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Residents tell council ATVs, gunshots and poor lighting are raising safety concerns; code enforcement process questioned
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to urge the city to address ATVs and mini‑bike activity, nighttime gunshots and dark streets; commenters also criticized inconsistent code‑enforcement notices and fines. Council and staff said they would follow up with police, infrastructure staff and code enforcement.
Several residents used the public‑comment period to describe traffic and public‑safety problems in Commerce City neighborhoods and to ask the council for more aggressive responses.
Jackie Valdoz said large trucks and off‑road vehicles — ATVs, mini‑bikes and go‑karts — have been repeatedly driving through residential streets and performing dangerous maneuvers. Valdoz described a recent incident in which a driver on an ATV “was doing donuts in the middle of 60 Eighth and Albion” and later crashed; she said police responded quickly in that instance but urged sustained enforcement, better street lighting and use of city…
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