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Adams County Com-missioners Skip Fischer, Alice Nichol and Erik Hansen

sat down during their Feb. 16 board study session to discuss the county’s new gov-ernment center campus and their hopes and dreams for the future of the county.

You’ve all had about a month or so in this building. Tell me your impressions of it, being in here, working in here?

Skip Fischer: It’s large. People don’t realize how big the build-ing is until they start walking through it and see the differ-ence. It’s built obviously to grow for the future and obviously for phase 2 when we move the other people (human services) over. I think it turned out great. I think all of us are very proud of it. It

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Adams County Commissioners, from left, erik Hansen, Alice nichol and Skip Fischer believe the county’s new government campus is only the beginning of the promise and potential that is ahead for the county.

Commissioners see new government center as gateway to county’s bright future

turned out to be a very beautiful building. I think the citizens and taxpayers will be very pleased and very proud of it. But it isn’t extravagant, like perhaps the Taj Mahal over in Jefferson County is, but it’s something I like they’ll see is a value dollar wise. Alice Nichol: For myself, I’m really glad that I started in the old building. That was Brighton. That was the days of yesteryear when my dad would come and pay their taxes. This is the only county I’ve ever lived in, so I have a personal feel there. In that old building, we also had a communication that was very unique because we were close in, the employees, everybody. There was more of a camaraderie that we have to build over here. In this day and age of high tech, the more we need to communicate, the less we have an opportunity. Here, we have to make that op-portunity. I’m hoping that any-thing I do as a commissioner will still keep that small.town that ‘I’ll talk to you about it’ because you can’t solve anything unless we talk about it. It never gets solved through e-mails or Facebook. While we’re in the 21st century and rightfully so and we embrace

all of the modern technology that we’ve got to work with, I’m hoping I, personally will keep the small-town touch that Brighton was because it’s growing, too. Keep that in my day-to-day in the time that I have to serve as a county commissioner.Erik Hansen: The building itself is emblematic of the transfor-mation that Adams County has gone through in the past couple of decades, particularly the last 10 years. We now have emerged as a pretty large and diverse county, and our needs are differ-ent and we need a facility that was going to be able to meet those needs and also something that I think the community can be proud of as a symbol of where Adams County has come. That’s probably the most important message I can send about the building is what it means to people in that regard. In terms of what it means to me, person-ally, working here, it’s a little bit unique because I don’t have the perspective of having worked in the old building. My only per-spective is someone who went there for official government purposes. The contrast is rather stark because you did feel some-

times that things were rather crowded in the old building. This has a much more optimistic feel about it, I guess you could say, than the previous building and I think that’s a good thing. In ad-dition to that, I think it helps the employees, too. If you’re work-ing in a facility where you have plenty of room to work in and it feels good being here, I think your morale as an employee is going to be better, too.

Alice and Skip, you do have a different perspective from Erik, being a new commissioner, because you saw this from the planning to actually becoming reality? Was there ever a point in that process where you said “Boy, I don’t if this is going to happen? Can we make this reality?”

Fischer: When the economy started to change, the land was already bought and the plans al-ready made. The engineering and architect work had already started when the economy started to tank. You started to wonder ‘Is this is a good time or should we stop it?’ As a matter of fact, what happens with the downturn of an economy is you get a better

value for your dollar. A lot of the businesses would bid on things, even though they weren’t making money, to keep their employees. The price came down and we actually ended up saving money. That’s not only happened with this building but it happened with transportation projects. Highway projects and stuff were coming in around 70 percent of the esti-mated cost because the downturn in the economy was there and the stimulus money became available. It was time to do those things. No stimulus money was ever used on this building but, actually it was, because it was the taxpayers dol-lars and we employed about 500 people at the time of construc-tion. That’s 500 jobs for Adams County at time when a lot of busi-nesses were going broke, a lot of people were getting laid off, there wasn’t any jobs any place. We had about the only public works project going on in the whole metropolitan area, at one time the whole state. The way it played out, after doing the research on it, it was still the time to do that. It was a good decision.

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Adams County leaders held a definite vision for their new govern-ment campus.

They wanted a facility that was striking but not ostenta-tious. They wanted the center-piece of their new campus to be symbolic of not only where the county has been but also where it’s going. And they wanted a building that would stand the test of the time. The job of incorporating all those elements into one collab-orative design fell in the hands of veteran architect Ala Hason. Hason, who until recently was part of Gensler Architects, led the team that designed the county’s new, 330,000-square-foot government building. Hason said, first and fore-most, the goal behind the de-sign of the new building was to effectively reunite the county’s employees, who were spread out in leased facilities across the county. “The biggest goal of the project was to create a one-stop shop,” Hason said. “One place for the citizens to do their business, where they can get their registration for a car, pay taxes, all of that in one consoli-dated building. The vision of the county when they purchased the site, which is almost 100 acres, it’s the place of the future of the county services to be in one place.” Beyond creating a building that logistically could accom-modate the majority of county employees under one roof [Adams County Human Services will have a separate building on the campus in the future], Ha-son said the secondary goal was to create a building that served as a strong representation of the county. They wanted the facility to offer a warm sense of welcome rather than the muted stoicism of many government buildings. After visitors walk through the front doors of the building into a spacious lobby and – per-haps, find out where they need to go with the help of a com-puterized kiosk – they will find

Government center designed with residents in mindmost of the services they need right on the first floor with open service counters. “It’s very open for cus-tomers to feel like they are welcome there to do their business,” he said. The county outgrew its former building on South Fourth Avenue in just 35 years. County officials are proud to say they believe their new building will last 100 years. Hason said that not only meant providing enough space to accommodate future growth. “As we know business styles keep on evolving and chang-ing so the building has the infrastructure in it – in terms of telecom and technology – that would accommodate any changes they need to do for the future to keep up with chang-es,” he said.

