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Our in-depth look at the housing crisis

Governor stresses more housing is key to Colorado’s economic health

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If lawmakers don’t act to make housing more a ordable now, “we will soon face a spiraling point of no return.”

at’s what Gov. Jared Polis said in January, during his annual State of the State Address. He noted myriad problems linked to rising housing costs.

People, he said, “are being forced out of their neighborhoods with no hope of ever living close to where they work.”

“ at means more tra c, lost

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Je co Public Schools release data to be used for secondary school closures

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Je erson County Board of Education voted in November to close 16 elementary schools based generally on enrollment data and proximity to other schools — data that could be found on the FCB Dashboard.

time and money spent on long commutes, more air pollution, and greater economic and workforce challenges,” Polis said. Polis added that rising housing prices are “putting the dream of homeownership out of range for more and more Coloradans.” e governor’s assessment squares with the ndings of Colorado Community Media in our four-week series exploring what many experts say is a housing crisis — one that a ects practically everyone in the Denver area. Lower-income workers are seeing larger chunks of their paychecks

go to landlords. Young families can’t nd starter homes they can a ord. Retirees don’t see any attractive options for moving and downsizing, meaning their homes stay o the market, helping keep prices high.

“Just look west,” Polis said in his address. “In California, decades of poor planning has led to interruptions of drinking water and electricity for entire towns and cities, average home prices over $1 million in major cities and 16lane freeways” with “bumper-to-

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On Jan. 31, the District released similar data for secondary schools that will be used to decide possible closures in Phase II of Regional Opportunities for riving Schools. e District stated that criteria for secondary school closures — possibly including K-8s — have not been decided yet, but said in the past that it will di er from the criteria for elementary school closures.  Data in the dashboard now includes building utilization and enrollment trends as well as nancials, sta ng information and more for all middle schools and high schools.

Capacity: the number of students that

can be served

in a school building

According to the dashboard, all high schools were above 45% capacity except for Arvada at 40%. e next lowest capacities were Pomona and Wheat Ridge at 57%. For middle schools, more were closer to that bar with Moore at 46%, North Arvada at 47% and Deer Creek at 49%. Most others were above 70%, with a few at 60% and up.

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(Mock) Rescue on Bear Creek Lake

West Metro Fire prepares to help people, animals falling through the ice

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Despite this winter’s chilly temperatures and frozen lakes and ponds, West Metro Fire Rescue continues to prepare to rescue people and animals that fall through the ice.

About 40 re ghters practiced ice-water rescues on Feb. 1 on Bear Creek Lake and Crown Hill Lake, cutting holes in the ice. One re ghter pretended to be unconscious in the water while another called for help.

West Metro Fire does this sort of training annually in January or February, West Metro Fire spokesperson Ronda Scholting said, and the goal is for re ghters to be ready as soon as they get to the scene of a person or animal possibly falling through the ice of a lake or pond.

Company 10 drove up in their re trucks on Feb. 1, one re ghter already dressed in a bright yellow suit speci cally used in ice-water rescues because it oats. e re ghters call it a “Gumby suit,” according to Scholting, and there’s a suit on every re truck.

A re ghter puts on the “Gumby suit” while the truck is en route to the location, and the other re ghters grabs ropes. ey either throw a rope to the person in the water or the re ghter in the “Gumby suit” moves onto the ice to help the animal or unconscious person, tying a rope around them so the others can pull them to safety.

Lt. Kyle Loupee said ice-water rescues don’t happen very often, but they are high risk for the person or animal in the water and for re ghters, hence

After Refacing

West Metro Fire Rescue firefighters, one in a waterproof “Gumby suit” and another carrying a bag filled with ropes, prepare to participate in a mock water rescue at Bear Creek Lake Park.

A West Metro Fire Rescue firefighter prepares to put ropes around a firefighter pretending to be unconscious during a water-rescue exercise.

West Metro Fire Rescue’s Lt. Kyle Loupee debriefs the firefighters in Company 10 after a mock-rescue exercise.

A person has been pulled onto the ice and away from the hole in a mock rescue.

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Lakewood woman missing since January found dead

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 69-year-old woman that went missing in early January has been found dead, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

e LPD announced in a statement on Feb. 2 that her body was found around 6th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.

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the yearly training. He estimated that West Metro Fire responds to several calls a year.

Scholting added that animals more often than people fall through the ice,

Patricia Dilworth had last been seen Jan. 5. Her family contacted the police to do a welfare check as they were concerned for her safety after not hearing from her, LPD said in the same statement. A missing person’s alert was sent out when it was found that she was not home, and according to the LPD, they had been doing multiple searches since.

e LPD said in the statement that no criminal activity is suspected in relation to her death.

and the department would rather have people call rst responders to help rather than trying to do the rescue themselves.

Loupee said the training allows reghters to use consistent tactics and to make sure the equipment is functioning properly.

“We make sure we’re ready if the need arises,” Loupee said.

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Firefighters are ready to pull on a rope to extricate a person from a hole in the ice at Bear Creek Lake Park during a mock exercise.

Understanding Indoor Air Quality and How It’s Handled in Super-Insulated Homes

As we all work to make our homes more airtight, we also have to be conscious of our families’ need for fresh air — oxygen above all! If our homes were completely airtight, we would not only risk suffocation, we would also be more susceptible to the toxic gases and fumes being emitted by our paint, our carpeting, our gas appliances, and more.

The outgassing from our carpet and other building materials are known as “volatile organic compounds” or VOCs.

An appliance which you’ll be hearing more about in homes like your own as our buildings become better insulated and therefore more airtight is displayed schematically in the third column.

It’s called an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) or a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV). Below that schematic is a picture of an ERV installed in a home.

Before I explain this appliance’s operation, let me tell you what it replaces: the exhaust fans in your bathrooms and above your kitchen stove. Those exhaust fans simply pump air out of you house, which causes fresh air to be sucked into your house via the gaps around your doors and windows and multiple other gaps you are not aware of.

That air which enters your home is not preconditioned in any way. It is whatever the temperature is outdoors, and in midwinter it could make your furnace work harder heating the cold air which naturally enters your home, whether or not

How to Recognize Scam Emails and Phone Calls

Senior citizens in particular are targets for scammers. It’s easy to be taken in by a scam email or phone call, so here are some tips on how to recognize them. I’m not an expert on this topic, but I’m speaking from my own experience. I have never been a victim of a scam because I’m careful. I’m sharing with you the care I take to avoid scammers.

If you do end up speaking with or exchanging emails with a scammer, remember this above all else: If it sounds too good to be true, it’s a scam. If they ask for any personally identifying information, it’s a scam. If they ask for money, it’s a scam. Better yet, though, it’s important to recognize the emails so you don’t open them and scammers’ phone numbers so you don’t answer them. If they pretend to be from your bank, etc., hang up and call your bank or whoever.

Scam emails: The main danger with emails occurs when you open an attachment or click on a link that contains a virus. Never click on a link or attachment you are not expecting. For attachments, look at the file name. If the suffix is “.htm” or “.html” it’s a website, not an attachment, and it will capture your information and suck you in. Word files (“.doc” or “.docx”) can also contain hidden links in them that capture your information or plant a virus on your computer. An Acrobat file (“.PDF”) might be safe, but I wouldn’t open one I’m not expecting from a trusted person. If the PDF asks you to enter something instead of opening immediately, you know it’s a scam or virus, so don’t do it!

Look at the email address of the sender, but more importantly, float your cursor over the address to see what the sender’s real email address is, because it could be different. That’s a red flag. Look at the suffix on the email address. If it’s not

“.com” or “.net” or “.org” or “.edu” or “.gov” it might be for a foreign country –another red flag. If it says the attachment is a voicemail, or an invoice, or “payment advice,” that attachment is probably a website and it’s a scam. If you have opened an email and the whole message is one link because wherever you float the cursor you see the finger pointer instead of the arrow pointer, that’s a red flag. Close the email and delete it! If there are links in an email, float your cursor over the link without clicking on it, and see if it’s the same. For example, the link might look legitimate, such a “microsoft.com,” but when you float over it you see some other address, probably ending in a country code (“.uk” or “.ru” etc.) that’s a red flag. Close and delete the message! If you do visit a website, float over any link within that website for the same reason.

Phone calls and text messages: It’s best to let unknown numbers go into voicemail, then check your voicemail. Usually a scammer won’t leave a voicemail, so don’t think you missed anything important. Look at the phone number. Never answer an “unknown” number or a number from another country or a number from “United States” instead of a specific city. If you answer the phone and the person uses your legal first name instead of your nickname, and if they ask how you are today instead of just saying hello, they’re either a solicitor or a scammer. You don’t need to be polite. No need to say good-bye, just hang up.

On text messages, use the same advice as above. Don’t click on a link. You can ignore text messages. If it’s a real person, they’ll call you if you don’t respond. Above any text message will be an icon for the sender. Touch it and the word “Info” to learn more about who it is.

those exhaust fans are operating.

Thus, the primary job of the ERV or HRV is to use the heat from the air being exhausted from your home to preheat the air that is entering your home without having those two sources of air mix with each other. This is done through what is referred to as a heat exchanger. In the above

concerned about indoor air quality, this is the device you’ll want to look into purchasing for your home.

Whereas the ERV and HRV may operate on an as-needed basis, the CERV is intended to run 24/7, constantly monitoring the level of CO2 and VOCs in your indoor air as it is drawn through the unit. If the levels of these or other pollutants are high, the unit’s fan will run faster. A recent update of the unit has the addition of a viruskilling UV light.

Also, a CERV contains a heat pump, so it can actually perform the function of a furnace, preheating the air which is drawn from outdoors or recirculated through the house, not merely transferring the room temperature heat from the exhausted air to the incoming air.

diagram, the heat exchanger is in the middle of the device. The unit runs at low speed, taking the stale air from your bathrooms and kitchen (typically), through a metallic heat exchanger which then adds that heat to the air which is passing through the adjoining passageway from the outdoors into your living spaces. That fresh air replenishes the oxygen in your home.

What I have described above is the function of the HRV, which only handles the transfer of heat from one air source to the other. The ERV also performs the transfer of humidity. Thus, if the cold air outside your house is very dry (typical of Denver’s climate), the ERV will transfer some of the moisture from the indoor air to the incoming air.

Neither the ERV nor the HRV measure or react to the presence of toxic gases in your home. That’s the added value of a third device, the CERV or Conditioning Energy Recovery Ventilator. If you’re

I have written in the past about the Geos Community in Arvada. None of the homes in that community use natural gas. Instead, the townhomes are heated and cooled by a combination of a heat pump/mini-split system and a CERV which provides additional heating or cooling. The detached homes at Geos also have CERVs to complement the ground source heat pumps which provide the primary year-round heating and cooling of the homes.

2022’s Top Producer Is Named

Congratulations to David Dlugasch, our top-producing Broker Associate for 2022! During last year he sold $5,625,700 worth of listings and represented buyers in the purchase of $5,278,900 worth of listings.

Since joining Golden Real Estate in October 2014, David has closed 47 listings and assisted buyers in closing on another 39 listings. He moved to Arvada from Crested Butte, where he owned his own brokerage, choosing to affiliate with Golden Real Estate because he was regular online reader of this very column (Denver Post version). Thanks, David, for being one of our hardest working and most consistently productive broker associates.

Learn more about CERVs at www. BuildingEquinox.com. The local vendor is AE Building Systems, 720-287-4290 Jim

Both images sourced from homes.winnepegfreepress.com

PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Patricia Dilworth had last been seen Jan. 5. COURTESY OF LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Wheat Ridge Planning Commission hears updates on A ordable Housing Plan

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Filled with recommendations for the Wheat Ridge City council on strategies to explore bringing more a ordable housing to the city, the plan would require action from the Planning Commission for zoning code changes, rezoning and development decisions.

e Planning Commission received an update on the council’s adoption of the A ordable Housing Plan on Feb. 2. Planning Manager for the City of Wheat Ridge Lauren Mikulak specically highlighted some of these potential zoning code updates, such as reducing the parking requirement for deedrestricted housing — a way of preserving a ordability on a home through its deed. “ ose are directly coming from this study if they were to advance,” Mikulak said.

She also elaborated that, following the three year plan laid out in the report, code amendments will be advanced rst, and then other items following in the next few years.

Addressing questions from the Planning Commission about numbers of a ordable units being aimed for, Mikulak said that she saw “the overriding philosophy of this plan, and council’s direction, and our consultant’s recommendation was ‘do something.’ Don’t be paralyzed by having to x this, or shift numbers, or have targets, but do something.”

e report does not specify a target of owners or renters or how much affordable housing, rather, according to Mikulak, a plan to “shift that curve more towards a ordability.”

Speaking brie y on the report, Senior Neighborhood Planner for Wheat Ridge Je Hirt called the “mismatch” of household incomes and actual housing for sale “the most important metric.”

He also elaborated on how Wheat

Ridge has more “naturally occurring a ordable housing” than the city’s neighbors. e report states the “naturally occurring a ordable housing” is due to “aging and declining quality.”

e plan’s concept is to provide grant funding to landlords to upgrade units in exchange for keeping rents of these units a ordable.

One question raised by Planning Commission member Melissa Antol

was why rent control was not an option to limit how high rents could be raised month to month. Mikulak highlighted it was not an option for the city locally due to state law. Colorado banned rent control statewide in 1981 after an attempt to implement it in Boulder.

“ ere’s more questions than answers, but there is clear policy direction and commitment from this council,” Mikulak said.

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A timeline of actionable items in Wheat Ridge’s recently adopted A ordable Housing plan.

The jazz of Nat King Cole is coming to Lakewood

BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With a bass, a piano, a drummer, a guitar and a singer, Lakewood Cultural Center will soon erupt in tunes of Nat King Cole and his jazz quartet with the help of the Colorado Jazz Reperatory Orchestra and singer Robert Johnson.

“We’re addressing the jazz-curious, and we’re providing them with gateway music. And it really works,” Founder and Executive Director of CJRO Art Bouton said.

While they don’t often play series based solely on one artist, the band does play themed shows, like “Great Ladies of Jazz,” playing songs by artists like Ella Fitzgerald. According to Bouton, the Nat King Cole series came about because “Robert Johnson just does it so well.”

Johnson, a professional singer since 1982, focused on R&B previously, but slowly warmed up to Big Band tunes, rst starting to sing with the CJRO on and o four years ago.

“What I always try to do when I do these tunes in particular, I really want to put it in as close to the context of what he did with his own little trio,” Johnson said about Feb. 26’s Nat King Cole show. “His trio became the standard to what a jazz trio still is today.”

“He was one of the premiere jazz pianists of his time,” Johnson continued. “If this becomes something where people want to nd out a little more about him, I’m glad to be do-

ing it and doing a little introduction.”

For this concert, it’s “just Robert Johnson singing the music of Nat King Cole with a quartet: piano, bass, drums and guitar,” Bouton said, with the band playing their own arrangements and some original works too.

“We will include original works, provided they t the theme and the groove and the feel of the concert,” Bouton said. He gave an example of Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” and how they reimagined it with a funky New Orleans feel. “We’ll start with a theme,

we’ll start with a song, but then we actually start improvising as we are writing the tune.”

e band orchestra itself started almost 10 years ago.

“I started this group as a cleanse for every bad musical experience I’ve ever had,” Bouton commented. “ e goal was to create the nest music with the nest musicians, and then pay them for rehearsals and for the gigs, and treat everybody with respect.”

Beginning at Lone Tree Arts Center, the orchestra has grown enough to do just that.

“We pay the arrangers to write the arrangements and pay them very well. We pay the musicians to play, we even provide a meal between sound check and the concert. at doesn’t sound like much but it’s a big deal,” Bouton continued. “ e last three albums, everything on them, every tune, is either an original composition or an arrangement by someone in the band.”

Tickets for the show can be found on CJRO’s website.

“Anything that will get people to come through the door and appreciate the form is a good thing,” Johnson said.

Colorado Jazz Reperatory Orchestra performing with singer Robert Johnson.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORADO JAZZ REPERATORY ORCHESTRA

The City of Wheat Ridge is recruiting residents wanting to be involved and participate in their government, by volunteering on the City’s Boards and Commissions. Applicants should live in the district for which they are applying. Applications from interested residents must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. February 12, 2023 to the City Clerk’s office at 7500 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 or emailed to wrbnc@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

Applications for any position will be kept on file for one year. Term endings and or Openings are currently available on the following:

Board of Adjustment – District II, District III, District IV, and At Large. Meets on the 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Building Code Advisory Board – District I and One AtLarge. Meets as needed on the 2nd Wednesdays at 9 a.m.

Cultural Commission – District I, District II, District III, and District IV. Meets on the 2nd Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Liquor Licensing Authority Board –District IV (term to expire 3/2/24). Meets as needed on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 9 a.m.

Parks & Recreation Commission – District II, District III, and District IV Meets on 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Planning Commission –District II, and District IV. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Renewal Wheat Ridge (Urban Renewal Authority) –Alternates from any District (At Large) Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6 p.m. as needed.

Go to https://bit.ly/WRboardscommissions for detailed descriptions of the Boards and Commissions and to submit an online application. Printed applications can be mailed to City Hall Attn: S. Pomponio at 7500 W. 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge CO., 80033

For more information please visit https://www. ci.wheatridge.co.us/1127/Boards-Commissions. Please contact Administrative Assistant to Mayor and Council, Stephanie Pomponio at 303-235-2977 or Deputy City Clerk Robin Eaton at 303-235-2816.

Heart disease symptoms can be unique

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When it comes to heart disease, a local cardiologist says it is never too early to check to get checked out.

According to experts, heart disease comes in many forms. as there are various types of heart disease and can present itself di erently to each individual.

“All these cardiac risk factors put you at high risk of having heart disease, whether that’s high blood pressure, whether that’s cholesterol issues, diabetes, history of smoking,” said Dr. Je Park, a cardiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates at e Medical Center of Aurora. “I think that all encompasses what heart disease really is.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common types of heart disease in the U.S. In 2017, heart disease was the second leading cause of death in Colorado.

Heart arrhythmia, heart valve disease and heart failure are among the many types of heart disease.

Park said high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. .

With high blood pressure, there is more pressure on the arteries and as people age, they harden. When the arteries harden, the blood cannot move as easily.

“You take a garden hose and you turn the water on and that water’s kind of free owing, and that’s your heart vessel when you’re young,” said Park. “And then when you start

taking your hand and your thumb and put it over the end of that garden hose, the pressure in the hose starts increasing, the water starts flowing a little bit faster, and a bit harder.”

Problems arise when the arteries harden too much, causing the pressure to be too high. When this happens, the heart has to work overtime. Park says it is the long standing effects of high blood pressure that concerns cardiologists.

The heart having to work overtime can often cause what is called, demand ischemia. According to Park, this is when the heart and the demand and the supply of the heart are mismatched and the heart has to work overtime in order to overcome those high blood pressures.

Symptoms of heart disease can be different for everyone..

“I see a lot of patients who just have very vague symptoms,” said Park. “They’re like, ‘I just couldn’t sleep well. I just kind of felt there’s a weird kind of sensation in my chest and you know, it wasn’t anything severe and it kind of moved up my neck’.”

According to Park, one can never be too sure about the heart, therefore, it is worth going to get a check up and a test.

Those experiencing chest pain and seeking medical attention will typically have an EKG done to monitor the heart rhythm. Special marker’s of a heart attack will show up in blood work said Park.

“If you notice something’s changed, I think that’s the time where you really reevaluate that decision and say, ‘maybe it’s not the worst thing just to kind of reassure myself’,” said Park.

Dr. Je Park with a model heart in support of Heart Month.

PHOTO BY RACHEL ROBINSON

Experts recommend being proactive

CLOSURES

Utilization : capacity for students versus how many are actually enrolled

For multi-level schools, like K-8s, all utilization percentages (capacity for students versus how many are actually enrolled) were above 60% except for Coal Creek Canyon K-8 at 49% and Je erson Junior/Senior High School at 55%.

School choice: Ability for students and families to choose which school best works for them

In terms of school choice, more high schools were choiced out of than in, though some only by a hair. e same went for middle schools, but by a much higher margin.

Looking ahead

Again, the District has not decided upon criteria yet for Phase II. For elementary school closures, the District looked at schools with fewer than 220 students or less than 45% utilization and if there was another school less than 3.5 miles away. But, this was considering factors that don’t apply to high schools and middle schools.

ere are many more elementary schools than high schools and middle schools, and capacities for middle schools easily approach and exceed 1,000 students, with high schools easily approaching and exceeding 2,000.

In a statement released with the updated data, the District said the Board of Education announced a special study session on Feb. 24 to discuss the dashboard data and the timeline for Phase II.

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Every dog has its day

Retrievers, their owners are top dog at Goldens in Golden

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If all dogs go to heaven, the golden retrievers’ section probably looks like Golden, Colorado.

At least Golden on Feb. 4, when everyone and their dogs — literally — descended on downtown Golden to celebrate National Golden Retriever Day. While the national day falls on Feb. 3, the city celebrates its Goldens in Golden event on the closest Saturday.

e annual event draws thousands of local and outof-state golden retrievers and their families. Golden businesses were going to the dogs, as they o ered special treats for the pups, including photo booths, pup cups and discounts for their owners.

e day of fun and frolicking under the sunny Colorado sky likely left everyone’s dogs barking.

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Christy Sobers brought her dog River to the Goldens In Golden event Feb. 4. Enjoying attention from Hailey Baer and E.T., River turned her attention between anyone happy to dish out the love.

Joy Meadows, who started Goldens In Golden in honor of her dog Wa e, reaches down to greet Jax and say hi during the event.

Bryan Cooper and and his dog Brek made it out from Denver for the event Feb. 4.

Lisa and Karl Shackelford have their photo taken at a small photo booth with their dog Lucy during the Golden’s in Golden event.

A dog with goggles joins the crowd at Goldens In Golden.

Former Clear Creek Deputy looks to get charges dropped

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Former Clear Creek County

Sheri ’s deputies Kyle Gould and Andrew Buen appeared in court for the second time on Jan. 30, with Gould’s defense looking to dismiss his charges and the people’s representation looking for a joinder of the defendants.

Kyle Gould and Andrew Buen were indicted in November for multiple counts of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment in relation to their roles in the death of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old Boulder man shot in Silver Plume in June 2022.

Gould’s defense led a motion on Jan. 26, 2023 for the court to dismiss indictments against him for lack of probable cause and insu cient indictment.

“Mr. Gould should not have been charged and he should not have been indicted,” said one of Gould’s attorneys at the hearing on Jan. 30.

In the courtroom, Gould’s defense likened the case going to a grand jury to a sporting event being played with no opponent, due to the fact that going to a grand jury doesn’t allow the opportunity for a defense.

Glass’s parents, present at the hearing, felt di erently. ey welcomed the due diligence of the justice system.

“You have to trust in the people,

and the people are disgusted,” said Sally Glass outside the courthouse.

Simon and Sally Glass told how hard it was to sit and listen to the defense, in Simon’s words, “ducking responsibility.”

“It’s incredibly hard to sit there and hear them basically try to get o ,” Sally said.

But, the defense presented its motion, despite opening with condolences to the Glass family.

“Truly, we do not believe there is probable cause that Mr. Gould committed any crime,” Gould’s defense said.

Gould’s defense said that he was home the night of Glass’s death and that he gave the best advice he could at the time from where he was.

e People of the State of Colorado led a motion on Jan. 24 for joinder to join the defendants.

e People’s cited CRCrP Rule 8(2) (b), Joinder of Defendants:

“Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indictment, information, or felony complaint if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or series of acts arising from the same criminal episode. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.”

e next hearing for Buen and Gould will be held at the Clear Creek County Courthouse at 11 a.m. on April 17. Similar motions to Gould’s defense are expected to be led by Buen’s defense in the coming weeks.

As they left the courthouse, Simon and Sally were surrounded with family and friends clad in pink, Christian’s favorite color. Friends helped the two out of the building, tears brimming.

