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WEEK OF JANUARY 5, 2023
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 , 2020
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Riley Wise, 14, rolls around in the little red truck he and his dad made for his wheelchair for Halloween. It’s Riley’s dream to create PHOTO BY BELEN WARD costumes like this for other kids in a wheelchair or special needs.
Ten stories we talked about in 2022 From wastewater treatment to marijuana and cars left on train tracks, a lot happened
As Congresswoman-elect D-08 Yadira Caraveo inches closer to beginning her first term as a U.S. Representative, she’s squaring away the logistics. For housing in Washington, D.C., she’s in an apartment building that houses many other members of Congress. Her medical practice will remain and the office is planning to hire a replacement, but she’s planning on taking a few shifts when she’s in the district. “Just to keep my skills up,” she said. She plans to come back to the district as often as possible to be able to spend time with her family as well as to strengthen her connection to the community. When it comes to a congressional mentor, many people have been helpful to her while finding her bearings but hasn’t thought about a specific person she wants to spend most of her time with. People from the Hispanic Caucus and the Democratic Coalition all come to mind, she said.
million loan from Colorado Waster “We’re taking the solids, but they Resources and Power Developdon’t disappear. We have to get rid ment Authority for related tap fees of the bacteria. late in the year. The interest rate “We’re constipated.” On the issues cannot be higher than 2.75 percent. As a Democrat state legislator, Funds will come from the city’s Boom year most of her time consisted of servwastewater revenue budget. Fort Lupton was a little late in ing in the majority. Now as a miThe Colorado Department of getting to the housing party. But for nority member in the soon-to-be Public Health and Environment much of 2022, it seemed to be makRepublican-controlled House, her STAFF REPORT is forcing several cities, including up for lost time. game plan won’t change from her ing Fort Lupton, to clean up the In April, staff said the city popuactions in the state legislature. A downstream issue amount of nitrogen, phosphorus lation could grow at a rate of 3 per“Having a very clear majority in Wastewater improvements - and and chlorophyll in surface water. cent per year. Almost 200 housing the House and having a trifecta in the funds to pay for them - dotted More than 60 cities filed an appeal, permits were on file just for 2021. the State, I really always strove to many a council conversation in citing the more than $1.5 billion The city’s public works director, make my legislation bipartisan,” 2022. combined cost of the repairs. CDRoy Vestal, wants to find a way to she said. “Two-thirds of the bills One theme held true from late in PHE turned it down. save 2 million gallons of wastewathat I carried had bipartisan votes February all the way through. The need for a new plant didn’t ter, though large commercial deon them.” “We have to spend a lot of rule out repairs on the existing one. velopment was on the city’s radar. Three issues she campaigned Every year before Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and Fort Food and Bank provide money,” Mayor ZoThanksgiving, Hubbard said.First United In March, then-plant operations “Wethe need to Lupton plan forward, andClothingheavily on werecommunity healthcare, climate members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, “Unfortunately, it has to come from manager Jon Mays (he died later we don’t want to do this for anand affordability. citizens. I don’t like it.”that helps with the in the year at age toldon council another organization food drive. See65) more Page 2. other 20 years,” Vestal told council The price tag is around $37 milthe plant’s centrifuge was breaking lion. The city agreed to accept a $25 down. SEE 2022, P2 SEE CARAVEO, P5
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