Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 062223

CELEBRATING THE CHAMPIONS

Fans who braved crowds for Nuggets victory parade not disappointed

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Hatch family from Northglenn never misses a Denver Nuggets game, if they can help it. ey’ve been dedicated fans since moving to Colorado in 2011 and when the team won its rst NBA championship this week, they knew

they’d be at the parade on ursday.

“We never really expected to actually win the championship, but we were hopeful for one,” Ariel Hatch said. “It’s amazing!”

e family of ve were among the estimated 700,000 to one million fans to descend on downtown on June 15 to bask in the glory of the a Nuggets NBA title that was more than 50 years in the making.  ere, they had the chance to see Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, who famously said he wanted to go home to Serbia following the title-clinching victory on June 12.

Instead, he was in a white Denver re truck with No. 15 in gold letters and his name, the missing Finals MVP trophy nearby. When he nally found his way through the crowd to a podium, the crowd erupted.

“You know that I told you I didn’t want to stay for parade,” Jokic addressed the crowd. “But I [expletive] want to stay for parade. is is the best. We love you, Denver. is is for you.”

He was one of many Nuggets players at the parade. Also there was Head Coach Mike Malone,

From left: Reece, Ariel, Callie, Lillie and Crystal Hatch pose for a photo after the Denver Nuggets championship parade. The family made the trip from Northglenn.

PHOTO BY JOHN RENFROW

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Butterfly Pavilion hosts pollinator extravaganza

e Butter y Pavilion’s Pollinator Palooza Festival is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 25 to o er a spectacular celebration of pollinators of the vital role pollinators play in our world.

e Pollinator Palooza Festival provides entertainment and enjoyment for all ages. Families can participate in engaging activities like face painting, arts and crafts, and interactive games designed to highlight the importance of pollinators.

e festival showcases the beauty and signi cance of pollinators. It serves as a platform for raising awareness about the challenges facing these important creatures, such as habitat loss and pesticide use, and encourages individuals to take action to protect them.

Food vendors are often present, creating a festive atmosphere for attendees to enjoy.

Legacy Foundation hosts golf invitational

e Westminster Legacy Foundation is hosting the 15th Annual J & Nancy Heil Tribute Golf Invitational on July 31 at Legacy Ridge Golf Course.

e proceeds from the 2023 Heil Golf Invitation will advance the artistic, cultural and academic success for the students that are participating in the performing arts at Westminster High School. e funds

raised will help with out tting with uniforms and updating instruments for the Mariachi Band, equipping students playing in the orchestra and providing extra instructional coaching for students who want to learn how to better play, sing or act. Proceeds will also provide scholarships to two graduating seniors.

e link to sponsor or register is https://westyfoundation.networkforgood.com/events/54139-15thannual-j-nancy-heil-tribute-invitational-golf-tournament

A Stroll in the Garden for CASA

e Court Appointed Special Advocate program, or CASA, for the 11th Judicial District is promoting one of its major fundraisers now scheduled for September.

CASA is inviting supporters to come enjoy a Stroll in the Garden at this year’s Indulge for CASA Gala from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Denver’s Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E 66th Ave.

is Garden Party will be full of delicious food and drinks, fantastic auction prizes, exciting entertainment, and more! Indulge for CASA is presented by the Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation.

CASA’s mission is to provide courtappointed volunteer advocacy for children and youth from the child welfare system so every child can be safe, have a permanent home, and have the opportunity to thrive.

Tiny House Festival returns to Riverdale Park

e Colorado Tiny House Festival is returning for its sixth year at the Riverdale Regional Park June 24 and 25.

Guests will be able to step inside a large variety of small living structures, learn from tiny home builders and see the latest trends in tiny living and unique RVs.

e show blends the spirit of the tiny living movement with the most up-to-date information on going tiny, simplifying your life, minimalistic living, and living greener. Unique small living structures will be spread throughout the Colorado Tiny House Festival grounds and include an assortment of professional builds, DIY builds, and Camping Corner which speci cally showcases ways people can camp or “glamp” in style. Each structure features its own, one-of-a-kind oor plan, décor, and remarkable use of space.

Additionally, attendees will enjoy expert speaker presentations, a product and service marketplace, a tiny taste of Colorado food truck court, and more.

e festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily June 24 and 25. Ticket prices range from $10 to $20 depending on when they are purchased and are good for both days of the event. Kids 12 and under are free-of-charge.

For more information on the 2023 Colorado Tiny House Festival, visit coloradotinyhousefestival.com.

Healthy Farmers Markets

Adams County and Anythink Libraries are o ering Healthy Farmers Markets in ornton for residents this summer through Sept. 28.

e markets will provide $20 produce vouchers for residents who are 65+ or are enrolled in WIC, SNAP, or Medicaid. ere will also be recipes and nutrition information available.

Tuesday markets will be from 9 a.m. to noon through Sept. 26, at Anythink Huron, 9417 Huron St. ursday markets will be from 9 a.m. to noon through Sept. 28, at Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 E. 120th Ave.

See all upcoming Adams County outreach events at adcogov.org/ outreach-events.

Annual Stars & Stripes Event to Feature Singer Thomas Mac

e annual pre-Independence Day celebration at Riverdale Regional Park is back! Mark your calendars for the ird of July celebration. Ward Electric presents a free evening in the park with country singer, omas Mac, and a festive display of reworks.

Food and beverage vendors will begin serving at 4 p.m. Enjoy live music followed by the 9:30 p.m. reworks show.

For the safety and comfort of your pets and all event attendees, please keep your furry friends at home for

the Stars & Stripes event. Visitors are kindly reminded that most reworks are illegal in Adams County; please leave reworks of any type to our professionals.

For more event information and Park Rules, visit riverdaleregionalpark.org or call 303 637-8000.

Work Options FREE Culinary Training Program

e Adams County Human Services Department is partnering with local nonpro t Work Options to provide a free culinary training program for residents.

Program participants train with professional chefs over a six-week course and earn certi cations and up to $400 per month. Work Options also o ers food truck internships.

In addition to the training program, Work Options provides the Human Services Center 11860 Pecos St., Westminster, with a full menu of breakfast and lunch options including breakfast burritos, pastries, burgers, pizza, daily specials, and more in the Mountain View Café. e café is located on the third oor of HSC.

Learn more about the program at workoptions.org.

Adams County o ers veterans memorial sign program

Adams County Public Works Department has started a Veterans Memorial Sign Program intended to allow Adams County residents with family or friends of military veterans killed in the line of duty to dedicate of a street in Adams County in their loved one’s memory.

Nominated veterans will be commemorated through the installation of special memorial signs bearing their name, rank, branch of service emblem, associated military action or war, status, and year of death. Memorial signs will be placed above existing street name signs. Speci c location requests may be made in the application and will be considered by Adams County sta in collaboration with the Adams County Veterans Advisory Commission.

“ e Veterans Memorial Sign Program o ers an opportunity for residents to unite in gratitude and remembrance while fostering a sense of community pride,” said Steve O’Dorisio, Board of County Commissioners Chair. “It also serves as a powerful reminder to future generations of the sacri ces made by those who fought for our freedom.”

Family and friends of seven veterans who served on the USS Colorado were honored with a memorial sign during the grand opening of the new Adams County Veterans Memorial on May 29.

Residents are encouraged to submit applications for veterans they wish to memorialize through the program. Learn more and apply at adcogov.org/tra c-safety.

Council sending two questions to voters

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two ballot referendums will be decided by Northglenn residents in the November 2023 election.

One of them will ask residents to extend an existing .5% sales tax for capital improvements, such as roads and police operations, without a sunset clause. If voters approve the initiative, taxes won’t change since the tax is already in place and the tax will exist inde nitely unless the council or a future council terminates it.

e other referendums will change the city’s charter to gendersilent language by omitting works like “he” or “councilman” and replacing them with the speci c o ce like “council member.”

For example, the charter currently reads: “ e City Manager shall be the chief administrative o cer of the City. As such, he shall possess,....” at would be changed to “ e City Manager shall be the chief administrative o cer of the City. As such, the City Manager shall possess...”

Sales tax initiative

Both initiatives won consensus from the council to be put on the ballot at the June 5 city council

meeting. For the sales tax initiative, the council consensus was to put it on the ballot and omit a sunset clause.

e sunset clause was included in past initiatives which required future approval.

According to the meeting’s agenda, the current tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. In 2001, the voters approved the 0.5% sales tax for water supply needs with an expiration in 2009. e tax was extended for six more years in 2008 and again in 2013.

Interim Deputy City Manager Jason Loveland said sta is asking for the question to be put on the 2023 ballot is for planning purposes.

e tax funds city programs that will last “forever.” In the case it fails, it gives time for sta to think about their options for how to fund programs, or for how to tweak the initiative for the 2024 ballot, he said.

Loveland also said he supported the removal of the sunset clause for planning and to maintain investment.

“Roads aren’t going away,” he said.

City Councilor Rich Kondo said with the increases in property taxes, he’s nervous about the outcome.

City Councilor Nicholas Walker said he objected to the removal of

the sunset clause and said voters should be able to vote on the tax in the future.

City Councilor Katherine Go said that with it being a sales tax, it’s not only Northglenn residents footing the bill. It would be a way for those who use the city’s amenities but don’t live in Northglenn to help contribute.

City Councilor Becky Brown pointed out the question isn’t asking for an increase.

“What we are asking is to continue a process that has been in place, so we are not asking for an increase,” Brown said.

Brown added that it isn’t the council’s job to put things on the ballot just they will pass.

City Councilor Tim Long said the timing is poor with other items on the ballot. He also called for communication from Northglenn to be clear to residents about what’s being asked.

“ is is a di cult time for voters to make decisions on taxes,” Long said.  Gender-silent charter Voters will also decide whether or not to make the Charter gender silent. According to the meeting’s agenda, the request for the question came from the strategic planning retreat.

e Charter was written in 1975 and uses predominantly male pronouns. In the 2019 election, voters were asked to amend the language to make the document gender neutral. at failed with 45% voting yes and 55% voting no, a di erence of 745 votes.

“ e proposed amendment would have eliminated gender-based titles and pronouns that seem to assume only males occupy the positions de ned in the Charter, even though that has not been accurate for many years,” the agenda reads.

City Council approved a measure in 2022 to make their municipal code gender-silent. According to City Attorney Corey Ho man, voters must approve changes to the Charter.

“Our City Charter is an embarrassment. Not only from my perspective as a woman but my perspective as a mentor to other women,” Brown said.

Brown said it was an “interesting time” when it came on the ballot previously and the residents took it the wrong way.

“ is is ridiculous that in 2023 that I read this Charter and I do not associate with it. I’m not a he, I’m not a him, I am a woman who was elected to this o ce,” she said.

Westminster Councilor Lindsey Emmons not seeking reelection

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster City Councilor Lindsey Emmons announced she will not be running to stay on the council in the 2023 election.

“This is not a decision I take lightly. I love my community and I love that I’ve had the highest honor of serving in the capacity I’ve had the past four years,” she

said at the June 12 city councilor meeting.

She said that when she commits to something, she commits 100%. As a full-time wife, family member, employee, volunteer and community servant, she said it’s difficult to balance everything.

Emmons said she will continue to serve as a CASA volunteer, but not as an elected leader after the election. She promised to serve

as city councilor to the best of her ability until her term is over.

“My time on the council will come to an end in November,” Emmons said.

Upcoming election

Current councilors and candidates will be vying to fill three spots on Westminster’s council. Whoever the voters choose will be decided on Nov. 7.

Each seat will be a four-year term. City Councilors Bruce Baker, Rich Seymour and Emmons all end their terms this year. All Westminster candidates are elected at-large, by all voters in city.

As of June 14, only Seymour is seeking reelection. He’s up against Claire Carmelia, Amber Hott, Jeff Jones, Karen Kalavity, Karl Merida and Timothy Pegg, according to the city’s website.

Sheridan bicycle underpass opens with fanfare

Leaders tout impact for bicycle commuters

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Local leaders and residents gathered in Downtown Westminster to celebrate the opening of the Sheridan Underpass on June 10.  e underpass goes under Sheridan and U.S. 36 to connect cyclists and pedestrians from Downtown Westminster to the RTD US 36/Sheridan Station.

“ e bene ts of this project will be felt statewide, not just in the City

of Westminster,” said Westminster City Manager Mark Freitag in a news release. “ is new underpass will provide Coloradans the ability to safely ride their bikes from Denver to Boulder and solidi es the U.S. 36 Bikeway through Westminster as our state’s bike commuter highway.”

e project also added two more lanes to Sheridan Boulevard.

According to the news release, the funds came from a mix of federal and state dollars including a $5.5 million federal grant from the Federal Highway Administration through the Denver Region Council of Government, a $1 million CDOT contribution, and a $140,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Residents and local leaders at the opening of the Sheridan Underpass on June 10. COURTESY CITY OF WESTMINSTER

Adams County program o ers path to new skillsets

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Finding a job isn’t always easy, but an Adams County program seeks to help those looking for a new career nd one in food service.

e Work Options program, modeled after a Denver program, o ers skills, training and counseling to help young adults get started. It’s free and workers will receive a weekly stipend.

e Work Options program started in 20-years ago in the Denver Human Services Building, the program’s main training center for over two decades.

“Adams County Human Services approached us regarding their food service operations because we operate the cafeteria in the Denver Human Services Building, and we have for over 20 years now,” said Tessa Houston, Special Projects Manager Houston said they wanted Adams County to replicate what they have been doing in Denver. Adams County Work Options program o ers a free culinary job training program.

“So we’re able to facilitate our culinary training by operating the Adams County Human Services cafeteria for the employees, and open to the public who come to our cafeteria,” Houston said.

Houston said she had been the Special Project Manager and Marketing Development for “Work Options” for

about ten years.

“I started as a chef instructor and have worn a lot of di erent hats over the years. So, eventually, there was a need in marketing and development,” Houston said.

Houston said potential students start every Monday, and on the rst day, they start with the required information session to see if it’s a good t, since the program has a few requirements for students. ey complete a short

application once that explanation is

“ e application is only to collect information; we don’t rule people out based on the information they provide. Once these steps are completed, they can get started as soon as possible the following week with training and get employed soon after,” Houston said.

Bus stop advertising

Jessica Ballhagen has been in the Work Options program for three weeks and is in the internship program working at the Adams County Human Services cafeteria.

While waiting for the bus, she saw an advertisement and enrolled in the program to learn new job skillset. She used to be a fourth-grade school teacher but said she stepped back for personal reasons. New skills were welcome.

“My goal is to work in a position to teach and instruct students in the culinary program. In the future own a taco truck or a business,” Ballhagen said. e culinary training is from four to six weeks and is highly individualized. Since the training is free and unpaid, the students can earn up to a $125 stipend weekly. e program calls that a cash incentive.

“A lot of our students are not in a position where they can wait six or eight weeks to become employed. So, we try to keep our programs on the shorter side, three, four weeks, get them the real basics, boot camp style,” Houston said.

Houston said that boot camp covers kitchen basics; how to read a recipe, understand basic commercial kitchen terminology and the safe handling of food.

“ en we work with them to nd the right job,” Houston said. “Just because you got a job o er that’s 40 miles away, it could take an hour on the bus to get there So that is probably not the best t. So we help you to keep looking for the right job that is actually a good t.” e program focuses heavily on employable skills as well as culinary. Its program includes a job readiness class the students take twice a week.

Getting past convictions

“We help them build a resume and practice interviewing skills. A lot of our students, in fact, over 70% of our students have some history of justice involvement. About 40 to 45% of our students have a felony on their record,” Houston said.

Houston said one topic they cover is how to discuss legal history in a job interview. Trying to become employed with a felony on their record could be a huge impediment for them, she said, and they need to approach a potential employer thoughtfully.

“We make sure they’re comfortable talking about it and talking about the changes they’ve made in their life to make sure they’re not going to get in trouble again and could hold down a job. We are very interested in helping folks who are exiting incarceration,” Houston said.

“According to data people, exiting incarceration having a support system and a job prevent them from recidivism.”

Houston said the focus is on providing the skills they need to nd a job. en, they follow up with their students monthly for the next year after completing the program.

“We make sure they to let us know if you need anything, such as resources or having issues with your employer that we can help you navigate with that sort of thing. We give them a complete support system,” she said.

Houston said they get young people, folks who had a career their whole life and something happened or looking for something new. “We have had people with professional experience, but then went to prison and now out of prison, unable to work in the eld they were working in before. So now they’re looking to do something di erent,” Houston said.

Work Options also o ers a program if a student starts a job and has di culty communicating with their employer,have to call in sick or has an emergency, car problems or a di cult situation. ey may be afraid or intimidated by their boss.

“We o er students a Mind Over Matter class. It’s a cognitive behavioral therapy class where they work with a licensed therapist or counselor to use cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to learn how to communicate better in a professional environment, “ Houston said. “It is advocating for yourself and understanding that your boss is not somebody to be afraid of or intimidated. It doesn’t mean you’re a failure, or it’s the end of the world.”

Houston said a large percentage of their students are either unhoused or in an unstable housing situation and many have trouble nding childcare. ose are situations that prevent them from being able to work, so the program helps them learn to navigate those issues as well as concerns about health care or drug and alcohol.

“We have 130 community partners that we work with and other nonprofits and agencies around the Denver Metro area, to help our students, “ Houston said.

Internships begin

After students nish the program, they could get hired by “Work Options” as temporary paid interns at the cafeteria. Also, they o er an apprenticeship that is part of the National Restaurant Association’s program.

“ is is a nine-month program, where they end up with an accredited apprenticeship certi cate which is huge,” Houston said. “A lot of our folks, don’t have any educational credentials. So throughout our core program, our students have the opportunity to earn up to 10 industry-recognized certi cations.”

With the “Work Options” program, the goal is to make sure students are

Jessica Ballhagen and Jose Rodriguez are in the internship program working at the Adams County Human Services cafeteria.

PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

Ezeadi announces campaign for state Senate

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster City Councilor Obi Ezeadi announced his campaign to be the state senator for District 19 on June 13.

“I’m running because right now, there’s a sense of urgency from families that I speak to. ere are huge crises across housing, across healthcare, childcare, energy bills, and I think the pocketbook issue is the one unifying thing that everyone can agree is a problem,” Ezeadi said in an interview.

As to why he’s running now when he was elected to his city seat two years ago, he said he needs to represent his community at the state level now.

“Service is not bound by a timeline,” he said.

Ezeadi, who was elected to the city council in 2021, hopes to win the seat in the 2024 election. e district covers parts of Westminster and Arvada and is currently represented by Rachel Zenzinger.

As the Joint Budget Committee Chair, Zenzinger showed Ezeadi the ropes at the capital. He worked in her o ce during the 2023 legislative session.

“I feel like I’m going to be ready on day one, having the municipal experi-

ence combined with that preview of the State experience,” Ezeadi said.

He said that local government is the best experience to have prior to running for election for the state because it’s where “the rubber meets the road.” He said policy coming from the federal and state level has to be implemented, and that’s where local governments come in.

It also prepared him to reach across the aisle, working with Westminster councilors who viewed things di erently than him. He said working with a diverse array of ideas leads to better bills.

“True leadership is when you’re able to bring people along with you, educate as much as you can and tell your side of the story, listen to their side of the story, and then you can actually create better bills because of that diversity,” he said.

His top two priorities are pocketbook issues and education. By pocketbook, he means a ordability across childcare, housing, energy bills and healthcare. He sees this as the biggest issue facing residents.

“With stagnant wages and jobs that are disappearing and we have families working multiple jobs, I think that there’s an opportunity to actually focus on and gure out how to help them because that’s what we’re supposed to be

doing, we work for the people,” he said.

He said with the lived experiences he has with a ordability issues, he understands that many families are on their last “hope.” To address those concerns, he points to jobs and reimagining education.

“Not just fully funding our public schools, which is a critical element, but also adult education,” he said. “Making sure that we look at workforce education programs, we look at introducing and expanding access to alternative education, trade schools.”

It can also address climate change by emphasizing the Just Transition. He wants to transition those workers in the fossil fuel industry into clean energy jobs.

