Board of County Commissioners accept NAHRO Award

Adams County Wins NAHRO Award for Housing Initiatives

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.

Elections Department Releases Findings of Third-Party Audit Re: Misplaced Ballots

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. 

Suncor Commerce City Experienced Operational Upset

At about 1 p.m. today, May 24, the Suncor Commerce City Refinery’s Plant 2 FCC unit experienced an operational upset. The upset resulted in a subsequent abnormal emission out of the top of the FCC unit’s stack. They are also experiencing expected increased flaring as a result of this incident. Feed has been pulled from the unit and the operations team is in the process of bringing the units down. Suncor has made the required regulatory notifications, is investigating the root cause of the incident, and determining a path forward.

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Farm Day at Bromley-Hishinuma Farm

Brighton Future Farmers of America hosted Farm Day at the Bromley-Hishinuma Farm on Friday, sponsored by the Colorado Farm bureau, Adams County Chapter. Check out all the agricultural activities these students we’re able to learn about.

Suncor to Conduct Fire Extinguisher Training

NOTICE: Suncor will conduct Fire Extinguisher Training on Monday, May 21, 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.