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Culex mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile in Weld County in areas of Greeley, Fort Lupton Mayor Zo Steiber with Historian Jim Crowley preparing to fold the flag in its customary triangle for its retirement cerEvans, Kersey, and Lasalle, emony. Left, Scout Leader Ross Grenier stands with son Luke Greiner with Firestone BSA troop 63-B, Kate Greiner BSA troop-73G and according to the Weld County Julianne Johnston Longmont BSA troop 67G and Butch Walter Josh with the Wapiti District Greater Wyoming-Longs Peak Council, Department of Health and Boys Scouts of America. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PLATTE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Environment. “The increasing hot weather and afternoon thundershowers have created favorable conditions for the Culex mosquito that carries West Nile Virus,” blazing fire. This should be done Mark Lawley, executive DirecThe retirement ceremony simply with dignity and respect. tor of the Weld County Health When a flag becomes, torn, worn, Be sure the flag is reduced to ashes Department said in a written and soiled it’s replaced with a new unrecognizable as a former flag.” statement. flag. The old flag is retired with According to officials, three dignity and respect as the AmeriThe history of the Boys Scouts times more Culex mosquitoes cas flag to honor its courage and Josh said Lieutenant Robert have been trapped in 2021 than strength. When retiring a flag, there Baden-Powell, a British Military in previous years, based on an are two methods of burial or flame BY BELEN WARD analysis of five years worth of that are dignified, according to BSA. officer, founded the Boy’s Scouts in BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM 1910. He felt that the youths could testing. The United States law code title learn some military skills that can In Weld County Zone 2, The South Platte Valley Historical 36, section 176, allows the retirebe utilized and used everywhere. By which includes Johnstown, ment of a flag and it reads; The flag, Society celebrated its annual Flag 1922 the Boys Scouts was brought Milliken, Platteville, and Zone when it is in such condition that Retirement Ceremony on July 5th to the United States and over 32 3 (Firestone, Dacono and Fort it is no longer a fitting emblem for at the Fort Lupton Fort. The Boys Lupton) the mosquitoes that display, should be destroyed in a dig- countries. Scouts from Firestone troops 63-B “Back then during the active were trapped weekly by a nified way, preferably by burning.” and 73-G, and also Longmont troop wars, the Boy Scouts helped health department contractor The Boy Scouts troops folded the 67-G traveled to Fort Lupton to parmilitary servicemen with their did not test positive for West flag it’s a customary triangle with ticipate in the retirement of flag. equipment. For decades they also Nile. It’s a situation that is their traditional scripts processes “The boys and girls are still volunteered to present the flag and being monitored by officials; then it’s placed into the flames for separated by troops with the Boys learning flag etiquette, handover, no human cases have been its respectful burial. Scouts of America (BSA), so this respecting the flag and its history,” reported in Weld County as of The Boy Scouts of America publiyear we invited a couple of girls Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank provide community said Josh. late last week. and they did great and pulled it off,” cation called “Our Flag” states; members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with 4 Change, “It’s been a tradition for the Boys The city ofChange Fort Lupton has “When the national flag is worn said Butch Walter Josh with the Scouts to be involved in the Flag beyond repair, burn it thoroughly Wapiti Greater WyominganotherDistrict organization that helps with the food drive. See more on Page 2. Retirement Ceremony,” said Josh. and completely on a modest, but Longs Peak Council, BSA. SEE MOSQUITOES, P2
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Wastewater debate returns Council OKs contract for lift station design, tables update of utility plan BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Moments after approving a $37,000 work order to design a force main and lift station to take wastewater to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District’s northern regional plant, Fort Lupton City Council tabled a $112,000 work order to update the city’s utility plan. The city has to spend $38 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant. It hasn’t decided on a service provider, although City Councilors have favored Metro at times this
year. There’s been no funding decision, though the city was inclined to go into the bond market during discussions this spring. Councilwoman Shannon Rhoda had the same concern about the lift station as she did about the contract. “If we decide to go forward with this, then we are seriously planning to go with Metro if we are going to sock kind of money toward it,” she said during the debate about the lift station. “That is my understanding,” Mayor Zo Stieber said during that debate. “But until we have a price on the pipeline, we can’t make a decision. This will get us the price.” The vote for the lift station was unanimous. CH2M Hill has until June 16, 2022, to finish the designs. The utility plan upgrade would not take effect until the city decides
what outfit will help upgrade the wastewater plant. Rhoda felt updating the utility plan should wait. Vestal said the upgrades to the utility plan were important. “Once we decide, we’ll need to move fast,” Public Works Director Roy Vestal said. “This is approximately a six-month to a year-long process to do this report. It’s the first step we would need to be able to submit to that water authority for approval to change to a lift station.” “I get that,” Rhoda said. “If we vote on this, we are definitely saying we are going to do this (join Metro). Am I missing something here? If we’re going to get the RFQs (request for qualifications) and see how much it costs to go with Metro, until that is voted on, why are we voting on (the utility plan)?” “That is a valid question,” Stieber
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said. “Council would have to vote to move forward at a meeting, and we could do this at that time.” “There are some elements you would want to update in your utility plan regardless,” said engineer Al Paquet with Jacobs Engineering. It runs the city’s water and wastewater plants. “Have there been changes to your growth area or collection system you want to incorporate?” he said. “The key decision is to upgrade your current treatment facility or to go to metro’s. That’s the big trigger for requiring the update.” There are some updates needed to other areas of the plan” which was last updated in 2014. Metro made a pitch to the council this spring. At the time, the cost was about $23 million, based on a $4,500-per-sewer connection fee.
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Fort Lupton 4th of July BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It was a hot day for the July 4 celebration and the Fort Lupton Fire Department from its truck is cooling down the children with a water PHOTOS BY CHRISTY ROMANO/CITY OF FORT LUPTON slide.
The Fort Lupton Fourth of July celebration was a blast with vendors, grilled good, and activities imade possible the help of the community; Crossroads Church, the face painters, St. William Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Gary Rigg & Willy Taylor on the People Puller (tractor), Fort Lupton Recreation staff and Ms. Teagan Joseph were ionvolved, as was and Kimi Most who sang the national anthem. Mike DeSantis provided the vintage flyover, Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank provided the beer garden, and the Fort Lupton Fire Rescue District was in charge of the water slide. The Colorado Rangers, Fort Lupton Police Department chipped in, and the Knights of Columbus hosted its annual fundraiser for the boys & girls club. Kids having fun trying to grab the large bubbles at the July 4 celebration.
Fort Lupton vendors and the grill sponsored by the Knights of Columbus benefiting the boys and girls club.
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Council spends money by the numbers BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERS.COM
Fans of numbers had a field day at the July 6 Fort Lupton City Council meeting. Council approved awards for some really big numbers ($7 million for its contribution to the Windy Gap project to come from the utility fund and the general fund) and some less-big numbers (an extra $350,000 – because of rising construction costs, according to library Director Sarah Frank) for the new public library fa-
cility near the new Dale’s Pharmacy building. Some of the numbers weren’t quite as big. Council OK’d a $14,750 contract for water tank inspections and a $46,00 deal for new security cameras at City Hall and the police department. Council also approved annexations of 166 acres (the so-called Fort Lupton East Annexation near state Highway 52 and Weld County Road 53), 72 acres for the so-called Murata Farms preliminary plat at SH 52 and WCR 29 ½, $2 million in sub-
division improvements (including non-potable water lines, according to public works Director Roy Vestal) at the Willow Bend subdivision at 14th Street and Northrup Avenue and accepted $9,000 and change of capital credits from United Power. Some simpler numbers were available, too. Phoenix beat Milwaukee 118-105 in the first game of the NBA finals. National Night Out City Administrator Chris Cross announced the return of National
Night Out to Fort Lupton. It’s scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Koshio Park, 131 McKinley Ave. The start time wasn’t announced. The night out event is designed for residents to interact with and ask questions of police officers. Vendors who want to get involved should visit https://www.fortluptonco.gov/ FormCenter/Events-13/NationalNight-Out-Vendor-Form-90. Updates at https://www.fortlupton.org/475/ National-Night-Out.
Election season descends on Fort Lupton STAFF REPORT
Five seats on Fort Lupton City Council – including that of the mayor – are on the November ballot. Elections are scheduled for the seats held by Shannon Rhoda (Ward 1), Tommy Holton (Ward 2), Michael Sanchez (Ward 3) and Bruce Fitzgerald (Ward 3). Fitzgerald was appointed to a two-year term in 2020, which expires this year. “The candidate who gets the highest number of votes in Ward 3 will be given the four-year term,” said City Clerk Mari Pena. “The candi-
date with the second-highest votes in Ward 3 will be given the two-year term.” City elections are nonpartisan and are every two years. Qualified electors are eligible if they have lived in the city for at least 12 consecutive months before the election. The city clerk’s office provided this list of guidelines to vote in this year’s election. To register you must: Be a United States citizen; Be a resident of Colorado for 22 days or more; and Complete the fields marked “re-
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quired” on the application, including a complete address with apartment or unit number. Online voter registration is available, too. Those with a state driver’s license or a state department of revenue ID card can register at www.govotecolorado.com. The city clerk’s office said voters can change addresses on current voter registration records and change party affiliations through the online portal. The deadline to complete online registration is eight days before the election. Finish registering by mail,
through a voter registration drive or voter registration agency up to 22 days before the election. Register in person at the Weld County election office, 1400 N. 17th Ave., Greeley, or any designated voter service and polling location up to and including Election Day. Those interested in running for council can attend an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Ave. Questions? Contact City Clerk Mari Peña at 720-466-6101. More details? Visit https://fortluptonco.gov/181/Election-Information.
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Plans for afforable housing in Brighton About 160 units going up BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An affordable housing project that calls for 160 units of new housing is in the works for Brighton, in collaboration with Adams Points Redevelopment Project and the Brighton Housing Authority. The property is on vacant land at 19th Avenue and Bridge Street that Adams County-owned, according to the press release by Adams County and Brighton Housing Authority. “As someone who has struggled with housing in my past, it’s incredibly important to me to expand the affordable housing options in Adams County,” said Eva J. Henry, chairperson of the Adams County Board of commissioners. “This partnership with Brighton Housing Authority is a win-win for all involved, especially those residents in need of quality and affordable housing.” There are several affordable housing properties in Brighton that are managed or owned by BHA or with a partnership. “The affordable housing project
The conceptual plan for only the feasibility discussion for the affordable 160 units at 19th Avenue and Bridge Street that are in colCOURTESY OF BRIGHTON HOUSING AUTHORITY laboration with Adams Points Redevelopment Project and the Brighton Housing Authority.
mentioned in the recent press release is in the early stages of feasibility. The number and type of units may vary based on the demand and project scope, which is not fully determined,” said Debra Bristol, chief of staff with the Brighton Housing Authority. The first phase is the feasibility
plan the Brighton Housing Authority wants to use to finance the project with low-income housing tax credits. Plus, there an agreement that into effect with the county with the help of the Adams County manager’s office, the facilities & fleet management department and the county’s attorney’s
office. “This is just one of the many ways our employees are working to make a difference in the lives of our residents,” said County Manager Raymond H. Gonzales. “We will continue to include the availability of affordable housing among our top priorities.”
