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February 11, 2016

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GRAB A PARTNER The health benefits of dancing are examined on PAGE 12.

Raymond Enriquez, who has worked nearly 20 years with Northglenn Public Works, puts one of the department’s newest trucks to work Feb. 2 along Wyco Drive in Northglenn, near Hulstrom K-8 School. Six trucks manned by drivers working in 12-hour shifts operated for the better part of two days, cleaning up a region-high 13.1 inches of snowfall in Northglenn, according to the National Weather Service. For more coverage of the department’s plowing effort, go to page 5. Photo by Stefan Brodsky

Bill aims Girl Scouts create lasting to change experiences for two locals concealed carry rules Annual cookie sale helps shape young North Metro women past and present By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Measure in state Senate would eliminate need for gun owners to get permits

A bill making its way through the state Senate would eliminate the requirement for concealed carry permits for gun owners. Senate Bill 16-017 is sponsored by state Sen. Tim Neville — a Republican from south Jefferson County who recently announced a bid for the U.S. Senate — and his son, state Rep. Patrick Neville, a Castle Rock Republican. The measure would allow a person who legally possesses a

Northglenn’s Crystal Schlueter is familiar with the many merits of the American tradition that is the Girl Scout cookie. “I think most Americans have very fond memories of either selling or buying Girl Scout cookies,” said the 29-yearold leasing agent and occasional recipe contest winner in an interview just days after cookies first went on sale Jan. 31. Booth sales in front of major retailers will begin Feb. 12. “It’s pretty much impossible to not be happy if you’re holding a box.” A former Scout herself, Schlueter has her own fond memories of going doorto-door, season after season, learning business skills and life lessons she carried into adulthood.

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By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Sheridan Green Elementary sixthgrader and Girl Scout Cadet Rhianna Dains is aiming to top her 2014 total of 750 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies sold. Photos by Jeremy Johnson

Urban renewal benefits discussed Leaders debate future in light of new law that lengthens the review process By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com Though anecdotal evidence and descriptions of how urban renewal helped respective communities varied by municipality, city leaders speaking at a Metro North Chamber-sponsored breakfast all agreed that urban renewal is only a small part of revitalization and development efforts. That said, attendees of the chamber’s Feb. 5 New Frontiers in Urban Renewal presentation worried whether recently enacted House Bill 1348, with language adding potentially more red tape to the approval process of urban renewal, might soon make urban renewal itself a thing of the past. House Bill 1348 was signed into law in May 2015 and went into effect Jan. 1. Supporters of the law, mostly taxing entities like school and fire districts, appreciate the consideration new regulations give to said taxing entities, which are given more clout in the review process. Those in opposition, economic developers and city officials in charge of growth, feel the new regulations will slow the process too much, scaring off would-be investors. “Looking back at its legislative history, you can see how in flux (urban renewal’s)

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