Another of his priorities is to engage the public and lift up the curtain on how things work, such as policymaking and approving a bill. Hopefully, that will build trust and inspire others to run for government, he said.

As to any bills he’d like to introduce, he’s collecting priorities and ideas from the people to give them a voice.

“I don’t want to have my own platform and say, ‘here’s what I’m going to do.’ I think the community needs to have more of a voice in what they want to see,” he said.

the most marketable candidate, to get a job in the restaurant industry with sustainable employment and long-term employment, or own a restaurant.

“ e food service industry is a viable career path,” she said. “You get into management positions without a college degree.  If you show up, work hard, have a good attitude and you do everything you’re supposed to do at work, you can get promoted fairly easily within the food service industry”, Houston said. “Unlike a lot of other industries, there isn’t that barrier so you can continue to grow your career in the industry.”

Houston said the food service industry has more women and people of color in management and ownership positions than any other industry.

“ ey can see examples of folks who look like them and have shared experiences with them in those management positions, and they can see themselves moving into those roles, Houston said. For more information about the “Work Options,” call 720-944-3393 or visit: https://workoptions.org

State adding mental health bed options

New hospital coming amid ‘near crisis’

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

e only stabilization unit in the state’s crisis services system that’s solely for adolescents used to help about 2,000 kids each year.

Now, because of a shortage of mental health workers, it can take only 1,000.

e other half of the children and teens in mental health crises are sent elsewhere, or more likely, left to wait in emergency rooms at hospitals across Colorado.

“It breaks my heart to talk about the kids we are having to turn away,” said Kiara Kuenzler, CEO of the Jefferson Center, a community mental health center that oversees the 24/7 crisis stabilization unit in Lakewood. “We track every single person that we are not able to serve. It’s almost always due to not having the workforce capacity.”

e unit, called New Vistas, has 16 beds for kids ages 5 to 18, but much of the time, there are only enough doctors and therapists to keep eight or 10 of those beds in use, Kuenzler said.

at’s where new funding from Colorado’s portion of the federal pandemic relief package is supposed to help. Je erson Center is receiving $2 million to hire additional sta and o er incentives to keep current clinicians on the payroll in what has long been a high-burnout career.

e grant is part of more than $400 million in American Recovery Act funds that Colorado lawmakers divided up for mental health care.

e state Behavioral Health Administration has awarded 80 grants

to local governments, hospitals and community organizations to ll gaps in mental health care. ose include the Stride Sober Living, the Naloxone Project, Young People in Recovery and the Aspen E ect. Some grants are to create more psychiatric beds or residential beds that are one step down from a hospital, while others are to build up therapy and substance abuse programs.

e administration also doled out 29 other grants to address mental health spe cally for people in the criminal justice system.

Hospitals make investments

At the same time, a few hospital systems in the state are making new investments in mental health care, raising hope that Colorado will make progress on its severe lack of services. e latest report from the Treatment Advocacy Center, which ranks states on behavioral health services, placed Colorado at 34th in the nation and counted 543 beds in this state.

at was about 10 beds per 100,000 people, far fewer than the 50 beds per 100,000 people that

mental health experts say is needed.

e Denver area alone needs about 1,000 more beds, said Dr. Je rey Woods, operations group president for Acadia Healthcare.

“ at is a level of near crisis,” he said.

Construction of a new 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Westminster began this month, a joint partnership between Acadia Healthcare and Intermountain Health, which was SCL Health.

West Pines Hospital will have inpatient psychiatric beds, as well as step-down programs for people who will live at home but spend several hours each day in treatment at the hospital. It’s expected to open in fall 2024.

“For too long there has been this dearth of behavioral health services available, because of stigma and lack of public will to lower that stigma,” Woods said.

It’s not a net gain of 144 beds for the north Denver area, however. As the new hospital opens, SCL Intermountain is expected to close its current 96-bed behavioral health unit at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, which is constructing a new hospital building.

While state and federal laws have attempted to create insurance parity by requiring that insurance plans cover mental health care similar to other medical care, that’s not what’s driving the new construction, Woods said.

“I would not say that there is a rush to build hospitals because of pro tability, but rather because the need is there,” he said. “We care for the whole person — body, mind and spirit.”

Units planned for children

e new West Pines will have units for children as young as 5, teenagers, adults and seniors. One unit will specialize in treating older people dealing with dementia along with grief, depression and mood disorders. Future units, similar to Acadia’s hospitals in other states, might focus on mothers with postpartum depression or people with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring mental health issues.

e groundbreaking for the new hospital comes as UC Health University of Colorado Hospital prepares to open a new 40-bed psychiatric unit this summer.

Even with the $2 million grant, the adolescent crisis stabilization unit in Lakewood will struggle, Kuenzler said.

e unit lost $2.5 million last year, and when accounting for the grant and the costs of increasing capacity, the unit will lose between $1 million and $2 million, she said. Plus, the funding from the American Rescue Plan Act is one-time money.

“We are still struggling to gure out the sustainable funding model,” she said, noting that a 24/7 crisis center has to stay open whether it has two kids or all 16 beds are full on a given day. “We’re hoping there will be more state-level funding over time.

“It would pay o in so many lives saved and so much money saved in the long run.”

New Vistas is a not-for-pro t residential facility for children and teens that has operated under a subsidiary of the Je erson Center called Je erson Hills. e mental health center is now absorbing the subsidiary and trying to create a seamless system so kids could easily transition between the crisis stabilization unit and the therapy programs o ered at the mental health center.

e stabilization unit in 2015 became part of Colorado Crisis Services, a statewide network of walk-in crisis centers, mobile units and a hotline. e system was created in response to the 2012 mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater. People can access the services regardless of their ability to pay.

Expansion of services, particularly for young people, has never been needed more, Kuenzler said.

West Pines Hospital, a 144-bed behavioral health hospital expected to open in fall 2024 in Westminster, will have in-patient psychiatric beds, as well as step-down day programs. COURTESY OF INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH

NUGGETS

sta ers, cheerleaders and Rocky the mascot – showered with love, beer, and cheers from the masses as they passed on a procession of re trucks.

David Zuckerman brought his two kids down from the Boulder area to see the spectacle. He said he is thrilled Denver can o cially be called “Champion City” after seeing both the Avalanche hockey team and Nuggets win titles in back-to-back years.

He said the Nuggets are more than a Denver team. ey’re a Colorado team.

“It’s exciting for everyone to be moving in the same direction for something positive, especially considering the Avalanche won last year (also),” Zuckerman said.

Taylor Wright has lived in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood for eight years after moving from Kentucky.  ough he’s watched lots of great basketball from the Nuggets, and has become a self-proclaimed diehard fan, he wasn’t sure if they could really win a championship until recently.

“After the performance in the NBA bubble in 2020, it seemed more realistic,” he said. “It’s unreal to witness a franchise winning its rst championship, though.”

Ashley Guss of Adams County said her family has been strong Nuggets fans since the J.R. Smith days, and to see a championship come to fruition is surreal.

HEALTH

In 2021, 53 young people ages 1518 and 19 people ages 10-14 died by suicide in Colorado, according to the Je erson Center.

e crisis stabilization unit is seeing younger patients, including a “dramatic increase” in the number of children ages 5-11. e proportion of kids ages 5-11 was once 10-20%. Now, it’s 40-60%.

And children and teens referred to

“I knew as soon as we went up in the nals series that we were coming out here for the parade to celebrate,” Guss said. “It’s been a long time coming for this team, and you can see that in the amount of people who came out today.”

Stan Jacobsen from Evergreen agrees.

“Watching these guys this whole season really shows how much they deserve to win it. It’s great to see them get what they’ve worked so hard for. e fans here have really embraced the entire team,” Jacobsen said.

Festivities kicked o with a prerally at Civic Center Park at 9 a.m., followed by the parade at 10 a.m. that traveled from Union Station to Civic Center Park.

During the parade, players and coaches signed merchandise. ey even hopped o the oats to interact with the crowd. Several players and coaches addressed the massive congregation at Civic Center Park.

“Life’s about moments,” Coach Malone said. “We have people that have been supporting this team for 47 years … We’re some greedy [expletive], baby. We’re getting another one. It’s hitting me right now. For me, to share it with our fans, that means the world to me. is is an amazing experience. Something that I believed in. I had no doubt that we’d get to this point.”

Fans from all the corners of Colorado came. ey hailed from Fort Collins in the north to Pueblo in the south to Grand Junction in the west. ey might as well rename the team the Colorado Nuggets.

the unit have more acute issues than in the past, including more dangerous suicide attempts, Kuenzler said.

“ ese are really young kiddos,” she said. “We need to do a lot more to invest early and often and with the right resources for behavioral health. 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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Suncor layo s impact in Commerce City unknown

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Canadian oil re nery company Suncor Energy is poised to eliminate 1,500 positions but in the nearly two weeks since the announcement, there are no indications if the company’s Commerce City location will be impacted.

Suncor’s new chief executive o cer, Rich Kruger, noti ed sta about impending cuts on June 1. In an email, he said the company needs to reduce sta ng costs related to competitors, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News. Kruger said the layo s will impact both employees and contractors across the entire company, but did not o er speci cs like locations that would be a ected.

“Sta ng reductions will occur at all levels of the organization and will be based on both performance and business need,” Kruger told sta in the email. “As we do this, we will eliminate work, critically looking at what we do, why we do it, how we do it and the value it adds.”

Kruger said the goal is to cut costs by $400 million by the end of the year.

Suncor Energy named Kruger as president and CEO in February. Kruger was previously CEO of Imperial Oil Ltd. from 2013 through 2019.

Suncor Director of Corporate Communications Sneh Seetal told the Commerce City Sentinel Express that the company is not providing any additional details at this time. She also said there is no

timeline in place for any announcements on the topic.

“Suncor is always looking for opportunities to drive value and improve performance in our business,” Seetal said. “Cost reduction is one of those opportunities.”

As of June 12, there were also no formal lings indicating any Suncor layo s in Colorado, according to state records.

e state requires that employers provide warning notices of mass layo s under the Worker Readjustment and Retraining Noti cation Act (WARN). Under WARN, employers must provide details 60 days in advance on how many employees will be laid o . e notices are meant to protect workers, their families and communities from the impacts of layo s.

Suncor reported pro ts of $1.8 billion in the rst quarter of 2023, a 34% decrease from last year’s $2.7 billion.

Suncor’s Commerce City re nery location produces around 98,000 barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel and paving-grade asphalt each day. e company’s website says it sells nearly 95% of its products within the state and employs over 500 regional residents.

e re nery has recently made headlines over the past few months. It was shut down for maintenance for around three months at the beginning of the year. It has also made the news for multiple issues, including a settlement over past emissions violations and criticisms from the community about communications about health concerns.

Suncor pollutes into nearby neighborhoods more often than similar facilities

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

e Colorado regional o ce of the EPA vowed tougher enforcement action against Suncor in Commerce City, issuing a report showing the re nery releases air pollutants into nearby neighborhoods more often than many similar facilities around the U.S.

Suncor logged more excess releases of sulfur dioxide-laden tail gas than any of 11 comparable re neries from 2016 to 2020, according to the Region 8 EPA study. Sulfur in tail gas is meant to be recovered to cycle back into the re ning process to avoid potentially toxic emissions.  Suncor’s Commerce City re nery also had the second-highest number of excess hydrogen sul de releases, or acid gas, among the same group

of re neries, according to the EPA analysis, which was conducted with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment using federal recovery act funds.

In another tracked category, hydrocarbon aring, Suncor was in the middle of incidents recorded from the 12 total re neries, the EPA said.  e analysis by a third-party engineer said Suncor’s Commerce City facility may be producing more air quality incidents because of faulty electrical equipment, lack of preventative maintenance, and not testing or inspecting other control systems adequately.

“We will use this information and other targeting tools to focus our e orts for future inspections and enforcement,” said Region 8 EPA Administrator KC Becker, a former Democratic Speaker of the House at

the Colorado legislature.

e state health department, which reached a large settlement with Suncor over past emissions incidents and failures, also said the new study would result in steppedup enforcement for the facility under increasing pressure from neighbors and local elected o cials.

“We anticipate the ndings will result in direct actions for Suncor to make improvements,” said Trisha Oeth, the CDPHE’s director of environmental health and protection.

Suncor did not respond to messages seeking comment this week.

Clean air advocates said state and federal o cials have plenty of information, and now must toughen their responses to Suncor’s ongoing air pollution incidents and applications for permit renewals.

“We have known Suncor has been a bad actor for years,” said Ean Tafoya, Colorado director of GreenLatinos. “It’s time to plan the just transition, including the retirement and remediation of Suncor. Our leaders have had the data. Now they have more. Will they act?”

e EPA has said it will change policies and permitting to pursue environmental justice for the neighbors of frequent polluters. Commerce City and north Denver neighborhoods surrounding Suncor have lower income, larger minor-

ver communities.

Suncor is the only petroleum re nery in Colorado, producing gasoline for cars and aviation fuel for Denver International Airport. e re nery released potentially dangerous sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sul de into the surrounding neighborhood in late April, the second incident that month, and state health o cials

Suncor Energy’s Commerce City plant. The local EPA o ce has promised tougher enforcement of the company’s operation.

Marshall Fire caused by reignited burn authorities say

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

Embers buried for six days on a residential property reignited and together with sparks from an “unmoored” Xcel Energy power line started the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County, the sheri said.

A residential re Dec. 24 to burn scrap wood and tree branches resurfaced because of the winds Dec. 30, Boulder County Sheri Curtis Johnson said. e sheri said the re was put out “responsibly” Dec. 24 when it was buried. But around 11 a.m. Dec. 30 high winds, pushing 100 mph, resurfaced embers and started a shed on re at 5325 Eldorado Springs Rd.

A second re was started that day by Xcel power lines and also quickly spread, and at some point the two res combined, Johnson said on June 8.

e sheri , who lost his house in the re, said the underground coal res also cannot be ruled out.

e district attorney’s o ce determined there was “insu cient or no evidence of a crime” and no reason to le charges, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said.

“If we were to tell you today that we were ling charges it would be wrong and unethical,” Dougherty said. “We can only le charges if there’s evidence of a crime being committed.”

Dougherty said investigators found no evidence of negligence or reck-

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warned the emissions could exceed permitted levels throughout that day.

In March 2020, Suncor agreed to pay $9 million to settle air quality violations at Commerce City dating to 2017, including one in 2019 that blanketed adjacent neighborhoods in an ashy substance. It was the largest penalty Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had ever levied from a single facility to resolve air pollution violations.

Water quality advocates also monitor leaks of PFAS “forever chemicals” and benzene into waters around Suncor.

Discharges of toxic “forever chemical” PFAS into Sand Creek and the South Platte River by Suncor’s Commerce City re nery spiked to thousands of times the EPA’s revised drinking water guidelines for three months starting in November, according to lings with state regulators.

e elevated discharges came as state clean water o cials are struggling to complete revisions to Suncor’s water out ow pollu-

lessness by Xcel. Rather, high wind caused a power line to disconnect and contact other lines, leading to electrical arcing and hot particles showering onto dry grass.  ere were no known problems with the power line prior to the re, Dougherty said.

“ is is a di erent discussion and a di erent decision, if that wire was worn or shoddy or they had maintenance issues in the past. ere was no such record of that, no indication of that.”

Xcel denied its power lines sparked the second of two res that combined to become the Marshall re, disputing that part of authorities’ ndings.

“We strongly disagree with any suggestion that Xcel Energy’s powerlines caused the second ignition, which according to the report started 80 to 110 feet away from Xcel Energy’s powerlines in an area with underground coal re activity,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “Xcel Energy did not have the opportunity to review and comment on the analyses relied on by the Sheri ’s O ce and believes those analyses are awed and their conclusions are incorrect.”

New details on the investigation come nearly 18 months after the re exploded in late December 2021 and raced across 6,000 acres, as galeforce winds pushed embers across parched grassland into subdivisions bordering open space. Two people died in the re and more than 1,000 homes and businesses were de-

tion permits that were rst opened to public comments more than 18 months ago. Colorado o cials noted then that they had included PFAS limits for the rst time in a draft of the revised permit. PFAS is an abbreviation for per uoroalkyl and poly uoroalkyl substances, a group of potentially harmful chemicals used as waterproo ng in thousands of goods from stain resistant carpet to rain gear to re ghting foam.

e state health department’s water quality divisions have acted quickly recently to address potential pollution in runo from Suncor’s operations, Tafoya said. e air pollution division should use the study and other information to increase enforcement as well, he said. Various health divisions at the state should consider Suncor’s cumulative violations across all agencies.

“At the end of the day, we need CDPHE to take the lead,” Tafoya said.

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stroyed in Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County.

In addressing the disastrous toll of the re, Curtis choked up and thanked the community for its patience as the investigation played out.

“I know personally the last 18 months have been hard and not having answers creates stress and challenges that we don’t need,” he said in a quavering voice. “And I hope that now we can focus on rebuilding our lives and getting back to our homes and our community.”

e Boulder County Sheri ’s Ofce said the re likely started near Marshall Road and Colorado 93, but federal agencies aided in its investigation to try to pinpoint the cause of the re.

Evidence included hundreds of body camera recordings and photos that were captured by rst responders during the initial response of the re, along with 49 physical items and 137 pieces of digital evidence, such as drone footage and video recording by witnesses, the sheri ’s o ce said.

e re also raised questions about Boulder’s emergency noti cation system, which is designed to send re warnings and evacuation alerts to people who signed up to receive them. Records obtained by

e Colorado Sun showed that the

rst phone alert was sent 42 minutes after the re started and only to 215 people. By then, at least one structure had burned and the re was well on its way toward consuming more than 1,000 homes and businesses.

Since the re, the sheri ’s o ce said it has improved the countywide noti cation system and now uses Amber Alert-style warnings that can be sent directly to the cellphones of people who may be in danger based on their GPS coordinates. e county acquired the technology prior to the Marshall re but had not nished setting it up.  Updates have also been made to the county’s other phone alert program, Everbridge, which sends alerts via landlines, cellphones, emails and text messages to those who register, the sheri ’s o ce said last month. Boulder County strengthened its ordinances last year to provide speci c guidelines on how to fully extinguish res, Johnson said.

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City to take second run at historic Westminster restaurant

Residents in the Historic Westminster area remain hungry for a restaurant to locate in the area.

City sta conducted a survey of area residents on what they would like to see in the former Rodeo Supermarket located at 3915 W. 73rd Ave. Most, 84% responded with their choice as a restaurant. You may recall that from 2018-2021, the city worked with the Olde Westminster Pub and Tavern interests in an attempt to bring the building up to code and complete interior improvements for the pub/

tavern.

Unfortunately, the e ort became a casualty of the pandemic and we will never know if the two private investors would have been successful.

Now, city council has directed sta to pick up the pieces and seek interested parties to a Request for Quali cations (RFQ). If there are viable responses, then sta is to identify the deal points and bring a proposal to city council.

Like everything else, the key to the deal would be the money. As sta pointed out in their memorandum to city council, “signi cant upgrades to the building’s major systems will be needed to meet City building codes regardless of the ultimate use.” In dollars and cents, that means a cost range of

an estimated $1.81 million to $2.85 million. Remember, we are talking about a building which was built in the 1950’s and was Westminster’s rst supermarket. After the city purchased the property, the building was not property maintained and water pipes froze with ultimate damage.

Yes, residents in the area are eager to see a restaurant in “their part of town” which would add vitality and activity to the 73rd Avenue original Westminster commercial area. Yes, it would generate city sales tax revenue. Yes, residents in the area expect the city government to do their best in making their dream come true.

Is

this historic building worth the rehabilitation cost?

Even before entertaining the desired use of having a restaurant occupying the property, it begs the basic policy question of how much in city tax dollars should be spent on the rehabilitation?

Yes, it is one of a limited number of historic buildings still in existence in Westminster. Yes, it was the rst supermarket in the community.

