Secretary Coffman Announces Town Abandonment Hearings

Denver, September 20, 2007 – Secretary Coffman will hold a hearing on October 23 to determine if ten towns in Douglas County should be abandoned.

Pursuant to C.R.S. 31-3-201, the county attorney of Douglas County has made an application to the Secretary of State for a determination that the following towns are abandoned:

• Acequia
• Deckers
• Douglas
• Frankstown
• Greenland
• Huntsville
• Lehigh
• Louviers
• Russelville
• West Creek (Westcreek)

The application alleges as its grounds that the towns failed, for a period of longer than five years immediately prior to the filing of the application, to hold any regular or special election, elect officers, or to maintain the functions of any town government.

The hearing will be held on October 23, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, Phillip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock. At the hearing the Secretary of State Mike Coffman will hear evidence and testimony relating to this matter. The public is invited to attend. After the hearing the Secretary Coffman will issue a written decision whether or not the towns are abandoned.

Copies of the abandonment notice and the Secretary’s decision to include Frankstown are attached.

• Notice Douglas County Town Abandonment
• Notice Franktown Abandonment