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By Pat [email protected]

Area businesses now can earn tax credits for embarking on new devel-opment, purchasing equipment, add-ing employees, offering job training or rehabilitating vacant buildings under the newly expanded Colorado Enter-prise Zone Program.

The enterprise zone came to Teller County through the efforts of Brian Fleer; director of Economic and Downtown Development, Norm Steen, Teller County commissioner; and Ray Dubois and Deb Downs, city managers of Cripple Creek and Victor.

“We’ve had a great relationship with Teller County,” said DeAnne Mc-Cann, economic development man-

ager who administers the program for Teller and El Paso counties.

The city of Victor is the first one out of the starting gate this year, with its application for the 3rd Street Event and Parking Plaza. In the initial stages of planning, the now-vacant lot is intended to be a public square with concessions, a stage and restrooms.

Under the enterprise program, donors to downtown-revitalization can receive tax credits.

“If people invest in the specific project, which the city, along our Dream and Main Street groups, is do-ing, they are eligible for tax credits,” Downs said. “It all has to do with creating jobs – anything we can do to

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A conceptual design of Victor’s 3rd Street Event and Parking Plaza by Pridian Design; the final design is being completed by Walker Christianson of DHM Design. //Courtesy photo /The Courier See “Enterprise Zone” on page 3A

Survey shows area trees relatively healthy

By Bill [email protected]

Forests around Teller County are relatively healthy in com-parison to regions ravaged by mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle infestations, the state Forest Service reports.

The 2015 forest health aerial survey results for Colora-do showed wide swaths of forest suffering from the beetles. Every year the U.S. Forest Service and state agency work together to aerially monitor forest health conditions on millions of for-ested acres across the state.

Experts are able to observe tree-damaging insects and diseases native to Colorado’s for-ests. While news is not good in the southwest and other areas of Colorado, little damage is occur-ring in the Teller County region, said Mike Till, assistant district forester for the Woodland Park District.

“If you look through the numbers, there were no moun-tain pine beetle in Teller County and none in El Paso County and only minimal damage in the whole state,” Till said.

See “Forest” on page 3A

GMF election a mad scramble for seatsBy Pat [email protected]

The April 5 elec-tion is shaping up like a mad scramble with nine candidates running for four seats on the Green Mountain Falls Board of Trustees.

The campaign was expected to be lively after months of budget crises and board meetings that routinely featured conflict between the Board of Trustees and a group of former leaders upset with the way town business is being conducted.

Now, Green Mountain Falls voters again will decide which direction they want to go in the mail-ballot election.

In the main event, Mayor Lorrie Worthey finds herself in a rematch with Jane Newberry, whom she defeated two years ago.

Worthey has served two terms. Newberry served 12 years on the town board as a trustee and mayor pro tem.

Incumbent Trustees Tyler Stevens and Barbara Gardiner are running again seeking new four-year terms.

Running against the two are Dick Bratton, Erin Kowal, Dick Lackmond, David Pearlman and Cameron Thorne.

With the recent resig-nation of Trustee Don Ellis, the seat is up in April. In the meantime, Worthey and the board have the option of ap-pointing a temporary re-placement who will serve until the election.

Heated elections are not unusual in Green Mountain Falls and this one was easy to predict after another year of tur-moil at City Hall.

See “GMF” on page 3A

A luncheon launched the year-long celebration of Woodland Park’s 125th Aniversary. //Photo by Kathy Fleer /The Courier

Year-long celebration of WP’s 125th launchedBy Pat [email protected]

The people of Woodland Park launched the year-long celebration Sunday that honors the city’s 125th anniversary. The luncheon included a story in photos by Larry Black, who studies and writes about Woodland Park history.

Despite the weather, more than 250 gathered at the Ute Pass Cultural

See “Anniversary” on page 3A

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Saturday, Feb. 6

What: Sixth annual Winter Beer Fest to benefi t the Kiwanis Club of Ute PassWhen: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6Where: Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland ParkCost: $35Info: Advance tickets at BierWerks Brewery, 121 Midland Ave., Wood-land Park

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Saturday, Feb. 6

What: Gold Camp Victorian Soci-ety’s annual Victorian Masque Ball with guest vocalist Shelby Evanoika.When: 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6Where: Double Eagle Hotel & Casino, 442 E. Bennet Ave., Cripple CreekCost: $45 per personInfo: Contact Hedy Boyce at 719-689-3700

Saturday, Feb. 6

What: Sweetheart Ball fundraiser sponsored by Exostrategies Inc. and Vanguard Skin Care for Help the Needy in Woodland ParkWhen: 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6Where: Shining Mountain Golf Club, 100 Shining Mountain Lane, Woodland ParkCost: $65 apiece or $650 for a corporate tableInfo: Visit www.htntc.org/event/sweetheart-ball/ or call 687-7273

Reality show star wins permit to mine for quartzBy Pat [email protected]

Teller County commis-sioners approved a special-use permit last week for Rich Fretterd to surface mine two acres in Pike Na-tional Forest.

Fretterd is a celebrity of sorts among gem and mineral enthusiasts around the country. With regular appearances on the Weather Channel network reality show, “Prospectors,” Fret-terd shines a light on earthly treasures in Teller County.

Fretterd is an indepen-dent miner who uses a pick ax to dig minerals from his Godsend and Ace in the Hole claims in the forest. He gained experience at the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. from 1977 to 1996.

“I did nearly every application at the mine, from hard-rock mining to working in the Carlton Mill,” he said.

Along the way, Fretterd worked in the mine’s geology, exploration and logistics de-partments, the latter of which involved land reclamation, a key condition of the special-use permit Jan. 26.

Securing the commissioners’ approval was the fi nal bureaucratic hurdle for Fretterd to begin mining, separately, the two areas, which are part of the two 20-acre claims.

“We’re hoping for amazonite and smoky quartz groups,” Fretterd said. “They are the fi nest quality in the world in Teller County, Colorado. There is a demand for it in the market with mineral collectors.”

Fretterd leases the land, which is inside Teller County, from the U.S. Forest Service.

“It is hand-digging work, very hard, but I enjoy it; it’s my passion,” Fretterd said. “And I will assure you that I will do my best to be a good steward of the property.”

Foreclosure riseOn another issue, Bob Campbell, the

county’s treasurer, reported that foreclosures last year increased by six to 78.

“There are quite a few counties that were lower last year - our numbers were up but not signifi cantly,” Campbell said.

As 2016 begins, commissioners Marc Dettenrieder, Dave Paul and Norm Steen, direct their attention to the state capital. And Commissioner Paul got a preview of the year when he represented the county at Gov. John Hickenlooper’s State of the State address Jan. 14.

“I suspect there will be a fi ght this year, especially over the budget,” Paul said. “That’s why we go to Denver to try and make sure that some of the money that gets sucked out of this county by the state makes its way back.”

Commissioner Norm Steen added, “The reason we go to Denver, as Commissioner Paul mentioned, is to play defense.”

Lawsuit updateAs the new county attorney, Paul

Hurcomb inherited the ongoing, never-ending lawsuit fi led in 2009 by Gilpin County against the Limited Gaming Impact Control Commission.

Initially, Gilpin County, the location of gaming towns Black Hawk and Central City, sought a redistribution of limited gaming funds from 80 percent to 90 percent. Gilpin commissioners argued that, with two gam-ing towns rather than Teller County’s one, the impact funds should be reapportioned on 90-10 split.

To date, Teller County has prevailed in both district court and the Colorado Court of Appeals. But Gilpin is not crying “uncle” yet.

“Gilpin County/Black Hawk fi led an opening brief in the Court of Appeals,” Hurcomb said.

In a back-and-forth, Gilpin and Teller counties, along with the city of Cripple Creek, fi led briefs and answering briefs.

“The next round of briefi ng by Gilpin County and Black Hawk for their reply is Feb. 12, after which the briefi ng will be closed,” Hurcomb said.

However, this time around, Gilpin insert-ed a new argument, that the state treasurer is not properly distributing gaming funds and thus impacts the state historic fund.

The Court of Appeals will most likely schedule a time for oral arguments, Hurcomb said.

“Once that is done, there’s no time table for the Court of Appeals to make their deci-sion. I would anticipate – cross my fi ngers – that by the end of the year we’ll have a decision,” he added.

The commissioners are off-schedule this month, meeting at noon, Feb. 9, a few hours after the Teller County Cares awards ceremony.

For the Courier

Woodland Park’s fi nance department and its direc-tor, Wallie Dingwell, have won the Certifi cate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Accounting from the Government Fi-nance Offi cers Association of the U.S. and Canada.

The certifi cate of achievement is the high-est form of recognition in the area of government

accounting and fi nancial reporting, the association said in its news release.

This is the 22nd con-secutive year Woodland Park has won the award, which represents a sig-nifi cant accomplishment by a government and its management.

Dingwell and Woodland Park were honored for the city’s comprehensive an-nual fi nancial report.

The Certifi cate of Achievement competition

was judged by an impartial panel to meet the standards of the program including demonstrating a construc-tive “spirit of disclosure” to clearly communicate its fi nancial story and to motivate its potential users to read the Comprehen-sive Financial and Annual Report.

The GOFA is a non-profi t association of 17,500 government fi nance profes-sionals.

WP fi nance director wins prestigious accounting award

Joyce Shinault, administrative assistant for the coun-ty’s planning department, was honored Jan. 26 for 20 years of employment. Commissioner Norm Steen is at right. //Photo by Pat Hill/The Courier

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Election process explained Teller County Republicans host a one-hour pre-

sentation on the Colorado election process presented by Joe Rodriguez. The question-and-answer forum is at 1 or 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at the GOP headquarters above City Market. Refreshments will be available. For infor-mation, go to Teller.Gop.org.

By Courier staff

Colorado Springs businesswoman Karen Cullen announced her candidacy for District 3 seat on the El Paso County Com-mission, which currently is held by Sallie Clark.

And Jared Rego, an aide to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, also announced his bid for the commission seat. They join a field that includes Alex Johnson, Javier Mazzetti, Tyler Stevens and Stan Vanderwerf.

The District 3 seat covers the west edge of El Paso County including Palmer Lake as well as Green Mountain Falls and the Ute Pass area.

Cullen is a Castle Rock native and longtime El Paso County resident. Her biography describes her as an informa-

tion technology consultant who managed multi-million dollar projects and past president of several trade associations.

Already, Cullen has landed endorse-ments from Clark, County Treasurer Mark Lowderman, County Assessor Steve Schleiker, County Coroner Dr. Robert Bux, state Rep. Lois Landgraf, and former House Speaker Frank McNulty.

As for Rego, he works as Lamborn’s district director and communications director. He served a similar role for ex-Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach. Rego also hosted a radio talk show and serves on the boards of the Colorado Springs Pio-neers Museum and Urban Peak Colorado Springs.

Like Cullen, Rego boasts endorsements from Lamborn and Bach, among others.

Race for El Paso County Commission seat gets crowded

increase business. Anything that changes the economy qualifies.”

Cripple Creek, too, has pos-sibilities.

“We have a new convenience store – and they’ll be adding em-ployees,” DuBois said, referring to the Wildwood Casino’s store/gas station across the street on Ben-net Avenue.

As well, DuBois has alerted business owners in the city to look into the new program.

“The tax credits are also avail-able for training employees or for expanding the business,” he said. “But they have to register on the

website.” The credits are incentives for

businesses to grow, invest in new equipment or hire people.

“The program is designed to decrease unemployment and, hopefully, raise wages,” McCann said.

Commercial buildings at least 20 years old and vacant for two or more years are eligible to be included in the program. Inves-tors may apply to receive tax credits of 25 percent of the cost of rehabilitation, up to $50,000 for a building valued at $200,000, McCann said.

As well, donations to nonprof-it organizations in the zone can receive additional tax credits to the usual deductions for chari-table contributions, McCann said.

With just 16 enterprise zones in the state, Teller County meets several criteria, among them:

• Weakness in the economy as a result of natural di-sasters such as the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012

• Lower-than-average population growth

• Per capita-income less than 75 percent of the

statewide average• Negative impacts of gam-

ing• Declining school enroll-

ment• Gap in affordable hous-

ing. According to in-formation provided by McCann, under the provisions of an enter-prise zone, an emphasis could be placed on non-profit housing groups that would benefit from direct contributions.

“Including parts of Teller

County into the Pikes Peak Enter-prise Zone gives us the opportu-nity to help expand and attract businesses to our region,” said Deb Miller, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Com-merce.

The key to being accepted, however, is registering for the program online at http://www.advancecolorado.com/funding-incentives/incentives/enterprise-zone-tax-credits/enterprise-zone-contribution-projects.

Enterprise Zone Continued from page 1A

Mountain pine beetles have been a scourge in recent years, destroying thousands of acres of pine in recent years. But their activity has decreased for an obvious reason, Till said.

“They’ve already eaten through a significant portion of the lodgepole pine,” Till said of the pine beetle’s ma-jor target. They also damaged many Ponderosa pine as well as a few other varieties.

“They are definitely on the decline and they have been going down the last couple years,” he said.

The aerial survey only counted about 5,000 acres of active mountain pine beetle activity.

They have been replaced by spruce beetles, which are spreading.

“Conditions for spruce beetles just happen to be right,” Till said. “There are a lot in central Colorado and the southwest corner of the state. We’re seeing them in places where there’s a large portion of high-altitude Engle-mann spruce.

“The conditions are right for them to build in numbers and cause large acreages of mortality.”

The spruce beetle outbreak is in its fourth year and causing widespread tree mortality, the aerial survey con-cluded.

“We’ve seen some activity around the area,” Till said. “But it’s nothing anywhere close to what’s happening elsewhere.”

There’s more bad news. Outbreaks of two defoliators of co-

nifer trees – western spruce budworm and Douglas-fir tussock moth – also expanded in 2015. Here’s more of the summary:• In 2015, spruce beetle infesta-

tions were detected on 409,000 acres across the state, expanding onto 182,000 acres of previously unaffected forests.

• Since 1996, spruce beetle outbreaks have caused varying

degrees of tree mortality on more than 1.5 million acres in Colo-rado.

