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  • Questions remain about proposed mall annexation

    Residents looking for details on a proposed annexation of Southwest Plaza Mall by Bow Mar left a town hall meeting with Commissioner Casey Tighe on July 10 with more questions than answers.

    Tighe said he called the meeting as a way to gauge the public’s interest and get input on the proposed annexation. Yet county and Bow Mar officials didn’t have details people were seeking.

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  • 4 men thank Fire Rescue for saving them after cardiac arrests

    When people experience heart-stopping moments of the figurative kind, that’s usually a positive; a literal heart-stopping moment can be deadly unless life-saving actions are taken immediately.

    Thanks to those immediate life-saving actions, four men, all of whom had recent cardiac arrests, thanked the people who helped save their lives.

    On July 9, William Brewton, Victor Anderson and Michael Howell thanked the Littleton Fire Rescue first responders.

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  • Fund is started to pay for burial service for boy who drowned

    A fund has been started to help pay the cost of a burial service for a young boy who died after falling into Chatfield Reservoir. 

    Andres Patrick Sena, 4, of Littleton was the victim of an accidental drowning at Chatfield Reservoir on July 5. A family friend has started an effort to raise money for funeral services on the website gofundme.com.

    The city of Littleton is helping with the fund-raising efforts by getting the message out. Andres’ great-uncle, Rick Dodson, is a 25-year employee of Littleton’s building maintenance division. 

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  • Man arrested in connection with sex assault of woman he met online

    The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office is looking for women who might have been the victim of sexual assault after meeting a man online. 

    The Sheriff’s Office arrested 28-year-old Michael Miller recently on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman he met on the Internet. Through its investigation, the Sheriff’s Office believes there could be other victims who have not reported alleged sex assaults. 

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  • City’s ban on sales of recreational pot made permanent

    The Littleton City Council has banned sales of recreational marijuana and commercial growing operations in the city.

    The council, on a 4-3 vote July 1, made permanent a temporary moratorium on retail sales and growing operations that had been in place since October 2013. That moratorium was set to expire this October. 

    Council members Bruce Beckman, Debbie Brinkman, Randy Stein and Bruce Stahlman voted in favor of the ban. 

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  • Public meetings planned on town’s proposal to annex Southwest Plaza

    County Commissioner Casey Tighe will host two public meetings on the possible annexation of Southwest Plaza mall by the town of Bow Mar. 

    The meetings are set for 3 to 5 p.m. July 10 and July 24 at the Columbine Library and are open to all county residents. 

     The owner of the mall, General Growth Properties, and representatives of Bow Mar presented a possible “flagpole” annexation, which would also include the town annexing stretches of West Bowles Avenue and South Sheridan Boulevard, on June 17 during staff briefings. 

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  • Child dies after being rescued from Chatfield Reservoir

    A child pulled from Chatfield Reservoir and rushed to a local hospital died on Saturday night.

    Andres Patrick Sena, 4, of Littleton was the victim of an accidental drowning, the Douglas County coroner said Monday.  

    A report of a missing child possibly in the water went out about 5:35 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Ron Hanavan, a Douglas County sheriff's spokesman. 

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  • Son of Littleton City Council member dies

    Littleton City Council member Bruce Stahlman announced last week that one of his twin sons, Mark, has died. 

    The family had a service for Mark Stahlman on June 28 at Littleton United Methodist Church and asked those in attendance to wear red, white and blue. No cause of death was announced.

    Mark was one of three children of Stahlman and his wife, Kelly. 

     

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  • Variety of fireworks options available in South Jeffco

     If the Fourth of July means fireworks, then South Jeffco residents have several options this week to help celebrate the holiday. 

    Red, White & You starts the festivities on Thursday. The festival at Clement Park, presented by the Foothills Park and Recreation District, features live music, games and a very large fireworks display to end the evening. 

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  • Parcel at Quincy, Kipling is rezoned for 70 homes

    A commercial lot at the southeast corner of West Quincy Avenue and South Kipling Parkway has been rezoned to allow for up to 70 single-family homes. 

    The rezoning of the 10.9-acre property was approved by Jeffco’s county commissioners June 24 on a 3-0 vote. The change was requested by the developer, Quincy Lake LLC, due to what it said was an inability to develop the property for commercial use. 

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