“To be that physically close to the man that murdered our son, it’s just really hard,” Sally said.

Sally Glass, center, mother of 22-year-old Christian Glass who was shot by police after calling 911 for help, is flanked by his sisters Katie, left, and Anna, right as they attend a candlelight vigil on Sept. 20 in Idaho Springs.

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Kyle Gould’s defense

filed a motion to dismiss his indictments in connection with the death of Christian Glass

Silver Plume purchases 200 acres to preserve history

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e town of Silver Plume recently purchased 200 acres of Brown Gulch and Republican Mountain in an e ort to protect cultural resources, preserve open space and protect the history of the town.

On Jan. 30, town o cials closed on the historic land purchase after raising $600,000 in just shy of a year. e town of around 200 people saw donations from businesses, foundations and individuals from the community.

e land the town purchased has a history for Silver Plume that won’t soon be forgotten. e purchased area includes 95 mining claims and what was once the Mendota Mine, which saw its heyday in the late 1800s.

Doug Watrous, founder of Jack Pine Mining, was a xture in the Silver Plume community for years, known for his passion for mining.

Fabyan Watrous, Doug’s wife, managed Jack Pine mining until her death in 2017. She served as a

Clear Creek County Commissioner for many years and was also an important facet in the community, according to Fabyan Watrous’s daughter, Debbie Rutzebeck, who sold the town the land.

The Silver Plume Board of Trustees closed on the property on Jan. 30, 2023.

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Mayor Sam McCloskey put the o cial seal on the documents.

The small town of Silver Plume raised $600,000 in less than a year to purchase an area of land with a rich history

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State park visitation dropped o in 2022

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Hiking was slightly less popular at Colorado’s state parks in 2022.

During the pandemic, visitors ocked to Colorado’s state parks, shattering visitation records by millions. With about 19.5 million visitors in 2020, Colorado Parks and Wildlife recorded a nearly 31 percent increase in annual visitors compared to the previous year.

Although stay-at-home orders expired in 2021, even more people visited the state’s 42 parks that year — a new record of about 19.9 million visitors.

But last year, enthusiasm for the outdoors waned ever so slightly. About 18.2 million visitors entered Colorado’s state parks in 2022, a nearly 9 percent decrease from the previous year.

Joey Livingston, a statewide public information o cer for CPW, said the decrease isn’t a cause for concern for the agency. ey believe the number of visitors is settling to a new baseline.

“What we’re seeing in 2022 is more of a return to what normal levels would be pre-pandemic,” Livingston said. “We have our new Keep Colorado Wild Pass that just started in January, and so we’re also hoping that more people are gonna have cheaper access to be able to go to the state parks. e hope is to keep those visitation numbers high.”

Visitation statistics are approxi-

mations made by CPW. Livingston said they track park pass sales and the number of vehicles that enter the park, which means they might underestimate the number of people inside each car. However, CPW has used the same measuring system for years, so the numbers are re ective of the overall pattern.

Lake Pueblo was Colorado’s most popular state park in 2022, repeating a consistent trend established over the years. However, the number of visitors at the lake dropped by over a million last year, from 4.6 million to 3.5 million. Other popular state parks, like Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora and Golden Gate Canyon State Park northwest of Golden, also

saw decreases in visitor numbers compared to 2021.

Stagecoach State Park in Routt County saw nearly a 65,000 increase in visitors last year. e newly opened Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad, which is still under development, saw nearly 6,000 visitors after only welcoming 224 in 2021. e massive increase in visitors since 2019 has prompted changes to how some state parks operate. Visits to Eldorado Canyon State Park have nearly doubled since 2016.

“We did implement a timed reservation system at Eldorado Canyon State Park to try to help,” Livingston said. “It’s not really about visitation. Sometimes it’s more about parking,

and we only have a limited number of parking spots at a lot of our parks. So some of these parks can handle more people but they can’t always necessarily handle as many vehicles parking in the park.”

Livingston said parks could continue to introduce changes to entry systems as the agency learns more about how increased visitation is impacting state parks.

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr. org.

Roxborough State Park’s distinctive geological formations are visited by thousands of people every year, as one of the closest state parks to the Denver metro area.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

State of education report finds teachers in need of more support

BY ALISON BERG ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Survey results conducted by the largest educator’s union in Colorado paint a bleak picture of how most educators feel in their jobs.

e Colorado Education Association recently surveyed around 1,600 public educators in the state and found their main concerns were lack of investment in the education system, disrespecting their professional experience and feeling unsafe at work. ose issues were more pronounced for LGBTQ+ educators, who said they felt particularly unsafe existing authentically at work.

Education association leadership members presented the report in a press conference last week they called “State of Education,” mimicking the nationwide “State of the Union,” address.

“Respecting our educators as experts means centering our voices in legislation that a ects our work,” said Amie Baca-Oehlert, a high school counselor and president of the Colorado Education Association. “We need to be asking our educators who do the job every day what is needed.”

Baca-Oehlert said the COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing costs of living with wages that haven’t kept up, an increase in school shootings and politicization of the classroom have all pushed teachers out of the profession.

Most survey respondents pointed to low pay as their primary reason for leaving the profession. An average teacher’s salary in Colorado is about $60,000, the report states, which is 35% less than comparablyeducated adults. e National Education Association also reported Colorado ranks 49th in the country for paying its teachers a liveable wage.

Dave Lockley, educator and president of the District 12 Educator Association, said his district in Westminster currently has 40 vacant paraprofessional and educator positions, meaning teachers are stretched even thinner trying to ful ll roles outside their job description without pay matching the extra

work.

“Every time we’re missing one of these key cogs in the larger machine of education, it means our students don’t get the education they deserve,” Lockley said. “We’re asking our educators to sometimes do double the amount of workload that they’re doing and they’re falling o and leaving at an unprecedented rate.”

Twenty-one percent of survey respondents said they considered leaving education due to politicallymotivated attacks on their curriculum or themselves.

“Especially as social studies teachers and across the board

with educators, we try to present a variety of perspectives for kids so they can learn, be e ective problem solvers and be critical thinkers,” said Kevin Vick, vice president of the Colorado Education Association and a teacher in Colorado Springs. “What we’re seeing on an increasing basis is educators getting harassed over and over again for not supporting one particular viewpoint in the classroom.”

Teachers in the LGBTQ+ community reported higher levels of concern than their cisgender, heterosexual peers. According to the survey report, 85% of LGBTQ+ educators reported not being “out,” at school, and 80% reported working in a school without gender-neutral restrooms.

Additionally, 40% of LGBTQ+ educators said they had witnessed or heard about students being harassed or discriminated against, and 45% said if their school engages in equity work, they are not asked to be involved in such work.

Several education association leadership members said LGBTQ+ teachers being mistreated is an issue both for the teacher and for LGBTQ+ students, as students gain a perception of the “real world,” at school.

“It’s important to understand that these statistics of how welcome or unwelcome our LGBTQ educators feel at their schools provide a mirror of how our LGBTQ students feel at their school as well,” Baca-Oehlert said.

e 2022 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey also told a dismal story for LGBTQ+ children: around 20% of gay, bisexual and lesbian youth

reportedly attempted suicide in the last year. e number was higher for transgender students at 26%.

“I think it also sends a message to the students in that building that if the educator isn’t accepted, what does that mean for me, as a student,” said Kasey Ellis, counselor and president of the Cherry Creek Education Association.

As American public spaces are plagued by gun violence, 67% of respondents reported feeling “very” or “somewhat” worried about a mass shooting at their school. While some politicians have proposed increasing school security and arming teachers with guns, most respondents said carrying guns would make them feel even less safe. What would help increase feelings of security, 39% of respondents said, is increased access to mental health resources.

While the state legislature convenes over the next several months, education association members said they hope legislators prioritize a ordable housing, higher teacher’s salaries, education licensing, educator working conditions and mental health for both students and teachers.

“ ough Coloradans often pride themselves on being progressive and championing inclusion, our state’s budget on education tells a di erent story,” Baca-Oehlert concluded.

is story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonpro t public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

Fifth grade teacher Megan Morgenthaler explains a calligraphy exercise during colonial day.

PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST

Thu 2/16

Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women @ 2pm Galleria Theatre, 1245 Champa St, Denver

Sun 2/19

Mon 2/20

Denver Love Bites: A Valentine’s Haunted House @ 7pm / $27.99$69.99 13th Floor Haunted House Denver, 3400 East 52nd Avenue, Denver. help@13th�oorhauntedhouse.com

Sat 2/18

Pretend Friend @ 5:30pm New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy, Golden

Jacob Larson Band Funk & Soul: Eddie 9V w/ Jacob Larson Band @ 7pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Eddie 9V @ 8pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Koven at LVL @ 10pm Temple Nightclub Denver, 1136 Broadway, Denver

Fri 2/17

The Alligators @ 8pm Cervantes' Master‐piece Ballroom & Other Side, 2637 Wel‐ton St, Denver

"Cyrano

@ 2:30pm / $21 Wheat Ridge Theatre Company, 5445 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge

The Cody Sisters: Midwinter Bluegrass Festival 2023 @ 4:30pm Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Northglenn/ Denver North, 10 E 120th Ave, Northglenn

Kristine Leschper @ 7pm Hi-Dive, 7 S Broad‐way, Denver

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden Bingo Monday at Swanky's @ 7pm

Swanky's Vittles and Libations, 1938 Blake St, Denver

Samia w/ Tommy Lefroy @ 8pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

Tue 2/21

Teamarrr @ 7pm Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St, Denver

Hahns w/ Veronica May and the Magnetics and Hanna Doreen @ 7pm Enigma Bazaar, 4923 W 38th Ave, Denver

Mick Flannery @ 7pm Swallow Hill, 71 E Yale Ave, Denver

Arlie @ 8pm Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver

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Heatin' uP The Slopes Tour @ 7pm So Many Roads Brewery, 918 W 1st Ave, Denver TREY LEWIS @ 8pm / $15

Grizzly Rose, 5450 North Valley Highway, Denver

The Mssng with special guest Seth Beamer Opening @ 9pm Roxy Broadway, 554 S Broadway, Denver

Khuu @ 9pm El Tejano, 1949 Mar‐ket St, Denver

Sam Lamar: BASS OPS @ 9pm Club Vinyl, 1082 N Broadway, Denver AgoN @ 9pm El Tejano, 1949 Market St, Denver

Kodo @ 11:59pm

Robert and Judi Newman Center for The‐atre Education, 1101 13th St, Denver

Stone Disciple @ 8pm Globe Hall, 4483 Lo‐gan St, Denver

The Sewing Club: Larimer Lounge @ 8pm Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St, Denver

Wed 2/22

CW & Twenty Hands High @ 6pm Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave, Golden

Unsane @ 8pm HQ, 60 S Broadway, Denver Carter Lybrand @ 9pm Grizzly Rose, 5450 N Valley Hwy, Denver

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Defending TABOR on its 30th anniversary

The Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its enactment. Over the past 30 years, TABOR has saved Colorado taxpayers approximately 8.15 billion dollars. ere was a party held on Jan. 14 in Lakewood to commemorate this occasion.

For me, the key hallmark of TABOR is that any tax increases in Colorado must be enacted with the consent of Colorado voters. It is one thing when the people’s representatives pass a tax increase in a legislative body but it is another and far nobler function of our republic that voters have a chance to either approve or reject tax increases as a collective body. When the people are empowered to make those decisions directly it only can make our state stronger.

It is a misguided assertion by op-

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ponents of TABOR that TABOR proponents just wish to limit the growth of government and to nix needed and essential government spending. Untrue. TABOR proponents like myself just wish the voters to have more of a say in how government appropriates their money.

Voters have voted breaks upon TABOR in the past and they may just do so again.

What TABOR does is provide constraints on the revenue side of the Colorado state budget and local budgets around the state. It seems to me that the Colorado state budget ought to be examined as to how it is pro-

duced. at is the aim of probably the next 10 columns I propose to write for Colorado Community Media.

It will be a di cult undertaking. If I am successful at conveying the information that I research and interview others about, what will happen is that I will convey merely a rudimentary understanding of how the Colorado state budget is formulated, processed and voted upon. I was told by one former member of the Joint Budget Committee that it takes years to really understand the budget. If that is the case then what I share may be inadequate.

But I am willing to try this and distill the knowledge that I accumulate by researching and digging by writing it in this column. If I do this, the problem is that I may fail in conveying something with only so many words allocated per column. Correct

me please knowing that I may have made an error in judgment, not intent.

Knowing the what and how of the appropriations process from formulation to request and nally a vote by the legislature is important. It is also important to examine the components of the budget both revenue and expenditures. We need to look at what exactly the revenue and expenditure side of the budget is composed. All of these parts create the budget for which TABOR is but one factor. TABOR deserves a defense on this its’ 30th birthday. But the best defense for anything is always rooted in an understanding of the primary issue for TABOR which is the Colorado state budget.

Joe Webb is the former chairman of the Je co Republican party.

Art comes to Denver Botanic Gardens

Melanie Yazzie’s “Peace Walking” exhibition is open in the Freyer-Newman Gallery at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, through May 29, 2023. e exhibit is based on Yazzie’s interpretation and meditation on the Dine’ (Navajo) prayer, “Walking in Beauty.” e exhibit features more than 40 paintings, prints and sculptures that draw on childhood memories, travel stories and more. She will speak at 6 p.m. on March 9 and there will be a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 24. Yazzie is professor of arts practices and head of printmaking at CU Boulder. Open with garden admission. See botanicgardens.org.

Littleton Museum

“Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in

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Happy New Year! As you know, property taxes fund critical services from Special Districts such as our Je erson County school district, re departments, public works, water, sewer, city services, public safety, etc.

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Art and Design” is open at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, through March 15. It brings together art, design and environmental science and will have interactive learning stations as well as art, artifacts and photography. Free.

Call for artists

Call for Artists: Jurist open call at CORE Art Space, 6501 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood: “Rose Colored Glasses” Feb. 17 to March 5. Juried by Dana

Je erson County government for services and projects.

e other 76 cents funds the services and projects of Je Co Special Districts.

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Cain, who will jury pieces in a nationwide exhibit focused on what seeing the world through rose-colored glasses might mean to an individual artist. A glass half full? Filled with pink lemonade? Pink champagne? Gallery hours: Friday: 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. See coreartspace.com.

Duke Ellington

“Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies” features music by Duke Ellington, celebrating his legacy: “Take the A Train” and other favorites. rough March 5 at Vintage eatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: Friday/Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Directed and choreographed by Christopher

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Melanie Yazzie’s “Two Sisters” is part of her “Peace Walking” exhibition at Denver Botanic Gardens. COURTESY PHOTO

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A story ‘Hotter Than Egypt’ at the DCPA

No matter where people nd themselves, marriage is a complicated bond. ere are always going to be challenges — nobody is immune.

e all-important marriage vows are put to the test in “Hotter an Egypt,” in which Middle East American Distinguished Playwright Award winner Yussef El Guindi follows an American couple as they explore a foreign culture.

e play runs at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Kilstrom eatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street, through Sunday, March 12. Most performances are at 7 p.m., but there are some 1:30 p.m. matinee shows on Sundays.

e show follows Jean (Kate MacCluggage) and Paul (Gareth Saxe), a middle-aged, Midwestern couple who are in Cairo to celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary. ere they meet a young Egyptian couple who serve as tour guides and witnesses to the airing out of long-held grievances.

Chris Coleman, artistic director and director of the play, answered some questions about the show, what audiences can expect and more:

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about the genesis of the show?

Yussef and I worked on an earlier show of his called “ reesome,” which we mounted in Portland, Seattle and eventually New York. So, we got to know each other well. He shared “Hotter an Egypt” with me the summer prior to the 2020 Colorado New Play Summit and I found it taut and mature and thought our audiences would respond well to it.

What drew you to the show?

I loved the collision of cultures, and how that changes both relationships in the play. I was particularly struck by Jean’s journey: this American tourist

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who has lived her life for others, who feels pretty repressed and shut down, nding that her soul is awakened in this new culture. It’s quite a beautiful exploration.

Tell me about the draw of tackling relatively new shows like this?

Clarke Reader

When you work on a new play, you’re in on the ground oor. You get to see idea move from rst spark, to messy middle, to editing, to full bloom. It’s quite wonderful to be in conversation with a writer, to try and uncover the truth of their vision, and to be their rst “audience.”

Tell me about bringing in elements of life in the Middle East to the show?

Lisa Orzolek, our set designer, has been inspired by Egyptian architecture, so you’ll de nitely get a wonderful visual sense of the world in the setting. David Molina, our composer, was likewise inspired by contemporary Egyptian composers who are mixing traditional sounds, with much more cutting-edge sounds. e instrumentation is deeply in uenced by the play’s geography.

What do you hope audiences who see “Hotter an Egypt” come away with?

A bit of themselves. A taste of newfound freedom. A sense of life from a di erent vantage point.

Get information and tickets at www. denvercenter.org/tickets-events/hotterthan-egypt/.

RedLine explores Gavitropics with resident artists

One of RedLine Contemporary Art Center’s biggest events has just launched - Gravitropic: RedLine’s

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Annual Resident Artist Exhibition.

e show runs through Wednesday, March 1 at the center, 2350 Arapahoe St. in Denver.

According to provided information, each year RedLine invites a visiting curator to develop an exhibition that ties together work created by artists and this year Christina Linden “conducted studio visits with resident artists to develop the curatorial vision for Gravitropic.” Find all the details for the show at www.redlineart.org/gravitropicresident-artist-exhibition.

Learn about the birds and the bees at DMNS

ere certainly is an art to romance, but as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is reminding people, there’s a science to it as well. Attendees can learn all about this at the museum’s Seductive Science event, held at 7 p.m. on ursday, Feb. 16.

e 21-and-older event held at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, encourages guests to wear their best out ts to an evening that includes lessons on which animals mate for life, how attraction works in the animal kingdom, games and activities and

more. Register at www.dmns.org/visit/ events-and-activities/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Luv is 4Ever Tour at Mission Ballroom

As we stare down the barrel of another Valentine’s Day, it’s di cult to think of a more aptly named tour than JID and Smino’s co-headlining tour, Luv is 4Ever. Both artists released albums that ranked amongst the best of 2022, hiphop or otherwise. JID’s “ e Forever Story,” o ered listeners something both familiar and challenging, blending rap traditionalism with a modernist’s eye. Smino’s “Luv 4 Rent,” is a genre-bender that artfully incorporates elements of R&B and electronic into its sonic landscape.

e Luv is 4Ever Tour will be stopping by Denver’s Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. It’s di cult to imagine a better opportunity to see two of hip-hop’s most exciting voices. Get tickets at www.axs. com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

The Long Way Home

State leaders, communities search for solutions

BY MICHAEL DE YOANNA MICHAEL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For a month, our reporters and editors brought you stories of your neighbors, your wouldbe neighbors and even people who struggle to survive under bridges. We are all a ected by the rising costs of housing across the Denver area.

e problem is clear: Prices for homes and rents have skyrocketed in recent years. And though the trend shows signs of leveling out, prices are nothing like they were just a few years ago. Jumps in values of hundreds of thousands of dollars were common in the past ve years. For instance, in Brighton, northeast of Denver, and in Littleton, to the south, home values rose $225,000-$300,000, respectively, between 2017 and 2022. Renters are also giving more of their paychecks to their landlords.

Experts at Denver-based Root Policy Research, which studies housing issues, say 700,000 Colorado families are “cost burdened.” e term describes households that devote 30% or more of their income to rent or mortgages. Alarmingly, even families earning as much as $75,000 can be considered burdened.

is week, we look at potential solutions, starting with some

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bumper tra c.”

e governor then pivoted to what he sees as solutions. Since 2019, he said, billions of dollars have been invested in housing. For instance, American Rescue Plan Act funds have gone toward projects around the state, he said. And Colorado voters in November passed Proposition 123, which is expected to bring hundreds of millions more dollars to a ordable housing e orts in the years ahead.

“But we can’t just buy our way out of this,” Polis added.

Public o cials, he said, need to break down rules that stand in the way of building more housing.

at idea resonates with ex-

espoused by Jared Polis, the Democratic governor who last month surprised us with his intense focus on housing during his annual State of the State Address. Colorado “will soon face a spiraling point of no return” if housing remains on the course that it is now, Polis said.

Senior Reporter Ellis Arnold rushed to the Capitol for Polis’ news conference after the speech, getting a few o -thecu answers. Billions of dollars have already been spent in recent years to make housing more a ordable, the governor says. He highlighted federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, the stimulus that came during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Colorado voters in November decided to earmark hundreds of millions of dollars a year through Proposition 123, which backs local housing affordability e orts.

Yet, for all the tax dollars involved, the governor says, “We can’t just buy our way out of this.” Local rules, like zoning, need to be addressed too, he said.

Experts have told our reporters the same. Reporter McKenna Harford looks at how changes to zoning, among other strategies, can make housing more a ordable. Meanwhile, reporter Luke Zarzecki looks at how the development of our

perts like Christy Rogers, who teaches housing policy at the University of Colorado Boulder.

“Where are our starter homes?” Rogers said. “Where’s our ability to provide housing for a bunch of di erent income levels?”

Many communities need more variety. Some need more density, housing units built closer together, she said.

Housing advocates often point to “the middle,” homes that are neither large, singlefamily units nor big apartment complexes. e middle consists of smaller single-family units and condos that get people their rst foothold in homeownership, a home that they can build equity in and, as their family grows, sell and reinvest the pro ts to upgrade to a bigger one.

e governor appears to be

cities contributes to healthharming pollution and how ideas like better-planned transit can improve our air and reduce climate change. Reporters Belen Ward and Steve Smith look at tiny homes and how di cult it can be to nd a home, even with some help.

In the end, there is no one solution and, frankly, the problem looks like it will continue, and potentially worsen, in the months ahead. Yet we acknowledge e orts to reverse the trend, including collaborations between federal, state and local o cials on myriad projects in our communities. We also hope that they are successful and that Colorado does not turn into what Polis decries — his portrayal of California as a poorly-planned nightmare, where residents face shortages in drinking water, commute on clogged highways and pay $1 million for a typical home.

In the months ahead, we plan to follow up with o cials and hold them accountable for their promises to improve the situation. We will ask for speci cs and then seek out local leaders and residents for their reactions. We also plan forums where our readers and local leaders can join us to speak about the work that needs to be done. In the meantime, we welcome your letters with ideas.

headed in a direction where that kind of market is more possible. He said he wants to “legalize more housing choices for every Coloradan” while “protecting the character” of the state.

Yet it is an idea marked mostly by the sweeping language of the governor’s speech — at least for now.

Colorado Community Media asked the governor for more details since his address. In one statement, the governor said only that “across our state we need more housing for purchase and for rent at a lower price, and I look forward to working on all ways we can help make this happen.”

In another sign, the governor touted Lakewood’s “forwardlooking vision” after he visited

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The state Capitol in Denver in January.

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Cities where six-figure salaries can’t buy homes

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Aldjia Oudachene’s Littleton home is “a wish come true.”

e house is close to the school bus stop, near work and even has a guest room where Oudachene’s father stays when he visits.

“We have good neighbors who have children the same age, so they play together and I’m so happy here,” Oudachene said.

Originally from Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, Oudachene, her husband and two children moved to Littleton in October 2020. In Algeria, Oudachene’s family lived in a house they could a ord on her and her husband’s incomes as French teachers. When they moved to Littleton, Oudachene said it was a challenge.

“When we came here, we started our life from nothing,” she said. “Here, to teach French, I have to learn English rst.”

To make ends meet, Oudachene and her husband took full-time positions with Walmart, but, even then, the high cost of housing put homeownership outside of their budget. Instead, they rented a two-bedroom apartment.

“With the apartment, life was stressful for us,” she said. “ ere wasn’t a lot of space and no place for (the children) to play.”

