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.
Warm Line up and running
Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-280-6602) for those who want to talk to mentalhealth professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.
A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1-844493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.
Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. Those who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling.
Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.
Here’s a list of locations where you can receive a test for COVID-19:
Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/
Brighton Salud, 1860 E. Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 303-6972583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing
Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting
Food resources available
Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ongoing, the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-857-1096.
Volunteers with the Eagle View Adult Center are delivering boxes of frozen meals to seniors in Brighton. The boxes contain five frozen meals. Call 303-655-2075.
Hunger Free Colorado. For anyone who might need help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hotline keeps information confidential and has bilingual staff on hand.
The Colorado Department of Education tracks meal site information for every school by school name and address, including service times, start and end dates and how meals are handed out.
Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 567 E. Bromley Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays.
Meals on Wheels delivers hot meals at noon to anyone, regardless of age in Brighton. Meals are delivered on weekdays; customers can
June 23, 2021 Redistricting tour seeks citizen input
Commissions will hold meetings in dozens of Colorado communities
BY EVAN WYLOGE DENVER GAZETTE
Have opinions on what the state’s political maps should look like after they get reconfi gured this year?
Colorado’s redistricting commissions will be touring the state in July and August, looking for your input on the congressional and legislative maps they’re redrawing.
Starting on July 9, the commissions will hold public meetings where anyone is welcome to tell the commission how they think the map should be shaped.
Both the legislative and congressional redistricting commissions will have preliminary draft map plans by the time the statewide tour begins, which will give the commissioners and the public a starting point to consider when they provide input.
The last public hearing will be Aug. 28. By then the commissions expect to have the crucial decennial census data that they will have to use to make adjustment to the preliminary map plans and create fi nal maps.
The decennial census data was months delayed this year because of the global coronavirus pandemic. The commissions are using estimate and survey data to draw the preliminary maps, with the
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choose the days. The cost is $4.25 per meal payable at the end of the month. Call 303-659-0978. 27J Schools have free grab-and-go meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor.
Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.
St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID and paperwork required. The pantry serves Brighton residents who love between Quebec Street and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Avenue.
Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays.
Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org.
A COVID-19 relief bill that the state legislature passed this session, which provides temporary sales tax relief to restaurants and bars, became law when Gov. Jared Polis signed it June 14 at the Glenn Bar and Grill in Northglenn. Also present for the ceremony were two prime sponsors of the bill, state Rep. Kyle Mullica from Northglenn and state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle from Highlands Ranch. From left, Mullica, Northglenn City Councilors Julie Duran Mullica and Katherine Go , Polis, Northglenn Mayor Meredith Leighty, Joe Vostrejs,
co-owner of the Glenn Bar and Grill, and Van Winkle. PHOTO BY LIAM ADAMS
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The state constitution has specifi c requirements for holding public hearings in all areas of the state. Here’s the schedule released June 17:
July 9: Lamar
July 10: Burlington and Sterling
July 13: Arvada
July 14: Denver
July 17: Fort Collins
July 20: Lakewood
July 21: Sheridan
July 23: Steamboat Springs
July 24: Craig
July 27: Denver
July 28: Aurora July 30: Montrose and Grand Junction July 31: Carbondale and Breckenridge Aug. 3: Centennial Aug. 4: Golden Aug. 6: Alamosa and Trinidad Aug. 7: Ignacio Aug. 10: Longmont Aug. 11: Boulder Aug. 14: Greeley Aug. 18: Highlands Ranch Aug. 20: Woodland Park and Pueblo Aug. 21: Canon City and Buena Vista Aug. 24: Commerce City Aug. 25: Brighton Aug. 28: Colorado Springs
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Stack rides strong season to volleyball-less future
BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There seem to be two ingredients in play for the success of Fort Lupton’s boy’s volleyball program this spring.
Senior Jayden Stack lives in Brighton but commutes to practice and matches for the Bluedevils. Brighton High School doesn’t fi eld a boys volleyball team. In such cases, state rules allow for athletes to play for another school outside their district.
Stack knows what the keys to FLHS’ success are.