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They chose building materi-als that would physically

allow the building to hopefully survive for a century. “We had in mind to create a building that’s not too expen-sive to maintain and also use materials that are very durable that will withstand the test of time as well,” Hason said. The county wanted the building to be a representation of the county from its agricul-tural heritage to its promising future as a hub for new in-novation including renewable energies. They dubbed it “a look toward the future with a nod to the past.” Hason used a book written by local historian Albin Wager, commemorating the 2002 centennial of the county, as his guide to the area’s past. “The materials of the build-ing, from the outside, is mainly stone and brick, very earthy materials,” Hason said. He added that they tried to take advantage of the breath-taking views of the Rocky Mountains to the west. The nuances of the interior

design of the building may escape some but Hason said the first floor is designed to give the feel of a train sta-tion –a tribute to the county’s historical status as the connec-tion point of the last stretch of railroad between the east and west, which was placed in Adams County. The wooden service counters are designed to be reminiscent of wooden canopies in train sta-tions, the window slots behind the counters are akin to the sight of passing train windows – even the interspersed, rectan-gular black floor tiles are meant to symbolize railroad ties. The front entrance canopy to the building was designed to resemble a farmer’s sprinkler pivot – a nod to the county’s continued farm economy. The exterior design of the building is known as “sophisticated prai-rie.” The clock tower outside the building is modeled after a wind turbine tower. “Adams County is very unique,” Hason said. “The west side of it is very agricultural, farming in terms of vegetables and supplies as opposed to the east side which is more of a prairie and large.scale farming, wheat and corn. We were try-ing to mix the two of them in (building) materials.” While the building has flare and a strong touch of elegance, Hason said they worked hard to find a balance that wouldn’t make the building too grandi-ose and stray from the values of the county. The building, which ob-tained LEED silver certification, has a number of sustainable features. Hason said they didn’t want to make the center “a test-ing ground.” The center’s sus-tainable features are well.tested elements, come from a place of cost efficiency and adding value to the building. Those low-impact develop-ment features are some of the parts of the building that make its designer most proud. For ex-ample, they minimized water-consuming grassy landscapes and used natural grass in its place. “We stayed away from

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expensive materials that don’t last a long time and watched the cost of the construction as well as bigger volumes like two-story, six-story atriums that really don’t

mean anything to the building,” he said. “That’s how we kept the balance between a simple build-ing and, at the same time, a sym-bolic building for the county.”

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enue source to do this. Certainly, with the economy being the way it was, we might have said ‘How are we going to pay for this?’ Skip is right that it was the major project at that time and we got good deals because, again, people needed to get to work. It really served a purpose.

Erik, during your campaign, you talked about your vision for the Intersate 76 corridor in Brighton becoming a regional mecca, something similar to the Denver Tech Center. Is the Adams County Government Center a good first step to seeing that happen?

Hansen: I do think that this building, in and of itself, and the potential land use around it has the opportunity to be an economic catalyst. I could see a business park or other industries that would want to be close to something like this. And of course you’ll have other businesses that will want to be out here as well in the very least to service the people who work out here. I do believe that along this whole (76 and Highway 85) corridor – this is kind of right on the knuckle of that – it could potentially be huge long term, in the decades to come.

Alice, as a lifelong Adams County resident, this is really going to reshape the county and it’s really going to reshape Brighton and how people think about Brighton, too?

Nichol: It is. I have that institu-tional memory because it’s the only place I’ve ever lived. I’ve watched growth all around me and I’ve watched everything hap-pening up out here in Brighton. For the future, everything’s com-ing into place, like a circle. Like I said, I remember Dad came up here, took him all day to come up here and pay his taxes and he’d chew the bull and everything while the women were at home getting the market order. I come from that. To see now where we’re going here with all these interchanges, which we’re acces-sible from anywhere and quickly, too – and, again, all the growth that will come around us in due time. It’s exciting. I hope I live long enough to see a lot (of it).

Fischer: When you look at a map,

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the board of commissioners believe the new government campus conference center will provide a regional draw for organizations in need of large, meeting space.

geographically, it has to be just a tremendous location. I’d like to see an R&D park build across the road and start bringing people here. A lot of people keeping talking about rooftops. I’d rather see an R&D park built like Hunter Douglas built over there in the Thornton for example and bring businesses here. I think if you get businesses here first, the jobs here, good.paying jobs, eventually you’re going to have the housing market come in. The house mar-ket is going to take a little while longer to recover than the rest of the economy, unfortunately. That’s just the way it is.

As you go through the building and have got a chance to explore, tell me what you like the best about it. What stands out to you?

Hansen: I like the conference center because I think it’s an op-portunity to bring the community to the building. It becomes kind of a people’s complex at that point. I could envision not just county events but also bringing in people from the outside, other organiza-tions, other governments, people participating. I think that’s a really nice piece of this building that, frankly, I didn’t know existed be-cause I wasn’t that involved in the specifics of the planning. I think that was a very forward-thinking aspect to the building.

Nichol: It’s taking some getting used to. I have to be honest about that because I worked in the other building for six years. Only because in order to really com-municate with somebody, I have to make that extra effort. But I’m going to do that. A little bit getting used to. Now, in a sense, it feels like I’ve been here the whole time. It doesn’t take much. It’s like any transition in your life.

Fischer: You get trained in knowing where things are at, especially in the other building where I spent a long period of time, almost three decades. I still don’t know where some of the different departments are. It’s just going to take some time to actually go to different depart-ments. I think the public will find that, too. They can always ask information. They can go to the kiosk. We’re going to have to walk around and find those things. I like the extra rooms in the conference center down there. They’ll be under-utilized right now, one may think, but there’s always an opportunity to have the public come in and use it for events.

