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Week of March 2, 2023
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 103 | ISSUE 3
Englewood schools involved in swatting hoax Multiple Colorado schools targeted BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
built on some larger residential lots that exist within the city’s R-1 zone districts, as long as at least one of the units is more affordable. R-1 zone districts represent areas that have residential one-dwelling units, also known as single-family homes. According to the city’s code of ordinances, there are three types of R-1 zone districts: • R-1-A, which means the properties typically have a larger lot size. • R-1-B, which typically represents a medium lot size.
Englewood schools were among several in Colorado that were placed on lockdown on Feb. 22 due to reports of a shooting, which Englewood Schools Superintendent Wendy Rubin said ended up being a “swatting incident.” “The lockdown has now been released and staff and students are safe,” Rubin said in an email sent to families. “Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police or emergency service response team to a school or other place.” Officers responded to Englewood High School at 9:19 a.m. on a report of shots fired, the police department said via Twitter. The Englewood Campus, made up of the Englewood High School, Englewood Leadership Academy and Englewood Middle School, was placed on a lockdown. As of 10:54 a.m., officials cleared the school and determined there were no threats or injuries, the police department said. “Swatting causes extreme disruption and can be dangerous. It is also deeply unsettling for anyone affected,” Rubin said in her letter. “This particular incident has impacted several schools and districts across Colorado today.”
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A large group of attendees gathered at Englewood Civic Center the night of Feb. 23 for the affordable housing town hall. PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW
Englewood considers increasing housing density Proponents of plan point to affordability BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As Englewood tackles housing affordability issues, tension has risen between some residents and city council members regarding a potential rezoning the council is considering that would increase housing density in traditionally single-family residential areas.
Rezoning refers to the process of changing what types of development and property uses are permitted in certain sections, or zone districts, of the city. Englewood’s zoning rules are listed in the city’s Unified Development Code. Currently underway is a project called “CodeNext,” which is an effort to update Englewood’s development code. One of the ideas the council is considering as part of CodeNext is allowing for two-to-four-unit buildings — also referred to as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes — to be
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