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Gary Kleeman City Council Announcement Greetings from Nelson, BC. where I am currently leading a bicycle tour through the magnificent Selkirk region. I’m excited to announce that I will be running for Greenwood Village City Council representing District 4. Having served in this position from 2003-2011, I have a very good understanding of what the job entails and how to get things done.

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Office: 22095 E. Chestnut Place, Aurora 80016 • (303) 773-8313 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Arapahoe County, Colorado. (USPS 431-010) Published weekly by The Villager Publishing Co., Inc. 22095 E. Chestnut Place,

Looking Back Through Villager Pages…

The first pages of The Villager rolled off the press on December 2, 1982, now in our 43rd year of serving our faithful readers in Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills, and across Arapahoe County.

This week we celebrate Greenwood Village’s 75th birthday. We have covered the news in Greenwood Village through an amazing period of the city’s growth and success with over 2000 editions of this newspaper published. We have diligently saved single copies of each issue, bound in historic books (see photo below). These books reflect on so many memories of people and events during these past 43 years. We’ve aged through the years, along with our faithful readership and advertisers as local history has transpired. What a great place to live, work, and educate our children.

I remember first meeting Mort Marks at a Republican breakfast in 1982 and convincing him to take his oratory skills into the printed word. I said, “write like you talk,” and he graced our pages for over 30 years, winning many Colorado Press awards. And how we loved John Hanford, a language teacher at Kent Denver who penned the “Cops and Robbers” column for decades. Astute, Ed Phillipsen, blazing away at Greenwood Village leader’s, week, after week, urging more transparency from city council.

We’ve known all of the mayors on a personal basis and witnessed upheaval in the growth of the city from George Wallace on the DTC eastside and John Madden on the rural west side of the city. Fiddler’s Green was just a hole in the ground and the elegant Metropolitan Club was a gleam in Madden’s eye, along with Club Greenwood and the Museum of Outdoor Arts, and many of the elegant buildings in GV were created by Madden and his family.

George Wallace was a master developer financed by a British steamship company; he envisioned Greenwood Village as a beautiful city where business could thrive with residents living and working close to an airport. His dream succeeded with the growth and fabulous success of Centennial Airport.

And yes, the conflicts of the growth of aircraft traffic, and noise, impacting area residents.

The debates occurred, limiting passenger service to only private charter jet and private aviation.

There was a day when today’s DIA could have been south of Arapahoe road stretching into Douglas County. Wallace was a pilot and had an aerobatic biplane that he would fly over his beloved Greenwood Village and do loops in the sky, no doubt laughing all the way.

Falling on faltering health, he would invite me to lunch where he was smoking cigarettes with the oxygen feeding into his nose fearlessly. He would rave

about Cherry Creek criticized and praised, just Schools and the the same as leaders today great place to raise who dare to go where none a family; he feared have ventured before. going to downtown Poundstone was a great Denver where he mother and home builder might be mugged along with making the and his Rolex watch BY BOB SWEENEY history books as a lobbysnatched. He and ist, passing the famed and PUBLISHER Madden, were both “infamous” Poundstone visionaries and Ray Bullock Amendment, limiting the was Wallace’s’ right-hand man. growth of Denver to the suburbs Ray was tall, and stately, and the and giving rise to Cherry Creek power behind the throne of the School District.

DTC success.

It’s all there in our binderies; These talented titans had to books of city histories, hopehave developers to build their fully to always be cherished dreams and the Koelbel family and preserved. They describe emerged as the architects of in detail the trip down memory impressive homes and today’s lane marveling the work of

IN LOVING MEMORY OF TWO OF THE GREATEST TITANS OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE

Walter A. “Buz” Koelbel, Jr.

elegant The Preserve and The Crossing communities. These were hard-fought battles at the time with traffic and environmental concerns over the virgin prairie land by Greenwood Hills residents. “Save the Prairie dogs’’ brought Denver TV stations to council chambers during Koelbel land hearings with Buz Koelbel sweating blood over the little creatures.

He won! The Preserve was developed into a world class neighborhood.

The Villager and Jo Cole

were instrumental in the development of the Curtis Art Center and Freda Poundstone fought for the Koelbel Library at its present location in Greenwood Village. How can we forget Susie Ocrant, councilwoman who always had Poundstone’s back as she engineered successful developments, expanding the city boundaries, fighting off Aurora’s influence, and improving building facilities along with a needy children’s fund at Christmas time. She was both

John W. Madden, Jr.

Glory Weisberg, John Hanford, Mort Marks, Scottie Iverson, Peter Jones, Betty Todd, Cheryl Blackstock, Elizabeth Denton, Jean Moore, Becky Osterwald, Betty Wotring, Shirley Klotz, B.K. Galloway, Peter Schlipf, and today’s scribes; Joneen MacKenzie, Denny Dressman, Freda Miklin, Dorothy Rosby, Dr. Brian Joodeph, and lawyer Donald Peterson.

Scottie is still dedicated to covering the multitude of nonprofit events, raising millions to fight hunger, disease, and socie-

tal challenges. Freda Miklin, using her city council experience and CPA skills, is our 12-time award-winning governmental reporter.

Noted, Rocky Mountain News columnist, Bill Husted, once wrote, calling The Villager out because we refused to cover smoking events with Glory Weisberg leading the charge. He wrote that we were a “fly on the wall” to have such a policy and within a month the smoke filled rooms disappeared with our

influence.

Co-publisher Gerri Sweeney, the pillar of The Villager, keeps the news flowing and the bills paid along with diligently putting together the “Around the Town” calendar weekly, because attendance at events does matter.

A “Big Thank You” to all of our loyal subscribers and advertisers who make it possible for The Villager to record history as it happens. A huge thanks to Edie Marks as our longest advertiser appearing in the very first edition of this newspaper.