Tell me each of your visions for the county, past you, when you folks have moved on?

Nichol: I’m hoping that we have

young and upcoming leaders in the future that will continue to keep Adams County going forward and really appreciate the older generation and all the foundations that have been laid in place with this building, the perception where we want to go. I don’t care who they are. I’m looking for people who will just continue to lead this county for the people. Who knows what the future holds? We are on the right track right now, I feel. The county has come so far. We have a wonderful working relation-ship with all our cities. I hope we go forward and, whoever leads from then on, I hope we don’t go backwards, politically or any other way.

Fischer: I think as we prepared for the future by our thoughts and our vision, we planned to project that out there that the foundation’s laid now. Alice is right. No matter who becomes the leaders in the future, the youth may perhaps have differ-ent ideas than us, the foundation is laid for them to grow and change as the county changes. It’s going to change very fast once the economy turns around. Nobody has a crystal ball as to what’s going to happen but it’s in place now for whatever the future holds for the leaders to build on for the next 50 to 100

years. And I think that’s impor-tant.

Hansen: I think that Adams County has a lot of opportunity ahead of it because a lot of what we’ve already talked about. I think really one of the biggest opportunities for growth and development and jobs are in Adams County for the next 20 years. I think it’s incumbent upon us that we help shepherd the county through that period of transition and I think that’s kind of where we are at right now, a period of transition. In many ways what we are is the linkage between the urbanized Denver metro area and more agricultural roots of the eastern and northeastern plains. That puts us in somewhat of a unique position in order to be able to encourage and provide the perspective from both of those elements, which is very different perspectives on what’s appropri-ate. I think there’s a lot of good thing ahead for Adams County. We just need to make sure we put in the right systems and the right people to get us through that transitionary period. And I think we’ll be where we need to be. It’s the Adams County of the future that has so much promise ahead of it.

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A small group of eager employees initiated the Adams County

Sustainability Program in 2009. The program was created to enhance aware-ness, encourage sustainable business practices and foster a culture of environmental health for employees and residents. The goals of the program are to save taxpay-er dollars and preserve the environment. The cornerstone of the county’s sustainability sro-gram is the resolution to ap-prove Adams County sustain-ability, adopted by the board of county commissioners. The resolution is the guid-ing document for developing and implementing policies, procedures, guidelines and strategic goals to fulfill the county’s current needs without compromising the environment for future gen-erations. “We have been encour-aged by the growing sup-port of elected officials and employees to advance the county’s sustainability pro-gram over the past year and a half,” said Adrienne Dorsey, sustainability coordinator. “The driving force behind these efforts is the county’s ‘Green Champions,’ a volun-teer team of 31 employees.” Adams County received a $683,800 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Depart-ment of Energy in August 2009, boosting the county’s sustainability efforts. The EECBG Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provides grants to help municipalities and counties develop and implement sus-tainability projects and pro-grams. Through this fund-ing, the county hired Dorsey as county sustainability coordinator to implement a formal recycling program for all county buildings, develop a sustainability plan for county operations and complete an energy audit at

Adams County has green way of thinkingselect county facilities. “We are initiating a number of exciting projects to improve the economic and environmental sustain-ability of the various county-operated buildings,” Dorsey said. “One priority is our countywide recycling pro-gram that uses single-stream recycling, so all recyclables can be tossed into a single bin. The recycling program in seven county buildings will save the county more than $3,425 annually. Our goal is to have recycling in place in all county-operated buildings by December 2011.” Prior to the move to the new government center, employees reduced, reused and recycled excess paper and supplies to significantly decrease the amount of materials that had to be handled and stored. In November and December, employees filled 1,213 boxes, 106, 100-pound bags and 43, 64-gallon totes with paper items for recycling by Shred-It. Employees at the admin-istration building recycled over 3.5 tons of mixed recy-clables during the first two weeks of January. Several de-partments donated surplus supplies to School District 27J in Brighton, including nearly 1,000 notebooks and three boxes of file folders. The Adams County Detention Center will soon be undergoing an energy ef-ficiency upgrade. An energy audit identified the Deten-tion Center as the county facility that could yield the highest immediate cost and energy savings. The county will be leveraging EECBG dol-lars and rebates to save more than $200,000 and annually reduce the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere by 2,580 tons. The Green Champions continue to identify new priorities to reduce water, electricity and natural gas consumption in county facili-ties, promote transportation alternatives and decrease us-age of county fleet vehicles.

Community Garden Project Tri-County Health De-partment recently awarded an $81,501 grant to Adams County to renovate a com-munity garden area adjacent to the Adams County Head Start Sunshine Center, at 7111 E. 56th Ave. in Com-merce City. The goal of the project is to increase ac-cess to fresh, healthy foods for families with children enrolled in the Head Start Program and encourage children, parents and com-munity volunteers to experi-ence gardening. The Adams County Parks and Commu-nity Resources Department, Adams County Head Start Program and Denver Urban Gardens Project are partners in the project. Adams County received this grant from Tri-County

Health as part of a $3 million grant program for local gov-ernments and school districts across Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. These funds support policy, systems and environmental change to pro-mote healthy eating and ac-tive living. These grant funds come from a $10.5 million, two-year grant Tri-County Health received as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Commu-nities Putting Prevention to Work through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Renovations to the com-munity garden site will be completed by Adams County Parks maintenance staff, Denver Urban Gardens and community volunteers. Site renovations including a new walkway leading to the garden, two new sheds, new fencing and upgrades to the

irrigation system should be ready next month. Once construction on the site is complete, children, par-ents, teachers and community volunteers will help plant crops in the garden such as pumpkins, squash, peppers, carrots, rasp-berries, strawberries and herbs. Families will be able to take home garden-fresh fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables harvested from the garden will also be used in school lunches and donated to the food bank located in the same building. “We encourage the com-munity to get involved with this project,” said Dorsey. “We welcome volunteers to help create walkways, paint sheds and engage children in garden-related tasks.” All volunteers must pass a criminal background check. For information, contact Dorsey at 720-523-6287 or [email protected].


