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Herald Highlands Ranch ourhighlandsranchnews.c January 10, 2 A Colorado Community Media Publi Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 26, Issue 8 C-470 talks in fina stretch Coalition expect to make expansi decision soon By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]After months of public outreach halls and community surveys, the Corridor Coalition expects to dec March or April how to pursue exp the busy freeway corridor from Int 25 to Kipling Street. “I think overall people are saying is something that needs to be fixed it comes to the congestion,” said Ja bert, a Douglas County commission serves as chair of the coalition’s polic mittee. According to the coalition, east travelers from Kipling to I-25 face de more than 11 minutes during the m rush hour, and westbound travelers layed as much as 18 minutes in the ev Growth along the corridor is expec increase by more than 30 percent o next 20 years. Beginning with a series of tele town halls in July, the coalition ha busy presenting three options to c and area business leaders: tolling an tional lanes and keeping the existin free; tolling all the lanes, old and ne raising property or sales taxes to pay ditional new lanes. “The one thing that has come clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is way in the world you could go back a existing roadways. No matter what is ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.” Hilbert said the coalition is lean ward a decision to toll any new or tional lanes to pay for constructio maintenance. He said this will be dis heavily at the coalition’s January an ruary meetings, when they go over from a recent telephone survey con by Hill Research Consultants. “If we go that route, construction start in early 2014, if not sooner,” h “If we pick a financing option that re a vote (raising taxes), that obviously p it out further. But I don’t think tho options are what I am hearing citize I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, want someone else to pay the taxes.’” Raising taxes was a popular option early town hall surveys, but accord Hill’s survey only 9 percent of peopl in favor of increased property tax a percent favored increasing sales tax spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in f sales taxes over tolling one new lane, port suggested that there was not su support to secure passage in an elec required by TABOR. Possibility of four lanes now Hilbert said there is a possibili C-470 could expand sooner rather th Stay aware, legislators tell businesses GOP lawmakers speak to local alliance By Jane Reuter [email protected]State leaders urged Douglas County business owners to stay aware and get in- volved in issues that could impact them as lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi- tol for the new legislative session. Democrats have regained control of the Colorado House, and maintain their ma- jority in the state Senate, and Republican members of the Douglas County legislative delegation said that could impact business owners. Four of them were on hand for a Douglas County Business Alliance-spon- sored legislative kickoff session held Jan. 3 at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center. “The bills you need to be cautious about aren’t going to be the ones grabbing the headlines, so it means you really do have to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that are going to have the highest impact on the economy.” McNulty urged business owners to “show up at the state Capitol,” testify and bring supporters when issues of concern are on the table. From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during a legislative kickoff session. Photo by Jane Reuter Coffman to focus on veteran assistance Congressman sees difference between self, fellow Republicans By Ryan Boldrey [email protected]A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed forces, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) plans to focus much of his efforts in the new congressional session on veteran affairs. The recently re-elected representative for Colo- rado’s 6th District said that he intends to focus on is- sues ranging from transi- tion into the citizen work- force to how the country can better take care of vet- erans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. “I think the real concern is in looking at the unemployment rates for veterans, par- ticularly those coming out of Iraq and Af- ghanistan, and how it is significantly higher than the general population,” Coffman said. One way Coffman hopes to defeat this is by working from the inside out. Near the close of the last session he introduced a bill that would force the Department of Veter- ans Affairs to hire qualified veterans before hiring from the outside. “Only about a third of the people that work (in the VA) have actually served in the military,” Coffman said, “and I just think that there’s a culture there that’s not re- sponsive to the veterans. … In my experi- ence, people who have served in uniform are much more likely to understand the challenges of those who are in the military and are getting out of the military.” It’s Coffman’s military background that also has him in the midst of a movement to restructure some recent cuts to the Depart- ment of Defense. “I think we need to go forward with these cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be done in a way that doesn’t compromise our national security. There was no attention to detail paid to these cuts. I think that they thought it would never happen, so the no- tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board cut to the Department of Defense.’ “It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro- grams that are essential and giving the same weight to programs that are essential to our national security to programs that probably should have gone by the wayside a long time ago or have little value.” Coffman said he fancies himself differ- ent from many members in his own party in that a lot of Republicans don’t support any cuts to defense spending. Some of the things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in- clude: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S. allies should be more involved in cost-shar- ing; whether we should retain some of our permanent overseas bases; are there func- tions being handled by active-duty military that could be handled by the reserve at a cheaper cost; and are there weapons sys- tems that are being developed that aren’t critical. “I’m looking at being very specific in coming up with cuts that I think will realize the same dollar amount but will not com- promise our security,” he said. Coffman MIKE COFFMAN’S VIEWS On fiscal resolution: “I like the tax piece, the fact that most of the Bush tax cuts remain permanent for the vast majority of American people I thought was a win. On the negative side, it wasn’t at all balanced with cuts, and we are, in fact, going to spend even more money now. We’ve got to be serious about the deficit and the debt and this bill certainly wasn’t serious about it at all.” On proposed high-capacity magazine ban: “Person- ally, I feel that there ought to be a limit. I think this notion that there shouldn’t be any regulations at all is wrong. That said, the question about high-capacity magazines should be decided by state legislatures, because there will inher- ently be varying standards for different parts of the coun- try. I feel that 100 rounds is too much but that is an issue that must be debated and decided by the Colorado General Assembly and not in Washington, D.C.” ARVADA 1.17.12 ourarvadanews.com January 17, 2013 A Colorado Community Media Publication Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 8, Issue 34 onstruction under way with housing options n unity,” Veldhuizen said. “They ose standards and we shared y can be seen throughout Veldhuizen said, from so- et lights and tiles to solar fs of homes. The biggest ure of the community, tion center. enter is a $3 million fa- d. “It’s that expensive ted to sustainability. lver certified, and it n Energy and Envi- cation means the dards set by the . be heated and pump system ar panel ture Candelas has though is its sustainabil- ity trust, he said. “It’s the first of its kind in the state of Colorado,” he said. Each builder who buys lots in Candelas pays a fee of $3,000 per lot into the trust be- fore building. If they build the homes with qualified renewable energy systems, such as solar panels, geothermal heat pumps and other technology, they get a rebate of the majority of the fee. If the builder chooses not to build the homes with sustainable qualities, the fee sits in the trust and is available to the home- owner to use to retrofit their home wi tainable improvements, Veldh More than just s drawing reside “One The coming development over the next few years is another draw, Veldhuizen said. Candelas, including residential, com- mercial and open space will include 1,500 acres. The development, once completed, will feature 1,500 single family, detached homes, 1,000 or more higher-density units and several million square feet of retail and commercial space. “It’s kind of a city within a city of Ar- vada,” Veldhuizen said. “They’ll integrate and complement each other. There’s a tre- mendous amount of open space in the plan. Between parks, open space and trails systems, we’ll have nearly 200 acres of open space. There’s a significant commitment to open space and building area where resi- dents can enjoy the views and outdoor rec- reational aspect of the community.” Its proximity to Boulder, Golden, the mountains and other locations where peo- ple “work, dine and play” is another selling point, Veldhuizen said. So far, about 30 homes are under con- struction and nine homes are already built and occupied. Charlie McKay with Church Ranch Com panies, the commercial developer velopment hasn’t started y mercial part of the has been int and g delas neighborhood is taking shape with houses in the low $300,000s off Highway 72 and Candelas st Arvada. Photo by Andy Carpenean Governor outlines challenges State of State covers gun control, civil unions, marijuana, economy y Vic Vela [email protected]ov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged there are no easy solutions” to issues ng guns, but said a debate on how deal with firearm-related violence is ng “our democracy demands.” Democratic governor, addressing al Assembly during his annual e State speech Jan. 10, also prof- inion on one area of gun con- ertain to be one of the most debated topics lawmakers will islative session. me the pump,” Hickenlooper have universal background sales?” n certainly caught the at- ers on both sides of the etely unenforceable,” der Mark Waller, R- d of Hickenlooper’s — including those on transactions — und checks. uded the gover- nts,” said Rep. a. “He wasn’t issues that up over the , was just sed. Eco- f course, regulating the marijuana industry were also touched on during his 40-minute remarks. Common ground sought Taking on the issue of gun violence is a top agenda item for this Democratic-con- trolled General Assembly, especially on the heels of last year’s Aurora theater killings and the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. But just talking about guns has always been a dicey political issue, as the governor acknowl- edged. “Some point to guns, others to a violent Sen. Evie Hudak, right, hugs Sen. Linda Newell Jan. 9 in the Senate chambers on the opening day of the legislative session. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen WESTMINSTER 1.10.13-20 ourwestminsternews.com January 10, 2013 50 cents A Colorado Community Media Publication Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 68, Issue 12 RTD chief looks ahead General manager Phil Washington outlines projects By Darin Moriki [email protected]Regional Transportation District General Manager Phil Washington declared high ex- pectations as RTD continues several trans- portation projects targeted toward the Den- ver metro’s northern region. Washington highlighted several projects during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort. “The Denver-metro region will be the greatest city in the West,” Washington said. “I really believe that, and I believe that it can be done through the transportation investments that we’re making in this region.” However, he said RTD’s journey to accom- plish these projects has not been an easy one. In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales tax increase on the general election ballot to fund FasTracks. This means if current finan- cial projections remain as they are, the North Metro and Northwest lines will not be com- pleted until 2042. But Washington said he is convinced these two projects will be done way before the pro- jected completion dates and noted the trans- portation district has made significant strides in the past two years. In that time, Washing- ton said RTD has either begun construction or contracted work out for 77 percent of its planned FasTrack network projects, includ- ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. “Of course we’ve had our challenges, but I always like to say that it’s not all about the knock down — the knock down being the challenges — but the get up,” Washington said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting them done pretty quickly.” Washington also said work on the nearly 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line to the future Westminster station is about 33 percent complete. This rail segment, which is being funded through RTD’s federally-funded $1.03 billion Eagle P3 Project, is also part of the planned Gold Line through Arvada and Wheat Ridge that is expected to be opened by 2016, according to current RTD projections. Washington said he has high hopes for the Department of Transporta- sit) proj- All work and all play Hyland Hills chief retires aſter decades of expanding Water World By Ashley Reimers areimers@ourcoloradonews. com It all started at a Laundro- mat in 1969. Greg Mastriona had graduated college and was looking for a recreation job, when his wife Pam happened to run into the wife of the execu- director of the Hyland Hills strict. to traveling with Pam, who re- tired eight years ago. The break is well-deserved after years of dedication to not only the Hyland Hills District, but the community. His leadership and vision have resulted in many facili- ties including Adventure Golf & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, the Ice Centre at the Prome- nade — a collaboration with the Westminster, the MAC nd of 1, a $2.7 million general obliga- tion bond issue passed to build the park. The park began with just two water slides, but grew the fol- lowing year with the addition of the wave pool and four slides. Next came Surfer’s Cove and Thunder Bay in 1984, followed by River Country in 1986. “River Country really put Wa- ter World on the map because it had tube rides and at that time all the slides were body slides,” he said. “We then built the first family ride, Raging Colorado, which allowed for people to interact on the ride. That was pretty cool.” Since then, the park has grown to 48 attractions built s, featuring rides missed by the Hyland Hills family. Board president Don Ciancio said he has the high- est regard for his overall perfor- mance and commitment to the district. He said Mastriona did a superior job for the district and will remain a pillar for the Hy- land community and a valued resource for the district. Going forward, Mastriona said he will take with him the many memories and experi- ences he’s made over the years, and will remember the great or- ganization, staff and board he worked with. But for those who need a little reminder of the for- mer director, just take a look in the top of his old desk. “I always had a candy drawer that anyone could grab from, and I made sure and left it full,” Greg Mastriona, former executive director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean
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bub opened the fi rst cupcake shop in
50 different types of cupcakes, from
traditional fl avors to ones customers
can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
mallow fi lling.
