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WEEK OF APRIL 20, 2023
N VOLUME 64 ISSUE 24
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Tension at Elk Creek Fire board meeting Concern about proposed bike park EMS costs, lack of transparency on IGA BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The saga of Clover the golden retriever has a happy ending: She was found on Hiwan Drive after a month roaming the area. COURTESY PHOTOS
A tail-wagging happy ending
Clover captured after a month traversing Evergreen, Genesee
Bailee Wilson, the kennel manager of 4 Paws 4 Life Rescue, keep a map of the Clover the golden retriever sightings during the month she was gone. Clover covered a lot of ground during that time.
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
If dogs could talk, Clover the golden retriever would have quite a story to tell. Clover, who is about 2 years old, got away from her new adoptive owners in March and spent 30 days roaming through Kittredge, Ever SEE CLOVER, P4
The Elk Creek Fire board meeting on April 13 became heated as board members and attendees disagreed about the board’s handling of the proposed Shadow Mountain Bike Park emergency services needs and potential consolidation of three fire departments. Several attendees protested the board’s 4-1 decision not to move forward with finding mechanisms to offset the costs of emergency medical services that Elk Creek will provide if the downhill mountain bike park proposal is approved by the Jefferson County commissioners. Board members said it was too soon because the proposal was in its first referral phase with the county. However, board member Chuck Newby, who made the motion and was the dissenting vote, and several people in the audience said now was the time to talk with the developers, Jefferson County and the State Land Board, which owns the property, to make sure the bike park didn’t put an undue strain on the department’s SEE ELK CREEK, P2
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11 Life 21 First responder appreciation
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