• Blowdown events, combined with long-term drought stress, warmer temperatures and ex-tensive amounts of older, dense spruce, have contributed to this ongoing epidemic.

• The area impacted by western spruce budworm, Colorado’s most widespread forest defolia-tor, increased from 178,000 acres in 2014 to approximately 312,000 acres in 2015. This insect typical-ly feeds on developing buds and new needles of fir, Douglas-fir and spruce in southern Colorado.

• Douglas-fir tussock moth cat-erpillars consumed needles on Douglas-fir, white fir and spruce on approximately 26,000 acres along Colorado’s Front Range. Impacts were observed primarily in the South Platte River Basin and areas just west of Colorado Springs. Ground surveys have documented the presence of a naturally occurring virus among Douglas-fir tussock moth cat-erpillars, which has historically been a key indicator of imminent population collapse.

• Trees weakened by these defolia-tors may become susceptible to Douglas-fir beetle, which can kill impacted trees.

Still, Till is upbeat about the health of area forests.

“I’d say we’re sitting better than most,” he said. “We have some activ-ity of the spruce budworm. But the tussock moth population is on the de-cline due to naturally occurring virus. The budworm is here. But the overall mortality caused by insect is low.”

Till said it’s not necessary to spray trees to protect them from the various insects unless a homeowner has a particular landscaping centerpiece to

protect. “If you have a high-dollar tree next

to your house you want to protect, go ahead and have it sprayed,” he said. “But on the whole, people don’t need to worry.”

And while overall insect infesta-tion is low, it’s smart to keep an eye on your trees.

“We are doing a lot better than areas of the state,” he said. “But every-one should keep paying attention and actively improve the health of their trees.

“The imminent threat of cata-strophic outbreaks is not there. But that can change rapidly.”

That message was echoed by state officials.

“The lesson we can take away from the extensive insect and disease damage we’ve seen in Colorado over the past two decades is the need for proactively taking care of our for-ests,” said State Forester Mike Lester, director of the Colorado State Forest Service. “The best time to take actions to address long-term forest health is before a major outbreak starts, and not after.”

In 2015, the state forest service treated more than 17,000 acres in Colorado, predominantly on private and state lands, as part of forest management and wildfire mitigation efforts.

The U.S. Forest Service treated approximately 51,020 acres through timber sales, thinning and prescribed fire.

More information on spruce beetle and Douglas-fir tussock moth and Douglas-fir beetle are available online at www.csfs.colostate.edu/csf-spublications.

For the 2015 Aerial Detection Survey highlights and maps, visit: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/USFSR2Fores-tHealth.

Forest Continued from page 1ATrustees fired one city official, found themselves

trying to explain a mysterious Humvee, discovered a $36,000 budget shortfall and faced a resignation from the board.

Town clerk/treasurer Mary Duval was terminated by the board Dec. 15, two months after she was sus-pended after questionable debit-card charges were revealed in documents obtained by Ann Esch using the Colorado Open Records Act, or CORA. As well, Duval incurred $80 in fees for checks written on the town’s account with insufficient funds.

In October, Duval was cited by the auditors for her lack of training.

GMF Continued from page 1A

Center to pay tribute to the past while looking forward to the future.

Many of Woodland Park’s past mayors were there to celebrate the 125th: Carol Ken-ney 1968-1976, Al Born 1976-1978, Clarke Becker 1992-1996, Gary Crane 2004-2008, Steve Ran-dolph 2008-2012

Next month, in con-junction with the Moose is Loose festival, a retail bonanza that features a “moose” running around, the planners have scheduled a bonfire for the community Feb.

13 in Bergstrom Arena. Hundreds of residents

who represent all facets of the city are united in throwing the biggest party in the city’s history. This initial event was a double celebration that included the Ute Pass Historical Society’s honoring its 40th an-niversary.

The city as well as the society sponsored Sunday’s event.

Volunteers provided chili while kids from the Teen Center as well as the Junior Chefs were on hand to help serve.

AnniversaryContinued from page 1A


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After the City Council vote was taken, formally approv-ing the move of the Aquatic Center to land near the high school on Jan. 21, Woodland Park Mayor Neil Levy made some important closing remarks.

He urged Woodland Park residents to set aside all the hard feelings over the 6-1 decision.

“Let’s take the decision that we’ve made tonight and let’s move forward together to make this the best commu-nity that we possibly can,” Levy said.

I put his comments on the front page because I agree with him. It’s time to begin the healing process.

And I commend my colleague, Cord Prettyman, for his decision to drop his legal battle over the executive sessions where he believes the City Council wrongly decided, in private, to relocate the center.

After City Councilman Phil Mella’s outburst at the Dec. 17 council meeting, how could anyone think otherwise? He passionately criticized his colleagues for not conduct-ing public business in the open. And he warned they risked eroding public confidence in city government with their behavior.

Sadly, we’ll never know exactly what went on in those sessions because the electronic records of those meetings were destroyed.

(I understand the city is allowed to destroy tapes of ex-ecutive sessions after 90 days. I just don’t understand why the city would destroy them. The discussions centered on the most expensive public works project in Woodland Park history. I’d want to hold on to those tapes for posterity, if

not to provide evidence to a skeptical public.)Anyway, Levy and Prettyman were right to focus on the

future and get on with building the Aquatic Center. Forgive and forget. At least, forgive. But I don’t think voters are ready to forget. And I hope

they don’t forget. Especially as the April 5 election ap-proaches and new leaders are selected. It’s a perfect time to have conversations about how we expect our officials to act when it comes to important public decisions.

Do we want them to simply do what they think is best for us, as several speakers at the Jan. 21 meeting suggest-ed? Or should they be more transparent, invite the public into the process, when a major project and millions of taxpayer dollars are involved?

There are huge lessons to be learned from the mishan-dling of the Aquatic Center relocation. The lessons start with the passionate admonishment Mella gave his col-leagues on Dec. 17 as he scolded them for playing seman-tic games over when the relocation decision was made.

Along with his public censure, he delivered a warning.“Public trust is difficult to earn,” Mella said. “It’s almost

impossible to regain when it’s been tarnished and dimin-ished, and so my concern all along is that this has not been a public process that allowed adequate input, delib-eration and debate by council.”

This is not something to be trivialized. Just as city leaders incurred the wrath of the public in 1966 when they raised water rates without sufficient public hearings and input, the 2016 Council seriously undermined its credibili-ty by damning the torpedoes and roaring full-speed ahead with the relocation.

It was a huge miscalculation that will hang over City Hall long after the pool is open.

And it’s a shame because I believe everyone involved thought they were doing what was best for the city. By all accounts, the decision-makers and city staff are honorable people. I don’t doubt that one bit.

But had they been allowed to plow ahead unchallenged at their December meeting, the city would have been stuck with a lopsided, 50-year contract that was based on

assumptions backed up by few facts.Instead, thanks to Courier stories, the public was

alerted in advance to terms of the contract and the lack of protections for taxpayers. Experts had a chance to dig into the proposed intergovernmental agreement, or IGA, and tear it apart.

Wisely, the City Council delayed final action until the experts could consult with city staff and the contract could be rewritten to cut its duration by 25 years, appraisals could be obtained, hourly rates researched, conflict-reso-lution processes added along with other basics that were shockingly absent in the original proposal.

Some at the Jan. 21 meeting made snarky comments about The Courier’s coverage, chiding us for being a sensa-tional tabloid publication.

If protecting the public from lousy contracts and giving voice to people who feel misled and ignored merits such a tabloid label, so be it.

I couldn’t be more proud of The Courier and the work of our team, including Pat Hill and Norma Engelberg. They endured snide comments and false criticism, but perse-vered asking questions and reporting what they learned.

And we’re not done asking questions about the Aquatic Center. For example, some have asked about the legalities of having school classes in the center when members of the public are present.

What if a registered sex offender happens to be swim-ming laps? Or any convicted felon, for that matter? There are strict rules governing their proximity to any classroom. Will greater security and an identification policy be re-quired for the public when physical education classes are held there?

There are other questions we’ll be exploring. We wouldn’t be much of a newspaper - tabloid or otherwise - if we didn’t ask hard questions and hold elected officials and public servants accountable.

But I agree with the mayor, it’s time to move on. Forgive and move forward.

Just don’t forget. Or we’re doomed to go through this nonsense again someday.

PIKES PEAK BILLBill [email protected]

As election looms, candidates best heed lessons of Aquatic Center

Presidential candidates resemble a bizarre collection of aliens

As you watched the 12,766 really fascinating Republi-can presidential candidate debates that have clogged our TVs for months now, were you reminded of the gathering of Kylothian squid-worms and other aliens in the 1997 classic “Men In Black?”

Good. I thought it was just me.Of course, on the Democratic side we have three really

“normal” presidential contenders, starting with Hillary Clinton, who is to fine fashion what a trumpet is to halibut fishing. And let’s not forget Bernie Sanders, who looks like he climbed out of a window in his assisted-living center.

There’s a third Democratic candidate, Martin O’Shaughnessy or Martin O’Sullivan or something like that. Which reminds me, Who’s the first Irishman to come out of his house each spring? Paddy O’Furniture! (I’m

sorry for that.)Anyway, Martin O’Somebody seems to still believe

he has a chance to be president, buoyed by recent polls showing him with a solid three-point lead over a desk lamp.

So, with a scant 10 months to go before the election, our two major parties have somehow managed to assem-ble, for the most important job in the world, a group of candidates who look like the sales team for an unlicensed roofing company.

And I haven’t even mentioned the queen of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin. As you know, she took a break from watching Putin flying over Wasilla a few weeks ago to tell us her girlfriend-slapping son -- Trig or Trap or Trip or Trachea or Tractor or whatever name the Palins pulled out of the dunce cap – is the direct result of Presi-dent Obama’s policy on, uh, well, on something, by golly. You betcha!

But we’ll leave Sarah out of this for the obvious reason: scientists believe that each time her name is mentioned an angel dies.

That leaves us only with Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Rick Santorum. Whew!

(How long before they all join the list of those who

have mercifully dropped out of the race: Rick Perry, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki?)

Of course, I can’t forget the man who leads all of the Republicans in almost every poll: Donald Trump. Word is he wanted to skip the last debate to focus on the big day: Feb. 2. That was, you know, the day his hair came out of a burrow and saw its shadow. (Thanks to Trump’s hair, we get six more weeks of winter.)

Seriously, here are just a few actual things said by Trump, the man Republicans hope will be our Blowhard-In-Chief:

• “Hey, I’m not saying they’re stupid. I like China. I

just sold an apartment for $15 million to someone from China. Am I supposed to dislike ‘em?”

• “The beauty of me is that I am very rich.”• “What a great honor it must be, for you to honor

me tonight.”• “The concept of global warming was created by

and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manu-facturing non-competitive.”

Kind of makes you wish the gigantic Kylothian squid-

worm was running for president. He can’t, of course, because he was born on the planet Kyloth.

Just like Ted Cruz.

Rocky Mountain Rich

Rich ToschesGuest Columnist

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First discovery of gold in Colorado in 1830s not taken seriously

Sometimes in history, it is difficult to get noticed. No credit where, perhaps, credit is due.

Colorado historians, in general, give recognition for the first discovery of gold in Colorado to a group of California-bound members of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia, and specifically Louis Ralston.

That group was unimpressed enough with their find-ings that they continued on to the California gold fields. They kept track of their discovery, however, and rumors of it swirled around for years.

Then, in 1858, William “Green” Russell, who had connections to the Cherokee tribe and had heard of the initial strike, organized a group of prospectors and began a search that eventually ended up near the mouth of Dry Creek on the South Platte River in what is now Englewood.

Here they found a significant amount of gold in a placer, and with a little advertisement in the form of guide books, word-of-mouth, and tall tales, by 1859 the “Pikes Peak Gold Rush” was on.

But poor Eustache Carriere, nobody really remembers those nuggets he staggered into Taos with, back in the mid-1830s. They didn’t give him respect then, and he is lucky if he even gets a footnote today when we talk about the history of gold discovery in Colorado.

Born in Quebec, Carriere was a native of La Riviere du Chene, the son of Baptiste and Marie (Lajeunesse) Car-riere. He married at Florissant, Mo., Jan. 3, 1820, Josette Therese Jusseaume, daughter of Rene Jusseaume, the Indian interpreter.

By 1812, Carriere began working for Manuel Lisa, ac-cording to the Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography by Dan L. Tharp.

“He was reputed to have discovered gold in the Rocky Mountains in 1835, this believed later by some to be the original Colorado gold strike.”

But that is about the extent of his 15 words of fame. Manuel Lisa, on the other hand, his boss for a time, is rec-ognized as the founder of Fort Lisa on the Bighorn River in Montana, president of the Missouri Fur Co., of St. Louis, sub-agent for all the Indian tribes on the upper Missouri, and pal to William Clark.

While working for Lisa, he was attached to a hunting party that ended up in the mountains of Colorado. Car-riere, who according to lore had a history of being a bit of a straggler, remained behind when the hunting party set out for Taos without him.

“He was confident he could overtake his companions within a short time,” wrote Nolie Mumey in a paper for the Denver Westerners in August of 1961.

“He took a long look at La Grand Montagne, as a fix on his bearings, and thought he could take a short route and overtake them. While walking along the bank of a stream, he saw a shiny pebble in the sand, which he picked up and examined. Quickly realizing that it was pure gold, he made a further search and was rewarded with a large number of gold nuggets which he put in his trap-sac. He became lost and confused in his directions. He thought his compan-ions would wait for him or send someone back to find him. All this they did, but he was not found.”

Because it was late in the fall, Carriere knew he couldn’t wait around forever, and burdened by the weight of the gold, he decided to keep only a few, hide the rest, and come back for them later. He then made his way through the San Luis Valley to the Rio Grande and on to Taos to

meet up with his original party.“He tried to explain his tardy arrival by showing them

the nuggets he had retained and telling them he had be-come lost while searching the stream,” wrote Mumey.

“His companions made fun of him and said that he had the nuggets in his trap-sac for years, or that he must have obtained them from a party of Utes, or that his absence could be explained by being in the company of some young squaw.”

