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WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2023
VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 48
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Jeffco Animal Control wants you to leave the rescues to the experts BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A recent call about baby ducks stuck in a storm drain located south of Highway 58 in Golden illustrated Jefferson County Animal Control’s warnings against public interaction with wildlife. The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office posted a video of the rescue on its Instagram page. Officer Jennifer Dow explained that a man heard some ducks chirping loudly from the roadside. The baby ducks had fallen into a storm drain, “because they were too small, and the mom couldn’t get to them,” she said. “So then (the man) called us.” Dow said he waited on the path until the officers got there. The officer praised the man for doing nothing. She said that is exactly what he was supposed to do. “We didn’t want him to do anything dangerous,” she said. “And we have the tools that were needed.” Dow explained that she used “snake tongs” to get some of the babies out of the grate above them. Then, the team had to get the rest of the babies to float downstream before being released to a nearby pond where they met up with their mother. Being able to guide the animals to safety is another “tool” that officers like Dow used when rescuing animal babies. Sometimes this skill is put to the test by the mama animals as well. Dow shared another duck rescue where those guidance skills and
Lakewood officials address noise and speeding BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Lakewood City Council recently met to discuss speeding, noise pollution and more. Here are some of the things that residents should know about the meeting, which took place June 12. Lakewood is cracking down on speeders. Last fall, Councilor Wendy Strom led the request to reduce speeding and speed-related traffic problems. Strom presented a request to have cameras placed in Lakewood. Strom specifically mentioned her ward, Ward 5 and those areas “around school zones like Kendrick Lakes Elementary, or wide two-lane roads like Jewell or Kipling.” Marie Venner of the Lakewood Advisory Committee came back with the report, which captured data from the areas Strom cited. In addition to installing cameras, Venner stated that narrower lanes are one way to reduce speeds. She also cited using roundabouts for intersections, and SEE COUNCIL, P2
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The entire duck family was safely released in a pond up the road from the storm grate.
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