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Sounds good: Guitar teacher has students learning to play 14 songs in a day. See Page 2

A creature feature: All manner of mythic monsters invade museum in Denver. See Page 12

Jeanette Pollack, of Parker, meets Waya, a 9-year-old female wolf brought to CU South Denver March 7 as part of an event celebrating the start of the Iditarod. With mom by her side, Aubrey Daugherty, 3, of Parker, meets two wolves brought to CU South Denver for an Iditarod event.

Hundreds of people stopped by an Iditarod event at CU South Denver at Lincoln Avenue and Peoria Street on March 7 to learn about canine lineage and the connection that modern dogs have to wolves. More than 300 people of all ages got a chance to meet Ghost and Waya, two people-friendly wolves brought by a Woodland Park-based sanctuary called Colorado Wolf Adventures.

Time to play ball: High school baseball season is back, but the weather sometimes makes it tough to practice and play. See Page 20

PHOTOS BY CHRIS MICHLEWICZ POSTAL ADDRESS

Promenade gains final approval Some seek referendum to postpone mall project

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OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Englewood, Colorado, and the towns of Castle Rock, Parker and Larkspur, the NewsPress is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media and additional mailing offices. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 DEADLINES: Display: Fri. 11 a.m. Legal: Fri. 11 a.m. | Classified: Mon. 5 p.m. G E T SO CIAL WITH U S

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An artist’s rendering shows shops at the soon-to-be built Castle Rock Promenade. The shopping center will feature 1 million square feet of retail space. Courtesy image

Plan for big mall has come to symbolize growth By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com Castle Rock Town Council has decided to move forward with the development of a large-scale project that, to many, has become a symbol of the town’s growth. With protesters in attendance, council approved the final agreement between the town and Alberta Development Partners for construction of the 200-acre, $177 million Promenade at Castle Rock shopping area. The 7-0 vote March 3 clears the way for de-

velopment to begin at the site at the north end of town between Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 85, near the Outlets at Castle Rock. The mixed-use development will include 1 million square feet of retail space and 360 residential units. The meeting marked the second time in two weeks that protesters showed up at a council meeting to oppose the development. In addition to concerns about the prairie-dog colony at the construction site, residents voiced concerns over Castle Rock’s rate of growth, saying they are Mall continues on Page 11

Almost all the speakers who opposed the building of the Promenade at Castle Rock project ended their comments at the March 3 town council meeting by saying that they wanted the zoning ordinance being debated to go to a referendum. The opposition had little to do with the ordinance itself. But by stopping it, activists hope to force a delay in the $177 million development project and possibly save the prairie dogs living at the site. The following day, residents of Castle Rock submitted their intention to pursue a referendum petition challenging council’s adoption of the municipal ordinance allowing the mall to proceed without regard for the prairie-dog colony. The Colorado Constitution provides 30 days for citizens to petition to put any municipal ordinance to an up-or-down vote of the people. According to the Town of Castle Rock, a petition seeking to repeal the ordinance must be signed by registered electors of the town equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total number of registered voters. In this case, a petition would need to get 3,800 signatures. Activists have sought other solutions for the prairie dogs, including relocation, but have not had success in petitioning the developer for a delay.


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