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$193 million in GO Bond spending gets council OK Unanimous vote dedicates funding to cultural facilities, other needs Marcus Brockman poses for a portrait in front of his Green Valley Ranch home on April 30.

Affordable housing program is outstanding debacle Homeowners wait for solutions after plan went badly off track BY ANDREW KENNEY AKENNEY@DENVERITE.COM

Mark Eggert is stuck in limbo. He and his wife are among more than 300 homeowners in Denver who may be violating the rules of an affordable homes program. “Me and my wife just got married

last June. It’s just been stressful throughout the entire process. And since we’re not really both legal people — we never expected to have to deal with an attorney,” said Eggert, a 31-year-old who works in the mortgage industry. “We just don’t know what to do.” Recently, city officials have said that they could make exceptions for people who accidentally broke the rules, potentially allowing them to stay in their homes. But that could take months more to settle out. And few if any cities have ever faced a problem like the

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How did this happen? Eggert bought his home for $213,000 late in 2015. He and his wife were the fourth owners — and they weren’t the first to potentially run afoul of the program. At one point, it had passed through the hands of an LLC,

The $937 million GO Bond package that Denver voters approved last November is finally getting put into action. Denver City Council unanimously voted on May 1 to approve the initial investments into community projects that will cost $193 million in total. Taking on debt for the GO Bond follows Denver’s strategy of undertaking a significant borrowing cycle roughly once a decade, since the last major bond was taken out in 2008. This bond, however, will not be funded by increases in taxes. Instead, it will be supported by rising property values. Because property in Denver is worth more than it used to be, the city collects more money even though it is charging the same tax rate for debt service. After receiving an update on the status of

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the projects, council unanimously voted to move forward with the $193 million in spending. While there are dozens of projects that will be funded with the first wave of the bond, every recommended cultural facility has notably made the first round. The bond has been issued in categories, all of which will receive a significant amount of the $193 million. The transportation system will receive about $41 million for things like street paving, the Colfax Bus Rapid Transit system and significant improvements to pedestrian and bicycle safety at several locations.

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Improvements to cultural facilities will total $65 million, including the following: • Denver Art Museum — $25 million • Denver Botanic Gardens — $12 million • Denver Museum of Nature & Science Deferred Maintenance — $11 million • Denver Zoo — $10 million • Denver Center for the Performing Arts — $6 million The Denver Health and Hospital Authority will receive $45 million for the Denver Health outpatient facility. The city’s safety facilities like county jails, fire stations and police stations will be issued just over $5.4 million. Blair Caldwell Branch, Byers Branch, Smiley Branch and DPL Central Branch libraries will see

improvements, costing just over $5.3 million in total. The parks system will see a sizable chunk of the bond and between the various entities will receive just over $30.5 million. Notably, Paco Sanchez Re-Imagine Play and Arkins Court RiNo Promenade will see improvements that cost more than $5 million. Lastly, public facilities will receive $627,000 for improvements from the first issuance of the bond. Not all of these projects are going to begin construction at once, and many of them are receiving money to facilitate the design process. Denverite is an online local news source for everything you need to know about Denver in 5 minutes. Visit denverite.com/subscribe for more.

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A former gang member and Denver native has been appointed by Mayor Michael Hancock to serve on Denver’s Crime Prevention and Control Commission. Leo Alirez, from the Denver Inner City Parish, has extensive experience leading intervention, prevention and re-entry programs out of the parish. “It is an incredible privilege to serve on this Alirez commission,” Alirez said in a news release from Inner City Parish. “I grew up in a gang and saw firsthand the allure, but also the hardship that comes with that life. For the last 14 years I’ve been working to prevent criminal behavior and intervene when violence erupts. I’m excited to be able to offer my expertise on such an important commission.” Alirez’s experience, combined with his degree in addictions and honorary doctorate in human services, make him a prime candidate for the commission, which aims to reduce crime and recidivism, develop related evidence-based programs within the justice system, and expand appropriate alternatives to jail, among other goals, the release says. Alirez has worked for more than a decade with Colorado judicial systems and nonprofits to help empower former gang members to successfully reintegrate back into their families and communities. He is certified through the National Gang Crime Research Center and also is a certified addictions counselor. In 2017, Alrez was selected by Hancock as an honoree of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative of Denver, a nationwide initiative that works to “make the American dream available to all boys and young men of color by eliminating gaps in their opportunities and outcomes.” He oversees the Life, Evolving Fathers and Recreation programs at the parish’s College View Community Center in southwest Denver. Denver Inner City Parish is a grassroots, community-based human services nonprofit that has been welcoming and empowering people in need through support, determination, and community since 1960. For information, go online to www. dicp.org.

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Letter carriers’ annual food drive is May 12 Stamp Out Hunger helps fill food agencies’ shelves STAFF REPORT

Letter carriers around the country will collect donations May 12 as part of the 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, presented by the National Association of Letter Carriers. To participate, customers simply leave donations of non-perishable goods next to their mailboxes before mail delivery May 12, and letter carriers will pick them up and deliver them to local food agencies. Participants are asked to leave a sturdy bag — paper or plastic — with items such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, peanut butter, rice and cereal. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive and usually takes place the second Saturday in May, said a news release from the National Association of Letter Carriers. Cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands and Guam participate. Hunger affects about 50 million people around the country, including children, seniors and veterans. Pantry shelves often fill up during the winter holidays, but are bare by late spring. With most school meal programs suspended during summer months, millions of children must find alternate sources of nutrition. Letter carriers see these struggles in the communities they serve and believe it’s important to do what they can to help, the release says. National partners assist the letter carriers in the food drive including the U.S. Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Valpak, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, the AARP Foundation and Valassis. Since the first food drive in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.5 million pounds of food, the release says. Last year’s drive brought in a record 80 million pounds. Learn more at nalc.org/food, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

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A developer, nonprofit leader and school principal ‘soar’ Women’s Bean Project CEO among three honored for making a difference in metro area BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Diane Smethills is the principal of Sterling Ranch, a $4.4 billion forwardthinking development spanning 3,400 acres west of Highlands Ranch. Tamra Ryan is the CEO of Women’s Bean Project, a nonprofit organization based in Denver that employs chronically unemployed and impoverished women. Allyson Mallory, principal of Ralph Moody Elementary School in Littleton, was in a snowboarding accident two years ago that left her paralyzed from the waist down. These three women have one thing in common: they have made a significant difference in the Denver metro area. On May 3, they were honored by the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce as “Women Who Soar” for making a significant difference in the Denver metro area. “We are surrounded by amazing female leaders who are making a difference and leading by example,” Brie McMahon, the chamber’s director of membership development, said at a lun-

cheon at Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree. The chamber hosts monthly luncheons at various locations for its members, which are business owners or employees of businesses in south metro Denver. At a retreat last fall, the chamber program Women in Networking brainstormed the first annual Women Who Soar Awards Luncheon. With more than 100 members and elected officials in attendance, the May 3 event recognized women who have displayed “determination, drive and passion,” McMahon said. Diane Smethills, principal of Sterling Ranch In 2004, Smethills and her husband, Harold, purchased Sterling Ranch, a master-planned community that sits west of Santa Fe Drive and south of Chatfield Reservoir, just east of the Roxborough community. After a 20-year buildout, Sterling Ranch is expected to have about 12,000 homes with 33,000 people. Innovative features set the community apart from others across the state. Every home in Sterling Ranch will have 1 gigabit of Internet, meaning residents have the capability to download a high-definition movie in less than three minutes. The “smart” homes will have a virtual touch-screen that controls technology and energy usage. Sterling Ranch will also have the