However, they were intrigued enough by the nuggets to help him organize a trip in the spring guided by Carriere back to La Grand Montagne.

That spring, the searching party of trappers-turned-prospectors failed to locate the bonanza Carriere said he had seen the previous fall.

“Members of the party became angry, cursing and threatening him. They held a meeting, called him a liar and an imposter, and said they thought he was deliber-ately deceiving them as to the exact location of the gold. They decided to tie him to a tree and give him a whipping, which they did, then returned to their hunting grounds,” says Mumey in her paper.

After the failed gold-hunting trip, Carriere was treated as an outcast, fool, or worse, and shunned by many in the trapping community. Eventually, burdened by hearing loss and years of loneliness, he lived out his old age in a log cabin built by Madame M.B. Chauteau in the woods north of Theresa’s Seminary, where 10th Street runs between Pennsylvania and Washington avenues in Kansas City, and later moved on to St. Genevieve, Mo., and eventually died there at the age of 90.

By the time of his death, the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 had come and went. The rush of the “World’s Great-est Gold Camp” at Cripple Creek was creeping up on the horizon, and years of production from that district, and other gold discoveries in the San Juans have proven, over and over again, that Carriere had been right all along.

The mountain he called his La Grand Montagne has never since been positively identified, but could, just pos-sibly, be Pikes Peak.

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Eustache Carriere’s La Grand Montagne

WP High School Dis-cusses Bond Issue – Our enrollment is demanding many other activities and facilities at both the elemen-tary and secondary levels.

At the time our new fa-cility was built, the site was not developed. As is obvi-ous to everyone, there are only weeds and ditches sur-rounding our new building. We are unable to provide major sports activities, such as football, track and base-ball, because the fields have not been provided.

Arrangements had been

made to prepare the high school property for various athletic fields, etc. But dur-ing the delay in getting at the work, the financial con-ditions were deemed insuf-ficient and everything was cancelled.

The Board of Educa-tion is going to present to the people a bond issue. This package will include an elementary building, fields for baseball, football, track, tennis, softball and other play areas for physical education, asphalt covering for roads and around the

building.One of our real problems

results from the taxable val-uation within our district, which is one of the lowest in the state and less than $5,000 per student.

The Courier - Mrs. Jones, (Maureen) of the Darrel Jones family of Woodland Park has bought a half-in-terest in the Ute Pass Couri-er from publishers Manfred and Agnes Shupp. Darrel is employed by Colorado Interstate Gas Co. of Colo-rado Springs in the chemi-cal accounting department.

Maureen has worked on the Courier for a year and en-joys the newspaper world. They have lived in Wood-land since 1962.

PTO smoking - The PTO will meet in the grade school gym and the program will be a film “Who Me?” It is on parental attitude toward smoking.

New library popular -The new Memorial Library is a busy and popular place. Twenty-five new books have been loaned to us from the Colorado Springs Library, also juvenile reading mate-

rial. James Cline, book sales-man from Colorado Springs, gave us a World Atlas and a large number of encyclope-dias.

Florissant skating - There was a skating party Friday night on the Floris-sant Lake. The lake had been plowed off with a trac-tor where we used to have to take a shovel and broom and do it ourselves.The shovel usually ended up being used as a sled. How many shovels have been worn out that way?

Teen Talk by Matt Gor-

don - Our basketball team met defeat against West-cliffe, one of the hardest teams in the league. The score was 40-80. The boys just didn’t seem to be hit-ting. The school newspa-per, “Panther Clause,” came out last week. Every edition seems to be getting better. Woodland Park held an in-vitational tri-wrestling meet with South Park and Platte Canyon. Congratulations to Frosty Bales, Roy Musser, Rodney Howe and Greg Eas-ily for winning their match-es.

50 Years ago – FebruarY 3 1966 in the ute Pass Courier

Take the test to see if you are addicted to the Internet

Internet addiction is back in the news again with The Washington Post carrying a story last week about a rehab camp in South Korea for Internet-addicted teenagers.

It turns out that South Korea is the most wired country in the world with approximately 10 percent of its adoles-cent population considered addicts. Elementary school children commonly carry smart phones.

One youth sent to the camp by his parents admits to spending 14 hours a day online and doesn’t consider that a problem. However, when he arrived at the camp and his electronic devices were taken away, he had nightmares dreaming that he was playing a game on his phone only to wake up and find his hands empty.

And that’s lightweight stuff. Check out the following from www.oddee.com.

A selfie-addicted British teen tried to kill himself be-cause he didn’t like any of the photos he had taken. Danny Bowman, 19, spent up to 10 hours each day taking up to 200 photos of himself on his iPhone.

Then there’s the female tourist visiting Australia who was so intent on checking Facebook that she walked off a pier into the chilly waters of Port Phillip Bay. Oh, and she couldn’t swim. Rescuers quickly fished her out of the bay and rushed her to the hospital.

And there’s the man who lost his job and wife due to his Twitter addiction. The tweetaholic describes tweeting “every hour on the hour, day and night.” After tweeting as much as 30 times a day, seven days a week, for over 3 years and amassing over 25,000 followers, he decided to commit “Twittercide” and left the social platform. But not before his wife left him and he was fired from his job.

Methinks we have a problem here.The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery describes

Internet addiction as “an impulse-control disorder, which does not involve the use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling. Similar to other addictions, those suffering from Internet addiction use the virtual fantasy world to connect with people through the Internet, as a substitution for real-life human connection, which they are unable to achieve normally.”

Warning signs of addiction are preoccupation with

the Internet; use of the Internet in increasing amounts of time; repeated, unsuccessful efforts to control, cut or stop Internet use; and feelings of restlessness, moodiness, depression or irritability when attempting to cut down on online use.

Jeopardizing significant relationships, job and edu-cation or career opportunities, as well as lying to family members and therapists to conceal the extent of involve-ment with the Internet are other warning signs.

The effects of Internet addiction can be devastating to family relationships, academics and create occupational problems that are characteristic of other addictions. Addicted individuals spend more time in solitary seclu-sion, less time with real people and often become socially awkward.

Think you or a loved one might have an Internet prob-lem? Go to netaddiction.com/internet-addiction-test/ and take the test.

If you flunk, you just might want to contact an addic-tion therapist.

Cord Prettyman is a certified master personal trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437, by email at [email protected] or through his website at cordprettyman.com

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Letters to the eDitor

Time for refl ection by city leaders

To the Editor,

I attended multiple City Council meetings concerning the pool location and contract. And I have been critical of the process since the beginning of the Aquatic Center move. The city manager sold the citizens on a downtown location, even after being told by the public in a council meeting that the infra-structure cost would be too costly.

He and the council disregarded the pub-lic’s input. I believe the public might not have voted to approve the Aquatic Center if the school location would have been the primary location all along.

The City Council and city manager, be-hind closed doors, moved the location. This is where the cause of all my and many other citizens’ anger stems from.

After decades of involving the public in location and design of the Aquatic Center, they made a monumental decision and left the public in the dark until after they set the wheels in motion.

If wanting to change the location was done with integrity, a specifi c public infor-mation meeting should have been set prior to council voting to proceed with the new location.

I have been very vocal against the school location, but after hearing public comment at the last meeting, I have softened to this idea. This was not due to a stubborn council and city manager telling me how my concerns were all incorrect.

We will now be left with a downtown that will remain a vacant weed lot because we have no cornerstone development to jump-start downtown growth, which was what the pool was touted to do.

Much of the public outrage over the han-dling of this issue could have been resolved by letting us comment to pros and cons be-fore a decision was made inside of a vacuum.

I fi nd it very interesting that no concern was given to the whole year that the city wasted. When the location was moved, sud-denly every second counted and the project took only 90 days to be moved and approved to begin construction.

Where were all the aquatic project people

banging their drums about timelines then? They even resorted to cutting a deck off the building to use fear as motivator for this vote. Another real fear should be how this might affect the public opinion of the school come April when they ask for more money.

I commend Mr. Buttery being willing to take the time to actually speak with anyone about the changes, but I would ask him to do some self-refl ection and concede that he might be incorrect on any issue.

I will point to the original IGA he drafted with the school. I spoke with Mr. Buttery about my concerns as to value and the 50-year timeline. I also provided him and council with the letter drafted by the gentle-man who they lauded at the last meeting for helping correct the lopsided IGA.

Only one council member replied and Mr. Buttery dismissed the letter as a person with an agenda and stated the contract was fair and well-written. He admitted they had not looked at any value of the IGA to actual land value, but did admit it would be much higher than what the “free” land was actually worth.

His original contract gave the school district double the value for the land. Had it

not been for citizens who stood up to council and city manager, our town would be stuck with an overpriced, 50-year contract with the school for this “free” land.

I still love this city and believe that council and our city manager have good intentions. But they are in need of some hon-est refl ection on how they mishandled this process and have divided this community in the process.

I hope that those running for the up-coming seats will do a better job of honestly listening to the public and being open to ideas rather than ignoring our comments and closing themselves off.

Of the current council, only Mr. Mella was willing to talk with the public about this proj-ect. We need a city government that is open to discussion and working with the public, not members who hide behind a podium and are afraid of honest dialogue about the issues the citizens bring forth.

Unfortunately mistrust has occurred but I hope that council members can learn from their mistakes and do better in the future.

Mike Galvin

Kudos to police for busting heroin ring

To the Editor,

A big thank you to the Woodland Park Police Department on the recent heroin bust.

We are a family that was ravaged by our son’s heroin use. It started approximately six years ago and the end result is our youngest son is in prison and we have adopted our granddaughter.

This was a boy raised by both parents, went to church and a Christian school. After having stolen everything of value and that was precious to us, reality hit that this was not going away anytime soon and we turned him in. We were absolutely shocked when the

Colorado Springs Police Department told us about how huge heroin use is now.

One of the main things we learned from this and can pass on to others is: If you have even the slightest suspicion that your child is using, there is a 99.9 percent chance that he is.

Don’t bury your head in the sand and hope it will go away and don’t believe it when they tell you that they will stop. Take action immediately.

There are all sorts of places you can turn to. Also, turn their phone records in to the police. Hopefully this bust will save at least one son or daughter from the hell of heroin.

Thanks again Woodland Park PD.

Prudy Rowe

CC&V school accountability commit-tee invites involvement

To the Editor,

The District Accountability Committee (DAC) is comprised of parents, teachers, stu-dents, school administrators, and community members of the Cripple Creek/Victor (CCV) School District RE-1.

The committee is mandated by the Colo-rado Department of Education and provides recommendations to the school board on multiple important issues including school spending, school performance, and areas of concern which arise throughout the school year.

The committee meets on the third Tues-day of each month at the CCV High School Boardroom from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. throughout the school year. We strive to be productive and positive, and this committee is a great way to get involved in our children’s future.

During the 2014-2015 school year, the

DAC worked on multiple topics and made several recommendations to the school board. Most notably, we discussed:

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engi-neering, and Math Program)

• Advanced Placement class offer-ings in English, Math, Science, and History

• Changes in graduation requirements• IT usage agreement changes and

input• Teacher salary schedule • School year calendar recommenda-

tions

I sincerely hope to see anyone with inter-est in our community’s schools at our meet-ings. You always are welcome.

Sincerely,

Tim Krantz Cripple Creek/Victor School District RE-1 District Accountability Committee

More kudos for Courier coverage of local issues

To the Editor,

Once again, I want to congratulate you on the

substantive change you’ve brought to The Pikes Peak Courier.

There was a time when “reading” the Courier meant a cursory glance. That has changed!

I’m sure that your willing-

ness to deal with real issues has brought complaints, so I simply want to weigh in on the positive side.

Thanks for letting your reporters cover pertinent stories in depth.

Marion Vance

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To the Editor,

In the past, I have consid-ered the Courier to be a nice family newspaper.

However, in the Jan. 27, 2016, edition, I believe that guest columnist Rich Tos-ches was a little too risqué, especially when discussing his golf game.

His innuendo is not

appropriate for pre-teens. Hopefully, he will have more respect for our young people and modify his style in the future.

Nick AdamsWoodland Park

Chamber needs help with donations for auctionFor The Courier

The Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Com-merce needs a little help as it prepares for one of its largest events of the year, the 49th Annual Chamber Dinner on Friday, March 11.

The event theme is “Denim & Diamonds Dinner & Awards Event” and it will

include a silent auction. Chamber members are be-

ing asked to consider donat-ing a product, service or gift to raise money to fi nance the programs, projects and train-ing the organization provides the area business community.

Besides supporting the chamber, donations are a chance to promote a busi-ness or organization to the expected 400 dinner guests.

For more information, contact Sue Griswold at 719-687-9885 or email her at [email protected].

Foundation off ers $8 million in health grants

For The Courier Nonprofi t organizations across

the Teller County region involved in healthcare are invited to apply for new healthcare grants.

The Colorado Springs Health Foundation plans to distribute about $8 million in grants over the next three years.

The grants will go to dedicated to expanding access to health care, reducing a workforce shortage in pri-

mary and psychiatric care, prevent-ing suicide and to improving healthy eating and active living.

Applicants must be established nonprofi t organizations and in-dividual capital requests may not exceed $100,000.

Requests will be evaluated for their potential to result in “real im-provement in community health.”

Successful requests will demon-strate they support people in high need and applicants will have to defi ne and document that need.

Each must be community-based and culturally inclusive. The founda-tion also puts weight on innovation

and collaboration among grant-seekers.

The grants are an outgrowth of the August 2012 decision by Colora-do Springs voters to lease Memorial Hospital to the University of Colo-rado Health System.

“They did so knowing that the proceeds of this transaction would establish a foundation to improve health In El Paso and Teller Coun-ties,” said Cari Davis, executive director. “We are now in a position to begin making this mission a reality.”

Interested organizations may fi nd detailed information and the link to the application at www.cshf.net.


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How the West was carved

Cripple Creek’s Bennett Ave. to be lined with ice sculptures

Feb. 13-15, 20-21

By Sonja Oliver

Contributing writer

In a tribute to Cripple Creek’s western roots, the city’s ninth Ice Festival will feature ice sculpting artistry through the theme “How the West Was Carved” and expressed in artistic array along Bennett Avenue.

