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Week of September 15, 2022
ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
Northglenn-ThorntonSentinel.com
VOLUME 59 | ISSUE 6
SLIPPING THROUGH
Court of Appeals denies the Thornton Water Project BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Colorado Court of Appeals sent the city of Thornton back to the drawing board as they upheld the decision by the Board of Larimer County Commissioners to reject the city’s application for the Thornton Water Project. City Spokesperson Todd Barnes said the city will decide between three ways to move forward: asking for a rehearing at the Court of Appeals, appealing to the Colorado Supreme Court or applying for a new permit. The project will now cost the city an additional $126 million because of the legal costs. “While we are disappointed with the court’s ultimate decision, we appreciated that the court acknowledged Thornton’s lengthy and active efforts to work with Larimer County and its citizens as we went through the permit process,” said Barnes. The entire Thornton Water Project is 74 miles long and potentially will deliver water from a reservoir near Fort Collins, nearly doubling the city’s current water supply. Twelve miles of the pipeline will run through Larimer County, 34 miles through Weld County, and five miles through Adams County. The rest of the pipeline will go in municipalities throughout those three counties. SEE WATER, P2
Vista Peak’s Ayden West left, can’t quite reach a return from Horizon’s Samantha Siedlecki, right, during a 5A volleyball PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY match Sept. 8, at Horizon High School. See more photos on page 18.
COVID-19 boosters: are they available? BY JOHN DALEY AND OBED MANUEL COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
Updated COVID-19 boosters are being rolled out at pharmacies and clinics in Colorado. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
officials expect the updated boosters to become more widely available in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people who are eligible for these boosters get their shots. The news
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comes just ahead of the fall, when cases could surge. Deaths, hospitalizations and positive cases have spiked every fall since the pandemic began in 2020, according to state health department data. And the omicron vari-
ant fueled a massive spike in cases earlier this year. Now, with omicron’s subvariants — BA.4 and BA.5 — expected to drive infections in the fall and SEE BOOSTERS, P9
CHOOSING YOUR GOODBYE
Doula hopes to help ease fears of dying P12