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
apart from other shops with fl avors
such as peanut butter and jelly, Mam-
bo Italiano, a tri-colored almond cake
with apricot fi lling, topped with choc-
introduced “Tipsy Cupcakes,” with
fl avors akin to Captain Morgan and
Coca-Cola, Jagermeister and Red Bull,
a White Russian and a Bloody Mary.
Tipsy cupcakes are available Fridays
Two other specialty cupcakes do
more than just satisfy a customer’s
Ten percent of proceeds from the
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
ementary School. To continue to sup-
port their fellow teachers, all Jefferson
County Public Schools staff and fac-
Forster and Wirth-Kleinbub have
found their years of experience in the
classroom as a benefi t when it c
omes
to running a business too.
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-
Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the
elementary school. “I had over 300
kids so I learned to keep things going
but still kind of fun.”
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days. The shop is closed Sundays.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and
closed Sundays
can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
on a daily basis, with about eight to 10
available each day. Classic cupcakes
offered include ones such as “Birthday
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
apart from other shops with fl avors
such as peanut butter and jelly, Mam-
bo Italiano, a tri-colored almond cake
with apricot fi lling, topped with choc-
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
bub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
ementary School. To continue to sup-
port their fellow teachers, all Jefferson
found their years of experience in the
classroom as a benefi t when it c
omes
to running a business too.
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-
Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the
elementary school. “I had over 300
kids so I learned to keep things going
but still kind of fun.”
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
days. The shop is closed Sundays.
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup- classroom as a benefi t when it c
omes
to running a business too.
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has entertain children when they visit.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake. supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the
elementary school. “I had over 300
can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
While the bakery offers dozens of
different fl avors, the fl avors are rotated
Ten percent of proceeds from the
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cake, are donated to charity.
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
classroom as a benefi t when it c
omes
to running a business too.
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-
Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the
elementary school. “I had over 300 classroom as a benefi t w
hen it comes
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
can’t fi nd anywhere else, as well as
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
to running a business too.
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
chocolate whoopie pies with marsh-
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
“Pink Elephant,” a strawberry and
“You learn to keep order,” Wirth-
While the bakery offers dozens of
Kleinbub, a former art teacher for the
berry jam fi lling, and “Hey Jude,” an
Earl Grey lemon and lavender cup-
cherry fl avored cupcake with a straw-
The “Pink Elephant” supports the
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an St. Ju
de’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
Bash,” double chocolate, peanut but-
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
“We want to give back, so we’re
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
Cupcakes not sold by the end of Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
supporting animals, because we love
“We want to give back, so we’re
ter cup and “Red Queen,” a red velvet
Tenn., while the “Hey Jude” supports
“We want to give back, so we’re
“We want to give back, so we’re
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of “We want to give back, so we’re
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu- bub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business. showers for up to 15 guests. Once
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has entertain children when they visit.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
“The cupcakes are really delicious
and really creative,” said Linda Le, an
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
“They always try to create new ones,
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
supporting animals, because we love
animals, and humans,” Wirth-Klein-
bub said.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business. events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
banks. While the shop is new and has
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
the day are also donated to local food
Cupcakes not sold by the end of
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
employee at Once Upon a Cupcake.
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
the day are also donated to local food
“They always try to create new ones,
the day are also donated to local food
the day are also donated to local food
“They always try to create new ones,
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
apart from other shops with fl avors
such as peanut butter and jelly, Mam- been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
ementary School. To continue to sup- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
which I think will h
elp them with fu-
The shop’s custom cupcakes set it
apart from other shops with fl avors
such as peanut butter and jelly, Mam-
the day are also donated to local food
banks. While the shop is new and has
been a learning experience, the sisters
are not new to the baking business.
Before opening the shop, they owned
their own cupcake catering business
while they were teachers at Parr El-
ementary School. To continue to sup-
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
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elementary school. “I had over 300
kids so I learned to keep things going
And fun is just what the shop tries
to bring with its bright pink walls, car-
toon cupcake characters on the wall
and coloring books on the table for to
entertain children when they visit.
Once Upon a Cupcake even hosts
events such as birthday parties or
showers for up to 15 guests. Once
Upon a Cupcake, 5680 W. 88th Ave.,
Westminster, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Satur-
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C-470 talks in final stretchCoalition expects to make expansion decision soonBy Ryan [email protected]
After months of public outreach, town halls and community surveys, the C-470 Corridor Coalition expects to decide by March or April how to pursue expanding the busy freeway corridor from Interstate 25 to Kipling Street.
