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Friends of “Buz” Say Goodbye

This past week was a busy one in The Villager newspaper world.

We attended the funeral service for another Village “titan,” Walter A. Buz Koelbel, Jr. I always thought of Buz as a vibrant, youthful, visionary business entrepreneur, and we attended many city council meetings together over the past four decades. The most memorable were the prairie dog issues with the purchase of the land leading to the present day super successful The Preserve home site development.

It was never easy, and it demanded and took all of Koelbel’s skills to accomplish his successful real estate developments. I think he was best described as a high-quality individual with firstclass honesty and integrity.

Great leadership he learned from his father Walter, who taught his son well. The leadership mantle has been handed to son Carl, now at the helm of Koelbel and Co., with assistance from his

brothers Walt, Dean, and from our midst. Cancer sister Bethany.

League of Colorado does I’ve lived long enough a yeoman’s job of raising to have admired and funds annually to wage war respected other departed against this foe. “titans.” George Wallace, BY BOB SWEENEY Bethany Lutheran PUBLISHER founding father of the Church, in history is linked Denver Technological Center and to Martin Luther and the ensuing John Madden Jr., who developed religious “Reformation” was an so many beautiful structures on awesome venue for the largest the west side of Wallace’s east funeral audience I’ve ever witside domain. nessed in my 43 years of attendThe Koelbel team of Walter ing local funerals. and Buz made a huge footprint, I especially enjoyed two just like Wallace and Madden. of Buz’s closest friends, Steve The Koelbel name joins their stat- Stokesberry and Jeff Riggs, relature and reputation. ing some lifelong tales about days So it was on October 1, 2024, in school at Thomas Jefferson my family paid tribute to the high school, and Buz’s days as a Koelbel family with a special Phi Delta Theta fraternity memwell-earned newspaper tribute to ber at The University of ColoraBuz and his family. do, his beloved alma mater. Pastor Gerri and I attended the funer- Gary Sandberg was also poignant al service at the beautiful Bethany in addressing Buz’s faith in God. Lutheran Church with a capacity The church staff did an awesome audience who were still in shock job for their beloved member. over Buz’s untimely death from Following the service, a recancer. A scourge of a disease ception was held at the newly that doesn’t care about who you remodeled Cherry Hills Country may be, it takes many loved ones Club, that handled the event suc-

cessfully from parking to the use of an attractive new community room that easily accommodated the many friends of the Koelbel family. Sherri warmly greeted everyone at the entrance with her dignity and beauty.

There was no shortage of dark suits and respectfully dressed ladies at the reception. Three of the guests we encountered entering the club were titans in their own right, in other venues.

Steve Schuck, Colorado Springs business leader and candidate for governor back in the 80’s and Pat Grant, member of a pioneer family, legislator of distinction, and CEO of the National Westerns Stock Show for 25 years.

Lastly, the former president of the Boettcher Foundation, former Colorado Secretary of Agriculture, Tim Schultz. All three men, each who could have been governor, paid their last respects to Buz. The torch has been passed successfully. Buz had a great life.

these dollar bills is highly Our Constitution and Declaration The Solution to Inflation Printing inflationary. In fact, excess dollars codified this revelation. A governThe Federal Reserve was created in 1913 with one purpose, one directive: Protect the value of the US Dollar. In other words, control inflation to prevent deflation (devaluation) of the buying power of the dollar. The other directives, like sustain full employment, are artificial, illusionary.

Since the Feds creation 110 years ago, the value of the dollar (it’s buying power) has declined over 95%. In other words what cost $1 in 1913 now costs $100.

That is devaluation in the buying power of the dollar. Since personal income is relatively fixed, the net savings retention, after paying many more dollars for a commodity, is diminished. Inflation is a hidden and highly corrosive tax on the citizen.

The Federal Reserve goes to great lengths to avoid responsibility. Fed Monetary Policy, in particular the number of US Dollars in circulation, is the Fed’s doing.

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Inflation is caused by a decline in buying power of the dollar. The decline is each dollar’s value is caused by two events: Weakness in the private economy, less freedom from interference and second but most importantly, dollar devaluation is the result of printing too many dollars. The second item is strictly the purview of the FOMC a subset of the Federal Reserve. When the Fed began printing $8 Trillion new dollars in 2008, called QE, they set us on the current path of inflation, which is devaluation of the dollar’s buying power.

In fairness the Fed is not the only guilty party to destruction of the dollar’s value. Throughout the intervening 100 years since the Feds creation, Congress and Presidents demanded more federal spending and thereby compelled the Fed to print more US Dollars solely to buy Treasury Bonds and thereby fund the profligate spending of our elected representatives.

in circulation is the cause of inflation and devaluation of the dollar.

The free market solution to improving the dollar’s value and reducing the corrosion of inflation, is a 180-degree change in Fiscal Policy so that restricts federal intervention in free and private markets, and that means fewer regulations and less taxation. This the heart of the repeal of the Chevron Doctrine.

The next very important solution to reducing inflation and improving the buying power of our money, is to reduce the supply of money in circulation. But that means the Treasury Department will need to redeem its outstanding debt and retire their bonds when matured. Most significantly, inflation reduction requires, mandates, that Congress will have to reduce federal spending. The solution is either more taxation or less federal spending. The first destroys our freedom, the latter promotes perpetual success in private business and jobs.

Our nation was founded on the concept of individual sovereignty.

ment that oppresses the individual through taxation, regulation, debt and excessive spending is antithetic to our nation’s principles.

The machine is massive, bureaucrats control most aspects of our lives now. But we individuals outnumber them by a wide margin.

We were granted the ability to vote for legislators and the president.

Our mandate is to advocate for our individual freedom by selecting those rare politicians who will reduce the intervention of government in our lives. We are blessed with a representative government.

Lets not waste it on infighting, but focus on the real problems.

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repay the bonds will be esUnderstanding the Cherry Creek Schools’ totablished when they are sold, increased property values will in a decrease in the mill $950 million bond and mill levy request result levy.

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On August 12, the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education (CCSD) voted unanimously to ask voters to approve a phased-in mill levy increase expected to be $9 million for 2025 (Ballot Measure 4A) and a $950 million school bond (Ballot Measure 4B). These measures are on voters’ ballots arriving in the mail early next week.

The Villager sat down with Scott Smith, CCSD Chief Financial and Operating Officer, to get a more in-depth understanding of these requests.

Addressing the size of the bond issue, Smith told us, “We’re doing what other school districts have already done, which is start to replace old buildings with new buildings.”

He pointed to Newton Middle School at 4401 E. Arapahoe Road in the Littleton School District, replaced with a new building and a new sports stadium three years ago, as an example, adding, “The reason the numbers are so big is because we run really big schools. The West Building alone at Cherry Creek High School (CCHS) has more square footage than any comprehensive high school in Douglas County. Just to replace the West Building (one of four discrete buildings on CCHS’s 82-acre campus) will cost $200 million.”

Regarding the 70-year-old CCHS campus, “The school

is the kids, the teachers, the parents, the staff…(but) the building your school is in is falling apart…We’ve been closing three to four classrooms a week in the CCHS West Building and moving classes outside because we have sewage issues and we even found black mold (a known carcinogen). Going outside is great in the middle of September. It’s not going to be great in a few months. If we want CCHS to continue to be the flagship high school in the district, we have to invest in it. We want excellence for our kids, our families, our teachers, our staff. We want them to be in safe, healthy buildings. It doesn’t make sense to allow them to fall apart.”

New buildings also allow for up-to-date environmental design, Smith told The Villager. “There are new strategies around learning. It is interactive, it’s hands on, using small, collaborative, flexible spaces with flexible furniture.” He continued, “Safety and security were not an issue when these buildings were built. Now we view it as important for security to bring kids more to the center of the campus instead of being on the periphery. We are working

Cherry Creek Innovation Campus expansion Laredo Middle School replacement Hollys consolidation into one K-5 school Overland High School/Institute of Science & Technology renovation Cherry Creek Campus tear down of two administration buildings and CCHS West Building and construction of new CCHS West Building

TO THE EDITOR CCSD Cherry Creek School Campus proposed rebuild project I recently read the report in the Villager news letter from July 2024 and wanted to express my concerns over the proposed rebuilding/relocation changes that CCSD has placed on the table: · The proposed project rearranges the entire layout (excluding stutter bowl and bus facility) of the campus which has been in place since 1955. · Just because the property is 50/70 years old-per the villager article (it’s only 68 years old)? The current buildings are all brick, and should last hundreds of years like all of our homes and other buildings and structures. · The relocation of the elementary school to the practice track area will affect all of the homeowners of the Cherry Creek Village South Community. · The Community has approximately 180 homes that will be impacted by the proposed location change to the practice track area. The 17 homes located along the practice track will be directly affected. · This will take away the open space that has been in place since the

with law enforcement to figure out how to maintain the campus feel, while maintaining safety and security.”

Those issues extend to the design of parking lots and the traffic flow around the campus, which CCSD is collaborating with the City of Greenwood Village to design, for the benefit of the community around the CCHS campus, as well as the students, focusing on the campus’ impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. He also noted, “Every design we’ve looked at adds 200 to 300 parking spaces around the campus.”

Smith emphasized that the only decisions that have been made about the new CCHS Greenwood Village campus are the tentative locations of the school buildings and the removal of the two administration buildings to an alternative location off the campus. All design decisions for the school buildings will be made through a collaborative process that includes extensive input from teachers, parents, students, and community members.

If voters approve the bonds, the $950 million is expected to be borrowed in four separate tranches over about four years.

homes were built and partly why they were bought. The loss of open space and increased noise to the adjacent homes will decrease the value of these properties which in turn will affect all home prices in the South Village. · CCSD has never engaged in any form that I’m aware of with the homeowners in the South Village for the proposed rebuild. · The impact of this project does not affect any other properties surrounding the campus due to separations. Only the South Village will feel the negative effects.