“By the time they walk through our doors, they are full of possibility.” Tamra Ryan CEO, Women’s Bean Project

state’s first rainwater-harvesting project, which stores rainwater in tanks and ponds. Diane Smethills credits her success to the “grace of God” and being raised in Colorado. “I think that makes us different in many ways,” she said at the luncheon, “and stronger in many ways.” Tamra Ryan, CEO of Women’s Bean Project Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce named Ryan one of the 2017 Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado. Founded in 1989, Women’s Bean Project employs impoverished women, many of which are convicted felons, recovering addicts and victims of domestic violence. They package and sell bean soup mixes, baking mixes and other dry food products to more than 1,000 stores across the U.S. and

online. They develop skills in personal and employment areas with the hope of continuing on to another employer. The business provides a safe and accepting work environment for the women, the organization’s website says. They are trained to continue employment. Ryan says she sees the women blossom. “By the time they walk through our doors, they are full of possibility,” she said.

Allyson Mallory, principal of Ralph Moody Elementary School Mallory was a principal and teacher in southern California before transitioning to the leader of Ralph Moody Elementary School in Littleton. On Dec. 23, 2016, she was in a snowboarding accident at Keystone Resort and airlifted to St. Anthony Hospital. She had broken her back and is paralyzed from the waist down. Three days after her accident, she started what would be seven months of physical therapy. Mallory has shown a tremendous amount of strength and courage, those that know her say. She returned to work in 2017. Through her experience, Mallory said she has acquired a sense of acceptance, resiliency and determination. She hopes to instill those traits in her students. When asked how she felt about being named a woman who soars, Mallory said: “I am incredibly flattered.”

Residents safely dispose of drugs in Englewood BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

People walked up or drove up to a red tent at the King Soopers at Federal Boulevard and Belleview Avenue on April 28, where they dropped off prescription medication for safe disposal at a drug take-back event. The Englewood Police Department organized the annual event and was helped by volunteers from King Soopers, South Platte Water Renewal Partners (the former Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant) and Cardinal Health. “We have been kept pretty busy,” said Toni Arnoldy, police community relations specialist. “We always get good response. We got snowed out last year, but in 2016 we collected more than 250 pounds of drugs. I think we have already collected more than that today.” She reported on April 29 that the project collected 564.5 pounds of prescription drugs. She said it was definitely one of the largest amounts of drugs received since Englewood began taking part in the drug take-back program in 2008. Arnoldy also said Englewood only joins the nationwide program in April each year and skips the November date because of the late-autumn

weather in Colorado. Volunteers accepted drugs from those who walked up and placed their medicines in available bags. Each person who dropped off drugs was asked if needles were in the bag. Equipped with the answer, the donations were placed in the appropriate bag. Rod Tanner thanked the volunteers as he handed them a bag of prescription drugs. “I am so glad they are doing this,” the Arapahoe County resident said. “These are bottles of painkillers my wife was taking after her surgery in January. We have grandchildren over at our house all the time and we didn’t want them left around the house and it wouldn’t be good to dump them down the toilet. This is a great way to safely get these things out of our house.” Englewood’s drug take-back station is one of thousands around the country that join the program set up by Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration, usually held twice a year, once in April and once in November. The national program got its start in 2010. According to the Drug Take Back website, a total of 4,274 law enforcement agencies set up 5,321 sites that collected 456 tons of prescription drugs at the event held last November.

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1 million people sought to share DNA, health habits Study aims to find why some people avoid illness while others don’t BY LAURAN NEERGAARD ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. The U.S. government has opened a nationwide enrollment for an ambitious experiment: If they can build a large enough database comparing the genetics, lifestyles and environments of people from all walks of life, researchers hope to learn why some escape illness and others don’t, and better customize ways to prevent and treat disease. “A national adventure that is going to transform medical care,” is how Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, describes his agency’s All of Us Research Program. Congress has authorized $1.45 billion over 10 years for the project. It all hinges on whether enough people around the country will sign up, either online or through participating health centers. There’s already interest: More than 25,000 people got early entry to the project over the past year through

an invitation-only pilot test run by participating universities and health providers. Why study so many? Most of today’s medical care is onesize-fits-all, based on what happened to the average person in short studies of a few hundred or thousand patients with a specific health condition. And most people who volunteer for those studies are white, leaving questions about the best care for people of different races. All of Us is part of a move toward “precision medicine,” using traits that make us unique to forecast and treat disease. Learning enough to individualize care requires studying a massive number of participants: the healthy and not-so-healthy, young and old, rural and urban, blue-collar and white-collar — and people of all races and ethnicities. For now, participants must be at least 18. Later, the study will open to children, too. While there are other big “biobanks” of genetic data from at least 100,000 people, the NIH project aims to be the largest and most diverse of its kind. At least half of the participants must be from groups traditionally under-represented in medical research, Collins stressed. Genes aren’t the whole story Sure, what genes you harbor can raise your risk for various diseases.

But other factors can increase or reduce some genetic risks. So first volunteers will share their electronic health records, and answer periodic questionnaires about their diet, sleep, environmental exposures and other lifestyle factors. They might wear fitness trackers and other sensors. And they’ll give a blood sample that later this year will undergo genetic testing, initially to look for so-called ‘’variants’’ in DNA that affect disease risk, similar to what some private companies now sell, Collins said. Fully mapping the genetic code is too pricey now for a million people, but that more comprehensive approach eventually will be used with some participants, too. Among the first lessons Collins hopes to learn is about resilience: Why do some people stay healthy despite smoking or pollution or poor nutrition? “We have no idea how those people escape those odds,” he said. Learn your results Unlike with most medical studies, participants can choose to see their own test results and share them with their physician long before the study reaches any big-picture conclusions. A caution: There are still many questions about how best to use the results of genetic tests. Still, “we will try to help their doctors sort through what it means,” Collins said.

One result that might bring a quick benefit: Genetic variants can signal who is prone to side effects from more than 100 drugs, information that could be used to prescribe a safer drug if only their doctors knew, Collins added.

Protecting privacy The privacy of DNA databases made headlines recently when investigators used a free genealogy website to track down a suspected California serial killer. That’s pretty different than the security under which medical DNA must be handled. NIH said it has taken as many steps as possible to safeguard against would-be hackers. Volunteers’ medical data is stripped of identifying information and replaced with a code. Only scientists meeting specific security requirements will be cleared to study the data. NIH also said federal “certificates of confidentiality” prohibit disclosure to law enforcement. Privacy wasn’t a worry for Michelle McNeely, 41, an early participant at Dallas’ Baylor Scot & White Health System. She underwent breast cancer treatment in 2016 and considers taking part in All of Us a way to give back. “If they can use my genes and someone’s genes in California and someone’s genes in New York to find some common ground, to help discover some cure — they can use my genes all day long,” McNeely said.