Tribal voices part of Colorado River discussion

However, the reality of the situation is a cost estimate of $1.81 million to $2.85 million to bring the building up to code. Don’t expect private interests to contribute to this cost. e whole cost would be a city expense which currently is not budgeted. at statement begs the question of what city services, programs or capital improvements

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Voices of Native Americans, long shunted to the side room, if acknowledged at all, are being heard more clearly in Colorado River discussions, as re ected in two recent water conferences in Colorado.

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Cloud lauded Colorado for being ahead of many other states in including native voices. “We’re making strides,” she said but added that work remains.

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to Santa Fe in 1922 to apportion the river’s waters among the seven basin states, though the compact does acknowledge federal obligations.

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At the rst, a drought summit held in Denver, a panel that was devoted to the worsening imbalance between water supplies and demands included Lorelei Cloud, the vice chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Her presence was an overt acknowledgement by conference organizers that the Ute tribe, if a part of Colorado, is also a sovereign. at’s something new. e conference was sponsored by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the state’s preeminent water policy agency. Cloud recently became a board member, representing southwestern Colorado. She’s the rst Ute ever on the

e next week, she was on a stage in Boulder, at the Getches-Wilkinson Center’s annual conference about the Colorado River. irteen of the 30 federally recognized tribes that hold water rights in the Colorado River Basin were present. eir rights stem from a 1908 Supreme Court decision involving tribal lands in Montana. e high court agreed that when the U.S. government created reservations and expected tribes to live there, water su cient to the presumed agrarian ways was part of the deal. is decision, called the Winters Doctrine, has enormous implications for the shrinking Colorado River. Tribes collectively hold 25% to even 30% of the water rights in basin. Not all claims have been adjudicated. Most tribal rights predate others. e Southern Ute rights, for example, date to 1868.

All predate the Colorado River Compact. Tribes were not invited

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Now, with the Colorado River delivering an average 12.5 million acre-feet, far less than the 20-plus assumed by those who crafted the compact, with ows expected to decline further, we have hard decisions to make. Tribal voices are being integrated into the discussions. Not fast enough for some, but very di erent than just a few years ago, when the federal government merely “consulted” tribes in the 2019 drought plan. e states were fully engaged.

“We need to be at the table, not just at a side table,” said one tribal representative at the Boulder conference.

Some tribes have been amenable to leasing their rights to cities and others. But will tribes with a few thousand members exert as much in uence as California with its giant farms and its huge cities? California maintains that its senior rights be

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Carrot or stick, just do the right thing It’s a sobering comparison. is year, Senate Bill 23-213 attempted to empower the State to hegemonize Colorado municipalities and counties by imposing zoning measures on those who, in the view of the bill’s sponsors, were ignoring the critical nature of Colorado’s housing crisis. In short, if the actions of local o cials did not e ectively address — or actually exacerbated — the una ordability of housing in their jurisdictions, then the State would do the job for them.

Voter-generated Proposition 123, on the other hand, seeks to augment the availability of a ordable housing by o ering State funds, through municipalities and counties, to developers willing to build homes that a signi cant number of people can actually a ord to buy or rent. Local authorities wishing to partake of this bounty must commit to increasing a ordable housing in their jurisdictions by 3% per year for three years.

And so we have a stick and carrot situation, in that order. Senator Moreno and his co-sponsors of SB 23-213 could see that enough local authorities in the state were follow-

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would be negatively impacted if the council decides to go forward with such an investment?

I don’t know and I wonder if council has yet thought about such consequences. Should it be a true “business decision” or more of a “feel good decision” which would generate political goodwill in the a ected area?

Between a rock and a hard place

We need to wait and see if any genuine interest comes forward in response to the RFQ. As a part of seeing what comes forward, a key consideration would be what the private interests would be willing to pay for and what type of restaurant they propose. Another way to state it, is what do private interests expect of the city in the way of incentives and covering costs?

Once that basic information is determined, then the council would be faced with one of those “between a rock and hard place” situation. It’s one of those “hell if you do and hell if you don’t.”

e estimated cost to the taxpayers and the resulting impacts on existing city department budgets to invest the identi ed capital funds in my opinion are out of balance in a

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ing a policy of hoping the lower-paid would go to the next town to nd housing—or just go away—that such an overbearing bill was justi ed. But predictably, it was exactly those authorities—including Westminster City Council—who objected loudest to the usurpation of their prerogatives. SB23-213 is o cially `laid over daily’, or to you and me, `dead’.

It is somewhat defensible for elected local o cials to object to having their policies overridden, but in the case of workforce housing, we have an intractable situation. If you do essential work in a town in which you cannot a ord to live then you must live elsewhere. But if that essential work is lower-paid then you may not be able to reach your place of employment. And if all the towns in the area have the same hostile

negative way. On the other hand, a restaurant in Historic Westminster has been a desire of the people for many years. Perhaps, the council should bite the bullet and spend the funds to make it happen (assuming they nd a viable restaurant operator). It would demonstrate to Historic Westminster residents and businesses that the council is willing to support their dream. Plus, it would interject new life in the original part of the city. It seems like it boils down to how much is it nancially and politically worth to restore a historic building which has such high expectations attached to it.

Finally, just how much e ort the restaurant operator would expect the city to invest in the interior of the building would add a further consideration on the whole deal.

Like I said, city council would be “between a rock and hard place.”

Is there a smoking gun in Trump’s handling of classified documents?

One thing about following Donald Trump, there is never a dull moment. A twist or turn is just around the corner with his antics and missteps. e latest revelation in the Mar-a-Lago classi ed documents may just be the “smoking gun” which special prosecutor Jack Smith has been looking for.

Federal prosecutors have obtained an alleged audio recording from

attitude to a ordable housing then you can neither work nor live there. Sayonara.

So why is the 213/123 comparison so sobering? It’s because the only reason Prop 123 exists is that many city council majorities, like Westminster’s, could not bring themselves to `do the right thing’.

e Senate bill, despite its intrusive nature, sought to remedy a situation in which many local authorities were ignoring reality and treating a ordable housing as a problem inapplicable to their jurisdiction. Prop 123 attempts to scratch the surface of the problem by throwing public money at those authorities.

It is indeed sobering and sad that many of our elected o cials, including the majority of those on Westminster City Council, cannot see the value of equitable and compassionate policies unless they come wrapped in dollar bills.

Christopher Stimpson, Westminster

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summer of 2021 in which former President Donald Trump acknowledged he kept a classi ed Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran. If this is true, it would undercut Trump’s argument that he declassi ed everything.

e recording indicates he understood that he retained classi ed material after leaving the White House according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation. Here is the kicker—Trump’s comments suggest he would like to share the information but he is aware of limitations on his ability post-presidency to declassify records.

I am putting my money on Jack Smith going for an indictment. We shall see!

Another “end of an era” is about to happen in Commerce City

How many of us loved to take our date to a drive-in movie on a warm summer evening back in the day? Ah, I remember those days quite

well. I recall the time in high school I even borrowed my good friend’s Oldsmobile convertible to take my girlfriend (now my wife of 55 years) to the drive-in theatre. It was a treat! Well, the one remaining drive-in theatre in the Denver metro area is going to close. After showing movies since 1976, the owner of the 88 Drive-In eatre is selling the 6.5 acres to an industrial warehouse developer. And they call that “progress.”

Like so many things in a person’s life span, change is inevitable. Personally, I hate to see drive-in theatres fade away. It’s nostalgic to think back on how life was in the 1950’s and 1960’s. As Archie Bunker use to sing, “those were the days.”

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media. You can contact him at bcjayhawk68@gmail.com.

BRUNDAGE Donald L. Brundage

May 21, 1931 - June 1, 2023

Donald L. Brundage, Attorney-at-Law, passed away peacefully June 12, 2023 after 87 years of life. Don was born in Tulsa, OK and moved to Westminster, CO in 1959 to attend Law School. He married his high school sweetheart, Martha, the love of his life for 67 years. Don is preceded in death by his daughter, Kimberly.

He is survived by Martha and their two children, Don Jr. and Debbie, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Don saw the world many times as a proli c cruise traveler. He loved to socialize and entertain with his stories.

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When people think of horses, they might associate them with ranch living, horse racing or recreational riding, but horses can be therapeutic, too.  erapy takes many forms, from physical to mental. Some people travel to a ranch to work with horses as part of the therapeutic process.

Equine-assisted therapy was something Arvada native Kelsey Petitt discovered while studying occupational therapy at Pima Medical Institute in Denver. Having grown up riding horses, it immediately caught her attention.

“I just, kind of, was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is the coolest thing ever. I can combine my true passion of horses and really being able to help and assist participants and patients with doing therapy and reaching their functional goals while also having fun with horses and having that relationship,’” Petitt said.

Although she knew immediately that equine-assisted therapy was something she wanted to pursue, she did not do so immediately. Following her schooling and clinical internships, she quickly began working and then had her daughter.

However, in 2021 Petitt, who now lives in Brighton, decided to establish the Brighton-based Prestige erapeutic Equestrian Center, o ering an occupational therapy program that brings the four-legged companions into the practice.

“Now, I’m going on 11 years of being a therapist and so it’s taken me a little bit of time to get back to, really, what I wanted to do,” said Petitt, who also works as an occupational therapy assistant for a company called erapeutic and Rehabilitative Associates.  Her purpose, like many other therapists incorporating horses into their practice, is clear: “Transforming lives through the therapeutic power of horses.”

Bringing horses into occupational therapy

Occupational therapists help people develop skills so that they can perform day-to-day tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating, as well as techniques to aid in memory and concentration, according to the American Occupational erapy Association.

For example, occupational therapists may work on a person’s ne motor skills, such as being able to button a jacket or holding a fork, Petitt said.

ey also work on sensory integration, which she said usually comes up when working with someone who is on the autism spectrum.

Another example of work they do is helping someone with their feeding skills, such as for patients with Parkinson’s disease who experience a lot of tremors. Improving core strength may also be a focus for patients, such as for someone who struggles to put their shirt on due to a lack of strength.

“ ere’s an array of di erent settings that you can get into in the occupational therapy eld, but I think for me, the equine-assisted movement is just something that I’ve always loved,” she said. “Horses are just so therapeutic in general, for anybody.”

e term “hippotherapy” refers to how occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology professionals use equine movement as a therapy tool, according to the American Hippotherapy Association.

To use hippotherapy in treatment, a person must be a licensed therapist who has completed continuing education in the inclusion of horses and equine movement, per the association.

Petitt has gotten her rst level of training with the association, and she plans to continue with her training this fall.

However, Petitt explained that she does not refer to herself as a hippotherapist because hippotherapy is not its own therapy.

“We’re not hippotherapists,” she said. “Hippotherapy is utilizing the horse. All of our treatments are either occupational therapy, speech therapy or physical therapy, and we’re just using the horse as a treatment tool, basically.”

With her clients, she said she is working on all of the same therapy interventions that she would be in a therapy gym or in an outpatient program, but instead she’s now doing it by having her clients get onto a horse and incorporating the horse’s movement into the treatment.

“We work o the horse’s pelvis, so their pelvis is very similar to ours,” she said.

ere are di erent planes for the horse in the way that their pelvis moves — the sagittal plane, frontal plane and transverse plane, she said.

“We’re working on that constantly, so when we have our riders on the horse, they’re also working on that. And it’s one of the most multi-dimensional movement(s) that’s rhythmic and repetitive,” she said.

For someone experiencing conditions such as limited mobility, limited core strength, cognitive delays, or sensory processing disorders, “it can really just kind of help bene t and improve all of those elements,” she said of equine-assisted therapy.

According to a study published in the international journal, Physiotherapy eory and Practice, there are “signicant positive e ects” of equine-assisted therapy on exercise tolerance, mobility, interpersonal interactions and quality of life of people with disabilities.

Another study focused on the ef-

fects of equine-assisted activities and therapies for individuals on the autism spectrum and concluded that these programs “substantially improve” the social and behavioral functions of people who are on the autism spectrum.

“Communication is pretty key, too … because horses mirror us, so a lot of our participants can learn a lot more speech and communication successfully with the horses, which is really great,” she said.

Petitt has three horses she works with. e horse a client is paired with is dependent on their individual needs, she explained.

“Part of what’s so cool is because we can kind of tailor it to that participant, that patient, and kind of really work on what we need to work on with them,” she said. “ eir postural control, sensory systems, motor planning.”

In a typical therapy gym for occupational therapy, Petitt said there are tools such as a swing, a ball and a mat to use for the session. However, these do not provide the same level of sensory input and rhythmic, consistent movement that equine-assisted therapy can, which she said is great at building overall strength, control and balance.

“We can work in the therapy gym all day but the bene ts and the outcomes that we’re seeing while doing therapy

A young girl works on her skills at the Prestige Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

Therapists describe how they incorporate horses into their practice

Sage is one of the horses at the Prestige Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PRESTIGE THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER

HEALING

on the horses are just so much more transformative and more meaningful than we can get in the gym,” she said.

Looking ahead, Petitt said she hopes to soon expand her team to include a physical therapist.

“And then I’m really hoping to hire a speech therapist as well, because riding the horses … there’s so much to do with our respiration rate when we’re riding them,” she said. “What that can do for speech language pathologists is really help with that physiological system of how we talk.”

At the Prestige erapeutic Equestrian Center, Petitt also o ers “therapeutic horseback riding,” which she explained is not a professional therapy service but is rather like a recreational sport where individuals learn riding skills. is experience can, in turn, lead to other bene ts such as helping deal with anxiety.

However, when it comes to getting professional therapy treatment for mental health conditions like coping with trauma, grief, abuse, or other challenging experiences, community members have an equinebased option — the therapists with Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, LLC.

Horses and psychotherapy

Carina Kellenberger and Dana Schultz, both licensed clinical social workers who grew up loving horses, established Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy in 2013.

Schultz, who lives near Superior, and Kellenberger, who lives in Longmont, primarily practice at the Happy Dog Ranch in the Littleton area and at Medicine Horse in Boulder.

“We are licensed clinical social workers that have a trauma-specialty focus in … equine therapy,” Schultz said, explaining they do formal intakes and development clinical-based treatment plans.

ere is a di erence between equine-assisted therapy and equine-facilitated therapy, Kellenberger noted.

“When we rst started our business back in 2013, the word ‘equine-facilitated learning and psychotherapy’ did not exist, but that is the work we are doing,” Kellenberger said. “Equine-facilitated psychotherapy and learning means that the horse — the relationship with the horse is the vehicle for change.”

Under the practice of equine-facilitated psychotherapy, it is the client’s relationship and connection with the animal that is moving the sessions forward, she said.

“ e di erence between the learning and the psychotherapy are, like, a lot of the group work is mainly more learning because we’re not really diving into personal issues and we’re keeping it a little more surface level,” Kellenberger said. “But (in) the psychotherapy … we go as deep just like any o ce therapist would.”

Equine-assisted therapy is di erent because while horses are incorporated into the practice, the client’s relationship with them is not the driving force, she said. Rather, the horses are more of a tool component of the therapy.

“ ey might be being used more as a metaphor or as a way to help move through an activity, but they’re not — the relationship with the animal isn’t the central piece,” she added. “In the facilitated work that we do with our clients, it’s the relationship as the primary drive and the connection with the horse.”

Kellenberger and Schultz may use an equinefacilitated or an equine-assisted therapy approach when treating a client, as it depends on what the client is seeking, Schultz said. Kellenberger added that equine-assisted therapy is bene cial as an assessment tool.

Both Schultz and Kellenberger received certi cation in animal-assisted social work from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work, as

well as completed training through the organization Natural Lifemanship in trauma-focused equineassisted psychotherapy.

“A lot of our clients, they’re coming to us because they’ve experienced trauma, and so we’re making sure that everything that we’re doing is through that lens as well,” Kellenberger said.

Schultz noted their approach is always using a clinical, evidence-based lens and horses are a part of the team. She works with clients to identify their primary goals and the horse becomes their partner in that journey.

“We know that therapy is hard and incredibly personal, and it’s a di cult journey for people to admit, like, ‘Hey, I need help.’ And so one of the things that we always do is provide our potential clients with a free meet-and-greet,” Schultz said, explaining the person can visit the ranch to meet her and hear the elevator pitch.

“Part of that elevator pitch is recognizing how difcult the therapeutic process and journey can be for some, and that the relationship that you have with the therapist is as important as the relationship that you are going to form with your horse,” she added.

Most of the work during therapy sessions is unmounted, Kellenberger said, explaining the clients may do things like grooming the horse, leading the horse or doing other things that help them feel connected to the horse.

Once sessions begin, Schultz said herself and Kellenberger are skilled at identifying patterns in people’s behaviors.

“We basically say, ‘I’m noticing this pattern. Is it helpful or not?’” Schultz said, explaining they use the identi cation of patterns to build rapport and trust with clients before then delving deeper into working through their trauma.

e trauma a lot of their clients experience is a ecting the way they show up in their human relationships, Kellenberger said.

“Working with the horses — who are prey animals and are highly sensitive and attuned to our intentions, our emotions — they make excellent partners in this work, because they are able to kind of mirror or … show the patterns that people have in the same way that a human would,” Kellenberger said.

Schultz noted that the work being done during these therapy sessions happens in the moment, providing an opportunity for real-time change.

“Our horses … they are not magical unicorn creatures. ey are going to ignore our clients. ey are going to resist,” Schultz said. “And the client is going to, you know, respond or react.

“And that’s kind of what we’re observing and saying, ‘Hey, is this pattern helpful for you? Because it’s happening right here, right now. So, right now, in this moment, you’re feeling frustrated, you’re feeling abandoned, you’re feeling unheard, (or) you’re feeling whatever. What can we do right now in this moment to help shift the way that you’re feeling to a more balanced thought?’” she continued.

ese therapy sessions provide a way for clients to, in a safe space, start

to make changes to those patterns and feel more comfortable not only in their relationship to the horse but in their relationships with people, explained Kellenberger.

“ e actual brain starts to change while they’re working with the animal,” Kellenberger said. “And horses are really great at this, also, because they are prey animals. ey are looking for vulnerability and congruence from us because that’s how they keep themselves safe in the wild.”

“If a client is really holding back an emotion, they’re being incongruent, you’ll see the reaction from the horse in that way,” she continued. “As soon as … our clients are able to start to be more congruent in their own bodies, that feels very safe for the horse and that’s where the connections really start to form.”

It is through this real-time therapy work with the horse that the clients can begin to learn how to transfer the shifts in their approach into their everyday lives, Schultz explained.

“Having done this for 10 years, I can tell you, we have seen so many clients who come in and they’re like, ‘I’ve tried everything else. Nothing else works,’” Schultz said. “We see clients, I think, for a shorter period of time, I think, on average, than maybe what a traditional talk therapist in an o ce setting would see because it isn’t so retroactive or future-oriented.”

Kellenberger added, “It’s kind of just eye-opening, and it can unlock patterns that people didn’t know that they had that they’ve been working on for years in the o ce. So I would say that the horses are amazing partners because they are so sensitive and they can show us a lot about ourselves pretty quickly.”

Spreading the word

All three therapists expressed a desire to raise awareness of the existence of their practices and how it can help people.

“It’s as good as … any other therapy, and you don’t need horse experience to do it,” Schultz said. “It’s not just for any speci c type of person.”

Schultz said when she and Kellenberger entered into the industry, it was small and many people did not really understand it.

“ ere were so many people, especially when we were rst getting started, that were just kind of doing backyard therapy that were not therapists,” Kellenberger said, explaining that she and Schultz wanted to put their mental health degrees at the forefront of their work and help the eld gain notoriety.

“Because we were seeing the really great work that can be done when you’re doing it correctly,” she added, advising people to do their research and look for licensed therapists.    Schultz highlighted that this type of therapy is for everyone, saying they have clients ranging from the ages of 7 to 78.

“It’s inspiring. I’m inspired by my clients to, you know, for me to keep my training up, to be the best I can be because they’re showing up to do the hard work,” Schultz said.

In her work in occupational therapy, Petitt shared how powerful it is to see clients transform throughout equineassisted therapy sessions.