I hope that the city will support the concerns for the South Village and not allow the relocation of structures to impact the citizens homes that have been in the city for as long as the campus has.

CCSD quest to increase mill levy and taxes “again” in my opinion is due to poor management of the properties. Both the taxes and management are another concern for the citizens, but not an item to address in this correspondence.

This is about our Community, our Citizens and the Home Values in Cherry Creek Village South.

Scott Hare

The initial amount will be $250 million. Under state law, CCSD must spend 85% of bond proceeds within three years and 100% within five years, so bonds will only be sold when the district has final plans in place to spend the money, thus voters will not pay interest on borrowed money until CCSD is ready to spend it. If interest rates continue to decline over the next few years, as the market expects, taxpayers’ costs will go down.

Smith told The Villager that CCSD plans to have a “retail period” for district residents to purchase some of the tax-exempt bonds, which he expects will pay 5% interest with an average term of 20 years. These high-quality investments are generally scooped up quickly by institutional investors.

The mill levy override will be phased in over about four years, going up by only about one mill in 2025. Smith does not expect homeowners’ property taxes to increase over the $3/ month per $100,000 in actual value that CCSD has estimated, over the 20-year expected term of the bonds, because property values generally rise over time. Since the amount needed

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The Villager wanted to know if CCSD had empirical data that showed that updated facilities had a demonstrated positive impact on student achievement.

We were referred to an October 2023 article in Education Week, a national, award-winning independent news source covering K-12 education since 1981, owned by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit whose mission is to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues facing American schools. It said that a sweeping report published in 2023 that “analyzed data from more than 15,000 school bond ballot referenda in 28 states between 1990 and 2017, showed that schools “can expect student test scores to rise significantly after they invest local dollars to fix leaky HVAC systems or patch failing roofs,” and that investing in new athletic facilities or expanded classroom space can be expected to increase local property values. The study concluded that there is, “a growing body of evidence asserting that higher-quality school buildings translate to better academic outcomes…”

We also wanted to know the projected time frame for construction of the planned capital improvements, if the voters approve the bonds on November 5. We were provided the following tentative construction schedule (left).

CCSD residents who want more information can find it on the district’s website at https:// www.cherrycreekschools.org/ MillandBond.

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It was a trifecta for Joe Lewand and his son Wesley whose striking 2006 Ford GT won, “Best in Show,” “People’s Choice” AND “Most Likely to Get Pulled Over!”

Cool Rides, Hot Day! CHV Police Foundation’s 3rd Annual Car Show

From monsters to minis, collectors and aficionados supported the event with passion and nosCherry Hills Village Police Chief Jason Lyons, Sgt. Noah Rolfing, Cotalgia - celebrating uniqueness, Founders of the Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation Mark Griffin and luxury, performance and fun! Jan Harrison Griffin Photos by Scottie Iverson

ABOVE: Frankenstein took up monstrous space LEFT: Attendees wanted to explore every inch of the winning Ford BELOW: Kit Phillips, whose 1946 Mercury station wagon (he has owned six and this is the best) won “Best Antique,” celebrates with Dr. Ted Parks and his band The Busted Bones who entertained during the car show

Inside the Cherry Hills Village Center was a silent auction plus an exhibit by famous western artist Craig Tennant and his wife Cheryl Wilson Tennant with a portion of sales or commissions donated to The Foundation

A sweet community day - perfect for a stroll and a hot dog from the food truck ahead

The ES/OV Group is proud to represent Cherry Hills Village and support Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation Erin Susser | 303.887.4008 | erin.susser@compass.com Compass is a licensed real estate broker in Colorado and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws.

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Revin’ the Reds, turning heads!

Raising funds for Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation Route 66 symbolized the impact of the automobile – mobility, freedom and pursuit of the American Dream

The Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation is a private 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization that works to provide vital resources and critical support to the Cherry Hills Village Police Department including essential equipment, state of the art technology, specialized training, educational opportunities, innovative programs and support of department personnel in times of illness or bereavement. Funding provided will assist in improving public safety, promote officer safety and enhance the quality of life for those living and working in as well as visiting Cherry Hills Village. For donations or further information: chvpolicefoundation.org.

Such a cute Crosley!

Considered one of the most beautiful cars ever made – a Jaguar E-Type

ABOVE: The Conroy’s Lincoln had an elegant red interior to complement the zephyr blue making it very patriotic RIGHT: James Hoffman with his stunning 2017 Alfa Romeo 4C Photos by Scottie Iverson

Mary and Tom Conroy showed their zephyr blue 1941 Lincoln Continental convertible

Porsche collector sporting her Porsche logo cap, Janet Gilliland - Compass Real Estate agent with the ES/OV Group, was drawn to this Porsche

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Ent on severa d fferent D str ct m opportun t es and not certa n we opt ons that nvo ve mprovement to wou d have done pub c and pr vate someth ng now or property n th s that we wou d have area We rema n done th s spec fic comm tted to the p an ” goa s of creat ng Koontz owner Bob – safe mob ty for of Greenwood the pub c nto and 9 Ltd L ab ty 793 around the GED Company an Our re at onsh p w th ent ty of Ke more the Metro D str ct s Deve opment strong ” r – GV C ty Manage John Jackson

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CHV City Council will start again to try to find a solution to improve cell phone service in the City

“I think I know where they (priorities) sit for everybody in this room but I still don’t know what the other 5,250 people think,” adding, “And I want to know… I felt that a ballot question was the best way to learn because s’ turnout in CHV, and if we ts have high voter en citiz itsvery an CHV City Council wwe rvicethere was every could inform people, e sewhich on ph ll ce g in ov pr im on ce an id gu intention of doing, with pros and cons…”

– CHV Mayor Katy Brown

Near y 100 peop e fi ed he Cherry H s V age C y Counc chambers on Ju y 16 Near y a of hem were here o speak or s en o he d scuss on on he prev ous y-d scussed proposed p an o mprove he poor ce phone serv ce across he c y A mu p e pr or pub c mee ngs and n documen s pub shed on he CHV webs e he proposed so u on o p ace hree 100-foo owers a hree h b wh n h CHV C y Coun d fferen c y parks (Woody Ho ow o no mo qu u y n n x on u y 16 h m 3 no nvo v n u on on p v d ng on n o un 27 2024 u Th nd ou n on Park poThree y y Park) no m y on y on m ng h d p op C h Ch Park and o on d wh h d h Pond oun y h V ag up m n u on CHV nd u d n u y un k mo mon h y nd C Under g M ayod ou hou d p o d n h m nn yH hadVbeen he proposed nd wo n ud ng mov wh n h w h p n h m ho go n g h k o d nd n d h Coun h d b n wo k ng o h d n o u had o ers g ncarr ng o w d p nn d o n ng bce o u on serv n oro ce poma k b p p pyan onhe om own h m ng h du d n m g oup m ng Th ng omp n o hy say d hey hh nk on y go a d n ongo nd Th essen o a ves a Augu ac ons h resen 7 wh on he ce phone serv ce ou agreed p ace he equ pmen needed pub v n u y 17 nd h o p qu phon h o fi y u o w d o fi bou h poo qu y h d w ng bo d b k o ssue p nn d o n ud wo he go w ny m om y d p an s so err b e ha hey do no and v C h n d serv vo prov de re ab e ce phoneown h yh g dher add ona npu from n ou ga d n h ceh du d o u y CHV wd phon W h d bou h omp n o mp ov h mb m oun 7 y Augu h nd wan even pu n fron of he vo ers n res den s v a e her a c zens’ survey o 17 y un hose po es h don yCHV n h b po b w y C v po v h nhroughou v d by h db k n know h op n on on h qu g ng p opo d no n n on oeven d o o mu h Coun d k In had n mo November The speakers nc uded or a c zens’ comm ee The res den s d h k o m been no ed on severa occan numb on o h h y C yw h h go d n gy h wou d m h do h d on bou how o unh ppy w h h p opo o m d d who n w v und ou b a en-year-o d who a ends S Mary’s spoke a he mee ng were generng w ng d h s ons and n mu p e commun ca ons ov o A o 1 p u d po d p n A n o m on w op on w b on y 2 qu no fin n h nd ng h w h wh n d Academy a y no n favor of he survey bu many n w b oo on res den s ha ce serv ce was no n d bu on by CHV

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sma ce owers wherever n he r gh of-way hey wan and we canno say no… We don’ have s dewa ks The r gh -of-way s n your fron yard If hey wan ed o hey cou d pu a 35-foo ower smack dab n your fron yard and here s no h ng we cou d do I don’ h nk ha ’s be er bu doesn’ ma er because hey’re no go ng o do They been ab e o s nce 1996 and hey haven’ done ” She emphas zed ha “Any so u on ha nvo ves ( owers ha are) sma er ess v s b e— hey ( he ce serv ce prov ders) are no go ng o par c pa e ” The mayor added “Hav ng been on counc for 12 years I know n my hear how s rong y he c zens of CHV va ue our parks and open spaces and I share ha persona y Wha I don’ know s where n he spec rum of pr or es n he mas er p an—when hese wo h ngs compe e aga ns each o her (ce serv ce and open space)—where do hey s ?”

