An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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Englewood Plaza plans for housing stay on track City council gives first-round approval to apartments PUD BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Englewood City Council members approved on first reading the planned unit development application for Kimco Development’s proposed development at Englewood Plaza. During the Feb. 18 meeting, Englewood City Council approved Kimco Development’s proposed project for the 6.24-acre site at 401 Englewood Parkway with a 5-2 vote. The project will include apartments, parking and possibly a hotel. The property is bound by West Floyd Avenue, South Elati Street, Englewood Parkway and South Cherokee Street. The vote comes after a Feb. 3 public hearing which provided an overview of the project, allowed council members to ask questions and residents to express their support or opposition. At-large Council Member Tena Prange, who was not at the hearing, said she was in support of the project and excited for its future. “I just wanted to comment on my adoration for this project,” Prange said. “I think it’s beautiful. I really like the concept that you’re building on the transition between our single family housing neighborhoods to our more commercial districts and the traffic thoroughfares. I SEE PLAZA, P7
Columbine shooting survivor and dog lover Anne Marie Hochhalter with her dog Georgie. Hochhalter died on Feb. 16 at the age of 43. Georgie was PHOTO COURTESY OF RICK AND SUE TOWNSEND taken in by her neighbors who plan to adopt him.
Remembering Anne Marie Hochhalter Columbine survivor lived life to the fullest BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two months before the 26th anniversary of the 1999 attack at Columbine High School, Anne Marie Hochhalter died due
to complications from injuries she sustained during the shooting, which left her paralyzed. She died on Feb. 16 at the age of 43, said Sue and Rick Townsend, who were close to Hochhalter and who lost their daughter, Lauren, in the shooting on April 20, 1999. The Townsends were planning to have lunch with Hochhalter on Feb. 16, but when they didn’t hear from her, they asked
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police to perform a welfare check. Sue Townsend said that’s when police found that Hochhalter had died in her sleep. “Anne Marie was our acquired daughter,” Sue Townsend said. “We became very close after Columbine happened … and I was looking for a way to heal after losing Lauren and I heard that Anne Marie’s family was struggling.” SEE HOCHHALTER, P6
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