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Pam Bailey, Sue Bauser-man, Mary Thompson. Cindy Schissler and Donna Slagel share

more than 180 years of combined service as employees of Adams County. And, while that number alone is impressive, it is a smaller more unique number that binds the group of women together. Three. Thefivewomenarepartofarare group that has called all three of the county’s past administra-tion buildings home. First, the administration building at 22 S. Fourth Ave. (now home to the city of Brighton), then the recently vacated administration building at Fourth Avenue and Jessup Street and the brand new building on the southern edge of Brighton. Whenthefivesatdownina spacious conference room of the new facility to reminisce, the memoriesfloodedout.Andtheyall start in that small building at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Bridge Street.

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“It was a tiny thing,” remem-bers Bailey.

“Cozy, it was warm and cozy,” Schissler interjects. “It wasn’t warm where I was,” counters Thompson, who started out a switchboard operator for the county. “Well, you were right in front

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County employees, from left, Cindy schissler, mary Thompson, sue Bauserman, pam Bailey and Donna slagel are a part of Adams County history. They have worked in the past three county administration buildings.

of the front door,” Schissler re-plies with a laugh. “I know,” Thompson exclaims. “I had a window desk where I could open the window,” Slagel adds. “We didn’t even have win-dows,” says Bauserman, who has workedinthefinancedepart-ment for 35 ½ years. “Ours was on the inside – a little cubby hole.” “Thefloorscreakedsobad,”Schissler says. “No one could sneak up on you ever,” Thompson adds. “It was great.” On and on they go, conjuring up their fond recollections of the building. “I went back last week or the week before that just to go back and walk around at the place where I grew,” says Slagel, who is coming up on her 39th year in the county assessor’s building. “It’s changed. But it was just interest-ing to go back and look around.” “I can still smell that build-ing. I can still hear that building,” Schissler adds. “When I went back, like the radiator heat, you could tell that it was on,” Slagel says. “It was like ‘Ah, yeah, I remember that.’” Thefirstbuildingholdsaspecial place in all of their hearts. “Itwasmyfirstjob,myfirstreal, grown-up job,” Schissler says. “I used to get out of (high) school at 2:30 and go over and sit there in the little vault in the basement – we had one little window in there–andwewouldalphafileeverything and we would numeric

fileallthoselicenseplates.Thatwas what I did.” Schissler started out on a part-time basis for the county in the clerkandrecorder’soffice.Shehas spent the past 16 years in the treasurer’soffice. It was a time before comput-ers. Even the copy machine was a fairly new commodity. “We had one copy machine that we got,” Bailey says. “It was onthesecondfloorthere,backbythe kitchen area.” Most of the time they still used carbon paper. Thompson was responsible for all the phone calls getting where they needed to.

“It was one number for the whole county,” Thompson says, holdingupasinglefingertoil-lustrate the extraordinariness of a single line. “And Mary routed all those calls,” Schissler adds. “I did. ‘You want who?” Thompson jokes as the rest of the ladies laugh.

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Then, in 1976, they moved to the county’s new building at

Fourth and Jessup. It was an excit-ing time. “We were up town,” Thomp-son says. “We had a new building,

tallest building (six stories) in town.” There was new carpet, tele-phones,floorswerecolorcoatedso employees would know where togetofftheelevatorsat. “It was just exciting to move into the new building,” Bailey adds. Thebuildinghadafourth.floorcafeteria and other novelties of the day. “It used to have a sick room, do you remember that room?” Slagel asks. “If you got sick at work, you could go in there. It had a cot in there. “A bed,” Bailey adds. “We used to have one lady that would just go in there and take a nap,” Slagel remembers. “Where’s Edna?” they would ask each other. “Look up in the sick room. There she would be, napping.” It was hard to imagine the county would ever need a new building, let alone a new campus. “With me, it wasn’t so much ‘Is this building going to last 100 years?” Thompson adds. “It’s like ‘Oh, I’m not going to be here that long.’” “You can’t picture yourself be-ing here that long at that point in your life,” Bauserman says. Bailey, who has spent her Adams County career in the countyattorney’soffice,thought,at best, the county would some

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As they share memories, they mention dozens of names

– former county employees and supervisors who left, retired or passed away. “The characters that we’ve all worked with in the different departments,” Schissler remem-bers. “So many people have died and it’s just sad,” Bailey adds. “History goes,” Bauserman says. “Do you remember Mavis when she would do her civil defense exercises and she would go out of the building in a pith helmet,” Thompson asks? “That was great.” “She took her job very seri-ously,” Slagel adds. “Neat people,” Schissler says. “A lot of them.” The move to the building was bittersweet. But the chaos of packing left only a few precious moments to be sentimental. “I kind of paused the last time I was in my office thinking “Oh, I’ll be back next week to get phones,” Thompson says. “I never made it back.” “I hung on to my office key un-til the very last minute when we were here and the treasurer came and said ‘I’ve got to have your key,’ Schissler says. “’What if I want to go back?” she thought? “I kept my key, too, until they came to get it,” Bailey adds. “I mean I can’t use it or anything. But still it’s just something I’ve had for 25 years.” Keys have been replaced with encoded security badges that they wear around their necks on lanyards. All admit it takes a little getting used to.

