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Submitted by the city of Littleton

A Littleton City Council subcommittee has announced the names of the three finalists who will interview for the vacant Littleton presiding judge position: James Anderson, Julie Anderson and T.J. Cole.

City Council is scheduled to interview the finalists in an executive session Aug. 30 and make an appointment Sept. 7. The swearing in is scheduled for Sept. 21.

A public reception for the candidates and their families is scheduled for Aug. 27 at the Littleton Center Community Room, 2255 W. Berry Ave., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Read the full article →

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Police Chief Donnie Perry

Greenwood Village Police Chief Donnie Perry announced he will be stepping down Sept. 3.

Perry said he was retiring because the time is right and that he wants to spend more time with his family, a source told The Villager Aug. 24.

Perry was appointed chief in 2006 after serving as interim chief about a year. He started in law enforcement with Arvada in 1986, joining the GVPD two years later.

Perry said on the city website that he considered himself as a coach and mentor.

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By Gary Massaro

MetCom Supervisor Neal Hoppe is one of the employees in the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority, West Douglas dispatch center to help the organization receive international accreditation. Photo by Andy Lyon, South Metro.

MetCom dispatchers can talk people through life-saving procedures for some emergency calls by following a script.

They have been so diligent on working on the technique that they have earned a selected accreditation for life-saving medical priority dispatch standards.

“With scripted telephone instructions for emergencies like heart attacks, choking, bleeding and childbirth, the medical priority dispatch system has been credited with helping to save thousands of lives,” according to Andy Lyon, South Metro Fire Rescue Authority spokesman. Read the full article →

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New and faster: Centennial city government

by editorial July 1, 2010 Government

By Joshua Cole CENTENNIAL — In danger of potentially costing its citizens millions of dollars in future roads or other projects, Centennial City Council approved, June 21, two policies giving Centennial city staff more autonomy and control over day-to-day tasks. Because the Council meets only once a week, the new policies will supposedly allow staff [...]

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Part of building code didn’t measure up, so Greenwood Village council revises it

by editorial June 17, 2010 Government

By Gary Massaro Greenwood Village has amended its building code from the ground up. That doesn’t mean the City Council has done a complete rewrite of the code. It means the Council has addressed what has become a problem – where to start measuring to determine eventual height of residential and commercial buildings. Council amended [...]

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The last goodbye: Greenwood Village bids final farewell to K-9 colleague Max

by editorial May 20, 2010 Government

By Gary Massaro There was one thing tougher than Max, the K-9 cop – an internal infection. Max died less than a week after he was honored with a retirement party from the Greenwood Village Police Department. Jeff Mulqueen, Max’s handler, notified colleagues by e-mail. Max was honored at a reception May 7. Officers and [...]

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Dog gone: Max, Greenwood Village’s K-9 cop, hangs up his badge

by editorial May 13, 2010 Front Page

By Gary Massaro The top dog of the Greenwood Village Police Department retired May 7. That would be Max, a 10-year-old German shepherd from Belgium who has served Greenwood Village for nine years. Max and Jeff Mulqueen have been partners from Day 1. Mulqueen volunteered for the job. Fellow officers gave Max a big sendoff [...]

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South Suburban voters approve mill levy extension

by editorial May 13, 2010 Front Page

By Gary Massaro South Suburban Parks and Recreation District voters agreed to extend a mill levy to help buy and maintain parks and trails. Voters also elected three board members to four-year terms. Voters overwhelmingly approved an extension of a mill levy. The vote was 15,057 to continue the levy and 7,608 to repeal it. [...]

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Littleton Council green lights police building

by editorial May 13, 2010 Government

Submitted by the City of Littleton The Littleton City Council voted unanimously May 4 to proceed on a project that will result in much-needed improvements to facilities for the Littleton Police Department at the Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Ave., starting with a new lighted parking lot southwest of the center, costing $194,397. The new [...]

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South Metro Fire Rescue voters put three on board

by editorial May 13, 2010 Front Page

Richard Sokol topped all candidates in the South Metro Fire Rescue board of directors election, May 4. In unofficial results, Sokol received 6,060 votes. He was elected to the board along with Dave Jackson, who received 5,056 votes, and Jim Olmsted, who received 4,358. Other candidates and their vote totals include: Stephen A. Barlow, 4,063; [...]

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