WEEK OF JUNE 15, 2023
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Polis signs bill prohibiting growth caps Measure repeals limits in Lakewood, Golden, Boulder BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN
Adams County Clerk Josh Zygielbaum said. He plans to bring the event back next year, bigger and even better. “It was not as large as I wanted it to be, but it’s our first year doing it,” he said. “Next year I anticipate we’ll have more.” The 2022 celebration featured a concert and exhibition by muralists Babe Walls and garnered the county the “Non-Fair Facility Usage Award 2022” from the International Association of Fairs and Expos, which
Colorado cities and counties will soon be prohibited from imposing population and residential growth limits under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis this month. House Bill 1255 will also repeal existing growth caps enacted in Lakewood, Boulder and Golden when it takes effect in August. “We know we have more work to do to make sure that all our communities are part of the solution, but what this bill does is it says no community can be part of the problem any longer,” Polis said before signing the bill. The bill was introduced as a companion measure to Senate Bill 213, which would have rewritten land-use rules across the state and was the governor’s signature effort at the Capitol this year to encourage more affordable housing. But Senate Bill 213 failed on the final day of the 2023 legislative session, leaving House Bill 1255 as one of the only major housing bills approved by the General Assembly and signed into law this year. Rep. William Lindstedt, D-Broomfield, one of the prime sponsors of House Bill 1255, said while the measure was aimed at assisting the
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Adams County’s Pride celebration June 10 at Riverdale Regional Park featured an impromptu skating rink, complete with handPHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR made guides for unsure skaters.
Rainbows, roller disco and wedding vows But speaking to the crowd at ner’s heart safe and asking them to Adams County host second Adams County’s Riverdale Regional love their partners as much as they gathered for Adams County’s love themselves. annual Pride celebration Park second annual Pride celebration, And with that, Diver declared the Denver-based drag performer them married. at Riverdale Regional Park said it was much more than just It was an experiment this year, BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As eight couples gathered below the stage, waiting to say their nuptial vows, officiant Stella Diver said it was nearly enough to make a drag queen cry. “The only reason they chose me to do this is because my heart is made of ice,” Diver said at Adams County’s first Marriagepalooza mass wedding event. “But looking at everyone right now, I’m starting to get a little misty.”
emotional. It was important. “Even now, the love we share for each other is questioned and considered an act of rebellion,” Diver said. “Pride is our moment, our month, to show the world how proud we are of the love we have for each other. And it does not stop with this weekend. The step you are taking today to cement your love for each other allows Pride to live on every day.” And then Diver led the 16 people in their vows — moving forward into a great commitment of their love, promising to keep their part-
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