A first for Commerce City and the state, the Mile High Music Festival is coming to town this weekend featuring some huge headliners and 2 days, Saturday and Sunday, packed with 48 bands at Dick�s Sporting Goods Park.

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    On July 10th, at the Commerce City Recreation Center, Colorado Representatives Cherylin Peniston (Dist.-35) and May Hodge (Dist.-30) hosted a town hall meeting to discuss rising gasoline prices. Joining them were representatives from AAA Colorado, RTD, oil companies, and petroleum marketers. Also present was Edward Casso (Dist.-32) and State Senator Stephanie Takis (Dist.-22) as well as several concerned citizens including Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale, Councilman Orval Lewis and School District-14 President Jeanette Lewis.

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    On July 10th, at the Commerce City Recreation Center, Colorado Representatives Cherylin Peniston (Dist.-35) and May Hodge (Dist.-30) hosted a town hall meeting to discuss rising gasoline prices. Joining them were representatives from AAA Colorado, RTD, oil companies, and petroleum marketers. Also present was Edward Casso (Dist.-32) and State Senator Stephanie Takis (Dist.-22) as well as several concerned citizens including Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale, Councilman Orval Lewis and School District-14 President Jeanette Lewis.

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    You could say that the Adams County Animal Shelter facility is the cat�s meow! The shelter is clean and roomy giving animals needing homes a nice place to stay until they are adopted into a family.

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    A recall petition targeting Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale has been approved by City Clerk Laura Bauer and the recall committee will start collecting signatures on Friday, July 18.

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    If you're looking for gently used baby items and kids' clothing, then make sure to visit the 1st annual Kids Stuff Consignment Sale in early August at Nativity Lutheran Church in Commerce City.

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    The Rocky Mountain Arsenal, in conjunction with regulatory agencies, is investigating the discovery of a small area of additional contaminated soil east of the Former Basin F, which once was used to dispose of hazardous wastes from the production of pesticides and chemical-warfare agents.

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    Significant differences in a superfund clean up need to be made public and that was the focus of last Wednesday night�s meeting between the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Site Specific Advisory Board (RMA-SSAB) and Army contractors at the city�s recreation center.

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    It was an historic event in several ways. It was probably the first time a current Commerce City Mayor invited past Mayors, Mayors Pro-tem and Councilmembers to join him in an informal luncheon. It was also a time when the historical past of the City was explored with the leaders who laid the groundwork making Commerce City what it is today.

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     The �Coffee with the Mayor� gatherings are becoming more popular as evidenced by the turnout of approximately twenty citizens at the 2nd event held on Wednesday, July 9th at Starbucks on 104th & Tower Road.

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