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And there are the inevitable items that need to be un-

earthed after a move. “I’m still looking for stuff,” Thompson says. They are, however, com-plimentary, of the speed and efficiency of the company that handled the county’s move. Thompson said it was a complicated process because, as

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The historic Adams County Courthouse, bottom, was home to the county until 1977 when they moved into a new administration building on south Fourth Avenue, center, and that served as home until the county’s new government campus was completed in 2010.

part of the telecommunications department, they weren’t just moving their own things but help-ing others move as well. “My office is getting there,” she says. “But it’s a challenge.”

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Schissler, as a member of the Builder User Committee that

oversaw the move planning, got familiar with the new building early on in the construction process. “I made so many trips over here during the building phase. I even walked through the walls before they put the dry wall up,” she says. “I said ‘I started in the first building. I worked in the second building. My main goal is to walk through the walls of the new building so I can say I did.’” “It was important for me for everybody in our office to own this building before they got here,” she adds. “I’d bring back little pieces of the cabinetry and little pieces of carpet. Anything I could pick when I was out here that wasn’t stealing. Own it, feel it, touch it, this is yours. That was fun to be part of what’s going to be left behind when I leave.” The size of the new building is intimidating. “This building is so big that you have to plan a half-hour to get to an office and then do your busi-ness, then a half-hour to get back, humungous,” Bauserman says. “You miss the interaction of the employees,” Schissler says. “People that you know, saying ‘Hi,” Slagel adds. “Even in the elevators I’m not seeing very many people,” Schissler says. “I always take the stairs,” Sla-gel says. “We have stairs?” Schissler jokes. Driving a little farther has taken some adjustment. “That was home,” Thompson says. “I was mile and a half from the building. Now I have a com-mute (about six miles). I whine about it.” “I was six blocks (away), now it’s 6 ½ miles,” Bauserman says. “I could walk home.” “Well, you could now,” Thomp-son replies “It’d just take you forever.” “I wouldn’t get home in time to come back,” Bauserman says. “Every time when I drive by that building on my way here, I think ‘I should be here already,’” Schissler adds.

“You have to fight the car to try and go in there,” Bauserman adds.

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After this long with the county, the inevitable question is

when will they all retire.Thompson is the only one with a clear.cut answer. “362 days,” she says firmly. To the others, it’s still unclear. “No idea, I haven’t really thought about it,” Slagel says. “The benefits are so good, it’s hard to quit,” Bauserman adds. “I reach my rule of 70 in Octo-ber but considering I’m still only 39, I can’t take my pension until my 65, 67,” Schissler says with tongue planted firmly in cheek.” “I like my job here,” Bailey says. “You could double.dip. You could take that chance. You could get your retirement here and go work somewhere else. But, what if you hate that other job?” “Who wants to look for it in the first place?” Slagel adds. It’s more than a job for them now. This is their family. They’ve shared so much together. They’ve seen the world change. “Sept. 11,” they echo. “Came to work that day, you could walked into the building and, yeah, go the office, not a word was said,” Slagel says. “Columbine,” Bailey adds. “My daughter was really close to that, working at a law firm down there,” Thompson says. “They shut down that whole city.” Their time at the Adams County has helped shape the people they are today. “On the whole, I think we all agree Adams County’s pretty cool,” Thompson says. “It’s a good place.” “And this building is beautiful,” Bailey says. “Yeah, the county is in the news a lot lately and in the past but, you know what? Maybe we’re stronger for it and things will im-prove no matter what happens,” Thompson says. “But Adams County’s good. We have a lot of good people.” Their own lives have unfolded over the past 30-plus years. “Within our own lives, we’ve gotten married, had kids, di-vorced, this, that,” Thompson says. “Grandkids,” Schissler adds. “Our whole lives,” Thompson says. “Intertwined with Adams County,” Schissler finishes.

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Brighton and Adams County have always shared a special rela-tionship.

Thefirstmeetingofthecountycommissionersofthenewly-incorporated Adams County was Dec. 4, 1902, in Brighton. And while both have changed and grown in 100-plus years, Brighton has always been intertwined with Adams County not just terri-torially but becauseofits stand-ing as the county seat. The location ofAdamsCounty’s new, dynamic govern-ment campus not only solidi-fiestheconnectionbetweenthetwoentitiesformany,many years to come but it also promises to be instrumental in reshaping the way many people see Brighton. “We’re really pleased that itispartofournewgatewaytothecityfromthesouth,”Brighton Mayor Dick McLean says. He points out the con-fluenceofmajorroadways,including E-470, Interstate 76 and 120th Avenue, that make it, notonlyanidealspotforthecounty,butforfuturedevelop-ment. “We’re very happy they arethereandit’sabeautifulpieceofpuzzlethat’scomingtogether,”McLeanadds. Arrangingthosepuzzlepiecesfallslargelyontheshouldersofcommunitydevel-opment director Marv Falcon-burg. Falconburg has spent nearly two decades, helping shapethevisionofBrighton’sfuturedevelopment. “Itredefinesthesouthgateway to Brighton in a way that anchors Brighton’s posi-tionoffI-76,”Falconburgsaid.“Ifyoulook,youcanseethenewgovernmentcampusfordevelopment.Youcanseeitoff