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August 1, 2024

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evo urant, cent to YaYa’s Resta The office to live/ in which we reported th After . work. Whether Villager on June 27 two the that we like it or not, pointing out for sold tly recen buildings people are living foot, just under $66/squarecalled he close to where combined, which ing alarm and ering they work…For “a stagg shared City Council statistic,” Culshaw the first time, nwood Village If you have 2024 PropGree 8, Shea er st any, form gu comp his ner. and . that win GER • Au a licensed C.P.A s Assn. award the two we’ve got nearby

BY FREDA THE VILLA erties, developed vote. I am also ge. I am a 9-time Colo. Pres of $125/ PAGE 6 | ces when they cost a colle at choi IN d competition. and MIKL ings— ol rme build the DTC by them make info from Cherry Creek High Scho 30 years of development in . that will help d square foot nearly a stunWhen we all graph shows the types in the 1980s and 1990s is ard information twins, all of whom graduate er@gmail.com.

This three-dimensional of the office buildings were built ago, adding, “This of ers straightforw illag thoroughfare medi started down giving our read ng adults, including two sets e, email me at fmiklin.v value. We sold pandemic e since 1960. Most in a -19 and at decad drop Covid ent GMD ning the When ans in the te about governm nts of five you something you want to shar path with a few years buildings for an this n, lent those millio preva both $1.6 less I am passiona y Miklin and I are the pare or e cost of becam /square foot government, that office ocaggregate of $185 member. Dr. Jerr ut local or state politics or DTC, it was ‘the using what Culago, many believed to pre-2020 ILDING abo in 1998.” (See 2-BU per would return any questions shaw all referred place.’ Now, ed cupancy & Price that that will d int clear Sales po nwoo now SALE is ap It “Gree . as, to levels to the right) d two are eeable future. there are a lot of Square Foot slide occur in the fores districts an mbers, who meet Village’s excellent nve notThe Villager has been reporting Culshaw then demo developments example of what at-large. Meconsider and appro appraised wood Vilstrated that if the has been done on on buildings in Green ll in varrty monthly to individual projthat compete with for assessing prope , DTC overa Avenue

BY FREDA the value for ear view and s Belle lage 3-y sal propo DTC. We need to is based on sales price up to three ed. ious stages of economic distress , I-25.” taxes ve of MIKLIN west ser the total ects, can mpensat years. This week we can expect that reposition to be GMC also plans are not co the for the past two the note holder jurisdicsales terms and s can be found on property tax for all The only to update Orchard we reported that relevant.” uildthese two

by Arapquin Plaza, a two-b just Their name te. tions generated by Station Park, at the tax levied drop acres bsi - for Harle – Peter Culshaw, ty is a buildings alone will 2022 of which the county we hlights of this pro ing office property on 18 is suing foot ahoe Coun of one for me hig President, r Tower building from $1,158,477 ent to GV City Hall, lting : So rte Axis adjac ars ua ye dea e-q , on gh the owner for defau to $366,689 for 2024 years, neral sales recently acquired by Goldsmith gram throu al funds are dis- the propertyamount of that morttwo aMetro percent ge uates to tot gh crease of 68% in The Goldsmith Koelbel and Comp eq • 68% of directly back throu lon the full a very sigMetropolitan tax. That every District is the area which, he said, “is ny (see the July 4 iscia gage. uted l spe d on schoo data trib on the our an ts , District outlined in green 25 cen nificant impact on ct, the More alarming was aw, pressue of The Villager) e it ack, grants hil reb W map. sha nt. distri Culsh this district, our fire $100 spe nd like is located. Culshaw presented by Peter office space district. projects. $333 million dol- ident of the Goldsmith Metropols the rate at which their GV Denver city, and the metro described Orchard This chart show doesn’t sou rely Spectrum’s signs on by n a recent in southeast metro it will be a used ba for the fu• More tha en awarded in the eitan District (GMD), at ng If this continues, has been absorbed de, which has been “inngs are turned off n Park as “an under ve do not bode well buildi much and price Statio s which acros be his deca is to s nc meeti thing past said, ding cil lars ha during the compounding because, accor pm every night. ity” that, “If we impro ture.” The hope, he (will) emic. Source: CBRE program (si d GV City Coun a 10:00 amen pand for rt impacts the nts the guide the age suppo of since more get e e “Sign the the-red” an he attended to ide the districts.” presentation, lifetim that, “DTC Forward ty and Culshaw reminded it effectively, will becom ofto revitalize nicipalities County res st of their and unFocusing on all DTC economic activi his main concern the citizens within lines are outdated plan devised by GMD Forward.”

2003) to mu t partners.

Green other south- renewablish DTC as a premier useful for close to it.” The park council that economics of pay for mo tangible tric called, “DTC fice buildings inside competitive with re-est of “about the DTC and special dis trails have been the area, aw County. s,” illustrative aw preGreenwood was purchases perty and Arapahoe “I do know Culsh shared an wood Village, Culsh trends east metro jurisdiction ng destination.” miles of is jointly owned by osition space in the GMD,” adding, 78 pro comp “falli Paul nt l the en • ber hoe ed prese DTC na d. op if Mem the denot Arapa ve to rso cil that, of ts will not pe pro dicted leading slide that GV Coun ample Village, GMD, and 12% is that these large tenan es, this s.” He estimated built or im d trailhead proj- and timeline of the 22,100,000 know improvpremier ex a sign… ts. Another individcontinue, the total from behind our competitor g left some serviced $40.5 Wiesner wanted to ht made County. The plan for develrk an l Trail is a lease here without ue and projec submitted ine Cana nts for • 190 pa been supported. square feet of commercial HISpointed to Cigna havin d property tax reven what Culshaw thoug tax generat year. ing it was originally resubmit- That’s a fact.” Council Mem The HighL st five years awarded via gra tted by cities jurisDTC ve move ent all (see pa ha ce and for adjac s on n, GMD ings t the spa in and locati ect Statio nt build ry las GV nded, en its opme these s for Belleview to GV in Janua ts submi million ed by anted to they ber Dave Kerber respo someacres of op collection successful, expects called ual projec d approved by the to Denver “because and exTORY at right), followof the end of dictions can be expec 4 in that’s • 32,000 conserved. to GV in Denver, ted in late July. GMD n on it, The tax is County Open an oas “I understand and ns DTC re: ed, d 11,60 vis sign,” a we woul show 1 4 en $21,7 tow get t Ad millio , that n’t d be $2 dfrom ,48 “Wha ils s an g, ces could oe other drop 34 to consi ha spa to spend over absorpEmpow- askin s and Tra 2 in the to thing that we have 19: $30,3 the Arapah and Use Tax beand open wall and an , consistent negative east pressed concern that 2024 to $13,026,90 Open Space STAB). Only four have to do differently lopes, • 20 20: $31,526,629 are going in the including a sound • 15 parks s, and 20+ miles of2023of employ(deve space in south (O Space Salesds, “open space sit ing the new er…I think we er, which has 2,700 • 20 near future. attract that type of in- tion officeer beginning with the generated Mayor Lantz identity wall, featur ry Board trailhead Culuarters, 6,677,742 respondalso plan to same direction.” the money ned and ma Denv cause it fun nts, programs, and DTC Forward, said ees in its GV headq same. ment)?” Culshaw • 2021: $3 9,976,934 DTC design. They percent of used for administra ” trails are ow apahoe County.metro agreed. bly do the ned “to attack ce Park, nts) like the in 2020 (see SE MET $3 possi mic desig : (tena Walla y e is , is 22 could pande improveme oughout the county.

“The me Georg shaw e Ar ed, 20 tax • GV City at right). by the (includand they updat in Denver but directly al local Peter Culshaw, a longti e, tained by 0,530,715* s Culshaw told the RO SUBMARKET the current the major is sues… density of the office Villag services thr in 2003 when the which is s of addition • 2023: $4 ate tax collection sev“would stock Although tion. resident of Greenwood ent • Hundred ils, and open spaces Culshaw describedspace in the Council that GMD in a group of ing) aging building like the signage.”

Initiated ahoe County apadjacent to GV. *approxim 2023 , tra OSTAB is ns appointed by Spacs and 1980s with office ap is Executive Vice Presid rks questions that it was too lead the effort ion 1970 to en to ed the Ar pa the nse like situat g Op believ of c. irespo from he s sin In De divers the po “a ize d by voter id, it’s really for sign d down went there, through of Shea Properties, olution im en local cit County Board of setting a standard DTC as, “Post-Cov ney collecte are funded council members about that needs to be pulle infracrowded, tenants are losing oe proved a res 10 years, it was ple ways.” He use that’s from request to look at rules fied real estate company that e are Half the mo shared back gone off a cliff. We the Arapah for or repurposed, aging devel- quality in multi of DTC’s said Culshaw, “beca can es program.

GMD’s ioners. Fiv tax is the GMD at a tes approx- ER | PAGE 7 0.25% tax in 2011 and again d towns ty Commisscommissioner on buildings in GV, owns and opera from this ure, and changed used the example is outoffice tenants from which is havge an place where they un LAG the struct signa ies Co VIL d for a s ents cit ve THE th adding, of the Arof the 20240 •apartm re-appro e vote in 2021 wa imate 8, 11,00 own sign as one that ples fairly alarming rate, ing effects.” directly wi ty to use for Open get identification,” opment context.” gust ly Lee Dehmlow, chair of from each Culexam mirror that Committee Au and 6,000,000 square feet the Coun enance, in 2021. Threauthorization and dated, presenting updated ing some compound For aging buildings, to “And if we don’t chitectural Control surprisingly, they g office tenants from %. in the s acquisition, maint t is explained office, industrial, and retail of a newly designed es will He continued, “Not vacancies permanen margin of 76%-24 in some tasteful form, to shaw said, “The idea which (ACC) for the DTC, a cliff. We are losin e compounding effects.

