Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 0519

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May 19, 2016

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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED MEET THE CLASS OF 2016 Local graduates highlighted on PAGE 8.

Colorado police honor guards from all around the region wait to present memorial wreaths May 11 at E.B. Rains Jr. Park in Northglenn. The city hosted the annual candlelight vigil to honor and remember those peace officers who died in the line of duty. Law enforcement from around the region took part in the event, part of National Law Enforcement Memorial Week. Find more coverage from the event on PAGE 5. Photo by Stefan Brodsky

St. Anthony Medical Pavilion completed Facility at main Westminster campus finished, fully leased Staff report

Environmental activist Bill McKibbin exhorts protesters to lead the fight to “keep it in the ground … I am absolutely convinced that you will be able to carry this fight,” McKibbin said. “When we fight, we win.” A coalition of business and civic leaders called Vital for Colorado responded to the protest May 16, saying that activists’ efforts to have Thornton City Councilwoman Jan Kulmann recalled are “bully tactics.” Photo by Gene Sears

Protesters make their voices heard Environmental group leads protest against Thornton-area oil and gas development By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@colorado communitymedia.com Hundreds of protesters and community members braved an early-morning chill May 14 to join environmental activist group 350

Colorado, which hosted a day of speeches, live music and activities protesting oil and gas developments close to neighborhoods and schools in Thornton. The event, held at 152nd

The new, 41,400-squarefoot Medical Pavilion at the St. Anthony North Health Campus is complete. Just months after the St. Anthony North Campus celebrated its first year of operation, NexCore Group, a top-ranked national healthcare real estate developer, announced last week it had finished the nearby Medical Pavilion. A hospital spokeswoman in a press release last week said the new pavilion is already 100 percent leased out. The 35-acre campus is located at the epicenter of a

major retail trade area and growing residential community in Westminster, at the interchange of Interstate 25 and 144th Avenue. The two-story Medical Pavilion is the second healthcare facility NexCore has delivered on the St. Anthony North Health Campus. The freestanding physician office building officially opened May 11. NexCore developed the Medical Pavilion in collaboration with St. Anthony North Hospital, a full-service, acute care community hospital and member of Centura Health, Colorado’s largest network of hospitals and healthcare services. “We are very excited about our continued partnership Pavilion continues on Page 36

The new Medical Pavilion is a continuation of the hospital’s promise to provide the residents of North Denver with a one-stop location for all of their healthcare needs.”

Jarrod Daddis, managing principal at NexCore

Affordable housing bill makes way past Senate Legislation co-sponsored by Ulibarri would extend credit Staff report A bill co-sponsored by a local state senator passed the Senate May 10 and is a signature from the governor away from extending low-income housing tax credits. As Colorado faces challenges regarding affordable housing — with rental rates up and the availability of affordable owneroccupied condos or houses limited — the General Assembly in 2014 established a short-term tax credit program to help. Last week, two Senate committees approved the bill before the Colorado Senate approved a final reading in the 11th hour, May 10, one day before the state’s legislative session ended. The bill, House Bill 16-1465, sponsored by Sens. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster, and John Cooke, R-Greeley, extends Colorado’s successful Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program for an additional three years. The credits go to developers who create affordable housing, and recipients are required to keep the units affordable for 40 years. Originally, the program was set to expire Dec. 31, 2016, but the latest bill would extend the sunset date to Dec. 31, 2019. In committee, Steve Johnson with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority said the tax credits led to construction of more than 1,900 rental units last year, and attracted $185 million in private investment. In other words, the program has both helped with affordable housing and stimulated Colorado’s economy, according to Ulibarri. “Affordable housing is one of the fundamental pillars of our middle class being able to maintain the Colorado way of life,” the state senator said. “Unfortunately, too many of today’s Coloradans spend too much on housing, making it tougher for families and individuals to afford other essentials. Bill continues on Page 26

Protest continues on Page 36

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