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July 22, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 37 | ISSUE 52
ARVADAN GOING FOR GOLD
Perlmutter eyes $7.6M of funding for district BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
sirens go off to warn the public, but someone sleeping or camping in the floodplain may not have enough warning to get to safety. Most of the city’s main event site, Anderson Park, is in the floodplain. Tents placed there for events like the annual Carnation Festival wouldn’t be impacted because they’re not being used for human habitation. In a presentation about the change, city staff noted that Section 17-33 of the City Code already
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) announced the inclusion of all 10 of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, totaling $7.6 million, in initial House appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2022. According to Ashley Verville, Perlmutter’s communications director, the bills are likely to be voted on in the U.S. House in September. If passed in the House, they would move to the Senate for final approval before being signed into law by President Biden. Several Jeffco-based projects would see funding from Perlmutter’s requests if the appropriations bills make it to the President’s desk. If approved, $2.32 million of that money will Perlmutter go to the City of Golden to complete the design of State Highway 93 improvements from the U.S. 6 intersection north to the Golden city limits. According to the funding request Golden submitted, this section of SH93 is significantly over capacity and currently has the highest number of accidents in the city. As part of the City of Golden Plan and the western Denver Metro Area WestConnect transportation corridor study, the funding would
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Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer who graduated from Golden High School and trains in Wheat Ridge will be competing in the PHOTO BY ALISON CHENG/USA GYMNASTICS Tokyo Olympics. Story on Page 19.
Wheat Ridge bans camping in floodplain City says rule is to increase safety and allow for better enforcement BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It is now illegal to camp in a floodplain in Wheat Ridge. The City Council unanimously passed Bill 10-2021 an ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 26 of the Code of Laws during the July 12
session. The ordinance prohibits tents and makeshift structures in a floodplain within the city limits. It also amends floodplain permitting and variance processes, bringing Wheat Ridge’s floodplain regulations in line with those of the Mile High Flood District. The ordinance will apply to all floodplain property regardless of ownership — private party, city or state. The intent is to discourage people from sleeping or camping in the floodplain. In the event of a flood, municipal
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ON AN UPSWING
Pickleball is still popular among seniors, but now younger generations are discovering the sport
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