Space t Colorado, as a a ty, the , it’s really gone off version that he believ DTC that has driven direc spikes to an environment space in California, som un ovid (businesses) are going s…. that the ACC has “acted ing foster passed by Co st-C hav is “Po aw h the that that nd redeCulsh place of to ” of “identify and rebra attract up from 11%-12% that, there is ming rate, whic and Washington.” from 11%-12% keep going to other likes will enhance the idea gatekeeper for 50 years ing According of will compa- of valid GMD at a fairly alar has driven direct vacancies up lines, includ though) no one as a place ….that 18% today. On top sub-leased is responsible for theed num ber velopment.” vacancy of suband locate (even ty (at Belleview Sta- design guide noting that, of uir lio that blic use opment portfo ons adoreq businesses to come a. shadow vacancy to measure, Not surprisingly, thaty. On top of that, there is a shadow another 7%-9% ny’s Colorthe the densi For changed devel is se conditi rules for signs, icated to pu If tho e feet re squar ures.

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Cayear eting. m oth proponenttectur nearby competitio been receiv nksand this Business3Cente to sign the sition, because: ing eunder ent nt for ,000/ determ al ine es fro vation eas “curr that the value of regular me thee tree t as,tem llotofissu path ident valid noted Bace conser continued, “What’s ent of inte for 15 day to ns contain down this This chart shows st 268Lantz his Powerpoin maintenan hasCoBa by sta and any res piethat at lea w place we all starteduld The ption strong oppoition would eliminatHeto property values?” He mit allo e reside itio to amend DTC has dropped .’ ng sub updat in pet nts ve rty st ldi also absor wo the iati ‘the the cy, prope mu will bui It er h was to y. init it office . the canop DTC, CHV wheth ees wit - vacan the ballot with agrof ich res (whic the past 10 years • “The pet community accessdoneyed to a chart that showed e Villager, 22 on natures of r, whh) 9 devel the value ytrend who dis a lotinte ER | PAGE more than half in inc nance andpropertythe picked Th t sold for $34,975,6 EF Cit Chartees of five CHV sig petitions to amend Now, there are of Qupoint existing CBRE 15, 2024 • THE VILLAG ma with properties were Source:August also been City’s on las west side compete rts at the nam rian115 office2014 and 2020 for 2017 to RR opments that June 20 had ion effo the scenic pedestthat vatrepos al quires , was filed with the ition en preserto tsbridge and October 26, TICE LLC c/o close the sold to bring leg en betwe price of $190/square residents DTC. We need up by Knigh deep discount.

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If local tax collections drop, to provide effective of the building, 5-1, with whoseisparents lion, and is the outside K-12 students goal local should part of your the dispute an internal party matter and 24 toe knows vote onit’swhether Williams be meanor to kill a mountain on Property Taxes dea $1 million death noisvote. only tiations provide the everyon private also to casting n them value for nonresidential property. o send Johnsto to The goal of the special session the state must make up the dollars for property tax relief while ensuring choose bobcat, or lynx in Colorad nity.” from his post. the court has no jurisdiction. His analysis removed scribed above. to the family/estate of any commu , and “fubenefit schools schools, homethat During the 2023 special session, the is to craft a solution that protects lost, local governments can balance ation from of for one. (in addition to other animals lineone ing the present Follow included going through each of Williams’ Henderson had previously peace officer killed in the ions in education,” purture innovat in issued a t of these sorts already on this list) for the Conduc property owners from of Ballot measure #108, Valuation their budgetsand and continue ning the General Assembly passed bipartisan applicant, Anne Ingebretsen, the Temporary s Concer duty. providing in addition to public schools claims and finding them without merit, Restraining Orderl,on July 26, th GV City Counci pose of display of the animal’ on the year for ns 15 since ns her tly, questio Electio spikes but does not jeopardize fundfor Assessments, which also has Adessential services.

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Williams lost that primary by 31 points Nancy Pallozzi, chair of the Jefferson in relief for Colorado families, while to urban thed an it’s bequea feel I was Advance Colorado’s first initialot measures concerning property sure would cost the state $3 billion in taste, that l Avenue persona in vice-chair to Jeff Crank, who will be on the ballot in County GOP, and Todd Watkins, see to conserlike I strict a what n prioritizing school funding revenue.” not with it’s questio in 2016 look and e to our CHVVoter Ballot Measure #50, Aptaxes, one certified and one pending property tax year 2025 alone.

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being very close by. Culshaw, who has been a frequent visitor to GV City Hall for more than a decade as Shea developed numerous properties in that city, reached out to both nearby mayors to make sure communication lines regarding this project are open.

The project has reportedly already been approved for $26 million in bond funds from Denver, Englewood, and Centennial, all anxious to see more affordable housing. The required construction to convert the building to residential is expected to commence next year and be completed within 12 months.

Shea is also currently awaiting building permits from Denver to redevelop the block at Belleview Avenue

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units, and 40,000 square feet of retail space. They have already razed all the old buildings on that block.

Peter Culshaw has led Shea’s Colorado office since 2006 when he merged the company he had headed since 1990, DTC/Meridian, with Shea, which the Colorado Real Estate Journal describes as, “a fullservice real estate development company including land development, office, retail and industrial as well as a full complement of service and management businesses.” He is also the vice-president of the Greenwood Consolidated Metropolitan District and a member of the board of directors of Denver South, the area’s major economic development organization.

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On August 12, the Denver City and after pointing out that they hadn’t Council followed the lead of its plan- been properly notified of the rezonning commission and unanimously ing request, a mistake that was fixed with an added public meeting in June, D M N approved a rezoning request to allow Shea Properties to convert a Mayor Brown testified at the Denver 124,000-square-foot, four-story office Planning Board meeting when it took building at 4340 S. Monaco Street to up the rezoning question. On behalf income-restricted residential apartof the residents of CHV, she said, ments. Everyone who testified to the “We have very serious concerns that city council supported the project to you’re stranding low-income families convert the building, which has been on an island between I-25, a four-lane empty for over five years. The proparterial, with no access to medical erty, once the headquarters of Denver- care, no access to grocery stores and based Richmond Homes, is located no access to transit.” next door to the Tangent Apartments, Greenwood Village Mayor George a 140-unit market rate property Shea Lantz sent a letter to Shea questioning A A C built in 2019. m m Business Den reported that Shea B m m G GO Properties H mExecutive Vice President m m w m m w Peter Culshaw said, “When youmget A m B a 13-0 vote from City Council, you m U know you’re doing something right,” A m T w to provide 143 adding “We’re excited m W w m w Eto live inCthat nice homes for folks GO C D Ware affordable…The E m C Bcitymhas awhuge GO need…and it’s cool to be doing U C mm our m m bit.” Although Shea has been a proM L % W m T L lific developer of offices, retail, w B and H m R A apartments in the DTC, will be its C this T N R D firstGoffice-to-residential conversion C w C mm K M C w project. w m M % C m W Before m City Council issued its final GO approval, Cherry Hills Village Mayor C Katy Brown questioned the project.

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17 other candidates in the June 25 Republican primaries, a practice previously eschewed by the state party. Of the 17 candidates he endorsed, 13 lost, an indication that endorsements were either made for the wrong reason or were not well supported by the party after they were made.

After Henderson’s dismissal was issued, Watkins confirmed in an interview with Colorado Politics that he plans to move forward with a scheduled meeting on August 24 in Brighton, where organizers will ask state central committee members whether to remove Williams, along with state GOP Vice Chair Hope Scheppelman and Secretary Anna Ferguson.

Last month, Colorado Public Radio reported that a team of GOP members who have previously held county leadership positions had offered themselves as replacements for Williams’ team, should they be ousted.

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“We are not a mural community…We looked around.

The only places that had murals were Denver and Englewood, usually near marijuana dispensaries. It wasn’t the vibe that was Greenwood Village or any other suburban area.”

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A follow-up notice that University Boulevard was reopened came at 1:52 P.M. The incident is under investigation by local police departments and no names or other details of the perpetrator or victims of the shooting or the first crash have been released as of this writing.

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Sungate Kids (located in Greenof topics. viduals engaged in nonviolent at HUD or For the first time in 23 years, wood Village), and Covenant Ara civil rights demonstr ations and SAMPLING OF pahoe County think fair housing is…I the GV City Council, after beCupboard Food Bank (also lothat we enforce applicable State vot e no and urge everyone else ing urged by Mayor Pro Tem cated in Greenwood Village).”

ARTICLES to vote no.” and local laws agai nst physically Dave Kerber to do so, voted 6-1 – Dave Kerber, Mayor Pro Tem It cont inue s, “Wh ile most barr ing mber 5, 2024 entra Septe nce , City of • to GER or exit VILLA from THE again After 88% of the memst renewing the IGA. Only PAGE 6 | Greenwood Village residents do 24 (to vote him out) “was or a facility or location which is the attended the August 24 bers repres Gre enw enting 182 ood votes will Vill Council Member Tom Stahl that both sides in this mess beage null and void.” not require services for low to out a sweet email, sharing meeti of the GOP state central subject of such nonviolent civil have filed lawsuits—one in For his part, Bremer pub- differ ng as, “behaving no voted to continue the agreement committee met on August ently than lowly prop- Arapa the arrival of a new son moderate income households, only licly , “I’m always referred to Williams hoe County District right inter s dem ested onstr erty 24 and in squatt ation decid IGA ers,” with ed that current “frauds,” ) abou in our with Arapahoe County. to he and his wife Emily, t proh Court and one in El Paso and ibitin his team the programs provided through g exceand as “squa ssive tters,” unincorporated Arap State Chair “posers,” who had jurisdiction. These requirements ahoeDave CouWillia including a photo of father County District Court— nty ms for… failing vacatebeen A staff report from GV City Wetohave Repub- staged CDBG funds create a safety net his leadership team of force since it includesand seeking a declaration that lican state party headquar-told that, a “sophomoric coup and are son that would warm a huge verb atim popu from d’etat.” Hanks’ message Hope Scheppelman and as long as we don’ the Codelicensed Attorney Tonya Haas Davidson of C.P.A. and latio former n that they are the rightful party for families, disabled individuals, Fede d choices when they vote. ters on South Willow t take the coldest heart. Congratam also a Way any also called Bremer a “masAnna doesn’t Ferguto seem sonbe ral RegulationsedIimpl should chair. iney Green written the last time a three-yea mon information that will help them make informe wood Creekt-High School and college. emen forward Cherry Villag from from straight e. this readers graduat ulatio and our prog whom quera be of giving ns to the Williams senio all replac and ram, rs in need.” ed by former El of twins, we ding-emperor.” coun m. Maybe an IGA two setsthe r ent adults, including ing I am passionate about governm While the kerfuffle conOn August 28, an email at fmiklin.villager@gmail.coted…

