City celebrates home-rule charter
The City of Commerce City celebrated 40 years of home rule at the May 3 City Council meeting.
Twenty-one members of the charter commission signed the document, which was nearly unanimously approved by the residents of Commerce City on May 5, 1970.
Click here to watch a short video describing Commerce City in the years leading up to the passing of the charter and how it changed the community in the years following. |
 SACFPD honored for service
Firefighters from the South Adams County Fire Protection District were recognized at the May 3 City Council meeting for the continued service protecting Commerce City and south Adams County.
Firefighters representing SACFPD were honored with a proclamation, read by Mayor pro tem Tracey Snyder and Councilwoman at large Kathy Teter.
The SACFPD will be celebrating 70 years of service to Adams County in 2012.
For more information about SACFD, visit their website at http://www.sacfd.org/. |
U.S. Census 2010 update
In Commerce City, the participation rate is just a few percentage points higher than the national average of 72 percent. The highest rate in the county is 81 percent. We are just on their heels!
Census-takers are now visiting homes that didn't return their forms. Expect a knock on the door if you are in that category. |
Comcast to add more HD channels
Comcast is launching an exciting initiative that will enable it to provide more high-definition channels, more ethnic programming and more bandwidth for high-speed data enhancements. In order to do this, Comcast will be upgrading its standard channel lineup-which includes ESPN, Disney, A&E and others to a digital transmission format.
The change will result in more content available to customers. By using advanced compression technology, making this conversion from analog to digital transmission allows Comcast to transmit up to 15 standard high-definition digital channels or 2-3 high-definition digital channels in the same amount of bandwidth space now required for one analog channel.
This conversion will affect Comcast customers who subscribe to standard or digital cable and have a TV connected to Comcast service without a digital box.
Commerce City channel conversions started on April 19, 2010 and will conclude by May 19, 2010.
For more information, call Kathi Noe at 303-603-2424, or reach her by e-mail.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service breaks ground
The planned visitor's center at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge has taken another step toward reality.
Officials from the Fish and Wildlife Service and dignitaries from around the area took part in a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday, April 28.The center is expected to open in spring 2011. |