North Metro survives pandemic in strong shape Federal assistance, betterthan-expected revenues boost financial reports BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Despite the pandemic, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn and Brighton all increased their net financial position by the end of 2020. Year-end financial reports show that all four cities performed better financially last year than in 2019, though only after some financial maneuvering and government assistance. The pandemic still caused cities to alter plans originally laid out in the 2020 budget, but nevertheless positioned them
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its own program. It contracts with VDCI Integrated Mosquito Management to test trapped mosquitos from June through mid-September. The spraying is every Thursday from dusk to dawn. “We get weekly trap data from them as part of their Integrated mosquito management program. Their program includes preseason larvicide treatments, weekly trap collection counts and weekly spraying in areas when the counts warrant,” said Roy Vestal, director, Fort Lupton Pubic Works. “The public needs to be vigilant
well as the pandemic winds down. “We’re doing better than was expected overall. This is a result of moderate, revenue recovery efforts,” said Westminster City Manager Don Tripp at an April 26 city council meeting. Tripp’s analysis is similar to Westminster’s neighbors. Westminster, Brighton, Northglenn and Thornton all adapted to the pandemic when it started last spring. Westminster, Thornton and Brighton enacted hiring freezes, while Westminster and Thornton deferred maintenance projects. Many cities reduced parks and recreation programming. Westminster used 2019 carryover revenue to backfill 2020 revenue losses. Meanwhile, all cities received substantial help from the federal government in COVID-19 relief funding. Revenue in the “operating
grants and contributions” category went up in Westminster by $11.5 million from 2019, $9.4 million in Thornton, $2,955 in Northglenn and $4.3 million in Brighton. The federal relief money wasn’t just extra spending money, though. The pandemic introduced new expenses for cities, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and implementing safeguards to keep city facilities hygienic. Thornton, Northglenn and Brighton all spent more money than they had budgeted for pre-pandemic, according to a comparison of year-end financial reports and 2020 adopted budgets. Cost-cutting measures and federal stimulus money made a difference for the cities, but so did regular revenue streams that performed better than expected. Earlier in the pandemic, sales and use tax revenue, the largest revenue
streams for cities, was down. City finance staff were nervous that would continue given the overall slowing of the economy, although that trend ultimately reversed. “We were very pleased in the end how well we did with sales and use tax revenue,” said Westminster Finance Director Tammy Hitchens at a Westminster City Council study session June 7. Sales and use tax revenue in Thornton and Brighton increased from 2019. It was down in Westminster and Northglenn, but not by a substantial amount. Despite the financial hardships that all four cities faced, net positions, or end-of-year balance, increased in 2020 from 2019. Thornton’s increased by $72.3 million, Westminster by $57.9 million, Brighton by $45.8 million and Northglenn by $11,267.
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cans flowerpots, clogged rain gutters, rain barrels, toys, and puddles; * Dusk and Dawn: Mosquitos are swarming; when outside take safety measures to prevent mosquitos’ bites; * DEET products are effective insect repellents or other products that contain picaridin, IR3535, lemon eucalyptus oil, and paramentane-diol; and * Dress in long sleeves, pants, and a hat. For more information about preventing mosquito bites and West Nile Virus in Weld County, visit https://www.weldgov.com/Government/Departments/Health-and-Environment/Environmental-Health/ Animal-Related-Diseases/ZoonoticDisease-Seasonal-Updates.
There are three times more Culex mosquitoes trapped in 2021 than in previous SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE years in Weld County.
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Redistricting commissions schedule public hearings Gatherings are chance to comment on proposed congressional and statehouse districts
REDISTRICTING HEARINGS Hearings on proposals to reset the boundaries of Colorado’s congressional and legislative districts are underway across the state. Here are upcoming hearings in the Metro North Front Range region. For updates on meeting locations and details on redistricting plans, visit redistricting.colorado.gov. Denver — Tuesday, July 27, time and location to be announced. Commerce City — Tuesday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, Colorado, Yampa, and Gunnison Rooms, 6060 E. Parkway Drive Brighton — Wednesday, Aug. 25, time and location to be announced.
BY THY VO AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN
Coloradans have a chance to have their voices heard on proposals for redrawn congressional and legislative districts at a total of 32 meetings around the state through the end of August. The gatherings are the public’s opportunity to address both the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission and Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, which will convene jointly at each meeting. The Colorado Sun examined the initial congressional and legislative maps offered by nonpartisan legislative staff and comments submitted online by the public — most of which came before the preliminary maps were issued — from different corners of the state to get an idea of what concerns the commissioners might hear. More attention — and public comments — have been directed toward remapping the congressional districts as Colorado is slated to get a new, eighth seat in the U.S. House. But the impact on state Senate and House seats could also
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be big, with control of the state Legislature — currently dominated by Democrats — at stake. The commission will hold hearings in the Denver metro area on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and in other parts of the state on Fridays and Saturdays. Most of the members of each 12-member commission will attend the hearings in person, though some will attend virtually. Typically, meetings will be chaired by
a commission member from the congressional district in which they are held. The venue for some meetings, especially those scheduled for August, aren’t yet finalized. View the redistricting commissions’ official calendar at redistricting.colorado. gov for the most up-to-date information. Half of the state’s eight congressional districts would encompass all or part of the Denver metro area under the proposal from nonpartisan staff. And a significant number of state House and Senate districts are also in the area. Ten of the commissions’ public hearings will be held in Denver metro communities, all on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings through Aug. 24. More than 100 commenters from Lakewood already have chimed in, with most asking that Lakewood, which is in Jefferson County, be kept separate from Douglas County. The two are drawn together in the proposed 7th Congressional District. Meanwhile, the proposed map places the new 8th Congressional District in the area northwest and north of Denver, including the cities of Arvada, Westminster, Broomfield, Thornton, Brighton and Platteville. The map resembles one recommended by the Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, though it doesn’t stretch as far into Weld County as that group suggested. Legislative districts are likely to be a focus of the hearings, too. Three proposed metro-area Senate districts and five House districts would place incumbents in the same district. Public comments sent to the commissioners asked them to consider: • Black, Hispanic and minority communities, whose populations have shifted from central Denver to Aurora, Commerce City and other suburban Denver areas. • The impact of affordable housing and the interests of renters. • Oddly-drawn district lines in the proposed legislative maps, including splitting the dorms of the
University of Denver between two state House districts. The Interstate 25 corridor north from Denver saw some of the state’s most explosive growth between 2010 and 2020, as subdivisions popped up on former agricultural land. That’s part of the reason the new 8th Congressional District was drawn in this area. The first draft also would shrink the 2nd Congressional District, still including the college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins, but no longer reaching across the Continental Divide into Eagle County. The 4th District would include the northern and eastern parts of Weld County under the proposal, before stretching out to the Eastern Plains and south. Residents of western Boulder County are upset at potentially being moved into the 3rd Congressional District under the proposed map. The 3rd District has been a Republican stronghold and it’s currently represented by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Some 20 people submitted nearly identical comments to the commission objecting to the proposed change, which includes placing all of Summit and Eagle counties in the 3rd District. Other comments received by the commissions thus far include: • Concerns about Longmont’s grouping with Weld, Douglas and Eastern Plains counties in the current congressional map, rather than with Boulder. • Urging a congressional district be drawn along the northern I-25 corridor, including to keep Larimer and Weld counties together and separate from the Eastern Plains. Others, however, want to keep Larimer and Weld separate from each other. • How rapid population growth and development in Greeley has given it more in common with metro Denver than with Fort Morgan, Sterling and Yuma. • How a significant Hispanic population in Greeley could be grouped with those in Longmont, Brighton and Commerce City. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Metro area home sales set median price record in June Just 3,122 homes were listed for sale last month across metro counties BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE
The median closing price for a home in the Denver metro area was a record $545,000 in June, according to the latest real estate market trends report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. The amount is a 1.49% increase from May, and a whopping 22.47% increase compared to June 2020. The report uses sales from 11 counties in the metro area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties. Realtor Brigette Modglin, who’s been part of the Association of Realtors’ market trends committee since 2016, said some of the reasons for the increase include more millennials looking to buy homes, buyers
who want to work from home after the pandemic, and baby boomers who are also interested in buying, either by upsizing or downsizing from their current home. She added there were some huge sales that may have skewed numbers a bit. A home in ritzy Cherry Hills Village recently sold for $1.1 million above its initial listing price tag. While Modglins said it wasn’t clear whether this sale impacted June’s number, she said this is the kind of sale that can cause sale averages to spike. She noted that this is why the median closing price is generally used more often than the average closing price, since Modglin said the average is the sum of all home sale prices divided by the total number of sales. The median is more of the “middle” value and is more insulated from outliers like, say, a multimillion-dollar home sale. The report said the average closing price for a home in the metro area in June was $643,645. The report noted the average
A street in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood in 2018.
number of homes on the market for June is 16,098, based on figures from 1985 to 2020. The market is nowhere near that, with just 3,122 listings last month, a record low. Despite being a record low, June’s homes-on-the-market figures were a 50.46% increase from May, far above the average 5.86% change. But even then, the 3,122 listings were 51.09
Voting for Americas COVID-19 Memorial closes July 18 STAFF REPORT
July 18 is the last day to vote on the artwork submitted for the “Americas COVID-19 Memorial,” a project of the Denver-based Biennial of the Americas. The Americas COVID-19 Memorial is “an artist-driven project to acknowledge the grave impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Americas,” states a news release. The Americas include Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The multi-month project was announced in March and the open call for public submissions closed at the end of May. Twenty-one artists were commissioned to contribute to the exhibit, and an additional 186 members of the public also submitted work for the exhibit. The artists include people from 15 countries and 22 states. The Biennial of the Americas is a nonprofit that launched in 2010 to “enhance, celebrate and discover the cultural and economic connections
between North and South America,” states its website. The virtual exhibit of the Americas COVID-19 Memorial is currently on view on the Biennial of the Americas’ website, biennialoftheamericas.org. In August, the Biennial of the Americas will announce awards for the Americas COVID-19 Memorial. Awards will be given to a juried first place, juried second place and juried third place; as well a public favorite for the artwork that receives the highest number of votes from the virtual exhibit. An in-person exhibit will take place Sept. 3-25 at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr., which is in the Santa Fe Arts District in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The in-person exhibit will highlight the work of the Americas COVID-19 Memorial’s commissioned artists and the award-winning artworks. To learn more about the Biennial of the Americas or the Americas COVID-19 Memorial, visit www. biennialoftheamericas.org.
