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The Adams County Treasurer’s Office has a new satellite office located at the Adams County Human Services Center, 11860 Pecos St., Westminster. Hours of operation are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Services include property tax collection for all property classifications, senior exemption and property tax deferral assistance, mobile home ownership transfers and relocation services, and a free income tax preparation program for income-qualifying residents (Jan.–April).

The Adams County Board of Commissioners will host a town hall meeting open to all county residents on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6:30–8 p.m. at Bennett Senior High School, 610 7th St. Engage with the commissioners and county departments and listen to the conversations in your community.

NOTICE: Suncor Emergency Response Team will be conducting live fire training on Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. The live fire training will be conducted at the Plant 1 Fire Training grounds. During the training, there will likely be large flames and thick smoke produced. In the event of an actual emergency, all ERT training will cease and proper alarms will be sounded. For more information, contact Clinton Lawton, Fire Chief, at  [email protected].

Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff on Thursday, Sept. 14, on all public buildings statewide in memory of Arvada Firefighter Lieutenant Jim Schaefer. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.

The new Pete Mirelez Human Services Center at 11860 Pecos St., Westminster, CO 80234, opened to the public on Monday, Sept. 11. This new 315,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility brings together nearly 800 employees and the more than 500 residents they serve daily.

The following program functions will operate out of the new Human Services Center:

Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday, Sept. 11 in honor of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. This also is in recognition of Patriot Day, which was designated by Congress in 2001.

Road improvements and bridge repairs start soon

Expect delays on US 85 southbound at Colorado State Highway 7 / Bridge St. in Adams County through Saturday morning, Sept. 16 for Bridge Work. Crews are rehabilitating the bridge deck on US 85 southbound, requiring a single lane closure on the bridge. Motorists should prepare for delays.

LANE CLOSURE INFO:
Traffic will be restricted to one lane on US 85 southbound at Colorado State Highway 7/Bridge St. through 7:00 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 9.   The lane will reopen to traffic and close again starting 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10 through 7 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16.

NOTICE: Suncor Emergency Response Team will be conducting live fire training on Thursday, Sept. 7, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. The live fire training will be conducted at the Plant 1 Fire Training grounds. During the training, there will likely be large flames and thick smoke produced. In the event of an actual emergency, all ERT training will cease and proper alarms will be sounded. For more information, contact Clinton Lawton, Fire Chief, at  [email protected].