http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 Council reconciles 2009 budget without tapping cash reserves COMMERCE CITY - With a huge challenge before them, City Council has worked out a proposal to balance the 2009 budget without dipping into cash reserves, while including curbside recycling...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~539122.aspx10/23/2008 12:41:59 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 Mayor explores economic opportunities with Chinese ambassador COMMERCE CITY - Mayor Paul Natale spent the day with China's ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong , on Monday in Oklahoma City. The mayor met privately with Zhou to specifically...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~539128.aspx10/23/2008 12:48:05 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 Commerce City residents will go 'green' with recycling plans COMMERCE CITY - The city will become more earth-friendly with a recycling program now on the table. If plans now being discussed are realized, residents could be helping to save space in the city's l...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~539130.aspx10/23/2008 12:49:54 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 Citizen survey confirms positive city direction COMMERCE CITY - The quality of life in Commerce City is good and civic pride is increasing, according to the majority of residents polled in a citywide survey. More than 920 residents gave their input on a v...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~541258.aspx10/29/2008 9:39:33 AMCity Manager's Office Date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 Residents encouraged to attend Comprehensive Plan meetings COMMERCE CITY - The first of several community meetings to gather input on the city's Comprehensive Plan update will be held Nov. 13 and 20. Residents and local business and property owners are asked to...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~542733.aspx10/31/2008 1:06:36 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 City prepares for next steps with the Boys and Girls Club COMMERCE CITY - Regardless of the outcome of this Tuesday's election, the city will continue its planning for a Boys and Girls Club. Building a club is a high priority for Commerce City, and city officia...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~542736.aspx10/31/2008 1:14:10 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 City Council encourages 'green' transportation with revised ordinance COMMERCE CITY - In continuing efforts to promote a more "green" Commerce City, and to aid residents economically, the City Council on Monday took steps to encourage alternative transportatio...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~544488.aspx11/5/2008 11:32:15 AMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 Commerce City joins northern cities in opposing RTD option COMMERCE CITY - In an effort to ensure that RTD's revised FasTrack light rail project benefits Commerce City and other northern communities, City Council is recommending that one of the district's propo...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~544490.aspx11/5/2008 11:36:15 AMCity Manager's Office Commerce City receives Healthiest Community Award COMMERCE CITY - Commerce City has been honored with the Healthiest Community Award from the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Corporation (MDHWC). Mayor Paul Natale accepted the award during a special ceremony Oct. 27 at the Colorado Cultur...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~547127.aspx11/12/2008 12:54:26 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 District court rules in favor of city on Northern Enclave annexation COMMERCE CITY - The legality of the city's annexation of the Northern Enclave was confirmed in a ruling entered on Nov. 11 by Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree. In his ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~550727.aspx11/20/2008 2:46:13 PMCity Manager's Office Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 Help make a youth's holiday brighter COMMERCE CITY - You can help make someone's holiday season brighter. By picking a name off Commerce City's Project Present Christmas tree, you can help make a child's Christmas morning very merry. Project Present is a co...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~550737.aspx11/20/2008 2:53:05 PMCity Manager's Office Come see your City Council in action! City Council is moving its Dec. 8 study session. Council wants to give residents more accessibility to its meetings and evaluate the possibility of future meeting outside the Civic Center. The study session will be held at Turnberry Elem...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~550739.aspx11/20/2008 2:54:54 PMCity Manager's Office COMMERCE CITY - The Clear View Motel was closed Monday afternoon after an investigation by a multi-agency task force found multiple law and safety violations. The motel, 7750 Highway 2, was determined "unfit for human habitation" by officials involved in the investigation. The investigation tea...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~553725.aspx12/1/2008 9:59:01 AMCity Manager's Office Date: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 City Council approves balanced 2009 budget COMMERCE CITY - The City Council on Monday approved a balanced budget for 2009 that maintains or increases service levels to residents without adding city staff or drawing from cash reserves. After months of review...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~554935.aspx12/3/2008 4:38:30 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 Brittany Morris named as new economic development director COMMERCE CITY - With input from local business and citizens, the city has named Brittany Morris as the new director of economic development. Morris will join the city on Dec. 15 as a member of the...