WEEK OF OCTOBER 5, 2023
VOLUME 103 | ISSUE 32
$2 From left: State Rep. Eliza Hamrick, Arapahoe County Commissioner Leslie Summey, state Sen. Jeff Bridges and Arapahoe County Commissioner Jessica Campbell-Swanson, plus Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter, sitting on slide, pose for a photo atop a playground structure in Sheridan Square Park on Sept. 25. Sheridan Square was one of nine developments on a housing tour hosted by Arapahoe County Commissioners. PHOTO BY RACHEL LORENZ
Officials focus on housing in bus tour of Arapahoe BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Cheers and applause erupted from a charter bus full of city and state leaders as one Colorado state legislator remarked on the impor-
tance of collaboration and partnership when it comes to solving the affordable housing crisis. “This is what we need, more often, before we start drafting and crafting legislation,” said state Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-District 28, as a tour of
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housing options in western Arapahoe County wound down on the afternoon of Sept. 25. “There is legislation coming and so we need your input now before SEE BUS TOUR, P8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
RACIAL EQUITY County hears from community
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SCHOOL FUNDING Englewood talks ballot measure
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HELP FOR HOMELESS Giving Heart expands services
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