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Recall election date set for Barrentine Sept. 18 will be deadline to vote on possible removal of District 3 councilmember BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Construction continues July20 on the new Englewood Police Department headquarters. Construction began Jan. 5, according to the city, and the new building at 3615 S. Elati St. — the same location as the current building — is expected to be complete around the first quarter of 2019. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD
Work on police building continues $27 million bond funds project to provide new headquarters BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The rumble of construction vehicles fills the air just off of West Hampden Avenue and South Elati Street, where work continues on the new Englewood Police Department headquarters. Construction began Jan.
5, according to the city, and the new building at 3615 S. Elati St. — the same location as the current building — is expected to be complete around the first quarter of 2019. Much of its outer structure has been built as of late July. SEE POLICE, P7
Crews work on the new Englewood Police Department headquarters July 20.
The effort to recall Englewood City Councilmember Laurett Barrentine — an effort initiated by four District 3 residents including two former Englewood mayors — will culminate in an election on Sept. 18 to decide whether she keeps her seat. A petition circulated among residents of District 3 was filed July 3 and garnered 424 verified names, clearing the threshold by about 60 Barrentine required signatures, according to the city clerk. District 3 includes roughly the southeast and middle parts of Englewood. Former Mayors Randy Penn, who served from 2011-15, and Jim Woodward, who served from 2007-11, signed the affidavit to request the petition. The document accuses Barrentine, who was elected in 2015, of “bullying and unwarranted threats to fire City employees” and of “regular distortion of facts and outright lies.” SEE RECALL, P7
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