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The 8, 2024, the general assem.” entiti declare that all children have the right tal years website. nmen later in gover amounts Attorneys, caps 8 of can the be 15overdirectors of • In Adams County, $324 in trict gover Opponents believe that the current Koe bly came together to pass the lbel $2.25 bilt and that nmen noted sis to equal opportunity to access a quality analy and Under this change, Colorado would 2025 the Regional Transportation District, nts property tax year strongly bipartisan SB24-233 minimum sentences are sufficient and ridden by a vote of the reside Com of that total would be reCarl Koe pany lion year is to tax best lbel, rty rding presi education; that parents have the right to prope Acco in have open primaries that include all bill. $366 Property Tax ty. and County Commissioners (3 out of to local governments of the locali each case is different and should be dent and CEO n in this qualified candidates, without any that bill “reduced imbursed which would also 2026; Carl, Walt, and Dean. Property values will be upov,lbel ado.g direct the education of theirknow children; Koe colorof the state, in 5 in Arapahoe County, 2 out of 3 in by $189 ty, n billio Coun eld $1.3 by • In Garfi evaluated by the parole board. rty taxes and Company area neighprope for its de- limitation based on party affiliation. to market value again by , and Metr and that school choice includes datedCounty). opoi his 2025, providing need to replace “about $800 and I, at 2025nt 4600 year tax Douglas Whether your reprty prope and years tax 2024 ct for for distri l county assessors brothers, along with velo pment of the yeart in DTC for million in lost schoo borhood, charter, private, and home Ulste rty rtax prope Although their party affiliation, if they Stree $214 in S. g, ussprin , resentative on the State Board of Ed an averageaof $500 in relief next Establish Qualifications and Reg2026 and 2025 ue.” partner, have 533-hom ry 2026; is a 281,036-square-fo families, while priori- reven possibility of Proposchools, open enrollment options, and e Pre- have one, would be identified, the win- istration for Veterinary Professional mad rado en Janua e anColo betwe sales made ot, ing Regent, State Senator, RTD DiThe lo County, $173 in or CU l funding revenue.”

In Pueb14-s per , • schoo 2024 other conseque 30, tizing serve being June #108 future innovations in education.” and neig and hbor 2023 ntial tory -ners of the primary, who would appear Associate would allow mov sitions #50 Arector, offic1,e or County Commissioner 2025sand is on Mar forch the 21 creation property tax year Clas believedethe property tax s , 2024 law. Those numbers can in the DTC Many hood inGOP approved by Colorado voter Proponents, including former offic tax year Green- on the general election ballot, would rty cons mark propeing et, temporarily tructyour $196 inbuild at least ed instate ballotr this depends on where s under issue ewas ent result of a new type of veterinary practitioner • THE VIL differyear trigge brought the governor and legpicking up offic . woo State Party Chair Kristi Burton Brown, 2026 d 1986 Village consist of up to four candidates who andbling fo settleed.buildreno both sides ur vated from -s rs you live, since these offices are filled in bill. in to leade this ve ry “who holds a master’s degree in vetislati from , s 12 Metropoint I at 4600 S. say 4,000-has known There were sqPine ings Metropoint It was ua that, although Colorado open Ulstfo re erotStre 2010grum - t receive thefro highest number of votes, hurs .

I andnot widely eteinbu DT and of the aisle together to agree breaks staggered elections. offic erinary clinical care, or the equivalent, m party Advance Colorado, a coning te an inntry Metropoint IIthat across theild state and already d local theClub atregardless Cou theirsta affiliation. at a 73% Metropoint II, next thewill purcalso D hasehave Some ballots citytwo buildenrollment en governmofen of the ve r who would practice under the superviings, parentsTetoch t, Ce w nt hi er ch discount from the price allows choose any of the to they all 6255 W. 14Quin door at 4610 S. Ulste be all Republicans, 3 cyThey are ’re seein council and ballot questions that ties to income-restric currecould g opportuni r races “We sion of a licensed veterinarian.” nt ly w or te ki Aven d ng ue ap education options listed in the amendthey fetched when they in to ge t- also creDemocrats, members, Street in DTC, is aapply solely toacqu They t into their e.g. estate ments, rang Denver.ar irejurisdiction, incredible real place. all minor party Proponents believe this would add in g in“The ated the ment for their children, right for were purchased by the sizus Rend ezvo e all unaffiliated, or any combination 152,662-square-foCherry fro resor m t at Hills Village in our area. com Carl Koelbel just 10% ot stu Sh 6-sto to - ea Properties 30% of their reneeded professionals to the practice of This project w toityfoinur Marcel Arsenault -bbest mun parentsditoos choose theWin educational ed California State Teachers’ is ro a ou of those.

Currently, there can only be ter na om ry Class A office build ld Park and This article will focus on the seven have place tio men t cost. This is a classicunits that wou ingnwide builder complement Sh veterinary medicine. Opponents are option fordeve theirlope children in of Retirement System in 2006. reexists dld one candidate fromea each of he thermajor mult nt “ftown ’s ot mconstructed in 1998 iple statewide thatco came roour mhome de ario . merciballot chairman of the company and 30s% re concerned that this category of trainexce alscen ptional asset veloinpm , minitiatives ixedwhe %guaranteed state, butto it’s70 not forever. ents inelection -u of proje se cts ar For this deal, Koelbel teamed parties a general and that arou , ea Both an nd th build Den m d e from the petition process.

Next week, ver ings ed ar as are part iea are LEE of , Dre turned over day-to-day manageCergling due to weak capit sidentialstrug analonly ing does not yet exist. The American in inco cludin me.” prconce The way to cement the right to gchosen op th Th their er up with Real Capital Solutions e dive person is by party members and tified e ty fo rse bu about Plati rm ra real rns num ild we will report on the seven measures estat ng er e and in cant activ in M inclu g, ities. uare g arina de fit- has signifi tures but are ment to his and wife Sherri’s sons Veterinary Medical Association does locate locat sinstruc d atRece gl n ed in rothat are not inconsistent from poten eschool choice fornt generations to come- Sq erty cente Citize sh fa 43 of aho cttheir op m (RCS) of Louisville, a 60-person 40 impa unaffiliated voters only. ily ness pi tial location and S. ng Koe s’s the being sent to voters for approval lbel Farm M rs, pl cy m food com on Quin az ssly es merservice, conf ac a at bust ermul arke not list the title Veterinary Professional such values or expre Stretoetbe ts.” ure that to tifam On August 26, the Chert meas ballo asubm ,cial -and sure abu parent’s right to odirect 8101 ily w E. on for as acres at 4400 E.Photos with Petiti de Be (17.5 real estate investme In the general election, voters mark ve size proje lle ent,” ilt lo cts vi Easem cil from the state legislature. inclu in pm the ew Coun by de 20 court nt City Cata en42 bited e company Avenue. esy 01 anlyst Clerk prohi t.DBJ LoopNet encing facil Citytold In Carl thelbel ities, ry Hills Villag 2024 to Koe 12,em d adtheir Associate as a category of practitioner Co itted MBER subm ha lo was • ,SEPTE s children’s ra bein ER ja do “Ko Quincy Avenue), as well as the their education is permaNUMB ce en el• , ance 42 ts solely to Those th nt ME ordin “gran ey ballots to show their order of that has been arou VOLU to RiN gency pt which be Sh o, emer cy and y a ballot measures that change an colla d ga Quin fo ea bora passe ding which n nd for over 30 the Nor at letive ’s Colorado regarves that with courtyards,thand 18belie July bel on its website.

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That order is recorded and an 2007 un ce billion in assets vemb 18, or that hl ber ct, it nt inclu (50% plus one) of votes cast to be an corre ly Ta nt, des “reds Funding for Law Enforcement ng25,0 razed to begin underHom Ra ent 00 mane agesqua Rule Charter 5h in the right to preve managers.19 pertaining nc mber Apa Nove city’s to the is rt-re feetcoalgorithm a com mon men Burton Brown executive 97 Constitutional “A 28-page document estabanand violations ts,ofbuame nstructiouses d effect an instant nt and ment. RCS is ledgardi hathere d flight to ilt nitie adopted. ve sinAmendments require correction of In mine byisSh deter n ofit atom would add $350 million to the state s, as ilce by ng ledthe aser bymana eawell on, the de Loga Chaigeme a state Pr n de rvepani ixed - edelecti qual the op l- es — itycounc lished for the purpose of preamothis -usebeing ngst op vice-president of Advance Colorado, com tie terms and purposes ofmust the s ance of ap in ve runoff that results in the winner ction of Quincy Farm in ordin pr proteder perpe 20 man, CEO and Foun lo in ox pass receive a yes vote on 55% of balHou pm to 19 cting d se im . Coffee, The Local Drive, a ent at the loca for hiring additional law enit neede atelay seve ment releam Marcelapplicable law serving and prote sed io 4340budget making“for n rtuniatyconservative S. Monaco St tionumber policy group headed by that primdiate s of Easement.” the imme accordance with n e oppo Sheagolf the candidate who the largest nthis sqdate Arse castonto be adopted. ex-ill tolots tuity the Conservation Value uare this Exsimu ill includ t. goes ec et increasing forcement officersre and lator fethe ut and 1982 et of ive Vi The ordinancein theonDen Sincenaul e 40,000 and the lef t ver RiNsqo of w co and the Conservation Easeto acqu cebar, m- 7es in id -P t side of the ph , with next-door Tangent ire hing.com Michael Fields.

