Sunday, March 18, 2012
Taking a Stand Against Violence
Father Charged in Attempted Murder of His Two Children
17th Judicial District Attorney, Don Quick, announces the filing of charges against a man in connection with an attempted murder involving his two young childrenWilliam Johnson (DOB: 04/16/1984) was charged with four counts of Attempted First Degree Murder (F2), two counts of Child Abuse Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury (F2), one count of First Degree Arson (F3), two counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (F6), Third Degree Assault (M1) and Criminal Mischief (M1). Johnson is currently hospitalized with injuries sustained in the fire. All documents related to this case are currently under seal by court order to preserve the investigation. No mug shot is available.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: ATTEND A 9HEALTH FAIR THIS SPRING AND BRING A FRIEND
Over 150 Screening Locations Open In Neighborhoods Throughout ColoradoDenver, CO — With more than 20 free and six low-cost health screenings and education available for people to keep their health in check, 9Health Fair, Colorado’s largest volunteer-run, non-profit health fair program, announced today that in the spring of 2012, more than 150 communities will host a 9Health Fair for anyone 18 and older. This year, make a difference in your life as well as the life of another by bringing a friend, family member or coworker to 9Health Fair. For a complete list of screenings and locations throughout Colorado , Wyoming and Nebraska , visit www.9healthfair.org.
Repair work on Highway 85 pedestrian bridge
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be doing repair work on the pedestrian bridge over Highway 85 between Egbert and Southern streets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, March 19. Traffic control will be in place. For more information, please call the Streets Department at 303-655-2034.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Update forwarded to the Commerce City Manager’s Office from Hilcorp regarding the Custy #1 Well
“Hilcorp will be pumping a treatment to clear the perforations in the Custy #1 on March 20, 2012. The process will take one day and there will be approximately 3 trucks on location. The treatment will be followed with Nitrogen and therefore there could be some venting of nitrogen as they bleed off lines. Afterword, it may be necessary to have a swab rig on the well for several days to help recover the treatment. No fracturing involved with this process.”
Eggstravaganza hops into town
The city of Brighton’s Eggstravaganza event will take place at noon on Saturday, March 31, at the Brighton Recreation Center, 555 N. 11th Ave.Accident involving a Northglenn Ambulance
Brighton launches channel on YouTube
Friday, March 9, 2012
Senator Mary Hodge to host a workshop for unemployed and under-employed citizens
Senator Mary Hodge (D-Brighton) is partnering with the Adams County Workforce and Business Center to host a “Job Seeker’s Training” on Saturday, March 10. The training will help people develop the skills they need to find employment in today’s competitive job market. Expert employment professionals will be on hand to teach people how to effectively write a resume, prepare for an interview, and ultimately obtain employment. The training will happen in two parts: group training and one-on-one mentoring. Brighton Fire awarded grant to help with upgrades
BRIGHTON--Brighton Fire was recently awarded an Assistance To Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The total award amount was $87,840 and the grant will cover $70,272 of the total cost of the new equipment. Brighton Fire will be responsible for $17,568. The grant will help purchase a sprinkler system for station 51 (425 S Main St) and an exhaust removal system for station 52 (5 Firehouse Road).
Division Chief John Schissler and Firefighter Ken Maine submitted the grant. Without their hard work, we would not be getting this new equipment at this time.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
25th Annual Spaghetti Lunch to be held March 31 at Eagle View Adult Center
The Eagle View Adult Center will host its 25th Annual spaghetti lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 31 at the center, located at 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. Family and friends are encouraged to attend this great community event.A Community Event For Citizens BY Citizens... Sponsored By: COMMERCE CITY UNITE NOW
THE TRUTH ABOUT FRACKING WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW... SATURDAY MARCH 17, 11:30AM-1:30PM LANDMARK ACADEMY 10566 Memphis Street Commerce City, CO 80022
Panel Guest Speakers:
Shane Davis – research biologist and chairman of the Sierra Club, Poudre Canyon Group. His research has recently shown the contamination of the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer with ther-mogenic gas and toluene and hundreds of groundwater contaminations in Colorado from the oil and gas industry.
Wes Wilson – retired EPA analyst, has a master’s of science degree in Water Resources Ad-ministration from the University of Arizona. He was employed by the EPA as an Environmental Engineer who blew the whistle on fracking in 2005, in testimony to Congress. He has received numerous environmental awards. His interview is part of the “Gasland” documentary film.
Phil Doe – former head of the policy office for the administration of federal water law govern-ing the water operations of the Bureau of Reclamation, was featured as a whistle-blower on “60 Minutes.” He is the environmental issues director for the nonprofit, Be The Change. Q & A to follow immediately after presentations!
Panel Guest Speakers:
Shane Davis – research biologist and chairman of the Sierra Club, Poudre Canyon Group. His research has recently shown the contamination of the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer with ther-mogenic gas and toluene and hundreds of groundwater contaminations in Colorado from the oil and gas industry.
Wes Wilson – retired EPA analyst, has a master’s of science degree in Water Resources Ad-ministration from the University of Arizona. He was employed by the EPA as an Environmental Engineer who blew the whistle on fracking in 2005, in testimony to Congress. He has received numerous environmental awards. His interview is part of the “Gasland” documentary film.
Phil Doe – former head of the policy office for the administration of federal water law govern-ing the water operations of the Bureau of Reclamation, was featured as a whistle-blower on “60 Minutes.” He is the environmental issues director for the nonprofit, Be The Change. Q & A to follow immediately after presentations!