“As a team, we have the drive and motivation to be successful and have fun,” he said. “Another reason that we are having a good season is the bond we have as a team on and off the court. We are not only teammates, but we are also friends. For many of us, it is our senior year. To fi nish off high school with a good volleyball season makes it that much better.”
The Bluedevils advanced to the state tournament play-in round for the fi rst time in program history. Eaglecrest won the June 18 match in straight sets. No stats were available. Stack played a big part. Through 41 sets, Stack had 164 kills and a kill percentage of 39 percent in 421 tries. He also averaged about an ace per set and totaled 23 blocks.
“I would give my personal season an ‘A-minus’,” Stack said. “The season has gone well, but I have areas that I can improve on. I have played on a few club teams before and have experience, which has helped me be a team leader, teacher and mentor to the new players. I also contribute my success to the hard work of my teammates and the confi dence my coaches have in me.”
Stack’s interest in volleyball started when he was a youngster.
“I have always been around volleyball because my parents have always played. But I was an individual sports kid, competing in archery, bowling, and shooting,” Stack said. “When I was around 11 years old, my parents took me with them to an open gym at the church, and I ended up getting to play and realized that this was way more fun than I thought it would be.”
That led to some volleyball camps and some at-home instruction from his parents.
“We would play in sand and outdoor leagues until my freshman year, and then I began playing club ball which took it to the next level,” Stack said.
Fort Lupton didn’t fi eld a large
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Break-even record for Frederick baseball team
BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Frederick’s baseball team split its shortened, 16-game season this season.
That may not sound like much. But it marked the fi rst time since 2014 that the Warriors were close to .500, and it also marked the greatest number of wins for Frederick since 2015, when FHS had a six-win season.
Sophomore Cruz Zamudio, the team’s leading hitter with a .531 average, wasn’t sure what to expect. After all, the coach was new, and the team hadn’t played together.
Zamudio fi nished with 26 hits, 14 of which went for extra bases. Chase Prestwich batted .368 in 14 games. He drove in 15 runs. He also was the ace of the pitching staff. He threw 34 1/3 innings this spring and had an earned-run average of 2.04. He struck out 65 batters and walked just 12.
York gave his team a solid B.
Frederick couldn’t play a year ago because of COVID-19.
“I can’t pinpoint any one thing to be surprising,” York said. “Being brand new in this program, I didn’t have a lot of knowledge of the class that graduated during the COVID year. I knew they had talent and could have easily done what we did this year, or better, if given the opportunity.
“The special thing this year was giving our senior class a year they could remember,” York continued. “After the multiple head coaches and COVID year they had to experience, my sole focus was sending them off the right way. For us to have the amount of wins we did and for each one of them to have moments throughout the season they can look back on, that’s what made this year special.”
Frederick will have to fi nd some replacements for seniors Payton Buffi ngton, Brayden Berringer (a double and six RBIs this spring), Hayden Borton, Devin Jensen and
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LAKEWOOD -- Fort Lupton’s Eric Hearon turned in his team’s top fi nish at the St. Vrain Invitational June 18 at Je co Stadium. He fi nished 32nd in the long jump with a top distance of 17-10 1/4.
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LAKEWOOD -- Frederick’s Ryan Chacon took fi rst place in the boys 400-meter dash at the St. Vrain Invitational June 18 at Je co Stadium. He turned in a time of 49.7 seconds.
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1. TELEVISION: What city is the setting for the 1980s medical drama “St. Elsewhere”? 2. HISTORY: When was the fi rst Veterans Day celebrated in the United States? 3. MOVIES: Who played the role of Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump”? 4. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented in the condition called chorophobia? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the southernmost city in Africa? 6. FAMOUS QUOTES: Who wrote this about fl eeting summer, “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date”? 7. SCIENCE: Which nerve transmits sound to the brain?
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Answers 1. Boston 2. 1954 3. Gary Sinise 4. Fear of dancing 5. Cape Town 6. William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 7. Auditory nerve 8. Orange 9. North Carolina 10. Harry Truman
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