Tom McTighe, talented, awarded-winning graphic artist, working with my daughter Susan Sweeney Lanam, the VP of Marketing, to win sweepstakes awards from the Colorado Press Association annually.

We miss longtime advertising associates Linda Kehr who moved to Arizona, and Valerie LeVier, who both were friends and colleagues for 18 years and a fond farewell to B.T. Galloway who managed our front office until his untimely death.

The Villager has been a talented team with dedicated staff members from day one in 1982.

The Villager would not have survived without our family members, Saundra Sweeney joining the first edition with myself and Gretchen Peacock pictured on page one of Volume 1, No. l 1982.

Our first staffer was Cathy Pepper Neistat, now a mother in Greenwood Village. Along the way Sharon Sweeney added her strength and personality, joining the business and also publishing a successful gaming publication for 25 years.

Keeping all the computers running and programmed has been son, Patrick Sweeney, CU and Cherry Creek high school graduate. The Villager remains one of only a few locally-owned family newspapers in the metro area with an expanding and growing digital footprint - www. villagerpublishing.com.

It’s been a grand ride for Greenwood Village with The Villager covering the dynamic city. The names of Bullock, Kerber, Ingebretsen, Hilton, et al, moving on with term limitations. Mayor’s willing to serve during our 43 years were Patton, Poundstone, Barnard, Pheifer, Sharp, Rakowsky, and Lantz, all willing to take a turn at the wheel for the good of the city.

No purple hearts given for valor or service, but some gratitude by citizens to our city fathers and mothers who take time and effort to make our cities great.

HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TO GREENWOOD VILLAGE. So many stories, so many memories, what a glorious trip.

To be continued...

Bob Sweeney, Chief Wrangler with 43 years of weekly editorial columns.

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BY FREDA MIKLIN

I am passionate about government and giving our readers straightforward information that will help them make informed choices when they vote. I am also a licensed C.P.A. and former Greenwood Village City Council member. Dr. Jerry Miklin and I are the parents of five young adults, including two sets of twins, all of whom graduated from Cherry Creek High School and college.

I am a 12-time Colo. Press Assn. award winner. If you have any questions about local or state politics or government, or something you want to share, email me at fmiklin.villager@gmail.com.

In Greenwood Village, five incumbents and five new people have announced so far for the eight seats on city council In Greenwood Village, unlike most cities in Colorado, city council terms are only two years. Council Members are limited to serving for eight consecutive years, which is standard in the state, but in most cities, that means two fouryear terms. In GV, it means four two-year terms, so all eight seats on the city council are up for election every odd-numbered year on the first Tuesday in November.

Most cities have staggered elections, so only half the council can potentially change during a single election, providing institutional memory and continuity. In GV the mayor’s term is four years, which provides additional stability. This year, the mayor’s office is not up for election.

To be eligible to run for GV City Council, a candidate must be a U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old

by Election Day (November

4, 2025 this year) and have lived in the district (there are four) of GV they hope to represent for one year immediately preceding the election.

Candidates need to get 20 registered voters in their district to sign their petitions to be certified to run for council. This year, those petitions must be turned into the GV City Clerk by August 25, so anyone thinking about running still has plenty of time to pick up petitions and get 20 people to sign them.

As of this writing, the only person who has successfully completed that process and been certified as a candidate is Daniel Zhukov, a newcomer to politics, who lives in GV District 3. Both incumbent city council members in that district, Donna Johnston, and Libby Barnacle, have picked up the required paperwork to gather signa-

tures but haven’t submitted them to the City Clerk.

When we reached out a few months ago to all the incumbent council members eligible to run again, asking if they planned to do so, Johnston affirmed she planned to run. Barnacle did not respond.

In GV district four, only one incumbent, Tom Stahl, is eligible to run for re-election this year. So far, two other candidates, Katrin Mezger, an architectural designer who has been a Planning & Zoning Commissioner since 2023, and Gary Kleeman, a retired environmental scientist who previously served on the GV City Council for the fully allowed eight (consecutive) years, ending 14 years ago, have initiated the process to run, as has incumbent Stahl, but none of the three have yet submitted the required 20 signatures of district four residents to

cement their candidacy.

Assuming they all complete that process, along with Johnston and Barnacle, there will be competitive races for city council in GV Districts three and four.

There are only two candidates, so far, in GV District Two, where there are no incumbents eligible for re-election, resulting in two open seats. The candidates are Rich Easton, a former partner at Accenture who currently works in commercial real estate and has served on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission for eight years, and Jay Schneiderman, who grew up in District Two and served in the Israel Defense Forces before returning to run his family’s insurance business here. If no one else enters that race in the next few weeks, they are both assured of election.

In GV District One, the only people who have

picked up petitions so far to run for the two positions are the incumbents, Paul Wiesner and Ann Nelson, both of whom were elected without any competition in 2023. Weisner has served since 2021 and previously served on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as its Board of Adjustments and Appeals. Nelson was new to city government, not having previously served on any GV board or commission, when she ran unopposed in 2023.

District One is the westernmost part of GV, starting west of Holly Street with The Preserve and Bateleur and going to the city’s western boundary at Clarkson Street. It includes the Green Oaks neighborhood, the rural area, and the neighborhoods south of Belleview Avenue, west of University Boulevard. No petitions with signatures have been certified yet for this district.

Northwood Ravin backs out of plan to build apartments where Sears used to be at Streets at SouthGlenn

Streets at SouthGlenn and they replied that Northwood stated the project no longer fits within their near-term development plans as a company. They also shared that they believe the site is still a very viable multifamily development opportunity and are marketing it for sale as such. Future development on the Sears site will still be required to adhere to the development standards and terms of the Southglenn Master Development Plan and Agreement. In response to The Villager’s inquiry about the other end of the Streets at SouthGlenn, including the building that formerly housed Macy’s, Centennial’s public information officer told us, “As for the north end of the property, we have not received a site plan submittal, so you are correct in that you’ve seen no movement.”