Missing person’s death termed ‘suspicious’ STAFF REPORT
FIRESTONE — Brighton police and Weld County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death.” The body of 33-year-old Ryan Coburn was discovered near Weld County roads 20 and 19, east of Firestone, according to the sheriff’s department. A press release said Brighton police took a missing person’s report about Coburn
June 23. His family saw him last June 19. Joe Moylan, a spokesman for the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, said no cause of death has been determined. Authorities would like information about Coburn’s activities in the days leading up to his death and/or circumstances surrounding his death. Those with information should call Detective Jared Patterson at 970-400-5374.
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percent fewer than in June 2020. The record high listing for June was in 2006 when the area had 31,900 listings, according to the report. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.
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TINY HOME SWEET HOMES BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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anging from trailer-pulled, transportable domeciles to single-room cottages, a range of Tiny Homes were on display July 10 at Adams County’s Riverdale Regional Park, an annual event there. Demonstration homes ranged from stick-built houses and trailers to repurposed and refurbished buses for a more mobile experience.
Talia Kingston in her self converted 280 square feet Thomas school bus “Skoolie.”
The Tiny Home Festival returned on July 10 and 11 with its tiniest unique home at Riverdale Regional Park. Crowds lined up to see the inside of a tiny home built by Mitchcraft.
The Faery Palace build by Tiny Temples Homes. It was designed with the unique artistic craftsmanship. PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD
“Borgas Campers.” if you prefer hitching up a camper and traveling around the country this camper is equipment sleeping quarters and an on-demand shower outside.
A tiny home build in a 40-foot Thomas school bus called a “Skoolie” by the company Coastal Bus by Kosta. It’s built with 1350 watts of solar and has 300 amps of power to live off-grid.
The exterior of the J.Clay tiny home is built with an outdoor desk.
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Loveland-based horse program offers unique program for kids, vets and others BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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orseback riding offers a great way to get fresh air and exercise for some folks. Others love it because they love the animals themselves. But Noah Montgomery and Simon Glasser come to Loveland’s Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center as a regular part of their therapy. Riding horses, caregivers say, helps them physically and helps improve their quality of life. Montgomery is 6 years old with cerebral palsy ataxia and has been riding since he was 3. Glasser is 5, diagnosed with a disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who has been riding since preschool. Ashley Montgomery, Noah’s mom, said it’s something he looks forward to. “He loves riding Xellie and is probably one of the highlights of his week. It’s awesome they have a program for people like Noah.” Justine Mathis, who babysits for Glasser, agreed. “This program makes him feel good and helps with some of the strain,” she said. Hearts & Horses is a therapeutic riding facility established in 1997. It was founded by a group of volunteers who were working at a previous therapeutic riding center after it closed. “A group of volunteers got together and decided there’s still a need for this and got something started. We were founded and ran by volunteers for many years, and it’s a nonprofit registered 501(c)(3),” said Summer Alameel, development and communications manager of Hearts & Horses. Hearts & Horses helps an estimated 1,000 participants per year. With a quarter of a century of experience with special-needs riders, the center provides a special kind of therapy for people from ages 3 to 99. “The services we provide for are for post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy, autism and dementia. The participants are paired with horses in a structured therapeutic setting,” said Alameel. Groundbreaking research Alameel pointed to the Man O’ War Project at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, the first university-led research trial to establish guidelines for the application of equine-assisted therapy, or EAT, for treating veterans with PTSD and to examine the effectiveness of the new treatment for veterans. Hearts & Horses is part of that
Glasser riding Fiona with help from volunteers Steva Gay, left, and Clark Bennett. The training is up to 45 minutes which includes PHOTO BY BELEN WARD the indoor arena.
trial and Alameel said veterans in northern Colorado can gain access to this unique treatment option at no cost by working with Hearts & Horses. “This groundbreaking research project will provide the first clinical evidence of the effectiveness of (equine-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder) for treating veterans who suffer from PTSD,” Alameel said. Therapy trainer Rachel Karneffel has been teaching therapeutic riding for 20 years and has been with Hearts & Horses for more than six. She is certified with the International Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship. “Therapeutic riding or adaptive riding has been something that people have known for a very long time that works,” Karneffel said. “We are doing autism studies here with our research at Colorado State University at the Temple Grandin Equine Center,” Karneffel said. “It proves what we already know, which is that horses are incredibly healing.” Karneffel said the one therapeutic feature about horses is how their body moves with their rider’s body, much like walking. That steady, swaying movement of the horse comes from all angles and directions. How that movement differs between horses makes them better for certain riders and more useful for certain therapies. “We try to match riders with a horse that has the movement closest to what they need, as well as the temperament,” she said. Simon Glasser, the boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has some muscle weakness. The way the horses moved hurt his legs at first, making just sitting on the horse dif-
ficult. Eventually, however, it helped him. “The movement of the horse from side to side is moving his core to keep balanced, and moving his legs in a way that is similar to how he would be moving naturally,” said Karneffel. ‘Something incredible’ Hearts & Horses has one of the largest volunteer programs in Larimer County. Their numbers declined in 2020 due to COVID, but the group continued to have more than 200 active volunteers throughout the year. In any given year it could go up from 700 to 1,000 volunteers. David Erbeck is a Hearts & Horses volunteer and a retired firefighter for nearly 30 years. “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I got to be a part of something incredible, such as saving lives and rescues. I never cried in 30 years as a firefighter. It brings tears to my eyes — we’re saving people here and it’s amazing,” Erbeck said. There are 26 horses and a handful of them are therapy horses in training. There is extensive training involved for therapeutic riding and an animal’s temperament is key. As a therapy program, it’s important to have a horse that does not spook easily. There are other accommodations that must be made. Some of the riders use wheelchairs for mobility, so volunteers built a lift ramp to help riders get on and off the horse. In the outside area is a trail, called the “Trail of Discovery,” which they use for outdoor classes. It’s designed as a sensory trail for participants who have sensory issues such as autism spectrum disorder. For Montgomery, riding has taught him the process of doing
something physical while also teaching him the benefit of having patience — something necessary to ride a horse. “If you can control 1,000-pound animals and get them to do what you want in a kind, assertive, calm, relaxed way, you can do anything in your life. The magic of our students is to take those skills and bring them outside whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, and socially,” said Karneffel. Community support Hearts & Horses receives donations from the community and also has one large annual event, the “Lucky Hearts” annual gala in October at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, which also includes a casino night. “We are currently looking for sponsors, corporate sponsors, family foundations and anyone who is looking to sponsor the event,” said Alameel. “It’s our primary source of funding for the year. We also have a lot of corporate support from individual donors giving $5 a month.” An average lesson is $95. Hearts & Horses recognizes that some riders cannot afford that, so the group fundraises for every lesson, up to $60, to offset the cost. Even with a reduced fee of $35, it’s a lesson some families cannot afford. So, an additional 56% is needed in financial support for some of the riders in a form of a scholarship. “We fundraise all of the money to make sure that we never turn a rider away because they can’t pay,” said Alameel. Hearts & Horses is at 163 N. CR 29, Loveland. For more information call 970-663-4200, ext. 307 or visit HeartsAndHorses.org.
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Students share ideas on use of stimulus funds
Harrison School District in Colorado Springs last summer made videos explaining what to expect when their students returned to in-person learning. PHOTO BY MARK REIS, SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN
After stressful year, teens urge free meals, flexible schedules, more
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BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN
owan Raetz has grand ideas for his high school, an aged building that could use a little sprucing up. He envisions an outdoor classroom or, at the very least, a relaxation space — one filled with plants, some comfy lounge chairs and perhaps even a water feature. “I think that would really help us mentally learn better, and I feel like … it would make us feel more at home instead of (at) school,” said Rowan, 15, who will be a sophomore this fall at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs. The concept was one of several offered during a virtual listening session on July 8 in which a dozen kids from across Colorado chimed in on how the Colorado Department of Education could best spend about $132 million in federal stimulus dollars to help schools recover from the pandemic. The students, who spend so many of their waking hours listening to adults, took turns talk-
ing for nearly an hour over Zoom. This time, the adults listened as the students opened up about their experiences, struggles and moments of resilience over the past 16 months. Even in the thick of their summer break, the kids are thinking about what the next school year will bring and what lessons they learned amid the pandemic that will help them thrive in later years. Students want to see free breakfasts and lunches continue to be available at their schools. They’re eager for more outdoor learning spaces and investment in infrastructure that will support a reliable internet connection. They want their teachers to be trained to respond to student stress and trauma. They’re asking for more programs that prioritize afterschool learning, more support when it comes to applying to college, and more flexible schedules that allow students to hold jobs and internships. The student-driven discussion, which included students across a
range of grades, was the latest in a series of community conversations organized by the Colorado Department of Education and the Keystone Policy Center. Students deserve to have the loudest voices as the state explores how best to use federal stimulus dollars, said Berrick Abramson, senior policy director of the Keystone Policy Center, a Coloradobased nonprofit that helps leaders solve problems and policy conflicts in education and other community issues. “I think student voices have to be the center of every conversation we ever have in education, and they were the ones most directly impacted and the ones that these funds are targeted primarily to support,” Abramson said. “So while parents and teachers can offer a perspective and offer what they experienced, there is nothing that replaces direct student voice on what they experienced, what they saw their peers experience and what would be helpful to them and their friends going forward.”
