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Turf bans, other measures taken BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Growth is good. But hold the sod. And have the checkbook handy. Colorado’s population growth and

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the swelling stress on state water resources amid climate change and drought are sending Front Range suburbs in a scramble to shore up sustainable supplies. Castle Rock is banning traditional grass turf in front yards of new homes and offering developers steep fee discounts for water-saving “Coloradoscaping” yards. The Douglas County town that is a center for

housing sprawl in Colorado foresees dwindling aquifer resources and ever-higher prices to secure new surface water from the state’s overtaxed mountain river basins. Arvada, on the opposite corner of the Denver metro area to the northwest, is more than doubling homebuilders’ water and sewer connection fees and sharply raising existing homeowners’ utility rates.

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The city has so far avoided turf bans or other strong conservation measures on development, while a debate builds on whether the its new $54,000 connection fees are making homes even less affordable. The two cities’ big moves, combined with Aurora’s recent decision to restrict new lawns and ban new SEE SUBURBS, P3

New library responsibilities to be determined in agreement City of Fort Lupton and Weld RE-8 School District to negotiate BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the Fort Lupton Public and School Library builds a second facility, some details about its operations remain to be solidified. Who will provide the facility’s janitorial services? Who will plow the snow? Currently, a 2014 intergovernmental agreement between the City of Fort Lupton and the Weld RE-8 school district outlines obligations Lynx Reh in the pumpkin patch choosing a pumpkin to carve from Palombo Farms stock. PHOTO BY BELEN WARD for managing the joint library. The city and school district will soon make adjustments to their IGA to reflect responsibilities for the institution in its new form. The current library is located in attraction, built on 40-acres corn Fort Lupton High School, but a new fields. It’s a mile-long journey along facility is being built at 370 S. Rollie Riverdale Road that then veers off to walk through a corn maze with Ave. in order to better serve the comstops into haunted houses chased munity. by a zombie apocalypse with At its current location, library BY BELEN WARD the the woods is met by a zombie monsters, ghosts, killer clowns and maintenance, custodial care and BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM revving a chainsaw while scary Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothingutilities Bank provide community haunting scarecrows popping out are responsibilities of the dolls come to life, jumping up on members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change to 4 Change, from everywhere. the passing vehicle. It was a scene from a nightmare school district, according the IGA. Haunted Field of Screams come true along the infamous another organization that helps with theThe food drive. See more on Page 2. is Colorado’s largest haunting Riverdale Road. A simple trip into SEE LIBRARY, P2 SEE HALLOWEEN, P10

Braving the haunted fields along Riverdale Road Cheery Maize in the City shows its scary side after dark

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