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VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 21 • APRIL 12, 2018
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Where will climate refugees go? New art exhibit explores global warming and it’s ramifications
Where will refugees migrate to, after climate change makes their home uninhabitable? This is, and other global warming issues are explored in a new art exhibit, “Our Planet,” at the Curtis Center for the Arts in Greenwood Village though May 5. Organized by Bob Doyle of Greenwood Village, the exhibit explores the impact of climate change on the environment. For more information see page 8.
Climate Refugees by Bob Doyle Courtesy photo
CHV city council resolutely rejects roundabout at Quincy Ave. and Colorado Blvd. Cherry Hills Village City Council held its April 3 meeting at St. Mary’s Academy to accommodate the large crowd expected to attend to discuss traffic concerns. Mayor Laura Christman opened the meeting to a standing room only gathering of 150 worried resi-
dents, many of whom had brought prepared statements expressing their strong opposition to constructing a one-lane roundabout at Quincy Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. City Manager Jim Thorsen explained that staff had received many complaints about morning and afternoon rush hour congestion at the intersection. That is con-
sistent with the conclusions of a citywide traffic study completed late last year. Its findings include a statement that “Traffic on Quincy Avenue experiences an average delay of more than 50 seconds per vehicle during the peak hours.” Traffic study recommendations state that CHV can either do nothing at that intersection, “or con-
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