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Commerce City commission to consider Oakwood’s 84-lot Reunion plat Sept. 1
Staff recommends approval of Oakwood Homes’ proposed 84-lot subdivision, while residents have raised concerns about traffic, drainage, schools and infrastructure.
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Adams County home listings fell 21.9% in July as median price dropped
Adams County had fewer active single-family listings and lower median prices in July, while more homes went under contract.
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Commerce City council to consider data-center moratorium, $137,990 in proposed spending
The council is scheduled to review a rezoning project during a study session before considering a proposed six-month data-center moratorium and two General Fund measures Aug. 24.
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Commerce City Council to consider $4.01 million road-fund transfer Aug. 17
The council also is scheduled to consider two traffic-signal contracts and hold a public hearing on a proposed trucking-facility expansion.
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Adams County sheriff reports declines in eight crime categories since 2021
Reported incidents in unincorporated Adams County fell in every listed category from 2021 to 2025, while preliminary 2026 figures through June show a mixed trend.
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Shamrock Foods seeks Commerce City approval for 14 food-oil tanks at Ivy Street site
The Planning Commission is scheduled to consider a zoning change and conditional-use permit for about 420,000 gallons of above-ground food-oil storage at 5199 Ivy St.
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Commerce City council to review garden plans, tree assessment and strategic priorities
The July 27 study session will cover community-garden implementation, the city’s first tree inventory and draft strategic-plan priorities; no final votes or appropriations are listed.
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Adams County sheriff’s K-9 Huck retires after five years
The sheriff’s office says Huck was involved in 252 arrests and helped seize methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. It has not announced his final service date or a replacement.
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Man injured in shooting near Elmwood Lane in Westminster; suspect sought
A 21-year-old man was taken to a hospital after deputies found him with an apparent gunshot wound near Elmwood Lane and Westchester Drive, the Adams County Sheriff's Office said.
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Commerce City safety board to review shooting, e-bike risks and RTCC funding
The July 23 agenda does not identify the shooting or specify a federal grant request for the city’s Real-Time Crime Center.
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Commerce City used $300,000 grant for Sand Creek dead-tree removal
A city report says about $300,000 in wildfire-mitigation grant funds had been used by July 2026, but records do not detail the project’s remaining work or completion date.
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Commerce City may commit $463,040 to seasonal ice rink at civic center
A July 6 consent-agenda ordinance would appropriate general-fund balance for an outdoor rink planned at the Commerce City Civic Center parking lot for the 2026-27 season.
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Commerce City planners to consider annexation, rezoning at 120th and Chambers
A July 7 hearing will consider annexing 21.59 acres at East 120th Avenue and Chambers Road into Commerce City and rezoning part of the site for future commercial use.
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Commerce City to hold June 15 hearing on Hogan PUD amendment for Chambers Road site
The ordinance would change allowed uses, consolidate planning areas and expand the Hogan Property planned-unit-development boundary to about 16.82 acres near Chambers Road and East 101st Way.
