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City to host June 6 candidate workshop Submitted by City of Littleton The excitement and thrills of serving on Littleton City Council will be revealed at a workshop June 6 for citizens who are thinking of throwing their hat in the ring. City Clerk Wendy Heffner and City Manager Michael Penny will lead the session [...]
GV reviews High Line Canal vehicular bridge concept
By Jan Wondra The focus of a study session preceding the April 15 Greenwood Village City Council meeting was the presentation of a vehicular bridge crossing over the High Line Canal connecting two pieces of property owned by the Magness Trust; roughly 31 acres located south of Belleview Avenue, between Steele Street and Colorado Boulevard. [...]
Centennial Center Park wins Live Work Play award
DRCOG ties park to ‘livable communities’ Centennial Center Park is the winner of the Denver Regional Council of Governments’ People’s Choice Live Work Play award. The park was one of 10 finalists nominated. The award honors outstanding places, events and projects that have moved the region’s long-range plan forward by supporting and contributing to livable [...]
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! manager receives economic-development award
Submitted by Arapahoe County Arapahoe County’s Joseph Barela was named Partner of the Year by the Economic Development Council of Colorado at its annual conference April 4. Barela serves as division manager for Arapahoe/Douglas Works!, a publicly funded workforce center that offers no-cost services to connect job seekers and businesses in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. [...]
Cherry Hills Village approves Emergency Operations Plan
By Jan Wondra Among the items unanimously approved at the April 16 Cherry Hills Village City Council meeting was a comprehensive new Emergency Operations plan. Such plans guide the actions of municipal governments during times of emergencies from natural disasters and epidemic outbreaks to terrorist attacks. The plan adopted by Cherry Hills Village now meets [...]
Arapahoe County sees increase in concealed handgun permits
By Tom Barry The demand for concealed carry permits are budding this spring in Arapahoe County. The actual process only takes about 20 minutes to file the application, be fingerprinted and to have a photo snapped. However, the wait times can vary from several minutes to several hours while waiting in the lobby of the [...]
Good as Colorado gold
DTC mining company helps refurbish Capitol dome By Peter Jones Colorado has been a center for mining since the 19th century Pike’s Peak Gold Rush, so the gold on the iconic state Capitol dome, of course, comes from … Italy? It’s true. There could have been poetic justice to the odd fact if the Leaning [...]
Littleton woman arrested in Kansas on pot charges
By Peter Jones In another sign of potential fallout from last year’s passage of Amendment 64, a Littleton woman has been arrested in Salina, Kan., after police found nearly four pounds of marijuana in her car. Taylor Cedillo, 19, was pulled over on April 3 for speeding in a school zone. After police noted what [...]
Centennial announces board and commission vacancies
The City of Centennial is accepting applications to fill openings on the Board of Review and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Board of Review considers appeals to the city’s Building Code. The Board meets the first Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. on as-needed basis. The application deadline is April 26 at 5:30 [...]
Drop off expired or unused meds on Drug Take-Back Day
Submitted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Take-back programs are the best way to dispose of expired or unused medicines. Drugs can be dropped off at the following locations on Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Littleton Center main parking lot; 2255 W. Berry Ave. • Streets at Southglenn: 6801 S. University Blvd., Centennial [...]
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