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The City Council voted 8-0 on first reading to advance a proposal reserving about 2.5 acres for a permanent park and conveying about 4.5 acres, including the school building, to Spectra Centers.
Jefferson
The measure could raise up to $11.7 million in its first full fiscal year and support an estimated $236 million in phased capital projects.
Jefferson
The City Council approved trail grant applications, a Route 32 bus-stop agreement and HAWK signals, but construction, funding and service questions remain.
Jefferson
The unanimous recommendation advances a proposed employment-flex building and related right-of-way changes to City Council, which was scheduled to consider the plan Oct. 12.
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Jeffco’s school board approved Rob Stein’s interim contract June 18, setting a July 6, 2026 start date, a term through June 30, 2027 and a $300,000 salary as Superintendent Tracy Dorland prepares to leave the district.
Jefferson
Jeffco Public Schools approved its student device policy June 11 on a 4-1 vote, requiring phones and earbuds to stay off and away all day for K-8 students while limiting high school use during instructional time.
Arvada
A consultant review presented to Arvada officials says the arts center’s education and youth programs are nearing capacity, pointing leaders toward lower-cost space changes and a fundraising study rather than an immediate major building push.
Arvada
At a June 9 workshop, Arvada staff told City Council the city has removed thousands of accessibility barriers in parks and city facilities, but public right-of-way compliance remains far lower as curb ramps are re-evaluated under updated standards.
Westminster
The June 9 vote sends Northridge at Park Centre to City Council for land-use changes that would allow the proposed independent senior-living development at 1259 Park Centre to move forward.
Jefferson
Jeffco Public Schools told the school board it recorded 2,377 unique Safe2Tell reports and 1,172 behavioral threat assessments in 2025-26, while adding training and policy changes aimed at preventing staff sexual misconduct.
Westminster
A June 9 Planning Commission hearing was scheduled to consider changing 6.84 acres near West 122nd Avenue and Park Centre Drive from employment use to a 122-unit independent-living project for residents 55 and older.
Jefferson
Council members said the city must meet Colorado’s 90-day review deadline for qualifying affordable-housing projects, but asked staff whether any notice or call-up step can survive in mixed-use zones.