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Doug Robinson looks forward to joining the CHV City Council

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Doug Robinson is running unopposed for Cherry Hills Village City Council District One. He will take the place of current CHV Mayor ProTem Randy Weil, who is term-limited.

Doug and Diane Robinson have lived in Cherry Hills Village for 28 years. They raised their five children there, mostly in the Cherry Creek public school system (the youngest went to Colorado Academy for middle and high school).

After rising to become head of the equities division at former Denver investment banking firm Hanifen Imhoff, Robinson left with others from the firm to start St. Charles Capital. In 2014, they sold that company to KPMG, a big four worldwide accounting and consulting firm. Robinson

stayed on for three years. He is now the managing partner at Dry Fly Capital, as well as Adjunct Professor of Finance at CU Boulder.

In 2018, Doug ran for the Republican nomination for Colorado governor but faced strong headwinds as the only one of four candidates in the primary who had not previously held elective office, despite haling from a distinguished political bloodline.

His uncle, Mitt Romney, is a sitting United States Senator from Utah and a former governor of Massachusetts. His grandfather, George Romney, was the governor of Michigan and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Nixon. Doug has often attributed his commitment to public service to watching his family serve since he was very young.

While he pursued his professional career, Doug and Diane Robinson turned their attention

to their children’s tinue involvement schools and the issues in our Village to they observed in their protect what is community. Doug wonderful about served on the board of it.”

Colorado Academy, In an interview where he held the with The Villager, position of Finance we asked Doug Chair. He was also what issues he Assistant Varsity Tenexpects to deal nis coach. with as a member Doug’s community of the CHV City activities included Council. He told Doug Robinson leadership positions us he is ready and on his HOA, his church, and willing to tackle the problem of the Boy Scouts. At the same the city’s poor cell phone covertime, Doug and Diane started age, without the use of 100-foot three child-focused nonprofits, towers, managing Quincy Farm, including One Chance to Grow and protecting CHV’s home rule Up, which they founded in 2013 rights over zoning policy. with Greenwood Village resident To the question of whether Henny Lasley. It is focused on there are any city policies that protecting kids across the country he believes warrant reviewing, from the dangers of today’s mar- Doug said, “Cherry Hills is in a very good place. Our challenge ijuana.

Recently, Doug served on the is to “not mess it up”, protecting all that is good about the city and CHV Master Plan Committee, which gave him “a desire to con- dealing with the new challenges

that arrive to maintain this wonderful place for the next generations.”

We also asked where he stood on the three CHV ballot issues, all related to Quincy Farm. Doug told The Villager he is a “yes” on Ballot Question 2A, the Council-Referred Charter Amendment, because, “The City Council should be unrestricted to manage Quincy Farm in accordance with the original Easement.”

Doug is a “no” on Ballot Question 300, the Citizen-Initiated Charter Amendment, because, “The Ballot initiative seeks to put restrictions on Quincy Farm’s use and mandate requirements that are outside the scope of the original agreement. I have listened carefully to Cat Andersen’s (the previous owner who gifted the Farm to the City) wishes and, in my opinion, the City and Land Preserve are adhering to them. I want limited public access on the West side and careful consideration by Council on what to do with the main house.”

Toyota bZ4X is all-electric new model I’m a real dude when it comes to the new all-electric vehicles.

They’re arriving on the market from many sources with different battery power selections.

Most of the cars have around a 200 mile range but that can vary with the driving location.

The latest all-electric bZ4X, all-wheel drive model, is made in Japan and has a range of around 228 miles. The mileage tends to vary with heating and cooling, and whether on flat highways or mountain roads.

Going up hill with the air-conditioning or heater on, the mileage drops dramatically.

The bZ4X test model is sleek with sloping design and glass sunroof. Rides on 18” attractive alloy wheels and provides a comfortable ride on the leather and fabric seats. The dash is covered the same mesh as the center fabric seat section. The surprise is no glove box on the dash and items are found deep in the center console under a plastic container. The factory seems to think that this provides more passenger leg room, but I found it confusing.

The dash panel is raised and provides a plethora of lights and controls. The transmission is controlled by a large center button that is pushed to put the vehicle into reverse or drive, with a park button.

What really impresses me with this car is the instant acceleration. The bZ4X (stands for Beyond Zero) and can really move. The weight from the lower battery gives the car a

low center of gravity for sharp cornering and a firm drive. The car is fast and can reach 60 in 6.5 seconds and consumes more electric power at higher speeds.

The price range starts around $44,000 with selection of front wheel, or all-wheel drive, and options that can move prices into the $46,000 range. Colorado drivers should select the allwheel drive model.

My challenge is that I like

to drive in the mountains, and this really shortens the driving range. I’m learning that there are three charge levels that impact the time to recharge. This bZ4X takes around 11 hours to charge on a home outlet. The commercial charge stations differ and can offer three levels. Some stations can take up to 9 hours for a full charge and others 30 minutes. I see new charging stations pop-

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ping up at many locations and no doubt a faster charge may cost more money. New charge stations will hopefully be faster.

These electric cars are still in the experimental phase and more mileage is being squeezed out by improving batter performance. However, they can only go so far before they need a charge, and it limits long range driving with the challenges of finding a faster charging station.

City driving, to work and back, is a perfect pattern for all-electric cars with a home charge at night.

My choice is the engine and battery hybrid selection where one gains the economy of the electric power and the safety and dependability of an internal combustion engine.

I must spend more time driving and learning about the all-electric vehicles. I have a second test vehicle this week that is quite different from the Toyota brand.

Driving an all-electric car is a challenging learning process.

Consider the magical and play with the mysterious in the paintings of Jane Falkenberg.

The opening reception of “Ethereal Essence” is Saturday October 19th 5-8:30 pm at Valkarie Gallery located at 445 S Saulsbury St. in Lakewood’s, Belmar Shopping District. Visitors are welcome to see the show through Nov. 10 during regular gallery hours: Wed. 4-7., Thur.

4-9:30, Fri. 4-8:30, Sat. Noon-6 & Sun. Noon-5.

Contact Jane at 720-289-7071, Jane.withoutatrace@mac.com and visit linktr.ee/jfalkenberg to see more art and shop the show.

Artist Jane Falkenberg

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Hit King, Shoeless Joe belong in Cooperstown Charlie Hustle sprinted from home plate for the last time, fittingly, on the day after the baseball season ended.

But when he reached the Pearly Gates, it wasn’t Saint Peter who greeted him.

In the waiting area on this side of Heaven (which looked like Cooperstown to Pete), Shoeless Joe Jackson said, “Welcome to Baseball Purgatory . . . or maybe it’s Baseball Hell.”

“I thought my exile would end when I died,” The Hit King said to Shoeless.

“It’s not that simple,” answered the poster boy for the 1919 Black Sox. “Frankly, I don’t think it will ever end.” * * * Upon hearing the news that Pete Rose had died, my first thought was that, finally, he’d be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

For a long time, I figured those in charge of the Hall would consider the ultimate punishment to be granting him admission to the place that meant so much to him ONLY AFTER he couldn’t enjoy it.

But now I’m not so sure.

After looking into the case of Joe Jackson, I’m thinking maybe there’s no forgiving in baseball (just as there’s no crying, as Tom Hanks’ crusty character said in the movie A

League of Their Own.) Shoeless Joe was one of eight Chicago White Sox players indicted for taking bribes from gamblers to ensure that Cincinnati would win the 1919 World Series.

Baseball’s first Commissioner, autocratic Kenesaw Mountain Landis, barred them from baseball for life—even though they were never convicted. (Over the decades, quite a bit of doubt has been cast on Jackson’s role, if any.)

Rose, on the other hand, admitted to betting on his team, after denying it for a long time.

But the similarity between Shoeless Joe and Charlie Hustle doesn’t have anything to do with guilt or innocence.

Being banned from baseball is not what that fictitious exchange outside the Pearly Gates is about.

Major League Baseball’s Rule 21 addresses every conceivable kind of misconduct, including throwing a game, of which Shoeless Joe was accused. The punishment for that is being kicked out of baseball for life.

And in Rose’s case, the relevant part of Major League Baseball’s stern notice reads, clearly and unequivocally: (d) GAMBLING. (2) Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee, who shall bet any sum

whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform, shall be declared permanently ineligible.

But no part of the warning says anything about being denied eligibility for induction to Cooperstown.

In its posted Mission Statement, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum states that it exists to “preserve the sport’s history, honor excellence within the game and make a connection between the generations of people who enjoy baseball.”

Based on that, it would seem the all-time leader in major league base hits, and a guy whose career batting average is fourth highest in history, both belong in the Hall.

But “honor(ing) excellence within the game” apparently does not extend to baseball pariahs.

Unlike steroid abusers, who inflated their stats by breaking the rule against performance-enhancing drugs, absolutely nothing on which their banishment from baseball was based helped either Rose or Jackson achieve their lofty exploits.

In 24 seasons, Pete Rose collected 4,256 hits—surpassing Ty Cobb’s seemingly unattainable total by 67—and finished with a lifetime batting average of .303, in a whopping 15,890 trips to the plate. (Cobb—no angel in a uniform—also played 24 seasons and went to bat 13,103 times.)