Cripple Creek’s main street will be be filled with the buzz of chainsaws, hammering and the shattering of ice being chipped away during the weekends of February 13-15 and 20-21, as ice sculpting artists work to transform blocks of ice into masterpieces, albeit temporary.

Over 20 sculptors will carve the ice into whimsical works of art based on the western theme. Spectators will be able to observe sculptors in action as they work on their designs throughout both weekends.

To create their masterpieces, they will have 500 blocks, weighing 300 pounds each, a total of 150,000 pounds of ice. It will be shipped from Ohio by semi-truck and un-loaded into the street Tuesday, Feb. 9. The ice carving loca-tion is strategically located on the south side of Bennett Avenue to protect against melting from the sun’s UV rays.

The festival features numerous family-friendly events to enjoy throughout both event weekends which also includes the Presidents Day national holiday on Monday, Feb. 15.

Interactive ice sculptures based on this year’s west-

ern theme will include a walk- through ice maze, an ice slide for event attendees to climb up and slide down and carnival-type games made of ice.

Food and retail vendors will line up along upper Ben-nett Ave. with food, crafts and a variety of items for sale.

In addition, a large tent will be set up to entertain visi-tors with live music, an outdoor bar made of ice to serve patrons both hot and cold beverages, liquor, beer and wine. A professionally sculpted ice luge, based on a sled or toboggan design, will pour ice-cold martinis from a chan-nel carved in the ice.

The Butte Opera House will be showing the movie “Fro-zen” on Feb. 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. There will be no charge, but donations are accepted to benefit the Butte Theater.

There is free parking for the event along with free shuttle service from the Cripple Creek Heritage Center, located northeast of town on Highway 67, to and from the event on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. till 6 p.m.

At the conclusion of the Ice Festival, the ice sculptures will remain on Bennett Ave. for the next few weeks as long as they are able to retain their intended form or until they are deemed to be “unsafe.”

Cripple Creek City Manager Ray DuBois said, accord-ing to traffic counter data collected during last year’s Ice Festival, the city saw a 30-35 percent uptick of visitors over a “normal” wintertime traffic flow and attendance in the

past as high as 90,000 people over the two weekends.The Ice festival is a yearly event produced by the city

of Cripple Creek and a committee of 22 members of the Chamber of Commerce,

For more Ice Festival event information go to www.visitcripplecreek.com.

ICE SCULPTING HISTORY

Ice sculpture has existed thousands of years, possibly beginning with the early Inuits who built igloos - ice and snow houses - for shelter.

More sophisticated sculpting of ice into artistic shapes is credited to both China and Russia.

The Chinese trace ice sculpting to native hunters and fishermen from the Chinese province of Heilongjiang in the 1600s who designed ice lanterns.

Russians claim it began in St. Petersburg where, in 1739, an ice palace was created featuring ice cannons that fired cannon balls made of ice and a sculpted elephant that sprayed water out of its trunk.

Ice carving has evolved from the use of salt and simple hand tools to artists using chainsaws, handsaws, hairdry-ers, irons and chisels.

Ice sculpture artists use blocks of ice either frozen specifically for that purpose or are obtained from frozen rivers and lakes with water that freezes slowly, making the ice more clear.

Interactive sculp-ture such as a maze will be featured at the Cripple Creek Ice Festival, now in its ninth year. The festival will be held over the weekends of Feb. 13-15 and 20-21. Bennet Ave. will be lined with an array of ice sculp-tures fashioned into the western theme, 'How the West Was Carved.’ //Photos by Sonja Oliver


It’s bound to be a full house Feb. 9 as the Teller County Planning Commission hears three separate requests for special-use permits for resorts.

A redux for Vicki LaBarre who is requesting a permit for Rainbow Valley Ranch to offer extended stay and long-term rentals, in addition to establishing a private

fishing club. In delaying the vote, the commission members

expressed concern about the water supply, septic efficien-cy and issues surrounding the club, including water rights.

The second request is from the Knights of Heroes Foundation for a summer camp and weekend retreats on the ranch near Victor. The foundation’s mission is to offer activities as well as provide mentors for children of fallen heroes.

And for Gary and Lois Sprague, the public hearing is a redux appearance after the commission revoked their conditional-use permit to hold weddings at the Lodge at Elk Valley.

This time the Spragues are applying for a special-use permit to once again host weddings at the lodge. The meeting promises to be contentious as the Spragues’ neighbors are opposed to the permit.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Woodland Park City Council chambers.

Planning Commission to reconsider permits for resorts


This is my last column for the paper as I retired on Jan. 31. It was such a privilege to serve the library and the com-munity over the last 13 years. We have come so far since 2003, when the new Woodland Park Public Library opened its doors, and 2004 when the new Florissant Public Library opened.

It is thanks to you, our community, who have made it all possible. A big thank you to everyone who has been involved with the library since it first began 50 years ago, including LaVonne Leitner, director from 1973-2000, Sharon Quay, director from 2000-2011, who made the new buildings possible, everyone who has served on the Board of Trustees, committees, all of the past staff, the hundreds, perhaps thousands of volunteers, the Friends groups, the Foundation Board and everyone who stepped forward to make the dream a reality.

The libraries work so well because of the extraordinary staff members who work here together as a team and serve you every day.

A special thanks to the management team of Brenda Stotler, Debbie Barnes, Jennie Darrah, Julie Wilson, Justin Rowley, Mary Ann Sperry and Polly Roberts who run this library so well and the staff who serve you with excellence, Beth, Brenda, Dean, Ida, Irwin, Karen, Laurie, Leslie, Mark, Margaret, Melody, Nancy, Sarah and Steve.

Until a new director is in place, the management team, staff and volunteers under the guidance of Sandy King will keep everything running smoothly.

The library is for everyone – all ages, all backgrounds, all education levels. We take pride in offering “Something for Everyone” and we invite you to come in and see all that we have to offer, either in person at one of our libraries in Woodland Park and Florissant or on our website www.rampartlibrarydistrict.org. Our staff would love to help you so please ask if you have any questions.

The district offers three storytimes a week, in Wood-land Park at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and in Florissant at 10 a.m. on Fridays. Bailey, a trained therapy dog, is at Woodland Park at 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays for the Paws to Read program. Bailey loves to listen to children reading out loud and this helps boost a child’s confidence, eliminate nervousness and improve reading skills. You do have to preregister for Bailey by calling 687-9281 ext. 112 or emailing [email protected].

If you are a preteen or teen, be sure to visit the Teen Room at Woodland Park Public Library. It has recently undergone a transformation and there is always some-thing happening there. At 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, the monthly Fandom program will feature Harry Potter.

The eagerly anticipated Family Fun Day at Florissant Public Library will take place at 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 13. Every year the Friends of the Florissant Library outdo themselves in bringing this wonderful event to you. Open to kids of all ages, this year it will feature music, rock painting, games, Legos, origami, valentines and jewelry to make, tattoos, a small book sale and snacks. Bring the whole family!

The next meeting of the Book Club at Woodland Park Public Library will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, to discuss “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. The Book Worms Book Club will meet at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 17, at the Florissant Public Library to talk about “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline.

An AARP Drivers’ Safety class will be held from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Woodland Park. Please pre-register at the circulation desk or by calling 687-9281 ext. 113. There is a charge of $15 for AARP members and $20 for non AARP members payable at the class.

The Adult Coloring Group is in full swing at Floris-sant, meeting the second Wednesday of every month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The next one will be on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and offers an opportunity to relax, relieve stress, express your creativity and meet some new people.

The first “Cook the Book” program at Florissant will feature “Soups and Breads” on Wednesday, February 3 at noon. The next quarterly program will feature Greek dishes at noon-1 p.m., on Wednesday, May 4. For ques-tions, please contact Florissant Library at 748-3939.

Our Facebook page is easy to access by just clicking on the “f” in the upper right side of our homepage www.rampartlibrarydistrict.org. We would love to have you “like us”! And we have a new, improved Inside Scoop Blog that is just a click away from our homepage. You can enter your email address on the blog and receive notifications every time something new is posted. These are both wonderful ways to keep up with all the exciting new things happen-ing in our libraries and the world of reading. Please join us!

If you have always wanted a Facebook page or have one but don’t know what to do with it, come to the Intro-duction to Facebook class at 10:30 a.m.-noon on Thurs-day, Feb. 4 at Florissant or 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at Woodland Park.

Other upcoming computer classes include Excel 1 on Wednesday, February 10 from 10am-noon at Woodland Park and Thursday, February 11 from 9-11am at Florissant. There will be an Excel 2 class at Woodland Park at 10 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The popular Google Apps class will be held 10:30 a.m.-noon on Thursday, March 3 at Florissant and 10-11:30 a.m., Friday, March 4 at Woodland Park.

Preregistration for all computer classes is required by calling Florissant at 748-3939 or Woodland Park at 687-9281 ext. 102.

Rampart Library District will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in celebration of Presidents Day. We look forward to seeing you in the libraries during February!

Anne Knowles is director of the Rampart Library District

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Design chosen for new Pikes Peak Summit HouseBy Courier staff

A design for a new Summit House atop Pikes Peak has been chosen and if the U.S. Forest Service approves, and the needed $20 million-$30 million is raised, construction could begin in 2017.

The final design was a modern, minimalist structure featur-ing large glass walls to maximize the views from the southeast-facing building.

Motorists who make the 13-mile trip up the Pikes Peak Highway would find an entry pavilion to what appears to be a one-story structure. Inside, they’ll see an expansive building that features a three-story wall of glass overlooking the city to the below.

The 26,000-square-foot Summit House would offer a straight-forward layout to make it easy to find the bathrooms, gift shop and cafeteria for the 600,000 or so tourists who drive, hike or ride the train to the top each year, said architect Alan Reed of GWWO Inc./Architects, which designed the building with RTA Architects.

Exhibits would be included in the Summit House along with large outdoor viewing platforms to provide shelter from typically harsh weather. And elevated steel ramps are planned to protect the tundra and provide safe walking for visitors.

The Pikes Peak & Manitou Cog Railroad would stop at a plat-form near the stone wall ruins of the 1873 Summit House.

Beetle-kill pine is planned in the ceiling and solar panels will provide energy to the building.

It was chosen by Colorado Springs officials from four final-ists. The city intends to finance about $10 million from highway tolls, grants and revenue bonds. Donors will be sought through fundraising efforts to complete the financing.

Biking advocate Allen Beauchamp served on the project communications team and said the cycling community will ap-preciate road and parking lot layouts that accommodate bikes.

Teller County law enforcement officials join regional ‘deadly force’ teamBy Pat [email protected]

Teller County’s finest are now part of a regional team

with their El Paso County counterparts to investigate use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.

Sheriff Mike Ensminger, Woodland Park Police Chief Miles DeYoung, Cripple Creek Police Chief Mike Rulo and Green Mountain Falls Police Chief Tim Bradley par-ticipated in a swearing-in ceremony in Colorado Springs on Jan. 28 as part of the launch of a bi-county Deadly Force Investigations Team.

El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder hosted the cer-emony for 50 members of the Colorado Springs Police Department and El Paso County sheriff’s office.

The team will investigate officer-involved shootings where an officer discharges his/her weapon that causes serious bodily injury, death to another person or the use of deadly force that causes death.

Matters that occur when officers are off-duty may be investigated by request and agreement by the DFIT Team.

“If we have a shooting in Teller County, one of the two agencies will send up a member of the team to investigate,” Ensminger said. “If we do have a shooting up here, we’re all set, with the Memorandum of Under-standing to have an outside agency investigate.”

Team members also include investigators from the District Attorney’s office and a liaison from the involved agency.

Rotary Club announced results of Salvation Army Red Kettle campaignBy Pat [email protected]

All that bell-ringing paid off as the Pikes Peak Rotary Club an-nounced results of its Red Kettle campaign in December with a contribution of $18,619.49 to the Salvation Army in Teller County.

Ted Borden and Mary Bielz ac-cepted the check from Rotary Presi-dent Dave Conley, in a ceremony Jan. 22.

To illustrate the Army’s work in Teller County, Bielz told the story of young couple who was expecting a baby around Christmas time.

“They were homeless and had no resources to fall back on,” she said. “They were couch-surfing.”

With Salvation Army funds, Bielz paid for a motel near a hospital in Colorado Springs; the baby was

born three days before Christmas. “I thought ‘ohmygoodness,’ they

are couch-surfers and Mary and Joseph were manger-surfers,” Bielz said.

Bielz does not live by a time clock.

“I got a call on Christmas Eve around 3 p.m.,” she said.

The call was a cry for help – the couple needed $30 for bus fare on Ramblin’ Express to return home to Cripple Creek.

Bielz met the couple at the bus stop later that day.

“Mary and Joseph did their transport on a donkey and this couple arrived on a bus,” Bielz said.

From now on, the family will receive help from Interfaith Hospital Network, Bielz said.

Conley credited the managers of City Market and Walmart for the success of the annual Red Kettle

campaign.Borden and Bielz are known as

the area angels who dispense good will and temporary aid through the Army and Community of Caring of-fices in the Aspen Mine Center.

In addition to the gift to the Sal-vation Army, the Rotary paid tribute to students at Woodland Park High School.

In the category of World Lan-guage, Jacob Matthews was named Most Outstanding while Brent Smith was recognized as Most Improved, each nominated by their teacher Ann Cummings.

In the category of Language Arts, Kara Fischer was honored for the Most Outstanding student, recommended by his teacher, Jen-nifer Stone; while Zacary Melton was named Most Improved, by his teacher Deena Wallingford.


Jim Bertrand had a profound effect on the lives of thou-sands of students in his four decades as a teacher, coach and administrator.

That was obvious from the turnout Jan. 29, as nearly 300 former students, colleagues, friends and neighbors paid tribute to him at a memorial service at Our Lady of the Woods Parish in Woodland Park.

“Many people have had amazing things to say about him and we are forever grateful he touched so many lives,” said Bradley Bertrand, one of Bertrand’s six children.

Bertrand, 68, died last month after a long bout with bone cancer. He is survived by his six children – Brent, Brett, Bradley, Brian, Brandon and Brenda, 14 grandchil-dren and several great grandchildren.

