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Week of May 19, 2022
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
EnglewoodHerald.net
VOLUME 102 | ISSUE 14
Sewage treatment plant in Englewood receives millions in federal loan South Platte Renew to invest in water infrastructure, research BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
South Platte Renew in Englewood, Colorado’s third-largest sewage treatment plant, will receive $22 mil-
lion in federal loan money to pay for infrastructure upgrades, modernization of technology and facilities as well as new research initiatives. The plant, co-owned and operated by the cities of Littleton and Englewood, cleans about 20 million gallons of wastewater per day and services about 300,000 people in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties. It’s also been a crucial front line in the battle against COVID-19,
collecting daily samples of sewage that serve as an indicator of how prevalent the virus may be in a given community. The City of Englewood, as part of its share of the plant’s funding, secured the multi-million dollar loan through the federal Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. “It’s what we need to keep the South Platte River clean and sustain the water supply into the
Clothing boutique continues to grow Rooted Boutique opened by best friends BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Longtime business partners and first-time mothers Sara Mancuso and Tayler Streeter are taking multitasking to a new level in 2022, but it’s all part of the plan. Owners of White Oak and Rooted, a clothing boutique in Littleton, both women had babies within the last year and are leaning on one another more than ever. “It’s so nice to have each other,” Mancuso said. Mancuso and Streeter met while employed at a bridal store two years before going into business together. That’s where they developed a strong working relationship, Streeter said. The co-workers and best friends opened a shop, then called Rooted Boutique, on Alamo Avenue in 2016 with the aim of providing reasonably priced casualwear for women. They added clothing and accessories for special occasions — think prom, pageants and weddings — later in that first year of business SEE BUSINESS, P12
future,” said Sarah Stone, Englewood’s deputy director for business solutions. The money will allow the plant to replace outdated electrical and control systems to address aging infrastructure. Upgrades will see improvements to chemical and ultraviolet water treatment. Some of the funds will also be used to establish a wastewater pilot SEE TREATMENT, P5
Suspect arrested after police SWAT scene in Englewood BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Sara Mancuso and Tayler Streeter met in a bridal boutique and now carry dresses for wedding guests, bridesmaids and mothers-of-the-bride in their shop on Main Street COURTESY OF WHITE OAK AND ROOTED in Littleton.
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 28
Law enforcement personnel arrested a suspect who was barricaded in a home in south Englewood after a SWAT scene that lasted several hours, according to Englewood police. The suspect was being sought by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. A SWAT vehicle was stationed about halfway between Oxford and Nassau avenues on Bannock Street for hours the night of May 12. The voice of police personnel on a loudspeaker could be heard around 8 p.m. saying, “Englewood Police Department; pick up that phone, man,” and “We want to talk to you.” The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit had notified Englewood police that the unit was conducting surveillance on a wanted male with felony warrants, according to an Englewood police news release. SEE POLICE, P6
THE LURE OF FLY FISHING
South Platte a great spot for anglers P16
