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New COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit indoor dining, personal Newgatherings hours for

‘Tis the holiday season in Brighton

Adams County offices in the New Year Government buildings go to five-day-schedule Jan. 1 STAFF REPORT

Five-year-old Charlotte Rowland is about to deliver her Christmas wish list to Santa and Mrs Claus at the city of Brighton’s treelighting program Dec. 3 at Founders Plaza. After repairs to a breaker, Mayor Greg Mills lit the Christmas tree, signifying the beginning PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH of the holiday season See story Page 12.

Civitas gets thumbs up for 10 fracking wells in Thornton approve the project, it would’ve most likely been given the green light through a different route Thornton city council apof authorization. Thornton’s proved a proposed 10-well frackMunicipal Code outlines three ing site at the southeast corner different routes, according to of the E-470 and I-25 intersection Colin Wahab, acting planning on Nov. 29 on a 6-2 vote. manager. A “You’ve long line done of carseverything outside thethat city of Brighton’s site atProThe Oilrapid andtesting Gas Permit Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent can be done for that location,” cess requires a public hearing if weeks due high demand. 14-day test positivity rateare Mayor Janto Kulmann said. Adams County’s the minimum requirements Civitas Resources ed, the Expedited Oil and was 15.9 percent, as ofInc. Nov.bought 17, accordingsatisfi to Tri-County Health Department. land from Sands Partners LLC Gas Permit Process staff Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were bothsays higher than and will use 3.6 acres to develop approves if the 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29 inadministratively Commerce City have 10 wells. However, the rest of the operator meets heightened standied from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, land plans to be developed as dards, and the Operator Agreeat least countiesismoved to tighter that prohibits indoor and well. A 15 proposal awaiting city restrictions ment, which is approved by city personal gatherings. council approval for 1.3 million council and establishes a framesquare feet of warehouse develwork for environmental, public opment next to the fracking site. health, safety and welfare. The site will be active for 20-30 Civitas went through an operaPhoto by Belen Ward years. tor agreement and staff recomEven if city council didn’t mended approval. According to BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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Wahab, the negotiated terms are more protective than city and state requirements, the operator agreed to plugging and abandoning existing wells within the city, the city will receive financial reimbursements, higher insurance By Ellis Arnold and assurance requirements, Colorado Communityand Mediacoordithere will be training nation with the fire department Asthe Denver metro counties continue and operator conducted a to inch closeranalysis to local stay-at-home orders location to see where the best location would be. under Colorado’s system of coronavirusSome of the negotiated terms related restrictions, the state announced that protective requirea newexceed level of rules that prohibits indoor ments include using electric dining and personal gatherings —a equipment on site, Tier 4+ change that applies to the majority of the fracturing pumps, ongoing Denver metro area and manymonitorcounties in 24-hour computerized other regions. ing, response to Ozone Action Theand state’searly COVID-19 dial, which has Days implementation been in effect since September, is the set of different levels of restrictions that each SEE FRACKING, P4

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As of Jan. 1, 2023, Adams County will be opening county buildings on Mondays and resuming a five-day schedule. The updated 2023 building schedule will continue to provide a regular 40-hour workweek for residents and employees, but by opening county buildings on Mondays, residents will have more flexibility to utilize inperson services. Many programs and services are also accessible online at adcogov.org under the “Save a Trip” menu. This allows residents to conduct their county business however is most efficient for them. The county encourages residents to use the services, when possible, to minimize in-person visits. In another move to improve county is required follow based on the services to thetopublic, County severity of a county’s local virus spread. Manager Noel Bernal anThe dial grewthat out ofthe thenewly state’s safer-atnounced minted home orderCounty — the policy that came after Adams Health Departthe statewide stay-at-home this ment (ACHD), led byorder Dr. Kelly Weidenbach, hiring more spring and allowedisnumerous types of than 100tofront-facing staff and businesses reopen. currently adding four locations The state recently switched to color residents can access for and servicidentifiers — levels blue, yellow es on Jan. 1. orange rather than numbered levels — to “Moving to full public service avoid confusion. Until Nov.County 17, level red hours at all Adams meant a stay-at-home order. Now,right level locations is not only the red — “severe risk” — is the secondthing to do but will also provide SEE COUNTY, P11

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