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Bike riders, advocates

Our in-depth look at the housing crisis

Gov. Polis stresses more housing is key to Colorado’s economic health

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

“ at means more tra c, lost

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

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

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

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BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Governor Jared Polis’ push to get legislators to approve $500 rebates for electric bikes is pushing bicyclists and transportation advocates to wonder if the infrastructure exists in the northern Front Range to support them.

For Carl Christensen, a 61-year-old resident of Northglenn, there is. But it hasn’t always been that way.

“I used to fear for my life to get from my house down to where I can pick up the South Platte trail at 104th and Riverdale,” Christensen said.

Back in 2009, he started to incorporate biking into his daily commute. He used to ride his bike to the bus station, rack his bike on the bus, take it down to Union Station and ride the last mile to his o ce

Since 2010, he has made the 18mile ride from his home in Northglenn to the TIAA building downtown and champions the added bike lanes and trails that make it possible to do so.

He doesn’t ride for environmental reasons or to save on gas. In fact, he owns four vehicles. He rides because the trips make him feel good.

He says it’s healthy, too. Both mentally and physically.

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consider options for getting

With push for transportation options, is area ready for more e-bikes?

From cancer to Quinto: Pizza restaurant aims to build community

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After looking all over the world, Pedro and Laetitia Cueto decided to move to Arvada. Seriously.

“Love y Neighbor, it’s real here,” Laetitia said.

e couple, along with their three sons, settled down in Arvada in May of 2020 after living in Mexico City.

Laetitia, born in New York City, spent time in the Netherlands and Pedro, born in Mexico City, lived in Spain.

Shortly after the move, their eldest son, Pedro, now eight years old, received a diagnosis of bone cancer in Oct. 2021. He battled for eight months, ultimately beating the disease. e cancer was in his femur, where he now has implants that will grow with him as he ages.

During that grueling time, the two said the community and the kindness of strangers gave the family the ability to get through. To give back, they opened Quinto Neighborhood Pizzeria and Taphouse on Jan. 19 in honor of Pedro.  e restaurant is located at 10443 Town Center Dr., just west of US 36.

“People care and they go above and beyond. His Kindergarten teacher had a candle lit for him the entire year he was in treatment, day and night,” Laetitia said.

She explained that even during COVID-19, when people were supposed to stay isolated, their neighbors called them to introduce themselves, and o ered any help

they needed.  e restaurant’s name also comes from their son, since he is the fth Pedro of their family and quinto means ve in Italian and Spanish. e restaurant o ers a pizza called “ e Little Warrior” with $1 from each one sold going to the Little Warrior Foundation which researches cures for childhood cancer. ey both researched how to make the most impact and they found donating would do just that.

With that in mind, their goal is to open up ten more Quinto’s across the Denver Area to amplify those donations in ve to seven years.

The pizza and cocktails

e Cueto’s explained they wanted to open up a pizza shop for a long time, and during that time, they’ve been taking notes on which pizza tastes the best and why.

With their worldwide travels, they came to the conclusion that Chicago and Naples, Italy served up some of the best pizza in the world. Combining aspects of both, they call it the American Artisan Pizza.

It’s thicker than Neopolitan pizza and adds elements of a Chicago thin-crust pizza.

“We created our own hybrid with the best of what we consider the two best pizzas,” Pedro said.

Some of the pizzas include pepperoni, tomato and cheese, chicken poblano, veggie and more. As a nod to Colorado, they also serve up a Western Slope pizza with peaches, Spam and pulled pork.

e two do things di erently in their shop, too. A hybrid wood re oven imported from Italy rotates the pizzas two times around the oven, making sure each is cooked consistently.

A self-serve drink dispenser also gives customers the option to choose from over 20 beers, homemade cocktails and wine. ey receive a card that swipes for each tap and pours the drink into a chilled or regular glass.

Sta ng

With the technology — the pizza oven and the self-serve drink dispenser — they were able to cut costs on sta and invest more money into ingredients and keep costs down. ey still provide human services, like bringing food to the table and clearing dishes.

“Chicken went up 140%. I can’t raise my prices 140%,” Pedro said. “ at allows us to invest in the quality of our food without increasing the prices.”

It also allows them to share their tips with the back-of-house workers, like the chefs and dishwashers, depending on how many hours worked and when the tips were generated.

“(Tips) go to everyone equally because it’s as important to have a clean spoon as having the food tasting the same,” Pedro said.

With their hopes set high, they envision the restaurant to be a community gathering spot, for families with children, rst dates and even post-Little League championship games.

“We really want to create a nice, community-based spot,” Laetitia said.

League of Women voters hosts CCM publisher

STAFF REPORT

Colorado Community Media publisher Linda Shapley will discuss community news’ role in a democracy with the Adams County League of Women voters at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13.

e meeting is free and open to the public at the Adams County Human Services Center, 11860 N. Pecos St. in Westminster. To attend via zoom, request the link via email to omas_pond53@centurylink.net.

Shapley has been the publisher of Colorado Community Media since August 2021. She has worked for a number of Colorado newspapers, starting with Colorado State University’s student newspaper, the Collegian, in Fort Collins and her hometown newspaper, the Greeley Tribune. She spent 21 years as an editor at the Denver Post. Colorado Community Media is locally owned and is the parent company of 24 community newspapers, includ-

ing the Northglenn-Sentinel and Westminster Window. She lives in ornton.

She’ll discuss the importance of local news in a market where hedge funds purchase independent newspapers and competition drives many media outlets out of business, making many local communities are becoming “news deserts” without local journalists to hold public o cials accountable.

Linda Shapley

e League of Women Voters of Adams County, Colorado is part of a national network that is nonpartisan, grassroots and multi-issue, a recognized force in shaping public policy. e League promotes political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in local, state and national government.

Laetitia Cueto holds her son, Sebastian who is two years old.

PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI

Alternatives proposed for 88th and I-25 transit hub

Thornton suggests midinterstate bus stop to cut down on accidents

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An RTD bus loading platform in the middle of Interstate 25 might be a one way to cut down on accidents on the highway south of 104th Avenue, ornton councilors were told.

Transit alternatives at 88th Avenue and Interstate 25 may be coming, and ornton’s sending the Colorado Department of Transportation a possible solution, councilors were told.  e item, presented at the Jan. 31 ornton City Council study session, is in the planning stages. at’s because the section on Interstate 25 between US 36 and 104th is home to a high number of crashes.

“Part of the crashes may be caused by RTD buses weaving to and from the Express Lanes on the left to the bus-only exit/entrance on the right to access the ornton Park-n-Ride,” the meeting’s agenda reads.

According to Kent Moorman, regional transportation engineer, 2,307 crashes occurred from 2017 to 2019, with three involving an RTD bus.

City Sta is recommending a central loading platform in the middle of the highway with either an underpass or a bridge connecting pedestrians to the station. ey see this solution as decreasing travel times, increasing reliability and eliminating bus weaving.  City Councilor Julia Marvin said she’s in favor of putting the transit near jobs and housing. She voiced concerns about ornton’s comments not being viewed as equal to CDOT’s and RTD’s.

“ e city will have concerns that RTD or CDOT is not concerned about,” she said.

Moorman said all the alternative suggestions will be weighted the same.

City Councilor Karen Bigelow asked if ornton will still get a mobility hub at Highway 7, and Moorman said yes.

“Highway 7 and I-25, CDOT is moving forward with an interim mobility hub and they are designing it now with plans to be under construction in 2024 as a Bustang stop,” he said.

Northglenn’s Crisis Response Unit o to a successful start

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Northglenn team devoted to helping residents manage hardships such as housing and con ict resolution has helped 478 people in the past year, councilors learned Jan. 30.

Northglenn City Council received a report on the success of the Crisis Response Unit at the Jan. 30 study session meeting, and the program is o to a good start.

e program was approved in October 2021 to address hardships residents experience, such as housing and drug addiction, and provides services like case management and con ict resolution.

It was approved with American Rescue Act Funds for about $1.2 million through 2024. City Council will have to decide whether or not to fund the program with city funds in 2025.

Crisis Response Unit Program Manager Jessica Hulse presented the item. In 2022, CRU worked with 478 unique individuals.

Hulse said of those 478, the police department referred 134 to the program, the Municipal Court referred seven, neighborhood services 18, ve from the community and 314 individuals referred themselves.

Also, 223 of the 478 individuals were experiencing homelessness and 485 unique services were provided to the individuals, including case management, advocacy, transportation, outreach, health support, housing support and others.

Hulse said that 175 positive outcomes came out of the e orts,

which can include helping clients renew or acquire bene ts like Social Security, connecting them to resources or attaining phones.

Another 46 were placed in longterm housing, which can be independent housing, independent housing with a voucher, transitional housing or reuniting with family or friends.

In addition to providing services, CRU conducts many more activities and e orts to help those in need. For example, the team hosts o ce hours on Fridays for those experiencing homelessness.

To build o the success, Hulse said the team is requesting a new vehicle for transportation needs and more sta ng.

City Councilor Becky Brown was frustrated that Hulse didn’t ask for more funding for the program before or during the budget process.

“I don’t have a problem with the concept, I have a problem that my mindset went to ‘we aren’t going to spend any money that’s not an emergency fund,’” she said.

City Manager Heather Geyer said CRU is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act and the two additional requests are within the ARPA funding. She noted that the needs weren’t identi ed during the budget cycle, and that she wouldn’t bring forward the needs if she didn’t deem them necessary.

City Councilor Katherine Go praised the program and said people experiencing homelessness is a top concern for many residents.

“ is program has been amazing in helping that population,” she said.

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“It was a great way to clear my head and it keeps me healthy so I can actually eat the way I like,” Christensen said.

Rachel Hultin, sustainable transportation director for Bicycle Colorado, sees it di erently. She said the Front Range doesn’t have enough infrastructure to support biking and electric biking because development has been focused on cars.

“Our present situation is really the result of 100 years of (car-centric) transportation planning and investment in which the leading question for transportation projects has been ‘how do we make it easier for cars to travel quickly through communities and down corridors?’” she said.

How comfortable it is for drivers and easy for cars to travel through a corridor has long been the measure for success, said Hultin, who also serves on Wheat Ridge City Council.

“And the outcome of 100 years of that thinking and those investments is a transportation system that overwhelmingly serves cars because that’s what we’ve been measuring,” she said.

Communities, Hultin said, started to realize the current transportation system doesn’t work for everyone.

It needs to be more bikeable and walkable, with more transit to serve everyone. Not just car owners.

Northern inventories

Transportation o cials in the Metro North have taken some notice.

Connect Northglenn Bicycle and Pedestrian plan. According to Amanda Peterson, director of Parks, Recreation and Culture, the plan identi es needed trail connections and gaps in the existing network.

So far, 6.41 miles of on-street bike lanes have been installed, which adds to the 35 miles of o -street trails. e trail network also includes three bike repair stations.

Northglenn also provided 550 refurbished bikes at no cost. ey come in as donations and volunteers x them up, with funds from the city

bike planes, paved shoulders designated for bike lands and 8- to 10-foot-wide sidewalks designated as trails.

Darrell Alston, a tra c engineer for ornton, said for the past decade new resurfacing projects have included painting on-street bike lanes.

However, with a segment of the population feeling uncomfortable riding in the street, the city is

bicycle track.

e city is applying for grant money to complete studies to identify the roads where protected bike lanes make sense. ose studies are planned to start in the third quarter of this year, which will include public outreach.

“On a lower speed corridor, you can probably get away with some

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The bike lane near 92nd and Lowell in Westminster.

PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI

type of a simple vertical separation like pylons or maybe the periodic placement of decorative planters. When you get onto a higher speed roadway, you’re probably looking at some kind of a bigger physical separation, like curbs or a cycle track further away from the roadway,” Alston said.

Some of the corridors the city is considering include 88th Avenue from Pecos to Dahlia, 128th from I-25 to York, Pecos from Milkyway up to ornton Parkway and Huron from 84th to 88th. ose streets are based on high bicycle tra c already there.

Alston said providing bike lanes on the long arterial roadways with connection to the trail system can serve both short commutes and long range.

In Westminster, the 63.5 miles of on-street bike lanes, 17.3 miles of shared-use bike routes and 150 miles of trails help get bikers around.

According to Andy Le, a spokesperson for the city, all bike lanes and shared-use bike routes have paint and symbols, with some bu ered lanes.

However, none are protected by pylons, curbs or anything other than striping, he said.

e process to decide which types of bike lanes to build follows street resurfacing projects. None were stand-alone and included funding for constructing barriers. at may change, Le wrote in an email.

From Westminster, it is possible to commute to either Boulder or Denver. To Boulder, the US 36 Bikeway is a paved concrete trail from 88th and Sheridan north.

More money

More money for bicycle infrastructure could be coming, thanks to the Greenhouse Gas Planning Standard, a new rule adopted by the Transportation Commission of Colorado in December 2021. It requires agencies to measure greenhouse gas emissions from projects, with limits on how high those emissions go.

Jacob Riger, multimodal transportation planning manager for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, said his group has already modi ed its 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan based on the rule.

DRCOG will now send more money to 11 bus rapid transit corridors by 2050, and budget more for bike lanes and better multimodal mobility options and less for road improvement projects, such as DRCOG’s Interstate 25 project.

It’s a way to reduce emissions, and according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, transportation is the second highest contributor in the state.

Emily Lindsey, active and emerging mobility program manager for DRCOG, said people are ready. Of the 15 million daily people take in Metro Denver, 43% are less than three miles and 19% are less than one mile.

“So, super bikeable, even more so with e-bikes,” she said. ere just needs to be more dedi-

cated active transportation infrastructure.

“ ere’s not perfect infrastructure throughout the region. ere’s always room for upgrades to our safety, our comfort, and our connectivity,” Lindsey said.

Lindsey said area cyclists are ready to ride but are concerned about their safety. In fact, according to DRCOG’s survey Active Transportation Plan, about 59% of the region’s adult population are interested in biking, but are unlikely to ride without separate bike facilities.

Emily Kleinfelter, safety and regional Vision Zero planner for DRCOG, said paint isn’t protection. DRCOG advocates for the highest level of protection for bikers and that may be bollards, car parks or a curb, as well as creating a network that connects bikers all over the region without gaps.

“It’s making it so that they’re being able to get home safe to their loved ones,” she said.

Colorado State Senator Faith Winter said another barrier to biking is the cost of a bike. She’s for the incentives Polis is proposing to make biking more a ordable.

“Making sure people have access to what they need to bike, making sure they feel safe while biking, and making sure that it’s easy and easy to navigate.,” she said.

Safer outcomes

Another study co-authored by CU Denver researcher Wesley Marshall, found cities with more protected bike lanes lead to safer outcomes.

“Better safety outcomes are instead associated with a greater

prevalence of bike facilities – particularly protected and separated bike facilities – at the block group level and, more strongly so, across the overall city,” the results read.

Westminster City Councilor Rich Seymour primarily rides on the weekends between March and October, throwing up dust on the Big and Little Cry Creek Trails towards ornton and Northglenn. He’s ridden on US 36, but doesn’t like the highway noise, he said.

