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Explores Wellness Benefits of Art in the Great Outdoors

To support the urgent mental and behavioral health crisis in the community, Adams County has launched two campaigns to bridge the gap between public art, the outdoors, and wellness – while also bringing access to and highlighting the expanding parks, open space, and trail system available to the public.

At public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 20, Adams County received $1,144,816.02 from the Metropolitan Football Stadium District Board. Taxpayers funded 75% of the Broncos’ stadium cost through a one-tenth of one percent sales tax. Last month, the Metropolitan Football Stadium District Board voted unanimously to approve a share back amount of just over $41 million. The amount the county received is based on the breakdown of how much of the district tax was collected from each municipality.

DENVER — Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the day of interment, in honor of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as proclaimed by President Biden.  
 
The text of the proclamation reads:
 
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch.  She defined an era.

DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide for Monday, August 15, 2022 to honor the life of Deputy Andrew Peery, a decorated and dedicated member of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, who was killed in the line of duty.  The funeral services will be held Monday, August 15, 2022 at 11:00am at New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80921. 

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Adams County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) awarded more than $18 million in open space grants for 25 projects thanks to the voter-approved Open Space Sales Tax. Funding for the spring 2022 grant cycle came from revenues from the second half of the 2022 Adams County Open Space Sales Tax, which was passed by Adams County voters in 1999, and in perpetuity in 2020.

Adams County provides financial support to nonprofit programs each year through the Community Enrichment Grant. The purpose of the grant is to support programs that assist Adams County residents with their basic needs and to help people become self-sufficient.

This year there were 63 applications for $800,000 of funding. The grant requests totaled more than $2.5 million, and approximately one third of those organizations received their full funding request and were recognized by the Board of County Commissioners at public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 16.

On Saturday, July 30, Adams County Human Services provided school supplies for 426 low-income Adams County families at the Back-to-School Bash event. 1,073 children received backpacks and other school supplies such as notebooks, binders, folders, sanitizing wipes, pencil boxes, pens, dry-erase markers, hoodies, socks, and more.

Suncor’s Emergency Response Team will conduct an oil spill exercise today, Friday, Aug. 26, on the South Platte River near 104th Ave. in Thornton.

The team will practice deploying oil containment booms in a simulated release scenario beginning around 1 p.m. No oils, chemicals, or other materials will be placed into the river, with the exception of rope and boom which will be removed at the completion of the exercise. This exercise will consist of:

DENVER — Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the day of interment, in honor of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as proclaimed by President Biden.   

The text of the proclamation reads:
 
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch.  She defined an era.

From Monday, Sept. 19 – Sunday Sept. 25, Adams County residents can drop off tree branches at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton. Enter the park at the roundabout on Henderson Rd., go north, and follow the signs to the drop off location. Branches are accepted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 25. This service is available to residents and may not be used by commercial landscapers or businesses.