Letter to Commerce City Council from Citizens group "Commerce City Unite Now"
March 8, 2012
Dear Mr. Mayor, City Council, City Staff,
We are writing this letter to explain our presence at the press conference yesterday morning. We feel extremely betrayed by your actions. We have been working with the City and Industry through the Land Use meetings for nearly three months. At our most recent meeting, we provided the City with what we would like to see in a Memorandum of Understanding. We understood that City staff would be making reviews and adjustments, but we have not seen nor heard from anyone since that time. As we were working in good faith, the City was courting two oil & gas companies to expand or establish their business within Commerce City. Cummins High Horsepower Engines are NOT, as Mayor Ford said in an interview, for school buses. Rather, they are for fracking pumps which Schlumberger manufactures (also located within Commerce City.) In addition, UE Compression makes compressors for oil pipelines. The mayor of Dish, Texas is aware of how popular pipeline compressors are – he describes them as noisy, and reports that they leak methane into the air which is cancerous and 25% worse than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.
Dear Mr. Mayor, City Council, City Staff,
We are writing this letter to explain our presence at the press conference yesterday morning. We feel extremely betrayed by your actions. We have been working with the City and Industry through the Land Use meetings for nearly three months. At our most recent meeting, we provided the City with what we would like to see in a Memorandum of Understanding. We understood that City staff would be making reviews and adjustments, but we have not seen nor heard from anyone since that time. As we were working in good faith, the City was courting two oil & gas companies to expand or establish their business within Commerce City. Cummins High Horsepower Engines are NOT, as Mayor Ford said in an interview, for school buses. Rather, they are for fracking pumps which Schlumberger manufactures (also located within Commerce City.) In addition, UE Compression makes compressors for oil pipelines. The mayor of Dish, Texas is aware of how popular pipeline compressors are – he describes them as noisy, and reports that they leak methane into the air which is cancerous and 25% worse than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Expansion of local companies results in 150 new Colorado jobs
Businesses choose to stay in Commerce City over Phoenix and HoustonCOMMERCE CITY, COLO. – State, county and city officials joined with executives from Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC, UE Compression and Precast Concepts today to announce the companies’ decisions to expand their businesses within Colorado, resulting in 150 new jobs and more than $30 million in capital improvements to Commerce City.
COLORADO RAPIDS WOMEN TO BEGIN PLAY IN W-LEAGUE THIS SPRING
Former Colorado Force FC of Fort Collins to become Colorado Rapids Women; Club will play in W-League, with home matches at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park complexCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, March 6, 2012) – The Colorado Rapids Soccer Club has expanded, with the new Colorado Rapids Women to begin play this spring in the W-League, the top level of women’s soccer in North America. The team is a result of a partnership between the Colorado Rapids and Colorado Force FC, a franchise founded in 1996 with operations based in Fort Collins , Colo. , which will rebrand to become the Colorado Rapids Women.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Commerce City Local Hero...
On March 3, 2012 at approximately 2:10 p.m., Commerce City Police received a 911 call from a frantic 10-year-old female, Kali Collins. It was learned that Kali Collins was in a vehicle with her mother and two sisters. Kali Collins’ mother was having a medical emergency.Twenty-one appointments made to city boards and commissions
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. – City Council unanimously approved the appointment and reappointment of 21 community leaders to various Commerce City boards and commissions. The appointments were a result of an application and interview process conducted by city council members in December 2011 and January 2012.Brighton promotes EPA’ s “Fix a Leak Week” March 12 – 18
The City of Brighton is teaming up with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program to promote the fourth annual Fix a Leak Week, March 12-18, and encourage residents to check their plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for potential leaks.Saturday, March 3, 2012
Another Woman Charged in Death of Four-Year Old
Lana Roberts (DOB: 01/31/1964) was a second adult living in the residence with four year old Gabriel Andres Trujillo and Doris Becky Trujillo (charged last week with First Degree Murder F1 and Child Abuse Resulting in Death F2 in connection with Gabriel’s death). Roberts was charged with Child Abuse Resulting in Death (F2).
Roberts turned herself in to the Weld County Sheriff Friday evening.
All documents are currently under seal by court order to preserve the integrity of an ongoing investigation.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Test your Brighton history knowledge with the Brighton Trivia Contest!
To gear up for Brighton’s 125th anniversary celebration on July 4, the City today kicked off its 125 Days ‘til the 125th Anniversary campaign. The campaign is a great opportunity for Brighton residents to test their history knowledge and win great prizes from local businesses.Help for Homes now accepting applications for minor exterior home repairs
The City of Brighton and Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. are now accepting applications for the 7th Annual Help for Homes for Seniors and the Disabled (HFH) project in our community. The Help for Homes (HFH) brings volunteers and neighbors together to paint or fix up homes needing minor exterior repairs and perform general yard clean-up. This exciting community project will take place on Saturday, May 5, 2012. INTERNET SAFETY FOR KIDS AND FAMILY
“KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE”
What YOU Need To Know About The Internet &Technology”
Presented by MOMS NEXT of Crossroads Community Church...Call 720-272-7007
Event on Thursday March 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm, Landmark Academy 10566 Memphis Street, Commerce City, CO 80022
What YOU Need To Know About The Internet &Technology”
Presented by MOMS NEXT of Crossroads Community Church...Call 720-272-7007
Event on Thursday March 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm, Landmark Academy 10566 Memphis Street, Commerce City, CO 80022