He stays clear of primary and secondary roads, even if they have marked bike lanes.

“Being anywhere near tra c is taking your life in your hands. Distracted and aggressive drivers are wreaking havoc with law-abiding drivers and killing bicyclists and motorcyclists,” Seymour wrote in an email.  ornton’s Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Sandgren also thinks e-biking and biking are great for mobility but cited safety issues,

“I don’t think it’s safe on any street anywhere,” she said. “ e way people are driving across the country, I don’t feel comfortable.”

Data backs up his concern for bikers, motorcyclists and pedestrians. CDOT reported fatalities in 2022: 146 motorcycles, 105 pedestrians and 12 bicycles.

Fewer car lanes, more tra c?

Seymour noted Westminster has a mobility plan adopted by a prior council. His concern is the removal of vehicle lanes for bike lanes.

“I’m not in favor of decreasing auto lanes,” he said.

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Amazon put workers at risk at Aurora warehouse

OSHA findings

BY JOSHUA PERRY THE COLORADO SUN

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

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

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

Although citations have been issued, the investigation of workplace safety in Colorado, New York and Idaho warehouses, which began Aug. 1, is ongoing and subject to change. OSHA investigations usually must report findings after six months, but on Monday a judge extended the deadline to April 18. The investigation of all six sites has been the largest enforcement of ergonomic safety compliance ever, OSHA said in a Jan. 18 news release.

Ergonomic safety hazards in-

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

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

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

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

The safety of working condi-

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

Amazon said that it intends to appeal the OSHA citations.

“We take the safety and health of our employees very seriously, and we don’t believe the government’s allegations reflect the reality of safety at our sites,”

Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. “We’ve cooperated with the government through its investigation and have demonstrated how we work to mitigate risks and keep our people safe, and our publicly available data show we reduced injury rates in the U.S. nearly 15% between 2019 and 2021.”

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

No Amazon workers are unionized in Colorado — the only unionized Amazon warehouse is in Staten Island, New York. The Amazon Labor Union tried to organize at a warehouse in Albany, New York, but employees voted

BIKES

Still, Seymour remains all in on the idea of bike lanes. He said more people riding bikes would be great, but the addition of lanes needs to be a slow progression for road users to adjust. ose lanes need concrete, protective barriers for safety, he said.

But not at the expense of car lanes.

“I don’t see enough people using their bikes to commute and to take up road lane miles right now. I think it just adds to more congestion, which people are already frustrated about. We hear about it all the time,” Seymour said.

Seymour isn’t the only one concerned about decreasing lanes. e Weld County Commission, in a  letter responding to CDOT’s new rule, said that decreasing lanes may be counterproductive.

no to a union in October. Efforts to organize service workers from Apple to Starbucks last year were met with mixed results. Several Starbucks stores in Colorado have voted to unionize, but contracts are still under negotiation. Amazon employs more than 20,000 full- and part-time workers in Colorado. Many work in the warehouses and as fulfillment center workers. A number are also employed at the 22 Whole Foods Market grocery stores around the state.

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

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Some of the aspirations are unlikely, it says.

“CDOT’s CBA claims of signi cant cost savings are unfounded because their estimated reductions in VMT are unlikely to be realized. e CBA is driven by aspirational assumptions about transport mode shifts that are unrealistic. History convincingly demonstrates that programs to reduce VMT have failed,” the letter reads.

Seymour pointed to the context of Colorado: it’s a western state that’s still highly dependent on cars.

“If we eliminate people’s ability to travel by car, it is going to have a detrimental e ect on our economy,” he said.

e progression of adding bike lanes needs to be slow, he explained, and constructing bike lanes prior to a demand for them may be adding the cart before the horse.

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“Complete streets or road diets that increase congestion are a popular movement in American cities to encourage walking and cycling. Most cities with high rates of bicycle commuting, such as Boulder, are college towns with young populations. erefore, demographics rather than street design may have the greatest in uence on cycling and walking,” it reads.

It also says that complying with the new rules may present challenges for “rural areas and those with a lower population density” because of di erences between urban and rural lifestyles.

“If we really had that much pentup desire to ride bikes and commute on bikes, I think we’d already see more bike riders,” he said.

Hultin sees it di erently, that more, safer infrastructure will bring out more bikers.

She challenges local governments to rethink transportation projects and to make biking and other modes of transportation safer. Not pitting modes of travel against each other, but making roads more accessible to a more diverse group of users.

“(Local governments should) take in projects that serve, walking, biking, transit, and make sure that those are a priority for funding ahead of the car expansion projects,” she said.

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Weather and gas prices causing higher utility bills

BY JOSHUA PERRY AND MARK JAFFE THE COLORADO SUN

e spiking energy bills a ecting many Coloradans are caused by colder weather and higher gas prices — factors over which neither regulators nor utilities have control, the Colorado Public Utility Commission reported Wednesday.

Xcel Energy utility bills were on average 52%, or $87, higher in December than they were a year earlier, although some consumers saw their bills double, PUC Chief Economist Erin O’Neill told commissioners in a brie ng.

Commissioner John Gavan said he was struck by the magnitude of the costs and the nancial pressure they are exerting on Coloradans.

“I can’t remember seeing this level of pain in the consumer community since the 1970s and the gas crisis, which I’m old enough to remember,” he said. “So I take this very seriously.”

e rising utility bills follow the approval by the commission of six electricity and gas rate hikes, several allowing for increases due to rising natural gas prices, that have spurred a near-record number of low-income consumers to seek nancial aid to pay their bills.

e state-run Low-income Energy Assistance Plan has received nearly 90,000 requests for bill relief, as of Tuesday, compared with 80,000 for the same period last winter, and has issued $25 million in payments. Energy Outreach Colorado, a nonpro t that helps people with their bills, received 44,000 calls to its HEAT helpline in January.

“ is is an unprecedented number,” said Denise Stepto, a spokeswoman for the nonpro t. “Is it sustainable from month to month?

ere is a lot of pressure to do something.”

e average temperature in December was about 10 degrees colder than it was in December 2021, O’Neill said, and that means more energy was being consumed to keep homes warm. Additionally, commodity prices for natural gas have increased substantially — 40% higher than last year — which is a cost that utility companies pass directly to consumers. Smart meters, recent investments in solar and wind energy, and time-of-use rates for electricity customers are not signi cantly impacting bill hikes, O’Neill said.

“We share the commission’s concerns and appreciate their e orts to provide greater insight into the causes of higher costs,” Xcel Energy said in a statement. e company said it is adding more low-cost renewable energy and securing competitively priced fuel contracts.

Natural gas continues to be the most reliable and a ordable source to heat its customers’ homes each winter, Xcel also said. e company is the largest utility provider in Colorado with 1.5 million electric customers and 1.6 million gas customers.

e price of natural gas for delivery in February has dropped 26% between December and January, to 56 cents a therm, so February

bills may be lower, Commissioner Megan Gilman said. But even if the bill crisis is resolved in the short term, there’s a systemic problem.

e market for natural gas is unregulated, Gilman said, and fuel price spikes and severe weather events will continue to make prices and rates volatile.

“What we thought were the extremes before February 2021 are not the extremes anymore,” she said. Addressing the overarching problem is not simple. Price hikes could be spread over time — Xcel Energy is doing this over 30 months with $500 million in gas charges from 2021’s Winter Storm Uri. But that could lead to future price spikes “pancaking” on top of each other, Gilman said. e commission needs to think in the long term, she said.

While the base rates only accounted for 16% of the December increase, both Gilman and Commission Chairman Eric Blank said that the commission should focus on those rates — which they must approve. Blank said the doubling of gas base rates since 2011 didn’t signi cantly impact consumers when gas prices were low.

“Now the combination of higher commodity prices and the doubling of base rates really puts us in a di erent world and creates much more a ordability pressure,” Blank said.

More attention should be paid to what investments utilities make before the companies come to the commission to add them to the rates customers pay.

Another concern that commissioners expressed is Xcel Energy’s lack of incentive. Blank said there ought to be an alignment of interests between the company and its customers.

“When customers lose, utilities should share some of the pain,” he said.

Gilman said that the mechanism that just passes the cost of natural gas, high or low, on to consumers is also a problem.

“Since it’s a direct pass-through, they do not have an incentive to get you more expensive gas,” Gilman said. “ ey also don’t have an obvious economic incentive to get the cheapest gas they can. So we need to ensure that they have some skin in the game.”

While 60% of the bill increase was driven by factors the commission can’t control — gas rates and weather — PUC can still have an impact, according to Cindy Schonhaut, director of the Colorado O ce of the Utility Consumer Advocate.

“What they can focus on,” she said, “is the 40% of bills beyond the fuel charges,” such as base rates, xed-use charges and add-ons for speci c projects, like pipeline safety.

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.

Lawmakers attempt to tackle auto theft

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on the scourge of vehicle theft in the state by decoupling the cost of a stolen car from the criminal penalty a thief faces and by increasing penalties for repeat auto theft o enders.

Senate Bill 97 would make stealing any vehicle a Class 5 felony, which is generally punishable by one to three years in prison or a ne between $1,000 to $100,000, or both.

Right now, the penalty level for an auto thief depends on the value of the vehicle they steal. e lowest level o ense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail, for stealing a car worth up to $2,000 if it’s a rst or second auto theft.

e highest level o ense is a Class 3 felony, punishable by up to 12 years in prison, for stealing a car valued at $100,000 or more.

Under the new measure, a person who steals a car could be charged with Class 4 felony based on aggravating circumstances, such as

should a thief keep the vehicle for more than a day, use the vehicle during the commission of another crime or take steps to alter or disguise the vehicle. Class 4 felonies are punishable by up to six years in prison.

e legislation, brought at politicians face pressure to deal with an increasing number of car thefts across the state, would also make a third or subsequent auto theft conviction a Class 3 felony, which are generally punishable by four to 12 years in prison and nes of $3,000 to $750,000 or both.

Tim Lane, with the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, said the legislation creates a tiered auto theft penalty system that aims to send a message that no matter the value of a vehicle, stealing an automobile is a serious o ense. Lane said the legislation likely wouldn’t change the maximum penalty for a juvenile auto thief.

“ is is one thing to help with auto theft,” he said, “but it’s by no means the entire solution.”

Lane spoke at a news conference with Democratic and Republican

state lawmakers. Also attending the event were Denver-area mayors and police chiefs, as well as local prosecutors and key members of Gov. Jared Polis’ administration.

“Imagine waking up one morning to nd your only way of getting to work, of getting your kids to school or day care is gone,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and prime sponsor of the bill, at Monday’s news conference. “Picture heading to the parking lot after a long day of work to nd your way home has been taken. Imagine the terror of being held up at gunpoint and forced to leave your vehicle in a carjacking. Too many of our neighbors don’t need to imagine what this feels like because they have lived it rsthand.”

e other lead sponsors of the bill are Republican Sen. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs and Reps. Matt Soper, R-Delta, and Shannon Bird, D-Westminster.

Polis, in a written statement, endorsed the measure.

“To achieve our shared goal of making Colorado one of the top ten safest states in the next ve years,

it is critical we address rising auto theft crimes in our state,” he said. “Coloradans are counting on us. A vehicle’s monetary value does not represent the value to the owner and the impacts a stolen vehicle has on a person or family’s daily life. Criminals should be held accountable for the crimes they commit and charged in a consistent, just, and rational way.”

e new legislation also includes a “joy-ride” provision that would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to use a vehicle without the owner’s permission as long as the car is returned within 24 hours without damage and only minor tra c offenses were committed. A second and subsequent conviction for the joy-ride o ense would be a Class 5 felony, however.

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Juvenile violent crime is rising

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Violent crimes that land kids and teens in Colorado’s youth corrections system are on the rise, accounting for 41% of admissions in 2022.

From homicides, to sexual assaults, to robberies at gunpoint, the violent crimes committed by young people have risen sharply during the past ve years, a climb that has sociologists studying the consequences of a virtually connected but physically isolated society and the long-term e ects of the coronavirus pandemic.

e percentage of young people sent to a Division of Youth Services facility for a violent crime was 35% in 2021, climbing to 41% in 2022, according to the agency’s recently released annual report.

at includes 54 young people held in detention for felony homicide, 47 for attempted homicide and 40 for sexual assault last year.

“All across the state, the level of violence that we’re seeing among young people is increasing,” said Anders Jacobson, youth services director. “ at’s been a stark reality for us.”

e youth corrections system, which includes 15 state-operated, locked facilities, holds young people

ages 10 to 21 either in detention — before their cases go to court — and after they are “committed” by a judge. Of the 176 children and teens who were committed to serve out a sentence last year, 71 were for violent crimes, including six murders and nine attempted murders.

e result is that the population in the state’s youth corrections system has grown increasingly more violent and more likely than in prior years to have committed a crime against a person, rather than property. is year, 43% of young people committed to the system were sent for violent crimes, compared with 31% three years ago.

e division in the past several years has moved toward pods, or living spaces, with fewer kids, and has improved its youth-to-sta ratio so young people have more attention, Jacobson said. It’s also ramped up behavioral health services, including for young people who are held in detention before their sentence has been determined.

“We’re pretty well versed in dealing with these types of young people, but there are certainly times when there’s a lot of emotionally charged issues that can take place,” Jacobson said.

It’s reached the point that, occasionally, the murder victim of one

of the young inmates is a loved one of another young person held in the facility, he said. “It could have been a brother. It could have been a sister. It could have been a friend,” he said. “We’re seeing a lot more of those situations.”

Still, violent incidents within youth facilities in the state have not spiked. “ at’s something that we’re happy we’re seeing right now, but it’s a daily grind,” Jacobson said.

Nearly 80% of kids and teens committed to a Division of Youth Services center last year needed substance abuse treatment, according to the agency’s data. More than two-thirds of young people in the system need mental health treatment. e division’s behavioral health program, which includes two sessions of talk therapy per week for young people serving sentences, garnered national attention last year, winning a “program of the year” award from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.

Since 2017, when the state legislature passed sweeping reforms and changed the name from Youth Corrections to Youth Services, the division has steadily reduced the use of physical restraint and solitary con nement. Repeat o enses also have dropped, with the one-year recidivism rate falling to 22% in 2020 compared with 41% in 2018.

e rise in youth detention for violent crimes comes as overall juvenile arrests are declining in Colorado.

Crime rates, including among juveniles, hit records in Colorado and nationwide in the 1980s, then began dropping. In Colorado, the all-time high for juvenile arrests was 70,710 in 1997. By comparison, there were 19,442 juvenile arrests in 2018, according to the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

One of the safest stretches on record, based on crime rates, was

2010-2014, said David Pyrooz, a sociology professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. In the last several years, however, violent crime among young people has been climbing, and it isn’t due to the decisions made by police or prosecutors, he said.

“ ere is something that is taking place,” he said. “ ere is little doubt about that.”

Why violent crime is rising is harder to determine, considering researchers are still trying to understand the 50% reduction in crime rates that occurred nationally in the 1990s, the “criminological miracle,” Pyrooz said.

Now, sociologists are looking at how teenage behaviors — including spending more time at home alone, yet connected via social media and video games — might a ect violent crime rates. In the past, violent crime was often linked to groups of young people hanging out unsupervised in parks or street corners, Pyrooz said.