“It’s just so cool to see them being able to accomplish the things that they weren’t able to accomplish before,” she said. “Raising awareness of what we do is so important and amazing to help our riders grow.”  “It’s just amazing what horses do for us,” Petitt said. “ ey’re so inspiring.”

There’s a certain cliché about big things coming in small packages, but over the years that has become increasingly true with regards to tiny houses and the culture around them. e COVID-19 pandemic and a ordable housing crisis have both contributed to more people investigating the myriad uses of tiny homes, and all signs point to that number rising.   For those who are already fans of tiny homes or are eager to learn more, the Colorado Tiny House Festival is back for the sixth year to provide all the information and exploration anyone could want.

“We’ll have more than 30 structures available to check out this year and a bunch of new builders coming in,” said Art Laubach, organizer of the festival. “We have a lot of variety and new stu for people to see, es-

Tiny homes, big potential

pecially with how much our industry has grown since COVID.”

e Colorado Tiny House Festival will be held at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton, on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. e festival is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

According to provided information, the festival is the largest tiny house and alternative living event in the region and allows attendees to explore some of the di erent tiny home options, chat with experts in the elds of homebuilding, sustainable living and long-time tiny home residents, and sample the wares of vendors and local eateries.   While tiny homes are designed to be used as more permanent residences, there are plenty of options on the recreational side of things for travelers to explore.

“Tiny homes are built more like foundation homes and are built as four-season structures with typical home materials,” Laubach said. “But there is the camper van side, which is something we’re seeing more people interested in, especially with

the work-from-home options that followed COVID-19.”

Young people are particularly getting interested in recreational vehicles like teardrop campers and camper vans, as well as converting old vans or school buses into something they can take out on the road.

“With camper vans, it’s much easier to be o the grid and there are so many opportunities for travel,” Laubach said. ese small structures are great because they allow people to do many of the same things they’d do at home without investing in another vehicle.”

Regardless of if you’re looking to invest in a tiny home or camper van or just want to see what kind of vehicles people have built for themselves, there’s plenty to enlighten at the festival.

“We want people to see how livable these structures are and see them as viable living solutions,” Laubach said. “People are also encouraged to think outside the box in terms of recreation — there are more options than huge RVs.”

Tickets and information can be found at https://coloradotinyhousefestival.com/.

Pop culture HQ

arrives in Denver

Fan Expo Denver provides hardcore nerds, pop culture obsessives and casual fans the opportunity to immerse themselves in all things fandom. Over years, the event has grown in scope and reputation to the point where massive celebrities like Hayden Christensen, Danny Trejo and Neve Campbell will be on hand, as will artists, cosplayers and vendors of all kinds. It’s one of the most fun weekends of the entire year and it’s back at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. in Denver, from Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 2.

Find all the details at https://fan-

expohq.com/fanexpodenver/.

Walker Fine Art reforges connection with nature

Humans have found creative ways to explore their connection to nature for as long as we’ve made art. Our relationship to the natural world is constantly evolving and as we’ve seen over the last few years, it’s a fragile relationship we need to do everything we can to protect.

In Coalescing Connections, the latest exhibition at Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, seven artists —Julie Anderson, Mark Penner Howell, Sara Sanderson, Brian Comber, Cara Enteles, Sharon Strasburg and Norman Epp— have the opportunity to explore their connection with nature.

Get all the details about the show at www.walker neart.com/coalescing-connections.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Zach Bryan at Red Rocks

ere are few things a musician can do that is as powerful as taking the stage at Rocks and commanding the stage. As you can hear on last year’s excellent live recording, “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster,”Zach Bryan is just that kind of musician. e Oklahoma-based country star has made a huge name for himself in short order and he’s truly one of the most exciting artists working in the genre.

Bryan and his band will be returning to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in, Morrison, for two nights — 8 p.m. on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27. He’ll be joined by opener Jonathan Peyton.   Find ticket at www.axs.com.

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

Thu 6/22

Mountain Warriors

@ 2pm

Jun 22nd - Jun 23rd

Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Crafty Corner: Punch Art (6/22) @ 4pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-2893760

Sat 6/24

AH. 6/26 Growing Naturally

Nature Play

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers @ 6:40pm / $12-$300

Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver

Thu 6/29

R.T.D N-Line to Union Station (6/29) @ 4pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Yoga at the Acres @ 10:30am

Salt & Acres, 9490 County Road 25, Fort Lupton

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Angels @ 7:10pm / $18-$300

Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver

@ 9am / Free Bird Conservancy's Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton. 303-6594348 ext. 53

Lunch Bunch Week 5

@ 6pm Jun 26th - Jun 29th

Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Dinner Out Slim Jim's (6/26) @ 10pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Tue 6/27

Keith Hicks @ 7pm

Thornton Twist and Shout Concert Series, Thornton BR Ballet and Tap Begin-Performage 5-6 (Thu) @ 11:30pm

Jun 22nd - Nov 16th

Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760

Fri 6/23

Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles Galaxy @ 7:30pm / $25-$999

DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City

Sun 6/25

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers @ 6:40pm / $12-$300

Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Den‐ver

Wed 6/28

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Angels

@ 6:40pm / $16-$300

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Bingo & Ice Cream Social

@ 8pm Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

John King @ 10am

Butter�y Pavilion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster

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Teens : WaterWorld : June 26 @ 2pm

Fort Lupton Community / Recreation Cen‐ter, 203 S. Harrison Avenue, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Engard! Swashbuckling with Arvada Center @ 2pm

Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 East 120th Avenue, Thornton. mhibben @anythinklibraries.org, 303-4053200

Eric Golden @ 6pm

Odde's Music Grill, 9975 Wadsworth Pkwy, Westminster

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers @ 6:40pm / $12-$300

Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver

Jacob Larson Band Funk & Soul: Jacob Larson Band LIVE - Twist & Shout Concert Series @ 7pm Harley Brown Amphitheater, Thornton

Greeley Stampede Rodeo @ 11:30pm Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200

Hard winter for wild herds now limits hunting

State slashed licenses, but towns that rely on hunters hurting

BY TRACY ROSS THE COLORADO SUN

When the storms bearing more snow than people had seen in years came to northwestern Colorado last winter, they were full of promise.

Of creeks and rivers bursting at their seams. Of reservoirs nally full again. Of ground so saturated, res like the ones that had burned the previous summers might not be able to take hold.

But the slow-moving fronts that dropped snow in four-foot increments brought no help for the deer, elk, moose and pronghorn that forage near the towns of Maybell, Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur and Craig. For them, the precipitation that fell, the winds that blew and the temperatures that hovered below zero for weeks on end meant death in numbers not seen in decades.

Rachael Gonzales, the northwest region public information o cer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, wrote as much in a post on the agency’s website dated March 28:

“It has been a tough winter for

son the National Weather Service’s Maybell weather station has recorded over 80 inches of snow for the area. Prolonged snow combined with strong gusty winds have made an already hard time of year for wildlife even more di cult. Food has been extremely di cult for big game to nd as much of it is covered by deep, hard-packed snow. is has forced thousands of animals to migrate farther west than they typically do, burning much-needed fat and calories they likely won’t replenish.”

She then relayed a story of a bull elk she saw while on a ride-along with District Wildlife Manager Je rey Goncalves in the region:

“…we noticed a mature bull elk that was unable to get up after several attempts. After watching and evaluating the elk for several minutes, the

State wildlife o cials stand by a decision to cut hunting licenses, saying it’s the only way to bring back decimated herds to healthy numbers. COURTESY OF R. GONZALES / COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE

decision was made to euthanize the bull so it would no longer su er from starvation.”

And she said that in addition to mortality from malnutrition, wildlife o cials had seen an increase in animals injured or killed from vehicle collisions.

With normal migration routes di cult for wildlife to navigate, they had resorted to using roadways as they searched for food. Sometimes that food was located on a narrow shoulder along a windy section of road, Gonzales wrote. On Jan. 14, a semi traveling eastbound from Utah on U.S. 40 hit 35 pronghorn on the road, and on Jan. 19, another driver hit a group of 18 near Craig. Over the course of the winter, district wildlife managers in the northwest region responded to four incidents involving vehicle collisions with groups of 10 or more of the animals.

On April 5, the Rio Blanco Herald Times, a newspaper serving the northwest region, quoted now-retired CPW wildlife manager Bill deVergie as saying deer fawn survival was in the 30% range and heading toward 20%; elk calf survival was 35% to 40% of normal; and only 10% of pronghorn fawns, the hardest hit, were surviving.

CPW said it was one of the worst winters for wildlife it had ever seen, despite massive e orts to help the animals. Area managers had dropped tons of hay for them to eat, and local ranchers had left barn doors open, welcoming them in. But in the end a catastrophic number of Colorado’s healthiest ungulate herds died.

As bad as the winter of 2023 was for wildlife in the corner of Colorado bounded by Wyoming and Utah, however, it could also be bad for thousands of people who live in the same region and rely on the big-game hunting seasons that start in mid August and run through November.

understand why CPW is doing what they’re doing, but I don’t know what it’ll mean for the area as a whole.”

Even over-the-counter tags, which are set by the Colorado state legislature and available in August to any hunter for a certain price after the limited draw is over, were a ected. While CPW didn’t reduce the number, it did shorten two seasons in which hunters could use over-thecounter tags for elk in the severe-winter zone — downsizing one season to ve days from nine and another to ve days from seven.

Rooms at Nelson’s lodge range from $85 to $105 per night and she says she books up during hunting season. With nine lodge rooms and seven cabins booked seven days a week at an average of $95 per night, Nelson could lose more than $100,000 between the start of the deer, elk, and pronghorn hunting seasons, in midAugust, and the end, in December.

Hunters also need to eat, buy lastminute supplies and maybe treat themselves to a few shots of whiskey after their hunts, so that’s more money they spend and more tax revenue for the town of 2,200.

Dylan LeBleu, a dispatcher for the Rangely Police Department, says that while Rangely isn’t a “hunting town,” he’s part of a community of hunters who rely on game meat to ll their freezers. “We have a market here, but not anything big, and it’s a little expensive,” he says, “and the nearest Walmart is an hour away.”

A pound of “all natural” 97% lean ground beef at Walmart currently costs around $7. is multiplied by the estimated 160 pounds of meat a hunter can typically harvest from an average-size 500-pound elk equates to $1,120. Add the cost of gas to drive 100 miles round trip to the Walmart in Vernal, Utah, and back, and subtract the $63 cost of an over-thecounter license to hunt for an elk, and no matter how you look at it, it’s more a ordable for a local to hunt than it is to buy their meat from a grocery store.

Debbie Fitch and her family own several businesses associated with their Fitch Ranch in Parshall, so they likely won’t be as impacted as some due to the size and diversity of their enterprise. “But a lot of people’s livelihoods in this part of the country rely on hunting revenue and I think it’s going to be a tough year for a lot of them,” she said.

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Emails from CPW started going out to hunters who put in for the draw the rst week of June. Once hunters know they’ve scored a tag, many start planning their trips. But Cody Nelson, who owns Moosehead Lodge in Rangely, 13 miles east of the Utah border, in the White River Valley, said she can “already see a dramatic decrease in bookings from previous years.”

“To be honest, there was a little bit of worry even before the reductions were announced,” she said. “I totally

“For restaurants, out tters, processors, taxidermists. ey’ll be impacted in multiple ways. And then there’s just … the wildlife out here. It’s so sad,” she added. “It was hard to look at. We had one elk that just laid down in our yard next to our hay bales and that was it. You’ve never seen so many dead animals on the side of the road, either.”

en there are the out tters who guide hunters who’ve either won a tag

HUNTING

in the lottery, purchased one in person, or paid a landowner equipped with a specialized CPW “landowner preference program” voucher to hunt the landowner’s property.

Tyler Emrick, who owns and operates CJ Out tters outside of Craig with his wife, Michelle, o ers fully and semiguided deer, elk, moose, bear and mountain lion hunts for prices ranging from $3,500 to $10,000 per person. Like Fitch, he says the economic impacts he’ll endure this season will be limited compared with others because he has diversi ed his hunts geographically and now has permits to guide in Wyoming as well as Colorado.

But the Colorado towns of Craig, Meeker, Rangely, Maybell and “maybe, especially Dinosaur,” near the Utah border, “will be hurt because each of these places depend on the hunter harvest for their economy,” Emrick said. He knows an out tter participating in CPW’s landowner program who “normally gets 12 to 14 licenses, and this year he’s getting three to ve. It’s those small guys that depend on that $15,000 to $30,000 to pay for hay that are going to be hit hard. I do believe Meeker County will feel it hardest because even though it’s a rich county because of oil, there’s still all those restaurants. And

a new brewery that just moved in. And I don’t know how many public hunters will come.”

Public lands hunters often purchase over-the-counter tags if they came up empty-handed in the lottery. But Emrick wonders if OTC hunters will avoid traveling to units in the severewinter zone given the new shorter seasons.

“I don’t know if anyone will come out for ve days or hit some other places out of state that weren’t hit like we were,” he says.

e Colorado Wildlife Council says hunting is a $843 million industry in Colorado. And, combined with shing, hunters contribute $3.25 billion and 25,000 jobs to the state economy.

ose potentially 32,000 hunters who could have purchased the eliminated tags? eir absence and the revenue associated with it could impact CPW’s annual budget by as much as $8 million, the agency says.

CPW employs a “user pays” model of funding in which hunting and shing licenses, federal excise taxes on hunting and shing equipment and license applications contribute millions of dollars to the agency’s budget.

“But statistics do show that nonresident hunters are gone from home for eight to nine days on average including travel time and that they hunt ve days,” Emrick said. “So with those numbers, it could either be really good or really, really bad. Easier to say hindsight is 20/20, we don’t know yet. I hope everyone can make it through,

but I’m sure some out tters could go under this year.”

No matter what happens to the humans, the CPW commission stands by its reductions, saying they are the only way to bring the decimated herds back to healthy numbers.

But at its May 3 meeting to discuss license reductions, Emrick and a handful of other hunters, ranchers and out tters said they wished the agency would do more.

In a letter to the commission beforehand, the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, consisting of 11 members representing tens of thousands of hunters, anglers, conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts, said it was willing to take “further reductions to limited licenses and/ or temporary suspensions or caps on over-the-counter licenses” to address the problem, while recognizing “fewer hunting opportunities would mean fewer trips and lost revenue for the state and rural communities on multiple fronts.”

Others who spoke during the public comment period asked the commission to add a mandatory hunter harvest survey to get a clearer picture of what’s happening with various species in the severe-winter zone, adding that a penalty that revokes hunters’ privileges to apply for a license the next year if the hunter doesn’t complete the survey would round out the deal.

Emrick asked CPW to make “an immediate emergency declaration and

end cow hunting in (units a ected by the severe winter) along with the whole northwest, or o er a minimum of 10 tags.” He also asked the commission to limit either-sex elk hunting in certain months because “when a hunter harvests a cow they could be killing three elk with one bullet.”

But as managers had pointed out earlier in the meeting, the average success rate among elk hunters is just 20%, which means with a limit of 10 licenses there’s a good possibility only two elk in one of the severe-winter zone units would be killed.

CPW manages its herds for the health of the population as well as for hunters. is means it keeps hunters in mind when making “sex ratio” decisions — how many antlerless deer to make available for hunting and how many antlered deer, for instance. And the agency expects the lowered number of licenses to help herd health start improving immediately. So maybe the decision to stick with the reductions rather than make further cuts will take some of the sting out of the deadliest winter for wildlife CPW can remember, at least for humans.

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.

Horizon alum Bennett among American Ninja Warriors

days later her entire gymnastics team went to a ninja gym out of the blue.

Taybi syndrome (RTS), a rare genetic disorder.

Mountain Time.

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Jaelyn Bennett was helping Horizon High School in ornton excel in gymnastics, she never imagined she’d have a chance of winning “American Ninja Warrior.” She’d seen the show before, but it wasn’t something she thought about doing.

Now, Bennett, along with ve other Coloradans, is competing in the show’s 15th season on NBC. All six survived the season’s premiere episode and advanced to the semi nals.

By conquering unique obstacles and beating timed physical challenges — all while battling the elements — they inch closer to the $1 million that’s on the table for the national winner in Las Vegas.

“I never really saw myself doing this until after I graduated high school,” Bennet said. “It was fall of 2018 when I was scrolling through social media and I saw [‘American Ninja Warrior’ legend Jessie Gra ] competing and I just thought, ‘Man, that is so cool. I really think this is something I can do.’ at night, I actually made

ese gyms, which feature physically-demanding challenges and equipment to practice them, have become abundant in Colorado, Bennett said. ere are more than a dozen in and around the Denver area alone.

It’s created a community that is inspired by the show and spreading every year, she said.

Another product of the growing movement is Emily Keener of Arvada.

“ e Colorado ninja community is so talented, and I feel very lucky to have grown up training with some of the country’s best ninjas,” Keener said. “ e opportunity to compete alongside my coaches and training partners made my rookie season on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ incredible. I was thrilled to nish in rst place among the women on my qualifying episode, and I can’t wait to take on the semi nals course with this season’s brand new format of head-to-head racing.”

For Castle Rock’s Hans Hertz, becoming the next American Ninja Warrior was something he always dreamed of.

To represent his home state on the biggest stage is

“Being able to live out a childhood dream was the greatest moment of my life,” Hertz said. “Getting to share that moment with my brother made it even more special. I am so elated I was able to spread inclusion through this opportunity.”

Bennett, now 23, has years of training under her belt and is considered one of the better ninja prospects across the nation. While her gymnastics background translated well, she said viewers might not understand just how di cult things like grip strength and dealing with weather conditions can be.  Temperatures can drop, even in warm places like Los Angeles, which has seen an abundance of rain recently also.

But she encourages viewers to chase their dreams and try new things.

“I have people I haven’t talked to in probably 10 years message me and be like, ‘I saw you on TV! at’s so awesome and inspiring!’” Bennett said. “So, it’s nice to know I can inspire people to try new things because I did something even though it was kind of scary.”

Meet the Colorado contestants on season 15 of “American Ninja Warrior” through

Also, keep an eye out for more potential Coloradans in later qualifying rounds as the season unfolds.

1. Hans Hertz, 15 Hometown: Castle Rock, CO

Occupation: High school sophomore American Ninja Warrior History: First appearance  Hertz’ younger brother Harper is his hero. He was diagnosed with RubinsteinTaybi syndrome (RTS) - a rare genetic disorder. In some severe cases, RTS can severely a ect organs, shortening life expectancy, but this isn’t the case with Harper. Harper is nonverbal, so he signs and uses an assistive device in order to communicate.

Hans and Harper connect with their love of ninja. Harper was in physical training for many years and hated it. However, after Hans started training in ninja, Harper engaged with ninja in ways the physical therapist never could. Ninja works on some of the same things his physical therapist did such as balance, core strength, spatial awareness, jumping, and planning motor movements.

Hertz is a Formula 1 superfan and wants to pursue a

2. Austin Gray, 26 Hometown: Broom eld

Occupation: Ninja coach

American Ninja Warrior History: Six-time ANW veteran, three-time national nalist, two-time runner-up After a disappointing fall on stage one last season, the two-time runner-up is just trying to keep up with his friend Nate and protégé Taylor Greene. He coaches and trains with best friend Nate Hansen, prodigy Taylor Greene and girlfriend Jaelyn Bennett.

Austin partnered with the National Kidney Foundation last year to produce a public service announcement about his story. Austin is a living organ donor and hopes to show that people can still achieve amazing things even after donating a kidney.

3. Nate Hansen, 22 Hometown: Broom eld

Occupation: Business student / ninja coach

American Ninja Warrior History: Four-time ANW veteran, two-time national nalist, seven buzzers in three seasons

“Gnarly Nate” became the shortest to ever reach Stage 3 last season and now his

Jaelyn Bennett of Thornton, 23, catches herself during an obstacle on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior.” COURTESY PHOTOS

Emily Keener of Arvada, 15, ropes from one obstacle to the next on “American Ninja Warrior.”

Six Coloradans in semifinals for show’s 15th season

impact on the community is reaching new heights.

