WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2023
VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 8
Home Builders Foundation ramps up mobility for metro-area families
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Douglas County state senators reflect on 2023 legislative season BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Under the gold dome at the state Capitol, Colorado lawmakers take on issues ranging from health care to the safety of children to families’ ability to recover after wildfires. All that and more was on the docket for this year’s legislative session, the four-month part of the year when lawmakers pass bills. Colorado’s session began in early January and ended in early May. Here’s a look at what the state senators who represent parts of Douglas County — all of whom are Republican — worked on and what they had to say about their bills. Responses were lightly edited for clarity. For a look at what Douglas County’s state House representatives pushed for this year, see Colorado Community Media’s previous story at tinyurl.com/DouglasHouseMembers. Mark Baisley
“Thankfully she’s small enough right now that I can carry her up or down the stairs, but it’s not going to be that way forever,” Matt said. The family tried going through their insurance, Medicaid, to find a
State Sen. Mark Baisley represents parts of Douglas, Jefferson and several nearby counties outside the Denver metro area. The most important bills he felt he supported touched on property taxes, Colorado’s manufacturing industry and home insurance in cases of disasters like wildfires. Here’s what he had to say about them: State Senate Bill 23-108, on property taxes: “In November of last
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Matt, Juniper and Caroline Procik, center, surrounded by some of the volunteers from Haberer Carpentry and FirstBank who built a PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD mobility ramp for the family through Blitz Build, a program of the nonprofit Home Builders Foundation.
Castle Rock benefits BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Matt and Caroline Procik moved into their Castle Rock home
over a year ago, it was mostly accessible to their daughter Juniper’s wheelchair, with one major exception — the step at the front door. Lifting 3-year-old Juniper and her wheelchair over the front step became a daily task for the Prociks any time they had to leave the house.
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