“I think overall people are saying there is something that needs to be fixed when it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hil-bert, a Douglas County commissioner who serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com-mittee.
According to the coalition, eastbound travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of more than 11 minutes during the morning rush hour, and westbound travelers are de-layed as much as 18 minutes in the evening. Growth along the corridor is expected to increase by more than 30 percent over the next 20 years.
Beginning with a series of telephone town halls in July, the coalition has been busy presenting three options to citizens and area business leaders: tolling any addi-tional lanes and keeping the existing lanes free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad-ditional new lanes.
“The one thing that has come across clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no way in the world you could go back and toll existing roadways. No matter what is decid-ed, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning to-ward a decision to toll any new or addi-tional lanes to pay for construction and maintenance. He said this will be discussed heavily at the coalition’s January and Feb-ruary meetings, when they go over results from a recent telephone survey conducted by Hill Research Consultants.
“If we go that route, construction could start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said. “If we pick a financing option that requires a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes it out further. But I don’t think those two options are what I am hearing citizens say. I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the early town hall surveys, but according to Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were in favor of increased property tax and 42 percent favored increasing sales taxes. De-spite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the re-port suggested that there was not sufficient support to secure passage in an election as required by TABOR.
Possibility of four lanes nowHilbert said there is a possibility that
C-470 could expand sooner rather than lat-
Stay aware, legislators tell businessesGOP lawmakers speak to local allianceBy Jane [email protected]
State leaders urged Douglas County business owners to stay aware and get in-volved in issues that could impact them as lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi-
tol for the new legislative session.Democrats have regained control of the
Colorado House, and maintain their ma-jority in the state Senate, and Republican members of the Douglas County legislative delegation said that could impact business owners. Four of them were on hand for a Douglas County Business Alliance-spon-sored legislative kickoff session held Jan. 3 at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center.
“The bills you need to be cautious about
aren’t going to be the ones grabbing the headlines, so it means you really do have to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that are going to have the highest impact on the economy.”
McNulty urged business owners to “show up at the state Capitol,” testify and bring supporters when issues of concern are on the table.
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during a legislative kickoff session. Photo by Jane Reuter
Coffman to focus on veteran assistanceCongressman sees difference between self, fellow RepublicansBy Ryan [email protected]
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed forces, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) plans to focus much of his efforts in the new congressional session on veteran affairs.
The recently re-elected representative for Colo-rado’s 6th District said that he intends to focus on is-sues ranging from transi-tion into the citizen work-force to how the country can better take care of vet-erans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
“I think the real concern is in looking at the unemployment rates for veterans, par-ticularly those coming out of Iraq and Af-ghanistan, and how it is significantly higher than the general population,” Coffman said.
One way Coffman hopes to defeat this is by working from the inside out. Near the close of the last session he introduced a bill
that would force the Department of Veter-ans Affairs to hire qualified veterans before hiring from the outside.
“Only about a third of the people that work (in the VA) have actually served in the military,” Coffman said, “and I just think that there’s a culture there that’s not re-sponsive to the veterans. … In my experi-ence, people who have served in uniform are much more likely to understand the challenges of those who are in the military and are getting out of the military.”
It’s Coffman’s military background that also has him in the midst of a movement to
restructure some recent cuts to the Depart-ment of Defense.
“I think we need to go forward with these cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be done in a way that doesn’t compromise our national security. There was no attention to detail paid to these cuts. I think that they thought it would never happen, so the no-tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board cut to the Department of Defense.’
“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-grams that are essential and giving the same weight to programs that are essential to our national security to programs that probably should have gone by the wayside a long time ago or have little value.”
Coffman said he fancies himself differ-ent from many members in his own party in that a lot of Republicans don’t support any cuts to defense spending. Some of the things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-clude: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S. allies should be more involved in cost-shar-ing; whether we should retain some of our permanent overseas bases; are there func-tions being handled by active-duty military that could be handled by the reserve at a cheaper cost; and are there weapons sys-tems that are being developed that aren’t critical.