Researchers are also just beginning to examine the pandemic’s e ect on youth crime, which could have repercussions for years to come, he said. Kids who stopped going to after-school activities and sports during the isolation of the pandemic, perhaps as fourth or fth graders, might not have returned to those sports, meaning they will miss out on those activities as middle and high school students, when they are more likely to get involved in criminal activity.

e keys to keeping kids out of trouble are community support systems, including within families, schools and churches, Pyrooz said. “ ose are the things that really matter,” he said. “If those institutions are failing, so too are our kids.”

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Dems aim to ax social studies from standardized tests

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Elementary and middle schoolers in Colorado could stop taking state standardized assessments in social studies starting next year under a bill introduced recently by a group of Democrats in the state legislature, who want to spare Colorado teachers and students the time and stress of testing and save the state more than $1 million each year.

Scrapping social studies would be the latest change to standardized state tests, which have ignited ery debates among parents, educators and lawmakers, especially in recent years as state testing was paused in 2020 during the pandemic and modi ed the following year.

e change would also hit a subject that has sparked its own controversies across the state and country, with some parents and critics questioning the ways social studies teachers talk to students about history and the groups of people whose history is covered in class.

In November, the Colorado State Board of Education voted along party lines, 4 to 3, to adopt more inclusive standards for social studies and bring back references to marginalized groups, including Native Hawaiians and Paci c Islanders, Colorado Public Radio reported. e vote came after both public support and opposition, including a failed attempt to instead use the conservative American Birthright social studies standards.

In proposing to do away with social studies tests on state assessments, Sen. Janice Marchman, a Loveland Democrat, aims to ease testing burdens on kids and educators and save the state money for what she sees as more pressing education needs — including paying teachers more and keeping class sizes low.

“It’s hard to do that when we have so many commitments to pay for things like tests,” said Marchman, a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 61. “In my mind, this was low-hanging fruit.”

e state pays Pearson, a global company that provides textbooks, assessments and other education materials, more than $1 million per year for social studies state tests alone, according to Marchman.

Social studies is the only subject that the state mandates students be tested on. e federal government requires students to be assessed on the other subjects that are part of the Colorado Measures of Academic Success — English language arts, mathematics and science.

e state originally required that all students take a state exam in social studies in elementary, middle and high school, according to Jeremy Meyer, spokesperson for the Col-

orado Department of Education. In 2015, lawmakers passed legislation scaling back social studies testing on state standardized exams, changing the state’s approach to testing so that only a sample of schools would test students in elementary, middle and high school in social studies.

e state used a staggered schedule, dividing schools into three groups with each group facilitating social studies state testing once every three years. A 2020 bill passed into law further reduced testing by eliminating social studies state exams for high schoolers altogether.

Students in fourth and seventh grades still technically are required to take state assessments in social studies when their school is up for testing every three years, but the state has halted social studies testing since 2019, in part because testing was paused in 2020 during the pandemic and modi ed in 2021.

e state has continued to suspend testing in social studies in light of social studies standards having to be updated, which was completed with the State Board of Education’s vote in November. All state academic standards are evaluated on a six-year cycle.

Meyer noted that should the state stop testing elementary and middle school students if Senate Bill 61 passes, there would be no impact on school accountability as the exam results are not incorporated into Colorado’s school accountability system.

Marchman, whose career has included working as a middle school gifted and talented teacher and remediating small groups of middle schoolers who need extra help in math, sees an opportunity to lighten students’ testing load and even free them up from a day of exams. Schools often try to spread out testing to help students feel less pressure on state assessments, she said, noting that often means schools devote an additional day to social studies exams for fourth and seventh graders.

Mark Sass, who taught high school social studies for 26 years, most recently at Legacy High School in Broom eld, supports the end of state social studies testing so long as lawmakers are thoughtful about how they spend the savings. He’d like to see at least part of the money directed to CDE to help them nd ways to increase participation on state assessments in other subjects, especially science, which has a low participation rate.

“We have to prioritize resources right now,” said Sass, who is executive director of Teach Plus Colorado, which helps teachers inform education policies. “And participation rates with math, English and science as well as social studies were down, and so … if we take this o the table

and this then allows districts and schools to be able to increase participation rates in the other exams, then I would say, let’s prioritize that, let’s do that and let’s get rid of the social studies exam.”

But one question hovers top of mind for him.

“How does the state ensure or monitor that districts indeed are using standards that meet or exceed those standards that were set by the state?” Sass asked.

Marchman is con dent that district assessments can e ectively measure how well students are meeting state standards in social studies. District assessments will have to be tweaked after updates to the state’s social studies standards, and Marchman believes districts can show through their own assessments that they are meeting the revised state standards.

She added that educators have more control over district-level assessments and can better use the results to inform their instruction. Whereas teachers don’t receive CMAS results until the summer after students are tested in the spring, district assessments are graded much quicker. Teachers can use the results to adjust their instruction throughout the school year as they see immediately what concepts students grasp and areas where they lag behind, Marchman said.

Teachers, not outside testing organizations, should take the lead in determining what each student should know by grade level, she said.

“Who better to do that than the teachers who are held accountable to the standards of that grade level?” Marchman asked.

But Sass said that should social studies state tests be pulled, it will be up to each district to decide how they want to test their students. Some districts may not prioritize testing in social studies since it would not be a priority for the state, he said.

State Rep. Meghan Lukens, a Democrat from Steamboat Springs who is co-sponsoring the bill, said tests are an important part of measuring student learning but is adamant that students can bene t long term from other ways of engaging with class

material through debates, simulations, mock trials and civic-based projects.

“Social studies is essential to the success of our democracy, and we will still be teaching social studies,” said Lukens, who previously taught social studies for eight years, last at Steamboat Springs High School. “Students will still be learning social studies, and just because students aren’t being tested by a state-mandated assessment doesn’t mean that there won’t be engagement in social studies. In fact, there’s a lot of evidence that there are more e ective and authentic ways to maximize student engagement in every subject.”

Other lawmakers, however, worry that doing away with social studies state tests will lead Colorado classrooms astray.

“Certainly we’d be moving in the wrong direction,” said Minority Leader Sen. Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican. “I care deeply about democracy. I care deeply about understanding social studies because that helps us understand who we are as a state and as a country and as a people.”

Lundeen noted that this year’s state education budget will total about $15 billion, and that the amount the state would save by axing social studies state exams would be “minuscule” in comparison. ose funds are “well spent,” he said. Testing is also a critical part of helping students know that they’re actually learning what they set out to, Lundeen said, adding that social studies is one of the “core elements” of education that warrants assessments.

“Testing on social studies demonstrates our commitment to civil society, to understanding civics, to understanding the Constitution, to understanding the rights we have as people,” Lundeen said, “and to turn our back on that is an error.”

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children and teens serving sentences in youth corrections on any given day, 89% of them boys. e average length of stay is about 18 months. Juvenile criminal case lings in-

creased by 15% last year in Colorado.

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Study eyes weed legalization

Research claims little harm

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Last year, a study came out showing that marijuana legalization in Colorado likely increased cannabis use among adults in the state.

Because of the novel methods the researchers used to examine the question, the study was perhaps the best answer to date on one of legalization’s biggest impacts. But it also left an even bigger question unanswered: Is it bad that more adults are consuming marijuana or doing so more frequently?

Now, in a follow-up study by the same team, using the same methods, the researchers have come to an answer: It doesn’t appear to be.

“At least from the psychological point of view,” said Stephanie Zellers, one of the researchers, “we really didn’t nd that the policies (on cannabis legalization) have a lot of negative in uence, which I think is important.”

Zellers recently graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota, but she began her doctoral work at the University of Colorado before transferring when her thesis adviser changed jobs. She had originally been interested in neuroscience research, but the necessity of using live lab animals for the work was o -putting to her. And, in the Colorado-to-Minnesota connection, she found a trove of data that could be used in never-beforetried ways.

The power of twins

e data are from longitudinal studies of twins in Colorado or Minnesota. Researchers in both states followed the twins over long periods of time, collecting information about their behaviors, including their cannabis use. e survey information, then, creates an ideal scenario for study: It is thorough, it has built-in controls for variables like educational background or socioeconomic status, and it also accounts better than most for genetic di erences.

On top of that, because Colorado has legalized marijuana and Minnesota hasn’t (at least so far) — and

because some twins born in Minnesota moved to Colorado as adults and vice versa — the data provide an ideal opportunity to study the way in which a policy change made in Colorado a decade ago has in uenced people’s behavior ever since.

“ at twin component really allows us to rule out a lot of possible alternatives — maybe there were just cultural di erences, family di erences, things like that,” Zellers said.

Zellers spoke with e Sun via videoconference from Finland, where she is pursuing postdoctoral research. (And, yes, she is missing sunshine this time of year.)

Homing in on the big question e original study, published last fall, simply asked whether twins living in legal-marijuana states use marijuana more than twins living in illegal states. And the answer is yes — about 20% more, according to the research.

at answer was interesting, but Zellers said it wasn’t really what the research team wanted to know.

“Really what people care about is: Is legalization harmful,” she said.

To answer that question, the team came up with 23 measures of what they call “psychological dysfunction.” is includes things like substanceuse disorders but also nancial woes, mental health distress, community disengagement and relationship issues. e team looked at data on more than 4,000 people — 40% of whom live in a legal-marijuana state.

Zellers said what the researchers found was unexpected: ey basically found nothing.

“Obviously the cannabis use increases, but we didn’t see an increase in cannabis-use disorder, which is a little surprising,” she said. “We didn’t really see changes in how much people were drinking or using tobacco. No large personality or workplace or IQ di erences or anything like that.”

People in legal states did not report using illegal drugs at higher rates. Researchers also didn’t nd a link between marijuana legalization and psychotic behavior.

ey did nd one di erence, though. People living in a state where recreational marijuana use is illegal reported higher rates of alcohol-use disorder and more speci cally one

symptom of the condition: ey were more likely to report using alcohol in situations that were dangerous or harmful, such as driving drunk.

Flagging limitations

To Zellers and other researchers, the study provides valuable information for the ongoing debate over whether cannabis legalization is a good idea. But it’s not the nal word.

“Our study suggests that we should not be overly concerned about everyday adult use in a legalized environment, but no drug is riskfree,” CU psychology and neuroscience professor John Hewitt, one of the study’s co-authors, said in a statement. “It would be a mistake to dismiss the risks from higher doses of a drug that is relatively safe in small amounts.”

is highlights one of the study’s big limitations. Zellers said most of the people included in the twins data are relatively light cannabis users. e sample size for heavy users is small.

at means the study can’t tell whether legalization negatively affects heavy cannabis users. It also can’t determine whether legalization is disproportionately harmful for people who may be predisposed to substance-use problems.

“Our sample is an adult community sample broadly characterized by low levels of substance use and psychosocial dysfunction,” the researchers write in their study, which was

published this month in the journal Psychological Medicine. “ is limits our ability to generalize relationships between legalization, outcomes and risk factors for the individuals at greatest risk.”

For that reason, it is unlikely to settle the debate over whether cannabis is a “gateway drug.” While using marijuana at some point in your life is not indicative that you will go on to use heavier drugs, previous research has found that many people who develop serious drug-use disorders started using drugs by consuming alcohol or cannabis.

Zellers said she and her colleagues are hoping to publish another study based on their data — but this one will be less concerned about the impacts of marijuana legalization as a policy. Instead, it will try to look at how much cannabis people have used over their lifetimes and then score that against the same measures of psychological dysfunction “to see if, not the policy, but the actual substance itself has an e ect,” Zellers said.

“We know how people on average live in each state, but that doesn’t tell us about individual people,” she said. 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.

Nonprofit seeks homes, volunteers for Paint-A-Thon

Housing nonpro t Brothers Redevelopment is now accepting applications for its 45th annual Paint-A- on season.

e free program uses volunteers to paint the exterior of homes for lowincome seniors and disabled residents. Homeowners who live in in the Denver metro area are encouraged to apply — particularly those who

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live in Commerce City, Lakewood, Arvada, Englewood, and other parts of Arapahoe County. e program is also available in Colorado Springs.

Residents who are interested in applying for the program must be 60 years or older and/or have a disability, must own, and reside in the Denver metro area or Colorado Springs, and plan to live in their home for at least two years. To apply, call 720-3395864 or email chad@brothersredevelopment.org.

“So many community members need a few home maintenance items in order to stay in their home — which statistically helps them be safer, healthier, and live longer. Painting is a maintenance item that is impossible for our clients to do physically or nancially,” said Brothers Volunteer

Department Director Chad Nibbelink.

Painting the exterior of a home can cost up to $5,000 — but the Paint-Aon Program o ers income-eligible homeowners the chance to save big and devote their savings to other important costs like medication or groceries.

roughout the Paint-A- on’s 44year history, Brothers Redevelopment has painted 7,729 homes. In 2022, the program painted 94 homes with the help of 1,945, saving homeowners $561,500.

“ e transformation that takes place on houses is incredible — but what’s priceless is what that work means to the homeowners. It makes volunteers see and feel their impact,” said Nibbelink. “ e work this program does changes lives for the better.”

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Westminster police chief recruitment update

CROSS CURRENTS

The number one vacant position to resolve within the Westminster city government has been the recruitment of a new police chief. is recruitment was paused until a new city manager was on board which was a prudent way to address this key

After Mark Freitag arrived, the city administration selected Strategic Government Resources, Inc. to handle the recruitment and assist in the selection process. A national recruitment was completed with applications closing on Jan. 9.

A total of 36 candidates have applied and screening is underway. City o cials are targeting meet and greets with nal candidates in March.

In the interim since the position became open, Norm Haubert, Deputy Police Chief, has been in charge and doing a capable job. Like other law enforcement agencies across the U.S., Westminster has been slow to ll the current 25 sworn o cer vacancies. Currently, the department is sta ed with 174 sworn o cers out of the budgeted 199 positions. Also, two deputy police chief positions (Investigation Services and Technical Services) are currently being handled by interim, internal personnel.

As I said before, municipal police departments in Colorado have the extra hill to climb in recruiting quali ed personnel due to current state laws that can be discouraging to interested candidates. e state legislature needs to look in the mirror and make some obvious adjustments which have been clearly stated in the past. Such laws as the liberal bonding law which created a “swinging door” e ect for law enforcement to arrest lawbreakers on a new crime soon after they are released on bond from the earlier crime. Also, reduced sentencing laws have been more conducive for criminal activity.

Thornton takes ownership of Thornton Shopping Center

e next key step in the City of ornton’s e orts to clean up hazardous waste in the ground and redevelop the existing ornton Shopping Center has taken place. e city’s urban renewal authority, ornton Development Authority,

took possession of the property as of Jan 3. e Authority’s Commission previously authorized $3,311,854 last year to accomplish tenant relocations, property management/security, fencing asbestos assessment and abatement.

Sta noted that additional allocations of funds for excavation of contaminate soil, continued monitoring and other environmental activities will be necessary in 2024. Working under urban renewal and condemnation regulations so often equates to a long and drawn-out process to get to the end goal. Plus, any environmental remedial work is expensive.

