Colorado Rep. Julie McCluskie watches as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs HB21-1030 at the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center in Silverthorne on Sunday, June 27, 2021. The bipartisan bill, which McCluskie was a co-sponsor of, provides funding for law enforcement, public health agencies and social service providers for alternatives to police responses along with counseling and trauma awareness training for police.
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Gov. Jared Polis stopped by the Silverthorne Performing Arts Center Sunday morning, June 27, to sign a pair of bills meant to expand mental health resources for community members and peace officers.
Polis joined Rep. Julie McCluskie to address a small crowd of county, town and law enforcement officials on the outdoor stage at the arts center as he signed HB21-1030 and HB21-1085 into law, measures that will expand funding for co-responder programs throughout the state, job-related counseling for police officers and dedicated tran
Local officials are pushing for the implementation of new pretrial services in the community, meant to provide supervision for individuals released on bond, combat financial inequities in the court system and better ensure those accused.
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The Summit County Public Shooting Range is a free community resource that overlooks the impeccable Tenmile Range and brings in visitors from all over the region, including as far as Denver. But as surrounding residential areas, like Summit Cove and Keystone, have grown in size, the resource has become a source of contempt for many residents due to noise complaints.
That’s why Summit County hired sound consulting firm Siebein Associates, based in Florida, to conduct a study that evaluates noise challenges at the range and researches noise reduction strategies that could help mitigate the issue.
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At the Summit Board of County Commissioners work session meeting Tuesday, June 15, staff from the Summit County Housing Department unveiled a robust plan of short-, mid- and long-term strategies to help mitigate the affordable housing shortage.
The primary goal laid out by the county is to get 1,000 additional units on the market within the next 12 to 18 months by implementing some of the short-term strategies.
County officials and staff had mentioned in previous meetings that the workforce housing issue was of top concern and that it’s a complex problem that will take a multitude of strategies to solve.