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Idaho Springs reveals plans for Miner Street improvements BY DEBORAH SWEARINGEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
going to do the best we can to avoid any parents going through what you have gone through.” The announcement came a day after the family agreed to a $19-million settlement in the death. The state, Clear Creek County and two other agencies agreed to the settlement.
Idaho Springs is continuing its multiyear effort to redesign Miner Street. Ahead of officially moving forward with construction, the city is obtaining feedback on its ideas from community members. At a May 22 open house at Idaho Springs City Hall, for example, interested business owners and residents met one-on-one with planners, city officials and engineers to share input on early design proposals for the Miner Street project. “It’s been at least 30 years (since Miner Street was redone),” Idaho Springs City Administrator Andy Marsh said on May 22. “The time has come to make some improvements to the downtown.” As part of the ongoing redesign project, the city is looking to fully revamp about three downtown blocks on Miner Street between 14th and 17th streets. Updates include larger sidewalks and removal of the curbs to make the space more pedestrianfriendly and generally more versatile.
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Christian Glass, left, with his parents Simon and Sally Glass.
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Gov. Polis apologizes for death of Christian Glass May 24 called Christian Glass Day BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis apologized to the parents of Christian Glass, the 22-year-old killed by a JoshSpinner- Broker, Owner Local Expert since1999
Clear Creek deputy in Silver Plume last year. He then declared May 24 Christian Glass Day and displayed Glass’ artwork that will be hung in the Capitol. “What happened to Christian should not have happened,” Polis told Glass’ parents, Simon and Sally, in a live-steamed announcement on Facebook on May 24. “We are
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