At the same time, when there are blighted conditions and/or buildings, it often ultimately falls on the city government to resolve the unacceptable conditions.

Certainly, the City of ornton through its legal means attempted to enforce the laws and require the property owner to take the necessary steps on environmental remediation. e commercial area along Washington Street north of 84th Avenue and beyond needs updating and some areas warrant redevelopment. e replacement of the ornton Shopping Center with a contemporary look and a variety of retail/commercial tenants could be the synergy needed to redevelop along this major arterial street.

Hopefully, with the city now owning the property, a positive outcome for this area can be realized as soon as possible.

Methamphetamine residue shuts fourth public library

e number of public libraries which have closed due to methamphetamine residue has now reached four locations. In addition to Boulder, Littleton and Englewood, the downtown Arvada library has been added to the growing list. is has occurred in a matter of six weeks which begs the question which libraries will be next? Before the libraries were discovered as havens for meth users, the RTD Union Station bathrooms were closed for the same reason.

Westminster has two libraries, College Hill at Front Range Community College and the Irving Street Library. In my opinion, the Irving Street Library would be “suspect” given the amount of homeless tra c in and out of this library. It is no secret that homeless people hang out in and around the city park which is next door to the library and the shopping center.

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It would be prudent for Westminster sta to evaluate both libraries and inform the public of their ndings. At the same time, Any ink Library District sta would be smart to check out their facilities as well and alert the public if necessary. Removal of meth is an expensive and time-consuming job in most cases. It is not likely that library budgets include funds for meth removal, but it becomes a public health priority.

The long line of Denver mayoral candidates

Wow, it’s almost as popular as peanut butter and jelly on bread! ere are seventeen certi ed candidates for the mayor’s seat in Denver. at is a new high for the number of wannabee candidates for the top Denver elected o cial.

Of course, many of these aspiring politicians won’t go far due to the hefty fundraising which is required as well as needing to be connected with the “who’s who.” I got exposed to the latter point to a small degree while serving on the RTD Board of Directors for eight years. It’s the same fundamental components as the suburban mayoral races, but on a much larger scale, as you might guess. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to add this little info piece after having listed the seats which are up this coming November among the four cities which this newpaper covers. By the way, the Denver Mayor’s position currently pays $92,099 per year.

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one of our readers sent me, I want to ag attention to the ling deadline and election dates for those of you who are within a metropolitan (metro) district.

You will certainly know by the extra mill levy on whether or not you reside within a metro district. e deadline to le to run for your metro board of directors is Feb. 24,which is 67 days before the May 2 elections.

It is reported that there are 2,250 metropolitan districts in Colorado. As you may know, it has become a popular way to debt finance infrastructure in newer, larger master planned developments. An additional mill levy beyond all of the governmental mill levies is imposed to pay infrastructure debt and operate facilities such as private parks, swimming pools etc.

ere has been a lot of press and media attention over some of these districts which has given a “black eye” to this means of getting water lines, sewer lines, street paving, storm drainage lines and more built. While I am not fond of this approach, it is one of a very limited set of options to nance these needed improvements which are the developer’s responsibility. So, if interested in what is happening with your metro district (if applicable), here is your opportunity to throw your hat in the ring.

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.

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How to defer payment on rising property tax bill

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Many Coloradans’ property tax bills are spiking because of rising home values across the state, but there is a way to put off a big hit to your wallet happening all at once.

The legislature passed a measure in 2021 aiming to ease the financial burden by letting people defer payment on some of what they owe on their primary residence, starting in the 2023 tax year. The state-run program may not be appropriate for everyone, however, and there are some key details about the deferral you should know about before deciding whether to apply.

Here’s how the initiative, housed in the Colorado Treasurer’s Office, works, how to sign up and why you may want to think twice before taking advantage of the option:

How does it work?

The deferral was made possible by the passage of Senate Bill 293 in 2021, a bipartisan measure brought in response to rapidly increasing property tax bills.

The bill lets residential property owners defer any increase in their annual property tax bill that’s 4% above the average they paid over the previous two years as long as the increase is above $100. Property owners can defer up to $10,000 total over multiple years.

You aren’t off the hook forever. The deferral becomes a lien against the property that’s subject to interest and must be paid off when the home is sold. The idea is to let homeowners use their unrealized property value gains to eventually cover their increased tax burden.

Property taxes are complicated, but the Colorado Treasurer’s Office has a quick and easy (seriously, it’s very easy) way to figure out if your property tax bill has increased above 4% and how much money you are eligible to defer in a given tax year.

Here’s a link to the site to check if your property is eligible: http:// colorado.propertytaxdeferral. com/

Unless you are a senior citizen or active military member (more on that below), scroll to the “TAX GROWTH CAP” section and hit “check eligibility.” You’ll need to enter in some basic information, but the property tax information for your home should populate automatically.

You’ll have to affirm that your home is owner occupied, not income producing, has no delinquent property taxes and that you have a “lawful presence in the United States.”

You have until April 1 to apply for the deferral.

When does the relief run out?

There is no end-date for the deferral program, which means you can apply year after year if you’re eligible. However, there is a chance the legislature could decide at some point to limit how many people can apply each year.

Property tax revenue is collected by counties and distributed

to local government entities, like school and fire districts, which rely on the money to operate. Under the deferral program, the General Assembly shoulders the deferred property tax payments by sending counties the difference between what they’re owed and what a property owner is deferring.

That means the legislature needs enough money to backfill counties and unlike Congress, the General Assembly can’t simply print money. If there are too many applicants, the legislature could decide to impose a cap.

Colorado Treasurer Dave Young, a Democrat, said right now his office and the legislature are expecting about 35,000 deferrals each year. Young, a former state representative who helped write Colorado’s budget, said if there are more than 35,000 deferrals the legislature may have to take a hard look at reshaping the program.

“I think we’re going to see how the economy is going and how people feel they need to utilize the program,” he said. “We may need to make adjustments. No one really knows (how much interest there is going to be) because we’ve never done this before.”

Does the deferral accrue interest?

Yes.

The annual interest rate you are responsible for paying on your deferral is based on the 10-year Treasury yield and it’s locked in at the time of your application.

For reference, the rate Wednesday morning was 3.55%. You are not responsible for paying the accrued interest until the lien is paid off.

“It’s simple interest,” Young said, “not compound.”

That means that you pay the interest rate on the original deferral amount, not the deferral amount plus the interest you pay each year on top of that. In other words, if you defer $800 in property tax payments for a given year, you owe $28 in interest each year under the 3.55% treasury rate. You wouldn’t pay interest on $828 in the second year, and so on and so forth.

If you apply for deferrals in multiple years, the interest rate will change from year to year based on when you apply. The 10-year Treasury rate is high right now because of federal monetary policy aimed at tamping down inflation. It’s likely to be lower in future years.

Can I pay my lien off early to avoid more interest?

Yes, Colorado homeowners don’t have to wait until they sell their property to pay off the lien.

And it may make financial sense to pay back the lien as soon as possible. If you pay back the lien early, you can avoid accruing more interest.

“It’s really up to the person to decide what their finances can handle,” Young said.

How are property taxes calculated?

Property taxes are determined by how much your county assessor values your property, what the state’s property assessment rate is and what your local mill-levy rate is.

A mill is a $1 payment on every $1,000 of assessed value.

That’s something every homeowner must decide for themselves. There could be real estate consequences for having a lien on your home, and if you have a mortgage, you may want to talk to your lender before applying for a deferral.

“This is a safety valve,” Young said. “I don’t think it’s the right thing for everybody. I think people should go in and take a good hard look at it and say ‘does this make sense for us?’”

Young said the deferral program is really meant for people making hard choices in their budget.

“We don’t want somebody to lose their home because they can’t make a mortgage payment,” he said.

You should also know that the state will ask you for some personal financial information, mainly about your debt situation, before approving a deferral.

How does the deferral work with my mortgage?

Many people pay their property taxes through escrow collected

by their mortgage lender. The Treasurer’s Office says your lender should be notified if you get a deferral and adjust your mortgage payments appropriately.

Again, you may want to discuss the deferral program with your lender before you apply.

Seniors and members of the military are eligible for a bigger deferral Coloradans 65 and older can defer all of the increase in their property taxes on their primary residence, as can active military members. That’s not new, but Coloradans may not be aware of the option because it hasn’t been well publicized.

For information on eligibility and how to apply, visit https:// colorado.propertytaxdeferral. com/home.

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The Long Way Home

State leaders, communities search for solutions

BY MICHAEL DE YOANNA MICHAEL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

at idea resonates with ex-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contributors to the project include:

The state Capitol stands January in Denver.

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Cities where six-figure salaries can’t buy homes

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bene ts from them.  Supply, but for whom?

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

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

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

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

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

“ ere’s supply, but supply for who? At what monetary level?” Newcomer asked.

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

“ e thing that we’re trying to gure out how to illuminate most speci cally is this nuanced distinction between total rooftops and this notion of supply with respect to availability,” Newcomer said.

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

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

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

A Golden gap

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

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

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

Golden recently completed a housing needs assessment in October,

which found that both housing prices and rent increased exponentially in less than a decade. e cost of the average house in the city doubled between 2015 and 2022. For the rst half of 2022, the average single-family home sold for $1 million, up from $533,000 in 2015.

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

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

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

Land and options

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

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

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

“It used to be that if we could just create an a ordable product, it would be something that would be a ordable in the future, just naturally, and that’s not the case today,” La erty said. “What (the community land trust) does is, then in law in perpetuity, it only allows those homes to be sold to homebuyers in a similar income category. So it provides a ordability initially, but it also ensures 20 years from now it is sold with an income restriction.”

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

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

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

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

COURTESY OF ALDJIA OUDACHENE

Metro Growth: The Hidden Cost of Urban Sprawl

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part of the problem is traced to housing and the way Americans live, according to one study from the University of California Berkeley. Households in the United States alone directly or indirectly bear responsibility for about 20% of the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and those households represent only 4.3% of the total global population.

Local leaders have identi ed the scope of the problem, solutions and,

in some cases, new problems created by attempts at solutions.

Pouring sand on a map

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sprawl by design

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

Jones sees building density as a short-term solution to reducing carbon emissions from housing.

Technology and decarbonizing the economy in the long term will be much more e cient. at serves those who don’t want to change their lifestyle, as well as those who can’t a ord to live in dense areas, since density sometimes leads to pricing owners out of the area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

However, numbers for denser

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

With most of the land zoned for single-family homes, the process for developers to build anything else is more arduous for them. It means they’ll most likely face hurdles, including public hearings and approval processes involving elected o cials.

Local purview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some of those NIMBY arguments cite defense of the environment,

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

The battle over tiny homes began with a bill

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fears is the owner of SimBlissity

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

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

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

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

Boon to the industry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From industry to county

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

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

“It still going to take a lot of work to get the di erent counties to adopt the Appendix Q IRC, which is what most of the building requirements will be based around,” he said.

Fears’ group met with o cials in Adams County and said they were not interested. Adams County ofcials provided no comment when contacted by Colorado Community Media.

But Fears said other counties are amenable to the idea.

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

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

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

Requirements like that can be a sticking point for some buyers.

Some tiny homeowners want to have semi-permanent foundations that keep the homes secure but allow them to be moved. e state is working on clari cation about the foundations, Fears said.

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

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

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

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

Special districts and utilities need to provide those services.

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

With tiny home living an option, Parko recommended contacting

the local planning and zoning departments in the county where you are interested in living before making a purchase to ensure they’re allowed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandy Brooks kitchen with dishwasher. COURTESY OF SIMBLISSITY

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

Woman goes from being homeless to an apartment

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lisa Hojeboom has a new place to call home.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STRESSES

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

Big spending

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

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

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

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

Polis touted a company from the mountain town of Buena Vista, saying it “can build a home in roughly

Fighting the Odds

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

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

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

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

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

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

She felt she had no other option.

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

Hojeboom found herself living on the streets.

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

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

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

18 working days, compared to close to a year for traditionally built homes.”

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

Proposition 123 requires state ofcials to set money aside for more a ordable housing and related programs. e money could go toward grants and loans to local governments and nonpro ts to acquire land for a ordable housing developments.

Funds could also go to help develop multifamily rentals, including apartments, and programs that help rst-time homebuyers, among other e orts. As Proposition 123 ramps up, eventually about $300 million a year will be spent around the state on such e orts.

Polis’ o ce also highlighted how millions of dollars in federal economic recovery funds were spent amid the response to the coronavirus pandemic. In the last year, the state invested roughly $830 million into housing, including roughly $400 million based on funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act in programs passed by state lawmakers, including:

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

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

• e loan and grant program under Senate Bill 22-160 to provide

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finding a permanent place wasn’t easy.

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

assistance and nancing to mobile home owners seeking to organize and purchase their mobile home parks.

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

• e “Infrastructure and Strong Communities” program, also under House Bill 22-1304, to provide grants to enable local governments to invest in infrastructure projects that support a ordable housing.

ose investments build upon an additional $460 million in emergency rental assistance, $180 million in homeowner assistance and $7 million in vouchers that Colorado also invested using federal funds, the governor’s o ce told CCM.

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

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

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

State role in the mix

It’s a conversation that is older than many Coloradans. Making the case for new policies today, Polis

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

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

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

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

“It’s been a trip.”

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

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

She drives a Jeep Wagoneer for her job.

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

harked back to changes from ve decades ago.

“ e last time Colorado made major land-use changes was in 1974 — before I, and most of you, were born,” Polis said. “We were a di erent state then.”

e governor’s o ce didn’t specify to CCM more about those changes, but at least two pieces of legislation arose that year that a ected how local governments regulate how land is used.

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

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

He spoke of the need for more exible zoning to allow more housing and “streamlined regulations that cut through red tape.” He touched on expedited approval processes for projects like modular housing, sustainable development and more building in transit-oriented communities.

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

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

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

So-called “inclusionary” housing policies typically ask property developers to set aside a percentage of units in new developments for a ordable housing, although developers are given di erent options to ful ll those requirements, e Colorado Sun has reported.

e landscape of local governments’ power to a ect housing a ordability in Colorado saw a big change recently. In 2021, Polis signed state House Bill 21-1117, allowing cities to impose a ordable housing requirements on new or redeveloped projects, so long as developers or property owners have alternatives.

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

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

As of late January, the governor was focused on gathering input to work with state lawmakers and develop a proposal on land-use policy.

As of press deadline, no bill had been introduced.

‘Can’t expect to lose money’

Polis noted the wide gap that has

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

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

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

Ron roupe, associate professor of real estate at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, said “it’s inevitable” that government must provide the needed funding to bolster the supply side of the housing market.

“We do things (on) the supply side, but it’s not enough,” roupe said. “And you can’t expect a developer to build something and lose money.”

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

“Ultimately, the most exclusionary places, which are often suburbs, have no incentive to invest in a ordable housing” because “they don’t see a ordable housing as (needed) by their residents,” Freemark said. at said, creating housing a ordability for key workers like teachers,

police and re ghters is an important part of the puzzle for communities, roupe said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking to the future, roupe doesn’t think the metro Denver

housing market is on a similar trajectory that large metro areas such as New York City and San Francisco have experienced in terms of high housing prices.