Devising plan by end of August CDE’s $132 million in federal funds comes from the two most recent stimulus packages Colorado received to support schools. Since March 2020, three rounds of federal stimulus have been distributed to school districts. The first round of funding, granted under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund in March 2020, gave Colorado about $121 million. The package included $11.5 million in discretionary spending. The state used part of the first package of funding to make sure districts had the technology and supplies needed for remote learning, said Jennifer Okes, CDE’s chief operating officer. CDE received about $519 million from a second round of ESSER funding in December targeted toward helping schools reopen and keep in-person learning environments safe. That included about $49 million the department could decide how to allocate. A third SEE SCHOOLS, P13
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package of ESSER funding in March awarded the state about $1.2 billion, about $111 million of which the state has the power to spend as it wants. The third installment of funding has centered on supporting schools’ recovery efforts as they work to catch up students whose academics may have suffered during the pandemic. The state has spent part of the $49 million in discretionary funding from the second federal package and has about $21.4 million left. That, combined with the $111 million from the third round of ESSER funding, adds up to the $132 million on the table for the state to figure out how to invest in education as schools prepare for another school year amid the pandemic. There are federal Department of Education rules about how the $132 million must be spent. About $58.3 million must be used to address learning loss, such as programs to extend the school day or school year, as well as programs to give kids summer learning and enrichment opportunities and programs to bolster after-school learning. Another $11.7 million must directly cover summer programming. A separate $11.7 million must fund after-school programming. And the remaining $50.5 million can be put toward a variety of expenses related to the COVID-19 response, such as purchasing additional technology for staff or students, investing in training or supplies, establishing more support for mental health, and improving air filtration or ventilation systems, Okes said. Some districts have already covered those priorities with money from earlier waves of funding distributed by the state. And districts have largely decided how they will spend most of those relief dollars. CDE must report its spending plan to the federal Department of Education by the end of August. States were originally supposed to hand over their plans in early June, but Colorado needed more time to ask communities about where stimulus dollars should flow, Okes said. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in education, and we wanted to get robust stakeholder input to make sure that we’re using the funds to make the most impact,” Okes said. The state has taken a more formal approach to collecting feedback about how to spend the $132 million in its pocket. Earlier this month, the Keystone Policy Center arranged virtual meetings with teachers, parents and community organizations. This week, it is to consult principals and administrators about the most effective ways to use the federal dollars. Additionally, the Keystone Policy Center helped develop an online survey available to students, parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders that is accessible in both English and
COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA EDUCATION ‘I found that the most effective teachers were the most empathetic ones. What we’re still going through and what we went through for the past year and a half is national trauma, international trauma.’ Livi Christiansen, Senior at Poudre High School in Fort Collins this fall
Spanish. So far, the survey, which asks participants about the innovations from the pandemic that should be carried forward, touches on students’ experiences and looks at what kind of support educators need, has garnered nearly 1,000 responses, Abramson said. Funds to be spent by 2024 Okes made clear to students that the $132 million is made up of one-time funds, meaning that they won’t be renewed to continue funding academic programs, staff salaries and student resources. The state has until Sept. 30, 2024, to complete the spending, Okes said. “Any costs after that time would need to be covered with normal base funding at the district and/or state level,” she wrote to students in the Zoom chat function. But those leading the virtual meeting didn’t want that complication to stifle students as they shared ideas for how to make the most out of the federal money in future school years. One idea that gained the most traction during the virtual meeting revolved around the continuation of free breakfasts and lunches that students emphasized were a huge help during such a turbulent school year. Livi Christiansen, who will be a senior at Poudre High School in Fort Collins this fall, took advantage of free breakfasts and lunches and was especially grateful to have access to meals before exams. Muffins from her school lunch ladies were a go-to for her. “Free food is a very important resource that I think schools should invest more in,” said Livi, 16. Students like Livi will be in luck for the next school year as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended universal free meals through that period. The rising senior also hit on the need to train teachers to effectively respond to trauma in the classroom. “I found that the most effective teachers were the most empathetic ones,” Livi said. “What we’re still going through and what we went through for the past year and a half is national trauma, international trauma.” Recognition from teachers, both in the way they taught and in the
way they distributed the workload, was “incredibly useful,” she said, recommending that CDE invest in training for teachers to learn how to respond to the lasting emotional impacts school communities have faced. “It’s very real for teachers and students because this is something so new and just groundbreaking I guess in not so good of ways,” Livi said. The student said her English teacher was an empathetic person who would start most classes by checking in with students and adjusted class workloads on Jan. 6 amid the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol so that students could take time to recover and “find a way to be OK.” “Teachers being honest about how they’re feeling made it easier for them to empathize with students about how they’re feeling,” Livi said. Internet connections, college applications Other students, including Blake Cass, found that the teachers who helped them learn most effectively during the pandemic were the ones proficient with technology. “I thought what helped me learn the most through the pandemic were my teachers that are `tech-savvy,’” Blake, an incoming seventh-grader, wrote in the Zoom chat. “Teachers that are tech-savvy could communicate to (me) easier, in comparison to my non techsavvy teachers. If you could spend some of your money helping teachers with technology, I think a lot of students would appreciate that.” Technology posed a major barrier for many students who struggled with accessing a reliable internet connection while learning from home. Rowan, of Liberty High School in the Springs, said the Wi-Fi in his district, Academy School District 20, has not worked so well. “Every time I tried to get on, it’s always like, `This website cannot be reached, this website cannot be reached,’” Rowan said. “And it often takes me a long time to get onto my most-needed, school-affiliated websites.” If schools need students to complete work online in the future, he wants those schools to have a better internet connection, possibly with funding support from federal
stimulus dollars. Rowan said more flexible class schedules are needed. During the most recent school year at Liberty High School, students had Wednesdays off to use as a work day, Rowan said. Extra study time helped his mental health, especially as he tried to stay on top of advanced placement and honors courses. The day off also gave teachers more time for planning. “I think it really helped everybody by spacing the week out,” Rowan said. Aimee Resnick, who will be a senior at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village this fall, echoes the need for more flexible schedules. She noted that with a hybrid schedule and a day off, many peers were able to take on an internship or job alongside their classwork. Students used that additional time “for opportunities that they otherwise couldn’t have” pursued, said Aimee, 16. Other students, like Gianny Venegas, who graduated from Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain this spring and who will attend the University of Colorado in the fall, hopes to see some of the federal funding go toward supporting students as they prepare for college and their careers. Gianny said that earlier this year, as she and her classmates were virtually learning, it was stressful to apply to college. “In a normal year, we would have our counselors come in, talk us through it and kind of guide us,” she said. “And it was so scary this year to apply to college.” The student said she was “intimidated” to send emails seeking help. “A bit of support in applying to college would be really helpful, especially if we’re online,” Gianny said. “I remember how complicated it seemed and I thought I was missing things, and I guess still even to this day I wish I had like my counselor with me.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Yampa River is harbinger of West’s dry future Harsh choices loom amid drought emergency, effects of climate change BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
The first public warning sign that the Yampa River in northwest Colorado was running out of water came during a scorching summer three years ago. Cross Mountain Ranch, a sprawling cattle, guest and hunting operation near Maybell and the Yampa’s confluence with the Little Snake River, needed water to flood meadows for sheep and other livestock. But there was nothing left to divert into the ranch’s ditch at Lily Park. A state official’s snapshot from the time shows no Yampa there at all — just a gravel bar with a stagnant puddle at the base. The ranch may be far downriver, but it’s high in priority. Under Colorado water law, that means the ranch long ago secured water rights that are vastly senior to many other users on the river. So if the ranch needs it, the state water engineer has to put a “call” on the Yampa and tell junior holders upriver to stop using, letting their water flow on toward Cross Mountain and the Utah border. Yampa division engineer Erin Light did just that for the first time ever in 2018. She has an 80-page list of descending water rights holders on the Yampa. The ranch is on page one. The easiest way to find enough water to meet the ranch’s rights was to call Craig Generating Station, a massive coal-fired electricity plant holding a variety of river rights and reservoir shares in the Yampa basin. The power station, managed by Tri-State Generation and owned by a variety of Western utilities, has been cooperative on water issues, Light said, and quickly sent more water downstream. Then it happened again in 2020. Drought. A nearly dry river by the time the Yampa neared Dinosaur National Monument. And an official state call. This year, the Yampa is looking severely troubled again. It’s no longer a fluke, but a trend. And so Light has asked her boss, state engineer Kevin Rein, to approve her 15-page memorandum and request declaring the Yampa officially “over appropriated.” Too many users have divided up the river’s dwindling water too many ways, and future ditch diggers and well drillers need to be warned. Dozens of new water rights applications hit the water court for Yampa claims every year, she added. Yampa not alone The Yampa isn’t the first Colorado river to suffer the indignity of an official declaration of over appropriation. In fact, most of the major rivers were divided too many ways decades ago and therefore need to be managed down to the drop, from the South Platte on the Front Range, to the Arkansas and the Poudre. But the fact it’s happening to the
Yampa River seen on July 1 near Maybell.