Brenda Bertrand described him as a man of integrity, faith, honesty and humility.

“At some point Jim fed you, he gave you drink, he clothed you and gave you hope in some way; that’s a life well-lived,” said Father Timothy Corbley of Our Lady of the Woods. “Jim was kind and generous to a fault. He was patient to a fault and he didn’t let you settle for the least.”

There were tributes to Bertrand in the foyer; a basket-ball from his Cripple Creek-Victor 2004-05 team, signed by his players signifying his 300th career victory.

There was also a signed baseball, jackets from all of the sports he coached and his jacket that he wore as a mem-ber of the Knights of Columbus Teller County Council 625.

“Jim tried to do the right thing, even when the cost was high,” Father Corbley said.

Bertrand battled bone cancer for nearly five years until the disease ravaged his body. But he never gave up hope and he rarely complained.

I first met “Coach” about 15 years ago when I arrived in the Pikes Peak region as a sports writer. We had many conversations over the phone regarding his Cripple Creek-

Victor boys’ basketball teams.Many of Bertrand’s best

Pioneers teams played in the 2000s. His greatest group was his 2006-07 squad that went 22-4 and advanced to the state tournament at the Pueblo Events Center. Some of the stars of that team included Taylor Morgan. Jacob Mau, Trent Staley, Steven Dicamillo, Chris McDonald, Jesse Grijalva and Justin Shea.

Bertrand was also the school’s athletic director and taught civics. He was available to his students before, during and after school. He sometimes slept at school.

I got to know Bertrand on a more personal level. He poured his life blood into his work with the kids at Cripple Creek-Victor. He traveled long distances to at-tend athletic director and league meetings. After 10 to 14 hour days, he would return to his Florissant home to wind down.

In 2011 he got the news that he had bone cancer. He underwent treatment in Denver and missed most of that football season. He returned in time to coach the basketball team in the fall of 2011, but you could see that to cancer was taking its toll on him. Still, he rarely complained.

Bertrand did not allow the cancer to control his life. In fact, he challenged it head on by taking on even more re-sponsibilities. He became the school’s football coach, and girls’ basketball coach. He even helped coach the baseball and track teams when time allowed.

Bertrand’s influence on kids stretched beyond the Cripple Creek area. He coached baseball, football and basketball at Woodland Park in the 1980s and 1990s before heading to Arizona for a few years.

I last talked with him in November. I wish I had the op-portunity to say my final goodbye to him in person. But he would have encouraged me to stay strong and not shed a

tear. He was just that kind of guy.Bertrand’s legacy will live on in Teller County and

around the state. His family is requesting, in lieu of flow-ers, that people donate blood to help those suffering from cancer.

Or you may make a contribution to the James Bertrand Memorial Fund through the Cripple Creek-Victor School District to help students who are in need. That’s the way Bertrand would have wanted it.

You can contact the school at 410 North B Street in Cripple Creek, or call 719-689-2685.

So long, Coach. You fought the good fight and finished the race.

FROM THE SIDELINESDanny [email protected]

A community says goodbye to a friend

Panthers girls get first victory of season

Woodland Park junior Jenna Bashor scored a career-high 11 points in the Panthers’ 43-23 victory over Mitchell on Jan. 21. It was Wood-land Park’s first win of the season. // Photo courtesy of Paul Magnu-son

By Danny [email protected]

Early in the second quarter of its basketball game against Mitchell on Jan. 21, there was a sense that the Woodland Park girls were on the verge of breaking new ground.

The Panthers built a 24-11 halftime lead. Sixteen game minutes later, Woodland Park was a 43-23 victor, putting to bed a lot of frustration in the process. It was their first win of the season.

“It was really a relief because we worked so hard this season,” said Woodland Park senior center Bayli Jones. “It was just confirmation that we’re headed in the right direction. We’re improv-ing every game.”

Jones had her best game of the season against Mitchell, setting career highs in points (6) and rebounds (14).

Woodland Park got outstanding efforts from every girl on the court against Mitchell. Junior Mackenzie Porter had 15 points and 14 rebounds (10 defensive), while junior Jenna Bashor scored a career-high 11 points, including three long-range jumpers from beyond the 3-point arc. Bashor’s previous high scoring game this season was four.

“It was nice to actually get a win and feel the moment of being up on the scoreboard and not down; I think that brought everybody’s spirits up,” Porter said. “I know we’re going to have more win this season.”

Interestingly, junior Abby Kemp, Woodland Park’s third-leading scorer this season, was held scoreless against Mitchell.

“We had great intensity and we all worked

together,” Kemp said. “I didn’t score, which was upsetting, but it helped other people shine. Jenna was on that game. Other girls were on as well, so we all realized that and we did our best to get the girls the ball who were on.”

Since starting last season 7-2, Woodland Park has gone 4-27 (through games of Jan. 28). The girls endured a coaching change in December when Kris Kemp stepped down for personal reasons. The school’s principal, Del Garrick, stepped in for the remainder of the season.

The team lost its first 10 games under Garrick.“It wasn’t like we were constantly getting

smashed; there was improvement along the way,” said Woodland Park senior guard Bre Truscelli. “It’s not like we didn’t have any hope. We didn’t give up on each other.”

Woodland Park freshman Nikki Kemp said there was a different feeling among her Woodland Park teammates heading into the Mitchell game.

“There was like something different in the air,” said Nikki Kemp, who scored six points against Mitchell. “It wasn’t like ‘What am I going to do tonight?’ It was ‘What are we all going to do to-night?’”

Woodland Park plays at Mitchell on Feb. 16.“This season has been a learning experience

for us,” Coach Garrick said. “That Mitchell game showed that we have to play with a different type of intensity and a different type of desire. If we continue to do that good things will happen.

“The girls may not see it in terms of wins and losses, but they will know it by what kind of team-mates they are and what type of students they are.”

Jim Bertrand was a long-time coach Teller County at both Cripple Creek-Victor and Woodland Park high schools. He died in January after a long bout with bone cancer.//Photo courtesy of Bradley Bertrand


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Bayli Jones, basketball, WPHSJones, a senior, pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds in the Panthers’ 43-23 victory over Mitchell on Jan. 22. Jones also scored six points on 3 of 7 fi eld goals. Jones’ previ-ous high in rebounds (seven) happened on three occasions.

Faces to FollowBre Truscelli, basketball, WPHS

Truscelli, a senior, scored a team and season-high nine points in the Panthers’ 78-28 loss toManitou Springs on Jan. 24. She converted 4 of 9 fi eld goal at-tempts including her fi rst 3-point-er of the season. She also had a season-high eight rebounds. Six of them were offensive.

Skye Ciccarelli, basketball, WPHS

Ciccarelli, a freshman, had a team-high 20 points in the Panthers’’ 80-57 loss to Mesa Ridge on Jan. 26. He made 4 of 8 3-pointers and was 8 for 8 from the free throw line. Ciccarelli leads the team in scoring (16.9), steals (2.4) and assists (1.9).


No easy solutions to Ute Pass flooding, but El Paso County says it’s doing everything possibleBy Bill [email protected]

In recent months, The Courier has documented the ongoing struggles of people living with flash flooding, debris flows, mud-slides and other aftermaths of the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire.

There have been agonizing accounts of frustrated residents like Kathy and George Stults whose private road in Fitz Gulch washed away in May flooding.

And others like a recent profile of Kayle Higinbotham in Welling-ton Gulch whose home suffered severe damage in flooding. She, too, lost access to her home when the private road washed away.

Recently, El Paso County Com-missioner Sallie Clark provided The Courier with an update on activities in Ute Pass, detailing exactly what officials are doing and why more can’t be done.

She was joined by Pete Vujcich, county fire and flood project man-

ager, and R.C. Smith of the office of emergency management.

They described their own frus-trations negotiating the complex federal bureaucracy in obtaining disaster grants and other assis-tance for repair of public infra-structure and private property.

They told of shifting governing agencies _ from the Department of Agriculture to FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency _ and how that changed rules of obtaining and using federal aid.

There’s an alphabet soup of agencies and programs, from FEMA to HUD to CDBG to CWCB and more, where money might be available for various disaster relief, and each has different criteria for qualifying.

And there is a complicated process of determining which project in which community quali-fies.

“The funds we are getting are disaster recovery funds in compe-tition with other areas of the state,”

Clark said, explaining how projects are prioritized and ranked against each other. “There are really bad problems all over the state.”

And they described the pain of having to tell dozens of homeown-ers who were innocent victims of wildfire that the county couldn’t rebuild their private roads and driveways because of restrictions on using public tax dollars.

“We’ve got 100-some driveways in Black Forest that were destroyed by flooding after that fire,” Smith said. “The law is very clear. We are prohibited from spending public dollars on private properties.”

Some didn’t understand the road to their home was private property, he said. Others don’t understand why one project is funded while another, seemingly identical issue, is denied.

“The money has to be used to protect public assets,” Clark said.

An example is work done on the Cascade channel near a post office, library and elementary

school. The threat to public assets qualified it for government funds.

More confusing is the frequent requirement that government money be matched by local dol-lars. Again, county tax dollars are ineligible. But Clark said county staff work hard to find groups like Catholic Charities that are willing to step in and find matching mon-ey for projects when homeowners are unable to pay the cost.

In the case of Higinbotham, the Coalition for the Upper South Platte, or CUSP, has done major work removing sediment and other work to protect her house from flooding, and a disaster grant may be forthcoming to allow au-thorities to perhaps buy the house and remove it or pay to move it to a safer location, Vujcich said.

Similar action is occurring with a house atop Fitz Gulch, which has suffered major damage from flooding.

As for the road up Fitz Gulch that has the Stultses upset, it will

get fixed because they are lucky to have two water supply lines of the Cascade Metro District, including one that serves fire hydrants along U.S. Highway 24, and a gas pipe left exposed by the erosion.

That qualifies as a threat to public assets and qualifies the project for funding. Unfortunately, apparent confusion about the need for an easement to access the property resulted in a quick fix not being accomplished this fall.

So Clark said the county has turned the entire project over to CUSP to handle.

“CUSP will be the project manager,” Clark said. “It’s a very long food chain and by turning it over CUSP, we remove two layers of approval. If they find a window of weather, and some things fall into place as they work other jobs, work could happen sooner than later.

“We made it very clear we’d approve because we want that project to come together.”

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2015-0047

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On August 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in

the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) JOHN C SLEEPER, SHARON J SLEEPER

Original Beneficiary(ies) CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A

CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Date of Deed of Trust March 10, 2003

County of Recording Teller

Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2003

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 546548

Original Principal Amount $124,214.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $98,309.06

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal

and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

Also known by street and number as: 1235 TELLER COUNTY 1, CRIPPLE CREEK, CO 80813.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by

law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/16/2016, at Teller County Courthouse, 101 W.

Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)'

heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust , plus attorneys' fees,

the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 1/27/2016

Last Publication 2/24/2016

Name of Publication PIKES PEAK COURIER

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF

CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE

A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB),

OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General

1300 Broadway, 10th Floor

Denver, Colorado 80203

(800) 222-4444

www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

P.O. Box 4503

Iowa City, Iowa 52244

(855) 411-2372

www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 08/03/2015

Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ERIN ROBSON #46557

MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 1770 4TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-15-678018-JS

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Editor’s note: With stories and photos, The Courier tells the stories of Ute Pass residents who su ered, and continue to su er, the e ects of the Waldo Canyon Fire of June 2012.


Rosann and Dave Bowen live on a mountain top in Wel-lington Gulch at the end of a narrow, steep and winding road that leads to a natural paradise, 113 acres of cliffs, streams and trees.

It’s a hidden, secret place called Silver Fox Ranch, only a mile from U.S. Highway 24 but millions of worlds away.

“It’s my home, peaceful, quiet, no people. I could hiber-nate up here, love being up here,” said Rosann Bowen, who was born and raised in the ranch house built in the mid-1920s.

For nearly 100 years, Wellington Gulch offered serenity and peace as a trade-off for the residents who work hard to maintain and stay on the land.

In June 2012, invasion by the Waldo Canyon Fire destroyed the natural order of things, ushering in 100-year fl oods on land stripped bare by the inferno that raged through Teller and El Paso counties, including Wellington Gulch.

While the Bowens’ property escaped the fi re, consequen-tial fl oodwaters in July ravaged the land, taking out the circu-lar driveway, tearing out trees and, in cruel irony, destroying the pond while also washing out the road. This time, the Bowens were ordered off the property for a month.

But like their neighbor, Kayle Higinbotham, who lives at the bottom of the gulch, the Bowens encountered certain saviors who showed up to help restore and protect the land. The fi rst was Kayo Armentrout, who has roots in the Ute Pass community.

“Kayo came in with his equipment and put the road back in,” Rosann said.

The road survived the next wave of fl ooding three months later. By then, Bowen had attracted the attention of the federally-funded Natural Resources Conservation Service, whose crew, led by Leon Kot and Mike Taylor, stepped in.

“The fi rst thing we did was to fi x two low-water crossings that provide access to the house and the barn,” she said, add-

ing that crews from NRCS installed 48 large concrete blocks under the two crossings.

“Now think of the logistics of getting 100 concrete blocks up here,” she said, with a from-the-belly laugh.

The crews then created a channel to direct the fl ow of wa-ter through the property, protection that has held throughout the rainstorms, even those of May 2015.

“Anything they do up here benefi ts everybody down below,” Bowen said.

Another environmental savior was the Coalition of the Upper South Platte, a nonprofi t organization dedicated to restoring land destroyed by fi re.

“CUSP has been up here the whole time,” she said. “They seeded and put sandbags along the channel.”

At Silver Fox Ranch, while Mother Nature threatens, she also gives back – this time through the channel that, to date, has protected the ranch.

“We have a place for the water to run. Sand Gulch has no place for the water to run, because of Mother Nature,” Bowen said, referring to the gulch east off U.S. 24. “But we’re still threatened. Every summer that goes by, we go ‘well,’ we made it another year. You never know.”

For all residents along Ute Pass, the fi re has tested the in-ner strength, the ability to go on, in spite of remaining victims of the Waldo Canyon Fire.

