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Adams County Commissioners, staff, and the Colorado Attorney General celebrated the grand opening of Pelican Ponds Open Space on Thursday, June 6. Pelican Ponds Open Space, located at 9200 Riverdale Rd., Thornton, is a restored, 200-acre property located along the west bank of the South Platte River Trail between 88^th Avenue and 96^th Avenue in Thornton.

Have a parent or friend who is a senior citizen (65+ as of January 1) or a disabled veteran? They may be eligible for property tax exemptions through the Assessor’s and Treasurer’s offices. The programs allow 50% of the first $200,000 of actual property value to be exempted for qualifying individuals. The exempted property tax is then paid by the state. The deadlines are fast approaching: July 1 for disabled veterans and July 15 for senior citizens.

NOTICE: Suncor will conduct Fire Extinguisher Training on Tuesday, June 4, at the Suncor Fire Training Center from 1 - 3 p.m. The training will be performed at the Plant 1 Fire Training Grounds. During the training sessions there will likely be flames and smoke produced. In the event of an actual emergency, all training will cease and proper alarms will be sounded.

The Adams County Recording Department now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State for any U.S. citizen. Services include processing passport applications and taking passport photos.

“I’m incredibly proud to be adding to the long list of services my office provides to Adams County residents,” says Adams County Clerk & Recorder Josh Zygielbaum. “The new passport services allow us to continue that tradition and to serve beyond the county.”

June 1, 2019 - DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide immediately, until sunset on June 4, to honor the victims of the tragedy in Virginia Beach, and as proclaimed by President Donald J. Trump.

Sixty Adams County high school students were awarded scholarships totaling more than $1 million on Thursday, May 30, through the Adams County Scholarship Fund. Adams County Commissioners introduced the Scholarship Fund in 2016 in partnership with the Colorado Department of Higher Education's Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative.

On Monday night and Thursday night, June 3 and June 6, full ramp closures will take place on the northbound and southbound 120th Avenue on-ramps. Closures on the north- and southbound on-ramps will take place both nights from 9:30 p.m.-5:30 a.m.

Detour Routes:

Northbound - Detour via Washington Street to 136th Avenue
Southbound - Detour via Huron Street to 104th Avenue

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor, ABCO Contracting of Denver, began making repairs to 12 bridges at the I-25/I-76 and I-25/I-70 interchanges on April 14. This repair project is designed to improve the structural integrity of the bridges at two of the state’s busiest interstate interchanges, and to support CDOT's Whole System - Whole Safety initiative. Completion is scheduled for October 2019.

Adams County won the Colorado National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Commissioners Award for work on Homes for Hope and 7401 Broadway, the former Child and Family Services Center. The Board of Commissioners recognized county staff involved at public hearing earlier today.

Adams County Clerk & Recorder Josh Zygielbaum hired a third-party company, Eide Bailly, to perform an independent audit of the misplaced ballots from the 2018 General Election. 

The report is complete and absolves the county and their ballot printing vendor, K&H Integrated Print Solutions, of any misconduct.