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Half-day or full-day kindergarten depends largely on money Local districts’ programs vary because state only pays for half-day BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Only 13 states in the country require schools districts to offer free full-day kindergarten as part of the school day. Colorado is not one of them. In Colorado, districts are only required to offer half-day kindergarten. And because of a lack of per-pupil funding from the state, parents who want to send their children to full-day programs are required to pay an average tuition of $300 a month. “We would prefer to have full-day kindergarten for everyone without charging if we had the money,” said Diana Wilson, communications director for Jefferson County Public Schools. “If the district could afford it, we would standardize it.” How school districts around the metro area meet that challenge varies. Jeffco, the second-largest school district in the state with 86,000 students, and Douglas County, the third-largest district with 68,000 students, run similar programs, offering free half-day and paid full-day programs. Much smaller districts, such as Englewood Schools with 3,000 students and Westminster Public Schools with 9,600 students,

Pine Lane Elementary School in Parker offers half-day kindergarten for free and full-day tuition kindergarten. have developed a model that offers free full-day kindergarten. In Jeffco, full-day kindergarten is offered at 90 percent of its elementary schools. But for the majority, which do not receive Title 1 funding and for families who are not receiving free or reduced-price lunch, tuition must be

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For Englewood, the full day allows the luxury of more time for not only academics but also social and emotional learning. “The stories and concepts we are exposing them to are on a higher level and we also have the benefit of crosscurricular learning,” Polzin said. “I think overall it’s our teachers that make the difference. It really allows them the time to get out students on a deeper level.” Westminster Public Schools has offered free full-day kindergarten for 10 years. Director of Early Childhood Education Mat Aubuchon said it’s only partially funded by the state, but the program is important to district leadership. “By investing in programs such as this, we see students who are more prepared both academically and socially for the demanding schedule of an elementary schoolday,” Aubuchon said. “In addition, by providing fullday kindergarten, we have the added benefit of helping parents who now have full-day child care and are able to work while their young children are in school.” When it comes to academics, the question is if those full-day students are better prepared for first grade. Stephenson says they are — at first. “We see that our full-day students — speaking in generality — have a little bit of a boost, but that tends to level out around second grade,” Stephenson said. “It’s not a long-lasting advantage.” However, Matt Flores, chief academic officer for Jeffco schools, says the data is not definitive. “It’s really hard to unpack the differences because we can’t account for what students do in the other half of the day,” Flores said. “It’s tempting to say they are more prepared. But to truly unpack that with data to support that theory is something our data team hasn’t been able to do.”

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Breastfeeding guidance, support offered at new Baby Cafe Facility will be first of its kind in Colorado

IF YOU GO WHAT: Baby Café WHERE: Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, 5394 Marshall St., Suite 400, Arvada WHEN: The grand opening will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 18. The cafe will be open to new parents 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday following the opening. INFO: Baby Café is a safe and cozy place where new and expecting parents can gather to support one another on their breastfeeding journey, while receiving free guidance and tips from a breastfeeding specialist. For more information, call 303869-1888.

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Motherhood can be an isolating experience for new moms. But Mothers’ Milk Bank and the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation are seeking to change that with the opening of the state’s first Baby Café in Arvada. Baby Cafés offer free resources for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, including support from specially trained staff, opportunities to share experiences and make friends, refreshments, comfortable seating and openforum discussions. Mothers’ Milk Bank Baby Café will offer a space where parents can receive free breastfeeding guidance and support from a lactation specialist. “Lactation support can often be very expensive, and we want to help all parents meet their breastfeeding goals,” said Abby Malman Case, international board-certified lactation consultant and manager of donor relations at Mothers’ Milk Bank. Breastfeeding experts say the ideal timeline is one year of breastfeeding, said Samantha Rhodes, certified lactation consultant and donor relations coordinator at Mothers’ Milk Bank. But each woman has her own realistic goal.

The Mother’s Milk Bank Baby Cafe, a program of the Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, opens to Colorado moms Friday, May 18. SHANNA FORTIER “Every woman’s experience is very different, even child to child,” Rhodes said. “Some women do, or don’t, have to go back to work at six weeks. So when thinking about goals and timing, that comes into play. It’s making sure moms are comfortable with skinto-skin, but also with pumping.” The café is modeled after a series of cafés established in the United Kingdom. Moms and dads can relax with refreshments, share experiences, get tips and techniques, and socialize with others in a child-friendly space. Everything is free including weight checks

for babies. “Women sometimes think they’re feeding, but they aren’t, so weight is important,” Rhodes explained. Moms can do a pre-feeding and postfeeding weight check to ensure their baby is feeding properly. “Motherhood can be a very isolating time and Baby Café helps provide a cozy space where families can come meet other families, have a cup of tea and a snack and talk about this season of parenthood,” said Malman Case. “Parenting is a bunch of highs and lows, and to have people to help you get through that is invaluable.”

An emphasis is put on building relationships, not just with fellow new parents, but also with lactation specialists. “It’s about building that trust,” Rhodes said. “If we can build that trust and relationships with those moms, we can hopefully meet their goal.” In April, UNICEF and the World Health Organization released a report declaring that hospitals should support breastfeeding because it saves lives. “Many women are not supported to get a good start at breastfeeding and many women stop breastfeeding much earlier than they were planning,” said Dr. Victor M. Aguayo, chief of UNICEF’s nutrition program. “So support is of the essence.”

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I make here. I said it might turn me into a benign and innocuous shell of my former self. “But it’s better to be safe than sorry.” I am sitting on some blockbuster allegations because I don’t want to wind up in court. For one thing, I already know what Prince Harry and that Markle girl are going to name their baby. And we haven’t even had the wedding yet. I can’t wait. How about you? Royal weddings really get to me. There is nothing like a shameless display of wealth set against a meaningless monarchy. All seriousness aside, the only “Royal Wedding” I care about is the film, and then only for a few minutes, when Fred Astaire is dancing on the ceiling. It’s nearly wedding season. I never cry at weddings, and do you know why? I never go to weddings in the first place.

I know how much we relish our pomp and circumstances: proms, debutante balls, graduations, and weddings — but none of it interests me in an iota. Likewise, we hand out awards left and right. Song of the Year, Employee of the Month, Miss Castle Rock. Maybe I am envious. Who wouldn’t want to be Miss Castle Rock? I have to admit, I’d like the Pulitzer boys and girls to knock on my door. (If it can’t be Ed McMahon). Approbation means a lot. Even in small amounts. Being commended for cleaning your room is a start. I won an art award when I was in seventh grade. I didn’t know what to think. I wished it had been a sports award. There was a time when boys were not encouraged in the arts. Now and then, you might read about a phenomenal pre-teen painter, but I’d be suspicious. An 8-year-old hasn’t lived life (exceptions: Mozart, Picasso, Shirley

Temple, “He’ll Eat Anything” Mikey). Art depends upon life experiences just as much as skill and creativity. “The national average cost of a wedding day in 2016 shot up to $35,329,” according to a survey in The Knot. But not for me. I went to my last wedding 20 years ago. There was a tower of icing, there was a garter toss, there was a lower back tattoo on the bride. Relatives who didn’t get along came to town from all over the country, and bickered. Gifts that had been foregone in a presumptuous register were stacked. And 18 months later, he was seeing someone else when he said he was “going to the office.” Do me a favor. Read me while you are sitting down and sitting still. Safety first. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