BREAKING NEWS A post that appeared without warning late last week on the City of Centennial website said that, as of July 2025, developer “Northwood Ravin is no longer moving forward with their plan for a proposed residential development at the southern end of The Streets at SouthGlenn,” and, “There is currently no estimated schedule for demolition of the Sears building or future site development.”

The planned development for the old Sears site, which was approved by the City of Centennial over three years ago, was to have been comprised of two five-story buildings containing 63 studios,170 one-bedrooms,138 two-bedrooms, and 29 3-bedroom apartments, for all types of residents, from singles to families. It was also to have included a 503-car park-

ing garage. As late as January, Northwood Ravin still planned to break ground on the 400-unit apartment development this year.

The Streets at SouthGlenn is owned by Alberta Development Partners, headed by Don Provost, who previously got approval from Centennial to build approximately 500 residential units in buildings with a maximum height of 75 feet, at the north end of the shopping center, where Macy’s department store was formerly located and currently sits empty.

Along with the announcement that Northwood Ravin was canceling its plan for the Sears property, Centennial’s web page said that Alberta “is seeking approval of a new Master Development Plan amendment that includes “an

additional 550 residential units on the Macy’s property and increased allowable building heights in certain areas.” There is no information about when that request will be considered.

The City website says, “Further details and documentation about this new proposal will be added to this page as they become available.”

Alberta Development Partners is also the owner of the former Marilyn Hickey property at 8081 E. Orchard Road.

They purchased that property in February 2017 for just under $15 million in anticipation of a development they hoped to build in GV that included that property and several others.

That proposal never made it to the GV City Council for consideration before it was shelved.

Alberta got approval from

Greenwood Village to redevelop 8081 E. Orchard Road on September 15, 2024. The plan city council approved showed 54 attached townhomes on the north half of the 10-acre property and a grocery store, loudly whispered to be Whole Foods, along with two smaller retail pads and surface parking, on the south half. At the time the plan was approved by Greenwood Village, Alberta said it expected demolition of the old boarded-up building there to get underway by the end of 2024, but as of today, there is no sign of any demolition or other construction at that site.

The Villager reached out to the City of Centennial for a comment on what caused Northwood Ravin to cancel their plans to build at the

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GV MAYORS REMEMBER THEIR SERVICE MAYOR RON RAKOWSKY

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s Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem I worked vigorously to place Xcel power lines Century Link and Comcast lines underground. According to John Sheldon, reflecting his responsibilities as City Engineer, Public Works Director, and Deputy City Manager calculates during my tenure in the aforementioned capacities 12 miles of above ground power lines were undergrounded.

I advocated for the addition to Curtis Arts

Center to include a ground level restroom. My wife Margaret and I attended virtually every exhibition from 2003 to Ron Rakowsky 2019.

I supported yearly budget allocations for a new maintenance center which was completed just before my last Mayoral

MAYOR NANCY SHARPE

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he Villager asked Nancy Sharpe Kennedy, who was the city’s mayor from 2003-2010, to share her reflections on her time in office, the city’s past, and its future. Mayor Sharpe went on to become Commissioner Sharpe, serving Arapahoe County from 2011-2022 before taking her well-deserved retirement. These are her thoughts:

What were the highlights for the city while you were in office? What did your leadership bring to it?

There were many highlights during my years as mayor of Greenwood Village. One of the most significant was the construction of what was called the I-25 “TREX” construction project. This major project involved adding light rail lines and highway lanes through the Village along with the construction of light rail stations at Orchard Road/I-25 and The Village Center Station/I-25. During the project years, I met frequently with other city/county leaders and project leaders from RTD and CDOT to review construction status and budget numbers to ensure a successful project. After five years of construction, the project finished on time, under budget and with two stations in Greenwood Village.

Another highlight during my tenure

as mayor was preserving open spaces across the Village. The Village budgeted funds that were set aside to purchase land. One Nancy Sharpe purchase that I am particularly proud that I spearheaded was bringing several different groups together that resulted in preserving significant acreage in the Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve (by The Preserve neighborhood). That land is preserved in perpetuity.

The last highlight I’ll mention was the opportunity that I had to collaborate with business leaders in the south Denver area focusing on and growing the business environment in Greenwood Village. These efforts brought substantial job and revenue growth to the Village.

What is your fondest memory as mayor?

I have many wonderful memories of my time as mayor. Working with outstanding councilmembers, staff, residents, elected officials and business leaders made my time of service rewarding and meaningful. I had the chance to get to know residents across the

MAYOR GEORGE LANTZ

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urrent GV Mayor George Lantz spent nearly 20 years serving on the city’s board and commissions before being elected to city council in 2015. He served there representing GV District Three until he was elected mayor, without opposition, in 2019. Mayor Lantz was re-elected, again without opposition, in 2023 for another fouryear term.

What were the highlights for the city while you were in office? What did your leadership bring to it?

The truest highlight is the exceptional City Council and talented City Staff and how together they have created our remarkable City.

During my tenure there have been some unexpected and interesting opportunities.

In March of 2020 I was at dinner when I received a call from our City Attorney letting me know I should enjoy myself because our world was shutting down in the morning. The Covid pandemic, our first in over 100 years, presented our community with unheard of challenges. Through hard work and planning we successfully navigated the pandemic lockdown. The City continued to provide all necessary services, while keeping our staff safe and working without any furloughs or layoffs. We utilized our COVID relief money to help our business community. Our staff worked with businesses to safely and strategically reopen. We did not over extend the Village with people and programs which could not be supported.

Around the same time, there was a call to defund the police. Our City Council and I declared our support for the Greenwood Village Police Department, the need to keep

our residents safe and the necessity to fund our police.

