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<br />PARK from Page 1 B (.) ..; ... w;:; plazas along the 16th Street Mall.
<br />:,,' The park will be financed with a
<br />The Parks and Recreatlon/loard 1998 bond issue. Construction is
<br />has opp?""d ~e.ll!ng na~,;rights schednled to begin this ,year and
<br />for pubhc facilities, but City.CoUll- the, first phase' is expected to be
<br />c.ilwoman Joyce F~ster sald!she'l1 completed by spring 2001.
<br />fIght for an exception for the'skate Planner Mark Bernstein, who's
<br />park, , , overseeing the project, said the
<br />"~ompanles Il!ay wa~t to, have bndget currently has regular street
<br />theIr name a~lated With a ~~ate- lights, There's been some concern
<br />boa~d park,. Foster said! cIting from neighbors from nearby lofts
<br />Robmson Dairy as a pOSSible ex- under construction that ,brighter
<br />ample. "Kids skateboard amI' drink lights would be bothersome. '
<br />milk:' B t I' ff" I . 1 d'
<br />. " upolCeolclas,mcumg
<br />~elllDg . the namlDg rlgh~ was Capt, John Lamb and Sgt. Bill
<br />raised thiS week by, th~ YOOl!gest Hoffman wb.o help patrol LoDo,
<br />memllJrs of the. project s a~~ said the special lights will make
<br />hoard. Am~rle~gh Hammoqd, 17, the area safer. The city also is
<br />~~Iy LeWIS, 14, and Jake Orpz, 16, building Commons Park near the
<br />. I d rather have adequate, light- skatehoard park.
<br />Ing than care what the skat~board '" .
<br />, park Is named," Hammon<!; said. !,he brIgh~r !~e, hghts, the. bet-
<br />~ "We shouldn't take away anylof the ter, Lamb saId. It sa safety Issue
<br />I~, skating elements in the plan ~'pay for a~! the peopl? who walk m that
<br />~, for the lights. Let's put a name on a area,
<br />,~ sigu and have a good park:' ; , Even though Denver is one of the
<br />,,;; Lewis agreed but said "~ver" last cities in the metro area to
<br />~. has to'be part of the official title to build a skateboard park, it ,will
<br />I~~ ,'>, identify it with the city. For txam- haye tb.e largest -most are only
<br />:~ pie, Gart Sports-Denverllkate 15,000 square feet. The park also
<br />Park. ,will have many features r8queil1ed
<br />~ "People need to know this! skate by . skateboarders who have been
<br />~' park is in Denver and just ha\1ing a cited by police for skateboarding in
<br />~j company's nome won't do th,t," he Downtown,
<br />~~.: said, The master Plan,creadted by The
<br />.~ The students, with Foster's, back- Archlterra Group, inclu es "clover
<br />, t/ng bowl," "fruI.t bowl," "dog bowl"
<br />ing, spent three years figh, to
<br />""'- .t' and "fl'sh ladder."
<br />~; get the skateboard park. uno 01 y
<br />pushed for the facility after! LoDo The park also will be open to
<br />merchants complained about the BMX bikers, but not to motorized
<br />skateboarders on sidewalks and in vehicles,
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<br />San Luis water war settled
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<br />starting the negotiations in 1994.
<br />"This was a better way to do it,"
<br />said Curtis. "This is good news. We
<br />got a settlement without gOjng to
<br />court." .
<br />U,S. Attorney Tom Striqkland
<br />added: "There are those who criti-
<br />cize the relationship with t1je fed-
<br />eral government as a 'war on the
<br />West: This is quite different,:and it
<br />is appropriate that Ken Sal4zar,a
<br />San Luis Valley native, re\lolves
<br />it."
<br />Tom Thompson, deputy regional
<br />forester, said, "The Forest S/lrvice
<br />~" is plea3!ld that t\lis settleme)It hss
<br />, come to a conclusion that all' par-
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<br />ties feel comfortable with."
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<br />The settl~ment will be filed in
<br />Alamosa Water Court within 30
<br />days, Litigation ,continues between
<br />the state and Forest Service on Ar"
<br />kansas Riyer and San Juan River
<br />claims.
<br />
<br />The llin-stream flows" issue
<br />stel1lll from the late 1800., when
<br />Congress put Indians on reserva-
<br />tions and wanted to ensure they
<br />had enough water. Most federal
<br />lands are defined as "reserva-
<br />tions," which is why federal agen-
<br />cies claimed the water.
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<br />Denver Post Capitol Bureau re-
<br />porter Mike Soraghan contributed
<br />to this report.
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