September 22, 2016
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Chaplains provide support for those on the front lines of law enforcement. PAGE 12
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C-470 project gears up But group suing over expansion of highway asks to postpone work until lawsuit is settled
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com While work on an expansion of C-470 between I-25 and Kipling Parkway is set to start early next month, a group of Highlands Ranch residents that has sued over the project wants construction to halt until the lawsuit is settled. The Highlands Ranch Neighborhood Coalition filed suit against the Colorado Department of Transportation in federal court in May, also naming CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhat and Federal Highway Administration Colorado Division Administrator John Cater as defendants, alleging that flawed traffic noise data was used in the project’s approval process. The coalition alleges that CDOT and the FHWA violated the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as well as federal noise regulations and filed a motion last month asking the court to postpone work until after the lawsuit is heard because any change to the traffic conditions along the corridor will make it impossible to collect proper noise data. Coalition President Carter Sales, who lives along the south side of C-470 in between University and Colorado boulevards, said he and his neighbors want sound walls between the freeway and their homes, something CDOT and FHWA determined was unnecessary. Sales says CDOT did not collect the required number of long-term noise samples during the public comment period last year. He said that he filed the suit after being rebuffed by the agency when he filed administrative complaints last year. “It’s despicable what has happened, how CDOT has stonewalled us,” he said. C-470 continues on Page 7
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Littleton’s young varsity team gathers experience in Thornton game. PAGE 25
Casey Leno, director of mission and ministry at Littleton Adventist Hospital, helps paint Albert Allias’ house in Littleton. Hospital employees and volunteers for Centura Health’s Love Matters Most day combined forces with Brothers Redevelopment’s 38th annual Paintathon to rejuvenate the exterior of the house. Photos by Kyle Harding
Volunteers paint Littleton man’s house Centura Health’s Love Matters Most day and Brothers Redevelopment’s Paint-A-Thon combine forces By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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Albert Allias, a 73-year-old cancer survivor, had his home in Meadowood Village Mobile Home Park in Littleton painted by volunteers as part of Centura Health’s Love Matters Most day and Brothers Redevelopment’s Paintathon.
lbert Allias’ double-wide mobile home needed a fresh coat of paint. But the 73-year-old throat cancer survivor and Army veteran has no family in the area. With the help of his neighbors, Jim and Irma Karnes, Allias applied to be a beneficiary Painting continues on Page 17
Winery, restaurant offer ‘unique’ experience Capitol Hill Italian eatery Angelo’s Taverna opens shared space with Carboy in Littleton By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com After more than 40 years serving up Italian fare on Capitol Hill, Angelo’s Taverna has opened a second location, this one in Littleton, and it includes an on-location urban winery, something co-owner Craig Jones says is unique in Colorado. Carboy Winery shares the building, located at 6885 S. Santa Fe Drive, with Angelo’s, and its vintner’s license allows drinks to be carried across the premises. “I’ve lived in Littleton for 16 years,” said Jones, who purchased the restaurant four
years ago with Eric Hyatt, explaining why he chose the location for Angelo’s suburban outpost. Many customers of the original 6th Avenue location drive from as far away as Highlands Ranch to eat at Angelo’s regularly, Jones said. The restaurant, along with the winery, will give suburban diners a closer option, Jones said. “The thing about the suburbs is you have a lot of chain restauants and people want the unique, chic experience they get in Denver,” he said. The winery, owned by Gabriel Aragon, sources wines from regions all over the world and puts its own twist on some of them by aging them further or creating blends. Angelo’s continues on Page 17
Carboy Winery director of sales and marketing Kevin Webber, left, and winemaker Tyzok Wharton say there are advantages to producing wine in an urban setting. Photo by Kyle Harding
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