Today's News

Andrew Brand can’t recall why exactly he got into swimming. All he knows is that he likes it.

Colorado would be in more economic trouble than it already is if voters pass the three tax-slashing measures on the November ballot, a political consultant told a group recently at Mount Vernon Country Club.

Amendment 60 would cancel voter-authorized TABOR tax-limit overrides and require public entities like airports and state colleges to pay property tax. Amendment 61 limits municipal borrowing to 10 percent of real property assessed value, among other things, and Proposition 101 virtually eliminates vehicle fees and telephone taxes.

 At 53, Bob Schmitz brings more than 30 years of experience to his new job of supervisor of facilities for the Evergreen Park and Recreation District.

Schmitz has an office at Buchanan Rec center but is officially in charge of the Wulf Recreation Center as well.

Schmitz oversees the front-desk operations, registration, room set-up, cleanliness, plumbing, heating, cooling and maintenance.

The owners of the Lakepoint Center business complex have submitted a preliminary application to amend the planned development to put a fixed awning over the patio of the Willow Creek restaurant, among other things.

Josh Drexler, with the Jeffco Planning and Zoning Division, outlined the proposal at a community meeting in late June in the conference room of Intero Real Estate Services, one of the businesses at the Lakepoint Center.