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

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

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

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

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

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it’s not the kind of thing that happens for one family only.”

One of Colorado’s largest land trusts, Elevation Community Land Trust, which serves Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Longmont and Fort Collins, has created 700 a ordable homes and served around 2,000 residents in its rst ve years of operating.

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

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

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

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

La erty said one of the biggest challenges to expanding programs

to serve more lower-income households and add moderate-income households is money. Last year, her organization received a $13.5 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, an Amazon stakeholder, which allowed the organization to buy more property.

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

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

Inclusionary zoning

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

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

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

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

projects.

With upcoming development in the city, more than 2,500 proposed housing units will now be subject to the ordinance, presenting the potential for at least 125 a ordable units.

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

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

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

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

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

“It allowed us to provide seed money to our new independent

MISSING MIDDLE

Rigler said. The groups cite dense developments as taking up land that would otherwise be used as open space, or that the new housing would attract more traffic, causing more pollution.

New research may counter those stances.

What about water?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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lyst Drew Beckwith said technology affects a large portion of that decline, like newer high-efficiency toilets that use less water than older ones.

The question of how much technology can continue to improve remains, though Sarah Borgers, interim department director of Westminster’s public works and utilities department, thinks there’s much more room to grow.

“Industry-wide, I think the sense is we are not close to there yet. There’s still a long way to go before we hit that plateau,” she said. “We don’t know what the bottom is, but we aren’t there yet.”

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

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

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

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

The number of Americans wanting homes “smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance” went from 47% in 2019 to 39% in 2021.

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Colorado may end age-discriminating work question

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

Asking someone their age is considered impolite. But asking a job candidate? That’s perfectly legal.

A bill at the state legislature would change that, at least in Colorado, and prohibit companies from fishing around for an age by asking about high school or college graduation dates. Older job candidates never know if that little number got in the way of a callback so this proposal would eliminate that doubt.

“In order to combat that kind of age discrimination in the hiring process, we mean to eliminate any age-identifying items in the job application process,” said state Sen. Jessie Danielson, a Democrat from Wheat Ridge who is the prime sponsor of the bill. “That way, older Coloradans are being judged on their merit equal to their younger counterparts when they’re trying to get a new job.”

Senate Bill 58, also known as the Job Application Fairness Act, is straightforward: remove any part of a job application asking about age. There are exceptions, including occupations with age limits — commercial pilots, for example, must be under 65, per federal law.

The bill joins others introduced in recent years attempting to address workplace equity for Coloradans of all genders, backgrounds and abilities. It also comes at a time when the state really needs more workers and adults nearing retirement age or beyond it are seen as an underutilized workforce.

In a job survey conducted by AARP last year, 53% of respondents who were recent job seekers said they were asked by an employer to provide their birth date during the application or interview process, while 47% were asked for a graduation date.

“Of course you can guesstimate how old someone is if they graduated in 1987 from high school,” said Bill Rivera, senior vice president of AARP Foundation Litigation. “It’s unfortunate that age discrimination still seems so alive and well. And frankly, I think people don’t get that upset about it.”

He pointed to electronic hiring systems that ask for dates — and don’t let the applicant move forward if the question is not answered. “And think about the people who are dissuaded from applying in the first place,” he said.

Sometimes, the companies don’t even ask. Amazon, T-Mobile and other tech companies were accused in 2017 of using Facebook’s

targeting tools to target 18 to 38 year olds for job openings and thereby excluded older Americans, according to the lawsuit by Communications Workers of America. The companies ended up settling and Facebook paid $5 million and agreed to block discriminatory ads.

“Ageism often is still one of the last acceptable bastions of isms,” Rivera said. “And so in the workplace, you will get a greater tolerance for jokes about aging, when you are going to retire or people having ‘senior’ moments or other things that you wouldn’t tolerate … if you were making racial, ethnic or misogynist jokes.”

Age discrimination enforcement is reactive There is no telling how much age discrimination at work goes on in America. A lot is anecdotal. But there is a federal law protecting workers 40 and older. It’s the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. ADEA doesn’t prohibit asking job seekers their age.

Some of the cases made public were eye-popping. An HR director at Swiss manufacturer Fischer Connectors in Atlanta witnessed the company “repeatedly turning down qualified older employees in favor of less qualified, younger employees.” She was fired when she questioned the actions and refused to participate and was replaced by two younger workers, according to the EEOC.

Last May, the EEOC sued iTutorGroup, an service providing online English-language tutoring to students in China, alleging that the company programmed its recruitment software to automatically reject female applicants 55 or older and male applicants 60 and over. More than 200 qualified applicants were rejected because of their age, according to the EEOC. The EEOC investigated after hearing from a female applicant over 55. She was rejected. But a day later, she submitted the same application with a “more recent date of birth” and was offered an interview, the lawsuit said.

Justin Plaskov, a Denver attorney at Colorado Employee Advocates who represents workers in discrimination cases, said the employment discrimination data is underreported because not everyone reports it.

“There’s a lot of discrimination happening but the burden to prove a discrimination case is incredibly high,” Plaskov said. “I see cases all the time where it seems like there’s discrimination happening. But because of a lack of economic damages, or a lack of corroborat-

ing evidence, it’s not a case we’d be able to take on. But yeah, I absolutely think it’s still incredibly prevalent in our workplaces.”

Plaskov, who helped the EEOC successfully win a $20.5 million award against Jackson National Life Insurance Company for discriminating against 21 workers in 2020, said he turns away more than 90% of the inquiries he receives. But he theorized that the EEOC numbers may be low and declining because states are more active. He said the Colorado Civil Rights Division is faster at investigating cases and much more robust.

According to the latest CCRD annual report, the agency, which is responsible for enforcing the state’s anti-discrimination laws for employment and housing, 11% of the 1,090 employment-related complaints filed in fiscal year 2021 were about age. Disability and discrimination based on sex were much higher, at 23% and 21% respectively.

But ultimately, it’s up to the person who faced discrimination to report it and that’s why it’s hard to know exactly how prevalent age discrimination actually is.

“Both the state and federal government rely on individuals filing charges to alert them,” Plaskov said. “That’s the system we have set up.”

Colorado needs more workers

One of the highlights of Colorado’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is that people have returned to work or the job hunt at higher rates than other states. Colorado has ranked among the top states nationwide for highest rates of labor force participation. In other words, 69% of Coloradans over 16 work or are looking for work, as of December. Other states have larger adult populations that are retired or on disability and aren’t looking for a job.

But Colorado’s population is getting older. And if people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and older give up on finding work and retire, that will eat into the state’s productivity and cause a cascading economic effect, said Elizabeth Garner, the Colorado state demographer.

“We’ve just been such a young state. We’ve never had a lot of people over the age of 65. And (that age population) is just growing really fast,” Garner said. “The decade we’re in right now, the fastest growth is in the 75 to 84 year olds. And that has an even lower labor force participation rate than the 65 to 74 year olds.”

Many people also plan to work longer anyway, partly because the toll of labor hasn’t been as harsh on their bodies as it was centuries ago. Some plan to work longer because they haven’t saved enough for retirement. The important point here is that Colorado needs all the workers it can get, she said.

“When a 50-something worker leaves the labor force, it’s much harder to get back in again. So trying to keep the 50-somethings in and then trying to keep the 60-somethings in is really impor-

tant across the spectrum,” Garner said. “The more workers, the better.”

Danielson has worked to pass several laws promoting equity for women, people of color and a more diverse workforce. She was a prime sponsor for the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, to narrow the gender wage gap. It went into effect in 2021 and required job postings open to Coloradans to list actual wages. Colorado’s law inspired similar pay-transparency laws in other states. Removing any request for age, birth date or high school graduation date in a job application is just another step forward.

“People are reluctant to hire older workers even though they’re some of the most valuable members of the workforce, as they have the most experience,” Danielson added.

The Democrat hasn’t heard any pushback for her Job Application Fairness bill, which has no Republican sponsors. Tony Gagliardi, state director of small-business advocacy group NFIB Colorado, is still researching the bill but questioned whether it was necessary. “My members still are desperately looking for employees and they’re going to do everything they can to hire a worker,” he said.

While it’s legal to ask job applicants their age, Heather TinsleyFix, AARP’s senior advisor for employer engagement, called it risky “because it opens the employer up to the possibility of appearing to make decisions on the basis of age and to be vulnerable to age discrimination lawsuits.”

AARP Colorado supports the bill. A similar bill in Connecticut had bipartisan support and passed unanimously in 2021 to block employers from asking prospective employees about birth dates and graduation dates. Four other states — California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — also have laws that ban age questions during the hiring process, according to AARP.

The proposed Colorado law would just close a loophole, said Andrea Kuwik, senior policy analyst with Bell Policy Center, an organization that advocates to improve the economic conditions for Coloradans. Bell Policy worked with Danielson on the bill.

The other lead sponsors of the legislation are Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Boulder County Democrat, and Democratic Reps. Jenny Willford of Northglenn and Mary Young of Greeley.

“This is not about creating a new protected category,” Kuwik said. “We’re just trying to close a loophole and I think that’s one of the things that helped make it bipartisan.”

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

Expanded preschool program received 12,000 applications

30,000 expected

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Close to 12,000 applicants signed up for the state’s expanded preschool program Tuesday, the first day parents could enroll their child ahead of the program’s start this fall.

The number of applications is a promising sign for the new program and is prompting state officials to rethink the number of children who will enroll.

“We’re pleasantly surprised,” said Lisa Roy, executive director of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. “It exceeded our expectations for the first day. We think it’s an excellent indicator of family interest” in the state’s expanded preschool program, known as “universal preschool.”

The department originally projected about 30,000 kids would opt into the state program during its first year, about half the number of kids who will be eligible, Chalkbeat Colorado first reported. State officials largely based that estimate on enrollment numbers across the country and from the Denver preschool program, Roy said.

“Colorado is giving us an indicator that our initial projections are lower than what the uptake will be,” she said. “And that’s exciting. We have the funding. We

need to make sure that … by the fall we have the seats available, and based on the provider uptake, we look like we’re in really great shape.”

So far, 1,477 child care providers have submitted forms to offer services through the preschool program, with another nearly 1,000 forms that providers have started but not yet submitted, according to the department. Based on the number of providers who plan to participate in the program, 60,000 slots are available for kids, nearly double the department’s initial expectation, said Melissa Mares, director of early childhood initiatives for the Colorado Children’s Campaign. The first round of applications for families closes Feb. 14, but the expanded preschool program is not first come, first served. Instead, the department will evaluate all families’ applications at the same time and use an analytics system that will consider a variety of factors when matching families to preschool settings — including home-based, center-based and school-based programs. Those factors include transportation, whether families want a full day of preschool and whether a program is listed as a family’s first choice. When applying, parents and caregivers can select up to five preschool programs, ranking their preferred programs starting with their top choice.

The application is available in English, Spanish and Arabic and takes no more than 15 minutes to complete, Mares said, adding that the state has created the application by asking, “how can we best take (the) burden off of families?”

All 4-year-olds in the state will be eligible for at least 15 hours of free preschool per week — close to a half day of care. Additionally, some 3-year-olds will qualify for 10 hours of free preschool per week, including those with a disability, from low-income families, facing housing insecurity, learning English or living in foster care.

The state’s newly expanded preschool program was made possible by Colorado taxpayers in 2020, when voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition EE, which raised taxes on cigarettes and other products containing nicotine partly to fund more preschool for Colorado kids.

Providing free hours of preschool to families has been a major goal of Gov. Jared Polis, who has championed early childhood education since he first ran for governor. Polis touted the launch of the application window for expanded preschool during his State of the State address Tuesday.

The program “will save families at least $6,000 a year and give every child the best possible start in life,” Polis said during his speech.

Department of Early Child-

hood spokesperson Hope Shuler noted that preschool applications swelled during and after Polis’ address. The department’s website encountered few technology challenges amid the flurry of applications, running slowly the first 15 minutes of the day but then resolved and managed the intake of applications, she said.

The department will likely launch a second round of applications for families and possibly a third, depending on the flow of applications.

If the majority of eligible children have applied by the end of the first or second round, Roy said, “we’ll adapt as needed.”

Meanwhile, the department is also focused on establishing academic standards, assessments and curriculum support for all types of preschool providers, she noted, while also approving curriculum that some providers already use.

“We have a lot to do before fall,” Roy said, “but we plan on having many of the important areas that were identified by the statute in place before the summer comes.”

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

Fossil Ridge downs Horizon

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

THORNTON – A slow start on Feb. 3 proved to be too much for the Horizon High School girls’ basketball team.

e Hawks couldn’t overcome an early 17-point de cit as they fell 5646 to Fossil Ridge.

“I’m proud of our group,” Horizon coach Dan Doehler said. “We came out like game-busters in the second half to put ourselves in position, but we just ran out of gas.”

Morgan Ives scored the opening basket, and Madyn Kassatly hit a trey to give Horizon an early 5-3 advantage. But after that, it was an uphill battle for Horizon in the rst half as the Hawks went into halftime down 33-18.

However, the Hawks answered back in the second half. Natalie ornton led the charge, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to open the third and to give Horizon momentum. ornton and Kassatly each scored o of o ensive rebounds to help close the quarter on a sevenpoint run and cut the lead to 39-37 after three.

Lindie Holland tied the game at 39 with seven minutes left, but Fossil Ridge regained the momentum to seal the victory.

“We made adjustments at the half and won that third quarter. We put ourselves right back in position to win,” Doehler said, “just made key errors at the end.”

Skyview’s Ibarra atop the heap

BYJUAN ARELLANO SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

One of the wrestlers who gures to make some noise at the upcoming state 3A wrestling tournament is Skyview’s Isaac Ibarra.

rough Feb. 1, Ibarra, a senior 150-pounder, won 39 of 40 matches this season, including a forfeit win over Elizabeth and a pinfall win over Fort Lupton’s Royce Guerrero in 58 seconds in a triangular meet in Fort Lupton.

e Wolverines host the Colorado League tournament Saturday, Feb. 4. e regional meet is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, at Eaton High School. e state 3A meet starts ursday, Feb. 16, at Ball Arena in Denver.

Legacy’s Bynarowicz heads for Gunnison for football

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e rest of Ryan Bynarowicz’s time at Legacy High School won’t involve a search for a college so he can continue playing football.

Bynarowicz took care of that issue by signing his letter of intent with Western State University Gunnison

“I chose Western for a variety of reasons,” he said. “ e coaches are amazing, with deep roots at Western. e coaching sta also fosters a winning culture with emphasis on a dog-culture mentality, which I very

e Lightning advanced to the second round of the state 5A playo s last season. Bynarowicz played in 11 games and recorded 35 total tackles, 29 of which were solo e orts, and three sacks. He drew some interest from Jamestown University in North Dakota. He received an o er to play there.

“While I’ve been interested in Western for quite some time, I only recently was able to visit Jan. 29,” he said. “I got to meet the coaches and players, take a tour and hear about

Skyview’s Isaac Ibarra (150) is able to take down Fort Lupton’s Royce Guerrero (150). Ibarra, who is currently ranked #1 in the state in his weight class, won his first match by default against Elizabeth and his second against Fort Lupton’s Royce Guerrero on Feb. 1.