Oudachene’s family needed more space and privacy. So they kept looking for a house. Oudachene said her family friend told her about Habitat for Humanity. e national nonpro t vision is a “world where everyone has a decent place to live.” And a ordability is a major part of the organization’s vision.

e application process took about a year, but Oudachene said there was no way her family would have a house without Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver’s help. In the end, the organization provided an opportunity for the family to invest in a home within their budget.

“We would have had to wait to have the budget without Habitat,” she said. “It was so fast. Now, I’m happy to pay the mortgage because it goes into our home.”

From 2017 to 2022, the average home price in Littleton has gone up $300,000, but the city is not alone. Over the same period, Brighton saw home prices increase $225,000, Arvada saw a $275,000 increase and Lone Tree homes are up more than $470,000 on average.

As nding a ordable housing becomes harder for a growing number of Colorado families, municipalities and nonpro ts are looking to expand existing solutions like inclusionary zoning, community land trusts and deed restrictions.

Communities that have implemented one or more of these approaches report increasing their a ordable housing stock, though o cials emphasized that the complexity of Colorado’s housing situation means there is no silver bullet.

However, across the board, a key element to getting support for the expansion of a ordable housing programs is changing the mindset of who

bene ts from them.

Supply, but for whom?

Another impact of rising housing costs throughout the metro area, many communities are reaching a critical point where a majority of workers can’t a ord to live where they’re employed.

Corey Reitz, the executive director for South Metro Housing Options, an a ordable housing provider that serves Littleton and Arapahoe County, said housing prices are now unaffordable even for people who take home a solid paycheck. at includes earners topping $82,000, the median household income in Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Je erson counties, according to data from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.

“In the past there was an a ordability issue around those lower (area median incomes), but we’re to a point right now where a ordability impacts so many people across a larger spectrum,” Reitz said.

Across the state, the share of housing a ordable to Coloradans has dropped signi cantly. In 2021, just 51% of the state’s housing stock was a ordable for median income earners. at’s down from 76% in 2015, according to research from the Colorado Futures Center, a nonpartisan research group out of Colorado State University.

Phyllis Resnick and Jennifer Newcomer, the authors of the study, said they believe the continuous rise in pricing, even as the housing supply grows, indicates a mismatch in the kind of housing needed and the kind of housing being built.

“ ere’s supply, but supply for who?

At what monetary level?” Newcomer asked.

It looks like this: subdivisions of four- and ve-bedroom homes, handfuls of luxury apartments and few, if any, condos and starter homes.

“ e thing that we’re trying to gure out how to illuminate most speci cally is this nuanced distinction

between total rooftops and this notion of supply with respect to availability,” Newcomer said.

Resnick said the current market doesn’t incentivize the construction of lower-cost housing. Per her 2021 analysis, housing values in Colorado would need to drop by roughly onethird to return to the 2015 levels of a ordability – something unlikely to happen, experts have told Colorado Community Media throughout our four-week housing series.

e ones feeling the crunch the most are those who earn the least money, though many of those struggling to a ord housing have aboveaverage salaries.

“I suspect when we nish our research, we’re going to nd that housing that is a ordable to people who are closer to the economic margins is sort of not feasible in the sense of being pro table for the folks who need to be out there building that housing,” Resnick said.

A Golden gap

Without the market providing entry-level housing or starter homes, nonpro ts and local governments have stepped in to try to ll the gap by subsidizing building and buying costs.

An extreme example is the city of Golden, where 95% of its workforce lives outside city limits.

Just this month, the city applied for a grant to support a $65 million partnership with Habitat for Humanity to construct 120 for-sale condos and townhomes for residents making 80% of the area median income for households. at’s roughly $65,000 for an individual and around $93,000 for a family of four.

Golden recently completed a housing needs assessment in October, which found that both housing prices and rent increased exponentially in less than a decade. e cost of the average house in the city doubled between 2015 and 2022. For the rst half of 2022, the average single-family

home sold for $1 million, up from $533,000 in 2015.

is means even relatively highincome earners in Golden are considered by the city to be burdened by housing costs.

“ e majority of the housing that we’re projected to need in the next 10 years will need to serve households at or above 120% area median income,” Golden Housing Coordinator Janet Maccubbin said. “So you’re looking at households that would make well into six gures and yet there’s not housing that exists for them in Golden.”

Maccubbin said the newly formed A ordable Housing Committee is expected to meet in February and will begin to shape the city’s response and goals for addressing housing needs.

Land and options

Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver’s approach to providing a ordable housing is to tackle two of the most expensive elements of housing — land and labor.

CEO Heather La erty said the organization, which works in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, relies on partnerships with developers, as well as volunteers and program recipients to provide the labor.

To create a ordable housing that stays a ordable into the future, the organization utilizes Colorado Community Land Trust and deed restrictions. Under the land trust model, land is owned by a community trust or nonpro t, so homeowners only pay for the cost of the home. e trust currently has 215 properties, including townhomes and single-family homes, which serve households at or below 80% median income.

“It used to be that if we could just create an a ordable product, it would be something that would be a ordable in the future, just naturally, and that’s not the case today,” La erty said.

“What (the community land trust) does is, then in law in perpetuity, it only allows those homes to be sold to homebuyers in a similar income category. So it provides a ordability initially, but it also ensures 20 years from now it is sold with an income restriction.”

In addition to the trust, Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver also uses deed restrictions to ensure homeowners meet income requirements.

La erty said the models are successful because they provide lower-cost housing, while allowing homeowners to still build equity and eventually move into market-rate housing.

“What we nd is that a homebuyer is able to get into homeownership at a price point that works for them and they then are able to build equity,” she said “It’s really a steppingstone for people who are trying to get into homeownership and bene t from the equity homeownership allows households to build. But it also means that it’s not the kind of thing that happens for one family only.”

One of Colorado’s largest land trusts, Elevation Community Land

Aldjia Oudachene and her husband, Idir Ouarab, pose with their children, Yacine and Anais, at their home in Littleton. Originally from Algeria, Oudachene applied to Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver for a home in Littleton, where average home prices have gone up $300,000 between 2017 and 2022.

COURTESY OF ALDJIA OUDACHENE

Metro Growth: The Hidden Cost of Urban Sprawl

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Drive along the interstate into Colorado from its eastern side and the rolling plains slowly transform into vast hills of lights.

Shelley Cook, a former director with the Regional Transportation District and a former Arvada councilor, moved to the city in 1983. Back then, those lights weren’t as bright.

“(I moved) back when Olde Town was that sleepy little place and property values were cheap,” she said.

Over the decades, Denver and the cities and towns that surround it have grown together, absorbing wide open spaces in all directions. Every decade for almost a century, the region’s growth rate has outpaced the national average, according to the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, and prices did too.

“People aren’t able to live right in Olde Town, property values are expensive,” Cook said.

In the last 10 years, the region grew fast, and the Regional Transportation District is keeping track. RTD expects the population to keep rising, from 3.36 million people in 2020 to 4.41 million by 2050.

at means more roads, more water pipes, more single-family homes and ultimately more greenhouse gas emissions. In the past 30 years, Colorado has warmed substantially, and estimates project a rise by 2.5-5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050.

“I’m very concerned too, have been for years,” Cook said. “But for the world, for the people who follow us and the people who live in other places and people in developing countries who are the hardest hit in many cases, I’m very, very concerned.”

Zoom in from the mounting pressures of a world issue and see Colorado’s local municipalities — and residents — at the forefront of a solution. Climate anxiety may be alleviated with solutions that aim to reduce emissions.

Housing is part of the equation. Increasing density, building developments near transit lines and planning for other vehicles, like e-bikes, can all be solutions to the climate crisis.

ough, they may come with other issues too.

Higher density results in less lawn use, accessible transit increases ridershi[ and electric cars emit less pollution. However, people are less inclined to live in dense areas, funding for transit remains low and electric cars may outsource pollution elsewhere.

Part of the problem is traced to housing and the way Americans live, according to one study from the University of California Berkeley.

Households in the United States alone directly or indirectly bear responsibility for about 20% of the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and those households represent only 4.3% of the total global population.

Local leaders have identi ed the scope of the problem, solutions and, in some cases, new problems created by attempts at solutions.

Pouring sand on a map

Christopher Jones, director of the

CoolClimate Network at the University of California, analyzed the relationship between density and carbon emissions per household.

To measure the carbon footprints, Jones and his team looked at six key variables to estimate consumption: household income, household/family size, size of their homes, home ownership, education level and vehicle ownership.

Overall, Jones said they didn’t nd any correlation between overall density and emissions. Looking at zip codes everywhere, there are very rural areas with very low emissions, very rural areas with high emissions, cities with low emissions and so forth.

However, there exists a strong correlation between dense cities and emissions.

“It’s only when you get into the very, very high density areas that you have low emissions,” he said.

Looking at New York City, those living in Manhattan or Brooklyn have low carbon footprints, but that doesn’t necessarily mean lower emissions overall. Large cities are associated with extensive suburbs.

“It’s like pouring sand on a map. You can pour more sand in the middle and the pile just gets bigger and bigger. What you really need to do is pour the sand in a cup on the map and have it go up without going out, and we haven’t seen that in the United States,” he said.

ey don’t know if density is causing sprawl: they just know that’s what happened historically.

“Large populous cities actually have higher carbon footprints overall, even while the people who live in the urban core, their carbon footprints are much lower. So what you really need to do is prevent sprawl,” he said.

Sprawl by design

e Denver area isn’t zoned for density. Instead, it encourages the kind of growth Jones nds problematic.

Jones sees building density as a short-term solution to reducing carbon emissions from housing. Technology and decarbonizing the economy in the long term will be much more e cient. at serves those who don’t want to change their lifestyle, as well as those who can’t a ord to live in dense areas, since density sometimes

leads to pricing owners out of the area.

In Colorado, vehicle fuel and electricity are the two highest contributors to one’s carbon footprint, according to the CoolClimate Network data.

“If you can get truly renewable electricity to power your vehicle and your home, that’s certainly the quickest thing you can do,” he said.

ough, that may take years to come.

Carrie Makarewicz, an associate professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Colorado Denver, said roughly 80% of land in the metro area is zoned for residential single-family homes.

“Of the percentage of land in the region (included in the Denver Regional Council of Governments, or DRCOG) that is zoned only for residential, whether the zoning is for low, medium or high density residential (but excluding agricultural land that allows residential), the very low density zoning is 83.9% of land. Our de nition of low density is almost exclusively single family detached,” Makarewicz wrote in an email.

Just 4.4% of the built housing units is for two-to-nine unit housing.

A lot of communities in Colorado are mostly single-family homes, resulting in less density and forcing developments to sprawl out. Within Denver metro communities, that means space is limited.

According to Root Policy Research, between 2000 and 2019, Adams County increased single-family attached homes by 34%, Arapahoe County by 26%, Douglas County by 76% and Jefferson County by 11%.

Progress to diversify housing stock has picked up in some areas, such as in Douglas County. e county increased duplexes by 174%, developments with three to four units by 179%, developments with ve to 49 units by 220%, and developments with 50 or more units by 471%.

However, numbers for denser residential developments are much lower than single-family homes. In 2000 in Douglas County, there were 54,428 single-family attached homes, 103 duplexes, 738 of three to four units, 4,453 of ve to 49 unitsand 773 of 50 or more units.

With most of the land zoned for single-family homes, the process for

developers to build anything else is more arduous for them. It means they’ll most likely face hurdles, including public hearings and approval processes involving elected o cials.

Local purview

Zoning rules, infrastructure and transit between communities all impact climate change and a ordability. So does hyperlocal opposition to projects. at’s because housing plays a major role in how people live, and it’s decided by local electeds.

“Land use decisions are the purview of local governments exclusively,” said Jacob Riger, the long range transportation planning manager for Denver Regional Council of Governments.

It puts power within municipal government, since housing policy is local: cities set codes, they vote on plans for development and they decide how they want their land to look. at accounts for the housing stock today.

Infrastructure within cities can address climate change. Dense, walkable neighborhoods with public transit have the potential to lower carbon emissions and there are plans for such neighborhoods popping up along the Front Range — along with ghts over them.

Bill Rigler, principal at Boulderbased Greenlight Strategy, has seen it all.

“NIMBY tactics are literally the same in every community across the Front Range,” Rigler said. “I will never not be astounded by what a group of 10 or 15 angry individuals with the working knowledge of Nextdoor and Facebook can do to scuttle or dramatically alter the proposals for housing.”

NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard, but given the adamant opposition of groups to some projects, Rigler said a new attitude has appeared: “NOPE,” standing for Nothing On Planet Earth.

“ ere is rarely — if ever — a time I can think of where opponents to these projects have relied 100% on the truth. ey have a very uid relationship with facts,” Rigler said.

Rigler’s group works with developers to help get mixed-used and a ordable housing projects approved and only accepts developments if they reach a certain standard regarding sustainability.

He noted each one he works on goes above city building requirements, like water usage, by a factor of two or three. Even so, approval isn’t guaranteed and extra e orts by the developer increase costs.

Some of those NIMBY arguments cite defense of the environment, Rigler said. e groups cite dense developments as taking up land that would otherwise be used as open space, or that the new housing would attract more tra c, causing more pollution. New research may counter those stances.

What about water?

When Makarewicz thinks about density and water use, she thinks of leakage from pipes.

“ ere’s a lot of leakage in our water

A map of average U.S. household carbon footprint by zip code of a zoomed-in portion of Colorado. The blue zip codes have lower carbon footprints (mostly in Denver, Boulder and mountain counties) while red have higher carbon footprints. The map is a screenshot from the CoolClimate Network. https://coolclimate.org/ maps COURTESY OF COOLCLIMATE NETWORK

The battle over tiny homes began with a bill

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For some Coloradans, the American dream is a spacious home. It might have four bedrooms, several bathrooms, high ceilings, a two-car garage and a yard with a vegetable garden. For others, the dream looks di erent — and the house, smaller. Much smaller.

A “tiny home” is a fraction of the dream, often a single room with a loft. And it can be had at a fraction of the price of a traditional home.

Tiny homes are a reality after Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1242 last year. e law recognizes tiny homes as a new option amid skyrocketing home values. Prices have risen so fast in recent years that many Coloradans are simply priced out of the market.

e Polis administration, in an announcement, said the law is meant to “preserve and protect housing a ordability and expand access to a ordable housing.”

While tiny home builders have applauded the bill, it wasn’t always that way. Builder Byron Fears said the legislation in its current form almost did not come together.

“ ey didn’t have the realistic side of what a tiny home is about and what it takes to build a tiny home,” Fears said.

Fears is the owner of SimBlissity

Tiny Homes in Longmont. He is also on the executive committee of the nonpro t Tiny Home Industry Association, which launched in Colorado under the leadership of former Gov. John Hickenlooper and has expanded across the country.

But Fears said the original draft of the bill had the potential to put tiny home builders out of business.

He turned to state Rep. Cathy Kipp, D-Larimer County, one of the bill’s sponsors.

“We did a Zoom call the next day and then another Zoom call the following day with more people involved,” Fears said.

Boon to the industry

Eventually, changes to the bill came and the industry got on board.

e industry looks at tiny homes as a boon to the state’s tight housing market. And they’re supported by a movement: tiny-house advocates who emphasize the environmental and personal bene ts of living in smaller spaces.

e dwellings can be as large as 400 square feet but many are much smaller. Some cost around $50,000, with prices ranging up to $200,000, depending on size and amenities — a ordable, especially when compared to median Colorado home prices that are well above $500,000.

Like regular homes, they must pass a code inspection to hook up to water, sewage and utilities. e new law also addresses manufactured homes, also known as mobile homes, simplifying contract and disclosure requirements and establishing a raft of standards from escrow to inspections meant to protect homeowners.

Fears said legislators and others worked closely with builders, too.

e new law relies on the 2018 International Residential Code model, building codes written by builders around the world and adopted by individual counties, cities and towns.

e IRC’s Appendix Q speci cally addresses tiny homes and spells out the size and shape of the buildings, stairway standards, lofts and doors.

From industry to county

It all may sound dull, but those residential codes are the bread and butter of the business because they standardize tiny homes, giving builders, local communities and buyers an idea of what they can expect.

But writing the codes for national industry standards is one thing, getting counties to change zoning laws is another. e new state law simply makes it possible for county o cials to adopt tiny home rules of their own, Fears said.

“It still going to take a lot of work to get the di erent counties to adopt the Appendix Q IRC, which is what most of the building requirements will be based around,” he said.  Fears’ group met with o cials in Adams County and said they were not interested. Adams County ofcials provided no comment when contacted by Colorado Community Media.

But Fears said other counties are amenable to the idea.

“Some counties are already starting to talk with us,” Fears said.

Weld County began allowing tiny homes even before the state law passed. Tom Parko, director of the Department of Planning Services, said the county created its own policy a couple of years ago allowing people to buy a parcel of land to park a tiny home.

“We wanted to make sure the tiny home was hooked up to either a well or a public water system for potable water and then also a septic system,” Parko said. “We still do require a permanent foundation. So, the tiny home cannot be on wheels. at would be considered more of an RV and a temporary situation.”

Requirements like that can be a sticking point for some buyers. Some tiny homeowners want to have semi-

permanent foundations that keep the homes secure but allow them to be moved. e state is working on clari cation about the foundations, Fears said.

“It is one of our most signi cant sticking points and that clari cation will become guidelines counties can adopt or not adopt,” Fears said.

Weld County has more to explore, Parko said. e current rules treat a potential tiny home community like a mobile home park.

“It would allow somebody to buy 40 acres, and then allow 20 tiny homes to park on one parcel very similar to what you might nd in a mobile home park,” Parko said.

Parko said it gets a little more complicated when considering utilities. Weld County is not a water and sewer provider in unincorporated areas and in communities like Fort Lupton.

Special districts and utilities need to provide those services.

“Also sewerage and septic also have to be addressed,” Parko said. “It’s those types of things we’re kind of batting around a little bit to accommodate more of a tiny home community. But we certainly allow tiny homes in Weld County, if it’s just one per parcel.”

With tiny home living an option, Parko recommended contacting the local planning and zoning depart-

ments in the county where you are interested in living before making a purchase to ensure they’re allowed.

But for residents and buyers of tiny homes, all the regulatory wrangling is worth it. Sandy Brooks is one of those people. She was 75 years old when she purchased her tiny home in 2019.

“I’m older than most, and tiny homes are wonderful for older people,” she said. “I would rather buy a tiny home and live in it for many years than pay a lot for independent living. I feel like I’m living independently now.”

Brooks describes her tiny home as akin to a small apartment. It has a bedroom, closet, living room, and ofce space. It even has a kitchen with a dishwasher and a bathroom with a washer and dryer.

“It has all the amenities, Brooks said. “I love it, don’t regret it, and am grateful. I love my location. I live in Durango on the side of a mountain. It’s beautiful.”

Brooks said her place is perched alongside 24 other tiny homes.

“An engineer, therapists, and retired people live here, and our community helps each other,” Brooks said. “We all communicate and respect each other, and it is a wonderful place to live.”

The living room of the Valhalla tiny home with stairs leading up to the bedroom with storage space within the staircase.

Sandy Brooks’ kitchen with dishwasher. COURTESY OF SIMBLISSITY

The tiny home owned by Sandy Brooks with her dog Zoey. PHOTO BY SANDY BROOKS

Woman goes from being homeless to an apartment

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lisa Hojeboom has a new place to call home.

It’s a one-bedroom apartment near Chat eld Dam complete with a walkout basement, a washing machine and a neighbor’s water feature “that sounds like a babbling brook.”

It’s quite a change. Hojeboom spent a year and a half living in places other than apartments. She lived in her car. She lived in a shelter. She lived at the Northglenn Recreation Center, where she slept on the oor of the gym and could get a 30-minute shower for $4.50.

“ e rst thing I did when I moved in was soak in a hot tub,” she said. “It was so nice.”

She was among many forced out of living arrangements because of the high cost of housing.

“I never pictured myself in that situation,” she said. “I did what I had to do.”

Hojeboom lived with her brother, but soon had to move.

“New owners bought the place, and they were going to raise the rent,” she said. “When my brother found out, he bailed. I had no job. I had just broken my elbow and was out of work

STRESSES

an apartment complex that includes some below-market-rate units and sits next to an RTD rail line.

Big spending

Another hint at what the governor wants came in response to questions after his State of the State Address. Polis said that he doesn’t want the state to get mired in ageold local debates over what the ideal mix is between a ordable and market-rate housing.

“ ere is no state AMI gure that works for Summit County, for Denver (and) for Boulder,” Polis said, in a reference to area median income, a measure often used to determine who is eligible for housing assistance.

However the mix of new homes might look, Colorado is wading deeper into spending to boost the supply of less costly housing.

Just days before the governor’s speech, the state announced a new program expected to help create up to 5,000 “high-quality, lowcost” housing units over the next ve years. e Innovative Housing Incentive Program directs funding to Colorado-based housing manufacturers in an e ort to boost the supply of houses that aren’t built traditionally. at includes modular homes, or factory-made houses, that are assembled at the location where the homeowner will move in.

Polis touted a company from the mountain town of Buena Vista, say-

Fighting the Odds

for six months. I was getting hired for full-time work and getting part-time hours.”

On top of that, Hojeboom said, she su ered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was on medication, making it di cult to work, not to mention driving to work.

But she did. She did it while struggling with numerous other health issues — from a blockage in her small intestine to insomnia. rough multiple visits to the hospital and bouts of extreme pain, she held onto various jobs.

After losing her home she went looking for a new place to live. But the $1,400 per month rents she could nd were out of her price range.

“ ere’s nothing to live on,” she said, a reference to how little money she would have left after paying rent.

“It’s ridiculous. I wasn’t the only one in this situation.”

She felt she had no other option.

“I couldn’t a ord living anywhere except my car,” she said. “I saw no end. I couldn’t a ord rent.”

Hojeboom found herself living on the streets.

“ ere was one industrial street in ornton, LeRoy Drive,” she said.

“One of the parks had a ush toilet. I was never harassed. But when I got to Northglenn, the police told me I couldn’t stay on the streets overnight. I stayed employed through this.”

She even worked in airport security. Hojeboom also had a job as a con-

struction site agger, one that paid employees by the day. While she was recuperating from illness, she carried a cardboard sign to solicit money.

“I was fortunate,” she said. “It was Christmas and people were generous. I made $200. I froze my ass o , but I did what I had to do.”

Eventually, Hojeboom got into the City of Northglenn’s temporary winter housing program, which ran from December 2021 and ended in August.

e partnership between Adams County, the city and the Denver Rescue Mission opened a temporary, 25-bed program inside the former Northglenn Recreation Center.

Northglenn’s program has since ended, but more programs are coming. Voters in November approved a ballot measure earmarking tax revenue for a ordable housing, and Gov. Jared Polis made the issue a point of emphasis in his ongoing agenda. ose who took advantage of the program met with case managers once a month.

“I slept on the gym oor on a mat for the last six months,” she told Colorado Community Media last year. “We were given breakfast, a sack lunch, a shower and a warm place to stay.”

Finding a permanent place wasn’t easy.

“I responded to ve ads,” she said. “Only one was legitimate. e rest were scams. I thought, ‘I’m not going to give you information if that’s the way you roll.’”

e one legitimate ad turned into her new home near Chat eld Dam. It’s the rst time she’s had roommates. e city of Northglenn paid her deposit and gave her $200 more than what was necessary to secure the unit.

It’s quite a turnaround. She’d owned her own home at one point.

“I am not a loser,” Hojeboom said. “I’ve had success in my life. My career just took some bad twists. Breaking my elbow? at sucks. Not collecting disability? at sucks.”

“Being homeless sucks. I went to a food pantry, but I had no refrigeration,” she added. “I had a cooler, but I couldn’t keep food. My eating habits were not ideal.”

“It’s been a trip.”

She landed a job as a medical transport driver for a rm associated with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

“My personality is perseverance, but I’m worried for people who don’t have it together,” she said. “What do landlords expect? ey are pricing everyone out of the market. Interest rates are going up, which will make it harder to nd homes.”

