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Jefferson County is considering a new trailhead west of Arvada, to the chagrin of nearby residents

After four decades of buying enormous tracts of land west of Arvada, Jefferson County is considering new hiking trails in an unblemished area less than thirty miles from downtown Denver. Property owners in the private community located right next to the proposed trailhead aren’t keen on the idea, however.

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Eight measures expected to make November ballot, dozens more possible

The list of ballot measures awaiting Colorado voters in November is growing. State lawmakers voted to send five measures to the ballot before the Colorado Legislature adjourned on May 8, adding to two citizen-initiated measures that had already officially qualified for the ballot: an effort to include economic impact statements before the questions on ballot measures, and another to cap property tax revenue increases at 4 percent each year.

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‘How much are we spending on it?’: Denver auditor reviewing costs of city’s homeless shelters

An audit of Denver’s shelter system and how much the city is actually spending on housing the homeless is in full swing, according to the Denver Auditor’s Office, which hopes to have things wrapped up by late July or early August.

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