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Hudson Gardens springing back to life Workers preparing sprawling grounds of Littleton venue for busy event season BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nary a soul strolled the grounds of The Hudson Gardens & Event Center on the first day of May save a few maintenance crewmembers, who were busily prepping the 30-acre botanic gardens on South Santa Fe Drive and South Vinewood Street for spring to begin in earnest. “Things are just starting to bloom,” said Lauren Kersey, Hudson’s marketing and communications specialist. “We don’t have the annual flowers in the ground yet, but the crabapples and redbuds look marvelous. The bees are just going crazy.” Indeed, at the gardens’ apiary, beehives buzzed with excited swarms making sojourns to feast on blooming trees. Nearby, facilities maintenance manager Nathan Frank surveyed the sprawling grounds. “It’s exciting watching it all come together,” Frank said. “Even just seeing the hillsides get mowed makes it feel like spring is really back.” The quiet calm of the gardens on May Day belied the hustle and bustle to come. “Hudson plays host to 300 weddings a year, mostly in the summer months,” said rental sales manager Angela Wilkinson. And, of course, there’s the famous concert series. Tickets went on sale April 23 but are quickly selling out, Kersey said. This year’s roster kicks off on June 10 with Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot!, with 38 Special, Chris Isaak, Third Eye Blind and Kenny Loggins yet to come (Sheryl Crow, on July 15, sold out almost as soon as tickets went on sale). Coming crowds aside, The Hudson Gardens is an oasis in the city, Kersey said. “People come from far around to see us,” Kersey said. “I haven’t encountered anything else quite like this place.”

Crabapples bloom at The Hudson Gardens.

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Where: 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, a half-mile south of Bowles Avenue and three miles north of C-470, across the street from Arapahoe Community College.

Hours: Open seven days a week April-October, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Admission: Garden admission is free. Ticket prices for summer concerts and events vary.

What else: The Hudson Gardens hosts numerous classes throughout the summer, some of which are free, on topics ranging from beekeeping to container gardening and more.

Contact: hudsongardens.org or 303-7978565.

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A water lily blooms in The Hudson Gardens’ greenhouse, where water plants wait for weather warm enough to go outside. Hundreds of couples tie the knot by this pond every year.

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Breweries bring A-game to summer season Options abound for fans of beers and spirits alike BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For many in Colorado, summer often means cold drinks in the outdoors. With more than 300 breweries in throughout the state — to say nothing of distilleries, cideries and wineries — the state is a smorgasbord of options for those in search of refreshing drinks and even better company. “I grew up in Montana, so drinking outside, particularly on a river, is one of my favorite things,” said Paul Thompson, owner and founder of Morrison’s new Red Rocks Beer Garden. “There’s just a more social aspect to it, and people love drinking outside.” Almost every brewery is going to celebrate the season in its own way. Many are unveiling new or seasonal recipes, while others are hosting special events, including concerts and a brewery bike loop. And some, such as Thompson’s beer garden, see the coming months as the perfect time to launch a new business. “There are so many breweries out there, we have to find ways to set ourselves apart. And this loop adds a sense of discovery to the event,” said Dave Bergen, co-owner and brewmaster at Joyride in Edgewater, which launched a new brewery bike loop with WestFax, Hogshead and Seedstock, also in the east Jefferson County area. “It’s always more fun to do these kinds of events with groups of

people — and everyone is going to meet cool people along the way.” (Keep on reading for more on this monthly event.) People should visit websites and social media pages of their favorite breweries to see what has been scheduled. Here are some of the kinds of activities you to expect: A drink to break the heat There’s a beer or spirit for every season, and when it comes to summer, breweries and other businesses go for drinks that are light, cool and refreshing. Longmont’s St. Vrain Cidery will soon reveal its Pink Guava cider, which is made by fermenting pink guava and apple juice together to create this tropical refresher. Lone Tree Brewing has a seasonal Cucumber Wheat that is the perfect pairing for summer months, according to Emily Hutto, with the brewery. Lone Tree also unveiled the Hoppy Little Trees Project, a fresh year-round rotating IPA series. These IPAs be available exclusively in Lone Tree’s tasting room and will include Cascade, Amarillo, Centennial, Willamette and experimental YCH hop varieties. “We have a plethora of other hop varieties in the cooler,” explained head brewer Josh West. “This new IPA project will allow us to make some super hoppy IPAs while taking full advantage of our robust inventory, which give us brewers the chance to experiment with new hop combinations.” Lone Tree also joined with the Trubucha Kombucha company to make drinks that employ tart cherry, blueberry, raspberry, lemon

lime ginger and more. New breweries to visit Morrison is the kind of quaint small town that people love during the summer and its proximity to Red Rocks makes it a particularly popular place from May through September. Which made the end of April the perfect time for Thompson to open Red Rocks Beer Garden at 116 Stone St. The garden features 100 percent Colorado beers, wines and foods, and offers a historic cottage and garden for customers’ drinking pleasures. Brews like Mountain Toad Brewing, Telluride Brewing Company, Dry Dock Brewing Company and Left Hand Brewing Company will all be available. “We wanted to create a place that is more of a self-serve and self-seat instead of the formal restaurant atmosphere,” Thompson said. “We were inspired by places like Golden City Brewing that my wife and I love so much.” Concertgoers can get $2 off their first beer by showing their event ticket, and there will be ticket giveaways to Red Rocks shows throughout the season. The season will see numerous new breweries coming to the metro area, including the Burly Brewing Company in Castle Rock, Colorado Plus Cidery and Pub in Golden and Coal Mine Ave Brewing Company in Littleton. Events that make the season bright Breweries and other spirit-related businesses take advantage of

rowing up, one of my favorite summer activities was finding some shade outside and spending the day with a good book or two. Somehow, somebody at the Arvada Center must have magically picked up on the fact that it’s still one of the best ways to spend a day and created an event for book lovers like myself. The first annual Arvada Center Book COMING will be held at ATTRACTIONS Fest the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. “We wanted to highlight the fact that we have programming related to all the arts,” said Leanne Cadman, the center’s associate Clarke Reader director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. “We wanted to offer more literary arts and humanities, and this kind of event is really exciting for us.” Designed as an event for all ages, Book Fest includes hands-on activities and storytime for kids, panel discussions and staged readings, an all-day exhibit hall, writing workshops, and New York Times best-selling author Laura Moriarty as the special keynote speaker. General admission allows visitors entry to the all-day exhibit hall with publishers, authors, rare books, games and more. Award-winning authors and poets will read and sign their works. A pop-up bookstore operated by BookBar will feature books available for purchase, and Steuben’s, Newk’s Eatery, La Patisserie Francaise and Hunter Bay Coffee will host an onsite pop-up café and coffee shop. There will also be panel discussions and staged readings throughout the day, as well as a spelling bee, trivia and read-off contests for adults and kids. For an additional purchase, attendees can enjoy brunch and conversation with local authors, participate in writing workshops and seminars and attend the keynote speech. There will be workshops geared for teens, kids and adults, from the aspiring writer to the seasoned author. Topics include bookmaking, the business of writing, zine-making (mini-pamphlets or -magazines), and sessions on writing poetry, young adult fiction, mystery novels and more. “We hope to bring in a lot of people who have never visited us before,” Cadman said. “Attendees will be able to

