February 4, 2016
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A LOOK AT LOVE How love is demonstrated in religion is examined on PAGE 12.
ADAMS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Ban on drilling taken off College-bound students get aid the table Left, Noemi Aguirre, 16, of Westminster High School, listens with her mother to some career options laid out by Sgt. Sandi Auslam of Colorado State’s Army ROTC Program on Jan. 30 at the sixth annual Tuition Fair and Scholarship Panel hosted by Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-District 7). Aguirre is considering studying medicine at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and attended the fair to find out some information on how to help pay for it. Photo by Stefan Brodsky
Tuition fair at Westminster High School brings together colleges, funding agencies
By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com More than 400 area students and parents spent their Saturday morning searching for hidden treasure in the least likely of places: Westminster High School. But instead of a pot of gold, the fig-
urative treasure seekers — teens and their parents, mostly — were searching for information to help them pay for post-secondary education without finding a pile of debt waiting at the end of the graduation line. “There’s a lot of scholarships I don’t know about,” said Magdallenna Castillo, of Horizon High School, who joined
her friend Lizette Sanchez and mother, Laura, for the sixth annual Tuition Fair and Scholarship Panel, hosted by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-District 7). “So there are a lot of ways I can get money to go to college.” “She has good grades, so hopefully
By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com
OTHER ‘BIG GAME’ The Dumb Friends League animal shelter is sending players to this year’s Puppy Bowl. Meet the local members of the team on PAGE 5.
A senior developer for an affordable housing company with holdings in nearly half the United States says the need for affordable senior accommodations is there, even if an initial public hearing didn’t necessarily show it.
By Gene Sears Special to Colorado Community Media
Turnout for an initial public hearing Jan. 25 to discuss a proposed 200-unit affordable senior housing project on 6.5 acres of the southeast corner of Wadsworth and Church Ranch boulevards was underwhelming, said Westminster resident Ron Mehl, senior developer for affordable housing firm Dominium and West. “Nobody showed up,” he said. “Maybe it was the weather.” But the no-show hasn’t dampened
After a lengthy and contentious public hearing last week that drew more than 500 citizens, the Adams County Board of Commissioners decided not to implement a moratorium to suspend oil and gas development in the county. “To be honest, I’d rather not make a decision on this tonight,” chairman Steve O’Dorisio said about the issue, which has divided oil industry proponents and residents fearful of the consequences of neighborhood drilling. “I don’t support the moratorium, but I do support opening up (the MOU debate) up.” The MOU refers to memoranda of understanding or operating agreements between the energy firms and governments. After more than seven hours of testimony and comments, commissioners agreed to hire an experienced oil and gas attorney to provide expertise at a study session scheduled for Feb. 2, after press time. A final vote on the issue is expected at the Feb. 9 commission meeting at 9:30 a.m., at the Adams County Government Center in Brighton. More than 500 people — including
Hearing continues on Page 2
Board continues on Page 6
Tuition continues on Page 4
Seniors sit out housing hearing Developer: No one showed up to public hearing, but need for project still exists
Discussion over how to manage oil and gas development near neighborhoods continues
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