Although protestors came to our community, we stayed strong in our conviction to George Lantz support the police.

In 2023, the city initiated a citywide Fiber-to-the-Premise project in partnership with Ting to improve access to high-speed internet services for residents and businesses.

The project is on track to be completed by the end of 2027. The Ting project will ensure all residents and businesses have access to technological and resources necessary for their success.

Based on a water court ruling, we needed to acquire water rights to preserve Margary Taylor Open Space ponds. We successfully acquired the water rights and are now working to fulfill our vision, which includes maintaining the ponds and sustaining existing and growing new trees along the High Line Canal.

We successfully completed two new parks and continue to upgrade the facilities and playgrounds at existing parks.

We completed the renovation of City Hall to insure the Village has a good home for the next 20+ years.

I have two plus years left in my term and I am excited about what is in front of us.

What is your fondest memory as mayor?

Working along the talented and dedicated City Staff. Their love of our City is evident in how they approach their everyday tasks.

What should people know about Green-

2011- 2019

term ended.

I spent some considerable effort to raise the influence of Greenwood Village in regional matters. For instance, at DRCOG there were many years that I was a member of the nominating committee, including serving as its Chair during my last term as Mayor. I was a key member of the search committee for the new Executive Director.

As Mayor, I successfully brought South Metro Fire Rescue and our Police Department closer together as a defacto Public Safety Department thereby expanding the

impact of taxpayer dollars.

My greatest focus on the City staff was developing a strong bench for the City Manager to work with. The lack of turnover of Department Directors during my tenure and subsequent years thereafter prove my efforts were successful. The only Director loss became a key member of the South Metro Fire Rescue senior staff.

GV Mayor Emeritus Ron Rakowsky and his wife Margaret have retired to a suburb of Cleveland to be close to their family, but they came back to celebrate GV’s 75th birthday.

Village and to form friendships that still exist today.

I am proud that during my administration I established solid, consensus building relationships with city and county leaders and business leaders around the metro area and State. Those relationships have remained strong and viable to this day.

During my time as mayor, Greenwood Village began to showcase itself as the premier place to live and work. I am happy to say that continues today.

One reason Greenwood Village is different from other cities is because the ratio of residents to business employees. Around 45,000 people work within the Village during the day, however, the evening population reduces to less than 16,000 fulltime residents in the evening. That ratio creates a robust revenue stream that allows the Village to provide a high level of public safety, significant transportation improvements, enjoyable community events and much more.

2003- 2010

What should people know about Greenwood Village that they might not know already?

What current residents might not know about is how Greenwood Village became an incorporated City. In 1950, a small group of residents (74) voted to incorporate Greenwood Village. At that time, the area was largely a farming and ranching community.

The primary issue that inspired residents to incorporate was to preserve their quality of life. While the Village has grown substantially in population and land area, current residents still have and want to maintain a high quality of life for themselves, their families, and their businesses.

How is Greenwood Village different from other cities?

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wood Village that they might not know already?

I believe there are several key points that everyone should know about our wonderful community.

First and foremost, Greenwood Village is a vibrant and thriving city that prioritizes quality of life for its residents. Our commitment to maintaining beautiful parks, trails, and open spaces fosters a strong sense of community and encourages an active lifestyle. We take great pride in our extensive recreational programs and facilities, which offer something for everyone, from families to seniors.

Moreover, Greenwood Village boasts a robust local economy, with a diverse range of businesses that provide ample job opportunities within our 8 square miles. The Denver Tech Center, the heart of business innovation in the metro area, is home to Fortune 500 companies and booming corporations seeking a competitive edge in the marketplace.

To that end, the city is dedicated to supporting local businesses through streamlined government processes and permitting, which also helps attract new businesses that align with our community values and appreciate our high-quality amenities Additionally, public safety is a top priority for us. Our dedicated police department works tirelessly to ensure that our residents feel safe and secure in their homes and throughout the community. In 2024, GVPD’s data-driven approach to addressing crime and traffic concerns resulted in a reduction in crime in six out of ten categories tracked by our police. In March 2024, GVPD launched a new citizen engagement tool that enables the department to collect feedback on non-life-threatening calls for service via a text message survey. The program aggregates all of the responses to help measure citizen satisfaction with the agency. By year

How do you see the city evolving during the next 20 years?

I hope that future mayors and city council members will work hard to anticipate issues that may positively or negatively affect the Village. I believe that it is critical to protect the right for only Village residents to be able to determine how our Village develops. State Governments should not take away local policies that local residents voted on.

I hope that Greenwood Village can remain essentially as it is today. By that I mean, continuing to be a vibrant and safe place to live, work, raise a family and enjoy the outdoor spaces that make our community such a special and unique place. City founders would be proud of that.

Former Mayor Nancy Sharpe Kennedy still lives in Greenwood Village with her husband, longtime GV resident Jim Kennedy. end, GVPD achieved a 95.89% score.

People don’t know that 46% of Greenwood Village dwelling units are multifamily dwellings. These include apartments, condominiums and townhouses. Our homes vary from very large homes with acres of land to Section 8 housing. Which offer varied living opportunities.

How is Greenwood Village different from other cities?

I believe there are a number of reasons Greenwood Village stands out.

Greenwood Village has a unique blend of suburban charm and urban convenience.

While we enjoy a peaceful, family-friendly atmosphere with beautiful neighborhoods and green spaces, we are also strategically located near major highways in the heart of the Denver metropolitan area. This means residents can easily access the cultural, dining and entertainment options of the city, including Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and the Museum of Outdoor Arts, while still relishing the tranquility of a suburban lifestyle, and there are even rural living opportunities with large open spaces and equestrian trails on the west side of town.

Furthermore, our city prioritizes open space and green, lush parks for our residents to enjoy. Greenwood Village is home to expansive parks, trails, and natural areas that promote outdoor activities and well-being.

