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November 19, 2020
ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
Northglenn-ThorntonSentinel.com
VOLUME 57 | ISSUE 15
Metro counties likely headed for stay-at-home orders, health chief says Tri-County Health director hopes governor’s clout will yield public buy-in for orders BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A view of Standley Lake, just after sunrise April 3, near the Arvada shoreline.
water like Nevada’s Lake Mead — a popular boating destination. The concern is that the mussels could attach themselves to a boat and get introduced to Standley Lake. The mussels can destroy local ecosystems, clog drinking water pipes and cause algae blooms that threaten water quality. The lake provides much of the water for the three cities. The Northglenn and Westminster City Councils have already ratified the
With most of the Denver metro area operating one step short of a stay-at-home order in the system of Colorado’s coronavirus-related restrictions, a local public health chief says it’s likely only a matter of time before the type of lockdowns seen this spring return. Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, Elbert and Broomfield counties were in safer-at-home level orange, one step below a stay-at-home, as of last week. The levels of restrictions affect capacity levels at restaurants, places of worship, businesses, events and other settings. The safer-at-home policy is the set of rules that came after the statewide stayat-home order this spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen. In mid-September, Colorado broke the safer-at-home policy into three levels that counties are placed under based on the severity of local COVID-19 spread. The state recently switched to color identifiers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than 1, 2 and 3 — to avoid confusion. Red is a stay-at-home order. “Most counties in the orange level actually have case rates that are way above the threshold for being classified in the red level, and unless we can reduce rates by our residents dramatically limiting their personal get-togethers, I’m afraid that many or most of these counties will end up in a stay-at-home status,” said John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County
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PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY
Agreement cements Standley Lake boat ban Northglenn and Thornton consider deal to protect water supply STAFF REPORT
A pending deal with Northglenn and Thornton looks to ratify Westminster’s ban on motorboats at Standley Lake. The revamped Intergovernmental Agreement between the cities of
Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster bans motorboats and other powered watercraft on the lake except for water testing and rescue operations. Westminster banned motorized watercraft from using the lake in March 2019 after city staff learned that 24 of the 483 powered watercraft used on the lake in 2018 had broken the city’s zebra and quogga mussel quarantine. The invasive species have not been found in Westminster’s drinking water supply, but they have spread to bodies of
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