Yampa, long running relatively wild and free through the thinly populated open range of northwest Colorado, is a clear danger sign, according to state officials and conservation groups. Drought in the short term and climate change in the long term are overlaid by relentless economic growth throughout Colorado, turning debates over water use from a distant worry into a current event. Finding enough water for Yampa Valley users will grow ever more challenging as the seven Western states in the Colorado River Compact approach deadlines for mandatory changes in how the river’s flow is distributed. The Yampa is one of many tributaries to the Colorado, running west to join the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. The Green joins the Colorado at Canyonlands National Park in Utah, with the merged waters meant to fill drought-stricken Lake Powell, and farther downriver, Lake Mead at Hoover Dam. Under the compact, Lower Basin states on the Colorado, including Arizona and California, could demand that Colorado’s state water managers leave more volume in the river, in order to fulfill obligations to growing cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles. “I don’t have a crystal ball and I can’t predict the future,” Light said. “But certainly we are seeing a trend of less and less supplies and greater demand, and the more we see the trend in that direction, the more this is going to be the norm.” The ongoing drought promises to make disruptive water-rights calls on the Yampa and other rivers more frequent. On July 1, Gov. Jared Polis made 2021’s super-dry reality official for the Western Slope, declaring 21 counties in a drought emergency. Federal drought monitoring maps showed nearly 30% of the state in extreme or exceptional drought that week, including all of the northwest. “Mother Nature is telling us how it is,” said Mely Whiting, Colorado Water Project legal counsel for the
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conservation group Trout Unlimited. “We’re in a new territory here. At some point you’re using more water than you are allowed to use as population grows,” and recently, she said, it’s “happening way faster.” Light’s detailed memo justifying the over appropriation declaration for the Yampa noted that water volume delivered by the river has fallen in recent decades from a norm of 1.5 million acre-feet a year to 1.1 million acre-feet. At the U.S. Geological Survey’s Maybell gauge on the Yampa on July 2, the river flowed at about 340 cubic feet per second, less than 16% of the median figure for that day in 105 years of recordkeeping. Massive ranch needs big water Cross Mountain Ranch owners did not return phone messages seeking comment about their water needs from the Yampa, and how they have handled recent years of low flows. The ranch, one of the largest in the nation with hundreds of thousands of owned and leased acres, went on sale for $100 million in 2017 with boasts of priceless water rights. The lower-elevation portion of the ranch along the Yampa and Little Snake is still for sale, with Mirr Ranch Group listing 28,000 acres of working sheep ranch property. The listing also includes more than 54 cubic feet per second of water rights from the Yampa. In her report, Light gives the ranch credit for not demanding a water rights call in every year of severe drought. In 2002, for example, rafting on the Yampa was shut down through Steamboat Springs, and reservoir water had to be released to get enough flow for power generation at Tri-State’s plant. The ranch had to turn off pumps at Lily Park to avoid damaging the machinery, but the diversion owners “opted not to pursue a call” that year, Light wrote. The ranch’s water right dates to 1886. While water users like ranchers and power plants have been able to trade water or find reservoir backup supply on the Yampa in the
droughts since 2000, such cooperation isn’t reliable on an overtaxed river with thousands of users, Light said. So what would state approval of the over appropriation designation mean in practical terms for northwestern Colorado counties? Developers seeking to drill a new well in the Yampa Basin will see new state scrutiny of their plans to make sure they are not drawing down river water already owned by a senior rights holder. If Light thinks there would be damage, she can require the developer to augment the loss with a different supply, such as stored reservoir water or a pond capturing water during higher runoff periods. Anyone with an improperly permitted well will also face new reviews, and demands for augmentation. Because of the way Colorado’s rivers and water tables behave, state engineers consider wells to be drawing down river water just as if they were taking it from the river’s surface. People could still apply for new surface rights from the Yampa, but they will be warned, Light said, that their supply is likely to run out by August or September when senior rights holders put in their call to protect what they need. Individual homeowners can still permit a new well in the Yampa Basin, Light said. State law considers a single home-use well on 35 acres or more to be “exempt” from appropriation rules. `More straws in the ground’ That’s where it gets even more complicated, though, for economic development boosters in the northwest. While Routt County, home to Steamboat Springs, considers 35 acres the minimum lot size for subdivision, Moffat County to the west allows smaller lots. “So that means there’s more straws in the ground,” said John Bristol, director of economic development for Steamboat Springs and SEE RIVER, P15
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Internet service discount available for those in need BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A strong, reliable internet signal may be more important than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic, but internet service isn’t a sure thing for every household. The federal agency that regulates communication by radio, television, satellite and cable is offering a program that provides a temporary discount on monthly internet bills for low-income households that qualify. Here’s information about how to sign up for the program. Emergency Broadband Benefit The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, offers the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program — a discount on monthly internet bills. If your household is eligible, you can receive: • Up to a $50 per month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals;
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Routt County. Bristol is part of a group trying to tie together Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties and their towns into the Northwest Colorado Development Council. Moffat County, for one thing, will need to create strong water
Who qualifies? A household qualifies for the Emergency Broadband Benefit if it has an income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines —
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augmentation plans for any new development it wants to do, Bristol said. And the counties’ fates are tied inextricably together, he added. The coal-fired power plants in Craig and Hayden that drive big employment with good salaries are on their way out; local and state officials need to replace those jobs with other industries or enterprises. Meanwhile, tourism growth in resort towns like Steamboat Springs
drives demand for new housing in less expensive communities down river from Routt County. Bristol said he often thinks about an adage he attributes to former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, now the nominee for ambassador to Mexico. Salazar once said, according to Bristol, “when we divided up the state and across the West, we really should have thought in watersheds, instead of these random political boundar-
ies. And that makes sense, because the workforce tends to mirror the watershed.”
• Up to a $75 per month discount if your household is on qualifying tribal lands; • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50). Only one monthly service discount and one device discount are allowed per household, according to the website for the FCC’s program. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the federal Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. The FCC anticipates that Emergency Broadband Benefit funds will be available for several months, said Paloma Perez, a spokesperson for the FCC.
This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Shelf awareness leads to summer getaways
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. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in the movies, I had that familiar conviction that life QUIET was beginning over DESPERATION again with summer.” What better way is there to embrace summer than to walk a book to the bedroom, backyard, or beach and, albeit temporarily, leave this often troubled Craig Marshall world and discover Smith other lives, places, and adventures? Choosing what to read can be overwhelming. Bookstores are brimming with books. Libraries too. My grocery store sells books. Ever helpful, I thought I’d provide some suggestions in the form of a quiz. All of the summaries (get it?) below refer to books and plays that take place entirely or partially in
one or more summers, including a shameless self-promotion. The answers are given at the end of the column. 1. Fitzgerald’s quote comes from which one of his novels? The one about a character named Gatsby or a character named Gatsby? 2. Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia. With Nick Bottom, Tom Snout and Snug. 3. In New Orleans, Mrs. Violet Venable asks a doctor to perform a lobotomy on her niece. (In the film version, Venable was portrayed by Katharine Hepburn.) 4. Take me out to the ballgame. This is a book written by a sportswriter named Kahn. 5. It’s 1942. Hermie, fifteen, is obsessed with an older woman. She’s twenty-two. 6. The final summer of a small town south of Denver before it is scheduled to be demolished on Halloween. A witty art professor, one of the town’s lone remaining residents, manages a general store, becomes involved in a captivating mystery right out of Sherlock Holmes without the British accents. A bookstore
that holds a secret, and a dachshund named William. (Hot off the press.) 7. “A delightfully candid memoir about her journey from singing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco.” This, by the way, is a trick question. 8. First published in 1958, this book begat a film that begat a theme song by Percy Faith that was, unfortunately, a Number One hit for nine weeks in 1960. 9. “Carmen got the jeans at a thrift store.” Then the jeans go on a journey. 10. Ray Bradbury, best known for “Fahrenheit 451,” wrote this book about a twelve-year-old boy’s “magical, timeless summer.” Every spring, newspapers, magazines, and bookstores provide book lovers with lists of books that promise to be perfect summer companions. Generally — not always — the recommended books are new. I prefer old friends. 1. “The Great Gatsby,” a far better book than movie. 2. William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Neither film version recommended.
3. Tennessee Williams’ play, “Suddenly, Last Summer,” is very intense. 4. “The Boys of Summer,” Roger Kahn’s non-fiction book about baseball before performance-enhancing drugs. 5. “Summer of ‘42” by Herman Raucher. 6. “Welcome to Earle,” written by Craig Marshall Smith. Available at Amazon. 7. “Ordinary Girl: The Journey.” Donna Summer’s biography. 8. “A Summer Place” by Sloan Wilson. 9. “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” is a series of young adult novels by Ann Brashares. 10. “Dandelion Wine,” published in 1957, it takes place in 1928. Mungo Jerry: “In the summertime when the weather is high, you can chase right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry’s name comes from a T.S. Eliot poem.) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
Conviction cures complacency
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s a big believer in the lessis-more approach, I find three-word statements to be powerful in their meaning, easy to remember, and in most cases impactful when applied. “Less is more,” three simple words that when we put them together, make so much sense while keeping us focused. Other powerful three-word statements such as “I love you,” “I’ve got you,” “You are forgiven” and “Just do it” are motivating and we immediately get their meaning. We can apply them in appropriate situations, both in our personal lives and in our professional work.
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The three-word headline of this column is a subject I have been speaking about lately with customers, groups, and even family and friends. And these three words started resonating with me as conversations Michael Norton with people from all walks of life and types of businesses had similar experiences that were either happening within them personally, witnessed in their company, or as a general complaint or observation about the level
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of service they were receiving. That word is complacency. If you haven’t experienced this yet yourself, I encourage you to put it to the test. Are you or those around you, those you work with, or the businesses you frequent just going through the motions? Does it feel any different than when we strived for excellence, pursued new goals, or worked hard to create raving fans and loyal customers in the past? I had the opportunity to sit with a team of executives as they were about to launch a new service through their existing business. They asked me for my opinion about what I had heard and seen, and if I saw any blind spots. Instead of answering immediately, I asked the group the following questions, “Will this service change lives?” And “Will this service be a large part of the future of the company?” The answers to both questions were “Yes.” My third question was this, “Are you convicted?” The good news was that there was no hesitation on the part of the executive team, they all responded in word, tonality, and body language that they were absolutely convicted that this new service could change lives and it was going to be a very big part of where they were taking the company. The trickle-down effect was also very impressive. As I met others inside the organization, the feeling of conviction was palpable. Everyone was energized about their work. They were anxious to work on the development of the program, they were enthusiastic when doing research, and thrilled to be talking to existing customers and new prospects about what was being devel-
oped. This level of conviction cured any signs of complacency. Let’s take it out of the business world for a moment. Let’s think about our family lives and our personal journeys, our relationships, and the things that give us the greatest joy. Have we become complacent? Is it not just those around us where we see complacency, but when we take a good look in the mirror, do we see it as well? If this is you, don’t sweat it, and remember that you are not alone. The good news is that most times we can cure the malady of complacency with one word, conviction. We all have gifts and talents. We all have things and people who inspire us. But talent without effort breeds mediocrity and that can become the root of complacency. Reidentify what energizes us. Become re-acquainted with our passions. And become convicted about what we want in life, the type of person we hope to be, and get fired up about the things we enjoy doing most and watch as complacency gets replaced with hope, purpose, passion and achievement. How about you? Has complacency taken up residence in your life? Are your employees or company running on complacency instead of conviction? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we choose to cure complacency through conviction, it really will be a better than good year. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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BRIEFS Hunter safety class The Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave., is offering a hunting class Sunday and Monday, July 17 and 18. The cost is $10 per student. Participants have to be at least 10 years of age. Sign up at the recreation center or online at https://apm.activecommunities. com/fortluptonrecreation. Bubble dance party Stop by the Fort Lupton Public & School Library, 425 S. Denver Ave., at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 19, for a bubble dance party. Visit https://tinyurl.com/yshwjke5 for more information. Estate planning Those wanting to set up their estates can attend a Zoom meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, to get the details. Visit https://tinyurl.com/yz8uemj7 to register. Movie nights at the library The Fort Lupton Public & School Library 425 S. Denver Ave., will screen “My Neighbor Tortoro” at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 22, and “Spirited Away” at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 29. Free pizza, too. No registrationm necessary. ‘In Memory’ display for Wall That Heals event extended The city of Brighton said the deadline to submit names for the “In Memory” display (part of “The Wall That Heals” program coming to Brighton over Labor day weekend) is July 31. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program honors those who returned from the war and later died. The wall will be in Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. To apply online, visit www. VVMF.org/In-Memory-Program. National Night Out The return of National Night Out to Fort Lupton will be Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Koshio Park, 131 McKinley Ave. Start time has not been announced. The night out event is designed for residents to interact with and ask questions of police officers.