At the age of 10, Hansen stopped growing at 4-foot-7 and was diagnosed with growth hormone deciency at age 12. He was prescribed a growth hormone shot that he had to take every day for ve years. e shot was not as e ective as originally hoped – he only grew an additional seven inches.

However, he has spoken in front of large groups and helped raise money for research into human growth disorders. He was awarded e Daniels Fund, a full-ride scholarship, which is based on leadership, integrity, respect, and community service.

Hansen is working on a new look for this season: big gnarly muscles and a big gnarly mustache. He’s added heavy weight lifting to his workout routine and he’s liking the results.

4. Glenn Albright, 30

Hometown: Colorado Springs

Occupation: Ninja coach

American Ninja Warrior History:

Four-time ANW Veteran

Growing up, Albright’s grandpa would tell him stories about his carabao (water bu alo) farm, in the Philippines. When his grandpa died, he decided to become the Carabao Ninja, as a way to honor his grandfather and heritage.

While visiting family in Manila, Albright heard about the growing ninja community and decided to try out local comps. He was surprised by how fast and talented the Filipino ninjas were!

Albright now trains at a minimum of ve times per week. He feels mentally stronger and better prepared than ever and has been keeping his body as strong as possible to minimize injuries.

He worked as a deli cutter at a BBQ joint for four years. When they closed down, he shifted his career focus to being a trainer and ninja coach at Warrior Playground in Longmont.

5. Jaelyn Bennett, 23

Hometown: ornton

Occupation: Mechanical engineering student

American Ninja Warrior History: Season 14 veteran

Bennett is a multitasking engineering student who calculates her route across the course. She trains while also nishing her studies and working three jobs.

She met her boyfriend, Austin Gray, through mutual ninja gym friend Nate Hansen – Austin’s best friend. ey’ve been together since September 2020. Bennett attended Horizon High School and was on the gymnastics team (2014-2018). She helped her team place third in state her senior year.

6. Emily Keener, 15

Hometown: Arvada, CO

Occupation: High school student

American Ninja Warrior History: Ninja Junior veteran  Keener has a unique ability called synesthesia that causes her to see vivid colors when hearing di erent sounds. When listening to music she sees a vivid blend of colors and patterns all around her based on the notes of each song. When reading or writing, each letter she sees has a di erent color, which can be distracting.

Keener trains with Austin Gray, Nate Hansen and Taylor Greene. She recently beat all the top women ninjas at a national competition, including Jesse Labreck. She also competed on season two of Ninja Junior where she was mentored by Jessie Gra , and they still keep in touch. Her little brother Caleb “Lil Kat” Keener competed on season three of Ninja Junior as well.

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Also known by street and number as: 2610 FAIRPLAY WAY, AURORA, CO 80011-2900.

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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

CRS §38-38-103

SALE NO. A202379807

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009757824

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.

Original Principal Amount

$184,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$124,906.97

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 28, BLOCK 27, NORTH GLENN, EIGHTEENTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

11330 DOWNING ST, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/02/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication 6/8/2023

Last Publication 7/6/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/30/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

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

Attorney File # 00000009630567

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. A202379820

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

On April 11, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Henry N. Archuleta and Pearl Archuleta

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Axiom Financial Services, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004HE1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series

2004-HE1

Date of Deed of Trust

March 26, 2004

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 22, 2004

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

20040422000262550**

Original Principal Amount

$218,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$244,910.43

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 37, Block 1, Waterford Place Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

**This loan has been modified through a Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective March 1, 2016.

Also known by street and number as: 2921 East 121st Court, Thornton, CO 80241.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/09/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/15/2023

Last Publication7/13/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/11/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 Deere #28597 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11016

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379806

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

On March 30, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Gary Gallegos

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

August 07, 2020

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 11, 2020

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

2020000076713

Original Principal Amount $271,982.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $269,281.40

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 29, Block 1, High Point Village Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 1075 East 78th Place, Denver, CO 80229.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/02/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/8/2023

Last Publication7/6/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/30/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-026943

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379805

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Panhia Vue

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

August 08, 2022

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 10, 2022

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

2022000068220

Original Principal Amount

$378,026.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$377,631.31

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 2, BLOCK 34, RIVER VALLEY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION - AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9782 Cherry Lane, Thornton, CO 80229.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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

9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029591

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379839

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

On April 18, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Angelo Lopez AND Nadine Padilla

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

MIDFIRST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust

October 19, 2018

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 23, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2018000085880

September 24, 2019

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

2019000080100

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Principal Amount

$426,040.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$404,278.67

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, CHERRYLANE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4126 East 95th Drive, Thornton, CO 80229.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/22/2023

Last Publication7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/18/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd.,, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029742

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379834

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

On April 18, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Anita Borrego AND Harvey V. Slocum

Original Beneficiary(ies)

JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 15, 2008

County of Recording

Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 22, 2008

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

2008000083876

Original Principal Amount $324,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$164,992.01

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: Borrower’s failure to pay property charges, including, but not limited to, real property taxes and Borrower’s failure to perform obligations under the Deed of Trust including, but not limited to, the failure to maintain hazard insurance and/or to pay hazard insurance premiums and provide evidence of payment.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 4, SUNSET RIDGE, FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9435 Osceola Street, 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

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/22/2023

Last Publication7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/18/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd.,, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-029738

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379773

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

On March 16, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Mark J Sheehan and Malynda Sheehan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Igloo Series V Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

October 26, 2007

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 02, 2007

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

2007000102806

Original Principal Amount $255,850.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $125,810.85

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 7, Block 7, Meadow Park Subdivision Filing

No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 4603 E 127th Place, Thornton, CO 80241.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/19/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication 5/25/2023

Last Publication 6/22/2023

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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: 03/16/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 22CO00382-1

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379811

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

On April 4, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Kerri Peek

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

August 22, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 23, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000069361

Original Principal Amount

$280,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$287,088.75

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 NORTH 6 FEET OF LOT 30, ALL OF LOT 31 AND THE SOUTH 5 FEET OF LOT 32, EXCEPT ALLEY, BLOCK 38, AURORA, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1617 Clinton Street, Aurora, CO 80010.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/02/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/8/2023

Last Publication7/6/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/04/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 22-027554

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379793

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

On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Stephen L Bert

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation dba Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PHH Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust May 07, 2020 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 12, 2020

CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-953274-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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379840

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

On April 18, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

William Lauren Sandoval Jr. and Gerilyn Sandoval

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for JLB Corporation dba

Golden Oak Lending, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

August 10, 2021

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 17, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2021000098069

Original Principal Amount

$264,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$259,418.38

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 12, BLOCK 1, PERL-MACK MANOR TENTH FILING, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7301 Worley Dr, Denver, CO 80221.

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.

Date of Deed of Trust

February 07, 2004

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 04, 2004

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

20040304000058340**

Original Principal Amount

$174,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$128,519.29

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.

ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF WESTMINSTER, ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST # C0990146, ID# R0033244, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 42, BLOCK 4, REPLAT OF COTTON CREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO 1.

**This loan has been modified through a Modification Agreement recorded 11/27/20

17 at Reception No. 2017000103760 in the records of the Adams county clerk and recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 4490 W. 109th Place, 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

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

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ments 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 85, GRANGE CREEK FILING NO. 5 P.U.D., COUNTY OF ADAMS. STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 10935 Grange Creek Drive, Thornton, CO 80233.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Aricyn J. Dall #51467 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 16CO00131-12

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379796

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: for reasons including, but not limited to, death of all named mortgagors under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE EAST 105 FEET OF LOT 7, BLOCK 4, WILEY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 14898 East 26th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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

& Holthus,

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/22/2023

Last Publication7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/18/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 # CO21691

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379801

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

On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Dru E. Schisa and Michael P. Hagge

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiaiy, as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation DBA ditech.com, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanCare, LLC

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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, , CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21374

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379802

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

On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Millard D. Pope

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Cherry Creek

Mortgage Co., Inc.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 26, 2013

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 27, 2013

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2013000084609

Original Principal Amount $145,014.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $190,780.27

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 pay-

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

KATHERINE L HERZ AND JOHN L HERZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NEST HOME LENDING, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ONSLOW BAY FINANCIAL LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 06, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 07, 2020

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

2020000061937

Original Principal Amount $300,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $289,879.67

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 4, GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4504 N PICADILLY CT, AURORA, CO 80019.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the high-

est 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.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

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

Attorney File # 00000009766544

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379797

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

On March 28, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

SEAN DELARBER

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 10, 2015

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 16, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2015000104571

Original Principal Amount

$263,278.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$235,003.45

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 36, GRANGE CREEK FILING NO. 7, P.U.D., COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as:

11117 GRAPE CT, THORNTON, CO 80233.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

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

Attorney File # 00000009762238

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379836

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

On April 18, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) DARBY P MONTOYA

Original Beneficiary(ies)

LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2003-SD1, Series 2003-SD1

Date of Deed of Trust

June 28, 2002

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 05, 2002

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) C0992345

Original Principal Amount $388,782.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $555,017.12

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 75, SAVORY FARM SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11057 N CLAY DRIVE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/22/2023

Last Publication7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/18/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd.,, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 19-023450

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379818

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

On April 6, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Anthony Graham and Nina Graham

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Global Equity Finance, Inc., its successors and assigns

February 12, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 20, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000012070

Original Principal Amount

$185,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$179,563.75

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 82, Block 1, Weatherstone Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 11705 Zenobia Loop, 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

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/09/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/15/2023

Last Publication7/13/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/06/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 Deere #28597 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO10276

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379841

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

On April 18, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Matthew John Bonds

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for American Financing Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Citizens Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

January 22, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 28, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000008847

Original Principal Amount $235,551.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $223,214.35

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 Thirty (30), Rose Gardens Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 6010 Rose Lane, Commerce City, CO 80022.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/22/2023

Last Publication7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/18/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Chief Deputy 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 # CO11786

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379788

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

On March 23, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

James C Roberson and Anna M Roberson and Pamela Darden

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust

July 28, 2015 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 03, 2015

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

2015000062870

Original Principal Amount

$334,749.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $306,637.74

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 2, BLOCK 15, HIGH POINT AT DIA

SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, RECORDED

DECEMBER 15, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 20051215001372670 AND AFFIDAVIT’S OF CORRECTION RECORDED JANUARY 22, 2007 AT RECEPTION NO. 2007000007845 AND AUGUST 17, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 20060817000834180, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 19680 East 61st Drive, Aurora, CO 80019.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/1/2023

Last Publication6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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 PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029587

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379822

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

On April 11, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Steven J Tikal and Noreen G Tikal

Original Beneficiary(ies)

The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

The Bank of New York Mellon, the successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-1

Date of Deed of Trust

September 26, 2000

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 24, 2000

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

C0724683 Book: 6300 Page: 0148-0155

Original Principal Amount $117,300.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $64,060.80

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 14, BLOCK 1, TOWER GREEN/AURORA SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 18840 E Carmel Circle, Aurora, CO 80011.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/09/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication6/15/2023

Last Publication7/13/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 04/11/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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-22-940788-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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: 03/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and 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-23-955435-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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379827

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

On April 13, 2023, 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 Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jennifer L Saiz

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

September 11, 2003

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 24, 2003

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

C1214395

Original Principal Amount

$135,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$72,312.61

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 7, BLOCK 81, AMENDED PLAT OF BLOCKS 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 AND 82 OF THORNTON, COLORADO, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0171924211013

Also known by street and number as: 9241 Anderson Street, Thornton, CO 80229.

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 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, 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.

First Publication 6/22/2023

Last Publication 7/20/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/13/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

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

David R. Doughty #40042

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029701

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. City and

County

Public Notice BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4202

COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 30

SERIES OF 2023 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS

DeMott, Seymour

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE X OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES; PROCEDURE THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

Section 17. Section 10-1-17, W.M.C., is hereby

AMENDED as follows:

10-1-17. – Impoundment of Vehicles; procedure.

(A) No person shall abandon any vehicle upon private property other than his own without the written consent of the owner or lessee thereof. The City may request that the property owner furnish a copy of the written consent. The following sign shall be posted prominently on commercial locations: “Vehicles abandoned for 24 hours on this property, without the consent of the owner or lessee, will be towed away at the discretion of this property owner or lessee.”

(B) Subject to the procedures specified in this Section, a police officer shall require a vehicle to be removed or cause it to be removed and placed in storage in a garage or other place of safety designated or maintained by the City when:

(1) The vehicle is found, attended or unattended, standing or parked upon any portion of a street, highway, or public thoroughfare within the City in such manner as to constitute a violation of this Code; or

(2) The vehicle has been left unattended on any portion of a street, highway or public thoroughfare and is presumed to be abandoned; or

(3) The vehicle has been left unattended on private property or City property, the vehicle is presumed to be abandoned, and the owner or lessee of such property has notified the Police Department about the vehicle.

(4) For purposes of this Subsection (B), a vehicle left unattended on any portion of a street, highway or public thoroughfare for a period of 24 hours or more shall be presumed abandoned, unless the owner or operator thereof has conspicuously affixed thereto information indicating his intention to return to the vehicle or has otherwise notified the police department of his intention to remove the vehicle. Notwithstanding such notification of intent to return and to remove the vehicle, if the vehicle has been left unattended for longer than 48 hours, it shall be presumed to be abandoned. A vehicle left unattended on property other than a street or public thoroughfare for a period longer than 24 hours shall be presumed to be abandoned, unless prior arrangements with the owner or lessee of the property have been made regarding the vehicle. A bona fide effort shall be made by the police officer to contact the owner or operator of the vehicle prior to towing or impoundment.

(C)Notice: Whenever a police officer orders the impoundment of a vehicle, and the police officer knows or is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner thereof through querying readily available government records or other reasonable means, the police officer shall make reasonable efforts to give notice in writing to the owner of the fact of the removal, the reasons therefor, and of the place to which the vehicle has been removed. In the event the vehicle is stored in a designated garage, a copy of the notice shall be given to the proprietor of the garage. The written notice shall also contain the following statement:

“A police officer has ordered the towing of your vehicle. If you believe that the impoundment was improper, you have seven (7) days from the date of this notice to file a written request with the Westminster Municipal Court located at 3030 Turnpike Drive, Westminster, Colorado 80030, for a hearing regarding the propriety of this impoundment. Such hearing shall be scheduled within three (3) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and City holidays) of the date your written request is received by the Westminster Municipal Court. The Court may waive the towing and storage fees if it is found that the impoundment was improper.

If you retrieve your vehicle from impoundment, you still have the right to a subsequent hearing and reimbursement if you make a timely request. You

are encouraged to also contact the Watch Commander of the Westminster Police Department for purposes of resolving the dispute concerning the impoundment of your vehicle without the necessity of having a formal hearing.”

The Westminster Police Department shall make reasonable efforts to deposit the written notice in the United States Mail within 24 hours from the time of the impoundment of the vehicle, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, or personally hand the notice to the owner.

(D) Hearing: The Westminster Municipal Court shall only have jurisdiction to conduct a hearing regarding the impoundment of a vehicle when the vehicle was impounded (1) by order of a Westminster police officer, (2) within the City of Westminster and (3) stored at a facility designated by the City. The hearing shall be conducted within three days of receipt of a written demand therefor from the person seeking the hearing, unless such person waives the right to a speedy hearing in writing or another date is deemed necessary and ordered by the court. Saturdays, Sundays and City holidays are to be excluded from the calculation of the three-day period. The sole issue before the court shall be whether there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. “Probable cause to impound” shall mean such a state of facts as would lead a person of ordinary care and prudence to believe that there were sufficient facts to grant legal authority under this Code for the removal of the vehicle. The court shall conduct the hearing in an informal manner and shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence. The person demanding the hearing shall carry the burden of establishing that such person has the right to possession of the vehicle and that the court has jurisdiction over the matter. The City of Westminster shall carry the burden of establishing that there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. The burden of proof shall be by a preponderance of the evidence. The decision shall be a final decision of the Westminster Municipal Court. Failure of the registered or legal owner, or their agent, to request or attend a scheduled post-seizure hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to such hearing.

(E) Reimbursement for Improper Impoundment: Upon a determination by the court that the subject vehicle was improperly impounded, the City shall either fully reimburse the owner of the impounded vehicle for all towing and storage fees paid by the owner, or directly pay the towing and storage company for accrued fees. If the subject vehicle is towed and stored by a private towing and storage facility designated by the City, the court may not waive fees associated with the towing or storage of the vehicle unless authorized by the designated towing and storage company.

(F) No impounded vehicle shall be released to its owner until all towing charges, storage charges and administrative fees incurred by the City have been reimbursed to the City by the owner, or in the case of towing and storage charges, paid directly by the owner to such private person or firm as may have performed such services at the request of the City. The owner of the vehicle may also be issued a citation for a parking violation, abandoned vehicle violation, or other applicable violation.

(G) The provisions and procedures in this Section apply to vehicles impounded within the City of Westminster, by a Westminster Police Officer, and stored at a facility designated by the City of Westminster. A Westminster Police Officer shall not knowingly order a vehicle to be impounded pursuant to this section when the vehicle is located outside the City of Westminster.

(H) Vehicles subject to closure proceedings under the public nuisance code Title VIII Chapter 3. Such vehicles may be impounded pursuant the procedures identified in the Title VIII Chapter 3. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after second reading. The title and purpose of this ordinance shall be published prior to its consideration on second reading. The full text of this ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after its enactment after second reading.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 22nd day of May, 2023.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 12th day of June, 2023.

ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney’s Office

Legal Notice No. NTS2666

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

City of Westminster

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of proceedings of the Westminster City Council meeting of Monday, June 12, 2023. Mayor McNally, Mayor Pro Tem DeMott, and Councillors Baker, Emmons, Ezeadi, and Seymour were present at roll call. Councillor Nurmela was absent and excused.

The minutes of the May 22, 2023, meeting was approved with an amendment.

Council Presented: A Proclamation for Juneteenth,

a proclamation declaring the month of June as Pride Month in the City of Westminster, and a proclamation declaring the month of June as Jewish American Heritage in the City of Westminster.

Council held a Public Hearing on: Amended Preliminary Development Plan and an Amended Official Development Plan for the Property Located at 8160 Sheridan Boulevard, to be known as Elite Motors.

Council approved the following: Amended Preliminary Development Plan and an Amended Official Development Plan for the Property Located at 8160 Sheridan Boulevard, to be known as Elite Motors; Authorization to Execute a Construction Contract with Goodland Construction, Inc. for the Green Court Rehabilitation Improvement Project; Construction Contract Award to Villalobos Concrete, Inc. for the Westminster Hills Open Space Multimodal Improvements, from Alkire Street to Simms Street Project; Authorization to Execute a Construction Contract with Lighthouse Transportation Group LLC for the Traffic Signal Infrastructure Improvements Project; Award of the 2023 Parking Lot Pavement Rehabilitation Project to Brannan Sand and Gravel Services with Options for Four One-Year Renewals for 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027; Little Dry Creek Interceptor Sewer 65th Place to Outfall Project – Consultant Engineer Fee Schedule Amendment with Kennedy Jenks Consultants, Inc.; 2023, 2024, and 2025 Water, Wastewater, and Reclaimed Treatment Chemical Purchases; Sole Source Authorization Mountain States Recreation, Inc. for Standley Lake Dock Replacement; Second Reading of Councillor’s Bills 28, 29, 30, and 31 Amending and Proposing Amendments to the Westminster Municipal Code Addressing Thefts Related to Motor Vehicles, Public Nuisances Related to Motor Vehicles, and Public Safety.

Council adopted the following: Resolution No. 17

Adopting the Proposed 2024 Police Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 25 and the City of Westminster.

City Council passed on first reading:

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

SECTIONS 11-11-8 AND 11-11-16 OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE

REFERENCES THEREIN TO THE COMPRE-

HENSIVE PLAN Purpose: To updated references to the Comprehensive Plan within the Sign Regulations to ensure consistency.

