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RTD Board of Directors to Conduct Telephone Town Hall Meetings June 11-28
DENVER, June 8, 2012—The Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors will conduct a series of live telephone town hall meetings with their constituents June 11-28 ... Full story
RTD Board of Directors to Conduct Telephone Town Hall Meetings June 11-28
DENVER, June 6, 2012—The Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors will conduct a series of live telephone town hall meetings with their constituents June 11-28, 2012. ... Full story
Commerce City Police Missing Child Search and Recovery
On March 29th, 2012, the Commerce City Police Department responded to a report of a 7-month-old child and began an investigation. On March ... Full story
Child Remains Identified
Commerce City Interim Police Chief Chuck Saunier and Adams County District Attorney Don Quick announce that, through DNA, the remains of a body recovered at ... Full story
Adams County School District #14 Vote 5 to 0 to Appoint Patrick Sanchez as the New Superintendent
The Adams #14 Board of Education are all on the same page when it came to the recommendation of the new Superintendent of Schools. ... Full story
Photos of 2012 Commerce City, CO Memorial Day Parade
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7NEWS: Fire Department Investigates Smoke Plume At Suncor Refinery
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- South Adams County Fire is investigating the cause of a plume of yellowish-brown smoke at the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City. ... Full story
7NEWS: Study Guide Has Verbatim Questions From Police Test
DENVER -- Colorado police certification tests have been compromised because many test questions and answers are readily available in a $75 study guide ... Full story
RTD West Rail Line to Open Early
First FasTracks Line to Open 8 Months Ahead of Schedule ... Full story
Hand-beaded VW Beetle rolls into Denver airport as art display ---Denver Post Article
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Eagle View Adult Center dedication May 18
The new Eagle View Adult Center will host a dedication ceremony and open house beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18. ... Full story
Adams County Creates Transparency Hotline
“We are hopeful the hotline will empower citizens and employees to report any wrongdoings,” said Chairman W. R. “Skip” Fischer. “The board is ... Full story
Family: Father, Abducted Toddler May Head For Colo -- Article by THe Denver Channel
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Commerce City Home Destroyed by Fire
Sunday, May 6, 2012. Fronterra Village, Commerce City. It is currently unknown what started a fire last night at 10161 Joplin Street in Fronterra Village on the northern side of Commerce City. According to local witnesses, a fire inspection team was already onsite but as yet, a cause has not yet been determined, although a lightning strike is suspected. Click below to 9News link for further information. ... Full story
20 Questions with Thornton Mayor, Heidi Williams. --Feature Article by Gateway News
...Almost one for every hat that she wears. My first formal interview with Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams certainly wasn’t at a loss for words. We started at the ‘beginning’, if there could be one, behind the passion and capability of Thornton’s Mayor-Ele ... Full story
Editorial: CDOT shows civic vision with I-70 plan in Denver ---Article by The Denver Post
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PUC APPROVES MULTI-YEAR ELECTRIC RATE PLAN FOR XCEL ENERGY
DENVER – The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today approved a three-year electric rate agreement for Xcel Energy that will provide significant rate savings to customers as well as rate predictability over the length of the agreement. ... Full story
New Agricultural Council Brings Colorado Farmers, Ranchers and Animal Welfare Advocates to the Table to Discuss Common Goals
(April 26, 2012) – To advance more humane practices on farms and ranches and to promote food producers who share that goal, The Humane Society of the United States announced the formation of an advisory body, the Colorado Agriculture Council of The Humane Society of the United States. ... Full story
Cabela’s Coming To New Thornton Development
THORNTON, CO… The City of Thornton is pleased to announce that Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, will be building a new 90,000 square foot store in Thornton. The new Cabela’s will be built at a new development at the southeast corner of 144th Avenue and I-25 in Thornton’s North Washington corridor. ... Full story
Seven programs receive E-470 Transportation Safety Foundation grants
AURORA – Seven programs that promote on-road safety have each been awarded $2,500 grants from the E-470 Transportation Safety Foundation. ... Full story
The Humane Society of the United States to Announce Formation of Agriculture Council in Colorado
WHAT: The Humane Society of the United States will announce a new state council for animal welfare and agriculture. The announcement will be made at a lunch held by the Colorado Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus chaired by Rep. Beth McCann, D-HD8 ... Full story
RTD Board of Directors Decides Not to Pursue FasTracks Tax Increase in November Time not right to ask voters for additional tax
DENVER, April 24, 2012—The Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors indicated at a meeting tonight that they will not pursue a 2012 sales and use tax election for the FasTracks transit expansion program. The Board also gave staff direction to submit a revised plan with alternate assumptions. Over the past several months, RTD has evaluated technical, financial and economic information, and input from regional stakeholders and the general public. ... Full story
Commerce City's Dog Track Update...
On August 3, 2011, the Commerce City Urban Renewal Authority purchased the Mile High Greyhound Park with a loan from the City of Commerce ... Full story
E-470 begins reconstruction of 2.5 miles in Douglas County
Six-month project to rebuild original pavement; traffic shifts begin Friday night ... Full story
Commerce City Police Searching for Body, NOT looking for volunteers
COMMERCE CITY ― The Commerce City Police Department is conducting a search for a body at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, 3500 S. Gun ... Full story
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE STATE CAPITOL SHOULD NOT STAY AT THE STATE CAPIT0L -- Editorial by Editor Kathy McIntyre
During this election year we have many politicians vying for our precious time. My question for all of them is how do you plan on keeping all of those campaign promises you are making? Too often a candidate is making promises that they would have no authority to carry out, so we vote for them and are extremely disappointed with the outcome. ... Full story
NEW POLL!! (Take it below)
"Do you support the City of Commerce City's annual $20,000 expenditure on fireworks or is there a better way to spend your money?" (tAKE THE POLL AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!)
Brian McBroom named as new city manager
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (April 16, 2012) – The City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Brian K. McBroom as Commerce City’s new city ... Full story
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ERIE COLORADO TO BECOME GROUND ZERO OF NATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST HYDRO-FRACKING
Concerned Parents and Allies to Oppose Natural Gas Extraction Near Local Schools ... Full story
- THREE LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY - FORMER MAYOR NATALE AND FORMER CITY MANAGER FLANNERY ALSO SUED
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