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Denver Water rate increase goes into effect
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Denver Water rate increase goes into effect

By Sage Kelley | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE Don't be alarmed by higher water bills come the end of the month. Water rates increased on Jan. 1 for the almost 1.5 million people served by Denver Water, nearly 25% of the state's population. The estimated rate increase for a single-family home that uses the same amount of water as it did in 2023 will be an average of $1.60 to $2.30 per month, depending on where they live in the city. The rate increase was approved Oct. 11 by Denver’s Board of Water Commissioners. The new rates will help fund “once in a lifetime” projects to the city's water system, an official said. “Denver Water is at a pivot point. These are historic times and we’ll be affected, just as the communities we serve will be affected, by climate change, popula...
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Husband of Rep. Brittany Pettersen lands hefty Jefferson County consulting gig; questions swirl around bid process
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Husband of Rep. Brittany Pettersen lands hefty Jefferson County consulting gig; questions swirl around bid process

By Sherrie Peif | SOURCE: Complete Colorado Page Two LAKEWOOD — Despite voters in Jefferson County (Jeffco) overwhelmingly rejecting higher taxes twice in the last three years, the Democrat-controlled county commission is back at it again. Only this time, they are willing to pay big money to a political consulting company co-owned by Ian Silverii, the activist husband of US Representative Brittany Pettersen, whose congressional district includes Jeffco. Silverii is hoping he can help secure what looks to be another ballot initiative to de-TABOR county revenues and/or raise taxes in some form. However, multiple problems with the process around how and to whom Jeffco awarded the hefty contract, appear to signal inside connections influencing the decision. On Nov. 2, 2023, Jeffco’...
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Douglas County sees third barn fire in seven weeks
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Douglas County sees third barn fire in seven weeks

By Sage Kelley | Denver Gazette Franktown Fire Prevention District firefighters fought a fully engulfed barn fire on Wednesday morning, just six weeks since another barn fire struck Douglas County. And just seven weeks since a Franktown barn fire killed nine horses. Firefighters extinguished a fire in a 15-by-15-foot barn around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a social media post by the District. The barn is located in the area of Ponderosa Lane and Flintwood Road in unincorporated Douglas County.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DENVERGAZETTE.COM
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