An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2023
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State breathes life into lifeguard training More than $250,000 allocated to help open pools across the Front Range BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
for about 1,145 lane miles; traffic engineering for a city with 96 traffic signals; facility maintenance of city buildings; grounds and fleet maintenance; and capital improvement projects, according to the city. Centennial Public Works Director Jeff Dankenbring explained in one of the videos that public works employees are the ones who fix potholes, sweep streets, move snow, repair bridges and pavement, among other tasks. “Our priority in public works is to provide a safe and efficient means
Countless public pools opened over the Memorial Day weekend as schools let out and summer approaches. But whether they remain open throughout the season is another matter. The state of Colorado is boosting aid along the Front Range and across the state to help local pools stay open. Gov. Jared Polis announced financial help on May 30 for nearly 50 cities and districts as part of the Lifeguard Training Initiative — a follow-up to his administration’s Pools Special Initiative, launched last summer. The initiative was announced early this month at the Northglenn Recreation Center, along with administrators, local officials, lawmakers and community members. “We are making a splash with this exciting support for lifeguards, part of our ongoing work to make sure that pools can safely open earlier, expand hours, and stay open longer
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More than 450 people visited the parking lot of Smoky Hill Library in Centennial May 24 to explore public works equipment and vehicles as part of a “Touch-a-Truck” event. COURTESY OF CITY OF CENTENNIAL
Centennial celebrates National Public Works Week BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In celebration of National Public Works Week, more than 450 people visited the parking lot of Smoky Hill Library in Centennial to explore public works equipment and vehicles as part of a “Touch-a-Truck” event. National Public Works Week, held May 21 through May 27, was initiated by the American Public Works Association to educate people on the importance of public works, according to a City of Centennial news release.
This year’s theme was, “Connecting the world through public works,” with the goal of highlighting how public works brings people together through infrastructure and service, according to the American Public Works Association. In honor of the week, the City of Centennial, in partnership with Arapahoe Libraries and the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority, hosted the “Touch-a-Truck” event May 24. The city also shared several educational videos about public works on its YouTube channel. In Centennial, public works consists of street maintenance
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