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VOLUME 35 • NUMBER 47 • OCTOBER 12, 2017
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Celebrating Taiwan’s 106th National Day
Traditional Taiwanese dancers mark one of the island’s most celebrated national holidays Oct. 5 at the 38th floor Pinnacle Club in the Grand Hyatt in Downtown Denver. INSET: Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky presents a proclamation from the city to Jerry Chang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver. See more on page 11. Photos by Peter Jones.
Littleton candidates focused on future development Growth—and more growth— discussed at City Council forum
A sense of small-town community has been a cornerstone of Littleton since the late 1800s when
Richard Little founded the onetime farming town. Ongoing efforts to keep growth and density in check in the historic—now inwardly growing—city was at the center of a recent forum for this year’s slate of City Council candidates. Nine contenders for four positions ventured to contrast themselves on Sept. 28 at Buck Recre-
ation Center. In addition to potentially voting in new representatives or one incumbent in Districts 1 and 3, voters will also select two at-large candidates. The top vote-getter in that race will receive a four-year term, with the second-place hopeful serving for two years.
At large
The race for two seats that represent the entire city could signal a significant directional preference in Littleton as two veteran affiliates of the often-contrarian Sunshine Boys alliance are challenged by a pair of political newcomers. Sunshine, known for its skepticism of the city government’s accountability and advocacy for limited growth, are represented by incumbent Doug Clark and activist
Carol Brzeczek, the co-author of three successful ballot initiatives that critics say tied the council’s hands in areas of zoning, urban renewal and privately-held executive sessions. Competing for the same two positions are Kyle Schlachter and Karina Elrod, both first-time candidates who have paid their dues on volunteer city boards. Although no one on the ninemember panel advocated unchecked development—with nearly all repeating refrains of “smalltown feel” throughout more than 90 minutes—the distinctions were arguably clear between Sunshine and its competition. “I think the question is more about quality than it is quantity,” Continued on page 9