Crestina Martinez Named Director of Long-Term Recovery & Major Initiatives

On January 26, 2017, the first public open house for the Clear Creek Corridor Plan was held at Valley View Elementary School to take feedback from the public. More than 150 recommendations were made at the meeting. Simultaneously, we also asked residents to respond to a survey about their experiences and needs along the Clear Creek Corridor. We received 385 responses to the survey with very helpful feedback. See below for summaries of both the public open house and the survey, which will be used to create a draft plan of improvements throughout the corridor.

Adams County announced today that the Board of Commissioners has appointed Christy Dowling, Alan Hale, Wayne Walvoord, and Tim Ferrell to the District Plan Commission. One vacancy remains unfilled. This newly created commission will help the City of Brighton and Adams County implement the District Plan, and the first meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 3 p.m. at Brighton City Hall, 500 S. 4^th Ave.

The Adams County Board of Commissioners announced Hung Pham as the 2016 Adams County Employee of All Seasons at the Employee Recognition Luncheon on Feb. 23, 2017.

CDOT and prime contractor, WL Contractors Inc., will replace five overhead sign bridges and cantilever sign structures along I-25, I-70 and I-76 between late February and June. The majority of the work will be performed during the day outside of travel lanes. The project will also require intermittent, overnight lane closures (Sunday through Thursday). Motorists should expect short-term traffic impacts in each of the following three work zones while sign structure work takes place. 

Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, Feb. 22, on all public buildings statewide in honor of former Colorado Lt. Gov. Mark Hogan, who died last week. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.

The results of research into homelessness in Adams County were presented to the Board of Commissioners during a February 7, 2017 study session at the Government Center in Brighton. 

Members of the University of Denver's School of Social Work and the Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness presented the results of their research along with recommendations.

Click here to view the report.

Adam Kraich has joined the Adams County Community and Economic Development (CED) Department as Oil and Gas Inspector. In this role, Kraich will be responsible for field inspections, complaint response, guidance and outreach, and enforcement of county regulations.

On Wednesday, Feb. 8 starting at 8 p.m., motorists should expect delays overnight on eastbound I-76 while crews shift travel lanes onto new detour pavement. Eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. on Wednesday until 5:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Hamilton Construction Company, will soon begin repairing damaged retaining and sound walls at nine locations throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Repairs range from replacing damaged blocks to culvert cleaning to concrete patching. The most extensive work will occur at Interstate 70 / Carr Street, the Regional Transportation District Nine Mile Station, and US Highway 287 / Emma Street.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced that the Adams County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is one of 20 jurisdictions joining the Safety and Justice Challenge, a national $100 million initiative to reduce over-incarceration by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails. Adams County and the other jurisdictions will design and test innovative local justice reforms designed to safely drive down jail usage and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their local justice systems.