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Colorado’s beautiful summer weather in a variety of ways. The Lone Tree Brewing Company hosts an annual summer solstice celebration to honor the longest day of the year on June 18. The brewery will also host a summer solstice market on June 23 and July 22, which will feature face painting for children, local clothing vendors, local snack vendors and more. The West Side Brewery Bike Loop will be held on the last Saturday of

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meet authors they might not have read otherwise or find a new favorite book.” To purchase tickets and for additional details, go to www.arvadacenter. org/bookfest. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The World Is A Beautiful Place at Larimer Lounge The members of The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die have never been afraid of using their music to give a voice to the marginalized and misunderstood, and their take on alternative rock and emo is the perfect match for these fractious times we live in. Outside of punk, rock hasn’t really contributed much to the political activism scene in the first half of the decade. Not only does The World Is A Beautiful Place bring some muchneeded righteous indignation to every performance, it also provide some catharsis to concert-goers. Those looking for a great rock show won’t want to miss The World Is A Beautiful Place playing with Pianos Become the Teeth at the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. in Denver. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Be sure to show up early in time for Pianos Become the Teeth, who

the month through September and highlights the unique creations of four west metro breweries — Joyride, WestFax Hogshead and Seedstock. As promised, here’s the details on the event. The 6.7-mile loop was developed by Ginny Mason, a local cartographer, with a focus on creating a route that could be safely and casually traveled by cyclists of all skill levels. It begins at WestFax, 6733 W. Colfax Ave., at noon, and the longest portion is the first — a 2.2-mile ride from WestFax to Joyride, 2501 Sheridan Blvd. From there, it goes to Hogshead, 4460 W. 29th Ave., and ends at Seedstock, 3610 W.

Colfax Ave. “The tour was partly inspired by brewery bus tours that have popped up,” said Taylor Porter, taproom manager at Seedstock. “We’re all neighbors in this great brewery community, and this gives everyone an opportunity to meet each other and try new places.” The highest profile events are the concerts at Breckenridge Brewery, a series of three charity concerts hosted in partnership with 97.3 KBCO. The first concert is on May 13 and includes Manchester Orchestra, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Phillip Phillips. Past performers include Na-

thaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats, Leon Bridges, Dispatch and Big Head Todd and The Monsters. Ticket proceeds benefit 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation, which helps fight the battle to eradicate Ewing Sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer primarily in children and young adults. The other two entries in the series haven’t been announced yet, but the brewery is also hosting its 28th anniversary Hootenanny on July 7. The event will feature Mike Gordon, Hard Working Americans, Billy Strings and more. Tickets and more information can be found at www.breckbrew.com.

released one of the year’s best rock albums in February. For tickets, visit www.larimerlounge.com/event/1661342-world-isbeautiful-place-i-denver.

theater’s Film on the Rocks season has become one of the definite highlights of the summer. It’s tough to top some of the best movies in cinematic history on a massive screen, paired with live music or a comedian as an opening act, all for cheaper than most movie tickets. Plus, you’re at Red Rocks, and that’s hard to beat. This year’s film season is kicking off with Denver native Rian Johnson’s interstellar blockbuster, “The Last Jedi.” The latest entry into the Star Wars franchise will be shown at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, in Morrison, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15. For those who somehow missed the movie when it first came out around the holidays, “The Last Jedi” finds Rey working with Luke Skywalker to develop her Jedi skills, while the rest of the galaxy fights to stop the First Order. For more information, visit www. denverfilm.org/film-on-the-rocks/.

together the passion of an actor and the grace of an acrobat, and takes audiences to a world of fun, comedy and exploration. Corteo is coming to the 1st Bank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, from Thursday, May 24, through Sunday, May 27. The show tells the story of the clown Mauro, who recently died, but whose spirit remains. Instead of mourning, the funeral cortege celebrates the here and hereafter with laughter and exuberance. The show will bring laughter to everyone, with tumblers and players performing. For more information and tickets, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/corteo.

A train ride to Steampunk at the Station The Colorado Railroad Museum takes visitors back to a time when the world was moved by engines pounding down iron rails. Which makes it the perfect place to take sci-fi fans to the world of steampunk, a genre that blends futurist ideas with technology from the 19th century’s Industrial Age. The genre has grown beyond literature to include music, clothing and art. The Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave. in Golden, is hosting the Steampunk at the Station event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Fans are encouraged to arrive in their steampunk attire and enjoy a range of events, including a rare “double-header” train pulled by two historic steam locomotives, Denver and Rio Grande, Nos. 346 and 491, buskers, entertainers, beers, food trucks and a lot more. For more information, visit www. coloradorailroadmuseum.org/event/ steampunk-at-the-station. Kick off the Film on the Rocks season with Star Wars Over the years, Red Rocks Amphi-

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Pot-consumption shop says it’s leaving Englewood Studio 420 moving after long battle with city BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood isn’t a welcome place for a business operating as marijuanaconsumption venue — that’s what the Englewood City Council decided in June 2016 when it voted unanimously to ban the opening of such businesses. And now the sole business to offer on-site marijuana consumption in Englewood is leaving. The business, Studio 420, had been operating on South Broadway for a year when the mid-2016 ban passed, and the owners tried to remain open long-term. But in December 2016, six months after the passage of the ban, Studio 420 — which sells tobacco and paraphernalia used to consume marijuana in addition to offering a space for consumption — received a ceaseand-desist order from the city to stop the pot-consumption part of its business, and subsequent appeal attempts did not work out for the company. “They don’t want us anyway, so we’re going peacefully,” said Marty Fuchs, the shop’s co-owner, on April 30. He announced on Studio 420’s Facebook page April 27 that the store will move to a location outside Englewood. It was set to close May 10. The business at 3995 S. Broadway had challenged the city’s cease-and-desist order at a hearing last June, arguing that it qualified for an exemption under a state law it said would allow pot consumption at the business. At Studio 420, formerly known as iBake Englewood, customers can buy memberships to consume marijuana and marijuana products in the building.

