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Beauprez chooses Repella for ticket Commissioner tabbed as Republican lieutenant governor candidate Staff report
Jonathan Isenhart, 18, of Littleton, attempts a hard flip while his friend, Rodrigo Yepez, 15, films the action at Railbender Park in Parker.
Catching some rays and rails The skate park near Twenty Mile Road and Plaza Drive contains a mix of ramps, quarter-pipes, rails and bowls, and even has miniature features for younger skateboarders and BMX bikers. It’s a favorite hangout for teens from around Douglas and Arapahoe counties, even in less-than-perfect weather conditions. Those who showed up July 1 enjoyed a nice day.
PHOTOS BY CHRIS MICHLEWICZ
Vic Rondinelli, 17, slides down a rail at Railbender Park, the town’s most popular skate park. Rondinelli has been skateboarding for eight years.
Opinions vary on park concepts Three options presented at Salisbury Park North town hall open house By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com More than 100 people provided feedback at an open house to discuss the narroweddown concepts for Salisbury Park North. The Parker community is playing a big part in determining the uses for 90 acres of town-owned land just north of the existing Salisbury Park on Motsenbocker Road. Three concepts displayed at the June 30 open house at town hall attracted plenty of interest, with opinions varying widely on how the property should be utilized.
Some asked for big-ticket items like an indoor equestrian arena, while others requested less-intensive uses like multipurpose grass fields. One person even wanted the land left entirely untouched. Visitors were instructed to write their suggestions on large sheets of paper. The top-10 preferences from the results of an online survey were represented in some way on the three conceptual renderings at the open house, said Nicole Horst, a landscape architect and planner for Wenk Associates, the company hired by the town to help with public outreach and final design. Stakeholders from various user groups met in recent months to talk about needs and have been careful to avoid redundancies. The recentlyunveiled concepts address the shortage of athletic fields in
Parker residents Peter and Allison Provence, left, provide feedback on the first of three potential designs for the 90-acre section of Salisbury Park that has yet to be developed. Photo by Chris Michlewicz Parker, which has been a frequent topic of discussion. Peter Provence, a father of three from Parker, attended the open house to share his thoughts with planners. He
preferred the first of the three options presented, which included maximized sports uses Park continues on Page 12
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has tabbed Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella as his running mate. Repella was elected to her first term as commissioner in November 2008 and reelected in 2012 to a second four-year term. She is a fifth-generation Colorado native and has been a resident of Highlands Ranch since 1994. “With the selection of Commissioner Jill Repella as Bob’s running mate, Colorado Republicans are celebrating one of the strongest and most unitRepella ed tickets we have seen in years,” said the state’s GOP chairman Ryan Call in a statement released July 1. “Jill is an effective and pragmatic policymaker with deep roots in Colorado, and is a terrific mother of three. She knows firsthand the challenges facing Coloradans from all walks of life, and, as lieutenant governor, Jill will be a tireless advocate for policies that will help grow our economy, create opportunity, and improve the lives of each and every one of us.” Under Repella’s leadership on the three-person board of commissioners, Douglas County has celebrated the second- and third-highest employment gains in the country in 2012 and 2013 respectively, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I am honored to be chosen as Bob Beauprez’s running mate,” said Repella in a statement released by the county. “I also want the citizens and taxpayers of Douglas County to know that I can and will also continue to proudly serve them in my role as a Douglas County Commissioner. To have the opportunity to take Douglas County’s success story to a state level is an opportunity I embrace.” Beauprez called Repella “a rising star in local government leadership” and said that he and his wife, Claudia, were “honored” to have her join the team. “We’re impressed with her record as a community leader, a dedicated public servant, an economic development leader and mother, along with her in-depth knowledge of the issues that are impacting families across Colorado. She is the type of strong leader that every Coloradan will be proud to have as their lieutenant governor,” he said. Repella, who received her bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and her master’s in executive leadership from the University of Denver, previously served on the Douglas County School District Board of Education. “Coloradans are ready for a true leader, one who will listen to us and fight for what is right,” she said in a statement released by the Beauprez campaign. “Bob Beauprez is that leader...” Beauprez and Repella planned to join former Republican gubernatorial candidates Tom Tancredo, Mike Kopp and Secretary of State Scott Gessler on a Unity Tour of the Front Range on July 2.