Vendors who want to get involved should visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/ Events-13/National-Night-OutVendor-Form-90. Updates at https://www.fortlupton.org/475/ National-Night-Out. City campout Families that want to experience the outdoors can come Saturday, Aug. 7, starting at 2 p.m.. Brighton Park (555 N. 11th Ave,) will be the scene. The agenda includes an afternoon of outdoor/nature-themed vendors and activities, a movie under the stars, s’mores by the campfire and settling down in the tents for the night (loaner tents are avalable_ The fee is $10 per family. Call Valerie Rodriguez at 303-655-2221 or email vrodriguez@brightonco.gov. Gummball rally The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road. The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018. The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt). Visit https://gummball5k. itsyourrace.com/event. aspx?id=11277. ONGOING Drop-in child care The Fort Lupton Recreation Center offers drop-in child care from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 303-857-4200. Committee openings Fort Lupton has openings for several of its citizen advisory committees. Visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/966/I-Want-To-
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and Volunteers of America are offering a box of five frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible. Call 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number. Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison AVe. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303857-4200, ext. 6166. Coffee group Fort Lupton’s weekly coffee group sessions are at 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 303-857-4200. Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https://www.fortluptonco. gov/950/Senior-Pen-Pal-Program Craft classes Monthly craft classes through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center (203 S. Harrison Ave.) are available. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166 with questions. COVID-19 vaccines The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org. Free short-term radon test kits Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at www.drhomeair.com/ weld, according to a statement. Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon.
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Roedel ends prep basketball career BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
PUEBLO -- Kobe Roedel’s last basketball game on behalf of Fort Lupton High School took him to the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo just before the Fourth of July. Roedel was among more than 40 players from across the state who participated in the Colorado High School Coaches Association all-state basketball games. All are seniors. “The overall experience was a very fun time,” Roedel said. “I got to meet people from all over Colorado that share the same passion for basketball as me. I also got to see kids I grew up playing against and with at the games.” Players from the smallest schools in the state to the biggest schools in the state were on the same team. “We had two practices, which were basically just scrimmages with the other
teams,” Roedel said. “We installed one out-of-bounds play, and that’s it. On offense, we just read and reacted.” FLHS was 10-4 during a pandemic-shortened season, 5-1 in the Colorado League. The Bluedevils just missed out on a berth to the state 3A basketball playoffs. Roedel averaged five points, three rebounds and three assists per game. “It took a little bit to bond. But we all eventually did and got pretty close,” Roedel said. “It was a very competitive event -- full of a lot of talented players from all over.” Roedel is planning to attend Colorado Mesa University. “The experience taught me a lot about having to meet new people and find ways to connect with them,” he said. “I’m not playing basketball at Mesa. I am just going to school and that this finished my high-school career.”
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Volleyball PUEBLO -- Frederick’s Abby Awad participated in the Colorado High School Coaches Association’s all-state games in Pueblo just before the Fourth of July. Awad is a senior. Teams were chosen without regard to school classification. All-state track Frederick’s Alexander Carrillo, Ryan chacon, Garrett Colvin and Wyatt Schroth were named to the all-state track team in voting done
by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The Warriors won the 4-by400-meter state title last month in Lakewood. Chacon also earned fall-state accolades for winning the 200-meter dash at state. Jacobs Fore golf tournament The city of Fort Lupton, Jacobs and the business community are co-sponsoring the 2021 Jacobs Fore Youth Benefit Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 20, at Coyote Creek Golf Course. The tourney raises money for the Boys & Girls Clubs of
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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1120 INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN AN ORDINANCE CHANGING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MANAGEMENT BY AMENDING SECTION 2-63 OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, The Code Enforcement functions and the employee position of Code Enforcement are no longer a part of the Planning and Development Department, and; WHEREAS, the functions and position have been moved to the Public Safety Department and the Ordinance needs amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. That section 2-63 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Sec. 2-63 Code Enforcement Officers. (a) The Code enforcement function and the employee position of Code Enforcement Officer shall be part of the Public Safety Department, and Code Enforcement Officers shall be organized under and managed by that department. Community Service Officers shall be organized under and managed by the Police Department. Community Service Officers and Code Enforcement Officers shall be appointed by the City Administrator, and be authorized by the Mayor, to serve as duly appointed law enforcement officers of the City, and, as such, authorized to enforce all Code violations (except Chapters 8 and 10 of this Code), and parking violations throughout this Code and the Model Traffic Code. These officers shall not have arrest powers. These officers shall have the authority to issue summonses and complaints to be filed in the Municipal Court pursuant to Rule 206 of the Municipal Court Rules of Procedure and Section 13-10-111, C.R.S. (b) These personnel are law enforcement officers for all purposes under this Code, including the protections and application of Sections 10-72 through 10-74 and 10-77 of this Code. Section 2. Codification Amendments. The codifier of Fort Lupton’s Municipal Code is hereby authorized to make such numerical, technical, and formatting changes as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this ordinance within the Fort Lupton Code. INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 6th day of July 2021. PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 14th day of July 2021. FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this __ day of __ 2021. PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the _day of __ 2021. EFFECTIVE (after publication) the _day of __ 2021. CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Ad No.: FLP222347 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1121 INTRODUCED BY: CHRIS CERETTO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2021-1121 ANNEXING LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” KNOWN AS THE FORT LUPTON EAST ANNEXATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO: WHEREAS, the City of Fort Lupton is authorized under C.R.S. 31.12.106(c) to by ordinance annex municipally owned land without notice and hearing as provided in sections 31-12-108 and 31-12-109. WHEREAS, the area proposed to be annexed is owned by the annexing municipality and is not solely a public street or right-of-way. WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the area to be annexed is eligible for annexation pursuant to Section 31-12-104 C.R.S. as to contiguity; and, the area is not affected by any of the limitations that would prevent annexation set forth in Section 31-12-105 C.R.S. WHEREAS, the City Council declares that the subject property is hereby annexed.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, AUTHORIZING THE REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY FTL LAND ASSEMBLAGE LLLP FOR A NEW BUILDING AND LAND FOR THE FORT LUPTON PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARY INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of June 2021. PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 23rd day of June 2021.
CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 6th day of July 2021.
ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the 14th day of July 2021.
Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
EFFECTIVE (after publication) the 13th day of August 2021.
EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
CITY OF FORT LUPTON Zo Stieber, Mayor
A PARCEL OF LAND BEING PORTIONS OF SECTION TWO (2) AND SECTION THREE (3) OF TOWNSHIP ONE NORTH (T.1N.), RANGE SIXTY-SIX WEST (R.66W.) AND A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SE1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-FIVE (35) OF TOWNSHIP TWO NORTH (T.2N.), RANGE SIXTY-SIX WEST (R.66W.) OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (6TH P.M.), COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2 AND ASSUMING THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2, MONUMENTED ON THE WEST END BY A #6 REBAR WITH A 3.25 ALUMINUM CAP L.S. 27269 AND ON THE EAST END BY A #6 REBAR WITH A 2.5” ILLEGIBLE ALUMINUM CAP, AS BEARING NORTH 89’03’33” EAST BEING A GRID BEARING OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983, A DISTANCE OF 2643.85 FEET WITH ALL OTHER BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN BEING RELATIVE THERETO; THE LINEAL DIMENSIONS AS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BASED UPON THE U.S. SURVEY FOOT. THENCE SOUTH 00’28’49” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 A DISTANCE OF 2572.75 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE SOUTH 00’24’23” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HIGHWAY 52; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH-RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY 52 THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES AND DISTANCES: THENCE SOUTH 89’29’11” WEST A DISTANCE OF 2643.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89’29’28” WEST A DISTANCE OF 2624.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89’19’51” WEST A DISTANCE OF 237.05 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF PATTERSON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON RECORDED ON OCTOBER 10, 2017 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 4343163 WITHIN THE RECORDS OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER; THENCE NORTH 00’56’53” WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PATTERSON ANNEXATION A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY 52; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY 52 THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES; THENCE NORTH 89’19’51” EAST A DISTANCE OF 237.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89’29’28” EAST A DISTANCE OF 2624.60 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE NE1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2503.04 FEET TO THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 00’29’38” WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 14; THENCE NORTH 89’03’33” EAST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD 14 A DISTANCE OF 2643.85 FEET TO IT’S INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE SOUTH 00’28’49” EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY PROLONGATION A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SAID PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 166.96 ACRES OR 7,272,560 SQ. FT., MORE OR LESS (+/-), AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY RIGHTS-OFWAY OR OTHER EASEMENTS OF RECORD AS NOW EXISTING ON SAID DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND. Legal Ad No.: FLP222348 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1118 INTRODUCED BY: TOMMY HOLTON