Studio 420 at 3995 S. Broadway in Englewood in July. The business, which challenged a cease-and-desist order from the city, announced it will move to another location. ELLIS ARNOLD

Studio 420’s legal counsel argued at the hearing that under the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, tobacco and marijuana are regulated similarly. Smoking is allowed in retail tobacco shops in which the sale of non-tobacco products is only a small part of the business. Studio 420 argued it qualified for the exception. The city roundly rejected that argument, writing that the shop doesn’t meet the definition of a tobacco business in a decision released last July, a month after the hearing. The city also said the business, which opened in June 2015, obtained a license by “fraud, misrepresentation or false statements.” Studio 420’s business-license application described it as a retail shop selling tobacco products, pipes, shirts and hats. Its business application did not list that it would charge a membership fee that would provide access to a back room for consumption of marijuana and marijuana products brought by members. The shop argued that Engle-

wood’s application form only asks for taxable activities, but the city questioned why it did not list its accommodation of marijuana consumption under a section that asked for other services. City Manager Eric Keck testified at the June hearing that he couldn’t say whether the Studio 420 owners, Fuchs and his son Craig Fuchs, intended to mislead the city, but he said outside the hearing that the majority of a store’s sales must be tobacco sales if it is to be exempt from the smoking restriction. Studio 420 does not meet that criteria, in the city’s view. Studio 420’s conflict was the first licenserevocation case in Englewood history, Keck said at the time. Studio 420 filed to appeal the July decision, Marty Fuchs said at the time. The city got an outside arbitrator to review the case, but another attorney for the city took over the case this year, and in connection with the change in attorneys, “the whole process got stagnated,” Fuchs said. Keck on May 2 said the city is not

able to comment on the matter. “I still feel we’re 100 percent in the right,” Fuchs said, saying the shop was good for the community. Customers came from the metro area and other states and countries, he said. “In three years, we have never had a negative issue in the city — police, fire or ambulance,” Fuchs said. Craig Fuchs said at the June hearing that the membership part of the business was originally intended to be a slight aspect that became more popular than anticipated. “It helps people get off the street and consume legally,” Craig Fuchs said at the time. “There are a lot of people in apartments, or with children and animals, that won’t (or can’t) smoke in their homes.” A witness at the June hearing said he smokes for medical reasons and can’t smoke at the property where he lives. He also said he’s met others who smoke for medical reasons at Studio 420. “Would you rather have people smoking by parks or schools or city hall? Or in here, in a safe environment?” Marty Fuchs said in July. Englewood Fire Marshal Laura Herblan said at the June hearing that she was not aware that Studio 420 would be using lighting devices like torches and said such activity would bring fire code issues into play. The city argued that hats, T-shirts, snacks or other such items — or memberships — can’t be the main part of a tobacco retailer’s sales if it wants to be exempt from smoking restrictions. “We see them as a shop that sells tobacco as incidental to other things they do there,” Keck said outside the hearing. The shop plans to move closer to downtown Denver than it is now, Marty Fuchs said, but the new location was not announced as of May 2.

Elway goes with maturity, experience in 2018 NFL draft Broncos hope to return to top ranks after two disappointing seasons BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS

For the Denver Broncos, long-shot projects are so last year. Instead, long-term prospects are what dominates their 2018 draft class, players who spent four years in college and enter the NFL with degrees in hand. Picking higher than they’re accustomed to also allowed the Broncos to land players who initially seemed out of reach. They were thrilled when North Carolina State pass rusher Bradley Chubb, the draft’s top-ranked defender, fell to them at No. 5, and again when SMU receiver Courtland Sutton was there at 40. Starting with those two surprising

selections, nine of Elway’s 10 picks spent four years in college. Almost all were captains and all bring a shot of maturity to a team that was besieged by a generational divide last year when several exasperated veterans charged the 2017 draft class with wanting playing time based not on merit but on draft status. Elway said on April 28 that he needed to inject a shot of maturity into a team that’s coming off a five-win season just two years after a Super Bowl parade. “One thing we learned last year when you’re 5-11 and you’re in a losing streak, you need that maturity and that leadership to get things turned around,” Elway said. “So, these players have that ability. “That’s why we decided to go more in that direction.” Elway copied his cornerstone selection of Chubb on Days 2 and 3, beginning with Sutton, who took a medical redshirt his first year at SMU and graduated after his junior season.

“I stayed another year and I worked on those things that some people saw as my weaknesses,” said Sutton, suggesting that decision did wonders for his maturity and his game. It wasn’t until the sixth round and their seventh pick — Arizona State guard/center Sam Jones — that the Broncos selected a player who left school before his eligibility expired. Jones declared for the draft after Sun Devils coach Todd Graham was fired. After Sutton, Elway’s next five picks — Oregon running back Royce Freeman, Boston College cornerback Isaac Yiadom, Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell, Penn State wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton and Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli — all stayed through their senior seasons. So, unlike last year’s class, which has yet to pay dividends , this group is expected to make more of an immediate impact as the Broncos try to leave behind two disappointing seasons and return to the playoff picture for the

first time since winning Super Bowl 50. Keeping the faith The Broncos’ decision to bypass a deep class of quarterbacks shows how much faith Elway maintains in Paxton Lynch, whom he moved up to grab in the first round out of Memphis two years ago. Lynch has only started four games in two years, but Elway keeps insisting he still believes in the raw quarterback even after signing Case Keenum in free agency and declaring him the starter in 2018. “We are not kicking him to the curb,” Elway said of Lynch. “Paxton is going to compete with Chad (Kelly) for that backup spot.”

Hometown hero Among the Broncos’ undrafted signees is Colorado running back Phillip Lindsay, a Denver native who will compete in the backfield with Devontae Booker and De’Angelo Henderson to back up Freeman.

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Nation’s air quality improvement stalls Nitrogen oxide levels hold steady as changes get tougher

“We can’t say anymore it’s going down.”

BY SETH BORENTSTEIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Helen Worden Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research

quality standards limiting smog levels to 70 parts per billion, down from the current 75 parts per billion. Those rules are slated to go into effect this fall, but that has been delayed once already. More than 170 counties in the United States are already exceeding the older clean air standard for smog, according to the EPA. Worden and colleagues tried to figure out what was happening, ruling out the flow of the smog ingredient from China since levels in that country went down after it tightened its air quality rules. While the 2008 recession may have played a role in the slowdown, Worden said there were other bigger factors at play. The biggest and easiest pollution reductions have already been achieved, leaving smaller, more difficult cuts, Worden said. University of Maryland air scientist Ross Salawitch said exposure to elevated ozone can lead to coughing and difficulty breathing, and make respiratory diseases such as asthma worse. For Worden, who lived in Los Angeles in the early 2000s when it was smoggier than it is now, she would bicycle to work and check ozone levels daily.

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For decades America’s air was getting cleaner as levels of a key smog ingredient steadily dropped. That changed about seven years ago when pollution reductions leveled off, a new study found. This means when tighter federal air quality standards go into effect later this year, many more cities may find themselves on the dirty air list. There are several reasons for the flattening of nitrogen oxide levels, including hard-to-reduce industrial and truck pollution, said study coauthor Helen Worden, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. The study, in the April 30 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used satellite and ground measurements to track nitrogen oxides, a major ingredient in smog. Levels fell 7 percent from 2005 to 2009, but only dropped 1.7 percent from 2011 to 2015. “We can’t say anymore it’s going down,” Worden said. The results also show the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s computer models overestimate how clean the air really is, said University of North Carolina’s Jason West, who wasn’t part of the study. Smog is created when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds cook in sunlight. Those chemicals come from vehicles and from power and industrial plants. In 2015, the EPA proposed new air

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Estate of Robert Louis Nelson, a/k/a Robert L. Nelson and Robert Nelson, Deceased Case Number 2018PR30201

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of EMANUEL MARRITT, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30382

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 26, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Ellen Marritt Personal Representative 501 Adams Street Denver, CO 80206 Legal Notice No: 8481 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONALD L. REDDY a/k/a RONALD LEE REDDY and RONALD REDDY, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30430

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Elizabeth J. Reddy Personal Representative 3805 South Syracuse Way Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No.: 8477 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM C. McGEHEE, also known as WM. C. McGEHEE and as WILLIAM CHARLES McGEHEE, and GILL McGEHEE and BILL McGEHEE, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30470

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Stephen M. Brainerd Personal Representative 1550 17th Street Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 802052 Legal Notice No.: 8478 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of AUDREY GOLDEN, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30428 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Jeff Golden, Personal Representative c/o Smith & Mitchell, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 882-2209 Legal Notice No.: 8479 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Estate of Robert Louis Nelson, a/k/a Robert L. Nelson and Robert Nelson, Deceased Case Number 2018PR30201 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 28, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Mary Kathleen Nelson Personal Representative 9087 W. Radcliffe Dr. Littleton, CO 80123

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 28, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred.

