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Northglenn pushes state bill and town hall as residents press to bar registered offenders from transitional homes
Summary
After residents raised safety concerns about a nearby mental health transitional living (MHTL) facility, Northglenn lobbyist Adam Berg told council the city is sponsoring CML-initiated legislation seeking a 1,000-foot school buffer; council voted to hold a town hall and continue advocacy as the temporary agreement limiting placements expires this spring.
Northglenn officials on Feb. 9 responded to residents’ complaints about operations and neighborhood safety at a state-operated mental health transitional living (MHTL) facility and affirmed a push for statewide legislation to limit placements of registered offenders near schools.
City lobbyist Adam Berg told the City Council the Colorado Municipal League (CML) has initiated a bill to create a uniform 1,000-foot limitation from schools that would bar certain placements at MHTL homes across the state. "We feel the state is placing violent individuals in the homes without proper disclosure to the city," Berg said, citing frequent emergency calls to specific Grant Drive addresses and noting a temporary, two‑year state…
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