She drives a Jeep Wagoneer for her job.

“I never wanted to wave a cardboard sign,” Hojeboom added. “I’m resilient. I’m a diehard. I smile through the face of adversity. People like my spirit. I was an inspiration to a lot of people.”

ing it “can build a home in roughly 18 working days, compared to close to a year for traditionally built homes.”

Alone, 5,000 new homes over several years won’t make a huge dent, but the state is also armed with other new initiatives.

Proposition 123 requires state ofcials to set money aside for more a ordable housing and related

programs. e money could go toward grants and loans to local governments and nonpro ts to acquire land for a ordable housing developments.

Funds could also go to help develop multifamily rentals, including apartments, and programs that help rst-time homebuyers, among other e orts. As Proposition 123 ramps up, eventually about $300

million a year will be spent around the state on such e orts.

Polis’ o ce also highlighted how millions of dollars in federal economic recovery funds were spent amid the response to the coronavirus pandemic. In the last year, the state invested roughly $830 million into housing, including roughly

Gov. Jared Polis takes questions from reporters at a news conference Jan. 17 after his annual State of the State speech.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

$400 million based on funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act in programs passed by state lawmakers, including:

• A ordable-housing spending detailed in House Bill 22-1304, which provides grants to local governments and nonpro ts toward investments in a ordable housing and housing-related matters.

• A loan program under Senate Bill 22-159 to make investments in a ordable housing.

• e loan and grant program under Senate Bill 22-160 to provide assistance and nancing to mobile home owners seeking to organize and purchase their mobile home parks.

• e expansion of the “middle income access program” of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority under Senate Bill 22-146. e authority, a state entity, invests in a ordable housing.

• e “Infrastructure and Strong Communities” program, also under House Bill 22-1304, to provide grants to enable local governments to invest in infrastructure projects that support a ordable housing. ose investments build upon an additional $460 million in emergency rental assistance, $180 million in homeowner assistance and $7 million in vouchers that Colorado also invested using federal funds, the governor’s o ce told CCM.

Polis portrayed housing as integral to the fabric of Colorado, placing it in the larger context of climate, economic and water policy.

“Building smart, e cient housing statewide, especially in urban communities and job centers, won’t just reduce costs, it will save energy, conserve our water, and protect the lands and wildlife that are so important to our Colorado way of life,” Polis said.

Beyond spending, zoning is an important tool that o cials — from the governor to city leaders — are looking at tweaking in hopes of alleviating the rising cost of housing and its e ects on communities.

State role in the mix

It’s a conversation that is older than many Coloradans. Making the case for new policies today, Polis harked back to changes from five decades ago.

“The last time Colorado made

major land-use changes was in 1974 — before I, and most of you, were born,” Polis said. “We were a different state then.”

The governor’s office didn’t specify to CCM more about those changes, but at least two pieces of legislation arose that year that affected how local governments regulate how land is used.

Polis seemed to tease at the possibility of state intervention in how local communities govern housing.

“Since issues like transportation, water, energy, and more inherently cross jurisdictional boundaries, it becomes a statewide problem that truly impacts all of us,” Polis said.

He spoke of the need for more flexible zoning to allow more housing and “streamlined regulations that cut through red tape.”

He touched on expedited approval processes for projects like modular housing, sustainable development and more building in transit-oriented communities.

The governor and his office also didn’t specify what changes to zoning policy he would support or oppose. Polis has not said that he wants the state to require zoning changes in cities. Instead, the governor spoke about the state leaning in on an existing policy.

“We want to lean in to allowing local governments to use tools like inclusionary zoning to help create the right mix for their community, and I think that local input

in design is very important,” Polis said in a Jan. 17 news conference, following his address.

So-called “inclusionary” housing policies typically ask property developers to set aside a percentage of units in new developments for affordable housing, although developers are given different options to fulfill those requirements, The Colorado Sun has reported.

The landscape of local governments’ power to affect housing affordability in Colorado saw a big change recently. In 2021, Polis signed state House Bill 21-1117, allowing cities to impose affordable housing requirements on new

or redeveloped projects, so long as developers or property owners have alternatives.

For example, they could trade those for affordable units built elsewhere, pay a fee into an affordable housing fund, or any number of other options, the Sun reported.

It’s unclear whether Polis would support anything further than the existing allowance for cities to use inclusionary zoning.

As of late January, the governor was focused on gathering input to work with state lawmakers and develop a proposal on land-use policy. As of press deadline, no bill had been introduced.

‘Can’t expect to lose money’

Polis noted the wide gap that has opened between housing prices and people’s income over the last several decades, putting homeownership out of reach for many families.

More government spending on housing is part of the solution to affordability, experts told CCM, including Yonah Freemark, senior research associate at the nonprofit Urban Institute, based in Washington, D.C.

“Assuming that we can rely entirely on the private market to address the affordable housing need is, I think, unrealistic and unlikely to address the needs of the people who have the lowest incomes,” Freemark said.

Ron Throupe, associate professor of real estate at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, said “it’s inevitable”

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Trust, which serves Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Longmont and Fort Collins, has created 700 a ordable homes and served around 2,000 residents in its rst ve years of operating.

Rodney Milton, a board member for the Elevation Community Land Trust and executive director of the Urban Land Institute, said another bene t to having shared land is it helps to prevent displacement and keeps communities intact.

“ e problem with reaping full equity is you can leave and the next person who buys the house could a ord to buy it at a higher price and you lose the a ordability,” Milton said. “( e land trust) locks in affordability, but it also locks in community dynamics.”

Habitat’s plan to purchase more land in its ve-county service area is evidence that the organization believes in the land trust model for successfully housing more people, La erty said.

“We don’t anticipate land getting any less expensive, even if the market cools,” she said. “We have an urgency and a problem today that we’re trying to meet, as well as a long-term problem that we anticipate, so we’re trying to solve for both today and tomorrow.”

La erty said one of the biggest challenges to expanding programs to serve more lower-income households and add moderate-income households is money. Last year, her organization received a $13.5 million

donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, an Amazon stakeholder, which allowed the organization to buy more property.

Even still, La erty said that Habitat likely only meets “a fraction of a percentage” of existing demand.

“We have a need in the metro area for tens of thousands of a ordable houses,” La erty said. “ at’s why we need bigger, bolder action.”

Inclusionary zoning

Another tactic some municipalities are taking is to use a relatively new tool in Colorado, inclusionary zoning ordinances. State lawmakers in 2019 approved a law to allow cities and towns to require developments to include a certain number of affordable housing units or pay fees.

So far, only six communities have implemented inclusionary zoning: Broom eld, Boulder, Longmont, Superior, Denver and, most recently, Littleton.

Littleton’s inclusionary housing ordinance, which went into place in November, requires all new residential developments in the city with ve or more units to make at least 5% of those units a ordable to people at or below 80% area median income for households, which is $62,000 for an individual or $89,000 for a family of four.

If developers do not include affordable units, the inclusionary housing ordinance will levy hundreds of thousands in fees against them to be paid to the city that can then be used on other a ordable housing-related projects.

With upcoming development in the city, more than 2,500 proposed

housing units will now be subject to the ordinance, presenting the potential for at least 125 a ordable units.

Littleton District 3 Councilmember Steve Barr said at the Nov. 1 council meeting that he is “not under any impression that the ordinance is going to solve housing a ordability in Littleton or south metro Denver,” but that it provides a critical tool for addressing the crisis.

Developers and others at the meeting voiced concerns about the ordinance making development too costly or di cult and warned it could result in a decrease in the overall available housing. Morgan Cullen, director of government a airs for the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, told the Littleton council that the ordinance could burden developers to the point where projects wouldn’t be pro table, resulting in no new developments.

“ e additional a ordable units required by this ordinance will not be built if developers and builders decide that Littleton is not a suitable place to invest in the future,” Cullen said.

However, Broom eld Housing Programs Manager Sharon Tessier said in an email that its inclusionary housing ordinance has resulted in 580 a ordable rental units and 43 affordable for-sale homes in two years.

She said when the ordinance was initially in place, a majority of developers chose to pay the fee instead of building a ordable units.

“It allowed us to provide seed money to our new independent housing authority, the Broom eld Housing Alliance, and other critical

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pipes,” she said. “Each time you create those joints and individual pipes and stretch them farther out into undeveloped parts of the county, you’re losing water.”

She also thinks of lawns. Lower density areas usually require more square feet of lawns. With more units, less water is going towards Kentucky bluegrass.

Less density doesn’t always mean less water usage, either. She said it really comes down to per-person usage and how many water-based appliances are in the home.

at’s where more e cient technology plays a role. In Westminster, water consumption declined in the past two decades despite an increase in population and commercial use. In fact, Westminster added 15,000 residents to the community and 150 new commercial business accounts.

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a ordable housing projects,” she said. “However, we recognized that we needed to make some adjustments to our original approach — both based on the initial data from the program, as well as through comments from developers, other stakeholders, and the community — that create better and more balanced opportunities for developers to provide on-site units while still providing the option to pay the cashin-lieu fee.”

e original ordinance required for-sale single-family home developments with more than 25 units to restrict one-tenth of the units to 80% of area median income or pay a feein-lieu. e new ordinance, updated late last year, requires for-sale single family home developments with more than 25 units to restrict 12% of the homes to 100% area median income. It also increases the fee-inlieu based on market rate adjustments.

Tessier said the reason the inclusionary housing ordinance was implemented in 2020 was to provide the chance for more people to live where they work.

“ e idea was to expand housing a ordability and to target those households that typically fall in the middle of the housing needs spectrum, meaning it would bene t those who are low middle to middle income earners,” she said. “In other words, it assists essential workers like the people who teach our children, who ght res and keep our city safe.”

Drew Beckwith said technology a ects a large portion of that decline, like newer high-e ciency toilets that use less water than older ones. e question of how much technology can continue to improve remains, though Sarah Borgers, interim department director of Westminster’s public works and utilities department, thinks there’s much more room to grow. “Industry-wide, I think the sense is we are not close to there yet. ere’s still a long way to go before we hit that plateau,” she said. “We don’t know what the bottom is, but we aren’t there yet.”

Pro-density ratings are low e majority of Americans are increasingly opposed to the idea of living in dense areas. In fact, about 60% want “houses farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away.”

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Doug acquired multiple mining claims from his father in Clear Creek County, but Mendota Mine in Silver Plume was always his “pride and joy,” Rutzebeck said.

“ e family believes he would be happy to see its heritage preserved,” Rutzebeck said.

e swath of land the town has purchased holds signi cance for

Stories on Stage “An Afternoon with best-selling author Peter Heller” at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Actors Tim McCracken and Allison Watrous will read from Heller’s books and Heller will read from his novel “ e Dog Stars” and stay for a discussion afterwards. A virtual premiere will be available at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and can be watched after that date. See storieonstage.org. Note: Su Teatro requires masks. For in-person attendees, there will be an on-call list at the

the residents, both in its history and future.

“Silver mining is what built the town of Silver Plume,” said Silver Plume Mayor Sam McCloskey.

McCloskey has a personal connection to the area as well.

“It’s near and dear to me because I had several of my ancestors who worked these mines,” he said.

McCloskey likened the land purchase to a 200-acre museum, due to all the historical signi cance the area holds.

e area is also home to a bighorn

said. “And you can’t expect a developer to build something and lose money.”

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sheep herd, which the land purchase will protect by designating the area as open space.

Cynthia Neely was the project manager helping to facilitate the land purchase. She explained the area is part of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Landmark District, which has the purpose of preserving the history of silver mining in the area.

“For 30 years, one of the goals of the historic agencies in the district has been to secure the mountainsides in the districts,” Neely said.

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purchase include the iconic Mendota Mine, but the sites of an estimated 20 mines that saw active operation in the 19th century, according to Neely.

Neely hoped that beyond the preservation of the cultural remnants of the mines and the protection of nature, the area could become a space for people to learn about the rich history of Silver Plume.

“We want to share a story,” she said.

Now, the town waits for the completion of the conservation easement of the area, which will likely take a few more months due to weather.

that government must provide the needed funding to bolster the supply side of the housing market.

“We do things (on) the supply side, but it’s not enough,” Throupe

Spending from higher levels of government could benefit in particular the suburbs, which are struggling with housing affordability but have less political appetite to tackle the problem themselves, Freemark said.

“Ultimately, the most exclusionary places, which are often suburbs, have no incentive to invest in affordable housing” because “they don’t see affordable housing as (needed) by their residents,” Freemark said.

That said, creating housing affordability for key workers like teachers, police and firefighters is an important part of the puzzle for communities, Throupe said.

“You lose your teachers, and then you lose the quality of your schools, and it hurts the area. Same with police and fire,” Throupe said.

In the larger business community, housing plays a crucial role too, Polis said.

“Coloradans have to be able to afford to live in our communities where they can earn a good living, and companies need to be able to find the workers they need to thrive,” he said in the speech.

‘We are not California’

The governor’s one-liner when speaking about housing — “We are not California. We are Colorado” — raises the question of where the state could be headed if it doesn’t change course.

Net migration, the difference between the number of people coming into and the number of people leaving an area, has long been positive in Colorado. In 2015, net migration was about 69,000 people, according to the State Demography Office. Although the number reached a recent pre-pandemic low in 2019 with about 34,000,

newcomers are still flowing in.

“There are (home) buyers moving in from out of state, and many of them come from higher-priced areas, so they don’t have sticker shocks,” Throupe said, speaking to the sustained high demand and high prices in metro Denver.

Looking to the future, Throupe doesn’t think the metro Denver housing market is on a similar trajectory that large metro areas such as New York City and San Francisco have experienced in terms of high housing prices.

“New York is a coastal city and a financial center — same with (several) California (cities), San Francisco. We’ll never be that. We’re our own animal,” Throupe said.

“The choice between those cities and Denver pricing-wise has been extreme; it’ll tighten up. It’ll never be their prices, but it’ll tighten up,” Throupe added.

Freemark noted that geographically, Denver has less of a physical barrier to new construction than in places like San Francisco — and that New York City is largely surrounded by water.

Rogers, the teaching assistant professor in the program for environmental design at CU Boulder, described the metro Denver housing market’s future in terms of uncertainty.

“I think that we are in a place we’ve never been before, so I can’t extrapolate the future from that,” Rogers said. “I feel like we’re in unknown waters.”

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restaurants are within walking distance” went from 47% in 2019 to 39% in 2021.

e Pew Research Center said the shift occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic with increased “telework, remote schooling and pandemicrelated restrictions on indoor dining and other indoor activities.”

Despite attitudes shifting against density, Riger said the region mostly will densify with many municipalities at build-out and reaching their outward boundaries as population increases.

“I think it’s going to be a mix of growing out and growing up,” he said.

With higher density comes transit options, because land use is a transportation strategy.

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health, transportation was the second largest greenhouse gas contributor for the state by sector, losing to electric power as the rst.

With mixed-use, well designed, higher density areas, residents are able to walk more, reduce their travel times and distances, and have the ability to support transit lines and bike lanes.

An example could be seen in Olde Town Arvada.

Housing on transit lines

Since Cook moved into Arvada back in 1983, she’s seen the city transform into something di erent,

crediting transit oriented development with bringing life into Arvada’s Olde Town.

Cook, along with several others, teamed up with Forward Arvada, a nonpro t looking to revitalize Olde Town in the 90s. ey tasked themselves with making an idea — to run a train line along decommissioned railroad tracks — into a reality to make sure Olde Town began to thrive.

Eventually, the G Line opened in 2019 and development began to spring up.

It didn’t happen without opposition, though. Residents voiced concerns over sacri cing the historical character of the town. In fact, the city faced lawsuits from a group called All the People regarding approving development plans to add to the transit oriented development, or TOD.

e city prevailed and the new transit oriented development transformed Arvada, Cook said. It created a center that attracts citizens from around the area and which bene ts merchants, restaurants and others.

All of that can also be attributed to the mixed-use, higher density design model, where someone can live above a bakery or right next to a co ee shop.

With less emphasis put on cars, which Cook sees as a good thing, residents can live in a place where they can walk to various places. She said it contributes to more of a family feel.

See more on urban sprawl online at coloradocommunitymedia.com/ longwayhome/index.html.

A train running along the G-Line departs the Arvada Olde Town station.

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Columbine completely dominates at 5A Je co League championships

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — One Class 5A Je co League girls swim and dive championship clearly wasn’t nearly enough for Columbine.

After winning its rst-ever conference championship last year, the Rebels couldn’t have been any more dominate Saturday at Meyers Pool in winning back-to-back league championships.

“It means everything to me,” said Columbine senior Emma Forbes of winning back-to-back league titles. “To me personally seeing this team grow has been great. It is an honor to be apart of this. Being able to go back-to-back league champs is awesome. It’s the greatest thing ever.”

Columbine racked up 751 team points. Remarkably, the Rebels took rst place in every single one of the dozen individual events. Ralston Valley nished a distant second in the team standings with 571 points.

After all of the Columbine swimmers jumped into the pool to celebrate the Rebels’ second straight league title, Columbine coaches and for the second year in a row Columbine principal Scott Christy and athletic director Derek Holliday jumped in the pool fully clothed to celebrate.

“Tonight’s energy was awesome,” Columbine senior Rachel Ballard said. “It is just such a fun environment to be in.”

e Rebels’ 200-yard medley relay team — Ballard, Emma Forbes, Katie

Forbes and Anna Hussell — got it all started winning the event by more than 5 seconds and just missing the 5A record that Columbine set last year.

Sophie Porter (200 and 500 freestyle), Ballard (200 IM and 100 backstroke), Reagan Horn (50 and 100 freestyle), Phoenix Rose (100 butter y) and Katie Forbes (100 breaststroke) and Samantha Zakhem (dive) all won individual titles for the Rebels.

Emma Forbes, who signed back in November to win for Ohio University,

was named the 5A Je co Swimmer of the Year. Columbine was also given the Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award. Chat eld’s Ron Johns was named the 5A Je co Coach of the Year.

“It has been awesome to see a little more recognition come to the sport of swimming,” Ballard said of what Columbine has accomplished in the pool over the past two years. “It is a little more of an underground sport compared to football or basketball. It has been awesome to be able to grow with

these girls and achieve so much with them.”

Ballard, Emma Forbes, Porter and Horn closed out the meet by winning the 400 relay by more than 12 seconds over Valor.

“It has been a heck of a journey and so much fun,” said Ballard, who also o cially signed last week to swim at Brigham Young University. “We are looking to nish strong at state.”

e 5A state meet was slated to begin Feb. 7, with the diving preliminaries and nals at the VMAC in ornton. e swimming prelims were scheduled for the morning of Feb. 9 back at VMAC. Finals will begin at 5 p.m. Feb. 10 at VMAC.

“ is year we have an amazing team and a lot of new state quali ers,” Ballard said. “It is just going to be a fun meet at state. We’ll do our best and see what happens.”

Columbine placed 11th in the team standings last year. e expectations are much higher heading into next week.

“ is year we have a lot of fast swimmers. I don’t think Columbine has ever had this many,” Emma Forbes said of the Rebels’ talented depth. “We have 10 of 11 girls that have quali ed for state and all of us can nish top-20 in everything. is year we have a better chance of placing top-5.”

Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to CHSAANow. com.

Alameda wrestlers pin down 4A Je co League title

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — Alameda International’s boys wrestling team did something Feb. 3 that hadn’t happened in more than two decades.

e Pirates racked up 144 team points to win the Class 4A Je co League Tournament and bring home a conference wrestling title for the rst time since 2001. Bear Creek was runner-up with 114 and Evergreen took third with 108.5.

“ is means a lot. It really does,” Alameda coach Frank Trujillo said. “Where we were a few years ago to where we are now is a total change. We have a lot of kids who are proud to be out there. It’s a great feeling.”

Fittingly, Golden athletic director JC Summer — Alameda’s wrestling coach back in 2001 — handed the conference plaque to Trujillo after nearly ve hours of wrestling at Golden High School.

“ is is good. It’s been a long time since we’ve won,” Alameda junior Mushtaq Shokori said.

Shokori was one of three Pirates who claimed individual titles. e junior won at 157 pounds. Freshman Caleb Ballejos went 4-0 to win the 106-pound title. Sophomore Muswer Ali Shokori had ve pins in all of his 150-pound matches.

Alameda was able to racked up enough team points thanks to seven

other wrestlers placing either second or third in their weight class. e future is bright for Alameda with no seniors on this year’s team.

“We’ve been telling all our wrestlers that every win counts,” Trujillo said of the Pirates depth that helped

win the league title. “Even if you lose, it’s important to bounce back with a win in your next match to help out the team.”

Evergreen senior Gabe Zimmerer (165) helped the Cougars claim a tournament-high ve individual

titles. Evergreen won at 126, 165, 175, 190 and 215. Zimmerer, a threetime state quali er, dominated by pinning all ve his opponents at the league tournament.

“I like all the matches. It gives you a lot of experience,” Zimmerer said. “I just wanted to go out and sharpen my skills before regionals. It was a good day.”

Zimmerer — highest ranked 4A Je co League wrestler by On the Mat — is hoping to return to Ball Arena in a couple of weeks to make his fourth state tournament. He placed sixth as a sophomore at 160 pounds, but came up one win short at state last year to place on the podium.

“Hopefully this year is a lot di erent,” Zimmerer said of nishing his prep wrestling career on the high note at state.

Wheat Ridge senior Dante Limon will also attempt to become a fourtime state quali er. He placed sixth last season at 132 pounds. Limon easily cruised to the 132-pound title Friday with rst-round pins in all ve matches.

“I just wanted to get some good work in against some good competition,” Limon said. “I wanted to work on my moves and do good.”

Limon had one of the bigger fan following Friday night with a handful of family and friends cheering

Columbine’s girls swim and dive team pose with the Class 5A Je co League championship plaque after the Rebels utterly dominated the rest of the field Feb. 4 at Meyers Pool in Arvada. Columbine had first-place finishers in each of the 12 individual events while racking up 751 points to win back-to-back league titles.

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Alameda International’s boys wrestling team pose with the Class 4A Je co League championship plaque Feb. 3 at Golden High School. The Pirates won their first wrestling conference title since 2001.

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him on.

“It’s fun. I really love the sport,” said Limon, who has applied to West Point Military Academy and is waiting to hear back if he has been accepted. “It’s fun to show my fans what I’m able to do. I want to show how much I’ve been working and put that out on the mat.”

For the near future, Limon hopes

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to win a regional title next weekend to punch his ticket to the state tournament that runs from Feb. 16-18 at Ball Arena.

“I want to take rst, but I know that is going to be pretty di cult,” Limon admitted about the state tournament. “I’ve got to put my mind to it these next couple of weeks and keep grinding.”

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BY JOSHUA PERRY THE COLORADO SUN

Amazon faces new nes for workplace violations at its Aurora facility and several other warehouses nationwide, according to citations issued Wednesday by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

OSHA cited Amazon for “unsafe conditions and ergonomic hazards” in Aurora as part of an ongoing federal investigation that also cited warehouses in Castleton, New York and Nampa, Idaho. e proposed ne totals $46,875.

e announcement follows the conclusion of similar investigations of three Amazon warehouses in Waukegan, Illinois; Deltona, Florida; and New Windsor, New York that resulted in similar citations totaling $60,269 in proposed nes.

Although citations have been issued, the investigation of workplace safety in Colorado, New York and Idaho warehouses, which began Aug. 1, is ongoing and subject to change. OSHA investigations usually must report ndings after six months, but on Monday a judge extended the deadline to April 18.

e investigation of all six sites has been the largest enforcement of ergonomic safety compliance ever, OSHA said in a Jan. 18 news release.

Ergonomic safety hazards increase the risk of musculoskeletal disor-

ders, or MSDs, by exposing employees to situations like “lifting heavy items, bending, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling heavy loads, working in awkward body postures and performing the same or similar tasks repetitively,” according to OSHA’s de nition.