“I’m not bitter but there’s some anger there at whoever started the fi re,” she said. “You know, we always lived with the risk of fi re here – and if the fi re would have started by light-ning it would have been a lot easier to accept, than having it started by a person.”

Rosann Bowen vows never to be evacuated again from her home in Wellington Gulch, which remains vulner-able to catastrophic ooding. The sandbags behind her are signs of the consequences of the Waldo Can-yon Fire. //Photo by Pat Hill /The Courier

Wellington Gulch residents continue to feel effects of fl oods

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In Loving MemoryPlace an obituary for your loved one by contacting Kathy Fleer at

[email protected] or 719-687-3006.




On November 5, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be

recorded in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) KENNETH J NOWAK

Original Beneficiary(ies) WILMINGTON FINANCE, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN GENERAL

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2009-1, AMERICAN GENERAL MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-1

Date of Deed of Trust September 13, 2006


Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2006







LOT 1, REPLAT OF LOTS 5 AND 6 IN PARK VIEW ESTATES FILING NO. 1, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1650 BLACKFOOT TRAIL, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/05/2015




LISA CANCANON #42043

BARRETT FRAPPIER & WEISSERMAN, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 9696.100454.F01



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Original Grantor(s) JOAN M NUTT AND ERVIN A STOHL

Original Beneficiary(ies) COLORADO MOUNTAIN BANK

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LRDA, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY



Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 04, 2000







LOT 58, FOREST GLEN SPORTS ASSOCIATION SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 758 FOREST GLEN TRAIL, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/05/2015




M JAMES ZENDEJAS #23460

STINAR & ZENDEJAS & GAITHE, LLC PO BOX 1435, 121 EAST VERMIJO AVENUE, SUITE 200, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903 (719)

635-4200

Attorney File # 9305.004



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Original Grantor(s) TERRY L PATTON AND BETH ANN PATTON

Original Beneficiary(ies) WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust February 28, 2005


Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 08, 2005







LOT 77, WOODLAND WEST FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 224 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/03/2015




SUSAN HENDRICK #33196

KLATT, AUGUSTINE, SAYER, TREINEN & RASTEDE, P.C. 9745 E HAMPDEN AVE., SUITE 400, DENVER, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO150288



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Original Grantor(s) ERNEST N ALCORN

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS

NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Date of Deed of Trust July 23, 2012


Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 31, 2012







LOT 2, BLOCK 2, TROUT HAVEN ESTATES - FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 399 SAGUACHE DR, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/03/2015









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Original Grantor(s) JUDD LUCHENBILL


NOMINEE FOR SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2008


Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 03, 2008







LOT 62, HIGHLAND LAKES SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 44 CHEESMAN LAKE CIRCLE, DIVIDE, CO 80814.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/03/2015




SUSAN HENDRICK #33196

KLATT, AUGUSTINE, SAYER, TREINEN & RASTEDE, P.C. 9745 E HAMPDEN AVE., SUITE 400, DENVER, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965

Attorney File # CO150256



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On December 4, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be


Original Grantor(s) KIM A FRANCIS AND CYNTHIA K FRANCIS

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR

FIRSTBANK OF COLORADO SPRINGS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS

TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC.,

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-22



Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2006







LOT 1, BLOCK 1, SUNNYSLOPE ACRES INCORPORATED, (AKA SUNNYSLOPE ACRES INCORPORATED NUMBER 1),

COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 710 CORRAL LN, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 12/04/2015




KELLY MURDOCK #46915

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 (720) 590-4160

Attorney File # 15-009156



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Original Grantor(s) ROBERT J HARVEY AND JUDY A HARVEY


NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS

INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEWCASTLE MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST

2007-1

Date of Deed of Trust December 28, 2006


Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 03, 2007







LOT 13, FAIRWAY PINES, FILING NO. 3. COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1460 MASTERS DRIVE, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 11/12/2015









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In Loving MemoryPlace an obituary for your loved one by contacting Kathy Fleer at

[email protected] or 719-687-3006.

COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2015-0026

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.


On April 24, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in

the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) ALBERT R MORGAN

Original Beneficiary(ies) PARK STATE BANK & TRUST

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PARK STATE BANK & TRUST

Date of Deed of Trust February 13, 2009


Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 17, 2009







THE SURFACE ONLY OF THE FOLLOWING: EAST 25 FEET OF THE WEST 50 FEET OF LOTS 1 THRU 3, BLOCK 21, TOWN OF

VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 306 VICTOR AVENUE, VICTOR, CO 80860.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 04/24/2015




TIMOTHY F BREWER #32946 TIMOTHY F BREWER #32946

TIMOTHY F. BREWER, P.C. 10 BOULDER CRESCENT, SUITE 200, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903 (719) 477-0225

Attorney File # MORGAN



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MISC. ORDINANCES


NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED

TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 0000259

The said premises were for the year A.D. 1999, assessed and taxed in the name of DANA M BAKER and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of DANA M BAKER.

To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to:

DANA M BAKER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 9th day of November A.D. 2000, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 1999, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit:

L61 HIGHLAND LAKES 6

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to WILLIAM G CAMPBELL, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 20th day of January, A.D. 2016.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURERTELLER COUNTY, COLORADO

First date of Publication: January 27, 2016Second date of Publication: February 3, 2016Third and last date of Publication: February 10, 2016

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The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC.


CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC


7-15-69 18302 PT FIRST NATIONAL MS

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.



First date of Publication: January 27, 2016Second date of Publication: February 3, 2016Third and last date of Publication: February 10, 2016 410_0127/0210*3



The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC.


PROVIDENCE MINING, LLCPINNACOL ASSURANCE


8-15-69 17671 KANSAS CITY #2 MS

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.




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TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO 20120163

The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of JOHN R EGE and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of JOHN R EGE.

To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxes, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to:

JOHN R EGERALPH W EGE


L121-123 B18 RANCH ESTATES REFILING

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to PTL PARTNERS LLC, who on August 5, 2015 assigned said Certifi cate of Purchase to WILLIAM P MAHONE, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s Deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 20th day of January, 2016.



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The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of CHERYL A MOLLEUR and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CHERYL A MOLLEUR.


CHERYL A MOLLEURSHILOH PLAIN INC


L1-48 B69 GILLETT

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to MELANIE HOPKINS, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.




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The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of WILLIAM & SHERYL HOORNBEEK and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of WILLIAM & SHERYL HOORNBEEK.


WILLIAM & SHERYL HOORNBEEKPROVIDENCE MINING LLCSHILOH PLAIN INC


12-15-70 8962 PT BEST FRIEND LY CONFLICT WITH CHICAGO 9587; NE OF ATLANTIC 8916 AKA TR A CENTURY HEIGHTS MS

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to MELANIE HOPKINS, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.




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The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of GUILLERMO & MICHELLE GARCIA and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of GUILLERMO & MICHELLE GARCIA.


GUILLERMO & MICHELLE GARCIA


TR 71 BEAR TRAP RANCH (15-15-71 POR SEC)

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to WEMTECH, LLC, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.




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The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of LAVONNIE TRUST and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of LAVONNIE TRUST.


LAVONNIE TRUST P A WATSON TRUSTEESHILOH PLAIN INC


5-15-69 15433 LAVONNIE MS

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certifi cate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CHRISTOPHER VANDERWOUDE, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 15, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certifi cate holder.




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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FORRainbow Valley Water DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Rainbow Valley Water District of Teller County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term.

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Wadhams, the Designated Election Offi cial for the District, at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, Colorado, 80228. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be fi led with the Designated Election Offi cial for the District at the above ad-dress not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 26, 2016).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be fi led with the Designated Election Offi cial of the District at the above ad-dress between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election (Friday, April 29, 2016). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Offi cial by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

RAINBOW VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

By: /s/ Micki L. Wadhams

Designated Election Offi cial

Published in: Pikes Peak CourierPublished on: February 3, 2016411_0203*1


PUBLIC TRUSTEES


CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADONOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

Re: Project: 2015 City of Woodland Park Maintenance Facility Remodel Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that the CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO (the “City”), located in Teller County, Colorado, will make fi nal payment at City Hall located at 220 W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado 80863, on the 19th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to Golden Triangle Construction, Inc. for all work done by said Contractor for the above-referenced Project concerning City of Woodland Park Maintenance Facility Remodel work performed.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or its Subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or its Subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of fi nal settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to fi le a verifi ed statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, P.O. Box 9007, Woodland Park, CO, 80866, Attn: Director of Public Works, with a copy to: Norton & Smith, P.C., 1331 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202, Attn: Erin M. Smith, Esq., on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to fi le such verifi ed statement of claim prior to such fi nal settlement will release the CITY, its City Council, offi cers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK

First Publication: February 3, 2016Last Publication: February 10, 2016

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONSPARADISE OF COLORADO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Paradise of Colorado Metropolitan District of Teller County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a mail ballot election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and one director will be elected to serve a two-year term. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Offi cial (DEO): Catherine T. Bright, Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, phone number 303-770-2700, e-mail address [email protected]. The Offi ce of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, February 26, 2016 (not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not suffi cient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insuffi cient form. Affi davit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the offi ce of the Designated Election Offi cial by the close of business on Monday, February 29, 2016 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be fi led with the Designated Election Offi cial no later than the close of business on Friday, April 29, 2016, except that if the applicant wishes to receive the absentee ballot by mail, the application shall be fi led no later than the close of business on Monday, April 18, 2016.

PARADISE OF COLORADO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/Catherine T. Bright


Publication: Pikes Peak CourierPublication Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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e Rampart Library District Board of Trustees selected Michelle Dukette as the nalist for the position of Library Director at a special Board meeting on January 25, 2015.

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

§1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the ARABIAN ACRES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT of TELLER County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, Arabian Acres Metropolitan District directors will be elected to serve four 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the Arabian Acres Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election O cial (DEO): Judy Bertrand: Metropolitan District Management23005 Whispering WoodsGolden, CO [email protected]

e deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 26, 2016. If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not su cient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day of the deadline. A davit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the o ce of the designated election o cial by the close of business on Monday, February 29, 2016.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be led with the designated election o cial no later than the close of business on Friday, April 29, 2016.

Judy Bertrand, DEO

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Division of Local Government – Department of Local Affairs – 2014 Election B-6 Revised 6/10/2008

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION- PIKES PEAK COURIER)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Highland Lakes Water District of

Teller County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2016, between the hours

of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 3 directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and 0 directors

will be elected to serve 2-year* terms. Eligible electors of the Highland Lakes Water District interested in serving

on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated

Election Official (DEO):

Angela Archer (Designated Election Official)

655 Red Feather Lane (DEO Address)

Woodland Park 80863 (DEO Address)

(719) 687-7937 (DEO Telephone)

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, February 26, 2016

(not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is

not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 pm

on the day of the deadline.

Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election

official by the close of business on Monday, February 29, 2016 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated

election official no later than the close of business on Friday, April 29, 2016.

Highland Lakes Water District

Angela Archer- Designated Election Official Signature

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CITY OF WOODLAND PARKPUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION

APRIL 5, 2016

Pursuant to Section 2.6 of the City Charter of the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, notice is hereby given that the Regular Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. All registered voters will be mailed a ballot beginning March 15, 2016. You may register to vote in the County Clerk’s offi ces in Cripple Creek (101 W. Bennett Avenue) and Woodland Park (800 Research Parkway), the City Clerk’s offi ce in Woodland Park (220 West South Avenue), or with any State Driver’s License Examiner. You may also register to vote and check your voter registration information online at the Teller County Clerk and Recorder’s website at www.co.teller.co.us, click Verify Your Voter Registration Information and follow the instructions.

To be eligible to vote in said election, you shall be a citizen of the United States, at least eighteen (18) years of age by the date of the election, a resident of the State of Colorado and the City of Woodland Park for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of the election, and a registered voter, on or before Election Day. SUZANNE LECLERCQCITY CLERK419_0203*1

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING

112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room

1. 12:00 p.m. Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 12:10 p.m. Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 12:20 p.m. Employee Service Awards 4. 12:25 p.m. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.: Update on 2015 activities. 5. 12:40 p.m. Ridgewood HOA CWPP: Update on 2016 – 2026. 6. 12:45 p.m. Treasurer: Accept and Authorize Publishing of Treasurer’s Six Month Report for period ending 12/31/15. Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Paul Hurcomb, County Attorney Adjournment Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellation

and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item.

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2. ROLL CALL

1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Perini A. Proclamation for The 16th Annual Moose is Loose Campaign is February 13 – 29, 2016. Meet the Moose! He is on “The Campaign Trail” for our community in 2016. Leclercq B. Appointment to the Keep Woodland Park Beautiful Committee. 5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA. (Public comment not necessary.) 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Public comment may be heard.) Leclercq A. Approve minutes of January 21, 2016 Regular Meeting. (A)

B. Approve minutes of January 24, 2016 Special Meeting. (A) Smith B. Appointment of members to the City of Woodland Park Personnel Merit Board. (A) Leclercq C. Memorandum of Agreement between City of Woodland Park, Colorado Springs Police Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office regarding Use of Force. (A) Alspach D. Approve contract with Enginuity Engineering Solutions for the design of Baldwin

Street and US 24 stormwater improvements project in the amount of $26,330.00. (A) 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Public comment may be heard.) A. None

8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: A. None 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Buttery A. Approve Ordinance No. 1274 of the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, submitting to Electorate of the City of Woodland Park at the April 5, 2016 election a certain question seeking authority to impose an additional 1.09% Sales Tax for educational purposes, fixing the ballot title and question, and setting forth other details relating thereto. (A) Riley B. Request for review and approval to establish the dimensional standards (i.e., site coverage, maximum impervious surface, height, lot frontage, setbacks) for Building 6, Gold Hill Square South Planned Unit Development (PUD) to construct a Best Western Hotel located at 703, 717 and 719 Gold Hill Place and legal description of Lots 2 and

3, Page’s Subdivision and a portion of Lot 8, Block 27, Highland Addition as requested

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA February 4, 2016

7:00 PM

The Woodland Park City Council is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend City Council Meetings. Attendance and participation is encouraged. Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepared and will generally be limited to five (5) minutes in order to allow everyone the opportunity to be heard. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE. Questions raised on non-agenda items may be answered at a later date by letter in order to facilitate proper research.

