July 7, 2016 VOLUM E 127 | IS S U E 50 | 75¢
BLESSED GIFTS Christian organization provides toys, sports equipment as part of outreach. PAGE 12 A R A P A H O E C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O
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Michael Penny was fired on June 14 Staff report The Littleton City Council had its first discussion of the process for finding a replacement for fired City Manager Michael Penny at a study session on June 28. Human resources director Erich Won Savage told the council that after a two- to three-month search and interviews, it can likely expect a new manager to start in the first quarter of next year. The council hopes to conduct interviews with candidates before Thanksgiving. Won Savage provided the council with estimates from five different recruiting firms, with costs ranging from about $13,000 for a partial search that does not include assisting with finalist interviews or negotiating contracts to $32,000 for a “turnkey” search. Expenses such as travel and lodging for candidates, which would likely cost $2,000 per candidate, are not included in that total. City council voted 4-2, with one councilmember absent, to fire Penny on June 14, ending his nearly five-year tenure with the city.
The Dollhouse Thieves perform as Locavore Beer Works hosts its second annual Freedom Fest on July 2. Described as a “pre-party” for the Fourth of July, the day featured bands, games, barbecue, ice cream and the release of a new beer from Locavore, the Jolly Farmer watermelon wheat. Photo by Kyle Harding
Mineral Station development explored City council, planning board hear from consultants during study session
What to do with the area within a halfmile radius of the Mineral RTD station is a question the city hopes to answer with help from Progressive Urban Management Associates. Photo by Kyle Harding
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
PLAYING IT SAFE Dozens of football coaches gather to discuss ways to keep young players safe. PAGE 21
How to develop the area surrounding the Mineral light rail station in Littleton is a question the city is hoping a consulting firm can help answer. Since starting work on the project in February, Progressive Urban Management Associates has been gauging what land uses Littleton would benefit from in the area within a half-mile radius of the station. “Compared to these processes in other communities, Littleton folks are engaged,” said Brad Segal, president of P.U.M.A., noting that more than 100 residents attended open houses early in the process.
Segal and P.U.M.A. vice president J.J. Folsom addressed the Littleton City Council and planning board in a joint study session on June 28.
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