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Parker Rotary raises funds for earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria $22,000 raised BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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He added: “It’s clearly a recording of the incident. It’s clearly a recording of the murder.” The existence of the recorder was not known, Steers said, until the autopsy in the case that left Jessica Mitchell, 32, and Bryan Todd Gray,
During a short meeting, the Parker Town Council members unanimously approved the 2023 revised budget for the town and designated Douglas County as the Managing Jurisdiction of Recreation Operations and Management at Rueter-Hess Reservoir. Adjustments for the 2023 revised budget fall into two categories, carryovers and supplemental amendments. Carryovers are reappropriation of unspent budget funds from the previous year and into the current year. According to Rhonda Willey, of the towns finance department, the total net revision of the amendment is $40,738,617, which is mostly carryovers. Supplemental amendments are additional or new appropriation requests that were not anticipated at the time the budget was developed. The net supplement of expenditures and revenues is $660,324, said Willey. These can be funded through new revenue sources or available cash balance. Mary Colton, of the town’s park and recreation department, said additional funds in Parker include funds for the Tree Grant Program, the stormwater project, the O’Brien Park streetscape project and the day
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A ShelterBox worker distributes aid in Turkey.
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Victim may have recorded double murder in Franktown DA says it contradicts suspect account BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A recording captured audio of
Parker council approves 2023 budget amendment Water partnership set with county
In the aftermath of the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the Rotary Club of Parker raised over $22,000 to aid ShelterBox USA in their efforts to supply emergency shelter, tools and supplies to those impacted by the damage. ShelterBox USA is a global humanitarian relief organization that brings emergency shelter and essential supplies to set up a household when families have lost everything in a disaster or conflict situation. “We’re based on the premise of what are the things that you need to sustain your life if you lose everything in an instant and you’re forced to flee your home,” said President of ShelterBox USA Kerri Murray. SEE FUNDRAISER, P5
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an incident where Casey Devol allegedly killed his sister and her boyfriend in rural Douglas County, according to prosecutors. “What we have are recorded statements of the murder itself which were made by one of the victims,” said Andrew Steers, a chief deputy district attorney.
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