We take pride in our commitment to preserving these spaces for future generations, ensuring that we maintain our beautiful landscapes amid growth and development.

How do you see the city evolving during the next 20 years?

Greenwood Village will continue to be a financially stable community providing superior community services and amenities. Office towers will be redone while maintaining the pastoral setting of the community.

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Enjoying the 75th Diamond Jubilee festival are Greenwood Village Mayor George Lantz, center and GV City Council members; Donna Johnston, Tom Stahl, Paul Wiesner, Judith Hilton, Dave Kerber, Ann Nelson, Anne Ingebretsen

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GV Time Capsule opened A slice of Greenwood Village history Greenwood Village became a ing federal and state funding. city, bounded by Belleview Avenue During the time she was GV mayor from 1985-1989, Freda Poundon the north, Orchard Road on the stone smoothed things out between the city and the DTC and led the south, Holly Street on the east, and 1987 Arapahoe Road annexations that brought in large amounts of sales Clarkson Street on the west, (the area that today comprises GV District tax after she appointed a committee of city council members to convince One), on September 8, 1950, when 138 eligible residents cast their balproperty owners there that GV was a better choice than their other suitor lots, resulting in a 74-64 vote for incorporation. for annexation at the time, Aurora. Poundstone was rightBefore the vote, a move for the three-mile by onefully proud of what she accomplished, telling an interviewer mile area to become part of Cherry Hills Village years later, “Office buildings pay property taxes, but retail failed when the then-mayor of CHV said he didn’t properties, with their sales tax revenue, are really your slot want it. machine. For every dollar received from residential propIn 1967, that idea was revisited. A proposal to erty taxes, a city spends $1.80 on services. With retail, for merge the two cities was approved 368-276 by every dollar spent, you get $14 back. We had bridges that residents of CHV, but this time, GV residents said needed repair for years. During my term, we began replacno, 306-264. That created bad blood between the ing bridges.” Poundstone passed away in November 2011. two Denver suburbs that some believe still lingers The Preserve at Greenwood Village, built starting in today.

1990, is located between Belleview Avenue and Orchard Once it was clear that GV was going to be on Road, and Holly Street and Colorado Boulevard, and is its own, it looked for ways to become financially comprised of 400 large homes and 133 patio homes (called stronger. That resulted in a string of annexations, Bateleur). It is a luxury planned-unit development where the three largest in 1967, 1970, and 1987, though today, the average home is worth over $2 million. the first two were deemed void later by the courts, GV’s first woman and most The process of getting it approved is a unique piece of then mostly brought back into GV by the property well-known mayor, Freda GV history. The Koelbel family had owned the land for 30 owners. The annexations brought commercial busi- Poundstone, served from 1985 years and had tried several times to develop it. One version nesses into the city to help support the cost of resi- to 1989. of the plan contained a golf course, but nearby residents in dential property, keeping residents’ property taxes low.

Greenwood Hills and the rural area wanted the land to remain as open It was also in 1967 when the idea of becoming a home rule city took space. A quote on the city’s website, from Mayor Freda Poundstone, hold. Residents voted 135-66 to create a home rule charter to begin the describes the situation this way: “A group in District 2, determined to process of having GV make its own policy decisions on all-important keep the area rural, wanted a measure on the ballot to bar development of zoning and tax questions, something that is as relevant today as it was 58 the land between Holly Street and Colorado Boulevard north of Orchard years ago.

Road…The city council placed a counter-proposal on the ballot to deIn 1974, as annexation became a competitive sport played aggresvelop The Preserve.” sively by Denver, Freda Poundstone, who later became GV’s first female A citywide vote to settle the question was held on November 8, 1988. (and many believe, most consequential) mayor, created a constitutional It passed, but the margin was small, and the residents who were against it amendment that the voters of Colorado adopted. The Poundstone Amend- were still not satisfied. They took the matter to court. The January 5, 1989 ment, permanent due to its status as a change to the state constitution, issue of The Villager reported that Arapahoe County District Court Judge says that a city cannot annex land in another county without the voters of Kenneth Stuart concluded that the vote properly reflected the will of the the county giving up the property approving the annexation. That put a citizens of GV and, even if there were some technical errors, they didn’t permanent stop to Denver grabbing land in Arapahoe County, including warrant overturning the decision of the voters. near Greenwood Village.

Another interesting story in the city’s history is about how Mayors The Denver Tech Center (DTC) had been established in 1962 as a sub- Poundstone and Rollin Barnard, (he followed her in the job from 1989 urban office park on 40 acres. It is essentially an overlay district, partly in to 1993, and brought strong experience to their mission) —Poundstone GV and partly in Denver. Today, it is 908 acres. The city had a push-pull served in the Reagan administration and Barnard was assistant postmaster general during the Eisenhower administration---tried without success to get Greenwood Village its own postal zip code. (The city’s website says it tried to get a post office, but there is a post office in GV at 6855 S. Dayton Street—it just has an Englewood zip code). GV is in good company, though. Other cities that have not been able to get their own zip codes are Centennial and Cherry Hills Village. Today, with less and less commercial and personal communications being conducted using the U.S. Post Office, it seems less important than it did years ago when cities without their own zip codes were constantly losing sales tax dollars to the cities whose zip codes they were “borrowing.” That problem has been well handled by Wayfair and Amazon.