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~556459.aspx12/8/2008 12:01:46 PMCity Manager's Office Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 City adds recycling and expands refuse coverage by 1,500 homes COMMERCE CITY - Recycle conscious citizens will no longer have to store their recyclables long-term in their garage or trunk once curbside recycling is implemented on Jan. 1. Under a new contract with W...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~557694.aspx12/11/2008 8:37:37 AMCity Manager's Office Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 Mayor named vice chair of International Council for National League of Cities COMMERCE CITY - Mayor Paul Natale has been named vice chair of the International Council for the National League of Cities (NLC). Natale was appointed to the council at the league's recent co...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~557704.aspx12/11/2008 9:25:10 AMCity Manager's Office Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 Metro Mayors and Commissioner Youths Awards seeking nominations Do you know a youth in the community that has gone through some hard times, but strives to be a picture of strength in the community? Perhaps you are that youth. If so, send in your nomination for the ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~559733.aspx12/17/2008 10:40:55 AMCity Manager's Office Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 Commerce City seniors to donate quilts to shelter COMMERCE CITY - Taking a tip from Santa's elves, a group of Commerce City seniors have been hard at work since June creating quilts for an area women's shelter. They will deliver 20 of the hand-crafted bedcovers on ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~559736.aspx12/17/2008 10:45:20 AMCity Manager's Office Date: Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 December promises the gift of recycling COMMERCE CITY - The air is colder, the holiday season is here, and soon there will be green bins lining the streets. The green bins are a sign of the upcoming kickoff to Commerce City's curbside recycling program. Durin...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~559744.aspx12/17/2008 11:01:10 AMCity Manager's Office Kaiser Permanente sponsors MLK Day Health Fair DENVER - Kaiser Permanente in Denver will host an MLK Day Health Fair in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manual High School, 1700 E. 28th Ave.. Along with partner agencies, Kaiser will offer free preventi...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~568357.aspx1/14/2009 2:30:17 PMCity Manager's Office Boulder fire provides opportunity for city team to assist, train COMMERCE CITY - The fire that raged through Boulder County last week was more than 20 miles from Commerce City, but the city's Office of Emergency Management was involved nonetheless. Four of the city's six-member Incident Ma...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~568360.aspx1/14/2009 2:34:03 PMCity Manager's Office Mayor elected vice chair of E-470 authority COMMERCE CITY - Mayor Paul Natale was elected vice chair of the E-470 Public Highway Authority during the group's meeting the week of Jan. 5. His one-year term as vice chair began Thursday, Jan. 8. The E-470 authority oversees the planning, des...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~568365.aspx1/14/2009 2:40:32 PMCity Manager's Office City adopts Urban Renewal Plan for Derby area COMMERCE CITY - In continuing plans to improve the Derby area, the City Council on Monday adopted the first reading of a Derby Urban Renewal plan that will aid property owners and the city in redevelopment efforts. A notice of Monday night's he...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~568367.aspx1/14/2009 2:42:42 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 Retail market study underway COMMERCE CITY - The city's Economic Development Department has engaged The Retail Coach (TRC) to conduct a retail market study of the Commerce City community. TRC staff will visit Commerce City Jan. 20-22 and contact various com...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~570651.aspx1/20/2009 3:33:42 PMCity Manager's Office The city's Quality Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship award. Past recipients have used the scholarships to study nursing, civil engineering and other technical fields, and to pursue college degrees. This year's award recipients will be announced at Comm...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~580090.aspx2/13/2009 1:44:36 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 City Council adopts updated Land Development Code COMMERCE CITY - The City Council has adopted updated zoning ordinances for the city, to become effective March 1. The zoning ordinances, known as the Land Development Code (LDC), regulate land uses and developme...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~580117.aspx2/13/2009 2:35:31 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 Talented youth sought for 'Night of the Stars' auditions COMMERCE CITY - Do you watch "American Idol" and wonder why you're not on the show? Do you sometimes think to yourself, "I can do better than that!" Well, here's your chance to prove it! It may not b...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~580121.aspx2/13/2009 2:47:32 PMCity Manager's Office Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2008 Registration open for scholarship golf tournament COMMERCE CITY - The city is accepting registration for both players and sponsors for the 9th Annual Memorial Day Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament will be Friday, May 15, at Buffalo Run Golf Cours...http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~580127.aspx2/13/2009 2:53:57 PMCity Manager's Office