PHOTO BY JUAN ARELLANO

Legacy’s Ryan Bynarowicz is heading to Gunnison to continue playing football at Western State University.

Horizon’s Morgan Ives goes up for a layup during the first half of the Feb. 3 game against Fossil Ridge.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN MANESS

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Holy Family High School

Boys basketball Centaurus got past Holy Family 61-53 in Lafayette Feb. 3. No stats were available for either team.

Holy Family beat Greeley Central 8069 in Broom eld Feb. 1. No stats were available for either team.

Girls basketball

Holy Family turned back Centaurus 71-45 in Lafayette Feb. 3. Gracie Ward led the Tigers with 24 points. Julia Hodell and Jennifer Altshuler scored 12. No stats were available for Centaurus.

Holy Family beat Greeley Central 56-48 in Broom eld Feb. 1. Fiona Snashall scored 15 points for the Tigers. Essynce Contreraz added 10.

Lutheran topped Holy Family 43-31

BASKETBALL

Horizon (10-7 overall and 6-2 in Front Range League at the beginning of the week) had a game plan early to slow Fossil Ridge’s top two scorers – Ella Lavigne and Kaycee Steinke. But that proved to be a challenge.

e duo had nine points in the rst half, and Fossil Ridge closed the rst two quarters strong. Fossil nished the rst quarter with a 16-point run to go up 20-7 and closed the second on a seven-point run.

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the philosophy at Western. I love it all, and that trip de nitely played a role in closing the deal for me.”

Bynarowicz was one of at least 19 Colorado High School football players to sign their letters to play at Western.

“Staying in state played a role for my decision to commit to Western over some of the out-of-state schools, which allows me to stay close to family,” he said.

Bynarowicz was a sophomore at the time the pandemic began.

in Parker Jan. 30. Contreraz led the Tigers with 10 points. Gracie Ward and Snashall were next with seven. No stats were available for Lutheran.

Stargate School

Boys basketball

Prospect Ridge Academy beat Stargate School 58-51 in Broom eld Feb. 3. No stats were available for the Eagles. Max Vacco led the Miners with 32 points.

Kent Denver turned back Stargate School 92-53 in ornton Jan. 31. Connor Rusch scored 17 points for the Eagles. Dylan Perkins was close behind with 16. Caleb Fay led Kent Denver with 20 points. Jay Royal scored 17 points. Aryon Molavi scored 10.

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ornton led Horizon with 16 points, while Ives and Kassatly each added 12. Kassatly also led Horizon with 11 rebounds.

e schedule isn’t going to get easier for the Hawks. e Fossil Ridge game was the rst of four games that Horizon has to play in ve days – all against league opponents.

“It’s going to be hard, but If we play as hard as we did (Friday) we will be completely ne,” the coach said.

After two trips to Fort Collins and a home game against Brighton earlier this week, the Hawks host rival Legacy Friday, Feb. 10. Tip time is 5 p.m.

“I don’t believe the pandemic played a huge role,” he said. “It was my rst varsity year.”

His plan is to study exercise sports science and psychology. He’s not sure about a speci c job just yet but would like to work with athletes and support their mental health.

“I am pumped for this opportunity and can’t wait to be a part of the team and football family at Western,” Bynarowicz said. “I am eager to provide myself and give them everything I have. I just want to thank everyone who has been there for me and helped me get to this point .. my family, my coaches, my teammates and my trainer, Dan Baker.”

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Kent Denver beat Stargate School 60-11 in Cherry Hills village Jan. 31. Austin Duncan led the Sundevils with 14 points. Anya Pepper scored 12. Cali Cottrell led the Eagles with four points.

Riverdale Ridge High School

Boys basketball

Riverdale Ridge snapped Frederick’s 18-game winning streak Feb. 4 by beating the Golden Eagles 75-74 in ornton.

e Ravens outscored Fredrick 1914 in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. No stats were available for either team.

ompson Valley beat Riverdale Ridge 76-62 in Loveland Feb. 2. Ryan Leopold scored 23 points for the Ravens. Jaedon Ward scored 17, and Marcus McFadden added 11. Tavin Adamson led the Eagles with 19 points. Brady Kennison had 14. Riverdale Ridge outscored Skyline 85-39 in ornton Jan. 31. No stats were available for the Falcons. Freshman Jaedon Ward led the Ravens with 27 points. Kameren Davis and Dylan Nieto scored 11.

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Riverdale Ridge’s Natasha Kuberski split her four matches at the Northridge Women’s Wrestling

Tournament Feb. 4. Her wins against Liberty Colony’s Breanna Johansen and Wiggins’ Regina Payan were by pinfall.

Riverdale Ridge shut out Mead

6-0 in a dual meet Feb. 3 in Mead.

Kuberski earned a forfeit win at 235 pounds. e other matches were double forfeits.

Girls basketball

Riverdale Ridge beat Frederick 6236 in ornton Feb. 4. No stats were available for either team.

ompson Valley held o the Ravens 56-54 in ornton Feb. 2.

Allie Mertens led the Eagles with 13 points. Becca Wiersema scored 12. Brihanna Crittendon of RRHS led all scorers with 43 points.

Riverdale Ridge swamped Skyline 84-10 in ornton Jan. 31 behind 22 points from Brihanna Crittendon and 15 more from Macayla Stark.

Gabby Herr added 14. Cimione Martinez tossed in 13.

Skyview High School

Girls wrestling

Mead turned back the Wolverines 40-12 in Mead Feb. 3.

Girls basketball

Skyview slipped past Peak to Peak 47-46 in ornton Feb. 1. Sophia Lucero of Skyview won her 155-pound match.

Peak to Peak led most of the game, at times by as many as 11 points. e Wolverines’ Jada Kemm scored the game-winning basket with less than a minute to play in the game. Marisol Recendez (nine points) and Leila Estrada (a team-high 13 points)

combined for four, 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter.

Alexandria Escmeyer led Peak to Peak with 17 points. Megan Wagner added 10.

e Wolverines had a much easier time of things with Adams City. Skyview won the Jan. 31 game 58-12 in Commerce City. No stats were available for Skyview. Morgan Williams, Mylawjah Spencer, Fernanda Hernandez, Maboni Abdikadir, Arianna Hernandez and Louise DiazMonjarez scored two points each.

Boys basketball

Adams City slipped past Skyview 59-58 in ornton Jan. 31. Moe Shongolo and Jalen McKinnies led the Eagles with 18 points. David Gomez topped Skyview’s scoring effort with 19 points. Tomi Parapunov added nine.

Legacy High School

Girls swimming

Legacy High School won the team title at the Front Range League championships Feb. 3.

e Lightning beat second-place Fossil Ridge by 120 points.

Sabrina Rachjaibaun won two league championships. Her time in the 200-yard freestyle was 1:50.1. Her top time in the 500- freestyle was 5:00.23.

Abbie Kehmeier won the league title in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 56.58 seconds. Isabella Forsman won the title in the 200- individual medley with her time of 2:06.6.

LHS also won the league title in the 200- medley relay. e foursome of Kehmeier, Forsman, Allison Xin

and Jolie Nguyen nished in a time of 1:46.2.

Boys basketball

Fossil Ridge beat Legacy 65-58 in Fort Collins Feb. 4. Brandon Domsch scored 19 points to pace the Lightning. Bryce Spradling scored 14, and Nathan Spradling added 12. No stats were available for the Sabercats.

Legacy took advantage of the home oor Feb. 3 and beat Rocky Mountain High School 58-50. Bryce Spradling led the Lightning with 24 points. Isaac Ward added 10. No stats were available for the Lobos.

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Legacy outlasted Fossil Ridge 39-34 in Broom eld Feb. 4. No stats were available for either team.

Legacy’s Lightning beat Rocky Mountain’s Lobos 63-39 in Fort Collins Feb. 3. No stats were available for either team.

Legacy got past Prairie View 53-43 in Broom eld Jan. 30. Olivia Mortensen led the Lightning with 27 points. Madison Gage was next with six. No stats were available for the underHawks.

Thornton High School

Boys basketball

Pine Creek beat the Trojans 59-16 on ornton’s oor Feb. 3. No stats were available for either team. Gateway tripped up ornton 48-36 on the Trojans’ oor Feb. 2. Maximus Matthews had 15 points for the Olys. Kaiemion Ashley added 13 more. No stats were available for the Trojans.

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Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 19, 2010

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

2010000003478

Original Principal Amount

$125,681.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$100,321.27

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 15, BLOCK 49, NORTH GLENN TWENTY SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11783 Quam Dr, Northglenn, CO 80233-1269.

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, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

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: 11/22/2022

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-947722-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. A202279569

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

On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Sarah A Romero Original Beneficiary(ies) COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of

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.

Pursuant

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

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.

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

Adams County Warrants

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.

MAY NOT BE A

Public Notices

FIRST LIEN.

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 21, THENCE NORTH 190 FEET, THENCE EAST 105 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 190 FEET; THENCE WEST 105 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE NORTH 90 FEET, BLOCK 21, HARRIS PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3895 West 76Th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030-4760.

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, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 19-022807

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. A202279583

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

BENJAMIN M. BEZNOSKA AND EDELYN S.

GONZALEZ

Original Beneficiary(ies)

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WESTERRA CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

February 23, 2018

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 28, 2018

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

2018000016806

Original Principal Amount

$190,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$176,244.49

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 2, AURORA CASCADES SUB-

DIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as:

18872 E. 22nd Dr., 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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

DATE: 12/01/2022 Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

Neal K. Dunning #10181 Brown Dunning Walker Fein P.C. 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.,Tower Two, Suite 700, DENVER, CO 80222 (303) 329-3363

Attorney File # 3085-167

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. A202279549

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

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) JASON STREIFEL Original Beneficiary(ies) CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust March 19, 2004 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 20040401000180970

Original Principal Amount $190,667.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $139,600.39

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

Also known by street and number as:

10934 ELM 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, 03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-026434

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. A202279554

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

On November 10, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

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.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 28C, BUILDING 28, THE LAKES AT DUNES PARK, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 AT RECEPTION NO. 2019000011034 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUMS DECLARATION FOR THE LAKE OF THE DUNES PARK, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 17, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. C0874352, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11250 Florence St Unit 28C, Commerce City, CO 80640.

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, 03/15/2023, 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 1/19/2023

Last Publication 2/16/2023

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028694

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. A202279578

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

On December 1, 2022, the undersigned Public

Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Thomas W. Hancock

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

November 27, 2018

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 28, 2018

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

2018000095323

Original Principal Amount

$334,823.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$317,140.82

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 34, BLOCK 18, HEFTLER HOMES HILLCREST FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0171916103004

Also known by street and number as: 1483 West 103Rd Place, Northglenn, CO 80260.

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.

Given that I will

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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023 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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 19-022832

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. A202279564

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Jose Del Rosario Rodriguez Montes

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD

MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 25, 2019

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 26, 2019

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

2019000030927

Original Principal Amount $294,566.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $280,797.17

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.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP

3 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 330 FEET WEST AND 30 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 WHICH IS THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 100 FEET; THENCE WEST 70 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 100 FEET; THENCE EAST 70 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6411 E 68Th Avenue, 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, 03/22/2023, 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

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. A202279557

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

On November 10, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Karyl Lyn Haden Original Beneficiary(ies) CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANKUNITED NA Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2009000022539 Original Principal Amount $200,355.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $163,754.14

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 FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO: LOT 2 BLOCK 4 BRIGHTON CROSSING FILING #1

Also known by street and number as: 289 Bristlecone Street, Brighton, CO 80601.

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, 03/15/2023, 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 1/19/2023

Last Publication 2/16/2023

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028675

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. A202279581

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Larry T. Campbell

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 24, 2011

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 05, 2011

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

2011000042158

Original Principal Amount $99,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $68,279.53

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

FIRST LIEN.

LOT 16, BLOCK 64, NORTH GLENN - TWENTYTHIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

11840 Irma Dr, 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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-948145-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. A202279577

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Xavier Barraza

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 24, 2020

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 08, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000062517

Original Principal Amount

$230,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$222,090.68

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.

Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 10, Henebrys First Addition to Dupont, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 8076 Jasmine St, 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, 04/05/2023, 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:

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 22CO00077-2

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. A202279573

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Betty Jo Kimose Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

Original Principal Amount

$170,400.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$150,637.75

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 12, BLOCK 23, MORRIS HEIGHTS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3116 Wheeling St, 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, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

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 SOUTH HALF OF THE EAST 100 FEET OF PLOT 11, HUTCHCROFT’S GARDENS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 675 S 2ND Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601.

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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

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

DATE: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-925778-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. A202279541

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

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Jose L. Gonzales Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Home Point Financial Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Home Point Financial Corporation Date of Deed of Trust August 12, 2021 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 17, 2021

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

2021000098042

Original Principal Amount

$321,530.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$316,886.64

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 25, BLOCK 3, PERL-MACK MANOR, FOURTEENTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7087 Huron Street, 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, 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.

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # CO-20683

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. A202279574

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Cristina Lara Rodriguez AND Eliasib Luna

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREEDOM

MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCES-

SORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust

March 02, 2020

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 11, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000023234 Original Principal Amount

$418,474.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$413,204.64

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN.

LOT 4, BLOCK 5, BUFFALO HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9521 Pagosa Street, 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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028304

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. A202279568

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

On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 6, CONCORD FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 12126 ELM WAY, 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, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009644444

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. A202279544

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Jason Schneider and Tammy L. James-Schneider 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 NA f/k/a RBS Citizens NA

Date of Deed of Trust May 04, 2016 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 11, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2016000036570

Original Principal Amount $324,800.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $309,573.07

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 22, BLOCK 10, SAGE CREEK, FILING NO.

1, AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 12505 Kearney Circle, Thornton, CO 80602.

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,

03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # CO12072

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. A202279543

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

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Aleece Marie Patten and Jeffrey James Patten

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Keller Mortgage, LLC

dba Keller Mortgage, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

September 25, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 29, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000097390

Original Principal Amount

$350,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$339,402.66

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 9, BLOCK 3, LAKE VILLAGE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

12932 Columbine Circle, 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, 03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-947039-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. A202279572

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

On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand

Evidence of Debt

Fargo Bank, N.A.

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 3, SHERRELWOOD ESTATES FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1660 Pecos Way, 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-947752-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. A202279555

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

On November 10, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Santiago A. Hernandez, Jr. Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Mimutual Mortgage Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Michigan Mutual Inc Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2021 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 28, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.) 2021000065000

Original Principal Amount $356,125.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $349,174.58

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i),

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, 03/15/2023, 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 1/19/2023

Last Publication 2/16/2023

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: 11/10/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 22CO00288-1

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. A202279542

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

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Christian Santos

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 AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

July 24, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 06, 2020

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

2020000076000

Original Principal Amount $412,294.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $402,359.92

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 7, DUNES PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 10285 East 112Th Way, Commerce City, CO 80640.