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Exhibit A LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Lot 13, Block 5 Lupton Village PUD Fort Lupton, CO 80621 WELD COUNTY ASSESSOR INFO Owner: FTL Land Assemblage LLLP Weld County Parcel: 147105318013 Subdivision: Lupton Village PUD Section: 5 Township: 1N Range: 66W Legal Ad No.: FLP222345 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
City of Fort Lupton June-July 2021 Payables Payment Date Vendor Name Payment Amount 06/17/21 First United Methodist Church 987.5 06/18/21 First United Methodist Church -987.5 06/18/21 Teri Kopfman -987.5 06/17/21 Teri Kopfman 987.5 06/18/21 First United Methodist Church 987.5 06/29/21 Bank Of Colorado 1935.61 06/29/21 City Of Fort Lupton 22135.17 06/29/21 Safeway/Albertsons 111.63 06/29/21 Terminix 177 07/06/21 Chulainn Publishing Corp 203.69 07/06/21 City Of Fort Lupton 24628.03 07/06/21 Deep Rock Water 71.85 07/06/21 Sarah Frank 29.51 06/29/21 CO. Emerald Soc Pipes&Drums -250 06/22/21 Adamson Police Products 143.95 06/22/21 Adt Security System 127.49 06/22/21 Adv Urgent Care And Occ Med 140 06/22/21 Ausmus Law Firm Pc 13770 06/22/21 Cem Sales & Service Inc 995 06/22/21 Colorado Community Media 376.2 06/22/21 Comcast Business 2237.05 06/22/21 Dell Marketing Lp 2161.86 06/22/21 Dominant Dirtwork 1500 06/22/21 Dxp Enterprises Inc 38.53 06/22/21 Employers Council Services, Inc 100 06/22/21 Ergomed 1020 06/22/21 Fastenal Company 01coftl 37.8 06/22/21 Ft Lupton Recreation Sports 2300 06/22/21 Golden Triangle Constr Inc 1550 06/22/21 Gould Evans Inc 10935 06/22/21 J & M Displays 3000 06/22/21 Ll Johnson Distributing 127.42 06/22/21 Motorola Solutions 15167.55 06/22/21 Mtn West Production Group 2395 06/22/21 O’reilly Auto Parts 22.17 06/22/21 Shred-It Usa Llc 30 06/22/21 The Consolidated Mutual 1331.48 06/22/21 The Tallent Company 5500 06/22/21 Union Pacific Railroad Co 3025.18 06/22/21 Usa Blue Book 152.29 06/29/21 Adv Urgent Care And Occ Med 110 06/29/21 Aflac 1995.84 06/29/21 Anna James 65 06/29/21 Broadcast Music Inc 368 06/29/21 Cem Sales & Service Inc 961.35 06/29/21 Colorado Community Media 446 06/29/21 Comcast Business 2171.11 06/29/21 Comcast Cable Comm, Llc 220.03 06/29/21 Division Of Oil & Public Safety 40 06/29/21 Greeley Lock & Key 1.4 06/29/21 Humana Health Plan Inc 84871.78 06/29/21 Id Edge Inc 110 06/29/21 John Deere Financial 66.48 06/29/21 Johnson Controls Sec Sol 183.19 06/29/21 Maxine Brooks 266 06/29/21 Office Depot 126.25 06/29/21 Operations Mgmt Int 120324.8 06/29/21 O’reilly Auto Parts 179.98 06/29/21 Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti P.C. 3297 06/29/21 Petty Cash-Finance 137.32 06/29/21 Raquel Ferszt 360 06/29/21 Riverdale Tree Services 1260 06/29/21 Standard Insurance Co. 5432.89 06/29/21 Super-Tech Filters 442.47 06/29/21 Todd Hodges Design Llc 5625 06/29/21 Toshiba Business Solutions 52.5 06/29/21 Toshiba Financial Srvc 1723.07 06/29/21 Tyler Technologies 150 06/29/21 Waste Connect Of Colo, Inc 1034.48 06/29/21 Waxie Sanitary Supply 1778.63
06/29/21 Xcel Energy-Gas 1068.27 06/29/21 Colorado Paving Inc 531497.4 06/29/21 Intrmtn Controls Nichols-Given 4110.93 06/29/21 Trailer Source Inc 4721 06/29/21 Vector Disease Control 2967.7 07/06/21 Aaa Auto Parts Inc 34.8 07/06/21 Am West Land Surveying, Inc 1200 07/06/21 Bank Of Colorado 232.47 07/06/21 Basalite Building Products Llc 1051.65 07/06/21 Colonial Life 105.96 07/06/21 Colorado Analytical Lab 161 07/06/21 Colorado Community Media 287.28 07/06/21 Comcast Cable Comm, Llc 100.09 07/06/21 Connect 4 Events &Entertain Llc 900 07/06/21 Core&Main Lp 36325.94 07/06/21 Dbc Irrigation Supply 783.79 07/06/21 Dxp Enterprises Inc 120.35 07/06/21 E-470 Public Highway Authority 22.9 07/06/21 Empire Portable Restrooms 665.95 07/06/21 Eric Bleeker 250 07/06/21 Fastenal Company 01coftl 31.5 07/06/21 Frp Apparel 766.2 07/06/21 Halliburton Energy Services 823.1 07/06/21 John Deere Financial 104.49 07/06/21 Kimi Most 1200 07/06/21 L.G. Everist, Inc 539.3 07/06/21 Luis Ramirez 38.22 07/06/21 O’reilly Auto Parts 15.99 07/06/21 Push-Pedal-Pull 306.7 07/06/21 R & L Tires 12 07/06/21 Rocky Mountain Low Voltage 210 07/06/21 Scienturfic 38.52 07/06/21 Target Specialty Products 512.06 07/06/21 Time Clock Plus 2400 07/06/21 Toshiba Business Solutions 238.75 07/06/21 Toshiba Financial Services 283.52 07/06/12 Tyler Technologies 150 07/06/21 Waxie Sanitary Supply 181.4 07/06/21 Wcc Enterprises, Inc 1200 07/06/21 Weld County Sch Dist Re8 5812.98 07/06/21 Dell Marketing Lp 18552.44 07/06/21 Kaseya Us Llc 2264 07/01/21 Ninja Nation Llc 4500 06/22/21 Ace Hardware Of Fort Lupton 87.75 06/22/21 Airgas Usa Llc 15.73 06/22/21 Boomer Naturals 193.76 06/22/21 City Of Fort Lupton 37779.27 06/22/21 Dbc Irrigation Supply 1097.94 06/22/21 Eagle Rock Company Of Colo 309.6 06/22/21 Ferrellgas Lp 457.58 06/22/21 Golf &Sport Solutions Llc 1709.31 06/22/21 High Country Beverage Corp 774.95 06/22/21 Masek Golf Car Of Colorado 303.08 06/22/21 Mile High Turfgrass, Llc 1000 06/22/21 R&R Products Inc 102.48 06/22/21 Safe Systems Inc 139.19 06/22/21 Shamrock Foods Company 2794.7 06/22/21 Southern Glazer’s Of Co 263.11 06/22/21 Swire Coca-Cola, Usa 198.24 06/22/21 Yamaha Motor Corp 10798.08 06/29/21 Ace Hardware Of Fort Lupton 163.51 06/29/21 Adidas America Inc 1649.21 06/29/21 Breakthru Beverage Group 911.83 06/29/21 Bridgestone Golf, Inc 852 06/29/21 Callaway Golf Sales Co 1358.51 06/29/21 City Of Fort Lupton 205.8 06/29/21 Colorado Golf & Turf Inc 89.6 06/29/21 Comcast Cable Comm, Llc 244.39 06/29/21 Derek W Beezub 600 06/29/21 Eagle Rock Co Of Colo 1486.45 06/29/21 High Country Beverage Corp 943.1 06/29/21 Mile High Turfgrass, Llc 1104.54 06/29/21 O’reilly Auto Parts 4.29 06/29/21 Potestio Brothers Equipment 112.27 06/29/21 Republic Ntl Distrib Co Llc 140.19 06/29/21 Shamrock Foods Co 3807.47 06/29/21 Southern Glazer’s Of Co 233.26 06/29/21 Sports Turf Irrigation 499 06/29/21 Swire Coca-Cola, Usa 466.82 06/29/21 Target Specialty Products 1885 06/29/21 Terminix 143 06/29/21 Toshiba Financial Services 231.45 06/29/21 United Site Services 415.01 06/29/21 Waxie Sanitary Supply 171.57 06/29/21 Western Distributing Inc 178 07/06/21 Ace Hardware Of Fort Lupton 21.56 07/06/21 Adidas America Inc 1657.78 07/06/21 Cit Group/Commercial Srv 575.97 07/06/21 City Of Fort Lupton 175.08 07/06/21 Colorado Golf & Turf Inc 119.4 07/06/21 Dbc Irrigation Supply 926.81 07/06/21 High Country Bev Corp 1568.35 07/06/21 Ll Johnson Distributing 3808.97 07/06/21 Masek Golf Car Of Colorado 12.68 07/06/21 Potestio Brothers Equipment 85.34 07/06/21 Shamrock Foods Company 865.08 07/06/21 Specialty Cigars Interntl Inc 499.05 07/06/21 Swire Coca-Cola, Usa 796.7 07/06/21 The Huntington Ntl Bank 10678.08 07/06/21 Waste Connect Of Colo, Inc 341.3 07/06/21 Waxie Sanitary Supply 190.66 07/06/21 Western Distributing Inc 238 07/06/21 Xcel Energy-Gas 165.63 06/18/21 Bank Of Colorado 5843.08 06/18/21 Bank Of Colorado 668.54 06/18/21 Valic_1 31812.44 06/18/21 Irs 55334.41 06/18/21 Co Depart Of Revenue 9190.41 06/16/21 Colorado Depart Of Revenue 3.23 06/16/21 Colorado Depart Of Revenue 3861 06/18/21 Fire & Police Pension Asc 1858.27 06/30/21 Irs 54.35 06/30/21 Co Department Of Revenue 6.63 06/30/21 Valic_1 380.34 06/30/21 Irs 1357.92 06/30/21 Co Department Of Revenue 164.27 6/16/21 National Benefit Services 444.70 6/18/21 National Benefit Services 50.11 6/17/21 Simplifile 35.00 7/6/2021 Payment Service Network 2,453.15 6/25/2021 National Benefit Services 1,100.00 6/30/21 Bank Of Colo 36,364.92 7/1/21 Bank Of Colorado 21.00 7/2/21 National Benefit Services 643.03 7/2/21 Simplifile 95.00 7/6/21 Emps Fee 42.63 7/6/21 Emps Discount 3,341.24 7/6/21 Emps Interchange 125.58 6/30/21 Bank Of Colorado 459.22
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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1117 INTRODUCED BY: BRUCE FITZGERALD
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON ACCEPTING THE SHERRI AND LEONARD TOEWS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR COUNTY ROAD 23 LOCATED IN THE EAST ½ OF NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. THIS RIGHT OF WAY IS CREATED AND GRANTED THIS 15th DAY OF JUNE 2021.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 15th day of June 2021.
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 23th day of June 2021. FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 6th day of July 2021.
PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the 14th day of July 2021. EFFECTIVE (after publication) the 13th day of August 2021.
CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor
ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Ad No.: FLP222344 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1119 INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE FORT LUPTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLAINTS
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Lupton, Colorado (“City”) is authorized under Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes to adopt and amend ordinances in furtherance of governmental administration and the City’s police powers; and WHEREAS, on May 29, 2019 Senate Bill 19-232 was signed which amends C.R.S. §1-45-117(9) (b) and provides that any complaint arising out of a municipal campaign finance matter must be exclusively filed with the clerk of the applicable municipality, and;
WHEREAS, prior to SB 19-232, a municipal campaign finance complaints alleging violations of the Colorado Fair Campaign Practices Act (C.R.S. §1-45-101, et. Seq. (FCPA) were filed with and resolved by the Colorado Secretary of State, and; WHEREAS, in accordance with SB 19-232, to comply with the requirements established by SB 19-232, the City Council hereby establishes the review and hearing process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby affirmed and incorporated herein by this reference as finding of the City Council. Section 2. The Fort Lupton Municipal Code is amended by the addition of following new sections: Sec. 2-8. Campaign finance complaints.
In addition to the campaign finance duties outlined in C.R.S. § 1-45-112 for a municipal clerk, the City Clerk shall have the responsibilities set forth in this Article related to campaign finance complaints. Sec. 2-9. Complaint process.
Any person who believes that a violation of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. § 1-45-101, et seq., or the Secretary of State’s rules concerning campaign and political finance has occurred in municipal campaign finance matters may file a complaint with the City Clerk.