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Mary Kathleen Nelson Personal Representative 9087 W. Radcliffe Dr. Littleton, CO 80123 303-973-2543 Legal Notice No.: 8482 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ETHEL MARGARET DICKEY, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30494 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. K. Todd Dickey Personal Representative 6448 South Parfet Way Littleton, Co 80127 Legal Notice No.: 8483 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LYLE L. BLESSMAN, a/k/a LYLE LAVERNE BLESSMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30496 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado or before August 26, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Connie L. Blessman, Co-Personal Representative P. Bradford Blessman, Co-Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8486 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruby Marie Johnson, aka Ruby M. Johnson, aka Ruby Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 0070 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Cris E. Johnson, Personal Representative 860 Bonnie Brae Blvd. Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 8487 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BRENDA MARY REVZIN, aka BRENDA M. REVZIN, aka BRENDA REVZIN, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30499 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado on or before September 4, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Paul R. Danborn (24528) Frie, Arndt & Danborn PC 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative Alvin M. Revzin 111 N. Emerson Street, #522 Denver, Colorado 80218 Personal Representative Legal Notice No.: 8488 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judith Jeanne Williams, a/k/a Judith J. Williams, a/k/a Judith Williams,

NoticePublic To Notice Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judith Jeanne Williams, a/k/a Judith J. Williams, a/k/a Judith Williams, a/k/a Judith Jeanne Key, a/k/a Judith J. Key, a/k/a Judith Key, a/k/a Judith Jeanne Yager, a/k/a Judith J. Yager, a/k/a Judith Yager, a/k/a Judith Jeanne Mathews, a/k/a Judith J. Mathews, and Judith Mathews, Deceased. Case Number : 2018PR30253 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 3, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Eric M. Yager, Personal Representative 1600 Monaco Parkway Denver, CO 80220 Legal Notice No.: 8490 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Freemond L. Seney, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30522 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 3, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Roxane I. Apple, Co-Personal Representative Renee Seney James, Co-Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8493 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CONRAD G. JOSTES, a/k/a CONRAD GILES JOSTES, and CONRAD JOSTES, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30517 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 4, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Karen Hansen Personal Representative 7043 South Flower Court Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No.: 8494 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOSEPHINE A. FISCHER, a/k/a JOSEPHINE ANNE FISCHER and JOSEPHINE FISCHER, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30417 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 11, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. M. Kent Olsen Personal Representative 650 South Cherry Street, Suite 525 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 8496 First Publication: May 10, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY LEE PITTMAN, also known as MARY L. PITTMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30548 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 11, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Clyte D. Pittman, Jr., Personal Representative 8128 Spikegrass Court Castle Pines, CO 80108

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY LEE PITTMAN, also known as MARY L. PITTMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30548

All persons having claims against the aboveadvertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 named estate are required toTo present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 11, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Clyte D. Pittman, Jr., Personal Representative 8128 Spikegrass Court Castle Pines, CO 80108

Legal Notice No.: 8499 First Publication: May 10, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marilyn Greene Hague, also known as Marilyn G. Hague, and Marilyn Hague, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30458 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Susan H. Donlan – Co-Personal Representative 29024 Roan Drive Evergreen, Colorado 80439 Thomas W. Hague – Co-Personal Representative 1647 30th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007 Legal Notice No: 8475 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patrick Heard Crowley, a/k/a Patrick H. Crowley, a/k/a Patrick Crowley, a/k/a P.H. Crowley, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30520

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 12, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Melissa M. Crowley Personal Representative 1000 S. Josephine Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No: 8498 First Publication: May 10, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL A. LENZINI, aka PAUL ALBERT LENZINI Deceased Case Number: 18PR30473 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. David Weisz Personal Representative 1412 Martin Luther King Way Berkeley, CA 94709 Legal Notice No: 8485 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra M. Parsons, aka Sandee Parsons, aka Sandra McCarthy-Parsons, aka Sandee M. Parsons, aka Sandra Parsons-Ersery, aka Sandra Parsons, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 0153 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 4, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Lonnie L. Jones Personal Representative 7290 W. David Drive Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No: 8489 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maeve Margaret Drake, aka Maeve Maguire Drake, aka Maeve Drake, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30519 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 10, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret D. Acton Personal Representative c/o Steven R. Hutchins, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No: 8497 First Publication: May 10, 2018 Last Publication: May 24, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

COMPARK, LLC, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS FLETCHER OXNARD, et al. Defendants, and TRANSMAINE, ADRIENNE-JANE, INC., and PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, Parties-in-Interest.

ATTENTION SANDRA L. JOHNSON: Plaintiff filed the above-captioned action in the Maine Superior Court for Cumberland County. The Cumberland County Superior Court holds its sessions at 205 Newbury Street, Portland, Maine and its mailing address is 205 Newbury Street, Portland, ME 04101.

1. Plaintiff’s Complaint asserts quiet title and declaratory judgment counts with respect to property described as Passageway No. 3 in a deed dated August 12, 1822, and recorded by the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds at Book 93, Page 281. Plaintiff claims title in fee simple absolute to this property.

2. Defendant Sandra L. Johnson is among a group of known living heirs to the last recorded property owners, Mary Oxnard, Daniel Fox, Charles Fox, John Fox, George Fox, Thomas Chadwick, Rebecca Chadwick, John Potter and/or Caroline Potter. The physical location of Defendant Sandra L. Johnson cannot be ascertained by Plaintiff despite reasonable efforts to locate last-known addresses for each known living heir. 3. Defendant is directed to appear, plead, answer, or otherwise move, with respect to the Complaint filed in this action within twenty (20) days of publication of this Order. Defendant(s) must file an original Answer or response with the Superior Court by mailing it to the Clerk of the Cumberland County Superior Court, 205 Newbury Street, Portland, ME 04101.

4. Defendant or its attorney shall serve an Answer or response to the Complaint by delivering a copy of it in person or by mail to Plaintiff’s attorney, James Monteleone, Esq. Bernstein, Shur, P.O. Box 9729, Portland, Maine 04104.

5. Defendant’s failure to appear in this action by the deadline specified above will result in the entry of default against Defendant and, thereafter, without more, may result in the Order of Default Judgment against Defendant.