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, 03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By:

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. A202279585

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Angela Louise Martinez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY

INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 10, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 11, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000026310

Original Principal Amount

$295,850.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$282,415.04

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.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT 1 IN CONDOMINIUM

BUILDING 102, THE YACHT CLUB (A CONDOMINIUM), ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED MARCH 22, 1985, AT RECEPTION NO. B562469, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE YACHT CLUB (A CONDOMINIUM), RECORDED ON MARCH 22, 1985 IN BOOK 2980 AT PAGE 512, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0182506318096

Also known by street and number as: 6871 Xavier Circle Unit 1, Westminster, CO 80030.

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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023 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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028920

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. A202279570

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

On November 22, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records. Original Grantor(s) Johnny Gonzales

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 4, Block 1, Granby Commons Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado

Also known by street and number as: 1735 Fraser Ct, 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, 03/22/2023, 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 1/26/2023

Last Publication 2/23/2023

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: 11/22/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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:

Joseph A Murr #14427 Murr Siler & Accomazzo, P.C. 410 17th St., Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-2277 Attorney File # 7230.014

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. A202279579

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Christian Corn Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR RESIDENTIAL BANCORP, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust

August 06, 2021

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 17, 2021

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

2021000097255

Original Principal Amount $446,758.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $440,076.80

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.

SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 6, BLOCK 7, BROMLEY CREEK FILING 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

A.P.N.: 0156908013029

Also known by street and number as: 675 Box Elder Creek Dr, Brighton, CO 80601. 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

Public Notices

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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028840

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. A202279547

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

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Shamim Akwobei

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

August 10, 2020

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 18, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2020000079683

Original Principal Amount

$347,272.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$335,556.76

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 6, BUFFALO RUN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 0172306114018

Also known by street and number as:

14848 E 116Th Pl, Commerce City, CO 80603.

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, 03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028692

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

NO. A202279553

On November 3, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Louis Antonio Alvarado and Melody Christina Alvarado who acquired title as Christina Alvarado Original Beneficiary(ies)

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage

its successors and assigns

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Condominium Unit 4, Building B, Together with the exclusive right to use Garage Unit 4, Garage GB 1, the Ridge at Bromley Lane Condominiums, in accordance with the Plat and Map of the Ridge at Bromley Lane Condominiums, recorded on July 25, 2002, at Reception No. C1001363, and subject to the Condominium Declaration for the Ridge at Bromley Lane Condominiums recorded on January 4, 2002 at Reception No. C0909468 of the Adams County, Colorado Records, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2900 Purcell St B-4, Brighton, CO 80601.

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, 03/08/2023, 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 1/12/2023

Last Publication 2/9/2023

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: 11/03/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # CO21029

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. A202279582

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Curtis Martinez AND Samantha Velazquez Marquez Original Beneficiary(ies)

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

Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 24, BLOCK 2, WRIGHT FARMS FILING NO.

1 THIRD AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0157132312053

Also known by street and number as: 12242 North Ivanhoe Circle, Brighton, CO 80602.

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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028866

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. A202279565

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

David A Cicalla and Stacy M Land Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust November 09, 2020 County of Recording Adams

Date of Deed of Trust November 17, 2020

Outstanding Principal Balance $379,489.58

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 9, BLOCK 7, BRIGHTON CROSSING FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 165 Mt Bierstadt St, Brighton, CO 80601-4666.

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, 03/22/2023, 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.

TITLED

TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 11/17/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-947326-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. A202279580

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

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

Original Grantor(s)

Daniel J Yeager and Michael G Yeager

Original Beneficiary(ies)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Date of Deed of Trust

December 14, 2006

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 27, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2006001012636

Original Principal Amount

$28,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$21,221.53

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1, BLOCK 26, SUNSET RIDGE, THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 9385 Meade St, Westminster, CO 80031-6462.

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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-22-943994-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. A202279421

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

On August 18, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Lawrence Balzano and Valerie Balzano Original Beneficiary(ies)

Original Principal Amount $521,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $543,634.73

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

PARCEL A, ACCORDING TO HORTH PARCEL MAP AMENDED RECORDED MARCH 13, 2002 AS SURVEY NO. 200, UNDER RECEPTION NO. C0939653 IN THE CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE OF ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 64 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST ALONG WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 7, WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, A DISTANCE OF 1203.34 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 1538.96 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1203.35 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 A DISTANCE OF 1538.46 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 5/4/2021 at Reception No. 2021000054245 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 33100 East 160th Avenue, Hudson, CO 80642.

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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 08/18/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # CO11960

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. A202279575

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) James Marquez AND Jennifer Gorce Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust

June 30, 2010 County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 30, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2010000043884

Original Principal Amount $163,300.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $123,781.31

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 19, BLOCK 1, WOODGLEN FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3708 Woodglen Blvd, 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, 04/05/2023, 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 2/9/2023

Last Publication 3/9/2023

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: 12/01/2022

Lisa L. Culpepper, 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 # 22-028828

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. A202279560

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

On November 10, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

CHRISTOPHER L RALEY AND TOMALIN K

RALEY

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PEOPLES

NATIONAL BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE MONEY SOURCE INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

August 11, 2017

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 16, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2017000071033

Original Principal Amount

$239,580.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$238,177.26

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 41, GRANGE CREEK FILING NO. 7

P.U.D.,COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 0172107120002

Also known by street and number as:

5202 E 111TH 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, 03/15/2023, 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 1/19/2023

Last Publication 2/16/2023

of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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

SECTION OF SAID NORTH LINE AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF LOWELL BOULEVARD, A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH A WIDTH THAT VARIES; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY, SOUTH 00°51’37” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID WESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY, SOUTH 89°30’52” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND 10.00 DISTANT WESTERLY FROM SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, SOUTH 00°51’37” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 400.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT B, SAID WESTPORT ON THE LAKE; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT B, BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF TRACT A, SAID WESTPORT ON THE LAKE, THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES:

1) SOUTH 89°30’52” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 206.89 FEET;

2) SOUTH 00°50’58” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 24.81 FEET;

3) SOUTH 89°31’07” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 194.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 2703, PAGE 740 IN SAID OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY, NORTHERLY AND WESTERLY LINES OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES:

1) NORTH 03°38’32” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET;

2) SOUTH 89°31’07” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 37.00 FEET;

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PARTERRE METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 3

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Parterre Metropolitan District No. 3 of Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

PARTERRE METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 3

By: /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2104

First Publication: February 9, 2023

El formulario de Autonominación y aceptación debe devolverse al funcionario electoral designado antes del cierre de operaciones (5:00 p. m. MST), el viernes 24 de febrero de 2023. El formulario debe enviarse por correo electrónico a bjohnson@spencerfane.com. Si el funcionario electoral designado determina que un formulario de autonominación y aceptación no es suficiente, el elector elegible que presentó el formulario puede modificarlo en cualquier momento antes del cierre de operaciones el día de la fecha límite. Los formularios de Declaración jurada de intención de ser un candidato por escrito deben enviarse a la oficina del Funcionario Electoral Designado antes del cierre de operaciones del lunes 27 de febrero de 2023.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que se puede presentar una solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia ante el Funcionario Electoral Designado, en la información de contacto mencionada anteriormente, a más tardar al cierre de operaciones del martes 25 de abril de 2023.

DISTRITO DE AGUA Y SANEAMIENTO DE NORTH WASHINGTON STREET

Becky Johnson, Funcionaria Electoral Designada

Legal Notice No. NTS2090

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VILLAGE AT NORTH CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO IN WARRANTY DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 20060221000169820 IN SAID RECORDS, LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SAID COUNTY AND STATE.

Applicant: Dan Rodriguez, Cage Civil Engineering, 405 Urban Street, Suite 404 Lakewood, Colorado 80228

Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Please visit http://www.adcogov.org/bocc for up to date information. The full text of the proposed request and additional colored maps can be obtained by accessing the Adams County Community and Economic Development Department website at www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.

Legal Notice No. NTS2102

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

Adams 12 Five Star Schools Department of Special Education

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Department of Student Support Services, is in the process of destroying all special education records of former students whose birthday falls January 1, 1999 through and including December 31, 1999. These records are not academic records. The records that we have may contain any or all of the following: IEPs, psychological reports, achievement test scores, social work summaries and health summaries.

You are entitled to the available records we have on file. If you wish a copy, please make your request in writing. Upon receipt of your request, we will search our files and have your requested file ready for you within 48 hours. You need to request the information within 30 days of the date of this publication. Records will be destroyed after that time. Please present your request to the Student Support Services Department, 1500 E. 128th Ave., Thornton, CO 80241-2601. Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please include date of birth and current phone number with your request. You will be required to show proper identification before obtaining your file.

Heather Greicius Executive Director Student Support Services

3) SOUTH 03°38’32” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET TO SAID NORTH LINE OF TRACT B; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, SOUTH 89°31’07” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 521.04 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT B/SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT A; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT A, NORTH 00°51’37” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT A; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT A, ALSO BEING THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THIRD RE-PLAT EAST BAY SUBDIVISION, PER THE PLAT RECORDED JANUARY 11, 2018 AT RECEPTION NO. 2018000003538 IN SAID OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SECOND REPLAT EAST BAY SUBDIVISION PER THE PLAT RECORDED OCTOBER 9, 2014 AT RECEPTION NO. 2014000069951 IN SAID OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER, NORTH 89°30’52” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 752.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECOND REPLAT EAST BAY SUBDIVISION; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SECOND RE-PLAT EAST BAY SUBDIVISION, NORTH 00°50’58” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 224.75 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NO. C0726643 IN SAID OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND, NORTH 89°30’52” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 206.97 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID LOWELL BOULEVARD AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINS 229,073 SQUARE FEET OR 5.259

ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Applicant: Jonathan Alpert, Westfield Company Inc, 4221 Brighton Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80216 Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Please visit http://www.adcogov.org/bocc for up to date information. The full text of the proposed request and additional colored maps can be obtained by accessing the Adams County Community and Economic Development Department website at www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.

Legal Notice No. NTS2103

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PARTERRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 8

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Parterre Metropolitan District No. 8 of Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

NORTH WASHINGTON STREET WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the eligible electors of NORTH WASHINGTON STREET WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT (“District”) of Adams and Denver County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct a regular election on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, (3) three directors will be elected for a 4-year term and (0) zero directors will be elected for a 2-year term.

In order to be a candidate for one of the director positions, a qualified individual must submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO):

Becky Johnson, DEO bjohnson@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-839-3885

The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form must be returned to the Designated Election Official by close of business (5:00 p.m. MST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. The form should be emailed to bjohnson@spencerfane.com. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 27, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application for an absentee ballot may be filed with the Designated Election Official, at the contact information referenced above, no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

NORTH WASHINGTON STREET WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT Becky Johnson, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2089

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

CONVOCATORIA DE NOMINACIONES DISTRITO DE AGUA Y SANEAMIENTO DE NORTH WASHINGTON STREET

A QUIEN CORRESPONDA, y en particular, a los electores elegibles del DISTRITO METROPOLITANO DE AGUA Y SANEAMIENTO DE NORTH WASHINGTON STREET (“Distrito”) del Condado de Adams y Denver, Colorado.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el Distrito llevará a cabo una elección ordinaria el 2 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 7:00 p. m. En ese momento, (3) tres directores serán elegidos por un período de 4 años y (0) cero directores serán elegidos para un período de 2 años.

Para ser candidato a uno de los puestos de director, una persona calificada debe presentar un Formulario de Autonominación y aceptación. Los electores elegibles del Distrito interesados en formar parte de la Junta Directiva pueden obtener un formulario de Autonominación y Aceptación del Funcionario Electoral Designado (DEO) del Distrito:

Becky Johnson, DEO bjohnson@spencerfane.com

Spencer Fane LLP

1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000 Denver, CO 80203 Teléfono: 303-839-3885

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Village at North Creek Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Sarah H. Luetjen, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: sluetjen@ cegrlaw.com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

VILLAGE AT NORTH CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2112

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PARTERRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Parterre Metropolitan District No. 5 of Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 25, 2023). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

PARTERRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

By: /s/ Micki L. Mills

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. NTS2106

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PARTERRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Parterre Metropolitan District No. 6 of Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at email: mmills@cegrlaw. com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than

received after 4:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023, shall be returned to the Bidder unopened and will not be considered under any circumstances. Sole responsibility rests with the Bidder to see that the Bid is received on time.

Bids shall contain the following information: (1) the ditch company and division, if applicable, in which the shares are to be leased; (2) the numbers of shares to be leased; (3) the ditch and headgate through which the shares are to be delivered; (4) the name, address phone number, and email address of the potential lessee; and (5) the bid price per ditch company share for the potential lease. Minimum bids are as follows: $100 per share for FRICO-Barr shares and $100 per share for Burlington-Barr shares.

The City of Thornton has the right to reject any and all Bids, or any part thereof, to waive any formalities or informalities contained in said Bid, and to award the Bid to the highest responsive and responsible Bidder, as deemed in the best interest of the City of Thornton. No Bids will be accepted from Bidders wishing to sub-lease.

Any questions concerning this Bid shall be directed to Ruthanne Moore, Water Resources Division, City of Thornton, (720) 977-6509.

Legal Notice No. NTS2080

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that on or after the 27th day of February 2023, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with:

A. Cutler Repaving, Inc 921 East 27th Street Lawrence, KS 66046 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of Street Rehabilitation Mill Hot In-Place Recycled Paving, Project No. 22-23A.

B. American West Construction, LLC 275 E. 64th Avenue Denver, CO 80221 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of the 2022 Pedestrian and Bike Trail Connectivity, Project No. 22-288.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said Project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor, or any of his Subcontractors, in or about the performance of said Work, may at any time up to and including said date of such Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City Clerk at 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229.

3. Failure on the part of the creditor to file such a statement prior to such Final Settlement will relieve the City of Thornton from any and all liability for such claim.

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

Jim Jensen 1-31-2023

Jim Jensen Date

Contracts Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2094

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH CONTRACTOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or about March 3, 2023 the Finance Director for the City of Northglenn, CO shall make final settlement with J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc., Escondido, CA on account of their performance on the Lift Station A & Force Main Project bid, RFP 2019-035. Up to the time of making final settlement, the Finance Director shall receive at their office, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, Colorado, verified statement of claims with respect to such work and as provided in Section 38-26-107, Colorado revised statutes, 1973.

City of Northglenn /s/ Jason Loveland

Finance Director

Legal Notice No. NTS2118

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

City of Thornton BID NOTICE

The City of Thornton, Colorado, requests bids for the leasing of certain shares in the following ditch company for the 2023 Irrigation Season: Kershaw Ditch.

Bids will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023, in the Water Resources Division Office, 12450 Washington Street, Thornton, CO 802412405. No bids will be accepted beyond this date.

Bids shall be in a sealed envelope plainly marked

“City of Thornton, Water Resources Division,

ATTN: Share Leases/Ruthanne Moore.” Bids received after 4:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023, shall be returned to the Bidder unopened and will not be considered under any circumstances. Sole responsibility rests with the Bidder to see that the bid is received on time.