“I’m looking at being very specific in coming up with cuts that I think will realize the same dollar amount but will not com-promise our security,” he said.
Coffman
mike Coffman’s viewsOn fiscal resolution: “I like the tax piece, the fact that
most of the Bush tax cuts remain permanent for the vast majority of American people I thought was a win. On the negative side, it wasn’t at all balanced with cuts, and we are, in fact, going to spend even more money now. We’ve got to be serious about the deficit and the debt and this bill certainly wasn’t serious about it at all.”
On proposed high-capacity magazine ban: “Person-ally, I feel that there ought to be a limit. I think this notion that there shouldn’t be any regulations at all is wrong. That said, the question about high-capacity magazines should be decided by state legislatures, because there will inher-ently be varying standards for different parts of the coun-try. I feel that 100 rounds is too much but that is an issue that must be debated and decided by the Colorado General Assembly and not in Washington, D.C.”
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Stay aware, legislators tell businessesGOP lawmakers speak to local allianceBy Jane [email protected]
State leaders urged Douglas County business owners to stay aware and get in-volved in issues that could impact them as lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi-
tol for the new legislative session.Democrats have regained control of the
Colorado House, and maintain their ma-jority in the state Senate, and Republican members of the Douglas County legislative delegation said that could impact business owners. Four of them were on hand for a Douglas County Business Alliance-spon-sored legislative kickoff session held Jan. 3 at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center.
“The bills you need to be cautious about
aren’t going to be the ones grabbing the headlines, so it means you really do have to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that are going to have the highest impact on the economy.”
McNulty urged business owners to “show up at the state Capitol,” testify and bring supporters when issues of concern are on the table.
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during a legislative kickoff session. Photo by Jane Reuter
Coffman to focus on veteran assistanceCongressman sees difference between self, fellow RepublicansBy Ryan [email protected]
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. armed forces, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) plans to focus much of his efforts in the new congressional session on veteran affairs.
The recently re-elected representative for Colo-rado’s 6th District said that he intends to focus on is-sues ranging from transi-tion into the citizen work-force to how the country can better take care of vet-erans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
“I think the real concern is in looking at the unemployment rates for veterans, par-ticularly those coming out of Iraq and Af-ghanistan, and how it is significantly higher than the general population,” Coffman said.
One way Coffman hopes to defeat this is by working from the inside out. Near the close of the last session he introduced a bill
that would force the Department of Veter-ans Affairs to hire qualified veterans before hiring from the outside.
“Only about a third of the people that work (in the VA) have actually served in the military,” Coffman said, “and I just think that there’s a culture there that’s not re-sponsive to the veterans. … In my experi-ence, people who have served in uniform are much more likely to understand the challenges of those who are in the military and are getting out of the military.”
It’s Coffman’s military background that also has him in the midst of a movement to
restructure some recent cuts to the Department of Defense.
“I think we need to go forward with these cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be done in a way that doesn’t compromise our national security. There was no attention to detail paid to these cuts. I think that they thought it would never happen, so the notion was `let’s just do an across-the-board cut to the Department of Defense.’
“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting programs that are essential and giving the same weight to programs that are essential to our national security to programs that probably should have gone by the wayside a long time ago or have little value.”
Coffman said he fancies himself different from many members in his own party in that a lot of Republicans don’t support any cuts to defense spending. Some of the things on the table in Coffman’s eyes include: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S. allies should be more involved in cost-sharing; whether we should retain some of our permanent overseas bases; are there functions being handled by active-duty military that could be handled by the reserve at a cheaper cost; and are there weapons systems that are being developed that aren’t critical.
“I’m looking at being very specific in coming up with cuts that I think will realize the same dollar amount but will not compromise our security,” he said.
Coffman
mike Coffman’s viewsOn fiscal resolution: “I like the tax piece, the fact that
most of the Bush tax cuts remain permanent for the vast majority of American people I thought was a win. On the negative side, it wasn’t at all balanced with cuts, and we are, in fact, going to spend even more money now. We’ve got to be serious about the deficit and the debt and this bill certainly wasn’t serious about it at all.”
