FISHY, YET DUCKY
Greenwood Village Fishing Derby and Duck Waddle goes swimmingly
HATS OFF TO WOMEN
THE OLD RULE THAT NEVER WAS
FLAIR | PG 20
NEWS | PG 30
Good news for Littleton’s Golden-based city manager
Awards luncheon was topper most
LOCAL | PG 14
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VOLUME 35 • NUMBER 26 • MAY 18, 2017
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rebuilding the Subarea Greenwood Village to decide fate of desolate corridor
A lone pedestrian walks a barren section of the Orchard Station Subarea along I-25. Greenwood Village voters will decide June 6 if a controversial proposal for higher-density mixed-use development is the answer. See the special section pages 15-18. Photo by Becky Osterwald
Ballots mailed for Greenwood Village special election BY BECKY OSTERWALD
Greenwood Village neighborhood sees two break-ins the same night
MANAGING EDITOR
Ballots were sent this week to Greenwood Village residents for the special election question that if approved would amend the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Voters must return their mail-in ballots by 7 p.m. on June 6. Voters are being asked whether the city’s Comp Plan should be changed to allow the Orchard Station Subarea to have higher-density housing, among other changes designed to encourage proposals for mixeduse developments. In a compromise reached by City Council, no building in the subarea could be taller than those in the adjacent Landmark complex. The kind of development, as already proposed, would have a balance of office and retail space, along with limited residential that “shall be evaluated to Continued on page 15
Greenwood Village police were investigating two nearby late night or early morning home break-ins on May 16. In one case, a homeowner’s dog was shot. The first attempted burglary occurred in the 9100 block of East Stanford Place. “The people were home. They attempted to gain entry through a bedroom window,” said Crystal Dean, the city’s public-information officer. “The suspects ran away. We do not have descriptions.” A successful burglary was discovered by homeowners later, between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., in the 4300 block of Alton Street when
the residents returned home. “Somebody had broken into their home and shot one of their dogs,” Dean said. “The dog is expected to live. I believe it’s in surgery.” It remained unclear at press time whether the two incidents were related. “Common sense would say they are, but we don’t have anything to tie them together at this time,” the officer said. “They’re in the same neighborhood.” It was also unclear whether the two incidents were related to a fatal burglary in south Denver the same night. The investigations were ongoing.