In the past, ergonomic safety violations have often been di cult for OSHA to address. No established legal standard exists for enforcing ergonomic safety, said Eric Frumin, health and safety director of the Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of labor unions. Frumin said previous attempts to establish a legal standard for ergonomic safety have faced powerful corporate opposition. is recent e ort by OSHA is unprecedented, he said.

“ ey’ve been investigating a lot of companies, big companies, with di erent kinds of problems over the years, and they have never had an investigation of this magnitude,” Frumin said.

OSHA’s investigation discovered high rates of MSDs among Amazon workers. According to the o cial citation, employees at the Aurora warehouse work in an environment that puts them at signi cant risk for developing MSDs from “repetitive lifting and carrying, twisting, bending and long reaches and combinations thereof.”

e safety of working conditions in Amazon warehouses has

been contested by labor advocates for years. A 2020 investigation by Reveal, the Bay Area investigative journalism organization, pored through internal safety records and found that serious injuries at Amazon warehouses had increased 33% in three years, nearly double the industry standard at the time.

Amazon said that it intends to appeal the OSHA citations.

“We take the safety and health of our employees very seriously, and we don’t believe the government’s allegations re ect the reality of safety at our sites,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. “We’ve cooperated with the government through its investigation and have demonstrated how we work to mitigate risks and keep our people safe, and our publicly available data show we reduced injury rates in the U.S. nearly 15% between 2019 and 2021.”

OSHA also cited Amazon with 14 violations for improper recordkeeping in the company’s injury reports during the rst round of investigation in December, levying $29,008 more in possible nes.

No Amazon workers are unionized in Colorado — the only unionized Amazon warehouse is in Staten Island, New York. e Amazon Labor Union tried to organize at a warehouse in Albany, New York, but employees voted no to a union in October. E orts to organize service

workers from Apple to Starbucks last year were met with mixed results. Several Starbucks stores in Colorado have voted to unionize, but contracts are still under negotiation.

Amazon employs more than 20,000 full- and part-time workers in Colorado. Many work in the warehouses and as ful llment center workers. A number are also employed at the 22 Whole Foods Market grocery stores around the state.

e company opened its rst warehouse in Colorado in 2016. e Aurora facility, known as DEN5, is where the latest OSHA citations were issued. Workers at the facility sort already sealed packages and then route them by ZIP code to local post o ces for faster delivery to Colorado customers. Its rst ful llment center opened in 2018, also in Aurora, followed by another in ornton where employees are assisted by robots. A Colorado Springs warehouse opened in 2021. e company is also constructing a new ful llment center in Loveland.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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Public Trustees

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200309

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

TROY S. ANDERSON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF QUERCUS MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST

Date of Deed of Trust

August 14, 2008

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 25, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2008080622

Original Principal Amount

$120,389.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$114,111.29

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

UNIT 302. BUILDING 6385, THE GRACE PLACE CONDOMINIUMS, AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED APRIL 30, 1985 AT RECEPTION NO. 85039667 AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR GRACE PLACE CONDOMINIUMS. RECORDED AUGUST 16, 1984 AT RECEPTION NO. 84077730, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO § 38-35-109(5), C.R.S. RECORDED ON 10/3/2017 AT REC. NO. 2017101753

Also known by street and number as: 6385 OAK STREET #302, ARVADA, CO 80004. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO § 38-35-109(5), C.R.S. RECORDED ON 10/3/2017 AT REC. NO. 2017101753

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009538109

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200307

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

ANGEL LUIS CLAUDIO AND KATHLEEN G HOTCHKISS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

24, 2012

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-22-948203-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 legal Notice NO. J2200344

May

This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) MICHAEL J BULLOCK

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR PARAMOUNT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.

Holder of Evidence of Debt

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 8, BLOCK 3, LEYDEN ROCK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 2026218008

Also known by street and number as:

8647 WINDY ST, ARVADA, CO 80007.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 17-015957

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public

LOT 1, BLOCK 2, MEADOWGLEN FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9193 W 81ST LN, ARVADA, CO 80005.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009565045

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200307 First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200344

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 6, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records. Original Grantor(s) George Edward Robertson

2012117461 Original Principal Amount $89,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $54,744.53

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

PARCEL A: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

STARTING AT THE NORTH 1/4 CORNER

STONE OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.;

THENCE SOUTH 89° 14' 10" WEST, ALONG THE NORTH SECTION LINE, 1,104 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF 16 FOOT ACCESS ROAD SOUTH 12°05'10"

EAST, 82.96 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 16°56'50" EAST,

159.29 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 7°56'10" EAST, 48.63 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 3°51'30" WEST, 64.27 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 24°12'40" WEST,

42.47 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 26°17'40" WEST, 102.42 FEET;

THENCE LEAVING THE ROADWAY EASEMENT SOUTH 77°02' WEST, 31.9 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 8°32'10" WEST, 487.56 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 89°14'10" EAST, 100 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND DESCRIBED AS TRACT C ON MAP NUMBER 38-44-112 FILE NUMBER BOOK 57 AT PAGE 19 RECORDED IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO.

PARCEL B: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WHICH LIES SOUTH 89°14'10" WEST, 1,204 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14;

THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 08°32'10" EAST, 487.56 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 26°48' WEST, 201.27 FEET; THENCE NORTH 22°44'50" WEST, 326.25 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO SAID NORTH LINE OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 89°14'10"EAST, 145.17 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT E, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 17611 N Canyon Rd, Littleton, CO 80127. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 12/06/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

First Publication: 2/9/2023 Last Publication: 3/9/2023 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200337

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 30, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) MATTHEW G. NIEMERG

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC

F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 27, 2020

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 28, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

2021096564

Book/Page No.)

Original Principal Amount $374,440.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$363,648.79

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 426, APPLE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

5932 CULEBRA CT, GOLDEN, CO 80403-1010.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/30/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009661299

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200337

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200329

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 17, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Tinh Nguyen AND Trinh Thi Diem Nguyen

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 16, 2019

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 22, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019061934

Original Principal Amount

$402,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$379,447.48

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3, BLOCK 6, SUN VALLEY ESTATES FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 300071238

Also known by street and number as:

864 S Hoyt St, Lakewood, CO 80226-4022.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/09/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Lyndsay Smith, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Lynn M Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 22-028767

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200329

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200328

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 17, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Barbara Buell Paige AND Joshua W. Brown

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 11, BLOCK 5, SHERIDAN GREEN SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 11517 Marshall Street, Westminster, CO 80020.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/09/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Lyndsay Smith, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Lynn M Janeway #15592 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 22-028602

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 17, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jeanette A. Duff and Robert F. Duff

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Home Mortgage Experts, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust July 03, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 09, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019057734

Original Principal Amount $309,999.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $306,627.51

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO 390, BUILDING NO. 61, AS SHOWN ON THE FIRST AMENDED CONDOMINIUM MAP OF GREEN MOUNTAIN TOWNHOUSES (SECOND

Also known by street and number as: 661 S Xenon Ct, Lakewood, CO 80228-2820.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/09/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21047

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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- PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200313

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

STEPHEN MICHAEL SEWALK

Original Beneficiary(ies) PENTAGON FEDERAL C.U.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust December 27, 2016 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 10, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017003259 Original Principal Amount $600,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $525,134.10

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Pursuant to, but not limited to, Paragraph 18, of the Deed of Trust, the debt has been accelerated and immediate payment in full of all sums are due because all or any part of the Property or any Interest in the Property has been sold or transferred without Lender’s prior written consent.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 61, VILLAGE ESTATES AT RIVA CHASE, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

22141 CHIPPEWA LN, GOLDEN, CO 80401.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009586686

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2200313

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200331

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 17, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

BENJAMIN J MARTINEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MARKETPLACE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

MSR Asset Vehicle LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

May 31, 2016

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 01, 2016

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2016051985

Original Principal Amount

$320,400.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $305,375.72

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 63, WILLIAMSBURG FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7917 S FLOWER CT, LITTLETON, CO 80128.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/09/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009634858

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200333

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 17, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) JAMES HARLEY WADSWORTH, JR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust

April 22, 2019 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 23, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019031160

Original Principal Amount $505,672.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $427,919.56

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Part of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32; thence North along the West line of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 32, 110.00 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32, a distance of 150 feet; thence South parallel with the West line of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4 a distance of 110.00 feet to the South line of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4; thence West along the South line of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4 a distance of 150 feet to the point of beginning, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 2300 YOUNGFIELD ST, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/09/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Lyndsay Smith, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 22-028741

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2200333

First Publication: 1/19/2023

Last Publication: 2/16/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200323

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Johnny Gonzales Original Beneficiary(ies) V.R.M. Pension Plan Trust Current Holder of Evidence of Debt New Direction Trust Company

as Custodian FBO Sandra Craft Roth IRA

Date of Deed of Trust

August 19, 2019

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 21, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019074467

Original Principal Amount

$436,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$436,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments as required by the terms of the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 32, Block 3, Briarwood Park, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 317 S. Queen Cir., Lakewood, CO 80226.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Joseph A. Murr #14427 Murr Siler & Accomazzo, P.C. 1999 Broadway, Suite 3100, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-2277

Attorney File # 7230.012

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO. J2200323

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200322

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

JEFFREY E STEPHENS AND AUDREY N STEPHENS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

March 12, 2009

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 23, 2009

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2009035585

Original Principal Amount

$251,675.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$185,052.27

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 84, GOVERNOR'S RANCH FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 5915314001

Also known by street and number as:

9685 WEST POWERS CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Holly R.Shilliday #24423

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-22-946615-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Eugene A. Heslin

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

November 23, 2020

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 01, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2020158720

Original Principal Amount

$862,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$233,832.03

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Inc.

Principal Balance $174,369.73

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 8, BLOCK 1, COUNTRYSIDE FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 10366 Owens Cir, Broomfield, CO 80021-3763.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 41, MARSHDALE PARK SECOND ADDITION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6594 Marshmerry Ln, Evergreen, CO 80439. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

30, 2022, the undersigned Pub-

Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records. Original Grantor(s)

Kelly

Beneficiary(ies)

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,

nominee for Universal Lending Corporation

Holder of Evidence of Debt

Loan Services, LLC

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 10, NORTH ARVADA PARK

SECOND ADDITION THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6537 Otis St, Arvada, CO 80003.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/30/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (844) 322-6558

Attorney File # 19CO00344-3

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200336

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200327

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Sarah P. White Original Beneficiary(ies)

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 4, WESTBOROUGH - FILING NO.2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3057 S Garland Ct, Lakewood, CO 80227.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21062

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200327

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200315

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jennifer L. Bresnahan Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Broker Solutions Inc. dba New American Funding

Date of Deed of Trust

October 17, 2017

County of Recording

Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 17, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2017107036**

Original Principal Amount $351,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $329,335.30

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 20, MOUNTAIN VIEW ESTATES, 5TH FILING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement effective October 1, 2019.

Also known by street and number as:

775 Urban Street, Lakewood, CO 80401.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Lyndsay Smith, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO-20685

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200315

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200335

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 30, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Fred Schlott and Barbara Schlott

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

January 26, 2004

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 12, 2004

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

F1982678

Original Principal Amount

$100,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$75,230.58

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE SOUTHERLY 660.00 FEET OF THE WEST-

ERLY 165.00 FEET OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

5990 W Coal Mine Ave, Littleton, CO 80123-3906.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTL ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023 Last Publication: 3/9/2023 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/30/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 9267 Gray Ct, Westminster, CO 80031.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

By:

Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-943711-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 30, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) CATHERINE NOVAK

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR INTERBANK MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

January 16, 2014

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 30, 2014

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2014007386

Original Principal Amount $296,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $249,621.78

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE NORTH 330 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1320 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 124, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8946 S DEER CREEK CANYON RD, LITTLETON, CO 80127.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A

LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/30/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File

of Trust:

9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

On

you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

UNIT 9, KIMBERLY SQUARE, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE MAP FILED FOR RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 14, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED FEBRUARY 9, 1965 IN BOOK 1777 AT PAGE 129, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1268 Reed Street, Lakewood, CO 80214.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

Outstanding Principal Balance

$15,980.50

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 330, ALLENDALE, FOURTH FILING, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6140 Quail St, Arvada, CO 80004.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-946820-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200317

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 12/06/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295

Attorney File # 22-028837

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re-

vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200342

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200326

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) James A. Doremus Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Ideal Home Loans LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citizens Bank NA f/k/a RBS Citizens NA

Date of Deed of Trust

July 15, 2019 County of Recording

Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 19, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019061752** Original Principal Amount

$246,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$272,797.27

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, FRANKLIN SQUARE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 02/03/2022 at Reception No. 2022014164 in the records of the Jefferson county clerk and recorder,

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/ First

Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO10423

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200326

First Publication: 1/12/2023 Last Publication: 2/9/2023 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200348

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 6, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Robert J Dosmann Jr, Carolyn A Dosmann Original Beneficiary(ies)

U.S. Bank National Association Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association

Date of Deed of Trust

December 01, 2006 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 25, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2007009864

Original Principal Amount $55,100.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $55,063.98

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 12, LEAWOOD FILING NUMBER 2, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6244 W Leawood Dr, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 12/06/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-947773-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200348

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200314

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s)

Patrick Valdez and Jennifer Valdez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

U.S. Bank National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank National Association

Date of Deed of Trust

October 04, 2016

County of Recording Jefferson

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 28, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2016112441

Original Principal Amount

$100,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$99,953.60

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 8, CARMAC HEIGHTS BLOCKS

6 TO 12, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

1366 Chase St S, Lakewood, CO 80232-5933.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A

LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE

EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/01/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-943992-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No. J2200314

Publication: 1/12/2023

Publication: 2/9/2023

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2200318

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On November 9, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 22, WILLOW SPRINGS FILING NO. 4, CHIMNEY ROCK, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 5/13/2019 at Reception No. 2019037818 in the records of the Jefferson county clerk and recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as:

6291 Chimney Rock Trail, Morrison, CO 80465.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

B.Violations

1. Any person who receives written notice from the Jefferson County Building Division stating that a building or structure owned by such person has been determined to be unsafe under the Unsafe Building Code and who fails to comply with such notice commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000 for each separate violation, which shall be collected by the Treasurer of Jefferson County and paid into the treasury of Jefferson County. As provided in C.R.S. § 30-15402(2), any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Unsafe Building Code shall also pay a $10 surcharge, which shall be collected by the clerk of the court and transmitted to the court administrator of the judicial district in which the offense occurred for credit to the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund.

2. In addition to the penalties described above, if any person fails to comply with such notice, Jefferson County shall have the right to order the repair, rehabilitation, demolition and/or removal of any buildings or structures deemed to be unsafe and to levy the cost of such work as a special assessment against the property on which the unsafe building or structure is located, in accordance with the provisions of the Unsafe Building Code.

CC13-326, CC15-490, CC16-014, CC18-338. CC18-365

Purpose: An Ordinance, pursuant to the authority granted by C.R.S. § 30-15-401.5, adopting the International Fire Code (2018 Edition) as the minimum fire safety standard within unincorporated Jefferson County.

Policy: The International Fire Code (2018 Edition), Minimum Fire Safety Standards

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make

FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST

Lot 4, Block 10, North Arvada Park Second Addition Third Filing, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 6537 Otis Street, Arvada, CO 80003.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/02/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/09/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Harry L. Simon, Esq. #7942

The Law Office of Harry L. Simon, P.C. 10200 East Girard Avenue, Building B, Suite 120, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 758-6601

Attorney File # CCU v. Kelly

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 6, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Norman L. Dunn and Holly P. Dunn

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 03/30/2023 via remote, web-based auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 12/06/2022

Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Heather L. Deere #28597 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11654

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. J2200349

First Publication: 2/9/2023

Last Publication: 3/9/2023

Name of Publication: Golden Transcript City and County

LEGAL NOTICE AND PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Ordinance titled “Unsafe Buildings and Structures” in Hearing Room 1 of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building or Virtually at www.jeffco.us/ meetings at 8:00 a.m. on February 21, 2021, when and where all parties may appear and be heard

Further notice is hereby given that said public hearing may, at the discretion of the Board, be continued from time to time without further notice until a decision is announced by the Board. The proposed ordinance is set out in full below:

ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting Policy Part 3, Chapter 8, Section 5 Unsafe Buildings and Structures.

Title: Regulatory Policy Unsafe Buildings and Structures Policy No. Part 3, Regulations Chapter 8, Property

Section 5

Effective Date

Policy Custodian Building Safety

Adoption/Revision Date

Adopting Resolution(s):

References (Statutes/Resos/Policies): C.R.S. §§ 30-15-401, 30-28-204; CC13-287, CC13-326, CC15-329, CC15-353, CC15-389, CC18-339, CC18-364

Purpose: An Ordinance, pursuant to the authority granted by C.R.S. § 30-15-401 prescribing regulations governing the enforcement of Jefferson County’s unsafe building and structure code within unincorporated Jefferson County.

Policy: Unsafe Buildings and Structures

A. Adoption Jefferson County currently administers Appendix Y to the 2018 Jefferson County Building Code and the 2018 Jefferson County Residential Code, entitled “Unsafe Buildings and Structures” (the “Unsafe Building Code”). The full text of the Unsafe Building Code is incorporated into this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein. This Ordinance establishes regulations governing the enforcement of the Unsafe Building Code.

C.Application

This Ordinance shall apply to all buildings and structures within the limits of unincorporated Jefferson County, except for buildings or structures on “affected land” (as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 34-32-103(1.5)) subject to the “Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act” or on lands subject to the “Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act.”

D.Severability

Should any provision of this Ordinance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.

E.Prior Ordinances

This Ordinance shall supersede all prior Ordinances establishing regulations governing the enforcement of the Unsafe Building Code within unincorporated Jefferson County.

Legal Notice No. 415691

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado, that AC Golden, LLC d/b/a/ Denver Biscuit Company/Atomic Cowboy/Fat

Sully’s, has applied for a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License to sell Malt, Vinous & Spirituous liquor for consumption on the premises of the licensee only, at 1100 Washington Ave., Golden, CO 80401. Owner/members are Atomic Provisions, LLC 1515 Adams Street, Denver, CO 80202 and Drew Shader, 5125 E. 6th Ave. Parkway, Denver, CO 80220. Application was filed with the Authority on November 15, 2022.

The Golden Local Licensing Authority has scheduled a public hearing on this application for Tuesday, February 21, 2022, at a meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO.

Interested persons are invited to appear at said hearing. Written petitions and remonstrances may be filed with the City Clerk, 911 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401, or by email, clerks@cityofgolden. net, no later than Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 415680

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on February 6, 2023:

Ordinance #4835 An Ordinance Annexing

Certain Land into the City of Arvada, Colorado, Sabell Filing 3, a Parcel of Land Located West of Urban Street and South of West 58th Avenue in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado.

Ordinance #4836 An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Sabell Filing 3, from Jefferson County A-2 (Agricultural) to City of Arvada PUD (Planned Development), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Parcel of Land West of Urban Street and South of West 58th Avenue.

Ordinance #4837 An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Ralston Gardens, from RN-7.5 (Residential Neighborhood 7,500) to MX-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Parcel of Land Generally Located at the Southeast Corner of Ralston Road and Garrison Street, Formerly Known as 5790 Garrison Street.

Legal Notice No. 415687

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript LEGAL NOTICE AND PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Ordinance titled “The International Fire Code (2018 Edition), Minimum Fire Safety Standard” or Virtually at www.jeffco. us/meetings in Hearing Room 1 of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building at 8:00

on February 21, 2021, when and where all parties may appear and be heard.

A. Adoption

The 2018 edition of the International Fire Code, as promulgated by the International Code Council, with Appendices E, F and G only (the “Fire Code”) shall serve as the minimum fire safety standards for unincorporated Jefferson County. The full text of the 2018 edition of the International Fire Code is incorporated into this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein, save and except for Appendices A-D and H-N, which are expressly excluded from the Fire Code.

B.Application

1. The Fire Code shall be controlling within the limits of unincorporated Jefferson County to the maximum extent permitted by law.

2.If any fire protection district (or other special district that provides fire protection) organized pursuant to C.R.S., Title 32 adopts its own fire code and such code is approved by the Board of County Commissioners, such code shall be controlling in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County within the boundaries of the special district.

C.Enforcement

1. Fire protection districts organized pursuant to C.R.S. Title 32 who have adopted the Fire Code shall enforce the Fire Code within their respective jurisdictions.

2. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shall enforce the Fire Code in areas of unincorporated Jefferson County that are not within the jurisdiction of a fire protection district.

3. Any decision of the Sheriff based on or made in the enforcement of the Fire Code (including any decision to disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Fire Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Fire Code has been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted) may be appealed to the Board of Appeals within 30 days from the date of the decision appealed. The Board of Appeals shall be the Jefferson County Board of Review.

D.Violations

Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Fire Code commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000 for each separate violation, which shall be collected by the Treasurer of Jefferson County and paid into the treasury of Jefferson County. As provided in C.R.S. § 30-15402(2), any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Fire Code shall also pay a $10 surcharge, which shall be collected by the clerk of the court and transmitted to the court administrator of the judicial district in which the offense occurred for credit to the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund.

E.Severability

Should any provision of this Ordinance or the Fire Code be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate this Ordinance or the Fire Code as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.

F. Prior Ordinances

This Ordinance shall supersede all prior Ordinances addressing The International Fire Code, Minimum Fire Safety Standards.

Legal Notice No. 415694

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado that King of Wings LLC d/b/a King of Wings, has applied for a Tavern Liquor License to sell Malt, Vinous & Spirituous liquor for consumption on the premises of the licensee only, at 1100 Arapahoe Street, Golden, CO 80401. Owner and registered manager is Evan Pierce, 7808 W. 43rd Pl, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 along with owner Edward Renshaw, 1650 Raleigh St. #443, Denver, CO 80209. Application was filed with the Authority on November 29, 2022.

The Golden Local Licensing Authority has scheduled a public hearing on this application for Tuesday, February 21, 2022, at a meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO. Interested persons are invited to appear at said hearing. Written petitions and remonstrances may be filed with the City Clerk, 911 Tenth Street, Golden, CO 80401, or by email, clerks@cityofgolden. net, no later than Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 415681

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Ordinance titled “Illicit Stormwater Discharge” in Hearing Room 1 of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building or Virtually at www.jeffco.us/meetings at 8:00 a.m. on February 21, 2021, when and where all parties may appear and be heard.

Further notice is hereby given that said public hearing may, at the discretion of the Board, be continued from time to time without further notice until a decision is announced by the Board. The proposed ordinance is set out in full below:

ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting Policy Part 7, Chapter 2, Section 7 Illicit Stormwater Discharge.

Title: Regulatory Policy

Illicit Stormwater Discharge

Policy No.

Part 7, Planning and Land Use

Chapter 2, Regulations

Section 7 Effective Date

Policy Custodian Planning and Zoning Adoption/Revision Date

Adopting Resolution(s):

References (Statutes/Resos/Policies): C.R.S.

§18-4-511, §30-15-401, §16-13-305; CC12-371, CC12-414, CC16-116, CC19-116, CC19-133

Purpose: An ordinance, pursuant to the authority granted by §30-15-401(1)(a)(V) and §30-15401(11)(a)(1), C.R.S., regulating illicit Stormwater discharge within unincorporated Jefferson County.

The purposes of this Ordinance is to regulate the contribution of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) by Stormwater discharges by any user, to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Jefferson County through the regulation of non-Stormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), to prohibit illicit connections and discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), to establish procedures to carry out the inspection, surveillance and monitoring necessary to ensure compliance with this Ordinance, to promote public awareness of the hazards involved in the improper discharge of trash, yard waste, lawn chemicals, pet waste, wastewater, grease, oil, petroleum products, cleaning products, paint products, hazardous waste, sediment and other pollutants into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), and, to ensure Jefferson County is in compliance with CDPS Permit No. COR-090000 and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Commission Regulations No . 61 (Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations), No. 73 (Chatfield Reservoir Control Regulation) and No. 74 (Bear Creek Watershed Control Regulation).