PLEASE SIGN IN TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM

Written comments are welcome and should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Written materials will not be accepted during regular agenda items in the interest of time.

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by William L. Page, Page Properties Corporation. (QJ) 10. NEW BUSINESS: (Public comment may be heard.) A. None 11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. 12. REPORTS: (Public comment not necessary.) A. Mayor’s Report. B. Council Reports. C. City Attorney’s Report. D. City Manager’s Report. Fleer 1. Combined report of Economic and Downtown Development and Main Street update. (A) 13. COMMENTS ON WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE. (Public comment not necessary.) 14. ADJOURNMENT. ** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982. (A) Administrative (QJ) Quasi-Judicial (L) Legislative COURIER VIEW – Please publish 02/03/2016

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

§1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Teller

County Water and Sanitation District #1 of Teller County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 3 directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the Teller County Water & Sanitation District #1 interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from William Wallick Jr., the Designated Election Offi cial for the District, at PO Box 578, Woodland Park, CO 80866 (719-687-0761) OR on the District website at http://tellerwater1.com . Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be fi led with the Designated Election Offi cial for the District at the above address.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of

business on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (not less than 67 days before

the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance

form is not suffi cient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend

the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day of the deadline.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee

ballot shall be fi led with the designated election offi cial no later than the

close of business on Friday, April 1, 2016.

William Wallick Jr.


Signature

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

PPACG is accepting proposals from organizations to supply services to people 60+ and caregivers in El Paso, Teller, and Park counties. Propos-als are due by 11:59 PM Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Services for which funding is available, service speci cations, and the proposal guide may be obtained at www.ppacg.org. e proposers' conferences are February 11, 2016 from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. and February 18, 2016 from 8:00 a.m-12:00 p.m. at the PPACG, 14 South Chestnut Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. Attendance at one of the conferences is required in order to be considered for funding. Contact Lisa Alldridge @719-471-7080 x134 or [email protected] for additional information.

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MISC. PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED

TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110700 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 7611 PT RUBY LYING N OF KITTIE WELLS NO2 13292 AND N OF HAYWARD 7442 MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO

First date of Publication: January 20, 2016 Second date of Publication: January 27, 2016 Third and last date of Publication: February 3, 2016


TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110803 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD INNOVATIONS, INC PINNACOL ASSURANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 10086 KANSAS CITY MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20120188 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2011, assessed and taxed in the name of PAUL A FULLER TRUSTEE and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PAUL A FULLER TRUSTEE. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PAUL A FULLER TRUSTEE BRIAN K & AMY EMERSON CRIPPLE CREEK MOUNTAIN ESTATES POA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 5th day of November A.D. 2012, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2011, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: L77 CCME 22 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to WILLIAM K TOWNSEND, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110701 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 7611 PT RUBY LYING SW OF KITTIE WELLS NO 2 13293 AND N OF ROUDEBUSH 7422 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110702 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 10172 PT POLE STAR LYING N OF THE FORESIGHT MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110808 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD INNOVATIONS, INC PINNACOL ASSURANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 9998 PT DEADWOOD #4 LYING E OF THE SPAR + W OF THE PEACOCK MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.


First date of Publication: January 20, 2016 Second date of Publication: January 27, 2016


TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110809 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PROVIDENCE MINING, LLC PINNACOL ASSURANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 15755 PT SPAR NO 1 LYING E OF SPAR 8780, W OF MAUD S 10676 & N OF DEADWOOD NO 4 9998 MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110696 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 13292 UND 2/10 INT KITTIE WELLS #2 MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.




TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110697 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, towit: 71569 13725 UND 2/3 INT REVIEW MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING CO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before June 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.







(Formerly assessed in the name of Sandra D Hartley)

Also known as: 145 Pennsylvania Ave., Florissant CO 80816, together with all its appurtenances.

Date: December 18, 2015

Published in the Pikes Peak Courier. First Publication: _ Last Publication: _

/s/Noah Klug _ Noah Klug Attorney for Plaintiff

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.

*Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth: e.g., §386 104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §3836121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration)

FORM 1.1 R112 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION










9 PM

DISTRICT COURT, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO 101 West Bennett Avenue Cripple Creek CO 80813 (719) 6892543

DATE FILED: December 18, 20156:0 FILING ID: 9D96AC7FD4847 CASE NUMBER: 2015CV30095

Plaintiff(s): OCK LLC d/b/a/ OCK LLC 401k PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL, a Colorado limited liability company

Defendant(s): SANDRA D. HARTLEY; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action

Attorney for Plaintiff: Noah Klug, Atty No. 39163 THE KLUG LAW FIRM, LLC PO Box 6683 Breckenridge CO 804246683 Telephone: 9704684953 [email protected]

COURT USE ONLY Case Number: 2015CV30095

Div. 11 Ctrm:

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

COLORADO TO THE ABOVENAMED

DEFENDANTS

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Clerk of this Court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing

within the 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action involving real property located in the County of Teller, State of

Colorado, described as follows:

PT TR B DOME ROCK RANCH 1 AS DESC AT

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for “2016 Improvements” for Teller County Public Works will be received by Teller County Public Works located at 308-A Weaverville Road, P.O. Box 805, Divide, Colorado, 80814 up until 11:00 a.m. local time, Thursday February 18, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work will consist of: Subgrade R&R, HMA patching/overlay (full lane or full roadway width) with three (3) inches compacted mat of PG 58-28 and epoxy striping located on CR 11.

Please visit www.co.teller.co.us to obtain the bid package electronically. Once bid package is obtained electronically, please call Teller County Public Works and inform us so that we can list you on the offi cial plan holders list.

Any questions regarding this bid should be directed to Bryan Kincaid, Right-of-way Supervisor at 719-687-8812.

All interested fi rms are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the RFB.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSTELLER COUNTY, CO

Publication & Dates: Pikes Peak Courier, January 20, 27, February 3

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURERÕ S DEED

TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110694 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name ofCALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxedin the name of CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of thehereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the samewas taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, andparticularly to: CALDERA RIM MINING CO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day ofNovember A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado,duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property,situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: 7-15-69 13292 UND 2/10 INT KITTIE WELLS #2 MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate ofpurchase was duly issued therefore to CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MININGCO, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon theTreasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or beforeJune 8, 2016, the said County Treasurer will issue a TreasurerÕ s deed therefore to saidcertificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 13th day of January, A.D. 2016.


First date of Publication: January 20, 2016Second date of Publication: January 27, 2016Third and last date of Publication: February 3, 2016

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ORDINANCE NO. 201601 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1730, AND LOT 34R, BLOCK 4, HIGHLAND VIEW ADDITION, CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO

WHEREAS, the Applicant, City of Cripple, Colorado, has applied for approval of an amendment to the City Zoning Map rezoning the property described as Lots 17 through 30, inclusive, AND Lot 34 R, Block 4, Highland View Addition, (the “Property”) from R1 to R 3/4; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing on the application was held before the City Council of the City of Cripple Creek on December 16, 2015, preceded by public notice of such hearing as required by the Cripple Creek Development Code; and

WHEREAS, at the public hearing the City Council heard evidence from

interested parties and considered the factors for approval of an amendment to the City’s zoning map; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the proposed rezoning satisfies the criteria set forth in the Cripple Creek Development Code; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO, THAT:

1. The application for rezoning from R1 to R 3/4 is hereby approved and the zoning map of the City of Cripple Creek is amended to reflect such change.

2. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Cripple Creek, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained.

3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances.

4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective nunc pro tunc

December 16, 2015.

PASSED ON THE FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 6TH

DAY OF JANUARY, 2016.

Debra Blevins, City Clerk

PASSED ON SECOND READING AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL

THIS DAY OF , 2016.

Approved: Bruce Brown, Mayor

Attest: Debra Blevins, City Clerk

Approved as to form:

Herbert C. Phillips, City Attorney

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NOTICE OF ELECTION – CHARTER AMENDMENTSCITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, a mail ballot election will be held, at which election the following charter amendments will be voted upon:

CITY OF WOODLAND PARK CHARTER AMENDMENT QUESTION:

SHALL THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL PROCEDURES BE SIMPLIFIED BY REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE VIII, AND REPEALING SECTION 7.8, OF THE CHARTER TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY SHALL FOLLOW THE STATE INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL LAWS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS UNIQUE TO THE CITY?”

Section 1. Unless otherwise defi ned herein, all terms used herein shall have the meanings defi ned in Section 31-10-101, et seq., of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Section 2. At the regular election on April 5, 2016, there shall be submitted to the eligible electors of the City the following amendment to the Woodland Park City Charter:

[Words underlined will be added and words stricken will be deleted]

A. Section 7.8, Initiated Ordinances, shall be repealed.B. Article VIII shall be repealed and reenacted as set forth below:

ARTICLE VIIIINITIATIVE, AND REFERENDUM, AND RECALL

SECTION 8.1 -- INITIATIVE (a) The registered electors of the City may initiate a proposed ordinance, pursuant to the initiative power reserved by Article V, Section 1(9) of the State Constitution, as to any legislative matter which is subject to said initiative power. Any initiated measure shall be in the form of an ordinance. The ordinance shall be initiated pursuant to the State statutes which establish procedures for a municipal initiative, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.(b) An initiative petition shall be signed by registered electors of the City equal in number to at least fi fteen (15) percent of the total number of electors of the City registered to vote as of the date established by the State statutes for determining such percentage.(c) The City Clerk shall not count as valid any signature on an initiative petition if the date of the signature is prior to the date the form of the petition was approved by the City Clerk.(d) The City Clerk shall not count as valid any signature on an initiative petition if more than ninety (90) days have elapsed between the date the form of the petition was approved by the City Clerk and the date of the signature.

SECTION 8.2 -- REFERENDUM(a) The registered electors may require an adopted ordinance to be referred to them at an election, pursuant to the referendum power reserved by Article V, Section 1(9) of the State Constitution, to the extent the ordinance constitutes a legislative matter which is subject to said referendum power. Such an ordinance shall be referred pursuant to the State statutes which establish procedures for a municipal referendum, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. (b) The referendum power shall not apply to:(1) Ordinances related to appropriations for the support and maintenance of any City department, the cancellation of any bonds or other securities previously issued by the City, authorizing the issuance of local improvement district bonds payable primarily from special assessments; or(2) An ordinance calling for a special election; or(3) An emergency ordinance.(c) A referendum petition shall be signed by registered electors of the City equal in number to at least ten (10) percent of the total number of electors of the City registered to vote as of the date established by the State statutes for determining such percentage.(d) The City Clerk shall not count as valid any signature on a referendum petition if the date of the signature is prior to the date the form of the petition was approved by the City Clerk.

SECTION 8.3 -- RECALL(a) The Mayor or any Council member may be recalled from offi ce pursuant to the State statutes which establish procedures for the recall of municipal elective offi cers, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.(b) If the offi cer sought to be recalled resigns within fi ve (5) days after the City Clerk determines the petition suffi cient, the petition shall not be adopted and no recall election shall be had.(c) If the offi ce held by the person sought to be recalled would otherwise be fi lled at a regular City election scheduled to be held within ninety (90) days after submission of the recall petition, the petition shall not be adopted and no recall election shall be held.(d) If a regular City election is scheduled to be held within ninety (90) days after submission of the recall petition, even though that election is not the one at which the offi ce held by the person sought to be recalled would otherwise be fi lled, the recall election shall be held at the same time as that regular City election.(f) If a general statewide election is scheduled to be held within ninety (90) days after submission of the recall petition, the recall election shall be held at the same time as that statewide election.

SECTION 8.4 -- PROHIBITED ACTION BY COUNCIL(a) No initiated ordinance adopted by the registered electors of the City may be substantively amended or repealed by the Council during a period of two (2) years after the date of the election on the initiated ordinance.(b) No referred ordinance repealed by the registered electors of the City may be readopted by the Council during a period of two (2) years after the date of the election on the referred ordinance.

SECTION 8.5 -- PETITION FORMS TO BE PROVIDEDThe City Clerk shall provide, upon request, sample forms of initiative, referendum, and recall petitions which conform to the requirements of this Charter.(SECTION 8.6 -- SINGLE-SUBJECT REQUIREMENT -- INITIATED AND REFERRED MEASURES(a) No measure proposing an amendment to the ordinances of the city by means of a petition for initiative or referendum shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City if the measure contains more than one subject.(b) The City Clerk shall approve for petition circulation measures proposing referred ordinances or initiated ordinances only when such measures contain a single subject.(c) As used in this section, the single subject requirement means that the matters in the measure submitted for voter approval are necessarily or properly connected and are not disconnected or incongruous.


SHALL THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK ELECTION PROCEDURES BE SIMPLIFIED BY REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE II OF THE CHARTER TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY SHALL FOLLOW THE STATE MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS UNIQUE TO THE CITY, AND SHALL THE FOUR TWO-YEAR TERMS FOR MAYOR BE MAINTAINED IRRESPECTIVE OF THE TERM LIMITS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 11 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?




A. Article II shall be repealed and reenacted as set forth below, except as provided herein.

B. If Ballot Question _ contained in and submitted to the electors by Ordinance 1265 fails, then Section 2.12, Recall, shall not be repealed.

ARTICLE II ELECTIONS

SECTION 2.1 -- COLORADO MUNICIPAL ELECTION LAWS ADOPTEDCity elections shall be governed by the State statutes contained in the Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965 as now in effect and as may be amended from time to time, except as the City Council may prescribe by ordinance or resolution. All regular and special elections shall be nonpartisan.

SECTION 2.2 -- REGULAR ELECTIONSA regular election shall be held on the fi rst Tuesday following the fi rst Monday in April of each even-numbered year.

SECTION 2.3 -- SPECIAL ELECTIONSA special election shall be called by a resolution adopted at least thirty (30) days prior to the election. The resolution calling a special election shall set forth the purpose of the election.