Brighton sees opportunities with new development

E-470, Sable (Boulevard) and it’s going to open up a whole newvenuefordevelopmentopportunities. ThesouthernedgeofBrighton has long been an un-tapped development corridor forBrighton.Thelackofinfra-structure to the area inhibited itsdevelopmentforyears. “When the county decided to locate here, which they feltwasagreatopportunityto position themselves to do whatever they needed to do fortheircampus,wehadtomake some strategic decisions as to ‘how are we going to get sewerandwaterdownthere?’”Brighton city administrator Manuel Esquibel said. The city invested more than $10 million in water and sewerinfrastructuretothearea($700,000forthecountycampus alone). Esquibel said

thecitywillbereimbursedforthat investment by continued development. The economic windfallfromthedevelopmentwilllikelyfarsurpassthecostoftheimprovements. “Making that commitment to get sewer and water there, it not only provided sewer and waterusageforthatcampusitselfbutultimatelyisgoingtoallowforthisfuturegrowthtotake place into what we believe is going to be the next tech center,thenorthtechcenterofthearea,”Esquibelsaid. “It’sgoingtooffersomeop-portunities, land-use wise, that wedon’thavetoday,”Esquibelsaid. “It’s going to be very ben-eficial,”headded. The Adams Crossing mixed-use development will eventu-ally surround the government campus. Developers envision Adams Crossing as a “live,

work,playcommunity,”whichcould be a workplace to some 6,500 employees and home to an estimated 5,500 residents onthemorethan600acresofland. Falconburg said having the government campus now open, bustling with daily activity, makes the vision much clearer than any map or conceptual drawing ever could. “I’m not sure everyone re-ally has yet grasped the scale ofwhatcanhappenaroundit,”he said. “As we try to honor the rural neighbors and work with them, there’s going to be 650 acresofmixed-usedevelop-ment down there long term. “It’s a huge opportunity that we need to take advantage of,”headded. With their partnership se-curedforthelong-termfuture,Adams County and Brighton

look ahead to a bright outlook. Interestingly, Brighton and Adams County’s symbiotic re-lationship has meant that the city has usually taken over the county’sformerbuildings.Thecity’s current home at Fourth Avenue and Bridge Street was once home to Adams County. The city plans to move into the county’s now-vacated admin-istration building at Fourth Avenue and Jessup Street in 2011. And,ifsomedaythecityhas the opportunity to move intothecounty’snewfacility,McLean jokes that will be just fine,too. “I asked them when they would be vacating that new building because we have a habitofmovingintotheiroldbuildings,”McLeansaid.“It’sprobably going to be about 100 years.

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Brighton Mayor Dick McLean was on hand to greet the Adams County board of commissioners and congratulate the county on the opening of its new facility Jan.19.

Shared Vision: S-8 A look to the future WedneSday, March 16, 2011

The new Adams County Government Center not only brings many of the county services back together under one roof. It also puts them in one convenient spot for residents

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The Clerk and Recorder’s Office records documents, files maps, issues marriage

licenses, registers voters, handles elections and prepares and issues motor vehicle titles and license plates. The clerk and record-er’s office is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service to county residents by serving citizens in three vital departments—elections, motor vehicle titles and registrations and real estate recording. “We believe in providing ac-curate, prompt and courteous ser-vice to residents and businesses of Adams County,” said Karen Long, clerk and recorder. “We strive to conduct ourselves with the

utmost integrity and professional-ism and look forward to serving you in the near future.” The office provides extended office hours, 7 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, except holidays.

Elections The elections office processes and maintains new voter regis-trations and changes to current voter registrations, provides de-tailed as well as statistical reports and forwards voter records and election history and abstracts to the Secretary of State’s Office. There are 232,145 registered vot-ers in Adams County as of Dec. 31, 2010. Visit the elections website at www.adamscountyelections.org or www.govotecolorado.com.

Real Estate Recording The clerk and recorder’s office records and files real estate documents, maps, marriage licenses and various other public documents using

modern, up-to-date recording technology. A grantor/grantee index for search and retrieval of recorded documents is available and the office can provide cop-ies to the public upon payment and request. Document-related requests may be sent to the Adams County Clerk and Re-corder, PO Box 5012, Brighton, Colorado 80601-8203.

Motor Vehicle Titles and Registration Adams County residents are now able to renew most types of license plates online at www.colorado.gov or by mail. Mo-tor vehicle offices now accept credit cards for motor vehicle transactions. Marriage licenses are also issued at each of the five motor vehicle offices. The license is valid for 30 days after issuance and may be used any-where in the state of Colorado.Clerk and RecorderAdams County Government

Center4430 South Adams County ParkwayFirst Floor, Suite E2400Brighton, CO 80601-8203720-523-6020720-523-6009 (fax)

Motor Vehicle Office Locations:Main Office - BrightonAdams County Government Center4430 South Adams County Parkway, Suite E2001Brighton, CO 80601-8215720-523-6010 Fax: 720-523-6011Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-day through Friday, except holidays

Aurora Motor Vehicle3449 N. Chambers Road, Suite AAurora, CO. 80010 Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-day through Friday, except holidays

Commerce City Motor Vehicle4201 E. 72nd Ave. Suite. ACommerce City, CO 80022 Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-day through Friday, except holidays

North Pecos Motor Vehicle(formerly Northridge Motor Vehicle)12200 Pecos St., Westminster, CO, 80234 Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-day Friday, except holidays

Watkins Motor VehicleFront Range Airport5150 Front Range Parkway No. GWatkins, CO, 80137 Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon-day through Friday, except holidaysClosed: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Westminster Motor Vehicle8452 Federal Blvd.Westminster, CO, 80031 Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-day through Friday

Karen Long

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“When Adams County citizens walk in the door unemployed, we help

them find jobs,” said Anne Hebert, business services su-pervisor. “Of those we train, 70 percent find work related to an area in which they’ve been trained.” The Workforce and Busi-ness Center served 76,498 customers in 2010 and worked with 373 employ-ers from July 2009 through June 2010. Currently, Adams County has the highest per-centage of unemployment in the metro area at 10 percent. Denver is a close second at 9.8 percent, while the state average is at 8.6 percent.

