Kim Habicht, Black Hawk.

An election that was planned to take place on April 3, 2018 in the city of Black

Hawk was cancelled at the city’s Council meeting on February 14, 2018. The Council

voted unanimously to declare all candidates elected because the number of petitions

and write-in affidavits equaled the number of open seats.

Aldermen Linda Armbright, Jim Johnson and Hal Midcap were all re-elected to

serve four-year terms. Mayor David Spellman congratulated the reappointed

aldermen. They will be sworn in this April.

Black Hawk Municipal Court Judge Ronald Carlson and Assistant Municipal

Court Judge Thad Renaud were reappointed for another two-year term. Both were

last appointed in February 2016.

The council also voted on a measure to repeal, modify and reenact the sales tax

definitions for the city. This measure is part of an ongoing effort by the Colorado

Municipal League to have uniformity among the sales tax codes in municipalities

statewide. Many cities across the state have already adopted the standardized code.

Although the definitions of sales taxes will change, there will be no increases or

changes to the amount of the sales taxes collected.

“Cities across the state are going through the same thing,” said City Attorney

Corey Hoffman. “Every city is different. This is a part of a large-scale effort.”

The brief meeting was concluded with a resolution that approved the modification

of an amendment to the Site Improvement Plan that is being implemented by JIJE,

LLC.

During the last Council meeting on January 24, 2018, the Council approved

plans for the Canyon Parking Garage, which will be located at 131 Main Street in

Black Hawk. Both the council and JIJE, LLC, had a qualm with the language of a

condition that mandated that JIJE, LLC make restorations to the channel of North

Clear Creek before the company was issued a building permit. They asked for it to

be revised.

“Both parties have agreed that we’re ‘remarkably close’ to excavation. They

think that it’s a good solution to put a bow on this,” said City Attorney Hoffman.

The board unanimously approved the resolution.

Originally published in the February 22 issue of The Mountain-Ear.