There was no further business to come before the City Council, and the meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

By Order of the Westminster City Council Kathryn Schroeder, City Clerk Coordinator

Published in the Westminster Window

Attachments: Councillor’s Bills 28, 29, 30, 31

Legal Notice No. NTS2668

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

above, or via email at rreed@adcogov.org.

Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to review and discuss the draft PY 2023 Annual Action Plan. The hearing will be held on July 25, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. Residents are encouraged to attend and participate.

For further information, please contact the Housing Policy & Community Investments Division at (720) 523-6200.

Accessibility: Adams County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission to, access to, or operations of programs, services, or activities, including the public participation process. Adams County makes reasonable accommodations for disabilities that interfere with full access to any program, service, or activity, including the public participation process. You may contact the Housing Policy & Community Investments Division at (720) 523-6200 (or 711 for the state relay service) or write to 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601 to make a reasonable accommodation request. Para interpretar la información en español, llame al (720) 523-6200.

Legal Notice No. NTS2671

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF THORNTON, CO

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

DRAFT 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

Name: City of Thornton

Address: 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, Colorado 80229-4326

Phone: 720-977-5800

NOTICE is given that the City of Thornton’s proposed Program Year (PY) 2023 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the use of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) will be available for a 30-day public review and comment period. A public hearing will be held to allow the public to review and make comments on the proposed 2023 AAP.

The City of Thornton expects to receive an estimated $833,088 in CDBG funds from HUD for the 2023 program year. HUD funds are intended to benefit low-to-moderate-income persons in Thornton. The 2023 AAP outlines the proposed housing and public service activities developed to meet the identified priority needs and goals of the City’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. The City will budget according to HUD regulations approximately $166,618 for the administration of the program (20%), $124,963 for public services (15%), and the remaining balance of $541,507 for the affordable housing improvement programs.

Purpose: The 30-day public comment period and public hearing are held to allow the public an opportunity to review and make comments on the City’s 2023 AAP.

NOTICE is given that a draft of Adams County’s Program Year (PY) 2023 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the use of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) will be available for a 30-day public comment period. Notice is also given that a public hearing will be held to allow the public to review and make comments.

The PY 2023 AAP is developed each year to fund activities that address the housing and community development needs identified in the Consolidated Plan. It was noticed by HUD that in PY 2023 Adams County will receive an estimated $1,290,538 in CDBG funds and $1,305,480 in HOME funds. In addition to the PY 2023 grant allocations, Adams County has unused prior year funds in the amount of $42,901 from CDBG and $2,137,217 from HOME. The HOME program also anticipates $276,441 in program income to be used towards affordable housing activities. HUD funds are intended to benefit low- to moderateincome persons in Adams County. The proposed budget will be:

CDBG:

Administration (20%): $258,107

Housing Programs: $1,053,989

Public Facilities: $275,000

HOME:

Administration (10%): $130,548

CHDO Reserves (15%): $1,197,133

Adams County: $948,984

Commerce City: $97,911

Thornton: $480,209

Westminster: $864,353

30-Day Public Comment: Citizens can view the draft plans from June 22, 2023 to July 24, 2023 at the Community & Economic Development offices at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite W6200, Brighton, CO 80601, and can also be viewed and downloaded from the County’s website. Public comments regarding the draft PY 2023 AAP can be submitted by mail, delivered to the address

30-Day Public Comment: The proposed AAP will be made available to review for at least thirty (30) days from June 22, 2023, to July 24, 2023 at the Parks, Recreation & Community Programs Department - Community Connections Division at 9471 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton, CO 80229, and on the City website at www.gocot.net/Connections. Written comments must be returned to the address above or emailed to cdbg@ThorntonCO.gov.

Public Hearing: The public hearing will be held on July 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM, during the City of Thornton City Council meeting in the Council Chambers, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229. City Council meetings can also be viewed online at https://www.thorntonco.gov/government/city-council/Pages/council-meetings.aspx. Guidance on audience participation is provided at the link above.

Two Ways to Virtually Attend the Public Hearing (1) Zoom Meetings: https://thorntonco. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MJcE6BjQQ1GJXiBrZOGAXw Meeting ID: 849 2430 6726

(2) Phone/Landline:

669-900-6833 and entering meeting ID 849 2430 6726

Servicios de traducción al español: Disponibles durante las reuniones del Concejo Municipal. Por favor de llamar al 303-538-7230 o mandar un correo con 24 horas de anticipación a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad de Thornton a clerk@ ThorntonCO.gov.

ADA Accommodations: If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting, please notify the City’s ADA Coordinator at 303-538-7245 at least eight (8) hours in advance and arrangements will be made to provide reasonable accommodation. TDD access is available through Colorado Relay at 711.

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

Kevin Woods, City Manager

Attest: Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk

Approved as to Form:

Matt Court, Assistant City Attorney

Legal Notice No. NTS2669

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4200

COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 28

SERIES OF 2023 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS

DeMott, Seymour

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VI OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

Section 1. Section 6-3-2, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

6-3-2. – Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.

(A) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “motor vehicle” means all vehicles of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular, except vehicles running on rails.

(B) It shall be unlawful to commit unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A person commits unauthorized use of a motor vehicle if the person obtains or exercises control over the motor vehicle of another person without authorization of the owner and;

(1) person does not commit a criminal offense other than a misdemeanor traffic offense except eluding a police officer as described in C.R.S. 424-1413 in the course of obtaining control over or in the exercise of control of a motor vehicle; and

(2) The motor vehicle is returned to the owner or recovered by law enforcement within twenty-four (24) hours after being reported as missing or stolen by the owner, with no damage to the motor vehicle.

(C) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided in Section 1-8-1, W.M.C.

Section 2. Section 6-3-7, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

6-3-7. – Motor Vehicle Trespass.

(A) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “motor vehicle” means all vehicles of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular, except vehicles running on rails. “Motor vehicle” also includes any non-residential trailer or flatbed that may be registered with the Department of Revenue and may be legally towed by a motor vehicle, and the open portion of a pickup truck.

(B) It shall be unlawful to commit motor vehicle trespass. A person commits motor vehicle trespass if they enter into or upon any motor vehicle with intent to commit a crime therein.

(C) Motor vehicle trespass is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided in Section 1-8-1, W.M.C.

Section 3. Section 6-3-13, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

6-3-13. – Removal of Motor Vehicle Parts.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a motor vehicle part from the motor vehicle of another without authorization from the owner, owner’s agent, or any other person having lawful control of the vehicle.

(B) The criminal conduct described in subsection (A) is a strict liability offense.

(C) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection (A) if the person reasonably believed an owner, owner’s agent, or another person having lawful control of the vehicle authorized them to remove the part.

(D) The defendant must disclose to the City any evidence related to an affirmative defense at least 15 days before trial. Failure to disclose evidence of an affirmative defense may result in the evidence being ruled inadmissible. The admissibility of evidence regarding an affirmative defense is at the discretion of the Court.

(E) For purposes of this section “Motor Vehicle” shall mean a vehicle of whatever description propelled by any power other than muscular, except vehicles running on rails.

(F) For purposes of this section, “Motor Vehicle Part” shall include any part, component, or accessory of a motor vehicle that is attached by a means other than chemical adhesive or magnet. Notwithstanding the preceding, windows, windscreens, mirrors, and glass components shall be considered Motor Vehicle Parts even if attached to the motor vehicle by a chemical adhesive or magnet.

(G) Removal of Motor Vehicle Parts is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided in Section 1-8-1, W.M.C.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after second reading. The title and purpose of this ordinance shall be published prior to its consideration on second reading. The full text of this ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after its enactment after second reading.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 22nd day of May, 2023.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 12th day of June, 2023.

ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney’s Office

Legal Notice No. NTS2664

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4203

COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 31

SERIES OF 2023

INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS DeMott, Seymour

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VIII OF THE WESTMINSTER

MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING PUBLIC NUISANCE CLOSURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

Section 1. Section 8-3-1, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-1. – Legislative intent.

The abatement of public nuisances related to the unlawful or unsafe operation of motor vehicles for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare is a matter of local concern. The most effective tools for abatement of public nuisances are the civil remedial actions provided in this article, including temporary restraining order, impoundment, abatement agreement, default judgment, final judgment, and closure. The purpose of this article is not to punish, but to remedy public nuisances and thereby promote community safety. The actions provided in this article are designed to remedy public nuisances by removing motor vehicles from criminal use and as a means of facilitating criminal operations, to ensure that criminal activity and the use of motor vehicles for criminal purposes is unprofitable, to prevent loss of health, safety, or property to uninvolved motorists affected by criminal activity, to make motor vehicle owners vigilant in preventing public nuisance offenses on, in, or by the use of their motor vehicle, and making motor vehicle owners responsible for the public nuisance use of their motor vehicle and to deter public nuisances.

The remedies provided in this article are directed at the property involved without regard to ownership, title or right of possession and the culpability or innocence of those who hold these rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is consistent with the remedial purpose of this article to provide reasonable exceptions to the strict application of this Chapter for those owners of a motor vehicle who demonstrate that they are responsible and non-involved owners, as it is more likely that such persons will take the necessary steps to ensure the motor vehicle will no longer constitute a public nuisance in the future. The remedial actions provided in this article are intended to be civil in nature. The remedies of temporary restraining order, impoundment, and closure are intended to be in rem, against the property itself, and not against any individual directly. The remedies of temporary restraining order, civil judgment, and abatement agreement may be partially in personam.

Section 2. Section 8-3-2, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-2. – Good Faith Application of Remedies.

(A) In order to ensure that the remedies provided in this article are applied in good faith and solely for the purpose of public nuisance abatement, the following shall apply:

(1) No city employee’s or law enforcement officer’s employment, promotion, discipline, or level of salary or benefits shall depend upon the frequency or quantity of actions and remedies under this article that he or she produces;

(2)Any financial proceeds resulting from a sale of a motor vehicle under this section shall be deposited in the City’s general fund unless otherwise directed by this Chapter.

Section 3. Section 8-3-3, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-3. – No Conflict with State Law.

This Chapter is not intended to authorize any act expressly prohibited by state law, or to forbid any conduct expressly authorized by state law. The provisions of this Chapter shall be construed to avoid any such direct and express conflict.

Section 4. Section 8-3-4, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-4. – Strict Liability. The public nuisance offenses and the provisions of this Chapter are entirely strict liability

filing of a public nuisance action, or the issuance of temporary restraining orders, or other remedies under the provisions of this Chapter.

Section 5. Section 8-3-5, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-5. – Comprehensive Enforcement Scheme. The sections of this Chapter are intended to provide a comprehensive scheme for civil public nuisance abatement for acts involving a motor vehicle and should be read together.

Section 6. Section 8-3-6, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-6. – Definitions.

Notwithstanding any other definitions contained elsewhere in this Code, the following terms and definitions shall apply to this Chapter:

Abate: means to bring to a halt, eliminate, or where that is not possible or feasible, to suppress, reduce, and minimize.

Abatement agreement: means the binding written agreement between the City of Westminster and the defendant(s), which is approved and ordered by the court, and describes the obligations upon the defendant(s) as well as the agreed upon consequences for a failure to comply with the agreement.

City: means the City of Westminster.

Close, to close, or closure: means to detain, secure, or impound the motor vehicle, and to lock, board, bar and otherwise close and prohibit all entry, access, and use of the motor vehicle except such access and use as may be specifically ordered by the court for purposes of inventory, maintenance, storage, security, environmental clean-up, sanitation and other purposes, and to vest the sole right of possession and control of the motor vehicle in the City of Westminster for a limited period of time defined by this Chapter or court order. Close, to close, or closure may also mean the permanent transfer of all rights of ownership and possession of the motor vehicle to the city for final disposition.

Defendant: The primary defendant to the action is the motor vehicle itself. However, for purposes of this Chapter, the term Defendant shall include any person named in the action who meets the definition of Owner-Defendant or Party-Defendant below. For purposes of this Chapter, whenever the term Defendant is used it shall be read as including both Owner-Defendants and Party-Defendants.

Flight: means to flee, escape, or leave the place where the public nuisance activity was committed or conducted, whether or not law enforcement is present.

Impound or impoundment: means to move a detained motor vehicle to a city approved impound facility and to retain it temporarily in the legal custody of the city in accordance with any contract or agreement the city makes for the impoundment and/or storage of motor vehicles.

Motor vehicle: means any device of conveyance designed for, or capable of, moving itself or of being moved from place to place upon wheels or track or by water or air, by any power other than human power, whether or not intended for the transport of persons or property, and includes any place therein adapted for overnight accommodation of persons or animals or for the carrying on of business.

Non-involved owner: means an owner of a motor vehicle that is implicated in a public nuisance abatement action, who:

(1) Did not directly or indirectly encourage, facilitate, allow, promote, participate, aid, abet, conspire, permit, or condone the transaction constituting the public nuisance act, or the flight or attempted flight therefrom; and

(2) Neither knew, nor should have known, that the subject motor vehicle was used or would be used in the commission of a public nuisance act; and

(3) Neither knew, nor should have known, that the person who operated the motor vehicle in the commission of the public nuisance act involving the motor vehicle had a prior record or reputation for violating the laws, including traffic laws, of the United States, State of Colorado, City of Westminster, or any other locality within or outside the State of Colorado; and

(4) Is not the parent or legal guardian of the individual who operated the motor vehicle in the commission of the public nuisance act.

A person who does not otherwise meet the definition of a non-involved owner may nonetheless be deemed a non-involved owner if they were the reporting party who immediately informed law enforcement of the public nuisance act giving rise to the abatement action under this Chapter.

Owner: means the registered owner(s) of the motor vehicle as recorded with the Colorado Department of Revenue, or comparable office of another state, and any other person or entity, including a lienholder, with a present bona fide legal or equitable interest or right of possession in the subject motor vehicle that has been recorded on the motor vehicle’s current title. Ownership shall be determined by the City through reasonable efforts at the time the action is commenced. Reasonable efforts shall include, at a minimum, a query of registration through the Department of Revenue and a title search. A person or entity may establish themselves as an additional owner by presenting the court with a bona fide bill of sale, lease agreement, or other reasonably sufficient

documentation establishing the person’s or entity’s legal or equitable interest in the motor vehicle. A straw man shall not be considered an owner for purposes of this Chapter.

Owner-Defendant: means any Owner as defined above who is named as a Defendant in the action. All known Owners must be named as Defendants in the action.

Party-Defendant: means any person who has been named in the action and who is not also an Owner, as defined above. Party-Defendant includes persons who directly or indirectly encouraged, facilitated, allowed, promoted, participated, aided, abetted, conspired, permitted, or condoned the transaction constituting the public nuisance act, or the flight or attempted flight therefrom, as well as any other person whose involvement may be necessary to abate the nuisance, prevent it from recurring, or to carry into effect the court’s orders for temporary restraining orders, closures, injunctions and final disposition. Party-Defendants are not necessary or indispensable parties, and the city attorney is not required to name all PartyDefendants in the action.

Public Nuisance Act: The following are proscribed acts for purposes of this Chapter. Where a proscribed act references a section of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.), the activity shall have the same meaning or definition as contained within the C.R.S. and any related subsections, but shall not require that the activity was charged or prosecuted to a final judgment before this Chapter applies. For purposes of this Chapter, where a proscribed act references a section of the Westminster Municipal Code (W.M.C.) or Model Traffic Code (2010) (M.T.C), the activity shall have the same meaning or definition as contained within the W.M.C. or M.T.C. and any related subsections, but shall not require that the activity was charged or prosecuted to a final judgment before this article applies. The existence of a plea agreement to a lesser charge, or dismissal of a charge, does not impede the operation of this Chapter when probable cause existed for the original public nuisance act.

A motor vehicle may be deemed a public nuisance if the public nuisance act occurred within the City of Westminster. Acts that may constitute a public nuisance include:

A.Two or more offenses for disturbing the peace within any 180-day period, 6-2-3 W.M.C.;

B. Vehicular eluding, C.R.S. § 18-9-116.5, or eluding or attempting to elude a police officer, M.T.C. § 1413;

C. Speeding, M.T.C. §1101(1), where the speed involved was forty (40) miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit, or where the speed was equal to or greater than one hundred (100) miles per hour regardless of the posted speed limit;

D. Speed contests, exhibition of speed, or aiding and facilitating, M.T.C. §1105 et seq;

E.Reckless Driving, M.T.C. § 1401(1);

F. Minimum speed regulations M.T.C. § 1103;

G. Obstructing highways or other passageways as prohibited in C.R.S. § 18-9-107;

H. A “drive-by crime” of Assault, 6-2-4(A) W.M.C., Battery, 6-2-5(A) W.M.C., or Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, 6-2-9(A) W.M.C., when any of which is committed while utilizing a motor vehicle for means of concealment or transportation; or

I. Any criminal attempt, conspiracy, or aiding/ abetting the commission of any public nuisance act defined above. 6-1-6 et seq and 6-1-7 et seq,

W.M.C.

Straw man: means a person who takes part in the purchase lease, or ownership of property in name only, even though such person may become financially obligated under such purchase or lease arrangement; an accommodation party; a nominal party to a transaction; one who acts as an agent for another for the purpose of taking title to property, and executing whatever documents and instruments the principle may direct respecting the property; a person who purchases, leases, or acquires title to property for another person in order to conceal the identity of the real purchaser or lessor from any other party, including, but not limited to, the seller, lessor, any financial institution, lien holder, or governmental agency, regardless of the person’s knowledge of the intent of the real purchaser or lessee.

Other Definitions: For any other word or phrase not defined in this Section, the court may look to the W.M.C., the C.R.S., and to its common and ordinary meaning for guidance.

Section 7. Section 8-3-7, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-7. – Procedure in General.

(A) The remedies provided in this Chapter are separate and distinct from any criminal penalties provided in this Code, the criminal remedies provided by any other criminal ordinance or statute, other civil remedies, and any administrative proceedings to revoke, suspend, fine, or take other action against any license. The foregoing may not be considered by the court and have no effect on the outcome of this matter. The city may pursue any one or more of the remedies provided in this Chapter, the criminal penalties provided in this Code or other ordinances or statutes, other civil actions or remedies, or administrative proceedings against a license, and may do so simultaneously or in succession.

(B) The civil action provided in this Chapter shall not be delayed or held in abeyance pending the outcome of any proceedings in a criminal, civil, or administrative action, or any action filed by any other person, unless all parties to the action under this Chapter so stipulate and the court approves in its sole discretion.

(C) All actions under this Chapter shall be civil and remedial in nature. The civil action shall be in the nature of a special statutory proceeding under the provisions of this Chapter. All issues of fact and law shall be tried to the court without a jury. No equitable defenses may be set up or maintained in any action under this Section. All orders of final or default judgment under this Chapter shall be in rem. Injunctive remedies, civil judgements and fees, and the terms of an abatement agreement or temporary restraining order under this Chapter may be partly in personam.

(D) The burden of proof in all proceedings under this Chapter, including proof of any underlying criminal activity forming the basis of a public nuisance, shall be by a preponderance of the evidence, unless a different burden of proof is specified.

(E) The jurisdiction over actions commenced under this Chapter is exclusive to the City of Westminster. Actions under this Chapter may be brought no more than 364 days after the predicate public nuisance act occurred. Unless otherwise agreed to by the city and defendant, no remedy under this section, other than the permanent closure and final disposition of a motor vehicle, shall contain obligations which extend more than 364 days from the date of final judgement or the date an abatement agreement is approved the court.

(F) Proceedings under Chapter shall be governed by the Colorado County Court Rules of Civil Procedure (C.R.C.P.) unless this Chapter or Code provides a different rule. Where this Chapter or Code fails to state a rule, the court may look to the Public Nuisance Abatement Act, C.R.S. section 16-13-301 et seq., as amended, and the cases decided thereunder.

(G) Actions under this Chapter shall be filed only by the Office of the City Attorney for the City of Westminster, or an agent thereof.

(H) Actions under this Chapter may be consolidated with another civil action filed in the City of Westminster under this Chapter involving the same property. Actions under this Chapter shall not be consolidated with any other civil or criminal action except upon the stipulation of all parties and with approval of the court. No party may file any counterclaim, cross-claim, third party claim, or set-off of any kind in any action under this Chapter.

(I) An action under this Chapter shall be commenced by the following:

(1) The city attorney shall file a complaint, including an affidavit in support of impoundment and petition for temporary restraining order with the court. The complaint shall include, at a minimum, the information required by C.M.C.R.P. 204(b)(4), as well as a description of the motor vehicle and its Vehicle Identification Number;

(2)Upon receipt of the affidavit in support of impoundment the court shall make a probable cause determination. If the court determines probable cause does not exist, the court shall reject the affidavit and petition without prejudice and inform the city attorney of the determination, and the procedures specified in W.M.C. 8-3-8(G) apply. If the court determines probable cause exists, then the following procedures shall apply;

(a) Upon receipt of the above materials and a probable cause determination, the court clerk shall assign the matter a case number, docket the civil matter for a first appearance in approximately 21 days unless otherwise ordered by the court, and prepare a summons;

(b) The court having previously determined probable cause exists shall issue an order on the petition for temporary restraining order;

(c) The city attorney shall promptly, but no later than 7 days before the first appearance, serve a copy of the complaint, affidavit including judges signature determining probable cause exists, petition and order granting temporary restraining order, summons, and a copy of this Chapter on the registered owner(s) of the subject motor vehicle, any other owner actually known to the city at the time of filing, and any other defendant identified by the city. The city attorney shall have an ongoing duty to attempt to serve these documents on any other owners discovered during the pendency of this matter.

(d)No answer shall be filed, the city attorney is under no obligation to serve a copy of a blank answer upon any defendant.

(J) Any owner as defined in this Chapter who has not been named as a defendant may intervene under the procedures of this Chapter and shall be added as a defendant, excluding any straw man. No other parties may intervene.

(K) Service upon all defendants shall be deemed sufficient:

(1) In regard to the documents identified in W.M.C. 8-3-7(I)(2)(c) above if made in accordance with C.R.C.P. 304; or

(2) In regard to all other pleadings or papers if made in accordance with C.R.C.P. 305. The last known address of the person to be served shall be determined by referencing either:

(a)the address listed in the court file;

(b) the records of the Colorado department of revenue, division of motor vehicles, or any similar department of any other state;

(c)any government database; or

(d) any other address where the city can articulate a reasonable belief that the documents will be received by the owner or defendant.

(e) The City shall make a good faith effort to identify and serve all owners as defined by this

chapter.

(L) Service of the documents commencing the action shall be made by the city attorney’s office with proof of service filed with the court. Failure to properly execute service shall result in the matter being dismissed without prejudice unless the court finds that any prejudice to the owner or defendant can be reasonably cured.

Section 8. Section 8-3-8, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-8. – Detention of motor vehicles and personal property before filing complaint.

(A) Legislative Intent. Impoundment of motor vehicles before filing a complaint and petition for temporary restraining order is necessary to prevent the continuance of the public nuisance and the removal, destruction and concealment of motor vehicles to thwart the remedies provided in this Chapter.

(B) Where a motor vehicle is impounded under this Section, the procedures of this Section shall exclusively apply unless otherwise specified.

(C)Any police officer for the City of Westminster may impound and detain a motor vehicle under this Chapter if they determine that there is probable cause to believe that:

(1)A public nuisance offense has occurred within the city; and

(2)The public nuisance offense occurred in the motor vehicle, or the motor vehicle was used to facilitate, allow, promote, participate, aid, abet, or permit the transaction constituting the public nuisance act, or the flight or attempted flight therefrom; and

(3) The motor vehicle is capable of being concealed, destroyed, or removed from the city.

(D) Whenever a motor vehicle is impounded under this section, the Westminster Police Department shall submit an affidavit in support of impoundment to the city attorney’s office within 3 calendar days, excluding court weekends and city holidays.

(E)Upon receipt of the affidavit in support of impoundment the city attorney’s office shall submit the affidavit for a probable cause determination by the court or file a declaration that the motor vehicle is available for release.

(F) If the court finds the affidavit in support of impoundment supports a finding of probable cause for impoundment under this Chapter, then within 14 days of the date the motor vehicle was impounded as a public nuisance, the city attorney’s office shall file with the court:

(1) The pleadings required for the commencement of actions under this Chapter; or

(2) A declaration that the motor vehicle is available for release and that the city made good faith efforts to serve the registered owner with a notice to that effect in accordance with W.M.C. 8-3-7(K)(2); or

(3) A declaration the motor vehicle is available for release, but that the motor vehicle is relevant evidence in a criminal proceeding, and is being held as result of that status. The city shall also file a statement that the city made good faith efforts to serve the registered owner with a notice as to the current circumstance of the vehicle, in accordance with W.M.C. 8-3-7(K)(2).

(G) The city attorney’s office may decline to submit an affidavit in support of impoundment to the court. The court may determine the affidavit in support of impoundment does not support a finding of probable cause for impoundment under this Chapter, if the court makes this determination, then it shall promptly inform the city attorney’s office. If the city attorney’s office declines to submit the affidavit for court consideration or the court determines probable cause does not exist, the city attorney’s office will then follow the procedures in W.M.C. section 8-3-8(F)(2) above, and the defendant may request a hearing regarding costs pursuant to W.M.C. section 10-1-17(D).

Section 9. Section 8-3-9, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-9. – Temporary Restraining Orders in General.

(A) Legislative Intent. Public nuisances are a real, direct, and immediate threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Westminster. Public nuisances cause immediate and irreparable injury, damages and losses to the citizens of Westminster and their governmental agencies. Actions at law are not an adequate remedy, and the protection of public health, safety, and welfare requires the temporary restraining orders provided in this section. Where probable cause is established, the balance of equities favors the issuance of a temporary restraining order even where other legal actions may be pending. Ex parte temporary restraining orders are necessary to provide rapid relief from public nuisances without the delay entailed by adversarial hearings and personal service and to prevent persons from removing, concealing, destroying, encumbering, selling, and transferring property that may be the subject of the remedies in this article. The issuance and execution of temporary restraining orders under this Section shall not be deemed a bailment of property. The owner of the property remains responsible for the maintenance, environmental clean-up, sanitation and security of property subject to temporary restraining orders and shall be permitted reasonable access to the property for these purposes upon application and

approval by the court.

(B) The terms of ex parte temporary restraining orders created by this Section shall remain continuously in effect until modified by court order.

(C) No security or bond of any type shall be required of the city in obtaining a temporary restraining order under this Section.

(D) Every temporary restraining order under this Section shall briefly set forth the reason for its issuance, be reasonably specific in its terms, and describe in reasonable detail the acts and conditions authorized, required or prohibited, and is binding upon the motor vehicle, the parties to the action, their attorneys, agents and employees, and any other person who receives actual notice of the order. Service of the temporary restraining order shall be made by the city attorney in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Section 10. Section 8-3-10, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-10. – Temporary Restraining Orders.

(A) The court shall issue an ex parte temporary restraining order if the petition, supported by an affidavit, shows that there is probable cause to believe that a public nuisance offense has occurred in the city, and that the public nuisance offense occurred in the subject motor vehicle, or the subject motor vehicle was used to facilitate, allow, promote, participate, aid, abet, or permit the transaction constituting the public nuisance act, or the flight or attempted flight therefrom.

(B) The ex parte temporary restraining order shall include the following orders for the impoundment and closure of motor vehicles and restraining of persons as to the motor vehicles:

(1)Declare the motor vehicle closed;

(2) Order that the Westminster Police Department impound and close the motor vehicle and place the same in police custody, or to retain the same in police custody if previously impounded, until further order of the court;

(3) The Westminster Police Department may use reasonable force, consistent with department policy, to impound and close the motor vehicle;

(4)Westminster Police Officers and their agents may enter onto real property to impound and close a motor vehicle; however, they shall not enter into a closed private garage without consent or other legal authorization;

(5) All defendants shall be ordered to deposit with the Westminster Police Department all documents evidencing ownership, title, registration, keys, combination numbers, magnetic cards and other devices for either access and/or operation of the motor vehicle;

(6) All persons shall be restrained from removing, concealing, damaging, destroying, selling, giving away, encumbering or transferring any interest in the subject motor vehicle or using the motor vehicle as security for a bond;

(7) Any other orders that may be reasonably necessary to take the motor vehicle into police custody, wherever located, and to provide access to and safeguard the property.

Section 11. Section 8-3-11, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-11. – Motion to Vacate or Modify Temporary Restraining Order or for Return of Closed Property.

(A) Any defendant seeking to modify a temporary restraining order shall, within 14 days of service of the complaint:

(1) File a motion under this Section, which shall include, at a minimum:

(a)The challenges being raised or specific relief being requested; and

(b) A statement of the factual and legal grounds upon which the relief is being requested.

(2) Personally serve a copy of the motion on the city attorney’s office;

(3)File a copy of the motion with the court; and

(4)Contact the clerk of court at the time of filing to set the motion for a hearing to be held as soon as practicable.

(5) The court will not consider any challenges or requests for relief at the hearing that were not included in the written motion. Challenges as to probable cause will not be considered by the court.

(B) Failure to serve, file, or set the motion for hearing, as provided above, shall constitute a waiver of the motion. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the temporary restraining order shall remain in effect and shall not be modified until after a trial on the merits or upon the stipulation of the parties to an abatement agreement that is approved by the court.

(C) Unless good cause is shown, a failure to appear by a defendant for a hearing set pursuant to this Section shall result in a waiver of the right to request a modification of the temporary restraining order.

Section 12. Section 8-3-12, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

(A) Hearings on motions to modify a temporary restraining order shall be to the court and the rules of evidence shall be relaxed. The court, in its discretion, may take sworn testimony or rely on offers of proof and argument.

(B) At hearing, the burden will be on the defendant to show by clear and convincing evidence:

(1) That the requested relief is necessary to avoid a significant burden; and

(2)That the impacts of the significant burden on the defendant substantially outweigh the public safety interest addressed by the temporary restraining order term(s) being challenged.

(C) The court shall not grant an adjournment or continuance of the hearing on the motion to modify or vacate the temporary restraining order unless it finds good cause to do so. If a continuance is granted, the hearing shall be reset as soon as practicable. The court shall enter its findings and order on the motion at the conclusion of the hearing, unless the court finds that it is necessary to take the matter under advisement. In that event, the court shall establish an expedited schedule for the determination.

Section 13. Section 8-3-13, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-13. – Non-Involved Owners.

(A) At any time before trial, an owner-defendant may seek relief from the strict application of this Chapter if they are a non-involved owner as defined herein. The owner-defendant may set a hearing on this issue by following the procedure in W.M.C. section 8-3-11(A)(1)-(5). Unless the city stipulates, the burden will be upon the owner-defendant to prove by clear and convincing evidence that they are a non-involved owner. Additionally, the non-involved owner must:

(1) Agree to entry of a stipulated abatement agreement that shall require, at a minimum, that the non-involved owner:

(a) Admit that the motor vehicle constitutes a public nuisance;

(b) Immediately report any trespass, theft or other criminal violation involving the motor vehicle to a local law enforcement agency;

(c) Fully cooperate with all law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of any criminal acts relating to or underlying a public nuisance offense involving the motor vehicle, either presently existing or in the future;

(d) Pay in full any impoundment fees and costs prior to release of the motor vehicle and agree that failure to pay in full any impoundment fees and costs as ordered will result in the motor vehicle being deemed abandoned;

(e) Execute an agreement releasing the city and its employees, agents, and contractors, from any and all liability related to the temporary restraining order, impoundment, and storage of the motor vehicle and further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the city for any claims against the city by third parties regarding the title or right of possession to said vehicle;

(f) Comply with any other terms agreed upon by the city and non-involved owner that are approved by the court;

(g) Waive any applicable statute of limitations and agree that the city shall retain subject matter jurisdiction for a period of three years from the execution of the abatement agreement;

(h) Agree to maintain a current mailing address with the city attorney and court, and further agree that all future service will be deemed complete upon the mailing of the materials by First Class U.S. Mail to the address provided;

(i) Agree that failure to abide by the terms of the abatement agreement will result in immediate impoundment and closure of the motor vehicle and setting of the matter for a show cause hearing.

(j) That the abatement agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of its terms, and notwithstanding any term or statute of limitations to the contrary, the city shall have an additional thirty (30) days from the conclusion of the abatement agreement to file any motions related to an alleged violation;

(k) That the court will retain jurisdiction and full authority over the defendant(s) during any litigation regarding an alleged violation, even if the litigation extends beyond the term of the abatement agreement or statute of limitations;

(l) Agreement that a violation of the abatement agreement by any one party to the agreement may result in collateral consequences, such as closure of the vehicle, that will impact the additional parties regardless of their individual fault;

(m)Any other specific condition agreed upon by the parties and approved by the court.

(B) At the conclusion of the abatement agreement, and if no motion alleging a violation has been filed by the city within the subsequent thirty (30) days, the court will enter a final judgment closing the matter. If the motor vehicle is still closed or impounded, it shall be released upon the payment of any outstanding impoundment and storage fees. Failure to pay such fees before entry of final judgment may result in the motor vehicle being deemed abandoned. Failure to pay such fees before entry of final judgment shall not prevent entry of a final judgment order. After entry of final judgment order, return of the motor vehicle to the owner-defendant(s) will be subject solely to the policies and procedures of the impound facility where the motor vehicle is being stored.

(C) Where a defendant who is entering into an abatement agreement is a non-involved owner, the court shall consider the least restrictive terms that are necessary to protect the community against a

future public nuisance involving the motor vehicle.

Section 14. Section 8-3-14, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-14. – Show Cause Hearings.

(A) The city attorney may allege a violation of a temporary restraining order or abatement agreement by an owner-defendant by the filing of a verified motion to show cause. The motion may be served in accordance with W.M.C. 8-3-7(K)(2).

(B)If the court finds probable cause that the alleged violation occurred, the court shall order the Westminster Police Department to immediately impound and close the motor vehicle, if not already in police custody.

(C)Upon filing of a motion to show cause by the city attorney, a notice of show cause hearing shall be prepared by the clerk and served on the city attorney, the burden shall be on the city to serve the notice as required by (A) above;

(D) The only issue for the court’s determination at a show cause hearing under this Section will be whether the city attorney proved, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a breach of the temporary restraining order or abatement agreement occurred.

(1)If the court finds that a breach of a temporary restraining order occurred, the matter shall be immediately set for a trial on the merits. The motor vehicle shall remain impounded until final judgment is entered, and no modifications of the temporary restraining order relating to the violating defendant shall be considered;

(2)If the court finds that a breach of an abatement agreement involving an owner-defendant occurred, the court shall enter a final judgment against the violating owner-defendant, who shall have no further standing in the action. In the absence of any other owner-defendant, the motor vehicle shall be permanently closed and deemed abandoned property that may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code;

(3) If no breach is found, the motor vehicle shall be released upon payment of any towing and impoundment fees and costs and the temporary restraining order or abatement agreement shall continue in full force and effect;

(4) A failure to appear by an owner-defendant for a hearing set pursuant to this section shall result in a default judgment entering against the owner-defendant in the civil action, and the owner-defendant shall have no further standing in the action. In the absence of any other ownerdefendant the court shall permanently close the vehicle and deem it abandoned property that may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code.

(a) The default judgment shall be entered at the time of the failure to appear and stayed for seven (7) days after entry. If the owner-defendant, within the period of the stay, files a request to set aside the default judgment that is supported by good cause for the failure to appear, the court may set aside the default judgment. If no request is filed, the court shall lose jurisdiction to set aside the default judgment after the seven day stay expires.

(E) The city attorney may allege a violation of a temporary restraining order or abatement agreement by a party-defendant by initiating indirect contempt proceedings in accordance with Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 107. Punishment for such contempt shall be in accordance with W.M.C. section 1-22-1.

Section 15. Section 8-3-15, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-15. – First Appearance – Trial on the Merits.

(A)At the first appearance, the court shall set the matter for a trial on the merits within 35 days unless:

(1) The parties stipulate to a continuance for the purpose of entering into an abatement agreement;

(2) The parties present an abatement agreement and the court orders compliance with the abatement agreement;

(3)The court finds that a longer setting is reasonably necessary;

(4) A default judgment enters upon all ownerdefendants for failing to appear, at which time the court shall order that the motor vehicle is permanently closed and deemed abandoned property that may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code. If multiple owner-defendants exist, the failure of any owner-defendant to appear shall indicate that owner-defendant’s abandonment of their property interest in the motor vehicle, and that owner-defendant shall have no further standing in the action.

(B)When any defendant fails to appear for first appearance or trial, the court may impose court costs against that defendant. Additional fees and costs permitted by this Code may be ordered in a discrete amount or determined at any time prior to the entry of final judgment.

(C) When a party-defendant fails to appear for the first appearance or trial, the party-defendant shall have no standing to contest the orders of the court relating to an abatement agreement or that are entered pursuant to W.M.C. section 8-3-15(J) below.

(D) At the first appearance, either party may re quest from the opposing party a list of witnesses who may be called at trial, copies of documents and pictures, and a description of physical evidence which may be used at trial. Compliance with such disclosures shall occur no later than 14 days before trial unless good cause exists for a later disclosure.

(1) Written requests for additional discovery may be filed with the court, and the court may, in its discretion, grant or deny such requests, or issue any other discovery orders deemed appropriate.

(E) There shall be no additional pleadings filed absent order of court.

(F) There shall be no counter claims or cross claims.

(G) Any subpoenas shall be issued in accordance with C.M.C.R.P. 217.

(H) Trial shall be to the court and the Colorado Rules of Evidence shall apply.

(I) At trial, the burden shall be on the city attorney to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the motor vehicle should be deemed a public nuisance. The elements at trial shall be:

(1) That, within the City of Westminster, State of Colorado;

(2) At or about the location, date and time specified in the complaint;

(3) A public nuisance act occurred in the motor vehicle, or the motor vehicle was used to encour age, facilitate, allow, promote, participate, aid, abet, conspire, permit, or condone the transaction constituting the public nuisance act, or the flight or attempted flight therefrom.

(J) At the conclusion of the trial, the court shall enter findings as to whether the city met its burden. If the burden was met, the motor vehicle shall be deemed a public nuisance and the court shall enter a final judgment containing one or more of the following orders:

(1) The motor vehicle is to be permanently closed by the city;

(2) The motor vehicle is to be closed by the city for no less than 180 days and no more than 364 days.

(3) The motor vehicle is to be deemed abandoned property that may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code;

(4) A temporary protection order is to be issued allowing an owner-defendant to regain the use of the vehicle, but with restrictions necessary to prevent future violations of this code;

(5) Any order tailored to prevent the motor vehicle’s future use as a public nuisance by a defendant;

(6) Defendants shall pay a civil judgment and court costs as provided in W.M.C. section 8-3-18.

(K) If the court concludes that the city did not meet its burden, the motor vehicle shall not be deemed a public nuisance, and the court shall enter a final judgement containing the following orders:

(1) The motor vehicle is to be released to the owner(s);

(2) Prior to release to the owner(s), the owner(s) shall pay all towing and impoundment fees;

(3) Failure to pay all towing and impoundment fees as ordered will result in the motor vehicle being deemed abandoned property that may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code;

(L) When one or more owner-defendant(s) fail to appear for a trial on the merits without giving notice establishing good cause before the trial was set to begin, there shall be no stay of the entry of default judgment and the court shall not have discretion to set aside the default judgment as to that owner-defendant. In considering whether a defendant’s pre-trial notice constitutes good cause for a failure to appear, the court shall also consider the prejudice to any other owner-defendant that would be caused by a further delay of the trial, to include the ability to reschedule and any increased impound fees. If the court determines a delay is appropriate, the court shall make reasonable ef forts to reschedule the trial date within 14 calendar days from the date the owner-defendant failed to appear.

Section 16. Section 8-3-16, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-16. – Supplemental Remedies for Public Nuisances.

(A) The court may issue any further orders or injunctions it determines will prevent the continu ation of the public nuisance act.

Section 17. Section 8-3-17, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-17. – Stipulated Final Judgment - Abatement Agreement.