Policy: Illicit Stormwater Discharge

A. Definitions For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following definitions shall apply:

1. Authorized Enforcement Agency: The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division and the Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office and/or their designated agents.

2. Best Management Practices (BMPs): Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good house-keeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to Stormwater, receiving waters, or Stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

3. Colorado Discharge Permit System or CDPS: The State of Colorado’s system of permitting discharges (e.g. Stormwater, wastewater) to Waters of the State which corresponds to the Federal NPDES permits under the Federal Clean Water Act.

4. CDPHE: The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment.

5. Construction Activity: Activities including but not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, and demolition.

6. Emergency Fire Fighting Discharge: A discharge of non-Stormwater to the MS4 or Waters of the State resulting from the act of extinguishing fires.

7. Hazardous Material: Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

8. Illicit Connection: (1) Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an Illicit Discharge to enter the storm drain system, including but not limited to any conveyance which allows any non-Stormwater discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system, or (2) any connection to the storm drain system from indoor drains, sump pumps and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an Authorized Enforcement Agency; or any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an Authorized Enforcement Agency.

9. Illicit Discharge: Any prohibited direct or indirect Non-Stormwater Discharge to MS4.

10. Mobile Washing Operation: A commercial activity involving power washing, steam cleaning, and any other method of mobile cosmetic cleaning of, by way of example, the following: vehicles, fabric, pets and/or exterior surfaces.

11. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System or MS4: The system of conveyances including, but not limited to, roads with drainage systems, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, inlets, retention and detention ponds, outfalls, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains owned and/or maintained by Jefferson County and designed for collecting or conveying Stormwater and which is not used for collecting or conveying sewage.

12. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit: A permit issued by United State’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (or by a State under authority delegated pursuant to 33 USC § 1342(b) i.e. Colorado Discharge Permit System) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to Waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area-wide basis.

13. Non-Stormwater Discharge: Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of Stormwater.

14.Person: Any individual, association, trust, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity recognized by law and acting as either the owner or as the owner’s agent.

15.Pollutant: Anything, which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes; yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects; accumulations that may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; wastes and residues that result from mobile washing operations; noxious or offensive matter of any kind, and any soil, sediment, rock, and any type of landscaping material.

16.Premises: Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.

17. Stormwater: Any surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation.

18. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan or Stormwater Management Plan: A document which describes the Best Management Practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to Stormwater, Stormwater conveyance systems, and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.

19.Threatened Discharge: A condition creating a substantial probability of harm, when the probability and potential extent of harm make it reasonably necessary to take immediate action to prevent, reduce or mitigate damages to persons, property or natural resources.

20.Watercourse: A natural or artificial channel through which Stormwater or floodwater can flow, either regularly or infrequently.

21.Waters of the State/United States (State waters): Any and all surface waters that are contained in or flow in or through the State of Colorado. The definition includes all Watercourses, even if they are usually dry. (Note: These terms are used interchangeably throughout.)

B. Applicability This Ordinance shall apply to all water entering the MS4 generated on any developed or undeveloped lands within the area of unincorporated Jefferson County, unless explicitly exempted by this Ordinance.

C. Responsibility for Administration

The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. Any powers granted or duties imposed upon the Authorized Enforcement Agency may be delegated in writing by the Director of Planning and Zoning to persons or entities acting in the beneficial interest of or in the employ of the agency.

D. Ultimate Responsibility

The standards set forth herein and promulgated pursuant to this Ordinance are minimum standards; therefore this Ordinance does not intend nor imply that compliance by any person will ensure that there will be no contamination, pollution, nor unauthorized discharge of pollutants.

E. Discharge Prohibitions, Exemptions and Requirements

1. Prohibition of Illicit Discharges

a. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 or Watercourses any Pollutants or waters containing any Pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than Stormwater.

b. It shall be unlawful to cause Pollutants to be deposited in such a manner or location as to constitute a Threatened Discharge into MS4 or Waters of the State. Pollutants that are no longer contained in a pipe, tank or other container are considered to be Threatened Discharges unless they are actively being cleaned up.

2. Prohibition of Illicit Connections

a.The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of Illicit Connections to the MS4 is prohibited.

b.This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, Illicit Connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.

c.A person is considered to be in violation of this Ordinance if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the MS4 or allows such a connection to continue.

3. Exemptions

The commencement, conduct or continuance of any Illicit Discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described as follows:

a. The following discharges are exempt from the discharge prohibitions established by this Ordinance when properly managed: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, irrigation return flow, rising ground water, uncontaminated ground water infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation or footing drains, crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, residential washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinatedtypically less than one PPM chlorine), Emergency Fire Fighting Activities, Stormwater runoff with incidental pollutants, agricultural Stormwater runoff, and any water incidental to street sweeping that is not associated with construction.

b. Ag ricultural irrigation activities and road maintenance activities performed by state or local governments are exempt from the discharge prohibitions established by this Ordinance provided that BMPs or standardized industry practices are followed.

c. Dye testing is an allowable discharge but requires a written notification to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division at least 24 hours prior to the time of the test.

d.The discharge prohibition shall not apply to any Non-Stormwater Discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, CDPS permit, or CDPHE issued policy provided that the discharge is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, guidance or order and other applicable laws and regulations.

e. Discharges that are in accordance with the CDPHE-WQCD Low Risk Policy guidance documents or other CDPHE-WQCD policies and guidance documents where the CDPHE-WQCD has stated that it will not pursue permit coverage or enforcement for specified point source discharges.

4. Requirements Applicable to Potential Dischargers

a.Watercourse Protection. Every person owning property through which a Watercourse passes, or such person's lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of the Watercourse within the property free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the Watercourse. Irrigation structures themselves are excepted. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a Watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the Watercourse.

b.Minimization of Irrigation Runoff. A discharge of irrigation water that is of sufficient quantity to cause a concentrated flow in the storm drainage system is prohibited. Irrigation systems shall be managed to reduce the discharge of water from a site.

c.Cleaning of Paved Surfaces Required. The owner of any paved parking lot, street or drive shall clean the pavement as required to prevent the buildup and discharge of Pollutants. The visible buildup of mechanical fluid, waste materials, sediment or debris is a violation of this Ordinance. Paved surfaces shall be cleaned by dry sweeping, wet vacuum sweeping, collection and treatment of wash water or other methods in compliance with this Ordinance.

d.Mobile Washing Operations. Mobile washing operations shall not discharge to the storm drainage system in violation of this Ordinance.

e.Maintenance of Equipment. Any leak or spill related to equipment maintenance in an outdoor, uncovered area should be contained to prevent the potential release of Pollutants.

f. Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers. Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers shall be applied in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and applicable laws. Excessive application shall be avoided.

F. Suspensions Due to Emergency Situations

1. The Authorized Enforcement Agency may, without prior notice, suspend MS4 discharge access to a person when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or Threatened Discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, or to the health or welfare of persons, or to the MS4 or Waters of the United States. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension order issued in an emergency, Authorized Enforcement Agency may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the MS4 or Waters of the United States, or to minimize danger to persons.

2.Termination due to the Detection of Illicit Discharge

Any person discharging to the MS4 in violation of this Ordinance may have their MS4 access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an Illicit Discharge. The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division will notify a violator of the proposed termination of its MS4 access. The violator may petition the Board of County Commissioners for reconsideration and hearing as set forth in Section K(2) below.

A person commits acivil infraction if the person reinstates MS4 access to a Premises terminated pursuant to this Ordinance, without the prior written approval of the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division.

G. Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges

Any person subject to an industrial or construction activity CDPS Stormwater Discharge Permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be required in a form acceptable to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division prior to the allowing of discharges to the MS4.

H. Access and Inspection of Properties and Facilities

1.Access to Facilities

The Authorized Enforcement Agency shall be

allowed to enter and inspect permitted facilities subject to regulation under this Ordinance as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this Ordinance. If a discharger has security measures in force, which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its Premises, the discharger shall make the necessary arrangements to allow access to representatives of Authorized Enforcement Agency.

Facility operators shall allow the Authorized Enforcement Agency ready access to all parts of the Premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records that must be kept under the conditions of an NPDES Permit to Discharge Stormwater, and the performance of any additional duties as defined by state and federal law.

The Authorized Enforcement Agency shall have the right to set up on any permitted facility such devices as are necessary in the opinion of the Authorized Enforcement Agency to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the facility's Stormwater discharge.

The Authorized Enforcement Agency has the right to require the discharger to install monitoring equipment as necessary to ensure the protection of public health and environment. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the discharger at its own expense. All devices used to measure Stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.

Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the owner or lessee of the property at the written or oral request of the Authorized Enforcement Agency and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the owner or lessee.

Unreasonable delays in allowing the Authorized Enforcement Agency access to a permitted facility is a violation of a Stormwater discharge permit and of this Ordinance. A person who is the operator of a facility with a NPDES Permit to Discharge Stormwater associated with industrial activity commits an offense if the person denies the Authorized Enforcement Agency reasonable access to the permitted facility for the purpose of conducting any activity authorized or required by this Ordinance.

If the Authorized Enforcement Agency has been refused access to any part of the Premises from which Stormwater is discharged, and he/she is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this Ordinance, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program designed to verify compliance with this Ordinance or any order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety, and welfare of the community, then the Authorized Enforcement Agency may seek issuance of a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction.

I. Requirement to Prevent, Control, and Reduce Stormwater Pollutants by the Use of Best Management Practices

The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division will adopt requirements identifying Best Management Practices (BMPs) for any activity, operation, or facility, which may cause or contribute to pollution or contamination of Stormwater, the storm drain system, or Waters of the State. The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide, at their own expense, reasonable protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into the municipal storm drain system or Watercourses through the use of these structural and nonstructural BMPs. Further, any person responsible for a property or Premises, which is, or may be, the source of an Illicit Discharge may be required to implement, at said person’s expense, additional structural and non-structural BMPs to prevent the further discharge of Pollutants to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System. Compliance with all terms and conditions of a valid NPDES or CDPS Permit authorizing the discharge of Stormwater associated with industrial activity, to the extent practicable, shall be deemed compliant with the provisions of this section. These BMPs shall be part of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPP) or Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) as necessary for compliance with requirements of the NPDES or CDPS Permit.

J. Notification of Spills

Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a Premises, or responsible for emergency response for such Premises has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are resulting or may result in Illicit Discharges into Stormwater, the storm drain system, or State Waters, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of Hazardous Materials said person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of non-hazardous materials, said person shall notify the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division in person or by phone no later than 24 hours. Notifications in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division within five (5) calendar days of the initial notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three (3) years.

K. Violations, Abatement, Enforcement and Penalties

1.Notice of Violation

When the Authorized Enforcement Agency finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this Ordinance, the Authorized Enforcement Agency may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. Such notice may require without limitation:

a. The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;

b. The elimination of Illicit Connections or Dis-

charges;

c.That violating discharges, practices, or operations shall cease and desist;

d. The abatement or remediation of Stormwater pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property;

e. Payment to cover administrative and remediation costs; and

f. The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs.

If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, Jefferson County may seek the enforcement of the work through injunction or other legal means, or the work will be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator. Each day or part of a day that the violation occurs or continues is a separate offense.

The notice of violation shall be served by handdelivery or by first-class mail. Any such notice shall be deemed valid if it is mailed to the address of the owner of the Premises on file with the Jefferson County Assessor’s Office for the receipt of tax notices or mailed as otherwise set forth herein. A copy of the same notice shall be sent to the “occupant” of the property if the property address and the owners address differ. If a person violates this Ordinance and such violation is not associated with a specific premise, then: if the violation is committed by a person that is a legal entity, notice to such entity shall be deemed valid if sent to the registered agent’s address on file with the Secretary of State; or, if the violation is committed by a person other than a legal entity, notice shall be deemed valid if sent to such person at the person’s residence, if known, or to any address of such person reported by such person in any political subdivision or State official records, kept for any purpose whatsoever.

If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation, the Authorized Enforcement Agency may pursue civil enforcement pursuant this Section K.

2.Appeal of Notice of Violation

Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal to the Board of County Commissioners the determination of the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division. Any exemptions, waivers, or variances included in the appeal of the Notice of Violation must comply with the terms and conditions of the MS4 Permit (COR090000). The notice of appeal must be received within 10 days from the date of the notice of violation. Hearing on the appeal before the Board of County Commissioners shall take place within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the notice of appeal. The decision of the Board of County Commissioners shall be final. Nothing in this Section K(2) shall impact the County’s ability to seek abatement, as described in Section K(3) below, or any other remedies during the pendency of such appeal process.

3.Abatement

The Authorized Enforcement Agency may apply to the county court or the district court having jurisdiction over the property for an administrative entry and seizure warrant permitting the Authorized Enforcement Agency and/or any additional persons deemed necessary and appropriate to abate the violation to enter the Premises and take any and all actions necessary to abate the conditions violating this Ordinance and for restoration of the affected Premises. Such application to the court shall include: (1) a copy of this Ordinance,(2) a sworn or affirmed affidavit stating the factual basis for such warrant, (3) evidence that notice of violation has been provided or that reasonable efforts to serve the notice of violation have been made to no avail and such person has failed to abate the condition within the prescribed period, and (4) a general description of the location of the Premises that is the subject of the warrant and a list of corrective actions needed.

Within ten (10) days after the date of issuance of an administrative entry and seizure warrant, the Authorized Enforcement Agency shall (A) execute the warrant in accordance with directions by the issuing court, (B) deliver or mail a copy of such warrant to the property owner where the violation has occurred by first-class mail, and (C) submit proof of the execution of such warrant to the court, including a written inventory of any property impounded by the Authorized Enforcement Agency.

4.Collection of Costs

Upon notice to and failure of the property owner to abate or mitigate the discharge of Pollutants, the County may perform the work needed to comply with this Ordinance. The whole cost thereof, including five percent for inspection and other incidental costs in connection therewith, shall become an assessment upon the property from which such condition has been abated or remediated. The County shall keep a written record of all such costs which shall be part of the file. Any assessment pursuant to this Ordinance shall, once recorded, be a lien against such property until paid and shall have priority based upon its date of recording. In case such assessment is not paid within 60 days after notice is mailed to the property owner, it may be certified by the County Clerk and Recorder to the County Treasurer, who shall collect the assessment, together with a ten percent (10%) penalty for the cost of collection, in the same manner as other taxes are collected. The laws of this State for assessment and collection of general taxes, including the laws for the sale and redemption of property for taxes, shall apply to the collections of assessments pursuant to this Ordinance.

5.Civil Prosecution

Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance commits, pursuant to §30-15-402(1), C.R.S., a civil infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second repeat offense, and $1,000 for the third and subsequent repeat offenses. Each day during which such violation of this Ordinance continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Public Notices

The penalty assessment procedure set out in section 16-2-201, C.R.S. and section 16-2.3.102, C.R.S., shall be followed in enforcing this Ordinance pursuant to this Section.

In addition to the penalties prescribed in this Section K, persons convicted of a violation of this Ordinance shall be subject to a surcharge of ten dollars ($10) that shall be paid to the clerk of the court by the defendant as provided by §30-15-402(2)(a), C.R.S. and any other fines or surcharges deemed appropriate by the court. The County Attorney is authorized to prosecute violations of this Ordinance.

6. Remedies Not Exclusive

The remedies listed in this Ordinance are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law or procedure, and it is within the discretion of the Authorized Enforcement Agency to seek cumulative remedies.

L. Severability

If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.

Legal Notice No. 415692

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

CITY OF EDGEWATER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE EDGEWATER LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Edgewater Liquor Licensing Authority in the City Council Chambers, 1800 Harlan St., Edgewater, CO 80214, and Virtually through the GoToMeeting App., on February 21, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. At such public hearing, the Liquor Licensing Authority will receive testimony and other evidence from all interested persons in consideration of a Permit Application & Report of Changes for a Modification of Premises filed by Dillon Companies, dba King Soopers #90, 1725 Sheridan Blvd., Edgewater, CO 80214. Virtual Login https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/593941517

tel:+15713173112, 593941517#

Access Code: 593-941-517

Legal Notice No. 415683

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript LEGAL NOTICE AND PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Ordinance titled “Jefferson County Distressed Real Property” in Hearing Room 1 of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building or Virtually at www. jeffco.us/meetings at 8:00 a.m. on February 21, 2021, when and where all parties may appear and be heard.

Further notice is hereby given that said public hearing may, at the discretion of the Board, be continued from time to time without further notice until a decision is announced by the Board. The proposed ordinance is set out in full below:

ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting Policy Part 3, Chapter 8, Section 1 Distressed Real Property.

Title: Regulatory Policy

Distressed Real Property Policy No.

Part 3, Regulations

Chapter 8, Property

Section 1

Effective Date Policy Custodian Sheriff Adoption/Revision Date

Adopting Resolution(s):

References (Statutes/Resos/Policies): C.R.S. § 30-15-401(1)(q) & (r); CC11-353

Purpose: An Ordinance, pursuant to the authority granted by C.R.S. § 30-15-401(1)(q) & (r), regulating distressed Real Property within unincorporated Jefferson County for the purposes of protecting public safety and health.

Policy: Regulation of Distressed Real Property

A. Definitions

1. “Distressed Property” means any Vacant Real Property in Foreclosure or any Vacant Real Property with a Hazardous Condition.

2. “Hazardous Condition” means a condition that threatens public safety and/or health.

3. “In Foreclosure” means that (1) a notice of election and demand has been recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder pursuant to section 38-38-102, C.R.S., (2) an action has been filed in a court requesting an order of foreclosure, and/or (3) a notice of default and sale has been served pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981. Real Property remains In Foreclosure until (1) the foreclosure proceedings are terminated without any transfer of title from the owner or (2) a party unaffiliated with the foreclosing party takes title to the Real Property and the Real Property becomes occupied by that title holder or persons authorized by that title holder.

4. “Preservation” of Distressed Property includes registration, security, and maintenance as described in this ordinance.

5. “Real Property” means both residential and non-residential improved land, including the improvements on such land.

6.“Responsible Party” means any (1) owner of the Real Property; (2) holder of a lien on the Real Property that has taken possession of the Real Property pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-38-601 to -602; or (3) receiver appointed to take possession of or to Preserve the Real Property.

7. “Secured” means inaccessible to unauthorized persons, including but not limited to having fences and walls in good repair, gates chained or locked, and doors, windows or other openings locked and in good repair, in conformance with all applicable standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

8.“Vacant” means unoccupied by the owner or persons authorized by the owner.

B.Registration of Vacant Real Property in Foreclosure

1. If a Real Property is Vacant and In Foreclosure, the Responsible Party shall register the property with the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Division by providing contact information for a person or entity responsible for the Preservation of the Real Property in Foreclosure, including a telephone number by which the person or entity responsible for the Preservation of the Real Property in Foreclosure may be contacted 24 hours a day in case of emergency. The Responsible Party shall register the Real Property within 10 days of the Real Property meeting the definition of In Foreclosure.

2. The Responsible Party may be required to pay a nonrefundable registration fee if specified by the Board of County Commissioners.

C.Registration of Other Distressed Property

The County may issue written notice to Responsible Parties requiring them to register any Real Property that becomes Distressed Property through identification of a Hazardous Condition. The Responsible Party shall register any such Distressed Property in accordance with the requirements of Section B above within 10 days of the issuance of such notice. The notice that may be provided in this section applies only to the registration requirements. The Security and Maintenance requirements of this Ordinance apply to any Distressed Property regardless of whether notice of a requirement for registration has been provided.

D.Security

The Responsible Party shall ensure that a Distressed Property remains Secured at all times. In the event that the property is not secured through no fault of the Responsible Party, the Responsible Party shall secure the property within 24 hours of notice or, if substantial construction is necessary to secure the Distressed Property, as soon as reasonably possible. Under no circumstances shall such time exceed 45 days unless circumstances beyond the control of the Responsible Party make timely compliance impossible.

E. Maintenance Standards for Distressed Properties

The Responsible Party for a Distressed Property shall ensure that the Real Property is maintained so that it does not have Hazardous Conditions. Examples of Hazardous Conditions include, but are not limited to:

1.Deteriorating structure.

2. Presence of trespassers.

3.Unmaintained pools and spas.

4.Failed septic systems.

5. Presence of graffiti.

F. Violations

1.A Responsible Party who violates this ordinance commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to fine pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-15-402(1) and -402(2)(a). Any law enforcement officer may enforce this ordinance through the penalty assessment procedure established by C.R.S. § 16-2-201. Every seven (7) calendar days from the date of the issuance of the initial penalty assessment during which a Responsible Party fails to correct a violation of this ordinance shall constitute a separate violation.

2.The penalty for such violation shall be a fine of not more than $1,000 for each separate violation.

3.The County Attorney is authorized to prosecute violations of this ordinance.

G.Validity of Other Laws and Requirements

1. Compliance with the requirements of this ordinance shall not relieve any person of the duty to comply with any other local, state, or federal laws or regulations, including zoning or building code regulations.

2. Compliance with the requirements of this ordinance shall not relieve any person of any obligations set forth in any covenant, condition, or restriction on property or common interest community/homeowners’ association requirement which may apply to the property.

Legal Notice No. 415693

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033, telephone number (303) 424-9661, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business (4:30 PM) on Friday, February 24, 2023 (not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 PM on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

By

/s/ Kathy Kadnuck,

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415591

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Sections 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002 and 32-1-902(2), C.R.S.

To Whom it May Concern and particularly to the electors of the Golden Gate Fire Protection District, Jefferson County Colorado.

Notice is hereby given that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7am and 7pm. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve four (4)-year terms. Eligible electors of the Golden Gate Fire Protection District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain the Self Nomination and Acceptance Form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO) listed below.

Sarah Shepherd info@ccrider.us 303-482-1002

P.O. Box 359 Littleton, CO 80160

The deadline to submit the Self Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business on Friday, February 24th, 2023 (not less than 67 days before to the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business Monday, February 27th, 2023 (64 days before the election).

Notice is further given that an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business Tuesday preceding the election, April 25th, 2023.

Golden Gate Fire Protection District

By: /S/ SARAH E. E. SHEPHERD

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415675

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR NORMANDY ESTATES METROPOLITAN RECREATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Normandy Estates Metropolitan Recreation District of Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

NORMANDY ESTATES METROPOLITAN RECREATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Micki L. Mills

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415654

First Publication: February 9, 2023

between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

HIGHLAND RESCUE TEAM AMBULANCE DISTRICT

By:/s/ Micki L. Mills

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415653

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COAL CREEK CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District of Jefferson, Boulder and Gilpin Counties, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a fouryear term and two (2) directors will be elected to serve a two-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

COAL CREEK CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By:/s/ Micki L. Mills

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415609

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

APEX PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Apex Park and Recreation District of Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”):

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 2nd day of May, 2023 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve four-year (4) terms. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO): Sarah Shepherd at info@ccrider.us, 303-482-1002 or with the District’s Deputy DEO: Brook-Lyn Greenwood, Apex Center, 13150 West 72nd Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005, 303.403.2518, Brook-LynG@apexprd.org.

The office of the DEO is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Deputy DEO’s office is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 24, 2023 (67th day before the election). An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate form must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023 (64th day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 25, 2023.

By: /s/ Sarah Shepherd

Designated Election Official

Publish in: Golden Transcript and Arvada Press

Publish once: Between January 22, 2023 and February 16, 2023

Legal Notice No. 415677

First Publication: February 9, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (1) one director will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Robin A. Navant, DEO rnavant@spencerfane.com Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3714

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to rnavant@spencerfane.com. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

SPRING MESA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Robin A. Navant, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415649

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Jeffco Transcript and the Arvada Press

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No. 1 of the City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) Directors shall be elected to serve until the second regular election, to occur May 4, 2027.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from James Ruthven, the Designated Election Official for the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No. 1, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (303) 987-0835 and the District website at: https://jeffersoncentermd1.colorado.gov/. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 24, 2023, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on February 27, 2023, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained from / filed with James Ruthven, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o James Ruthven at Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80028, (303) 987-0835, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023).

