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Community members speak out about Building 103 plans
Sen. John Hickenlooper (front, center) visits the Health and Wellness Center in Clear Creek County.
PHOTOS BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE
Sen. Hickenlooper visits Idaho Springs to discuss rural healthcare Hickenlooper took a tour of Clear Creek County’s Health and Wellness center Aug. 24 BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper visited Idaho Springs Aug. 23 to meet with county officials and tour the county’s Health and Wellness Center he helped secure funding for last year. Funding for the center, which was completed in October 2021, came from a grant from Community
Project Funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration secured by Hickenlooper, as well as from the Colorado Housing Fund, large donations from Henderson Mine, Loveland Ski Area and other businesses and individual donors. The center comes as a welcome change for the county, which previously was without any primary care physicians since 2011, according to county officials. The center offers services including primary care visits, mental and behavioral health visits, STD/STI testing, WIC programs, mammograms, a food bank and more. “Doing something like this beSEE HICKENLOOPER, P4
Sen. Hickenlooper was instrumental in securing part of the funding for the center.
Clear Creek residents expressed concerns and ideas about the plans for Building 103 BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Passionate Clear Creek residents voiced concerns and ideas for Building 103 at the Aug. 22 Bond Town Hall meeting. Building 103, the former middle school, is being turned into a renovated elementary school with a focus on outdoor learning, thanks to a bond-funded project voted on by Clear Creek voters. The elementary school will use approximately 70% of the building space, and the district is hoping to use the remaining 30% for a community partnership. The district currently is exploring options for a partnership with an early childhood education center or Clear Creek Community for Art and Education, or both, with discussions of also including district offices in the unused space. These plans could affect some of the other potential options for outdoor space on the lot, which includes a skate park or multipurpose field. These plans could be compliSEE BUILDING 103, P3
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