Rose also selflessly moved from second base to third base to left field to right field to first base—playing wherever he was asked—for the good of whichever team he was playing for—and won two gold gloves for his defense.

Jackson’s 12-year career batting average of .356 ranks just 10 points behind Cobb’s.

He set the record for batting average by a rookie in 1911 when he hit .408.

Those are performances that should be recognized and celebrated in the hallowed Hall.

But in 1991, the HOF’s holier-than-thou Board of Directors formally voted to ban those on MLB’s “permanently ineligible” list from consideration for induction.

And in 2020, the Hall clarified that passing from this life wouldn’t change a thing.

“The death knell,” Shoeless Joe told Charlie Hustle. ________________ Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 16 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@comcast. net.

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Justo Ventura-Gutierrez, and any unknown persons who may claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, to wit: 2004 Gray Lexus (VIN JTJHA31U440032780) and $3,005 in United States Currency, Respondent - Defendant Case Number: 24CV030557 Div./Ctrm.: 15 CITATION TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CONTRABAND PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE FORFEITED THIS MATTER comes before the court pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S., as a Petition in Forfeiture seeking a Citation to Show Cause Why Contraband Property Should Not Be Forfeited, brought by the District Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado.

The Court has examined the Petition and the supporting affidavit

and has considered the PetitionerPlaintiff’s request for the issuance of a Citation to Show Cause.

The Court is satisfied that the Petitioner-Plaintiff has shown probable cause that the seized property in this action, as described in the caption above, is contraband property subject to seizure, confiscation, and forfeiture pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S. The Court finds that the named RespondentDefendant in the caption is the only person known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject matter of the action.

The Court, therefore, issues this citation: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE RESPONDENTDEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND ORDERED TO APPEAR for a first appearance on this case in the District Court in and for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, Division 15, 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, State of Colorado, on the 24th day of October, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., and to show cause, if any there be, why the court should not grant the relief requested in the Petition in Forfeiture served herewith, which seeks the forfeiture of the subject matter property

GLENDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, will hold a Public Hearing at Glendale City Hall, 950 South Birch Street, Glendale, Colorado, in the Courtroom/Council Chambers on the first floor, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6 , 2024 concerning the following ordinance: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 2 SERIES OF 2024 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025, ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY BASED ON THE SAID BUDGET SO ADOPTED; ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE DERIVED FROM OTHER REVENUE SOURCES; AND SETTING FORTH THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR EACH FUND Copies of this ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 3rd day of October, 2024 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11600 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, will hold a Public Hearing at Glendale City Hall, 950 South Birch Street, Glendale, Colorado, in the Courtroom/Council Chambers on the first floor, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6 , 2024 concerning the following ordinances: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 3 SERIES OF 2024

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, APPROPRIATING SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR THE CITY’S CALENDAR YEAR 2025 Copies of this ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 3rd day of October, 2024 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11601 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, will hold a Public Hearing at Glendale City Hall, 950 South Birch Street, Glendale, Colorado, in the Courtroom/Council Chambers on the first floor, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6 , 2024 concerning the following ordinances: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 4 SERIES OF 2024 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, LEVYING TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2024 TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025 Copies of this ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 3rd day of October, 2024 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11602 ___________________________

described in the caption above, which was seized on the date of January 24, 2023, at or near the location, Arapahoe State of Colorado. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is the agency holding the seized subject matter property.

The Court orders that this citation may be served by certified mail, in accordance with §16-13-505(7,) C.R.S. WARNING: If you wish to have the subject property returned to you, you must respond to this Citation to Show Cause. You are warned that, pursuant to §1613-505(1.7)(b) and (8), C.R.S., if you fail to file a response to the Petition in Forfeiture and in accordance with §16-13-505(2)(d), or if you fail to appear personally, by counsel, or as otherwise directed by the Court at the first appearance, pursuant to §1613-505(8), C.R.S., judgment by default shall be entered against you by the Court forthwith for the relief demand in the Petition in Forfeiture, without further notice.

Pursuant to §16-13-505(2)(d), C.R.S., the responsive pleading shall be designated a response to petition and citation to show cause and shall be filed with the court at or before the first appearance on the petition and shall include: (I) A statement admitting or denying the averments of the petition; (II) A statement setting forth with particularity why the seized property should not be forfeited. The statement shall include specific factual and legal grounds supporting it and any affirmative defense to forfeiture as provided in this part 5.

(III) A list of witnesses whom the respondent intends to call at the hearing on the merits, including the addresses and telephone numbers thereof; and (IV) A verified statement, supported by documentation, that the claimant is the true owner of the property or an interest therein.

You are advised that, pursuant to §16-13-505(5) C.R.S.: “Continuance of the hearing on the merits shall be granted upon stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown.”

DONE this 17th day of September, 2024

BY THE COURT: Benjamin Todd Figa DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Published in The Villager First Publication: October 10, 2024 Last Publication: October 17, 2024 Legal # 11594 ___________________________

DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 649-6355 Case Number: 24 JV 30163 NOTICE TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, IN THE INTEREST OF ARYAN O. MARQUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Child, Upon Petition of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and JACQUELINE RODRIGUEZ, PETITIONER, and Concerning: OSVALDO E. MARQUEZ AND LUIS C. BONILLA BARRON, RESPONDENTS. Tracy Rumans Attorney Reg. #34218 Assistant County Attorney 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Ste 38 Aurora, CO 80012 Telephone: (303) 752-8900 Fax: (303) 752-8901 NOTICE OF ACTION AND HEARING TO: LUIS C. BONILLA BARRON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed to establish paternity and support for the above-named children. You are an interested party. You are further notified that the Petition is set for hearing at 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 in Division 21 on OCTOBER 30, 2024, at 9:15 a.m.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear, the court may still enter an order.

Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11595 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 649-6355 Case Number: 24 JV 30042 NOTICE TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, IN THE INTEREST OF ALUNEY CALDERA, Child, Upon Petition of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and ISELA GABRIELA CALDERA, PETITIONER, and Concerning: LUIS VALDIVIA HARO AND JOHN DOE, RESPONDENTS. Tracy Rumans Attorney Reg. #34218 Assistant County Attorney

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Public Notice of Contractor’s Final Settlement

account of such claim with the City Council of the City of Cherry Hills Village, at the office of:

Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/or after the 23rd day of September 2024 final settlement with C&L Water Solutions will be made by the City of Cherry Hills Village, for the 2024 CIPP Project, and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, September 28th, 2024, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on

City Manager City of Cherry Hills Village 2450 E. Quincy Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statements prior to such final settlement will relieve said City from all and any liability for such claimant’s claims.

CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE STATE OF COLORADO Published in The Villager First Publication: October 3, 2024 Last Publication: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11591 ___________________________

14980 E. Alameda Drive, Ste 38 Aurora, CO 80012 Telephone: (303) 752-8900 Fax: (303) 752-8901 NOTICE OF ACTION AND HEARING TO: JOHN DOE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed to establish paternity and support for the above-named children. You are an interested party. You are further notified that the Petition is set for hearing at 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 in Division 21 on NOVEMBER 13, 2024 at 9:15 a.m.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear, the court may still enter an order.

Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11596 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 649-6355 Case Number: 24 JV 30042 NOTICE TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, IN THE INTEREST OF ALUNEY CALDERA, Child, Upon Petition of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and ISELA GABRIELA CALDERA, PETITIONER, and Concerning: LUIS VALDIVIA HARO AND JOHN DOE, RESPONDENTS. Tracy Rumans Attorney Reg. #34218 Assistant County Attorney 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Ste 38 Aurora, CO 80012 Telephone: (303) 752-8900 Fax: (303) 752-8901 NOTICE OF ACTION AND HEARING TO: JOHN DOE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed to establish paternity and support for the above-named children. You are an interested party. You are further notified that the Petition is set for hearing at 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 in Division 21 on NOVEMBER 13, 2024 at 9:15 a.m.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear, the court may still enter an order.

Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11596 ___________________________ 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 MARIA CHANGO-ROMERO, Child, and concerning, DOMINICA CHANGO, JOHN DOE, AND NELSON GARCIA, Respondents.

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: 24JV152 Division: 23 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENTS JOHN DOE AND NELSON GARCIA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for an ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENTS JOHN DOE AND NELSON GARCIA, on November 8, 2024, at 9:30 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: • 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 #, #).

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.

Linda Arnold, Esq., 16764 Assistant County Attorney Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11603 ___________________________

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET (Pursuant to 29-1-106, C.R.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA) for the ensuing year of 2025. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of SEMSWA at 7437 South Fairplay Street, Centennial, Colorado, 80112. Such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of SEMSWA to be held at 7437 South Fairplay Street, Centennial, Colorado on October 16, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Any interested property owner within SEMSWA’s boundaries may inspect the proposed budget by requesting a copy thereof by email at semswamain@semswa.org, by telephone at 303.858.8844, or by mail addressed to b’s office address noted above and may file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget by email at semswamain@semswa.org, by mailing such objection to SEMSWA’s office address noted above or by attending the meeting of the Board of Directors either in person or virtually.

Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11597 ___________________________

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LEGALS

REINKE BROTHERS HAUNTED MANSION TOUR SEPT. 27-NOV. 3. Haunted House open 7 days per week. Check Todays Villager for hours of operation. Lights On Kid’s Tour: Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Children’s tour only $12. Other tickets $20-$35. 1.5 Million Dollars in costumes of all Kinds at Reinke Brothers. Tickets: 303-795-5006 or online at reinkebrothers.com and at the box office. Reinke Brothers is located in Downtown Littleton, 5663 S. Prince St. 4TH ANNUAL MAGIC OF THE JACK O’LANTERNS ILLUMINATES HUDSON GARDENS NOW-NOV. 2. More than 7,000 pumpkins on select nights. Walk through a glowing trail of thousands of magnificent, can-carved pumpkins.