(a) A “municipal campaign finance matter” has the meaning defined in C.R.S. § 1-45-111.7(9)(b) and 8 C.C.R. 1505-6, both as amended. The process for review and handling of complaints related to a municipal campaign finance matter shall be as set forth in this Article in a manner consistent with the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. § 1-45-101, et seq., specifically C.R.S. § 1-45-111.7,
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Public Notices as amended, and the rules promulgated by the Colorado Secretary of State at 8 C.C.R. 1505-6, specifically Rule 23, as amended. (b) A complaint must be filed no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date on which the complainant either knew or should have known, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, of the alleged violation and must meet the minimum requirements set forth in 8 C.C.R. 1505-6, Rule 23.1, as amended. A complaint must be filed in writing and signed by the complainant on the form provided by the City. The complaint must identify one or more respondents and include the information required to be provided on the form. (c) Upon receipt of a complaint, the City Clerk shall notify the respondent of the complaint by e-mail or by regular mail if e-mail is unavailable. (d) Documents related to a complaint will be publicly available as set forth in 8 C.C.R. 1505-6, Rule 23.2, as amended. Sec. 2-10. - Initial determination.
The City Clerk shall conduct an initial review of a complaint to determine whether the complaint was timely filed, specifically identifies one or more violations of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. § 1-45-101, et seq., or the Secretary of IState’s rules concerning campaign and political Ffinance; and alleges sufficient facts to support 3a factual and legal basis for the violations of law ¼alleged in the complaint.
E Within ten (10) business days of receiving a complaint, the City Clerk shall take one or more of the following actions:
(a) If the City Clerk determines that the complaint was not timely filed, has not specifically identiTfied one or more violations of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. 1-45-101, et seq., or the Secretary of State’s rules concerning campaign hand political finance, or does not assert facts sufficient to support a factual or legal basis for an alleged violation, the City Clerk shall notify the complainant and respondent of such determination by e-mail or by regular mail if e-mail is unavailable. The City Clerk’s determination hereunder is a final action subject only to judicial review pursuant to fC.R.C.P. 106(a)(4).
(b) If the City Clerk determines that the complaint alleges one or more curable violations, the City Clerk shall notify the respondent and provide the respondent an opportunity to cure the violations. OThe process for curing shall be as set forth below.
(c) If the City Clerk determines that the complaint :has specifically identified one or more violations of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. § 1-45-101, et seq., or the Secretary of State’s rules concerning campaign and political finance, and has alleged facts sufficient to support a factual or legal basis for each alleged violation, and that either a factual finding or a legal interpretation is required, the City Clerk shall forward the complaint to a hearing officer appointed by the City Council. Sec. 2-11. Process for curing.
Upon the City Clerk’s determination that a complaint alleges a failure to file or otherwise disclose required information, or alleges another curable violation, the City Clerk shall notify the respondent by e-mail or by regular mail if e-mail is unavailable Fof the curable deficiencies alleged in the complaint. -The process for curing shall be as set forth in EC.R.S. § 1-45-111.7(4), as amended.
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complaint referred by the City Clerk within thirty (30) days of the filing of the complaint. The hearing may be continued upon the motion of any party for up to thirty (30) days or a longer extension of time upon a showing of good cause. The hearing shall be in compliance with C.R.S. § 1-45-111.7(6), as amended. Testimony shall be given under oath, and the hearing officer shall have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. The hearing shall be summary and not subject to delay and shall be concluded within sixty (60) days after the petition is filed. No later than five (5) days after the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written determination. The hearing officer’s written determination is a final action subject only to judicial review pursuant to C.R.C.P. 106(a)(4). Sec. 2-13. Penalties. The City Clerk or a hearing officer, as appropriate, may impose a penalties and sanctions as set forth in C.R.S. § 1-45-111.5, and 8 C.C.R. 1505-6, Rule 23.3.3, both as amended. Recovery of a party’s reasonable attorney fees and costs shall be as set forth therein. Section 3. Codification Amendments. The codifier of Fort Lupton’s Municipal Code is hereby authorized to make such numerical, technical, and formatting changes as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this ordinance within the Fort Lupton Code. Section 4. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid. Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. Section 6. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Fort Lupton by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions.
Zo Stieber, Mayor ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Ad No.: FLP222346 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1122 INTRODUCED BY: DAVID CRESPIN ADOPT ORDINANCE 2021-1122 INITIALLY ZONING LAND KNOWN AS THE FORT LUPTON EAST INITIAL ZONING, LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, TO THE ‘A’ AGRICULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO: WHEREAS, under the procedures detailed in Section 16-9 of the Fort Lupton Municipal Code, the City of Fort Lupton, acting as the applicant, submitted a request to initially zone 166.96± acres of land more particularly described in Exhibit A. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the zone request on June 24, 2021, and recommended approval to City Council of the initial zoning of land described in Exhibit A to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District, with all the uses-by-right allowed in said district. WHEREAS, the City Council, after public notice and hearing, and consideration of the Planning Commission recommendation, declares that the official zoning map be amended to reflect the initial zone on the property described in Exhibit A of this Ordinance to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District, and that The Ordinance is hereby approved. INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 6th day of July 2021. PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 14th day of July 2021. FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this _th day of __ 2021. PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the _th day of __ 2021. EFFECTIVE (after publication) the _th day of __ 2021. CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO Zo Stieber, Mayor
Section 7. This ordinance is deemed necessary for the preservation of the public property, health, welfare, peace and safety.
ATTEST: Maricela Peña, City Clerk
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 6th day of July, 2021.
Approved as to form: Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 14th day of July 2021.
EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this __ day of __ 2021.
A PARCEL OF LAND BEING PORTIONS OF SECTION TWO (2) AND SECTION THREE (3) OF TOWNSHIP ONE NORTH (T.1N.), RANGE SIXTY-SIX WEST (R.66W.) AND A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SE1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-FIVE (35) OF TOWNSHIP TWO NORTH (T.2N.), RANGE SIXTY-SIX WEST (R.66W.) OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (6TH P.M.), COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY the _day of __ 2021. EFFECTIVE (after publication) the _day of __ 2021. CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO
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BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2 AND ASSUMING THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2, MONUMENTED ON THE WEST END BY A #6 REBAR WITH A 3.25 ALUMINUM CAP L.S. 27269 AND ON THE EAST END BY A #6 REBAR WITH A 2.5” ILLEGIBLE ALUMINUM CAP, AS BEARING NORTH 89’03’33” EAST BEING A GRID BEARING OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983, A DISTANCE OF 2643.85 FEET WITH ALL OTHER BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN BEING RELATIVE THERETO; THE LINEAL DIMENSIONS AS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BASED UPON THE U.S. SURVEY FOOT. THENCE SOUTH 00’28’49” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 A DISTANCE OF 2572.75 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE SOUTH 00’24’23” EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HIGHWAY 52; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH-RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY 52 THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES AND DISTANCES: THENCE SOUTH 89’29’11” WEST A DISTANCE OF 2643.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89’29’28” WEST A DISTANCE OF 2624.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89’19’51” WEST A DISTANCE OF 237.05 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF PATTERSON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON RECORDED ON OCTOBER 10, 2017 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 4343163 WITHIN THE RECORDS OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER; THENCE NORTH 00’56’53” WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PATTERSON ANNEXATION A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY 52; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY 52 THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES; THENCE NORTH 89’19’51” EAST A DISTANCE OF 237.67 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89’29’28” EAST A DISTANCE OF 2624.60 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE NE1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2503.04 FEET TO THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 00’29’38” WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 14; THENCE NORTH 89’03’33” EAST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD 14 A DISTANCE OF 2643.85 FEET TO IT’S INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE SOUTH 00’28’49” EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY PROLONGATION A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SAID PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 166.96 ACRES OR 7,272,560 SQ. FT., MORE OR LESS (+/-), AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY RIGHTS-OFWAY OR OTHER EASEMENTS OF RECORD AS NOW EXISTING ON SAID DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND. Legal Ad No.: FLP222349 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 14, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
OF 2020 BUDGET GODDING HOLLOW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TOWN OF FREDERICK, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget amendment has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Godding Hollow Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the 2020 budget year. A copy of the proposed 2020 amended budget is on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Centennial Consulting Group, LLC, 2619 Canton Court, Suite A, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 where same is available for public inspection. Such proposed 202o amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on July 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2020 amended budget, inspect the 2020 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.
DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BY LIMITING IN-PERSON CONTACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY WEB-ENABLED VIDEOCONFERENCE AND BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON. You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways:
1. To attend via Zoom Videoconference, e-mail cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.
2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-2158782, and enter the following additional information: Meeting ID: 954 2505 8944 Passcode: 988714
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/s/ MaryAnn M. McGeady McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the District Legal Ad No.: FLP222350 Published in: Fort Lupton Press Published on: July 14, 2021
Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Martha Jane Fulton, aka Martha J. Fulton, aka Martha Fulton, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30340 All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Weld County District Court on or before November 17, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Deborah Ann Fulton and Nancy Lua Fulton 1085 Livingston Avenue West saint Paul, MN 55118
Metropolitan Districts NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Legal Ad No.: FLP222342 First Publication: July 14, 2021 Last Publication: July 28, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
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Event takes visitors into the future through immersive art Novo Ita is the biggest event for Spectra Art Space since COVID-19 shut it down BY ALEXIS KIKOEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS
It’s hundreds of years in the future. The world has burned, and humans are learning to live in this new reality. It’s not a plot of the latest sci-fi movie; it’s something you can experience for yourself in Denver. Over 25 local artists have come together to create Novo Ita, an immersive experience at Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway in Denver. “I’m so excited, we’ve been working it for months, since December,” said Sadie Young, Spectra’s owner and founder, and the creative director of Novo Ita. “It’s a narrative-driven art experience. [The story] is a city in the very distant future that has developed out of what we call in the story ‘The Event.’” “The Event” was inspired by real-life climate change, and depicts a future where the world has burned down and been rebuilt. Their inspiration is an art movement known as Solar Punk. It’s a stark contrast to the more popular genre of Steampunk, which imagines a more dystopian post-
A new immersive art experience called Novo Ita shows a possible future.
apocalyptic version of Earth. In Novo Ita, Earth’s residents learned from their mistakes “and have learned to work with the Earth to create a thriving, sustainable society,” Young explained. Along with the sustainability theme, it was important for Young to use as much recycled material as possible. She estimates that 90% of the material used in the entire exhibition is recycled or reclaimed. Another feature of the experience is the use of augmented reality to tell the story. Visitors can use their phones to scan codes around
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