On proposed high-capacity magazine ban: “Person-ally, I feel that there ought to be a limit. I think this notion that there shouldn’t be any regulations at all is wrong. That said, the question about high-capacity magazines should be decided by state legislatures, because there will inher-ently be varying standards for different parts of the coun-try. I feel that 100 rounds is too much but that is an issue that must be debated and decided by the Colorado General Assembly and not in Washington, D.C.”
By Ashley Reimers
areimers@ourcoloradone-
Dayton Persons grew
up in the world of aviation.
As a child, the Westminster
resident spent weekends at
air shows and aviation mu-
Now he’s on a quest to
earn various pilots licenses
to give back to those less
fortunate.
“My ultimate goal is to
fl y for charity,” he said. “I
want to volunteer my time
to fl y people in need in a
was established by Alison
Botsford for her father Hal
Botsford who was an avid
aviator. The organization
gives $1,000 or more grants
each year to people pursu-
ing aviation.
application and an essay to
be considered for the grant.
was established by Alison
Botsford for her father Hal
to give back to those less
“My ultimate goal is to
fl y for charity,” he said. “I
want to volunteer my time
to fl y people in need in a
Botsford for her father Hal
Botsford who was an avid
aviator. The organization
gives $1,000 or more grants
each year to people pursu-
ing aviation.
application and an essay to
be considered for the grant.
Botsford for her father Hal
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Stay aware, legislators tell businessesGOP lawmakers speak to local allianceBy Jane [email protected]
business owners to stay aware and get involved in issues that could impact them as lawmakers take their seats at the state Capi
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during a legislative kickoff session.
Coffman to focus on veteran assistanceCongressman sees difference between self, fellow RepublicansBy Ryan [email protected]
forces, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) plans to focus much of his efforts in the new congressional session on veteran affairs.
representative for Colorado’s 6th District said that he intends to focus on issues ranging from transition into the citizen workforce to how the country can better take care of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
the unemployment rates for veterans, particularly those coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it is significantly higher than the general population,” Coffman said.
is by working from the inside out. Near the close of the last session he introduced a bill promise our security,” he said.
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nor’s stance.“He made some risky points,” said Rep.
Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada. “He wasn’t
afraid to jump into that.”
Gun control, one of many issues that
legislators are expected to take up over the
next five months of the session, was just
one area that Hickenlooper addressed. Eco-
nomic matters, civil unions and, of course,
regulating the marijuana industry were also
touched on during his 40-minute remarks.
Common ground soughtTaking on the issue of gun violence is a
top agenda item for this Democratic-con-
trolled General Assembly, especially on the
heels of last year’s Aurora theater killings
and the December massacre at Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Connecticut. But just
talking about guns has always been a dicey
political issue, as the governor acknowl-
edged.“Some point to guns, others to a violent
Sen. Evie Hudak, right, hugs Sen. Linda Newell Jan. 9 in the Senate chambers on the opening day of the legislative session. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
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Persons said. “I have two
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After months of public outreach, town halls and community surveys, the C-470 Corridor Coalition expects to decide by March or April how to pursue expanding the busy freeway corridor from Interstate 25 to Kipling Street.
“I think overall people are saying there is something that needs to be fixed when it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hilbert, a Douglas County commissioner who serves as chair of the coalition’s policy committee.
According to the coalition, eastbound travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of more than 11 minutes during the morning rush hour, and westbound travelers are delayed as much as 18 minutes in the evening. Growth along the corridor is expected to increase by more than 30 percent over the next 20 years.
Beginning with a series of telephone town halls in July, the coalition has been busy presenting three options to citizens and area business leaders: tolling any additional lanes and keeping the existing lanes free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and raising property or sales taxes to pay for additional new lanes.
“The one thing that has come across clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no way in the world you could go back and toll existing roadways. No matter what is decided, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning toward a decision to toll any new or additional lanes to pay for construction and maintenance. He said this will be discussed heavily at the coalition’s January and February meetings, when they go over results from a recent telephone survey conducted by Hill Research Consultants.