Employment Services Workforce and Business CenterGetting people back to work

Clerk & Recorder’s Office: Serving a Variety of Needs

The center provides train-ing solutions to help job seek-ers gain marketable skills, including classes, workshops, career coaching and comput-er tutorials. Scholarships are available for adults and youth. The Adams County Work-force and Business Center sponsors events throughout the year to give employers and job seekers the opportu-nity to connect. On May 11, 2011, the WBC will host the annual Logistics and Manu-facturing Career Expo at the Adams County Regional Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. KUSA, Channel 9 news, is a co-spon-sor of the event and will host a Jobline 9 call-in during their morning broadcast the day before and a live broadcast

the day of the event. To register for classes and workshops or apply for scholar-ships, contact the Workforce and Business Center at 720-523-6900. Individuals interested in using Colorado Workforce System resources may register online at www.connectingcolorado.com or visit one of the two locations in Adams County:

Adams County Government Center4430 South Adams County ParkwayFirst Floor, Suite W5000Brighton, CO 80601

3538 Peoria St., Suite 511Aurora, CO 80010Phone: 303-363-9380Fax: 303-363-9381

What’s Inside? Wednesday, March 16, 2011 A look to the future s-9


Some may ask ‘Isn’t it hard working for an of-fice that is in the busi-

ness of taking away people’s homes?’ “That is not true; in fact, we help people,” said Public Trustee Carol Snyder. “I have been in quite a few meetings where people have cried. It is a very sad thing because they are in the process of losing the largest single investment they will make in their life-

time, their home,” explained Snyder. “But it is not the pub-lic trustee taking their home away.” The pub-lic trustee is there to help by act-ing as a neu-tral inter-mediate party between lender and borrower. The employees of the public trustee’s office are not attorneys and cannot

provide legal advice. However, they do educate borrowers about their legal rights and help them understand their options. Compassionate staff provide excellent customer service and understanding while referring people to re-sources such as a free hotline for HUD questions. Snyder pointed out that it is important to open all mail received from the public trustee’s office. “We are not bill collectors but are providing useful infor-mation and notices of rights for homeowners who find themselves in peril of losing their home.” The current economic and job loss conditions have con-tributed to many new foreclo-sures. “When you don’t have a job, or have to take a job at half your former salary, it is very difficult to make a house pay-ment,” said Snyder. “The good news is that the number of

foreclosures in Adams County has been going down since the record high of 6,210 in 2007. In 2010 the number of foreclo-sures decreased to 4,761.” The office has seen more foreclosures on non-residen-tial properties such as ho-tels, small retail centers and undeveloped subdivision land. It has become more difficult for owners of these types of properties to get new loans or to restructure existing loans. This is especially tough information for Adams County after experiencing rapid growth in the commercial/retail sector over the past several years. These busi-nesses contribute substantial amounts of property and sales taxes to support local schools and community services. “We have seen more hom-eowners able to ‘cure’ defaults on their home loans (bringing their mortgages current), thus avoiding foreclosure auction,”

said Snyder. “This is partly be-cause homeowners are more aware of their legal rights and options, and are seeking assistance from HUD-certified housing counselors to avoid foreclosure.” Snyder cautions all hom-eowners potentially facing foreclosure not to pay anyone for help to get a loan modi-fication or avoid foreclosure. This service is offered free of charge by the Adams County Housing Authority and the Colorado Foreclosure Hotline. The number of new foreclosures is also declin-ing because lenders are more willing to work with hom-eowners to restructure loans and give them an opportunity to participate in federal and state foreclosure “timeout” programs. For more informa-tion, call 720-523-6250 or visit us online at www.adcogov.org and click on Foreclosure Information.

Carol Snyder

The Buffalo Run Golf Course is one of the metro area’s few British links-style courses, featuring rolling greens, deep bunkers and gorgeous viewsof the Rocky Mountain Front Range. With five sets of tees to accommodate all levels of play, the course has hosted several prestigious professional events and is home to the Bison Grill — a perfect place to dine, have happy hour or share in a 19th-hole refreshment.

With 27-square miles of lakes, wetlands, prairie grasslands and woodlands, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is one of the

largest urban wildlife refuges in the United States. Come take a tour and see where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is the only major league sports stadium outside the downtown Denver core. Home to the 2010 Major League Soccer Champion Colorado Rapids, the 18,000-seat stadium and surrounding soccer fields combine to form the world’s largest soccer complex. The Rapids open their 2011 season Saturday, March 19.

Commerce City is home to a wide range of recreational opportunities, some less than eight miles from the new Government Center building.

For more information: www.c3gov.com

“CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GREAT NEW FACILITYSERVING THE CITIZENS OF ADAMS COUNTY”

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The Adams County Planning and Development Department and the public works department are conveniently located on the first floor of the new government center.

As 350,000 new residents move into Adams County within the next 25 years, it is important to plan for future transportation needs. The transportation plan guides the implementation of the county’s transportation needs through the year 2020. The Adams County Compre-hensive Plan guides future land use regulations, public improvements and needed partnerships near the two transit stations to be located in unincorporated Adams County along the proposed FasTracks Gold Line. This will maximize ridership on the transit line while minimizing traffic im-pacts to surrounding neighbor-hoods. The growth we are ex-pecting requires strategic planning. Adams County has taken a lead role in creating a countywide housing plan by taking a proactive look at current housing conditions and future housing needs through the Balanced Housing Plan. This plan reflects Adams County’s commitment to collaborate with its cities and will aid in securing federal and

state dollars for the Adams County Housing Authority and Community Development. Existing wastewater treat-ment facilities need to be addressed as increased growth

and development occur in and around Adams County. As a result, Adams County ap-proved the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District’s regional wastewater treatment project.

