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Contributed by: Office of the Mayor on 6/21/2008

Dear Neighbor,

At 10 a.m. today (6/21/2008) the ribbons were cut for the new/improved lap and splash pools at Anderson Park. As you may know, the old pool was a costly maintenance nightmare. Council Members Adams, Berry, Rotola, Langworthy and Stites attended the celebration along with members of the Parks Commission and, of course, City staff. At 10 a.m. there were a few dozen parents and children using the new facilities. Official time for the pool opening was 11:30 a.m.

When I returned to the pool from the 2008 Front Range Rendezvous around 1 p.m. the pools were packed with all ages, young and old!! The new pools are really and asset to the community and look great. A hot day was good for business!! Kudos to the Parks and Recreation Dept.

Based on public sentiment and involvement, the City of Wheat Ridge has initiated a series of public improvement projects to encourage the revitalization of Wheat Ridge within the commercial corridors and to encourage private investment into the City (residential and commercial). The efforts started approximately three years ago.

Partners included, but not limited to, are:

• Citizens
• Citizen Boards and Commissions
• Mayor's Office
• City Council
• Wheat Ridge 2020
• Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority
• Wheat Ridge Housing Authority
• Wheat Ridge Business District
• Wheat Ridge Foundation
• Jefferson County
• Jefferson County Housing Authority
• Senior Resource Center
• Jefferson County School District
• Wheat Ridge Rotary
• Wheat Ridge Optimists
• Enterprise Wheat Ridge

The completion of the pool is one box that can be "checked off" as completed. The next completed project should be the new synthetic turf fields at Wheat Ridge High School, which will look great AND will conserve water and tax dollars (no mowing!!). The new fields will be used by Wheat Ridge little league football. The sharing of the fields will save our City grass fields from becoming damaged from overuse.

Many projects and programs are in still the pipeline, such as Cabela's and the new Senior Circulator Bus "Pilot" Program that starts June 30th.

Please feel free to call me at 303.235.2800 with questions.

www.ci.wheatridge.co.us

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