JEFFERSON CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

By: /s/ James Ruthven

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415689

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Denver West Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve until May 2027.

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice

("District") of

Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122 or via telephone at 303-858-1800, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are also available online at https://whitebearankele.com/.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 24, 2023. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2023. Earlier

Public Notices

submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on April 25, 2023.

DENVER WEST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415679

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PLEASANT VIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Pleasant View Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

PLEASANT VIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Micki L. Mills

Legal Notice No. 415655

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No. 2 of the City of Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) Directors shall be elected to serve until the second regular election, to occur May 4, 2027.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from James Ruthven, the Designated Election Official for the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No. 2, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (303) 987-0835 and the District website at: https://jeffersoncentermd2.colorado.gov/.

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 24, 2023, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on February 27, 2023, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained from / filed with James Ruthven, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o James Ruthven at Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80028, (303) 987-0835, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023).

JEFFERSON CENTER METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 2

By: /s/ James Ruthven

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415690

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

§1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Water and Sanitation District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms.

Eligible electors of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Water and Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):

customerservice@kcwater.org

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 24, 2023 (not less than 67 days before the election).

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday preceding the election, April 25, 2023.

Kimberly Stano Designated Election Official Signature

Legal Notice No. 415669

First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 9, 2023 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice A CALL FOR

1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002 and 32-1-902(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the VAUXMONT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, of JEFFERSON County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve four (4)-year terms. Eligible electors of the VAUXMONT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from Sarah E. E. Shepherd, the District Designated Election Official (DEO), at info@ccrider.us, or by calling 303-482-1002.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, February 24, 2023 (not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a SelfNomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of Intent to be a write-in-candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

VAUXMONT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /S/ SARAH E. E. SHEPHERD

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Press Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Lena Gulch Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, one (1) director will be elected to serve until May 2025, and two (2) directors will be elected to serve until May 2027.

Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122 or via telephone at 303-858-1800, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are also available online at https://whitebearankele.com/.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 24, 2023. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2023. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on April 25, 2023.

LENA GULCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 415678 First Publication: February 9, 2023

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Southwest Plaza Metropolitan District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (1) one director will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Robin A. Navant, DEO rnavant@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3714

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to rnavant@spencerfane.com . If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

SOUTHWEST PLAZA

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Robin A. Navant, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415682

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PLEASANT VIEW WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Pleasant View Water and Sanitation District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

PLEASANT VIEW WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By:/s/ Micki L. Mills

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415656

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY SOUTHWEST PLAZA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Pursuant to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that there is a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Plaza Metropolitan District (the “District”). Any eligible elector of the District who is interested in appointment to the Board of Directors may contact the District’s Attorney, Nicole R. Peykov of Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203 via email: npeykov@spencerfane. com. The Board of Directors of the District may fill said vacancy 10 days after the date hereof.

By: /s/ Nicole R. Peykov,

Counsel

be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Jan Walker, DEO janwalker@bearcreekwater.org 2517 South Flower Street Lakewood, CO 80227 Phone: 303-986-3442

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to janwalker@bearcreekwater.org. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

BEAR CREEK WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

Jan Walker, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415638

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 2, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS BOYD PONDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District No. 2 of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and two (2) directors will be elected to serve 2-year terms. Eligible electors of the Boyd Ponds Metropolitan District No. 2 interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):

Catherine T. Bright 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 cbright@svwpc.com 303-770-2700

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Friday, February 24, 2023 (not less than 67 days before the election).

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 27, 2023 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Tuesday preceding the election, April 25, 2023.

Designated Election Official Signature

Legal Notice No. 415661

First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR WEST POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the West Point Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a fouryear term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a two-year term.

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p.m. At that time, (2) two directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (1) one director will

ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Arvada West Town Center Business Improvement District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (2) two directors will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Katie Stahl, DEO

kstahl@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3703

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to kstahl@spencerfane.com . If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

ARVADA WEST TOWN CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Katie Stahl, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415651

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Dinosaur Ridge Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time one (1) Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 6, 2025 and three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms to May 6, 2025.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Jessie Stamper, the Designated Election Official for the Dinosaur ridge Metropolitan District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380, email: DEO@specialdistrictlaw.com; and on the District’s website at www.dinosaurridgemd.com.

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on February 24, 2023, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on February 27, 2023, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be obtained from / filed with Jessie Stamper, the Designated Election Official of the District (at the address/ phone/email address noted above), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023).

DINOSAUR RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Jessie Stamper

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415674

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Sarah H. Luetjen, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: sluetjen@ cegrlaw.com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

WEST POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Willow Springs Estates Metropolitan District, Jefferson County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until May 2025 and three (3) directors will be elected to serve until May 2027. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”) at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122 or via telephone at 303-858-1800, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are also available online at https://whitebearankele.com/.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is the close of business (5:00

p.m.) on Friday, February 24, 2023. If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2023. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date and time. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that information on obtaining an absentee ballot may be obtained from the DEO, and applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on April 25, 2023.

WILLOW SPRINGS ESTATES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415456

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

DEER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Deer Creek Metropolitan District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (2) two directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (1) one director will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Robin Navant, DEO rnavant@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3714

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to rnavant@spencerfane.com . If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

DEER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Robin Navant, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415639

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS MOUNT CARBON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Mount Carbon Metropolitan District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (0) zero directors will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Katie Stahl, DEO kstahl@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000

Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-839-3703

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to kstahl@spencerfane.com. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

MOUNT CARBON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Katie Stahl, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415652

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS BENNETT BEAR CREEK FARMS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Bennett Bear Creek Farms Water and Sanitation District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (0) zero directors will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Katie Stahl, DEO kstahl@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-839-3703

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to kstahl@spencerfane.com . If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

BENNETT BEAR CREEK FARMS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

Katie Stahl, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 415644

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS COUNTRYDALE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of Countrydale Metropolitan District ("District") of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (2) two directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (0) zero directors will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Katie Stahl, DEO kstahl@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-839-3703

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to kstahl@spencerfane.com . If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

COUNTRYDALE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Katie Stahl, Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 415646

First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 9, 2023

furnished, and labor performed in the installation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or its subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or its subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Forest Hills Metropolitan District at the above stated address on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the Forest Hills Metropolitan District, its Board, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26-107, C.R.S.

FOREST HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:

Ronda

Zivalich, District Manager

Legal Notice No. 415673

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

SECTION 00020 INVITATION TO BID

PROJECT: 2023 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECT NO: 17.0634.C.17

DATE: JANUARY 26, 2023

OWNER:COLLEGE PARK WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT 14799 WEST 6TH AVENUE LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80401 (303) 278-7223

ENGINEER: MARTIN/MARTIN, INC. 12499 WEST COLFAX AVENUE LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80215 (303) 431-6100

Due to social distancing, public bid openings have been eliminated in favor of the following process:

1. An on-line meeting with the District representative as the facilitator will post instructions as part of solicitation or addenda.

2. Contractor will email PDF or JPG to District representative before the time noted in the solicitation. A read receipt and responding email as to the time the bid was received, will be returned to each contractor.

3. District to log on to on-line meeting several minutes before bid closing to confirm set-up.

4. Emailed bids will remain unopened until 10 minutes after the time posted in the solicitation, allowing for slower than normal upload/download speeds.

5.Contractor shall print the email transmission to PDF. This will act as the time stamp.

6. District to read the bids as they are opened via the on-line meeting.

7. Apparent low bid would be announced via the on-line meeting with follow-up on material information needed to verify references etc.

The College Park Water & Sanitation District will receive sealed, electronic bids for the following project until 3:00 P.M., February 14, 2023. Immediately thereafter all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud as outlined above. All bids must be on a unit price basis. The unit price given will be used in case of a discrepancy with total price extensions.

Contractors desiring sets of the Contract Documents may obtain them on/or after January 26, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. from a request email addressed to both, Brian Techau (btechau@martinmartin.com) and Bill Willis (bwillis@martinmartin.com).

The principal work to be provided under this contract shall consist of approximately one (1) point repair, and three (3) full linings of 8-inch pipe. Work includes, but is not limited to, excavation, asphalt removal/ replacement, bypass pumping, and replacement of appurtenances thereto. The repairs are located within Jefferson County. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid.

The College Park Water and Sanitation District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding and to accept the proposal deemed most advantageous to the best interest of the District. The District reserves the right to award the contract in a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

COLLEGE PARK WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: Bill Willis, P.E. Martin/Martin, Inc.

v. Defendants: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado; DENVER MOUNTAIN PARK HOME COMPANY, a dissolved Colorado corporation; W.A. RHOADS and LEE HISTED, as the last known acting members of the Board of Directors of Denver Mountain Park Home Company; and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Max S. Stich, #36782 Philip A. Goiran, #32325 Tiemeier & Stich, P.C. 1000 E. 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80218 Phone Number: (303) 531-0022

Fax Number: (303) 531-0021

E-mail: mstich@tslawpc.com agoiran@tslawpc.com

Case No.: 2022CV31269 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

To the above-named Defendant(s) who claim or may claim an interest in the Property described in this action but whose identities are unknown after diligent efforts have been made to identify such persons.

You are summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of Plaintiff’s Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded without further notice.

This is an action seeking a determination by the Court and for an entry of a quiet title decree pursuant to C.R.C.P. 105, that Plaintiff John Ross is the owner of the following described real property situate in Jefferson County, Colorado:

Parcel 1: Lots 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37, Block

41, a subdivision of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 5 South, Range 71 West of the 6th P.M., County of Jefferson, State of Colorado; and more commonly known as vacant land.

Parcel 2:

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38, Block 75, Mountain Park Home, a subdivision of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 5 South, Range 71 West of the 6th P.M., County of Jefferson, State of Colorado; and more commonly known as 26215 Wild Flower Trail, Evergreen, CO 80439.

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g) (2), C.R.C.P.

Dated: February 1, 2023. Respectfully submitted, TIEMEIER & STICH, P.C.

/s/ Philip A. Goiran Philip A. Goiran, #32325

Legal Notice No. 415672

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2022CV030922 DIV. 5

Plaintiff: FIRST VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation vs.

Defendants: TERI ANN GROVE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., individually and solely as nominee for, COLDWELL BANKER HOME LOANS; and THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE AND NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO CURE AND RIGHTS TO REDEEM

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Jefferson County District Court’s Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated October 20, 2022, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by First Villa West Townhouse Association (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Villa West Townhouses Filing No. 1 recorded with the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder April 30, 1971 at Reception Number 417895 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of First Villa West Townhouse Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows:

Lot 69, Villa West Townhouses Filing No. 1, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Also known by street number as 8395 West Virginia Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226 (“Property”).

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes.

In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. If the sale date is continued to a later

date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of April 2023, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419; telephone number 303-2716580. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Kathryn Willard, #50236, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

DATED at Jefferson County, Colorado, this 8th day of December 2022.

Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado Regina Marinelli, Sheriff

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 415601

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Published in: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO Denver City and County Building 1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80202 Case No. 2017CV31931 Div. 269

Plaintiff: ALLEN 2575 INVESTORS, LLC, as assignee of LUIS CARLOS GUTIERREZ vs. Defendant: KISHORE K. RAMJIANI

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE AND RIGHTS TO CURE OR REDEEM BY VIRTUE OF a Writ of Execution, to me directed, regarding a Judgment dated the 19th day of June, 2017, in favor of the Plaintiff, Allen 2575 Investors, LLC as assignee of Luis C. Gutierrez against Defendant, Kirshore K. Ramjiani (“Judgment-Debtor”), evidenced by a Transcript of Judgment recorded July 14, 2017, at Reception No. 2017072593 of the real estate records of Jefferson County, State of Colorado and, I am commanded to make, out of the lands, tenements, goods and chattels, owned by the JudgmentDebtor, the sum of Thirty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars, ($30,000.00) plus post-judgment interest, continuing costs of collection, and attorneys’ fees, resulting from Denver County Court Civil Action No. 2017CV31931.

Accordingly, I have levied upon the following real property owned by Judgment-Debtor, to wit: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 25 FEET NORTH AND 50 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE WEST AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26, 133 FEET; THENCE NORTH AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26, 145 FEET; THENCE EAST AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26, 133 FEET; THENCE SOUTH AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 26, 145 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT A TRIANGULAR TRACT IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE FOR ROAD PURPOSES ONLY, IN DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 11, 1970 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 221 AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO RECORDED FEBRUARY 17, 1958 IN BOOK 1105 AT PAGE 258, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has a street address of 3201 Wadsworth Blvd., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 A.M., on March 30, 2023, at 100 Jefferson County Parkway Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said JudgmentDebtor, Kishore K. Ramjiani, his heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the Judgment, as evidenced by the Transcript of Judgment, plus post-judgment interest, continuing costs of collection and attorneys’ fees, and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS, IS ATTACHED TO ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.

INTENT

PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-38-104 FROM A GRANTOR, LIENOR, LESSEE OR OTHER ENTITY DEFINED BY STATUTE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED

PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-38-302 FROM A LIENOR, LESSEE OR OTHER ENTITY DEFINED BY STATUTE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING THE SALE.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (C.R.S. § 38-38-103.1) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (C.R.S. § 38-38-103.2), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-4112372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

Dated: December 6, 2022

Jeff Shrader JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415602

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Published in: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2022CV030295, Division/ Courtroom 2

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (Publication Notice)

AXE ROOFING LLC, Plaintiff, v. FREDERICK W. HART; and THE CITY OF ARVADA, CITY MANAGER, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Department of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10:00 O’clock A.M., on the 6th day of April 2023, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy., Golden, CO 80419-2040, phone number 303-271-6580. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $18,419.75.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated October 31, 2022, and C.R.S. §38-38-101 et seq. by AXE ROOFING LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, the holder and current owner of a mechanic’s lien recorded on September 30, 2020 at 2020125471 and transcript of judgment recorded on June 29, 2021 at Rec No. 2021098185 and a transcript of judgment recorded on July 19, 2021 at Rec. No. 2021107728 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The above referenced liens are for the benefit of Axe Roofing LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company against real property legally described as follows:

LOT 7, BLOCK 4, WOODLAND VALLEY FILING

NO. 6, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.;

And also known as: 7066 Wright Ct. Arvada, CO 80004

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999

Date: January 23, 2023

Regina Marinelli Sheriff, Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415604

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Published In: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2022CV030797, Division/Courtroom 1

ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. ESTATE OF BETTYFAYE VESTA DELAROSA ZISCH; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; and JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Department of Jefferson County, Colorado at 10:00 O’clock A.M., on the 9th day of March 2023, at 100 Jefferson County Pkwy. Ste 1520, Golden, CO 80419-2040, phone number 303-271-6580. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID BY NOON THE DAY OF THE SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $11,369.58.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated October 7, 2022 and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Jewell Ridge Condominium Association the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on October 24, 2019 at Reception No. 2019100985 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration for Jewell Ridge Condominiums recorded on 07/05/1983 at Reception#83061905 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Jewell Ridge Condominium Association against real property legal described as follows:

Condominium Unit 10200C, Jewell Ridge Condominiums, according to the Map thereof filed for record with the Clerk and Recorder of Jefferson County, on July 5, 1983 as Reception No. 83061908 and Affidavit of Correction recorded July 14,1983 as Reception No. 83065240 and Jewell Ridge Condominium Phase II, recorded March 1, 1984 as Reception No. 84018947 as described in the Condominium Declaration filed on July 5, 1983 as Reception No. 83061905, and Jewell Ridge Condominium Map Phase III recorded October 10, 1984 as Reception No. 84095867 and Jewell Ridge Condominium Map Phase IV recorded October 10, 1984 as Reception No. 84095869, and First Supplement to the Condominium Declaration recorded March 1, 1984 as Reception No. 84010946, Second Supplement to the Condominium Declaration recorded October 10, 1984 as Reception No, 84095866 and Third Supplement to the Condominium Declaration recorded October 10, 1984 as Reception No. 84095868, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.;

And also known as: 10200 W. Jewell Avenue #C, Lakewood, CO 80232

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999

Date: January 13, 2023 Regina Marinelli, Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415535

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Published In: Golden Transcript Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2022CV030318, Division/Courtroom 15

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (Publication Notice)

MOUNTAIN GATE AT KEN-CARYL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. BRETT MCKENZIE; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; and JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take

SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $15,944.05.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Court Order dated November 1, 2022 and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by Mountain Gate at Ken-Caryl II Condominium Association, Inc., the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on June 29, 2020 at Reception No. 2020075364 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Mountain Gate at Ken-Caryl II recorded on 03/11/1994 at 94047322 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Mountain Gate at Ken-Caryl II Condominium Association, Inc., against real property legal described as follows: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 306, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 8, MOUNTAIN GATE AT KEN-CARYL II (A CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY), ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON APRIL 26, 1994 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 94075829, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR MOUNTAIN GATE AT KEN-CARYL II (A CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY), RECORDED ON APRIL 26, 1994 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 94075828, IN SAID RECORDS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.;

And also known as: 7394 S. Alkire St. #306, Littleton, CO 80127

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 802281011, 303.432.9999

Regina Marinelli, Sheriff Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415603

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Published In: Golden Transcript Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO CASE NO. 2022CV30475 DIV. 12

Plaintiff: FIRST VILLA WEST TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation vs. Defendants: WILLIAM W. WOLF; SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNITED RESOURCE SYSTEMS, INC.; and THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE AND NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO CURE AND RIGHTS TO REDEEM

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Jefferson County District Court’s Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 21, 2022, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by First Villa West Townhouse Association (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Villa West Townhouses Filing No. 1 recorded with the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder April 30, 1971 at Reception Number 417895 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of First Villa West Townhouse Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows:

Also known by street number as 416 South Carr Street, Lakewood, CO 80226 (“Property”).

The Property being foreclosed is all of the property encumbered by the Association’s lien. You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the Property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If the Borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in section 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in section 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado attorney general at (720) 508-6000, the CFPB at (855) 411-2372, or both, but the filing of a complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 23rd day of March 2023, at the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 1520, Golden, CO 80419; telephone number 303-271-6580. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO

The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Kathryn Willard, #50236, Vial Fotheringham LLP, 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: 720-943-8811.

Published in: Golden Transcript

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

DATED December 14, 2022

Regina Marinelli Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Sean Joselyn, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 415587

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice:

Mark Wolff, DC, LLC doing business as Green Mountain Chiropractic and Massage in Lakewood, Colorado will be disposing of paper patient files dated 1/1/2016 and older. If you have been a patient of this practice and would like a copy of your record, please provide a written request to Green Mountain Chiropractic and Massage, 215 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 420 no later than February 20, 2023. All unclaimed records will be destroyed on March 1, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 415566

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice Case # 2022-086 Cert # 2006-01293 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially PATRIC GALVIN 36 BEAR DR EVERGREEN, CO 80439

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 25TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2007, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to CERISE ENTERPRISES L.L.C., Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; LOTS 289 TO 295 INCLUSIVE, LOTS 322 TO 327 INCLUSIVE, LOTS 329 TO 333 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 4, STANLEY PARK 1ST ADDITION, AKA: VACANT LAND, That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2006 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2006 that said real estate was taxed in the name of PATRIC GALVIN the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 25, A.D. 2010; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, CERISE ENTERPRISES

L.L.C., lawful holder of said certificate, on the 30TH day of MAY at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 30TH Day of JANUARY, A.D. 2023.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 415452

First Publication: FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Final Publication: FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Case # 2022-074 Cert # 180281

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE

AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially LARRY M. HUSTON 11759 SE 91ST CIR SUMMERFIELD, FL 34491

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2019, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to OUTREACH ASSETS LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; S ½ LOT 15, N ½ LOT 16, N ½ LOT 30, S ½ LOT 31, BLOCK 54, MOUNTAIN PARK HOME, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT A LOT 15, TRACT A LOT 16, TRACT B LOT 30, TRACT B LOT 31, BLOCK 54, MOUNTAIN PARK HOME, AKA: VACANT LAND,

That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2018 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018 that said real estate was taxed in the name of LARRY M. HUSTON the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 14, A.D. 2022; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, OUTREACH ASSETS LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 22ND day of MAY at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M.

Case # 2022-069 Cert # 180186

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE

AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially PHOEBE P. BARNARD EXEC EST OF RUTH P. SUMNERS 70 E. 96TH ST APT 7A NEW YORK, NY 10128-0749

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2019, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to MIGUEL PALMA, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to LOTS 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, BLOCK H, MOUNT VERNON CLUB PLACE, AND THAT PORTION OF LOT 362 LYING WEST OF ASPEN WAY, BLOCK H, MOUNT VERNON CLUB PLACE, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT A LOT 362, BLOCK H, MOUNT VERNON CLUB PLACE, AKA: VACANT LAND, That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2018 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018 that said real estate was taxed in the name of RUTH P. SUMNERS the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 14, A.D. 2022; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, MIGUEL PALMA, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 15TH day of MAY at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 17TH Day of JANUARY, A.D. 2023.

Jerry DiTullio

Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 415549

First Publication JANUARY 26, 2023

Final Publication FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY 8399 W. 89th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80021

To the Stockholders of….

THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY

You are hereby notified that the Annual Meeting of THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., at Pillar of Fire/ Westminster Castle, located at 3455 W. 83rd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031 for the purpose of electing Directors of said Company for the ensuing year, setting the annual assessment for the ensuing year, and the transaction of any business which may regularly come before said meeting. Registering of shares will begin at 9:00 a.m. NO TRANSFERS OF STOCK FROM MARCH 1, 2023 TO MARCH 15, 2023. All stockholders are earnestly requested to be present at said meeting either in person or by proxy to obtain a quorum for the transaction of business.

Dated in Westminster, Colorado this 9th day of February 2023.

THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY

Bollinger

BY: Michael

General Manager

Legal Notice No. 415667

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript and Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

Case # 2022-083 Cert # 2009-01217

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially MARK ZIRINSKY 1870 S. NIAGARA WAY DENVER, CO 80224

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21ST day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2010, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to CERISE ENTERPRISES L.L.C., Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; LOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 12, WAH KEENEY PARK, AND THE SOUTH 1/3 OF LOTS 44 AND 45, BLOCK 5, WAH KEENEY PARK, ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT A LOT 44 AND TRACT A LOT 45, BLOCK 5, WAH KEENEY PARK, AKA: VACANT LAND, That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2009 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009 that said real estate was taxed in the name of JOSHUA TREE LANE LLC the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 21, A.D. 2013; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, CERISE ENTERPRISES L.L.C., lawful holder of said certificate, on the 30TH day of MAY at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2023, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date. WITNESS my hand and seal this 30TH Day of JANUARY, A.D. 2023.

Public Notices

Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice: 415455

First Publication FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Final Publication FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County, Colorado, Case No. 22-08-0273P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 415684

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Dr. Scott Hahn, D.C. and Dr. Leah Hahn, D.C. of Body In Balance Chiropractic, 755 Heritage Road, Unit 110, Golden, CO 80401, will be destroying all records of patients who have not been seen since January of 2016, per Colorado State regulations. Patients can secure their records by calling 303-215-0390, before the final date of March 2nd, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 415486

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Sale of Lien Property

Notice is hereby given that a public auction will be held on 2/22/2023 at 12:00 p.m. at 5965 Sheridan Blvd., Jefferson County, City of Arvada, Colorado.

The Attic Self Storage will sell to satisfy the lien on property stored at 5965 Sheridan Blvd., Arvada, Colorado 80003 by the following persons:

No. 450 David Jimenez

4344 Quivas St, Denver, CO 80211

No. 458 Stephen Castaneda

4420 Perry St, Denver, CO 80212

No. 624 Amber Ore

P.O. Box 745574, Arvada, CO 80006

No. 719 Brian Collins 7047 W 62nd Pl, Arvada, CO 80003

Misc. household and other

This notice is being published on 2/9/2023 and 2/16/2023 in the newspaper in accordance with C.R.S. Sect. 38-21.5-101 (Colorado Law.) This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party.