Bids shall contain the following information: (1) the ditch company and division, if applicable, in which the shares are to be leased; (2) the numbers of

shares to be leased; (3) the ditch and headgate through which the shares are to be delivered; (4) the name, address, phone number and email address of the potential lessee; and (5) the bid price per ditch company share for the potential lease.

Minimum bids are: $390 per share.

The City of Thornton has the right to reject any and all Bids, or any part thereof, to waive any formalities or informalities contained in said Bid, and to award the Bid to the highest responsive and responsible Bidder, as deemed in the best interest of the City of Thornton. No Bids will be accepted from Bidders wishing to sub-lease.

Any questions concerning this Bid shall be directed to Ruthanne Moore, Water Resources Division, City of Thornton, (720) 977-6509.

Legal Notice No. NTS2081

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

NOTICE is hereby given that Adams 12 Five Star Schools will on February 20, 2023 make final settlement with AP Mountain States, LLC, 797 Ventura Street, Aurora, CO 80011 for work performed on a project known as: Adams 12 Five Star Schools 2022 THV Paving and Drainage Repairs (P16206) located at 3461 Preble Creek Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80023.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, equipment, materials, equipment rentals, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by AP Mountain States, LLC or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work on said project is hereby notified to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of said School District at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241, on or before February 17, 2022.

Settlement will be made at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim.

Dated: January 31, 2023 Adams 12 Five Star Schools

By: Eddie Coronado

Senior Construction Project Manager Legal Notice No. NTS2101

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice Adams District Court (303) 659-1161. GBM 55, LLC v. ERNEST M. MEWHINNEY, JR., AN INDIVIDUAL, and Persons Unknown, et al. Case #: 2022CV031402.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Bove Law Offices, 4535 E Colfax, Denver, CO 80220. Phone: (303) 756-0500.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend, against the claims of the Complaint, filed with the court in this action. The Answer can be filed, by filing with the clerk of this court, an Answer or other response, within 35 days, after the service of this Summons, upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete, on the last day of publication, 02/16/2023. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained, from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file an Answer or other response to the Complaint, in writing, within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be entered against you, for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without further notice. This is an action for title of a Manufactured home in the County of Adams, State of Colorado, known as Make: S B, VIN/Serial Number: 35511391H.

Legal Notice No. NTS2006

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice SUMMONS

Complaint is not served upon you with this Summons, you are required to file your Answer to the Complaint within thirty-five days after service of this Summons upon you.

This is an action for forfeiture pursuant to C.R.S. §16-13-307 of the currency that was seized in Adams County, Colorado by officers of the North Metro Task Force on May 25, 2021, as being derived from activity constituting a class one public nuisance.

A copy of the Summons, Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order may be obtained at the Adams County District Attorney’s Office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Suite 100, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

DATED: October 13, 2022

/s/Todd Bluth Senior Deputy District Attorney 1000 Judicial Center Drive Suite 100 Brighton, CO 80601 (303) 659-7720

Legal Notice No. NTS2023 First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Adams County District Court 1100 Judicial Ctr Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

Plaintiff: THE RANCH RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF WESTMINSTER, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: XGGCC LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; APARTMENTS RESURFACING LLC; SUNBELT PORTFOLIOS, LLC; ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Case No.: 2022CV031648 Division: W Ctrm:

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC

Hal R. Kyles, #23891 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780

Matter ID #2994.0005

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action of foreclosure pursuant to Rule 105, C.R.C.P. to the real property situate in Westminster, Colorado more particularly described as Lot 19 in Block 1, The Ranch Reserve Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado.

Dated: January 9, 2023.

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

By: /s/Hal R. Kyles Hal R. Kyles, #23891

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No. NTS2005 First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY 8399 W. 89th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80021

To the Stockholders of…. THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY

You are hereby notified that the Annual Meeting of THE FARMERS’ HIGH LINE CANAL AND RESERVOIR COMPANY will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., at Pillar of Fire/Westminster Castle, located at 3455 W. 83rd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031 for the purpose of electing Directors of said Company for the ensuing year, setting the annual assessment for the ensuing year, and the transaction of any business which may regularly come before said meeting.

Registering of shares will begin at 9:00 a.m.

NO TRANSFERS OF STOCK FROM MARCH 1, 2023 TO MARCH 15, 2023.

All stockholders are earnestly requested to be present at said meeting either in person or by proxy to obtain a quorum for the transaction of business.

Dated in Westminster, Colorado this 9th day of February 2023.

BY: Michael Bollinger General Manager

Legal Notice No. NTS2100

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel and Westminster Window Public Notice Notice of Demand

On August 19, 2022, Dale M. Doughman, Personal Representative for Howard and Irene Doughman, did file a notice in accordance with C.R.S. 7-42-114 to 7-42-117 which states the following:

COMES NOW Dale M. Doughman, , Personal Representative for Howard and Irene Doughman, after first being duly sworn, does state under oath that the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company certificate number 5331 for one quarter (0.25) share has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed and that said certificate is the property of Howard and Irene Doughman and has not been transferred or hypothecated by the said stockholder. Demand for issuance of a duplicate certificate in accordance with C.R.S. 7-42-114; 7-42-115 and 7-42-117, is hereby made.

Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company will issue on or after March 19, 2023, a duplicate certificate to Howard and Irene Doughman or their legal representative or assignee, unless a contrary claim is filed with the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, prior to March 19, 2023.

Legal Notice No. NTS2009

First Publication: January 19, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

SUMMONS

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE DISTRICT

COURT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS AND STATE OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 22CV31387, DIV. C

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Plaintiff, vs.

MIGUEL ALEXIS GALLEGOS-SUAREZ and SIX

THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE

DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT,

GREETINGS:

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk an answer to the Complaint, which has been filed with the Court within thirty days after service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

If service upon you is made outside the State of Colorado, or by publication or if a copy of the Complaint is not served upon you with this Summons, you are required to file your Answer to the Complaint within thirty-five days after service of this Summons upon you.

This is an action for forfeiture pursuant to C.R.S. §16-13-307 of the currency that was seized in Adams County, Colorado by officers of the North Metro Task Force on October 4, 2022, as being derived from activity constituting a class one public nuisance.

A copy of the Summons, Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order may be obtained at the Adams County District Attorney’s Office, 1000 Judicial Center Drive, Suite 100, Brighton, Colorado 80601.

DATED: January 11, 2023

/s/Todd Bluth Senior Deputy District Attorney 1000 Judicial Center Drive Suite 100 Brighton, CO 80601 (303) 659-7720

Legal Notice No. NTS2059

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

R. Danborn (24528)

ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003

303-420-1234 Attorney for Donna Jean Adkins

Legal Notice No. NTS2111

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Svetlana F. Kogan, a/k/a Svitlana F. Kogan, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31059

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roman L. Kogan Personal Representative 7062 Wolff St Westminster, CO 80030

Legal Notice No. NTS2073

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roger James Stimpson, aka R James Stimpson, aka James Stimpson, aka Jim Stimpson, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 0025

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Stimpson Personal Representative 1090 County Rd. 145 Oakland, AR 72661

Legal Notice No. NTS2088

First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James A. Tolson, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 220

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before February 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul C. Kelly

Personal Representative 1822 Ura Lane Northglenn, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. NTS2026

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Scott S. Allen, a/k/a Scott Stephen Allen, a/k/a Scott Allen, a/k/a Scott S. Allen Sr., a/k/a Scott Stephen Allen Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30012

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John Frederick Bienzle Personal Representative 7435 Wolfe St, Apt. 203 Westminster, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. NTS2114

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Scott Stephen Allen. Jr. Personal Representative 900 Delaware Ave., 203 Buffalo, NewYork 14209

Legal Notice No. NTS2036

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Flora Agnes Gabaldon, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 11

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. DANETTE

SCORECARD

Girls basketball

ornton topped Gateway 63-55 in Aurora Feb. 2 behind Julionna Sandoval’s 20 points. Baswell Sioban scored 18, and Araya William added 11. No stats were available for the Olys.

Westminster High School

Wrestling

Westminster’s Aiden Perry placed sixth at the Denver Public Schools League tournament Feb. 4 at Lincoln High School.

Girls basketball

Mountain Vista topped Westminster 49-40 in Highlands Ranch Feb.

4. Brooke Gomez scored 11 points for the Wolves. Westminster turned back Rangeview 56-48 in Westminster Feb.

1. No stats were available for either team.

Boys basketball Rangeview downed Westminster 75-37 in Aurora Feb. 1. No stats were available for the Wolves.

Royce Edwards led Rangeview with 29 points. Mareon Chapman added a dozen.

Horizon High School

Girls swimming Horizon finished 14th at this year’s Front Range League swim -

Public Notices

Legal Notice No. NTS2039

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Darrold Mildon Jaques

aka Darrold M Jaques, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 31000

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

S/Timothy J. Priebe

1880 Office Club Pointe, Ste. 120 Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Legal Notice No. NTS2032

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Janice Kanies

a/k/a Jan Kanies, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 22

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James P Kanies

Personal Representative

150 E Greenwood Ln Shelton, WA 98584

Legal Notice No. NTS2113

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marilyn Kay Lucero, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 413

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tanisha Lucero

Personal Representative 6173 Estes Ct. Arvada, CO 80004

Legal Notice No. NTS2038

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Peggy M Petrie a/k/a Peg Petrie, a/k/a Peggy M Petrie, a/k/a Peggy MaryAnn Petrie, Deceased

Case Number: 2022 PR 644

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Boulder County, Colorado on or before June 12, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bruce Petrie

Personal Representative

1741 Evelyn Ct Denver, CO 80229

Legal Notice No. NTS2125

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DAWNA ANN MILLER, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30055

All persons having claims against the above-

named estate are required to present them to the

Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Valerie K. Price

Personal Representative 13141 Logan Street Thornton, CO 80241-1734

Legal Notice No. NTS2077

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

of Susan Delela Claassen

Susan D. Claassen

Susan Claassen, Deceased

2023 PR 30079

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Francene Claassen

Personal Representative 2491 Wolf Creek Dr Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. NTS2117 First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Peter Denny Shultz, deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 15

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 09, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Catherine Cross Personal Representative 2130 Ranch Drive Westminster, Colorado 80234

Legal Notice No.NTS2121

First publication: February 09, 2023

Last publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

30028

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew B. Runte Personal Representative PO Box 2854 Sun Valley, Idaho 83353 Legal Notice No. NTS2087 First Publication: February 9, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

of John Tell Smith aka John T. Smith aka John Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 030048

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ryan B. Smith

Personal Representative P.O. Box 441234 Aurora, Colorado 80044-1234

Legal Notice No. NTS2091

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

ming championships, Haley Like was ninth in 1-meter diving. She totaled 389.9 points.

Boys basketball

Rocky Mountain slipped past Horizon 91-90 in overtime Feb. 4.

The Lobos’ Ross Frank scored four of his team’s first seven points of the extra session. HHS rallied with free throws from Kaleb Kimaita, a basket Brady Greene, plus a basket from Boston Rodriguez down the stretch. But the Hawks came up just short.

The game was a 3-point shooting festival. The teams combined for 21 baskets from beyond the arc. Rocky Mountain’s Parker Davis hit seven of them en route to a game-high 29 points. Dylan Larson added 18, and Joey Bri -

Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph R Penna, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 028

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert Penna

Personal Representative 12526 Maria Cir Broomfield, CO 80020

Legal Notice No. NTS2065

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARSHA KAYE OTT, a/k/a Marsha K. Ott, a/k/a Marsha Ott, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30894

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Anthony D. Damon Attorney for Personal Representative The Damon Law Firm, LLC 4465 Kipling Street #101 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. NTS2060

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 19, 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 Cody Loy Doerfler-Hoffman be changed to Cody Loy Doerfler Case No.: 22 C 46188

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2098

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 20, 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 John Quintero be changed to Michael John Harris

Case No.: 22 C 1928

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2047

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 12, 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 Katie Caroline Smith be changed to Katie Caroline Thurston

Case No.: 22 C 1864

meyer scored 15.

Greene was Horizon’s top scorer with 25 points. Dominic Ficco added 11.

Fossil Ridge beat Horizon 79-37 in Fort Collins Feb. 3. No stats were available for the Hawks. Nick Randall led the Sabercats with 16 points. Cooper McMillin added 11, and Drew Larson contributed 10.

Northglenn High School

Girls swimming

Northglenn placed 17th at the Front Range League swimming championships Feb. 3. Te Norse’s top finisher was Kendelle Johnson’s 26th-place effort in the 100- butterfly, where her time was 1:04.21.

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2027

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on January 20 2023 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Abbigail Michael Montreuil be changed to Abz Emillia Michael Montreuil. Case No.:1891

By: Dina Jones Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2048

First publication: February 02, 2023

Last publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 13, 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 Emily Grace Parker be changed to Emily Grace Silva Case No.: 22 C 1851

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2031

First Publication: January 26, 2023

Last Publication: February 9, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 19, 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 Cameron Loy Doerfler-Hoffman be changed to Cameron Loy Doerfler Case No.: 22 C 46403

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2097

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 2, 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 Aleida J.Guevara be changed to Aleida Jose Velasquez Lobelo

Case No.: 22 C 1909

Byron L. Howell

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2071

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 3, 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 Lily Hoang Thi Van be changed to Lily Thi Hoang-Zhu Case No.: 22 C 2003

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2124

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 19, 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 Jennifer Lynn Doerfler-Hoffman be changed to Jennifer Lynn Doerfler Case No.: 22 C 46404

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2099

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: February 23, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

NOTICE TO SYDNEE JEAN KIMBROUGH

A/K/A SYDNEE JEAN WEATHERSBY:

KAI GRAY WEATHERSBY was born to you in Lone Tree, Colorado on February 14, 2019. A Petition for a private party adoption has been filed and is pending in the Superior Court of Fayette County, Georgia, Fayette County Justice Center, One Center Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 (Adoption No. 2022A-0031). The final hearing has been set for 9:00 a.m., in Chambers, on March 20, 2023 before Judge Rhonda Bender Kreuziger. Be advised that your parental rights to the child will be terminated upon the finalization of the adoption. The Petitioners have alleged that you have: without justifiable cause, [1] Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-8-10(a)(5), failed to exercise proper parental care or control due to misconduct or inability,” as set out in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-310(a) (4); [2] abandoned the child, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2(1)(A)(B) and (C), specifically, failed for at least 6 months to communicate meaningfully, failed to maintain regular visitation and left child with another person without provision or support [3] Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-311(a)(2) the Petitioners contend that the child is without parental care and control by considering, excessive use of or history or chronic unrehabilitated substance abuse with the effect of rendering parent incapable of providing adequately for the needs of her child and [4] pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-310(a)(5) as the child is dependent due to lack of proper parental care or control by his parents. You have no obligation to file an answer, but you do have the right to appear at the hearing and to show cause why your parental rights should not be terminated by his adoption. If you wish to receive a copy of the Petition for Adoption you may receive one by contacting the attorney for the Petitioners, Christina E. Campbell, 3915 Cascade Road, SW, Suite T 138, Atlanta, GA 30331.

Legal Notice No. NTS2078

First Publication: February 2, 2023

Last Publication: February 16, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel ###