Plant Alarm Drill at Suncor Today

On Monday, March 9, Suncor began planned maintenance in Plant 2 of its Commerce City refinery. This work includes taking some operating units out of service, performing the maintenance, and bringing the units back online. The work is scheduled to last approximately two weeks. Suncor expects periods of increased flaring as it shuts down the units over the next couple of days. Similarly, Suncor expects periods of increased flaring toward the end of the maintenance period as the units come back online.

Direct access to information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) from your local public health department just got easier for residents and businesses in Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas counties.

The Adams Hollow Disc Golf Course at Riverdale Regional Park will be closed on weekdays (Monday-Friday) starting next week until early April 2020 due to construction around the area and safety concerns near the course. The course will remain open on the weekends unless project impacts deem it necessary to close the course. In addition, there may be slight disruptions in play at Riverdale Golf Courses during construction. Thank you for your compliance with this closure.

Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) has provided the following update regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). For more information on the COVID-19, visit the TCHD website.

Importantly, at the present, the risk to the general public is low and Colorado has no cases.

In a report just released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Adams County ranked second out of the largest 356 counties in the nation in employment growth in the third quarter of 2019.

Effective Thursday, Feb. 27, at 4:30 p.m., the Assessor’s Satellite Office at HSC, 11860 Pecos St., Westminster, will close. All operations will return to the main office at the Government Center, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton. The Assessor’s office can be reached via email or phone: 720.523.6038.

In 2019, Adams County became the first county to host a foster parent panel in Colorado, leading the way for other counties to provide similar panels. The purpose of the panel was to help foster parents better understand the court system.

Suncor’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) will be conducting fire extinguisher training on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from approximately 1 to 3 p.m.

The fire extinguisher training will take place at the Plant 1 fire training grounds on the western edge of the Commerce City refinery property. During the training, there will likely be flames and smoke produced. Local stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and local government officials have been notified.

Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) is working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to monitor residents with recent travel to China for 2019 Novel Coronavirus, (2019-nCoV) infection as they return to Colorado. While the risk to the general public is low, and Colorado has no confirmed cases, TCHD is monitoring some travelers who recently returned from mainland China as a precautionary measure to be sure they are not experiencing symptoms of 2019-nCoV.

Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court accredited Adams County’s 17^th Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court for implementing outstanding, evidence-based, and proven practices. This is the first Veterans Treatment Court in the state to receive such an accreditation.

“It is an honor for Adams County to have the first accredited Veterans Treatment Court in Colorado,” says Emma Pinter, Board of County Commissioners Chair. “This is one of many wonderful programs we provide to Adams County veterans, and it’s great to see it recognized by the Colorado Supreme Court.”