“If we go that route, construction could start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said. “If we pick a financing option that requires a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes it out further. But I don’t think those two options are what I am hearing citizens say. I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the early town hall surveys, but according to Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were in favor of increased property tax and 42 percent favored increasing sales taxes. Despite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the report suggested that there was not sufficient support to secure passage in an election as required by TABOR.
Possibility of four lanes nowHilbert said there is a possibility that
C-470 could expand sooner rather than lat
Stay aware, legislators tell businessesaren’t going to be the ones grabbing the headlines, so it means you really do have to pay attention,” outgoing House Speaker Frank McNulty said. “They’re the ones that are going to have the highest impact on the
McNulty urged business owners to “show up at the state Capitol,” testify and bring supporters when issues of concern
From left, state Rep. Chris Holbert, state Rep.-elect Polly Lawrence and outgoing state House Speaker Frank McNulty address the Douglas County Business Alliance on Jan. 3 during
restructure some recent cuts to the Depart-
“I think we need to go forward with these cuts,” he said, “but I think they could be done in a way that doesn’t compromise our national security. There was no attention to detail paid to these cuts. I think that they thought it would never happen, so the no-tion was `let’s just do an across-the-board
“It just isn’t rational. We’re cutting pro-grams that are essential and giving the same weight to programs that are essential to our national security to programs that probably should have gone by the wayside
Coffman said he fancies himself differ-ent from many members in his own party in that a lot of Republicans don’t support any cuts to defense spending. Some of the things on the table in Coffman’s eyes in-clude: troop levels in Europe; whether U.S. allies should be more involved in cost-shar-ing; whether we should retain some of our permanent overseas bases; are there func-tions being handled by active-duty military that could be handled by the reserve at a cheaper cost; and are there weapons sys-tems that are being developed that aren’t
“I’m looking at being very specific in coming up with cuts that I think will realize the same dollar amount but will not com-
Legislators continues on Page 19
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panel of judges because his
essay was the most passion-
“When I found out I h
ad
won the grant, I was elated,”
Persons said. “I have two
jobs and a family and I don’t
have the time or the mon-
ey to go to the bank to get
loans. So this is a big deal
for me because it allows me recycle this copy.
to make expansion
After months of public outreach, town halls and community surveys, the C-470 Corridor Coalition expects to decide by March or April how to pursue expanding the busy freeway corridor from Interstate
“I think overall people are saying there is something that needs to be fixed when it comes to the congestion,” said Jack Hilbert, a Douglas County commissioner who serves as chair of the coalition’s policy com
According to the coalition, eastbound travelers from Kipling to I-25 face delays of more than 11 minutes during the morning rush hour, and westbound travelers are delayed as much as 18 minutes in the evening. Growth along the corridor is expected to increase by more than 30 percent over the
Beginning with a series of telephone town halls in July, the coalition has been busy presenting three options to citizens and area business leaders: tolling any additional lanes and keeping the existing lanes free; tolling all the lanes, old and new; and raising property or sales taxes to pay for ad
“The one thing that has come across clear,” Hilbert said, “is that there is just no way in the world you could go back and toll existing roadways. No matter what is decided, existing (lanes) will remain free.”
Hilbert said the coalition is leaning toward a decision to toll any new or additional lanes to pay for construction and maintenance. He said this will be discussed heavily at the coalition’s January and February meetings, when they go over results from a recent telephone survey conducted
“If we go that route, construction could start in early 2014, if not sooner,” he said. “If we pick a financing option that requires a vote (raising taxes), that obviously pushes it out further. But I don’t think those two options are what I am hearing citizens say. I’m hearing citizens say `yeah, fix it, but we want someone else to pay the taxes.’”
Raising taxes was a popular option in the early town hall surveys, but according to Hill’s survey only 9 percent of people were in favor of increased property tax and 42 percent favored increasing sales taxes. Despite the higher numbers, 42-41, in favor of sales taxes over tolling one new lane, the report suggested that there was not sufficient support to secure passage in an election as
Hilbert said there is a possibility that C-470 could expand sooner rather than lat
C-470 continues on Page 19
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