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The Jeffco public trustee has announced that foreclosure sales are being moved to a new location and time.

Starting March 24, the sales will be held at 2 p.m. Thursdays in the jury assembly room on the court side of the Jeffco Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden.

The Foothills Park & Recreation District board has approved a memorial plaque for a park bench that will include two verses of biblical scripture. Resident Laurie Norton, who is donating the bench that will be placed at Clement Park, added the verses to her original request.

At the Feb. 23 board meeting, park district attorney Paul Rufien advised board members that the district cannot take any action that endorses religion. However, there is an exception for an individualized remembrance such as the one Norton requested, he said.

Jeffco sheriff’s Deputy Gordon Neuenfeldt said county residents should consider joining Nextdoor.com, a neighborhood-based social media site that can help residents stay in touch with law enforcement.

Neuenfeldt, speaking at the Feb. 17 Conifer town hall meeting at West Jefferson Middle School, said the site provides residents information about what is happening in their neighborhoods, which can include anything from lost dogs to bake sales to break-ins.

The Foothills Park & Recreation District has decided not to ask voters to approve a property-tax increase in May, after a focus group suggested taxpayers would reject the measure this year.

Despite preliminary plans to seek a 1.75-mill increase to generate an additional $1.9 million in revenue annually, district Executive Director Ron Hopp said the district will delay asking taxpayers for a hike until possibly November 2017.