WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2024
VOLUME 11 | ISSUE 39
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HD45 candidates Max Brooks and Chad Cox Rueter-Hess share how they would represent Castle Rock Reservoir nears end of season
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two first-time Colorado House candidates, Max Brooks and Chad Cox, are vying to represent Castle Rock at the state legislature. Brooks, a Republican, and Cox, a Democrat, are running for House District 45, which covers Castle Rock and the Pinery. The district is currently represented by Republican Rep. Lisa Frizell, who is running to represent Senate District 2 this November. As of September, voter registration in the district was 49% unaffiliated, 34% Republican and 15% Democrat. Brooks, who has lived in Castle Rock since 2006, is a Castle Rock town council member with experience on local boards, including the Castle Rock Planning Commission. Brooks said he’s running because he wants to provide a solutions-oriented and pragmatic representation for Castle Rock at the statehouse. “I have truly loved being a public servant,” Brooks said. “I find it to be some of the most rewarding work I’ve ever done.” Cox, a Navy veteran, is an emergency department nurse who moved to Castle Rock in 2008. Cox said he’s running because his family has experienced discrimination and he wants to stand up for every-
Only a short time left for recreation on the water BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Republican Max Brooks and Democrat Chad Cox are running to represent House District 45, which covers Castle Rock, at the statehouse. Brooks and Cox would both COURTESY OF CANDIDATES be first-time legislators.
one in the community. “I wanted to step up and make a change on that, to make sure that every person that lives here feels welcomed and feels safe in their community,” Cox said. Brooks said his top priorities as a legislator would be affordability, public safety and education. Cox listed education, development and water and the environment as issues he would focus on in the Capitol. On public safety, Brooks said he would support additional funding for law enforcement agencies and encourage reform on immigration policies.
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As a town council member, Brooks recently initiated a discussion looking at legal actions against Denver over its policies to assist immigrants, raising concerns that the recent immigration of more than 40,000 people from Venezuela is impacting Douglas County. He cited the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office’s arrest of three men from Venezuela as part of a car theft ring. “Constituents are concerned and it’s time to do something and start at the very top of where the issue begins and that’s in Denver,” Brooks said. SEE CANDIDATES, P13
Temperatures are cooling and summer is officially over — but there’s still time to paddleboard, kayak, canoe or windsurf at Rueter-Hess Reservoir through the end of October. Near Parker and Castle Pines, the reservoir’s early fall water recreation hours run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The Rueter-Hess area also offers catch-and-release fishing and an incline challenge and trail. The reservoir is a Parker Water and Sanitation District drinkingwater storage facility. Here’s a look at the allowed activities at the reservoir. On the water
You can bring your own paddleboard, canoe, kayak or windsurf board. SEE RESERVOIR, P9
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