Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 07-29-21

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July 29, 2021

ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 57 | ISSUE 51

Voelz survives Westminster recall election Ten-month-long battle over water rates comes to an end BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jon Voelz will keep his seat on Westminster City Council after unofficial results in the July 20 contentious, expensive recall election showed him with 62% of total votes. “I’m glad the common sense of our residents prevailed,” Voelz said in a phone call the night of July 20. “This misleading, and wasteful and shameful recall is coming to an Voelz end. I look forward to continuing my work on city council.” Voelz’s seat is only safe until November when he must run for reelection. The recall election cost the city up to $250,000 to run because it was not part of a coordinated county election. Voelz’s victory also marks the end of a 10-month-long battle fought between community members over water rates, housing and commercial growth, and the injection of partisanship in local politics. Kathleen Dodaro, the candidate running against Voelz if he were recalled, declined to comment in a phone call the night of July 20. A representative of the pro-recall group, the Westminster Water Warriors, could not be reached for comment that night. The Water Warriors posted on its Facebook page the morning after the election, “Thank you all for your SEE RECALL, P3

South Carolina-based site selection consultant Jeannette Goldsmith discusses workforce diversity July 22 at Commerce City’s Dicks Sporting Goods Park while co-panelists Andrew Shapiro, left, and Jerry Szaton listen. The event was part of breakfast presented by the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership and brought the three site selection experts to visit Adams PHOTOS BY SCOTT TAYLOR County businesses and developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country.

Adams County ‘finding its place’ National site experts visit and discuss how county ranks BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Adams County elected and economic development officials listen to what a panel of site selection experts have to say July 22 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The event was part of breakfast presented by the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership, which brought the three site selection experts to visit Adams County businesses and developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country.

INSIDE: CALENDAR: PAGE 9 | VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

Site development expert Jeannette Goldsmith told a crowd of local officials and business owners that she gets the sense that Adams County is trying to figure itself out, based on two days of tours and visits to local businesses and projects. Goldsmith, vice president of South Carolina-based site SEE COUNTY, P5

ADAMS COUNTY FAIR AUG. 4-8 See the center section for details and County Fair Fun


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