SECTION 2.4 -- CONDUCT OF ELECTIONSThe City Clerk shall have charge of all activities and duties required pursuant to this Charter relating to the conduct of City elections. In any case where election procedure is in doubt, the City Clerk shall prescribe the procedure to be followed.

SECTION 2.92.5 – TERMS OF OFFICE(a) The terms of offi ce of the Mayor and Councilmen, hereafter to be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, shall commence on their taking the oath of offi ce on the fi rst ensuing


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meeting of the City Council held after the election in the year elected, and shall continue during the term for which they shall have been elected until their successors shall have been elected and duly seated.(b) On the fi rst Tuesday after the fi rst Monday in April in the year 1976, the fi rst regular municipal election shall be held under the provisions of this Charter, at which time the mayor shall be elected from the City at large for a term of two (2) years. Commencing at said fi rst regular municipal election after the adoption of the Charter and at each regular election thereafter, three (3) Councilmen shall be elected at large to serve a term of four (4) years each. (c) The Mayor shall continue in offi ce for not more than four (4) consecutive elective terms. Council members shall continue in offi ce for not more than two (2) consecutive elective terms. No elective offi cer, however, shall remain in municipal offi ce for longer than nine (9) eight (8)successive years plus any time spent in municipal offi ce as the result of a single appointment. The limits contained in this provision apply to all currently seated elective offi cials.(d) A partial term in offi ce resulting from an appointment shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the four-year break in service required under Article XVIII, Section 11 of the Colorado Constitution. This provision applies to all currently seated elective offi cials.


SHALL SECTION 3.5, VACANCIES, OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN FILLING A MAYORAL OR COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY BY ELIMINATING THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD FOR FILLING THE VACANCY AND SPECIFYING THAT COUNCIL MAY CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY WHEN THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION IS MORE THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST TIE VOTE?




Section 3.5 Vacancies(b) A vacancy shall be fi lled by a majority vote of the Mayor and/or the remaining Council within thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs, provided there will not be a regular municipal election within ninety (90) days of such vacancy. The person appointed shall serve in that offi ce until the next regular election.(c) If the Council fails to reach a majority vote in the appointment of a new Mayor or Council member, the Council may call a special election to fi ll the vacancy, provided there will not be a regular municipal election within ninety (90) days of the last tie vote.


SHALL SECTION 4.3 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, CITY MANAGER; POWERS AND DUTIES, SUBSECTION (e) BE AMENDED TO PERMIT THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY’S FINANCES TO COUNCIL WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT?



[Words underlined will be added]

Section 4.3 City Manager: Powers and Duties

The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the municipal governmental functions entrusted to him, and shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration and execution of affairs of the City. His duties shall include, but not limited to, the following:

(e) Prepare and submit to the Council within sixty (60) days after the end of the fi scal year, or within 21 days after receiving the results of the annual audit, a complete report of fi nances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year and, upon request of the Council, make written or verbal reports at any time concerning the affairs of the City under his supervision;


SHALL SECTIONS 4.5 (a), 4.6 (a), and 13.2 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, CONCERNING BONDING OF CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BE AMENDED TO ALLOW INSURANCE IN LIEU OF SURETY BONDS FOR CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES INVOLVE THE HANDLING OF PUBLIC FUNDS?




Section 4.5 City Clerk: Appointment, Functions and Duties(a) The City Manager, subject to majority approval of the Council, shall appoint a City

Clerk who, before entering upon the duties of the offi ce, shall take an oath of offi ce and furnish a surety and the City shall obtain a bond or insurance in an amount as required by the City Council.

Section 4.6 City Treasurer: Appointment, Functions and Duties

(a) The City Manager, subject to majority approval of the Council, shall appoint a City Treasurer, who may also serve as City Clerk. Before entering upon the duties of the offi ce, the Treasurer shall take an oath of offi ce and furnish a surety and the City shall obtain a bond or insurance in an amount as required by the City Council.

Section 13.2 - Surety Bonds (a) The City shall obtain a bond or insurance for any City employees whose duties involve the handling of public funds and others so required by the Council, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offi ces, fi le with the City an offi cial bond, in such form and an amount as required by the Council. shall direct and approve.

(b) Such offi cial bond of every offi cer and employee shall be conditioned that he will, on demand, deliver to his successor in offi ce, or other proper offi cer or agent of the City, all books, papers, monies, effects and property belonging to the City, or appertaining to his offi ce, which may be in his custody as an offi cer or employee. Such bonds may be further conditioned as the Council shall prescribe.

(c) The offi cial bond of every offi cer or employee whose duty it may be to receive or pay out money, in addition to being conditioned as required herein, shall be further conditioned that he will, on demand, pay over, or account for, to the City, or to any proper offi cer or agent thereof, all municipal monies received by him as such offi cer or employee.

(d) The requirements of this Section may be met by the purchase of one or more appropriate blanket surety bonds covering all, or a group of, City offi cers and employees.

(e) All offi cial bonds shall be corporate surety bonds and the premiums thereof shall be paid by the City. The Clerk shall be the custodian of all bonds of all offi cers or employees, except that the Treasurer shall be the custodian of any bonds pertaining solely to the Clerk. In the event the offi ces of Clerk and Treasurer are held by the same person, the City Manager shall be the custodian of any bonds pertaining to the Clerk and Treasurer.


SHALL SECTION 7.2, CODES ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED BY REFERENCE, SUBSECTION (d) BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE CITY TO KEEP ONE, INSTEAD OF THREE, COPIES OF ANY CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE?




Section 7.12 Codes Adopted and Published by Reference

(d) The adopting ordinance shall be published as is provided in the case of any other ordinance. Not less than three one (13) copies copy of the adopting ordinance, together with three one (13) copies copy of each primary and secondary code pertaining thereto, all each certifi ed to be a true copycopies by the Mayor and the City Clerk, shall be on fi le in the offi ce of the Clerk prior to the enacting of the adopting ordinance and shall remain on fi le prior to the public hearing and following adoption after the public hearing. It shall not be required to read the code text at the meetings at which the adopting ordinance is passed on fi rst and second readings. Members of the Council, however, shall familiarize themselves with any code prior to voting thereon.


SHALL SECTIONS 7.6 (d) and (g), 7.11, 7.12 (b), 9.7, 9.13, 15.7 (b) (1) AND 15.12 OF THE CHARTER, CONCERNING INSTRUMENTS OF PUBLICATION, BE AMENDED TO AUTHORIZE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THE INSTRUMENT(S) OF PUBLICATION ANNUALLY, BY ORDINANCE, WHICH INSTRUMENTS MAY INCULDE THE CITY’S WEBSITE, TO ALLOW FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND NOT LIMIT PUBLICATION TO THE OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER?




Section 7.6 Procedure for Passage of Ordinance

7.6 (d) If the ordinance is approved on fi rst reading, it shall be published in full in the offi cial City newspaper in the instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter, unless otherwise provided herein. The Council shall set a day, hour and place at which Council shall hold a public hearing on the ordinance, and notice of said day, hour and place shall be included in the fi rst publication. Such hearing shall be held not earlier than four (4) days after the fi rst publication.

7.6 (g) Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, an ordinance, if amended in substance, shall be published in full in the instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter after fi nal passage. If not amended in substance, it may be published either by title or in full, as the Council may determine, in the instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter after fi nal passage.

Section 7.11 Publication of Ordinances

Pursuant to requirements for publication of ordinances as provided in this Charter, said ordinances shall be published in the offi cial City newspaper, in compliance with the instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter.

Section 7.12 Codes Adopted and Published by Reference

Section 7.12 (b) After the fi rst reading of the adopting ordinance, the Council shall schedule a public hearing concerning the adopting ordinance and of the code and any primary and secondary codes to be adopted thereby. Notice of the hearing shall be published twice in the offi cial City newspaper in the instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter, once at least seven (7) days preceding the hearing and once at least fourteen (14) days preceding it. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, that copies of the adopting ordinance, of the primary code and of the secondary codes, if any, being considered for adoption, are on fi le with the City Clerk and are open to public inspection. The notice shall also contain a description which the Council deems suffi cient to give notice to interested persons of the purpose of the code and of any primary or secondary codes incorporated thereby by reference, the subject matter of each such code, the name and address of the agency by which each has been promulgated, or if a municipality, the corporate name of such municipality which has enacted such code, and the date of publication of such code or codes, and in the case of a code of any municipality, the notice shall contain a specifi c reference to the code or codes of a given municipality as they existed and were effective at a given date.

Section 9.7 Budget Hearing

A public hearing on the proposed budget and proposed capital program shall be held before its fi nal adoption, at such time and place as the Council shall direct. Notice of such public hearing and notice that the proposed budget is on fi le for public inspection in the offi ce of the City Clerk shall be published in the offi cial City newspaper instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing. The complete proposed budget shall be on fi le for public inspection during regular offi ce hours at such offi ce for a period of not less than seven (7) days prior to such hearing.

Section 9.13 Independent Audit

An independent audit shall be made of all City accounts at least once annually, or more frequently of any or all individual funds if deemed necessary by the Council. Such annual audit shall be made by certifi ed public accountants, experienced in municipal accounting, selected by the Council, and who shall complete the audit within one-hundred-twenty (120) days after the close of the fi scal year. Said audit shall include a capital depreciation review of each of the City’s revenue producing accounts. Copies of such audit shall be available for public inspection at the offi ce of the City Clerk, and notice that such copies are available shall be published in the offi cial City Newspaper instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter.

Section 15.7 Zoning

15.7 (b) Zoning of property, or the change or modifi cation of zoning property previously zoned, shall comply with the following procedures:

(1) Notice of the initiated or requested zoning shall be published at least one (1) time in the offi cial City newspaper instrument determined by Council for publication pursuant to Section 15.12 of this Charter, at least ten (10) days prior to said hearing required herein before the Planning Commission and one (1) time at least ten (10) days before the public hearing required herein before the Council. The notice for the public hearing before the Planning Commission and the notice for the public hearing before the Council may be contained in one (1) notice published two (2) times, as herein provided.

Section 15.12 Notifi cation Procedure for Determining Instruments of Publication

The intent of this section is to provide notice to the general public consistent with state law. The requirements contained in this Charter for posting, publishing, or publication of notices, ordinances, agendas, and any other documents deemed appropriate by the City Council shall be met. Notwithstanding any provision in this Home Rule Charter, or any City ordinance, code, or regulation, requiring publication in the offi cial City newspaper, tThe City Council shall annually determine and declare the instrument(s) for of notifi cation to the publicpublication by ordinance. The City Council shall fi nd demonstrate that such instrument(s), which may include the City’s website, are be currently capable of providing the most information to Woodland Park residents, consistent with City budgetary and time constraint


SHALL SECTION 9.17 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, CONCERNING MUNICIPAL FUNDS, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT FEES BE AMENDED TO GIVE CITY COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY AND FLEXIBILITY, TO USE MUNICIPAL FUNDS/RESOURCES, AND/OR WAIVE CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT FURTHERS A VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND TO REFER AN ORDINANCE, BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE, THAT PROPOSES USING MUNICIPAL FUNDS/RESOURCES, AND/OR WAIVING DEVELOPMENT FEES?



[Words underlined will be added and words stricken will be deleted] Section 9.17 Prohibition Against the Use of the Municipal Funds or Resources or Waiver of Municipal Fees or Charges for Services for Private Benefi t

(a) The City Council shall not approve the use of municipal funds nor resources, nor waive the charge or collection of established municipal fees and/or charges, for the creation or extension of municipal services to a residential, commercial or other development, except as provided in this section.

(b) Except as provided in this section, aAll new development, whether residential, commercial or otherwise, shall be required, as a condition of receiving the benefi t of municipal water,

sewer, drainage, streets or other municipal improvement or municipal service, to install and pay for all such extensions or improvements, as a cost of development, which installation or creation shall be in compliance with the standards, rules and regulations of the City of Woodland Park. Upon being so created or installed, the extension or creation shall be dedicated to the municipality without cost to the municipality, insofar as such creation or extension constitutes an addition to or extension of existing municipal facilities.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not prevent the creation of local improvement districts under conditions which require the properties benefi tted from such improvements to pay the cost thereof by assessment against such benefi tted properties.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any new development for which the City Council approves, or approves with conditions, the use of municipal funds and resources, and/or waives in full or in part the charge and collection of established municipal fees and/or charges, for the creation or extension of municipal services to a residential, commercial or other development, as long as the City Council fi nds that such use of municipal funds or resources, or waiver, furthers a valid public purpose.

(ed) Provided, however, that, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the City Council, or by initiated ordinance, a proposed ordinance which would have the consequences herein prohibited shall be submitted to the registered voters at a general or special election, and, if approved by the majority of said registered voters, shall become effective.


SHALL SECTION 15.2 OF THE CHARTER, PURCHASE, SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, BE AMENDED TO AUTHORIZE CITY COUNCIL TO SELL, EXCHANGE, OR DISPOSE OF ANY PUBLIC EASEMENT BY A RESOLUTION IN LIEU OF AN ORDINANCE?



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Section 15.2 Purchase, Sale or Lease of Real Property

(a) The City Council, by ordinance, may purchase, sell, exchange or dispose of any interest in real property; provided, that any sale of public parks or other like properties developed by the City for leisure or recreational purposes shall be subject to approval by a vote of the registered electors. (b) Undeveloped park land dedications may be disposed of following notice of the date, time, place and subject of the public hearing in accordance with section 15.12. Notice of the hearing shall also be mailed by regular mail service to the owners of all properties within one-half (1/2) mile of the public land under consideration for disposal, and the owners of all property within the subdivision or neighborhood within which the land is located. (c) The City Council, by ordinance, may lease for such a term as the City Council shall determine, any property to or from any person, fi rm or corporation, public or private. (d) The effective date of any sale or lease must be at least thirty (30) days after passage by City Council, and Council shall not sign any such contractual document prior to the thirty (30) day period. (e) The City Council, by resolution, may sell, exchange, or dispose of any interest in any public easement.

CRS 31-2-210

SUZANNE LECLERCQ CITY CLERK

Publication Date: February 3, 2016

. 421_0203*1


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