Greenwood Villager’s most recent successful development is the Landmark Towers, between Orchard Road and Belleview Avenue, relationship with the DTC for years, but after east of Quebec Street. It has a movie theater, court fights and subsequent settlements, the restaurants, and retail in walking distance, and DTC and GV eventually realized they had the a huge public garage built with sales taxes colsame basic goals and found common ground. lected at Landmark businesses. Landmark was The first GV City Hall was built in the same built in 2008 with the vision of Mayor Nancy location it stands today, when voters approved a Sharpe and the support of the GV City Council. It $900,000 general obligation bond in 1978 to create is GV’s only mixed-use development that combines a home for the city’s then-35 employees. The building retail and residential, planned together, and it is wildly sucwas dedicated one year later. It has had multiple updates since then cessful. and is now accompanied by a separate building at 10001 E. Costilla AvAs GV matured in the early 2000s, single-family residential zone enue that houses its public works and parks, trails, and recreation departdistricts of GV got built out, and treescape settings with beautiful, ments. shiny, Class-A office buildings popped up along Greenwood Plaza To demonstrate how little has changed in GV, one need only refer to Boulevard and at Arapahoe Station, which was once slated to also the history on the city’s website that says, “By the early 1980s, traffic was include multi-family residential, an idea that was eventually abanthe number one issue in Greenwood Village.” But there was no avoiding doned. Soon, GV became known as the “headquarters of headquarthe growth that was coming, and the decision was made to widen Belters,” home to First Data, Fidelity Funds, CoBank, Empower Retireleview Avenue and Yosemite Street to four lanes to accommodate it, usment, Charter Communications, Newmont Mining, NexGen, and

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dozens of other large companies. Known as business-friendly with first class city services and a low mill levy, as well as having great access to I-25, I-225, and Centennial Airport, everything looked great for the future.

Then the COVID-19 pandemic came and for a time, most people who could do so, worked from home. When the emergency had passed, businesses re-examined whether they needed all their employees to be in their offices five days a week. After factoring in the availability of technology and the time it takes to commute, few large employers required their people to spend five days a week in offices. It is hard to imagine how that schedule is going to be the norm again in the future. That change hurt GV’s office occupancy rate, which has not gone above 80% since the pandemic ended.

There is also pressure being applied by the State of Colorado for GV to increase its housing stock by adding multi-family where it can fit, perhaps near the Arapahoe Light Rail Station and the Orchard Light Rail Station. But that is a fight that city leaders have taken on with vigor, suing the state over usurping its rights as a home rule jurisdiction. The case is pending, but we’d bet on Greenwood Village, which hasn’t lost a legal battle it chose to take on in many years.

As those conflicts move toward resolution, life in the city is very good. The property tax mill levy is one of the lowest in the metro area at 2.932 mills, which translates to less than $300 on a home valued at $1,500,000, the average price of a single-family home in Greenwood Village. If one needs the police in an emergency, they can be expected to arrive within four minutes. Snow removal happens with great reliability in the winter and summers are spent by the same folks in the city’s public works department making sure the pavement on the roads is always in good condition. The Curtis Arts Center has ongoing exhibits and art classes for all ages. Any family who has looked at houses in the area knows that a GV address adds a premium to the price of a home.

At 75, Greenwood Village is a great city with a great future.

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On May 31, 1997, when Greenwood Village opened its then-new city hall, it sealed a time capsule and set the opening date for 2025 to coincide with the city’s 75th anniversary.

On June 2, Mayor George Lantz opened the time capsule. It contained photos of the city council and key staff members, a list of all the city’s mayors to that date, a city map, the 1997 city budget, the 1991 comprehensive plan, a goals statement for the city council, and a copy of The Villager Newspaper from May 29, 1997.

Mayor George Lantz and Villager Governmental Reporter Freda Miklin hold up a copy of The Villager from May of 1997.

Photo by Ann Nelson

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First American State Bank Celebrates Greenwood Village’s 75th Anniversary with a Legacy of Giving

As Greenwood Village marks 75 years of community, First American State Bank proudly celebrates alongside the city we’ve called home since our founding. For three decades, we’ve remained deeply committed to strengthening our local community, supporting causes that uplift families, empower students, and bring joy to Colorado children during the holidays.

We take pride in being a true community bank, dedicated to improving the lives of our customers, employees, partners, and neighbors. Through meaningful partnerships and long-standing initiatives, First American State Bank has made a lasting impact across the region.

A Legacy of Giving: First American State Bank Fitness Festival - Founder & Title Sponsor (2000–2013)

In partnership with our devoted team and vendors, we raised over $1 million for the Cherry Creek School District Community Asset Project through the annual Fitness Festival. In 2014, we gifted the event to CCSD, continuing success in the hands of the community it serves.

The Village Toy Drive Founder & Presenting Sponsor (2014–Present)

We’re honored to continue our leadership of The Village Toy Drive benefiting Volunteers of America Colorado. Each holiday season, VOA aims to collect 6,000 toys for children in need, and thanks to the support of our incredible community, we’ve proudly donated thousands of toys year after year. This year’s drive will kick off in October, and we invite everyone to help make the season magical for Colorado kids.

A special congratulations to our own Michelle Gruber, recently named a Denver7 Everyday Hero for founding and leading The Village Toy Drive.

Michelle’s unwavering commitment over the past 12 years has helped bring joy and hope to countless children and families.

Proud to be a supporting business in Greenwood Village for the past 30 years! Happy 75th GV

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Three ways trusts can help — even if you are not rich Trusts can be an efficient way to provide a financial legacy to the people and causes you care about.

Plus, there are other benefits you may not have considered, according to Bank of America.

Many people assume that trusts are only for the very wealthy.

That is not the case. “Trusts are tools that give you very specific control over how your wealth is used and protected, no matter how much money you have,” says Kevin Hindman, managing director of Retirement & Personal Wealth Solutions at Bank of America.

Broadly speaking, you can think of a trust as a sort of container that holds your assets — from investments and real estate to even a private business. With the help of a lawyer, accountant and financial advisor, you establish the rules for what happens to the assets in your trust and who will manage it, either during your lifetime or after you die, and name beneficiaries of your choosing. You can set up a trust while you are alive to provide for the management of assets in the event that you or a loved one becomes incapacitated — a valid concern given our increased life spans compared to decades ago and the prevalence of conditions like Alzheimer’s that can require costly long-term care. But trusts are also useful in helping ensure that your money is distributed as you wish after you are gone. Here are three potential benefits to consider.

