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Wheat Ridge team recommends joining Mediation Association of Colorado pilot to reduce neighborhood conflicts
Summary
A city project team recommended Wheat Ridge participate in a statewide Mediation Association of Colorado (MAC) pilot in March 2026 instead of building a local program; presenters said MAC offers intake, reporting, and mediation services and noted per‑call police cost savings compared with police response.
A volunteer team and police mentors recommended that Wheat Ridge join a statewide pilot run by the Mediation Association of Colorado (MAC) to offer mediation for civil neighborhood disputes rather than creating a city‑run program.
Project mentors, including Officer Joe Mallory and community volunteers, told the council the city lost access to Jefferson County mediation services in 2021 and later used an outside referral (OPAL) that produced little measurable outcomes. After surveying neighboring cities and mediation providers, the team said MAC — an umbrella organization combining several Colorado mediation groups — offers onboarding, promotion, phone/app intake and standardized…
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