6. This Notice is published pursuant to an Amended Order on Alternate Service dated as of April 4, 2018, /s/ Lance Walker, Justice, Cumberland County Superior Court. Legal Notice No.: 8491 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, on February, 2009, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Josephine Serna, as Grantor, in favor of Bank of America, N.A. as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on March 2, 2009 at Reception Number 2009025969 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the

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Grantor, in favor of Bank of America, N.A. as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on March 2, 2009 at Reception Number 2009025969 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and

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WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

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Pump and Dump Show: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver. Tickets: https://www.altitudetickets.com/events/detail/ pump-and-dump Superior Donuts: May 12 to June 9 at The John Hand Theater, Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Go to www. FirehouseTheaterCompany.com. “A Hymn to the Goddess: An Egyptian Tale”: May 18 to June 17 at the BiTSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. Show times at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Additional shows at 7:30 p.m. May 23-24. Admission is free; donations are accepted. Reservations required. Contact www.bitsystage. com. The Dinner Detective: 6-9 p.m. Saturdays through July 7 at Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, 1420 Stout St., Denver. Large interactive murder-mystery comedy dinner show; tickets include four-course plated dinner. Some shows sold out. Go to www. thedinnerdetective.com.

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“Mozart Requiem”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., Denver; and 4:30 p.m. Public Notice Sunday, May 13, at Rockland NOTICE OF DEFAULT Community Church, 17 South AND FORECLOSURE SALE Mount Vernon Country Club Road, WHEREAS, February, 2009, a certain Deed Golden. on Tickets available at www. of Trust was executed by Josephine Serna, as

Grantor, in favor of Bank of America, N.A. as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on March 2, 2009 at Reception Number 2009025969 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and

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WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded on September 9, 2013 at Reception Number 2013132666 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver Colorado. WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is $237,165.86 as of March 30, 2018; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that on June 1, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

EvergreenChorale.org or call 303674-4002. Remembrance and Redemption: Howells, Finzi and Wilberg: 7:30-10 p.m. Friday, May 18 at Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 N. Washington St., Denver. Go to www.StMartinsChamberChoir.org. Creatures and Critters: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Concert of the Colorado Women’s and Men’s Chorale. Call 303-388-4962 or go to www.AugustanaArts.org.

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WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the SecretLow Sensory Morning: 8:30-10 ary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed Trust to be a.m. Saturday, May 19 atofDenver immediately due and payable;

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WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed Trust to be Mother’s Day ofGarden immediately due and payable;

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NOW THEREFORE, pursuant the powers Parkway. For those whotoprefer a vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that on June 1, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in 12, at EarthLinks, 2746 that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and W. 13th Ave., Denver. WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is Info: www.earthlinks$237,165.86 as of March 30, 2018; and colorado.org.

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When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

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The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Com-

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If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $237,165.86 as of March 30, 2018, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mort-

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The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $237,165.86 as of March 30, 2018, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Dated: April 25, 2018 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Email: dstodden@messner.com Legal Notice No.: 8492 First Publication: May 3, 2018 Last Publication: May 17, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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which is generally not allowed. And the previous owner paid more for the house than should have been allowed, Eggert said. “It’s unfair that I just happen to be the one in the house at the time when the city decides to implement their policy,” he told Denverite. “The previous owners that also were out of compliance, nothing was affecting them — they have now sold the house and have no liability.” Restrictions on these homes are supposed to be conveyed from one owner to the next. Each new owner is supposed to submit an application to the city’s Office of Economic Development, which checks the buyer’s income against the limit. When Eggert bought the house, he had a title company run a standard search for potential problems with the property’s deed. A clause in the title commitment referred to another document — which, as it turns out, explained the rules of the affordable housing program. Eggert said that no one pointed out the finding. But that type of document should be a red flag for a mortgage lender, according to Mark Berry, an attorney with expertise in affordable housing. “That should alert any potential lender that wants to loan money for the purchase of the home,” he said. (He was speaking generally, not in reference to Eggert’s case.)

“If they’re doing their job, they’ll see those documents. That lender would be a fool to loan money on that.” Mayor Michael Hancock’s office also has put some blame on the title companies themselves, saying that in many cases the affordability requirements were put in the wrong section of documents. “The failure of the title companies to perform due diligence has put the city’s affordable housing stock at risk by taking homes away from those who are income-qualified,” Hancock wrote in a letter to regulators. “... (M)y greater concern is that Denver residents who relied on the title companies to provide them assurance of good title to their homes did not in fact obtain good title.” What’s the city’s responsibility? There are more than 800 affordable homeownership programs in cities around the United States. Many of them operate under the same model as Denver. “It was something that a few cities did in the ‘70s, a good handful in the ‘80s, and they’ve been picking up steam ever since,” said Rick Jacobus of Street Level Advisors, a national expert on the topic. Yet few if any have run into problems like Denver’s, he said. “Every city struggles with the task of monitoring affordable homeownership units but problems are rare and, where they happen, they are usually limited to a handful of units,” he wrote in a follow-up email to Denverite. (Disclosure: Jacobus previously did some consulting with Denver’s OED.) Denver’s situation, he said, could be a lesson to other cities about the value of staffing and proactive monitoring. A

2007 study by Jacobus showed that the city had fewer compliance staffers than the nine other cities in the study. The city has since rearranged its program to include a larger team to ensure compliance. However, officials have not said whether they’ll institute new controls, such as automated programs that could track when homes in the program are sold. Another way So far, the city has offered a few options to affected homeowners. First, they can try to prove that they actually did qualify for the home. That involves proving that their income was below the limits when they bought the house, or at present. And if they didn’t qualify for the home when they bought it, they can sell it at a restricted price to a qualified buyer. The challenge is that the below-market price may not leave families enough money to afford a full-priced home. (Generally, the restricted homes can appreciate about 5 percent yearly, while the housing market has accelerated far past that.) “We’re originally from Michigan. Eventually, we want to move back there,” Eggert said. “We were expecting to put the equity in the house we had here to buy there.” Recently, city officials have held out one possible solution: Homeowners could somehow be allowed to stay in their houses, as OED director Eric Hiraga suggested in an interview with 9News. “We’re exploring creative ways to stay true to the purposes of the program, while at the same time avoiding

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displacement,” said OED spokesman Derek Woodbury. Those changes could require changes to the city ordinance, Hiraga said. But there’s no promise yet. So, the city is asking homeowners to sign up for its “compliance resolution program,” which will protect them from enforcement for six months as they talk about solutions. City officials say that homeowners aren’t giving up any rights if they do that. Not buying it Marcus Brockman, a homeowner in northeast Denver since 2015, has had two potential sales fall through this year. First, he found that he could only sell his home for $271,000 — nearly $50,000 short of the offer he had received, he said. More recently, he was ready to sell the property under the rules of the program, but the buyer backed out as the income-verification process stretched on for several days, he said. Now, he’s not sure what to do. He’s opening a claim with the title company that could win him back the lost gains — but after all he’s been through, he said, he’s not ready to trust the city’s mediation program. “I don’t buy anything the city’s saying,” he said. The city’s trying to win that trust back, offering office hours in the affected neighborhoods. “We’re targeting all the households that we haven’t heard back from,” Woodbury said, “to have questions answered.” Denverite is an online local news source for everything you need to know about Denver in 5 minutes. Visit denverite.com/ subscribe for more.

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