Contact: The Attic Self Storage

-- 303-456-2882

Legal Notice No.: 415671

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

Simply Storage Arvada located at 4911 West 58th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002 will hold an online public sale to enforce a lien imposed on said property, as described below, pursuant to the Colorado Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Colorado Code 38-21.5 to 38-21.5-105. The auction will be held on website www.storageauctions.com (http://www.storageauctions.com) and will end at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Management reserves the right to withdraw any unit from sale. Registered or motor vehicles are sold "As Is / Parts Only," no titles or registration.

Attorney: Charles J. Vanstrom, Esq., Charles J. Vanstrom, P.C.

Box 40216, Denver, Colorado 80204-2016

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

Legal Notice No. 415686

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Rory Matthews, a/k/a William R. Matthews, a/k/a W. Rory Matthews, a/k/a Rory Matthews, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31371

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Theresa M. Moore

Attorney for the Personal Representative Mary Marta Matthews 333 W. Hampden Ave., Ste. 420-G Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. 415665

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary Ann Weber, also known as Mary A. Weber, Deceased Case Number :2023PR30103

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anne Weber Wiemers, Personal Representative 7889 Owens Court Arvada, CO 80005 Mark Weber, Personal Representative 12574 Arlington Place Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. 415650

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Duane Fritzler, SR, Deceased Case Number: 22PR527

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kerry Allen Fritzler Personal Representative 618 Saint Michaels Drive Ft. Collins, Colorado 80525

Legal Notice No. 415553 First Publication: January 26, 2023 Last Publication: February 9, 2023 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra Hoefer, AKA Sandra K Hoefer, AKA Sandra Kay Hoefer, AKA Sandy Hoefer, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30007

All persons having claims against

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before June 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James L. French Attorney to the Personal Representative Semler & Associates, P.C. 1756 Gilpin Street Denver, CO 80218

Legal Notice No. 415696

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Herbert William Starick, Jr., AKA Herbert William Starick, AKA Herbert W. Starick, AKA Herbert Starick, AKA H William Starick, AKA William Starick, AKA Bill Starick, Deceased Case No. 2023PR030064

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court on or before May 26, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Herbert William Starick III, Personal Representative c/o CHAYET & DANZO, LLC 650 S. Cherry St., #710 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 355-8500

Legal Notice No. 415567

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Kenneth Karl Hoehner, aka Kenneth K Hoehner, aka Kenneth Hoehner, aka Ken Hoehner, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30017

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mona L Hoehner, Personal Representative 10705 W 35th Avenue Wheat Ridge CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 415613

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Zetta Rae Scheel, aka Zetta R. Scheel, aka Zetta Scheel, Deceased Case Number 2023 PR 30102

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before June 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brandon B. Houtchens Attorney for Personal Representative, Jay Dee Ellerman 801 8th Street, Suite 220J Greeley, Colorado 80631 Legal Notice No. 415450

CO

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before 5/26/2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC

Roby Scott Christian aka Scott Christian 7000 E. Belleview Ave. Suite 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 415573

January 26, 2023

Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robyn Joan Marie Hodson, a/k/a Robyn J. Hodson, a/k/a Robyn Hodson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30077

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brady McFarland & Lord, LLC

Attorney to the Personal Representative 6870 W. 52nd Ave, Suite 103 Arvada, CO 80002

Legal Notice No. 415626

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donald Wayne Konecne, aka Donald W. Konecne

Deceased Case Number: 23PR032

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lynn Traxler, Personal Representative 8205 Dudley Way Arvada, Colorado 80005

Legal Notice No. 415603

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Alton W. Cowan, aka Alton Walter Cowan, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30034

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David H. Cowan, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 415583

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado or on or before June 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ann Marie Nelson, Personal Representative 12098 W. New Mexico Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. 415605

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kacee Cabanting, Co-Personal Representative 10349 Green Lake Court Colorado Springs, CO 80924

Kendra Ensor, Co-Personal Representative 6179 S. Sheridan Blvd Littleton, CO 80123

Kerri Greene, Co-Personal Representative 1681 County Road 5 Divide, CO 80814

Legal Notice No. 415624

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lois Price, aka Lois A. Price, aka Lois R. Price, aka Lois Ashley Price, aka Lois Ruth Price, Deceased Case Number: 23PR031

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy L Price, Personal Representative 11124 W Coco Place Littleton CO 80127

Legal Notice No. 415589

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Verlie Doreen Miller, also known as Verlie D. Miller, also known as Verlie Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30079

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack R. Miller, Personal Representative 10950 W. Union Hills Drive #2206 Sun City, Arizona 85373

Legal Notice No. 415562

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Louis Eberhart, AKA Louis A Eberhart, AKA Louis Anthony Eberhart, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31464

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Kimberly Raemdonck

of Joseph R. Westerman, a/k/a Joseph Ray Westerman, a/k/a Joseph Westerman, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030052

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Estate of LAURA JOHNSON BURROW, aka LAURA J. BURROW, aka LAURA BURROW, aka LAURA ELLEN JOHNSON, aka LAURA E. JOHNSON, aka LAURA JOHNSON, aka LAURA ELLEN BURROW, aka LAURA E. BURROW, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030066

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court on or before June 27, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Jarrel Burrow, Personal Representative 11090 Oehlmann Ave Conifer, CO 80433

Legal Notice No. 415664

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Estate of Geraldine Ann Schiel, aka Geraldine A.Schiel, aka Gerri

Kimberly Raemdonck, Personal Representative for the co-Personal Representatives, Karen Marie Gray and Katherine Ann Blanton 2485 W Main Street, Suite 200 Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 415453

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Edwards Simmons, a/k/a James E Simmons, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 30011

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Morgen Van Esselstine, Co-Personal Representative c/o Flatiron Legal Advisors, LLC 3393 Iris Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80301

Legal Notice No. 415600

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOSEPH SCOTT STRASSER, AKA JOSEPH S STRASSER, AKA JOE STRASSER, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 31147

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of JEFFERSON County, Colorado or on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

LEIF A. NELSON, P.C.

ATTORNEY TO THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATION

29029 UPPER BEAR CREEK ROAD, SUITE 202 EVERGREEN, COLORADO 80439

Legal Notice No. 415618

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of STELLA L. BENAVIDEZ, aka STELLA LOUISE BENAVIDEZ, and STELLA BENAVIDEZ, Deceased

Case Number 2023PR30088

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tracy Renner, Personal Representative

5922 S. Versailles Street Aurora, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. 415642

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles Wickland, Deceased

Case Number: 2022PR529

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 09, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terry Wickland Personal Representative 30696 Whiteface Ct, Evergreen, Colorado 80439

Legal Notice No. 415457

First publication: February 09, 2023

Last publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Martinez Jr., Deceased Case Number: 23PR039

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 09, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristen Jenkins & Robert Martinez III

Personal Representative

15685 Carob Cr. Parker, Colorado 80134

Legal Notice No.415643

First publication: February 09, 2023

Last publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sherlyn Marie Bendel, a/k/a Sherlyn M. Bendel, a/k/a Sherri Bendel, a/k/a Sherlyn Marie Barton, a/k/a Sherlyn M. Barton, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31050

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Theresa M. Moore, Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives 333 W. Hampden Ave., Ste. 420-G Englewood, CO 80110-2334

Legal Notice No. 415660

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donald L. Keehner, aka Donald Keehner, aka Donald Louis Keehner, aka Donald Kip Keehner, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30046

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeannine L. Keehner

Personal Representative

c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C.

1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO, 80203

Legal Notice No. 415539

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

Estate of Emma Martinez, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30097

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John Gregory Martinez

Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nick Falls, Personal Representative c/o Brian Hedberg, Esq., 7350 E Progress Place, #100 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

TO CREDITORS

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ward R. Snyder Personal Representative 6627 Ingalls Court Arvada, Colorado 80003

Notice No. 415645

Publication: February 9, 2023

Publication: February 23, 2023

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of NORBERT JOSEPH MEVERDEN, A/K/A NORBERT JOSEPH JAMES MEVERDEN, A/K/A NORBERT MEVERDEN, A/K/A NORBERT J. MEVERDEN, Deceased Case Number 22PR31222

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before 6/9/20239, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald Meverden, Personal Representative 765 Penn Court, Lindenhurst, IL 60046

Legal Notice No. 415662

First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gary Lawrence Basher, a.k.a. Gary L. Basher, a.k.a. Gary Basher, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30158

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Broomfield County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy E. Basher, Personal Representative 16350 Handies Way Broomfield, CO 80023

Legal Notice No. 415670

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BETTY MAUS, Deceased Case Number 23 PR 30044

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO, on or before June 14, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Carrie T. Jark, Personal Representative 14344 W. Dartmouth Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228

Legal Notice No. 415697

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Melvin W. Koeltzow, a/k/a Melvin Wilbur Koeltzow, a/k/a Melvin Koeltzow, a/k/a Mel Koeltzow, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30061

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Douglas M. Koeltzow Personal Representative 14915 Lyons Ridge Drive Morrison, CO 80465

of Lynn D. McKissack, deceased Case Number: 2023PR30075

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 02, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

J. Clifford McKissack

Personal Representative

8300 Garland Drive Arvada, Colorado 80005

Legal Notice No. 415616

First publication: February 02, 2023

Last publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Thelma H. Hamm, also known as Thelma Hancox Hamm, also known as Thelma A. Hamm, also known as Thelma Ardel Hamm, also known as Thelma Hamm, also known as Thelma H. Nellis, also known as Thelma Nellis Hamm, Deceased Case Number 23PR030111

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sharon K. Rubin. Personal Representative 8369 Webster St Arvada, CO 80003

Legal Notice No. 415454

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Edwin Minoru Kamisato, a/k/a Edwin M. Kamisato a/k/a Edwin Kamisato, a/k/a Ed Kamisato Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031460

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eric J. Kelly, Person Giving Notice Frazer-Abel Law, LLC. 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, CO 80212

Legal Notice No. 415547

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Norman James Van Esselstine, a/k/a, Norman J Van Esselstine, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 30010

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Morgen Van Esselstine, Co-Personal Representative c/o Flatiron Legal Advisors, LLC 3393 Iris Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80301

Legal Notice No. 415599

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of THERESA A. BUNNELL, also known as THERESA ANN BUNNELL, aka THERESA BUNNELL and TERRY BUNNELL, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30089

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David L. Bunnell, Personal Representative 6734 S. Queen Court Littleton, CO 80127 Legal Notice

A/K/A ROBERT GOUGH, A/K/A BOB RAY GOUGH A/K/A BOB R. GOUGH AND BOB GOUGH, Deceased

Case Number 23 PR 30050

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO, on or before June 6, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Bryan Ray Gough, Personal Representative 720 Partridge Circle Golden, CO 80403

Legal Notice No. 415593

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Shirley Anne Ingersoll, Deceased

Case Number: 2022PR470

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dean Groff, Personal Representative 7492 Ames St. Westminster, CO 80003

Legal Notice No. 415632

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles Dudley Brainard, aka Charles D. Brainard, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR12

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Brainard Personal Representative 11310 W. 79th Drive Arvada, Colorado 80005

Legal Notice No. 415522

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dieter W. Becker, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30070

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before May 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel M. Becker, Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 415572

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PAMELA SIBLEY WHITEHILL, aka PAMELA S. WHITEHILL, aka PAMELA WHITEHILL, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030090

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court on or before June 27, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

John M. Whitehill, Personal Representative 5700 S. Benton Circle Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 415458

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jerry Wunsch, Deceased

23PR43

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Wunsch Personal Representative 7756 Oak Street Arvada, CO 80005

Legal Notice No. 415668 First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Case Number 2023PR30001

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before May 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Sharon Munson, Personal Representative 12557 Grizzly Littleton, CO 80127

Notice No. 415548

Publication: January 26, 2023

Publication: February 9, 2023 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

2023 PR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, will hold a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Ordinance titled “Jefferson County Traffic Code” in Hearing Room 1 of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Building or Virtually at www.jeffco.us/meetings at 8:00 a.m. on February 21, 2021, when and where all parties may appear and be heard.

Further notice is hereby given that said public hearing may, at the discretion of the Board, be continued from time to time without further notice until a decision is announced by the Board. The proposed ordinance is set out in full below:

An Ordinance Adopting Policy Part 3, Chapter 4, Section 2 Jefferson County Traffic Code. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Colorado as follows:

Regulatory Policy Jefferson County Traffic Code

(Statutes/Resos/Policies): 2010 Edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, as amended by S.B. 13-283 (2013); C.R.S. §§24-4.2-103; 30-15-401, et seq.; 30-15-401(1)(h); 42-4-101, et seq.; 42-4-110(1)(b); 42-2-127; CC04-382, CC04-411, CC06-163, CC06164, CC08-332, CC14-061, CC14-088

Purpose: To provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and the nation.

Policy: Jefferson County Traffic Code

A. Adoption

The 2010 edition of the “Model Traffic Code for Colorado,” as amended by S.B. 13-283, promulgated and published as such by the Colorado Department of Transportation, is hereby adopted by reference. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations. The purpose of this Ordinance and the code adopted herein is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and the nation. Three (3) copies of the Model Traffic Code adopted herein are now filed in the office of the Clerk to the Board, Jefferson County, Colorado, and may be inspected during regular business hours.

This title of this ordinance referencing the Model Traffic Code shall be known as the JEFFERSON COUNTY TRAFFIC CODE.

B.Deletions

This title of this ordinance referencing the Model Traffic Code shall be known as the JEFFERSON COUNTY TRAFFIC CODE.

B. Deletions

The 2010 edition of the Model Traffic Code is adopted as if set out at length save and except the following articles and/or sections which are declared to be inapplicable to the County of Jefferson and are therefore expressly excluded and/or deleted from the Jefferson County

The 2010 edition of the Model Traffic Code is adopted as if set out at length save and except the following articles and/or sections which are declared to be inapplicable to the County of Jefferson and are therefore expressly excluded and/or deleted from the Jefferson County Traffic Code:

Traffic Code:

Section 107 Section 510

Section 114 Section 511

Section 118 Section 611

Section 203 Section 713

Section 227(3)(b)

Section 1008.5

Section 1409

Section 1412(12)(a)

Section 1413

Section 1415

Section 1501

Section 228(7) & (8)(b) Section 1012 Section1715(2) & (3)

Section 233 Section 1101(12)(b)

Section 235 Section 1102

Section 238 Section 1105

Section 501 Section 1208(6) and (8) the penalties related to third offenses only and 1208(7) and (11) in their entirety

Section 505 Section 1212

Section 507 Section 1401

Section 508 Section 1402

Section 509 Section 1407(3)(c)

C. Additions and Modifications

C. Additions and Modifications

The said adopted Code is subject to the following additions or modifications:

Sections 1801-1814

Sections 1901-1904

The said adopted Code is subject to the following additions or modifications:

1.All references made to “municipal”, “municipality” or “municipalities” shall be deleted and “county” or “counties” be inserted in their stead.

1.All references made to "municipal", "municipality" or "municipalities" shall be deleted and "county" or "counties" be inserted in their stead.

2.All references made to “police officers” shall be deleted and “deputy sheriff” or “deputy sheriffs” be inserted in their stead.

3.All references to the “Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure (C.M.C.R.)” shall be deleted and the “Colorado Rules for Traffic Infractions”, and/or the “Colorado Rules for County Court and Traffic Violations Bureaus” be inserted in its stead, as applicable.

2.All references made to "policeofficers" shall be deleted and "deputy sheriff" or "deputy sheriffs" be inserted in their stead.

4.Section 1209 delete “prosecutorial division of the appropriate jurisdiction” and insert in its stead, “the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Violations Bureau.”

5.Section 1701 delete all references to “traffic offenses” and insert “traffic infractions” in their stead.

3. All references to the "Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure (C.M.C.R.)" shall be deleted and the "Colorado Rules for Traffic Infractions", and/or the "Colorado Rules for County Court and Traffic Violations Bureaus" be inserted in its stead, as applicable.

D. Penalty Procedure and Penalty

4.Section 1209 delete "prosecutorial division of the appropriate jurisdiction" and insert in its stead, "the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Violations Bureau."

The following penalties, herewith set forth in full, shall apply to this Ordinance:

5.Section 1701delete all references to "traffic offenses" and insert "traffic infractions" in their stead.

are subject to a surcharge as set forth in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-15-402 (2004) and Colo. Rev. Stat. §42-4-1208 (2013). The fines and the surcharges shall be paid to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Violations Bureau Clerk by each defendant. The clerk shall transmit the surcharge to the court administrator of the1st Judicial District for credit to the Victims and Witness Assistance and Law Enforcement Aidfundestablished pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-4.2-103 (2003), the Disabled Parking Education and Enforcement Fund pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-226 (2013) and the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund established pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-1-309 (2002). Court costs, if any, shall be paid directly to the Clerk of the Court by each defendant.

D. Penalty Procedure and Penalty

The following penalties, herewith set forth in full, shall apply to this Ordinance:

2.Traffic infractions are divided into two classes denoted by "TIA" for Class A Traffic Infractions, and "TIB" for Class B Traffic Infractions.

1.Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance commits a traffic infraction. Such a traffic infraction constitutes a civil matter. Except when otherwise prohibited herein, the penalty assessment procedure provided in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1701 (2008), may be followed by the assessing deputy for any such violation of this Ordinance. In addition to the penalties prescribed in this section, persons convicted of a violation of this Ordinance are subject to a surcharge as set forth in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-15-402 (2004) and Colo. Rev. Stat. §42-4-1208 (2013). The fines and the surcharges shall be paid to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Violations Bureau Clerk by each defendant. The clerk shall transmit the surcharge to the court administrator of the 1st Judicial District for credit to the Victims and Witness Assistance and Law Enforcement Aid fund established pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-4.2-103 (2003), the Disabled Parking Education and Enforcement Fund pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-1-226 (2013) and the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund established pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-1-309 (2002). Court costs, if any, shall be paid directly to the Clerk of the Court by each defendant.

1.Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance commits a traffic infraction. Such a traffic infraction constitutes a civil matter. Except when otherwise prohibited herein, the penalty assessment procedure provided in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1701 (2008), may be followed by the assessingdeputy for any such violation of this Ordinance. In addition to the penalties prescribed in this section, persons convicted of a violation of this Ordinance

2.Traffic infractions are divided into two classes denoted by “TIA” for Class A Traffic Infractions, and “TIB” for Class B Traffic Infractions.

3.In the case of multiple traffic offenses involving aggressive driving, the applicable penalty or penalty assessment shall be doubled for each traffic offense. For purposes of this subsection, “aggressive driving” means committing any two or more of the following violations in a single act or series of acts in close proximity to another motor vehicle: 1) exceeding the speed limits (1101); 2) following too closely (1008); 3) failure to obey official traffic control devices (603); 4) passing on shoulder of road (1004); 5) failure to give an adequate signal (903); 6) failure to yield right-of-way (701, 702, 703); and 7) unsafe lane change (903).

3. In the case of multiple traffic offenses involving aggressive driving, the applicable penalty or penalty assessment shall be doubled for each traffic offense. For purposes of this subsection, "aggressive driving" means committing any two or more of the following violations in a single act or series of acts in close proximity to another motor vehicle: 1) exceeding the speed limits (1101); 2) following too closely (1008); 3) failure to obey official traffic control devices (603); 4) passing on shoulder of road (1004); 5) failure to give an adequate signal (903); 6) failure to yield right-of-way (701, 702, 703); and 7) unsafe lane change (903).

The penalties for violating specific Sections of this ordinance shall be as follows:

The penalties for violating specific Sections of this ordinance shall be as follows:

Public Notices

4. Driving Privilege and points:

4. Driving Privilege and points:

Pursuant to Part 17 of the Model Traffic Code, points assessed against a driving privilege, shall be in conformance to the provisions of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-127 (2013), to include reduction in points specified in Colo. Rev. Stat.

Pursuant to Part 17 of the Model Traffic Code, points assessed against a driving privilege, shall be in conformance to the provisions of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-127 (2013), to include reduction in points specified in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-2-127 (5.5) (2013).

E. Application This Ordinance shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk area, driveway, park and to every other public way or public place or public parking area within the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, Colorado.

F. Severability

If any part or parts of this Ordinance are for any other reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared invalid.

G. Interpretation

This Ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to conform with the State’s uniform system for the regulation of vehicles and traffic. Section headings and cross references of this Ordinance and adopted Model Traffic Code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or extent of the provisions of any article or section thereof.

H. Enforcement The provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by the Jefferson County Sheriff or deputies.

I. Prior Ordinance

This Ordinance and this version of Policy and Procedure Part 3 Regulations, Chapter 4, Motor Vehicles, Section 2 shall supersede all previous Ordinances addressing Policy and Procedure 5.68 Jefferson County Traffic Code for traffic infractions occurring on or after 30 days after final publication pursuant to CRS 30-15-405.

J. Safety Clause

This Ordinance is necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health and safety to clarify the validity of the Model Traffic Code and shall therefore take effect upon adoption.

Lawmakers attempt to tackle auto theft

Penalties could increase

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on the scourge of vehicle theft in the state by decoupling the cost of a stolen car from the criminal penalty a thief faces and by increasing penalties for repeat auto theft o enders.

Senate Bill 97 would make stealing any vehicle a Class 5 felony, which is generally punishable by one to three years in prison or a ne between $1,000 to $100,000, or both.

Right now, the penalty level for an auto thief depends on the value of the vehicle they steal. e lowest level o ense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail, for stealing a car worth up to $2,000 if it’s a rst or second auto theft.

e highest level o ense is a Class 3 felony, punishable by up to 12 years in prison, for stealing a car valued at $100,000 or more.

Under the new measure, a person who steals a car could be charged with Class 4 felony based on aggravating circumstances, such as should a thief keep the vehicle for more than a day, use the vehicle during the commission of another crime or take steps to alter or disguise the vehicle. Class 4 felonies are punishable by up to six years in prison.

e legislation, brought at politicians face pressure to deal with an increasing number of car thefts across the state, would also make a third or subsequent auto theft con-

viction a Class 3 felony, which are generally punishable by four to 12 years in prison and nes of $3,000 to $750,000 or both.

Tim Lane, with the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, said the legislation creates a tiered auto theft penalty system that aims to send a message that no matter the value of a vehicle, stealing an automobile is a serious o ense. Lane said the legislation likely wouldn’t change the maximum penalty for a juvenile auto thief.

“ is is one thing to help with auto theft,” he said, “but it’s by no means the entire solution.”

Lane spoke at a news conference with Democratic and Republican state lawmakers. Also attending the event were Denver-area mayors and police chiefs, as well as local prosecutors and key members of Gov. Jared Polis’ administration.

“Imagine waking up one morning to nd your only way of getting to work, of getting your kids to school or day care is gone,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill, at Monday’s news conference. “Picture heading to the parking lot after a long day of work to nd your way home has been taken. Imagine the

terror of being held up at gunpoint and forced to leave your vehicle in a carjacking. Too many of our neighbors don’t need to imagine what this feels like because they have lived it rsthand.”

e other lead sponsors of the bill are Republican Sen. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs and Reps. Matt Soper, R-Delta, and Shannon Bird, D-Westminster.

Polis, in a written statement, endorsed the measure.

“To achieve our shared goal of making Colorado one of the top ten safest states in the next ve years, it is critical we address rising auto theft crimes in our state,” he said. “Coloradans are counting on us. A vehicle’s monetary value does not represent the value to the owner and the impacts a stolen vehicle has on a person or family’s daily life. Criminals should be held accountable for the crimes they commit and charged in a consistent, just, and rational way.”

e new legislation also includes a “joy-ride” provision that would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to use a vehicle without the owner’s permission as long as the car is returned within 24 hours without damage and only minor tra c offenses were committed. A second and subsequent conviction for the joy-ride o ense would be a Class 5 felony, however.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.

e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Cars parked along Littleton’s Main Street.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS