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Northglenn making progress on Sustainability Plan BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A 2018 Northglenn initiative to make the city, its residents and businesses more efficient and sustainable has managed to eliminate the equivalent of the emissions of 1,583
gas-powered cars, members told City Councilor March 6. “We think that Northglenn has a big potential to implement and adopt climate action goals,” said Renata Trisilawati, chair of the Northglenn Sustainability told councilors. Trisilawati’s presentation outlined
achievements and changes to the plan. Not only does it include sustainability in terms of climate goals, but also in terms of sustaining other city priorities and programs. At the present, the plan consists of nine goal areas: Arts, Culture and Events, Sustainable Economy,
Human Dignity, Transportation, Open Space and Land Use, Housing, Resource Conservation, Community Education and Civic Engagement and Environment and Public Health. The sustainability committee is SEE SUSTAINABILITY, P4
Lawmakers look to expand ‘red flag’ law
TURNING THE CORNER
Club Q a main reason BY ANDREW KENNEY COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
Holy Family’s Eric Quntana uses a screen from teammate Joseph Portillo to drive past Resurrection Christian’s Ty Yoder during the PHOTO BY STEVE SMITH second half of the state 4A boys basketball title game March 11 at the Denver Coliseum. See more on page 20.
Colorado lawmakers on March 7 debated whether to expand the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, along with two other proposed gun laws. The existing ERPO law is meant to disarm people who might be a risk to themselves or others, before anything happens. But it has seen relatively little use in Colorado since it was instituted in 2020, leading Democrats to propose changes this year. “The changes we have made … are a result of the actions taken or not taken prior to the Club Q shooting last November,” said state Sen. Tom Sullivan, a Democrat, at the beginning of a day-long committee hearing. Sullivan is a sponsor of a bill, SB23-170, which would expand the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law. It was the focus of the hearing’s first hours. SEE LEGISLATURE, P27
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