To reach the Planning and Development Department, call 720-523-6800 or visit4430 South Adams County Parkway, Suite W2000A, Brighton.


The treasurer’s office re-ceives all county revenues, collects property taxes

and disburses monies to vari-ous authorities, including the county’s 12 school districts. As the newly elected Adams County treasurer, Brigitte Grimm hit the new year run-ning. Unlike other elected posi-tions, the treasurer is inaugurat-ed Jan. 1 and starts work the first business day of the year. Within days after being sworn in, her staff packed the office, moved to their new location and unpacked just in time to get the tax no-tices printed and mailed. Grimm recently spent time documenting the processes of several treasurers’ offices in surrounding counties. “These offices are running efficiently

and observ-ing their operations has been a tremendous experience for me,” she said. “We don’t need to recreate the wheel; proven results are being provided to us just for the ask-ing.” Grimm said she is running the office like a business. “I pay attention to every detail. I engage my staff in mak-ing this office more efficient so everyone on my team has a voice and is part of the solution. My goal is to update the citizens of Adams County with a progress report on a regular basis.” “I take the responsibility of my office very seriously,” Grimm

said. “Moving forward, the people of Adams County will experience a treasurer’s office that is professional, efficient, and fiscally conscientious. I have high standards for myself and the same high standards for my team.” One important service spon-sored by the treasurer’s office and the Internal Revenue service is free income tax preparation for basic taxes and free electron-ic filing for all taxpayers with a combined income of $50,000 or less. These services are available at five locations. For more infor-mation about these services and for homebound persons needing assistance, contact George Maz-zotti with the Adams County Treasurer’s Office at 720-523-6163. To reach the treasurer’s of-fice, call 720-523-6160.

Brigitte Grimm


The main function of the Adams County Assessor’s Office,

per the Colo-rado Consti-tution, is to “discover, list and value all property” within the county. This includes residential, commercial, indus-trial, vacant land, agricultural, agri-business, mining, business personal property, oil and gas and possessory interest. The assessor’s office also certi-fies values to taxing districts so they know how much money is available for budgeting. Many services are available for individuals and businesses, such

as Graphic Information Systems technology, which is accessible online. Surveyors and real estate developers frequently access the GIS information. GIS technology is a powerful resource and a very cost-effective method for getting up-to-date property information that is referenced geographi-cally. The Adams County GIS web application integrates ownership information with various data layers like zoning, cities, school districts and tax-sales areas, on a single map that a user can control and print out. The assessor’s office also works closely with the clerk and recorder’s office. “We verify ad-dresses for the elections division,” said Lisa Roberts, administrative supervisor.

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The Adams County Treasurer’s Office GIS Technology and MapsAll about the money: County Assessor’s Office:

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The Denver Regional Council of Govern-ments estimates Adams

County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Colorado, with approximately 350,000 new residents and 250,000 new jobs by 2035. “We’re taking steps to ensure that new development is compatible with existing neighborhoods,” said Abel Montoya, planning depart-ment director. “Adams County is working with several com-munity groups to help county planners better understand the needs of its neighbor-hoods and how they add to the overall character of the county and region.” The planning and develop-ment Department has worked with a variety of stakehold-ers to create the Berkeley Neighborhood Plan, Clear Creek Valley Transit Oriented Development Plan, Balanced Housing Plan and amended Transportation Plan. These plans ensure that growth is guided in a collaborative and appropriate manner.

Assessorfrom page S-11 “We also often help the motor vehicle division by verifying an individual’s address so they are charged the correct sales tax,

which is based on their home address.” The clerk and recorder’s office also sends changes to prop-erty ownership records to the assessor’s office. Title companies use this information to do title searches to determine if a title is

clear. The office can help the public find out information such as who owns a specific property or to con-firm the square footage of their property. To request property information, have a name, address, parcel identification number or an account number. Call 720-523-6038 to request information or call 720-523-6380 to access the 24-hour automated phone system. To use the GIS search, go to www.adcogov.org. On the main screen, on the left side, click on public records search to find GIS web map services or Assessor/Trea-surer records. E-mail questions or requests to [email protected].


Community Development, a small division of the Hu-man Services Department,

makes a big difference in the quality of life for Adams County residents. “We provide housing, transportation and emergency services to residents in need,” explained Jacqueline Pickett, agency administrator.

The agency and its programs are 100 percent federally funded, with an annual budget of about $5 million. Community Develop-ment facilitates critical services not available anywhere else in the county. Pickett explained they also partner with non-profits and developers who serve Adams County residents in need. “Through these partnerships, we leverage more than three times our allocations to ensure long-term returns to our neighbor-hoods and communities.” “Customers are generally referred from other programs or from our website, as well as word of mouth,” Pickett said. “Staff participate in as many commu-nity and neighborhood activities and events as possible, which helps fosters personal partner-ships with residents. They meet us, talk with us and begin to build trust. Our residents can call us at any time – I’ve shared conversations with concerned residents on Saturday mornings. It is important to our office that community members feel we are a part of their commu-nity.” Contact the Community Development Department at 720-523-6200.

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The Adams County Government Center is a place for impressive public art. Left, Irish sculptor Maurice Harron, pictured with the Adams County board of commissioners was commissioned to create a series of sculptures “origins” and “21st Century,” represent the past, present and future of Adams County. Above, talented Brighton artist Judee Dickinson used real Adams County residents to bring her “We the People” paintings to life, found in the foyer of the public hearing room.Photo courtesy of ADAms county


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