(A) The city and any defendant to an action under this Chapter may, before trial, voluntarily stipulate to the terms of an abatement agreement. Entry into an abatement agreement is in the city attorney’s

sole discretion and the city attorney need not enter into an agreement. If one or more defendants do not stipulate to an abatement agreement, the city attorney may elect to proceed to trial against all parties or only those who have not entered into an abatement agreement. The terms of any abatement agreement shall be binding upon all defendants entering into the agreement and shall include the following at a minimum:\

(1) Admission by the defendant(s) that the motor vehicle constitutes a public nuisance;

(2) Agreement that the motor vehicle will not be involved in any unlawful acts for the duration of the abatement agreement, with the exception of traffic infractions of three points or less, unless otherwise specified in the agreement;

(3) Requirement that payment for all outstanding and future towing and storage fees must be completed prior to release of the motor vehicle, and in no event later than 60 days after the date the abatement agreement was approved, unless otherwise specified;

(4) Towing fees and storage fees shall not be waived by the court and each defendant may be found to be jointly and severally liable for the total cost of the fees;

(5) The court shall impose the civil judgment fee and court costs specified in W.M.C. section 8-3-18 on each defendant. The court may suspend some or all of the civil judgment fee and court costs upon the successful completion of the abatement agreement;

(6) An agreement by the defendant(s) to waive any claims against the city, its agents or representatives, relating to the towing, storage and/or impoundment of the vehicle, and further agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the city for any claims against the city by third parties regarding the title or right of possession to said vehicle;

(7) The issuance and execution of the abatement agreement shall not be deemed a bailment of property. The owner of property remains responsible for the maintenance and security of the motor vehicle subject to the agreement and shall be permitted reasonable access to the motor vehicle for these purposes upon application to the court;

(8) That failure to abide by the terms of the abatement agreement will result in the setting of a show cause hearing. If the court finds that a violation of the abatement agreement occurred, it shall result in the immediate and permanent closure and impoundment of the motor vehicle or a permanent protection order prohibiting contact between the violating party and the vehicle;

(9) That the defendant(s) waive any and all rights to challenge or appeal the outcome of a show cause hearing and resulting final judgment;

(10) An agreement by any owner-defendant(s) to immediately report any known trespass, theft, violation of the terms of the agreement, or any other criminal violation involving the subject motor vehicle to a local law enforcement agency;

(11) That defendant(s) shall fully cooperate with all law enforcement agencies in the investigation and legal action resulting from any violation of the agreement or criminal acts relating to or underlying a public nuisance offense involving the subject vehicle, either presently existing or in the future;

(12) An authorization by the owner-defendant(s) which grants law enforcement full access to the real or personal property of the owner as necessary to gain access to the motor vehicle in event of an alleged breach of the agreement;

(13) A waiver of any applicable statute of limitations and agreement that the city shall retain subject matter jurisdiction for a period of three years from the execution of the abatement agreement, or a waiver of the statute of limitations for the life of the vehicle if a permanent protection order issued as a result of a violation of the agreement;

(14) An agreement that each defendant shall maintain a current mailing address with the city attorney and court, and further agree that all future service will be deemed complete upon the mailing of the materials by first class U.S. Mail to the last address provided to the city attorney and court;

(15) Agreement that upon the court finding probable cause for violation of any term of the agreement, the owner-defendant(s) shall immediately surrender the motor vehicle to the City of Westminster for impoundment;

(16) An agreement that the defendant(s) waive any other process, procedures or challenges to closure that they may otherwise be entitled to;

(17) The city attorney may cause the vehicle to be listed on any local, state, or federal informational systems showing the restrictions placed upon the motor vehicle and person(s) who is/are restricted from access to said vehicle;

(18) That the abatement agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of its terms, and notwithstanding any term or statute of limitations to the contrary, the city shall have an additional thirty (30) days from the conclusion of the abatement agreement to file any motions related to an alleged violation;

(19) That the court will retain jurisdiction and full authority over the defendant(s) during any litigation regarding an alleged violation, even if the litigation extends beyond the term of the abatement agreement or statute of limitations;

(20) Agreement that a violation of the abatement agreement by any one party to the agreement may result in collateral consequences, such as closure of the vehicle, that will impact the additional parties regardless of their individual fault;

(21) Any other reasonable stipulations designed to abate the public nuisance, prevent public nuisances from recurring, deter public nuisance activity, and protect public interest, including but not limited to:

(a) Temporary continued closure of the motor vehicle for a specified amount of time or until certain other conditions are met;

(b) Restrictions on the use or operators of the motor vehicle;

(c) Installation of a GPS unit on the motor vehicle to ensure compliance with speed limits, approved uses, or other reasons;

(d) Restrictions on the storage location of the vehicle;

(e)Installation of anti-theft devices;

(f) Agreement to surrender and abandon the motor vehicle into the sole possession and custody of the City of Westminster, such that it may be disposed of or sold, in the sole discretion of the city, in any manner provided for in the Code;

(g)Any other specific condition agreed upon by the parties and approved by the court.

(22) At the conclusion of the abatement agreement, and if no motion alleging a violation has been filed by the city within the subsequent thirty (30) days, the court will enter a final judgment closing the matter. If the motor vehicle is still closed or impounded, it shall be released upon the payment of any outstanding impoundment and storage fees. Failure to pay such fees before entry of final judgment may result in the motor vehicle being deemed abandoned. Failure to pay such fees before entry of final judgment shall not prevent entry of a final judgment order. After entry of final judgment order, return of the motor vehicle to the owner-defendant(s) will be subject solely to the policies and procedures of the impound facility where the motor vehicle is being stored.

Section 18. Section 8-3-18, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-18. – Civil judgment and Liens.

(A) Except as otherwise ordered by the court or stipulated to in an abatement agreement, in every case under this Chapter in which a public nuisance is established, the court shall impose a separate civil judgment and court costs consistent with the Westminster Municipal Code or court rule on each defendant. Court costs may be reduced or suspended in the discretion of the court. In the event there are more than one defendant to an action, such costs are to be imposed individually and independently. The civil judgment shall be for the purpose of compensating the city for the costs of pursuing the remedies under this Chapter and shall be deposited in the city’s general fund.

(1) The civil judgment shall be in the actual cost of prosecuting the case including impound and towing costs, as well as any additional actual costs or expenses that were incurred by the city to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and approved by the court, jointly and severally;

(2) The city attorney shall provide a calculation of the civil judgment amount at the time an abatement agreement is entered into or a public nuisance is found by the court, unless an extension is granted by the court.

(B) In the event that the court entered a default judgment and deemed the vehicle abandoned, the civil judgment provided in this Section shall not be imposed and the vehicle shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions for abandoned property under this Chapter. Court costs may be assessed at the discretion of the court.

(C) The city will deposit all proceeds from the sale of a motor vehicle under this Chapter as well as any collected fees and costs into the city’s general fund.

Section 19. Section 8-3-19, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-19. – Other Closures, Forfeitures and Confiscations.

(A) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to limit or forbid the confiscation, closure, destruction, abatement, or forfeiture of property now or hereafter required, authorized or permitted by any other provision of law. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as requiring that evidence and property confiscated, closed, destroyed, abated, or forfeited under other provisions of law be subjected to the special remedies and procedures provided in this Chapter.

Section 20. Section 8-3-20, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

8-3-20. – Limitation on Action.

(A) Unless otherwise stipulated to by the parties, actions under this Chapter shall be filed no later than 364 days after the public nuisance, or the last in a series of acts constituting the public nuisance, occurred. This limitation shall not be construed to limit the introduction of evidence of public nuisances that occurred more than 364 days before the filing of the complaint when relevant for any purpose.

Section 21. Section 8-3-21, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows: 8-3-21. – Severability.

(A) In the event that any provision of this Chapter is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of this article shall be upheld and enforced unless the remaining provisions would create an unreasonable or unjust result.

Section 22. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after second reading. The title and purpose of this ordinance shall be published prior to its consideration on second reading. The full text of this ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after its enactment after second reading.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 22nd day of May, 2023.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 12th day of June, 2023.

ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney’s Office

Legal Notice No. NTS2667

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4201

COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 29 SERIES OF 2023

INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS DeMott, Seymour

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF TITLE I OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING RESTITUION

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

Section 1. Section 1-22-25, W.M.C., is hereby ADOPTED as follows:

1-22-25. – Restitution.

(A) Every order of conviction, and in any case where a defendant receives a deferred judgment or deferred prosecution for a specified charge, for any municipal ordinance violation, civil infraction, traffic infraction or traffic misdemeanor shall include a consideration of restitution. This consideration shall result in an order including at least one of the following:

(1)An order of a specific amount of restitution to be paid by the defendant;

(2) An order that the defendant is obligated to pay restitution, but that the specific amount of restitution shall be determined within ninety-one (91) days immediately following the order of conviction, unless good cause is shown for extending the time period by which the Court shall determine the restitution amount;

(3)An order, in addition to or in place of a specific amount of restitution, that the defendant pay restitution covering the actual costs of specific future treatment of a victim, including an animal, of the crime; or

(4)Contain a specific finding that no victim of the crime suffered a pecuniary loss and therefore no order for the payment of restitution is being entered.

(B) For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:

(1) Victim shall mean any person, including an entity, aggrieved by the conduct of an offender.

(2) Restitution shall mean any pecuniary loss suffered by a victim which was proximately caused by a defendant’s conduct and can be reasonably calculated and recompensed in money. Restitution includes any cost, impoundment fees, damages, or expenses incurred by the City. Restitution may also include the cost of prosecution.

(3) Good cause shall mean any reasonable extenuating circumstances, including but not limited to, delays caused by the need for briefing, giving notice, processing motions, hearings, or issuing written orders. Additionally, a reasonable time needed to find, calculate, or collect documentation regarding the pecuniary loss shall be considered good cause.

(C) If a request or motion for restitution is received by the Court within 91 days of conviction, entry of judgment, or entry of a deferred judgement or deferred prosecution, the Court shall issue an Order and Notice of Restitution Request. Service may be made on the defendant by Certified First Class U.S. Mail to the address most recently known to the Court. Service will be deemed complete 7 days after mailing. The Order and Notice of Restitution Request shall inform the defendant of the following:

(1)That the Defendant has the option of filing a stipulation to the requested restitution, or setting the matter for a contested hearing;

(2) At a contested hearing, the People would have the burden of proving the amount of restitution and

that the Defendant’s conduct was the proximate cause of the loss by a preponderance of the evidence;

(3) The Defendant has the right to be represented by an attorney at the hearing. If the Defendant qualifies for a public defender, one will be appointed upon the Defendant’s request;

(4) The Court must receive the Defendant’s request for a contested hearing within 21 days of being served with the Court’s Order and Notice of Restitution Request. Failure to timely request a contested hearing will be deemed a waiver of the contested hearing;

(5) Upon waiver of a contested hearing, or entry of a stipulation to the requested restitution, the motion for restitution shall be granted unless the Court finds that cause exists to deny the motion. If the motion is denied by the Court, the Court may issue additional orders or set the matter for a contested hearing;

(6) Failure to pay restitution as ordered may be deemed a contempt of court in addition to being considered a violation of the terms of probation, a deferred judgment, or a deferred prosecution.

(D) Co-defendants, and parents of a juvenile ordered to pay restitution, are jointly and severally liable for payment of restitution.

(E) If the record is silent as to whether an order concerning restitution was entered pursuant to subsection (A) above, then the provisions of subsection (A)(2) above shall apply as if entered by the Court.

(F) At the discretion of the Court, restitution may be deemed unavailable when the pecuniary loss can be paid through insurance, self-insurance, indemnity agreement, or a risk management fund.

(G) In addition to the procedures outlined in this section, the Court may issue any orders or require any procedure necessary to ensure a just and equitable outcome.

(H) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no victim shall be denied restitution solely due to the passage of a deadline established by this section if good cause is shown for the delay within 364 days of the conviction, entry of judgment, or entry of a deferred judgement or deferred prosecution.

(I) Whenever a defendant fails to make a payment of restitution within seven (7) days after the date that the payment is due, including payments pursuant to a payment plan established by the clerk, the Court may issue a notice to show cause requiring the defendant to appear before the Court and show cause why the required payment or payments were not made. Service may be made on the defendant by certified first class U.S. mail to the address most recently known to the Court.

(J) If the restitution was ordered as a term of the defendant’s sentence to probation or deferred judgement agreement, the people may file a motion to revoke the defendant’s probation or deferred judgment and request the matter be set for a hearing.

(K)Following a finding at a show cause or revocation hearing that the defendant failed to pay ordered restitution, the Court may:

(1) Order that the defendant be confined to jail with a recommendation that the defendant participate in a work release program.

(2) Revoke probation or deferred judgement and extend the period of probation with any additional conditions the court finds appropriate.

(3) Revoke probation or deferred judgment and impose any other sentence permitted by law;

(4) Find the defendant in contempt of court and impose any authorized penalties for such action.

(L) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a defendant may avoid the penalties in subjection (K) of this Section if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that they were unable to make the payments without undue hardship and despite making good faith and reasonable efforts to do so.

(1) Any order for restitution entered pursuant to this section is a final civil judgement in favor of the city and any victim. Notwithstanding any other civil or criminal municipal code, Colorado statute or rule, any such judgement remains in force until the restitution is paid in full.

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after second reading. The title and purpose of this ordinance shall be published prior to its consideration on second reading. The full text of this ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after its enactment after second reading.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 22nd day of May, 2023.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 12th day of June, 2023.

ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk APPROVED

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the BERKLEY SHORES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year 2023. A copy of such proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the special meeting of the Berkley Shores Metropolitan District to be held at 9:00 A.M., on Thursday, June 29, 2023. The meeting will be held via video conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 86267550643?pwd=V3RnRGRtWkRyUlZZc1VM WTJFZjFHdz09 and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719-359-4580, Meeting ID: 862 6755 0643, Passcode: 987572. Any interested elector within Berkley Shores Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2023 budget.

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First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

INVITATION FOR BIDS

City of Thornton 9500 Civic Center Drive Thornton, CO 80229-4326

The City of Thornton is soliciting the following:

1. Westgate Community Sidewalk, Thornton Project No. 19-206, CDOT Project No. SAR M266046 22552, Invitation for Bids, for Construction. Go to Thornton’s website at www.ThorntonCO.gov or bidnetdirect.com, click on “Business” and then “Contracts & Purchasing” for information on how to obtain the solicitation documents. Bidders/Proposers are required to acknowledge all addenda in their Bid/Proposal submittal, failure to do so may be considered non-responsive.

Posted on: www.ThorntonCO.gov, bidnetdirect. com and/or Contracts & Purchasing Bulletin Board.

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First Advertisement: June 15, 2023

Second Advertisement: June 22, 2023

Third Advertisement: June 29, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

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PARTIAL SETTLEMENT

Pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., notice is hereby given that on July 11, 2023, at Westminster, Colorado, partial final settlement will be made by the City with T.Lowell Construction, Inc., hereinafter called the “Contractor,” for and on account of the contract for the construction of all portions of the Project described as Big Dry Creek Interceptor Sewer Improvements Project Area 1 and 9 except for restoration work done pursuant to Change Order 6. Restoration Change Order 6 will be closed out separately once the work has reached substantial completion.

1. 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 his subcontractor, or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, whose claim therefor has not been paid by the Contractor or the subcontractor for the work contracted to be done, may file with the City a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2.All such claims shall be filed with the City Attorney’s Office, City of Westminster, 4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado, 80031 by July 3, 2023.

3. All such claims must be notarized and must otherwise comply with the requirements of C.R.S. § 38 26 107.

4.Failure on the part of a creditor to file such

BEST Lawmakers pay influences debates and votes on bills

BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

e 100 state lawmakers in Colorado earn about $42,000 a year for their work at the Capitol, placing them in the middle of the pack compared to their counterparts across the U.S. when it comes to how much they’re paid to draft, debate and vote on bills. at in uences who runs to be a state representative or senator, which in turn determines which legislation passes or fails.

A Colorado Sun analysis of state lawmaker salaries compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures places Colorado 19th on the salary list.

Colorado legislators earn more than counterparts in any bordering state except Oklahoma.

State senators whose terms began before January earn a salary of $41,449. Senators whose terms began in January, as well as all House members, make $43,977.

e salaries are set at 25%

of a county judge’s salary, which through 2026 is $175,908. Salaries for state lawmakers, as well as statelevel statewide elected o cials, are recalculated every four years based on changes to judicial o cers’ salaries.

Colorado lawmakers who live within 50 miles of the Capitol — a large portion, if not the majority, of the legislature — are also eligible to receive a per diem of $45 for each of the 120 days the General Assembly is in session each year, which adds up to $5,400. ose who live more than 50 miles from the Capitol are entitled to about $237 per legislative day, which totals $28,440.

at’s in addition to mileage.

For reference, the median household income in Colorado is $80,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

e median gross annual rent in Colorado is $17,244.

State Sen. James Coleman, a Denver Democrat, said it’s di cult to nd a place to live in Colorado

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The petition requests that the name of HEATHER LEE ROBERTS be changed to HEATHER LEE PLOWMAN

Case No.: 23 C 33376

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2620

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Agin Bryan Davison be changed to Agin Kazbai

Case No.: 23 C 0724

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2639

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Juan Carlos Resendiaz be changed to Juan Carlos Resendiz

Case No.: 23 C 682

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2619

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

on a $42,000 salary. “Absolutely I think it picks and chooses who can participate,” he said.

Oklahoma lawmakers make $47,500, while lawmakers in Nebraska earn $12,000. Lawmakers in Utah earn $285 per legislative day and lawmakers in Kansas earn $88.66 per legislative day of service, in addition to about $7,000 to defray interim costs. In Wyoming, lawmakers earn $150 per day they work. (Lawmakers in all of those states are entitled to per diem, though in Utah the bene t can only be claimed by lawmakers who live more than 100 miles from Salt Lake City, the state capital.)

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalistowned 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.

Public notice is given on May 23, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of GRACE CHRISTIE be changed to GRACE CHRISTIE QUIROLGICO

Case No.: 23 C 0698

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2636

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of MICHAEL TREY BLEA be changed to TREY DANIEL BLEA

Case No.: 23 C 37295

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2629

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Last Publication: June 22, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jessica Montes be changed to Khai Jessica Montes

Case No.: 23 C 0732

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respected in any agreements. Still unclear is what hewing to that principle means when it comes to tribes with their even more senior rights.

Also unclear is the practicality of fully integrating the 30 tribes, each with unique circumstances and perspectives, in discussions with the seven basin states and federal government about how to address the sharp limitations imposed by the river. What has changed is broad recognition that tribal voices must better be included. rough the Water and Tribes Initiative, the tribes themselves have insisted upon being heard.

Residual anger at being shunted aside remains. Also ample is a spirit of cooperation. Many representatives suggested their tribes o er creativity and innovations in the community of 40 million Colorado River water users that extends from the farms of northeastern Colorado to the metropolises of Southern California.

Stephen Roe Lewis, the governor of the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix, pointed out that his tribe has undertaken the largest integration of solar panels over water

canals in North American, a practice called aquavoltaics. Others suggested they offered perspective. e Hopi have been in Arizona for more than 2,000 years. ey’ve experienced drought before, said tribal member Dale Sinquah. “Our ceremonies and prayers revolve around water,” he said. “ at is what Hopi can contribute, along with dialogue.”

Native Americans often talk of water as being sacred, but that does not mean roped-o , kept in closets. e Native understanding is di erent than the legalistic framework most of us use. ey see water as something to be used, yes, but not in the same lens as most of us, who view it more narrowly as a commodity. What that means in practice is hard to tease out.

Peter Ortego, a non-native attorney representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado, said he found it odd the session had not started with a prayer. “Maybe we should ask, ‘What should we do day to day to respect the spirituality of water?’”

He’s got a point. I’ve never asked that question, but I am very curious about the answer.

At BigPivots.com, Allen Best analyzes and reports on the energy and water transitions underway in Colorado and beyond.

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