1. More control. You can use a trust to set rules or conditions about when and how your beneficiaries will receive their inheritance. For instance, if you prefer that your son complete a professional degree or pursue a career rather than buy a sports car, you could establish a trust that sets a specific age or milestone before the money becomes available, such as graduating from law school or turning 30.

Trusts also can help you reach charitable goals or improve tax efficiency. By setting up a charitable trust, for example, you can support philanthropic causes now or in the future while also providing an income stream for you or your heirs and minimizing gift or other potential taxes.

2. A measure of protection.

Trusts can help ensure that your children, grandchildren, cherished friends or other loved ones receive their inheritance if you divorce or remarry. They also can help shield assets if you or your heirs are in professions that come with a high risk of litigation. By making a trust the beneficiary of your life insurance policy — or putting the policy within a trust — you can dictate how the proceeds can be spent, adding another level of protection for your heirs. A trust

can also be used to help keep a business in the family or provide for a child with special healthcare needs.

3. Investment guidance. A trust allows you to designate a professional money manager, so if loved ones are unable to handle investments, family property or a business, they may be protected from costly mistakes. The same goes for heirs who are too young to invest and manage an inheritance. For the beneficiaries of your trust, the financial stewardship you put in place can also help ease the transition to managing the assets.

Trusts are just part of a larger plan you can put in place — and adjust over time — to establish your legacy and help protect the financial future of those you love.

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Back in the CU locker room, back on the Buffs’ practice field, and—characteristically— back in front of the cameras and in the headlines.

But there was nothing same-o same-o about what he had to say at the press conference marking his return to Boulder after a summer away from campus filled with mystery and speculation.

“Colorado’s Deion Sanders says he battled, beat bladder cancer,” read one headline typical of the prevailing storyline.

“This was not an easy task,” Coach Prime told a packed Touchdown Club at the Dal Ward Center as he revealed that he had undergone surgery to remove his bladder and that a part of his small intestine was used to fashion some semblance of a replacement.

The bladder tumor was discovered, he said, during a routine vascular exam related to his history of blood clots in his legs, which required surgery in 2023.

There had been no shortage of conjecture during Coach Prime’s extended absence from the CU football scene. CU’s

explanation that Sanders was “dealing with a medical condition” morphed into everything from suggestions that he might have had more toes amputated, to another bout with blood clots, to “he’s headed for a Big Ten or SEC job.”

No report even hinted at the real “medical condition.” No one spoke “off the record” or otherwise about the dreaded “C” word.

And I find that absolutely remarkable in today’s leak-driven media climate.

We have unquestionably the biggest name in local college football (and arguably the biggest nationally), yet no one at any level broke the story of Neon Deion’s life-threatening health crisis! It would have been a scoop of historic proportion.

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In this case, though, I think the absence of even a well-founded rumor also shows Prime’s self-discipline when it comes to hype, showmanship, self-promotion and whatever else you can think of to describe his unique ability to be larger than life.

He didn’t even share the gravity of his secret with most of his family, including sons Shedeur and Shilo and the player he treats like another son, Heisman Trophy-winning Travis Hunter, so that, he explained, they wouldn’t be distracted as they prepared for the pro football draft.

Current CU players weren’t told of his diagnosis or subsequent surgery until the night before the press conference at which he told the public. (Their first game is just three weeks away, vs. Georgia Tech.)

He also didn’t tell most of his closest friends, and, he said, even changed his cellphone number a couple of times, in case anyone was tracking it for telltale calling patterns.

It’s also an indication of the loyalty Coach Prime inspires in those close to him.

Eldest son Deion Jr., one of the few who knew, documented his dad’s activities away from CU in a social media video but never referred to anything that suggested in any way what really was unfolding.

Colorado athletics director Rick George, the man who brought Sanders to Boulder and another of the few who knew, remained mum, too.

While delivering a serious message at his press conference, Coach Prime also flashed his primetime panache, as if to reassure everyone it was really Coach Prime speaking. He told everyone he “depends on Depends,” the adult diapers, and that there will be a porta potty on the sidelines this fall.

He also said he hoped that, by going public, he would move others to be examined for all types of cancer, and that his jokes about the effects of his surgery would lead others with bladder cancer to avoid feeling embarrassed in the aftermath.

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COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 303- 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: ALAZAYA ROSARIO, LUZ ROSARIO, YO’MAR ROSARIO, STEPHANIE WHITE AND MIA WHITE, Children, and concerning, STEPHANIE GALVAN, LEO WHITE, AND JULIO ROSARIO, Respondents.

Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Office of the Arapahoe County Attorney Arapahoe County Department of Human Services 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 larnold@arapahoegov.com Tel: 303-636-1882 Fax: 303-636-1889 Case No: 25JVJ3

Division: 23 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT CONCERNING LEO WHITE AND JULIO ROSARIO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Court Trial / Default Adjudication Hearing and Default Dispositional Hearing regarding LEO WHITE and JULIO ROSARIO is set on SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. (MST) in Division 23 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected and adopt the prepared treatment plan for you in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code, or to determine

that there is no appropriate treatment plan. audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: •https://judicial.webex.com/meet/ D18-ARAP-Div23 •Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are).

You will then be in the virtual courtroom.

•Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below.

•If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664 and enter access code 2598 320 5548 (followed by #, #).

If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin.

Dated August 2, 2025.

Respectfully submitted: Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764

Senior Assistant County Attorney Published in The Villager Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11924 ________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: HAMIDA HUSSAINI, Child, and concerning, JANE DOE, NAZ BIBI, AND SAYED HUSSAINI, Respondents, and, GUL HUSSAINI, Special Respondent.

Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Office of the Arapahoe County Attorney Attorney for the People Arapahoe County Department of

Human Services 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: 303-636-1882 Fax: 303-636-1889 Case No: 25JV27 Division: 23 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENTS JANE DOE AND NAZ BIBI PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for an ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENTS JANE DOE AND NAZ BIBI, on AUGUST 8, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. (MST) in Division 23 of the Arapahoe District Court. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link:

D18-ARAP-Div23 •Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are).

You will then be in the virtual courtroom.

•Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below.

If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664 and enter access code 2598 320 5548 (followed by #, #).

In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Respectfully submitted on July 28, 2025.

Linda Arnold, Esq., 16764 Assistant County Attorney Published in The Villager Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11925

•https://judicial.webex.com/meet/

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District, PO Box 359, Littleton, Colorado, will make final payment to Colorado DesignScapes, Inc of 15440 East Fremont, Centennial, CO 80112 for all Work done by said Contractor in connection with, or Work done on the Cherry Creek Vista Sunset Park Renovation, unincorporated Arapahoe County, State of Colorado on August 31, 2025.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the Work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the Work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time for final settlement for the Work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District, on or before the date and time herein above shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District, its directors, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District By: /s/ Sarah Shepherd District Manager Published in The Villager First Publication: July 24, 2025 Last Publication: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11920 ________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) C.R.S. § 22-31-107(1.5)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 4th day of November 2025 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms in Director Districts D and E for Cherry Creek School District No. 5. Eligible electors of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 who have resided in each District respectively for at least 12 months preceding the election and who are interested in serving on the school board may obtain a Board Candidate Packet for the Director District in which they reside, including a Nomination Petition from the District Designated Election Official (DEO) from August 6 through August 29: Sonja S. McKenzie (Designated Election Official 4700 S. Yosemite Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 720-554-4373 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

State law requires 50 signatures from eligible electors on a Nomination Petition. The deadline to submit a School Board Candidate Petition is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025 (not less than 67 days before the election). Earlier submittal is strongly encouraged. Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 District Name /s/ Sonja S. McKenzie Designated Election Official Signature Published in The Villager

Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11926 ________________________ NOTICE OF EXCLUSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County and the City and County of Denver, Colorado, a petition praying for the exclusion of certain land from such District.

1.The name and address of the petitioner mentioned in such petition and the general description of the property to be excluded are as follows: Petitioner:4340 SOUTH MONACO LLC Address:8351 E Belleview Ave. Denver, CO 80237 Description: Property generally located at 4340 S Monaco St., Denver, CO 80237. A full legal description is available from Spencer Fane, LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203 2. The prayer of the petition is that the above property be excluded from the boundaries of the District.

3. The area sought to be excluded from the District is located entirely within the City and County of Denver, and does not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and the District currently encompasses property in Arapahoe County and the City and County of Denver, and therefore no notice of the proposed exclusion under Section 32-1-207(2), C.R.S., as amended, is required.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons to appear at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Metropolitan District at 9:00 a.m. on August 12, 2025, to be held at 8351 E. Belleview Ave., Denver, CO 80237 and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted. The failure of any person in the existing District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his or her part to the exclusion of the property described in this notice.

Arapahoe County and the City and County of Denver, and therefore no notice of the proposed exclusion under Section 32-1-207(2), C.R.S., as amended, is required.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons to appear at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Metropolitan District at 9:00 a.m. on August 12, 2025, to be held at 8351 E. Belleview Ave., Denver, CO 80237 and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted. The failure of any person in the existing District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his or her part to the exclusion of the property described in this notice.

GOLDSMITH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Thomas N. George, Counsel for the District Published in The Villager Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11928 ________________________ NOTICE OF MEETING TO CONSIDER INCREASE OF TAP FEE’S IN CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-1001(2)(a), C.R.S., to the customers of the Cherry Creek Village Water District and all other interested persons that the Board of Directors of the District shall consider increasing the District’s tap fee’s effective August 12, 2025 at an open public meeting to be held at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12 th , 2025 at Community Resource Services, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 .

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any customer or other interested person may appear at said time and place for the purpose of providing input, comments or objections regarding any proposed rate or charge increase. Information regarding the proposed increase may be obtained from Community Resource Services, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, telephone number 303-3814960, Monday through Friday during normal business hours (i.e. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Dated this 1st day of July 2025.

GOLDSMITH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Thomas N. George, Counsel for the District

CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT

Published in The Villager Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11927 ________________________ NOTICE OF EXCLUSION

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of Goldsmith Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County and the City and County of Denver, Colorado, a petition praying for the exclusion of certain land from such District.

Published in The Villager Published: August 7, 2025 Legal # 11929 ________________________

1.The name and address of the petitioner mentioned in such petition and the general description of the property to be excluded are as follows: Petitioner: EAST UNION AVENUE OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Address:711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392 Description: Property generally located at 4600 S. Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237 and 4602 S. Syracuse St. Full legal descriptions are available from Spencer Fane, LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203 2. The prayer of the petition is that the above property be excluded from the boundaries of the District.

3. The area sought to be excluded from the District is located entirely within the City and County of Denver, and does not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and the District currently encompasses property in

By: /s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS John H. Fuller, Deceased Case Number 2025PR269 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before December 7, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeanne L. Clifton 1447 Sumac St. Longmont CO 80501 Published in The Villager First Publication: August 7, 2025 Last Publication: August 21, 2025 Legal # 11930 ________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kim William

Schottleutner, a/k/a Kim W. Schottleutner, a/k/a Kim Schottleutner, Deceased Case Number 2025PR30763 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before November 30, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Denise Hodona Schottleutner 10949 E. Maplewood Drive Address Englewood. CO 80111 Published in The Villager First Publication: August 7, 2025 Last Publication: August 21, 2025 Legal # 11931 ________________________

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