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Brighton discounts permit fees to spur newhome construction

BRIGHTON — Officials here are slashing permit fees and deferring other costs in an attempt to ignite the stagnant home construction business. Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical fees will be cut by 50 percent starting Dec. 1. Those reductions ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  19 Nov 2009

CSU team to develop levee guidelines

A water researcher at Colorado State University will design and build a levee-testing facility that will help lead to ways to prevent the type of devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded $1.7 million to a ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Army Corps of Engineers

Greeley mayoral race settled: Norton sworn in

Greeley swore in its new mayor Monday night, ending two weeks of speculation over who would lead the city, but at least three other races in the metro area are headed for a recount. Tom Norton, past president of the Colorado Senate and former head of ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  18 Nov 2009

Heenes plead guilty in balloon hoax

Richard and Mayumi Heene leave court in Fort Collins on Friday after pleading guilty to staging the balloon hoax. (Matt McClain, Getty Images ) FORT COLLINS — Richard and Mayumi Heene on Friday pleaded guilty to misleading deputies with a balloon hoax ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mayumi Heene,  Richard Heene,  Andrew Lewis

Mapleton School District's narrow bond-issue loss may cost it $32 million from state

Gabriel Ward, 6, a student at Highland Montessori in Thornton, works on a drawing using a clipboard because, his teacher says, there aren't enough desks or chairs for all the students. (Photos by RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post ) THORNTON — Tucked away in ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  14 Nov 2009

Balloon hoax parents plead guilty

and claimed their 6-year-old son Falcon was aboard a helium balloon they said was accidentally released from their yard. Police followed the balloon across eastern Colorado before it finally landed, without a child aboard. Falcon later emerged ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mayumi Heene,  Richard Heene

Federal Heights tax worries entertainment venues

FEDERAL HEIGHTS — Two of this small city's key entertainment venues — a strip club and family-friendly Water World — are worried that a new entertainment tax will cut into their business. Voters in Federal Heights last week approved tacking on a 4 ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  10 Nov 2009

Results of Greeley's mayoral race, Mapleton's bond issue and mill levy still unknown

It's Friday, but there are still unanswered questions about who and what won in Tuesday's general election. In Greeley, it is still too soon to say for sure that Tom Norton was elected mayor. Meanwhile, officials in the Mapleton school district just ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  6 Nov 2009

CSU study: Insulin levels may hold dementia key

Douglas Ishii, a professor at CSU, was the study's lead researcher. FORT COLLINS — Colorado State University researchers think insulin levels in the brain may be the key to understanding how some types of dementia progress. Low levels of both insulin ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Challenger takes decisive lead in bitter battle for Longmont council

of four council incumbents who seek to "Boulderize" Longmont. Witt was seen by supporters as more development-friendly. LONGMONT — Challenger Katie Witt was cruising to a decisive victory Tuesday night in a bitter fight over the Ward 2 City ...

From MONTE WHALEY, Denver Post,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Santos, Ltd.

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