For a unique optical experience, 3-D glasses are available for purchase. Food trucks, S’mores stations, drink stations.

Tickets: magicofthejackolanters.com.

BELLEVIEW STATION FARMERS MARKET OCT. 6 & 13. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Belleview Beer Garden & Belleview Station. Info: www.belleviewstation. com MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO 41ST TRIBUTE FUNDRAISING GALA SAT., OCT. 12, Grand HyattDenver 6 p.m. Tickets aperales@ menetalhealthcoloado.org MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS - MARJORIE PARK UNCORKED FREE HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHTS OCT. 18 - ADULT NIGHT - THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. OCT. 19 FAMILY NIGHT - Scan QR Code in todays advertisement to RSVP. OPENING RECEPTION FOR “ETHEREAL ESSENCE” AT

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VALKARIE GALLERY SAT. OCT. 19, 5-8:30pm The opening reception for “Ethereal Essence” at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St. in Lakewood. Visitors are welcome to visit the show through November 10 during regular gallery hours, Wednesdays 4-7., Thursdays 4-9:30, Fridays 4-8:30, Saturdays Noon-6 and Sundays Noon5. www.artofjanefalkenberg.com ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREAT STREET OCT. 19, 20 FROM 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Safe and festive family fun, held outdoors at the BOOOO-tiful Arapahoe County Scaregrounds in Aurora.

Online presale tickets are $10 each.

Children 2 and under FREE. Tickets at arapahoecountyeventcenter.com ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - 50 YEAR CLUB CELEBRATION FRI., OCT. 25, 10:30 a.m. prereception; 11:45-1 p.m. Luncheon & Awards Program, Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins. The class of ’74 will be inducted into the 50 Year Club. Award Winners: Career Achievement Award: Dr. Vijay Singh, ’74 and Public Service Award: Susan Campbell ’73. Registration: 800-2862586.

COLORADO BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE VIEW FROM THE TOP: INNOVATION IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY. OCT. 23, 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature an Science. Featured Speakers: Bryan Leach, Founder & CEO, Ibotta; Ron Lopez, Pres., Astroscale U.S. Inc. and Anne Noonan, Pres. & CEO, Summit Materials. This event unites CEOs from America’s largest and most innovative companies to tackle the theme of “Innovation in the Face of Uncertainty.”

Leaders from aerospace, consumer

technology, and construction materials will share how they drive technological advancements, boost operational efficiencies, and foster resilience amidst rapid change. Tickets: events@cobrt.com Colorado Business Roundtable is located at 62925 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Suite 100 in Greenwood Village.

TIMELY DISCUSSION ON RUSSIA BY THREE FASCINATING PANELISTS AND EXPERT MODERATOR THUR., OCT. 24, 10 AM to noon, Three Fountains Clubhouse, 3280 South Oneida Way, panel discussion: “When American-Russian Relations were Good--Before Things Went So Wrong.” Judge Sidney Brooks will describe his training of Russian and Ukrainian judges in the 1990s and early 21st century. Phil Seawalt (a CHV resident) will describe his 18-year-long building and real estate operations in Moscow and Odessa during the 1990s and early 21st century. Tom Conroy will discuss his work to establish a branch of ING Bank in Russia in the 1990s and his work in the early 21st century as CFO of Teton Oil that drilled in Siberia. Mary Schaeffer Conroy, Emeritus Professor, Russian History, University of Colorado, Denver, will serve as moderator . Welcome To Colorado is sponsoring this event. Registration, with a check of $15.00 made out to WTC, should be sent to Anne Cucchi, 15898 West Ellsworth Drive, Golden, CO 80401.

For information: Mary Conroy 720.236.5392 GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION “BE BEAUTIFUL BE YOURSELF FASHION SHOW NOV. 16, 5 p.m. Zaya Biel honored as Global Ambassador and Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Awardees, Sofia Sanchez and Woody Harrelson.

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FACES OF JFS COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY WED., DEC. 4, 5:30-9:30 p.m. The Cable Center, adjacent to the Univ. of Denver campus. Program to honor Dr. Richard Sanders with the Yana Vishnitsky Leadership Award and Dr. Nancy Reichman with the Joyce and Cal Zell Humanitarian award. Tickets: jewishfamilyservice.org/faces SOUTH SUBURBAN GOLF COURSE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 7900 S Colo. Blvd., Centennial. Five leagues have joined together to raise funds for “Nourish Meals on Wheels” this month. Nourish delivered more than 200,000 meals and groceries in 2023 to those in need. Concerts and karaoke nights throughout the year.

Info: 303-70-5500.

DENVER LIONS CLUB MEETINGS Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 12 noon at the American Legion Hall, I-25 & Yale. Interested in joining? Call Bob, 720-313-9741.

ENGLEWOOD LIONS CLUB MEETINGS Meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p/m. At Mango Tree Coffee, 3498 S. Broadway,Englewood. Info: Gail 720377-7682.

WHAT’S NEW? ST. ANDREW’S VILLAGE SENIOR LIVING EVENTS Upscale dining, engaging events and activities, indoor pool, pet friendly. Call 72-684-5913 to schedule a tour and enjoy lunch on the Village. Located at 133801 E. Yale Ave., Aurora.

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION FOR PROPOSED VERMILION CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the proposed Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”) of the City of Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Court ordered organizational election for the District shall be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as an independent mail ballot election. The ballots will be mailed to the eligible electors of the District no earlier than 22 days prior to the election (October 14, 2024) and no later than 15 days prior to the election (October 21, 2024). The drop off location for the delivery of mail ballots and receipt of replacement ballots shall be located at the office of the Designated Election Official, 44 Cook Street, Suite 620, Denver, Colorado, and shall be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning at least 22 days prior to the election day and from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day.

The purposes of the election are for the electors of the proposed District to consider the organization of the District, to vote for Directors to serve on the first Board of Directors of the proposed District, if organized (the candidates are John R. Fetters, Jr., JoAnn Fetters, John R. Fetters, III, Gary S. Birkhead and Adain S. Birkhead), and vote for or against Ballot Issue B, Ballot Issue C, Ballot Issue D, Ballot Issue E, Ballot Issue F, Ballot Issue G, Ballot Issue H, Ballot Issue I, Ballot Issue J, Ballot Issue K, Ballot Issue L, Ballot Issue M, Ballot Issue N, Ballot Issue O, Ballot Issue P, Ballot Issue Q, Ballot Issue R, Ballot Question S, Ballot Question T, Ballot Question U, and Ballot Question V. The estimated operating and debt service mill levies for the first year following organization (2025) are 60.000 mills. The estimated combined fiscal year spending for the District, Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District and Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District No. 2 for the first year following organization of the District (2025) is $100,000 for operations. The initial boundaries of the proposed District consist of approximately .002 acres generally located West of South Parker Road, City of Centennial, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, as more particularly described below: A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/16 CORNER BETWEEN SECTION 33 AND SECTION 32, FROM WHICH THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 BEARS, NORTH 00°52’46” EAST, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN BEING REFERENCED TO SAID WEST LINE;

THENCE NORTH 29°44’28” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 211.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00°00’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET, FROM WHICH THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 32/WEST 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 33 BEARS, NORTH 04°17’29” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1129.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90°00’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°00’00” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90°00’00” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 100 SQUARE FEET OR 0.002 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. VERMILION CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 By: /s/ Kristin Z. Herndon Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11598 ___________________________ NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION FOR PROPOSED VERMILION CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the proposed Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) of the City of Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Court ordered organizational election for the District shall be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as an independent mail ballot election. The ballots will be mailed to the eligible electors of the District no earlier than 22 days prior to the election (October 14, 2024) and no later than 15 days prior to the election (October 21, 2024). The drop off location for the delivery of mail ballots and receipt of replacement ballots shall be located at the office of the Designated Election Official, 44 Cook Street, Suite 620, Denver, Colorado, and shall be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning at least 22 days prior to the election day and from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day.

The purposes of the election are for the electors of the proposed District to consider the organization of the District, to vote for Directors to serve on the first Board of Directors of the proposed District, if organized (the candidates are John R. Fetters, Jr., JoAnn Fetters, John R. Fetters, III, Gary S. Birkhead and Adain S. Birkhead), and vote for or against Ballot Issue B,

Ballot Issue C, Ballot Issue D, Ballot Issue E, Ballot Issue F, Ballot Issue G, Ballot Issue H, Ballot Issue I, Ballot Issue J, Ballot Issue K, Ballot Issue L, Ballot Issue M, Ballot Issue N, Ballot Issue O, Ballot Issue P, Ballot Issue Q, Ballot Issue R, Ballot Question S, Ballot Question T, Ballot Question U, and Ballot Question V. The estimated operating and debt service mill levies for the first year following organization (2025) are 60.000 mills. The estimated combined fiscal year spending for the District, Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District and Vermilion Creek Metropolitan District No. 3 for the first year following organization of the District (2025) is $100,000 for operations. The initial boundaries of the proposed District consist of approximately .002 acres generally located West of South Parker Road, City of Centennial, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, as more particularly described below: A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 32, FROM WHICH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST 1/4 BEARS, SOUTH 89°41’47” WEST, WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN BEING REFERENCED TO SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE NORTH 62°54’12” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 564.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 90°00’00” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET, FROM WHICH THE CENTER 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 32 BEARS, SOUTH 71°32’53” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 834.01 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°00’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90°00’00” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°00’00” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 100 SQUARE FEET OR 0.002 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. VERMILION CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Kristin Z. Herndon Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: October 10, 2024 Legal # 11599 ___________________________

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