By Tom Gibbons

There seems to be new construction everywhere you look.  It is especially noticeable west of Tower Rd. and there is a reason for this. Green Valley Ranch is roughly defined as the area north of 38th Ave., south of 56th Ave., east of Tower Rd. and west of Piccadilly Rd.  This area lies entirely within Denver County but it is bordered immediately by Aurora on the north, south and east.  The taxes and fees developers are required to pay are much lower in Denver County than they are in Aurora and this influences their decisions about where to build.

How is your bank treating you? Everyone is Welcome at the Green Valley Ranch TCF® Bank  location.

Your Concvenience Bank!  Open 7 Days a week!

By Tiffany Whitner
Branch Manager

TCF Bank has been a proud member of the Green Valley Ranch (GVR) community for 2 years!  TCF Banks are affiliated with TCF Financial Corporation, a financial holding corporation based in Minnesota that was established in 1923. “TCF” stands for “The Customer First”. TCF, particularly the GVR Team, strives to place “The Customer First” at all times.

Join the Denver Recycles Action Network

Are you a committed recycler that wishes you had support to get your neighbors, family, friends, and community more involved in recycling and other waste reduction efforts in Denver?  Well now you do.  We would like to introduce you to the Denver Recycles Action Network!

Avoid broken pipes and costly damage with cold weather tips

The same natural forces that trigger cold-weather breaks in Denver Water's more than 2,800 miles of underground mains can cause pipes to burst in your own household or business plumbing.  Here are some tips for avoiding costly dameage:

By Thad Jacobs, GVR Citizens Advisory Board Education Committee Chair

We face a challenging time right now with how well the schools in Far Northeast Denver are performing academically, from the elementary to the high school levels. The academic performance and stability of all of our schools are important, but probably none are more important than Montbello High School.

Planning has begun for the Green Valley Ranch Earth Day Celebration on April 17, 2010. Last year we had more than 20 businesses, schools, and volunteer groups participate in the festival; electronics recyclers to local service/ action groups were in attendance. Boy Scouts cleaned trash and debris from around the GVR Rec. Center and Florida Pitt Waller students prepared the holes for a tree planting that took place in conjunction with the Celebration. Sponsors also played a big part; we were able to pass out lots of great prizes and freebies for event-goers.

By Officer Vanita Warren

You can help to prevent a Crime of Opportunity from happening to you. A crime
consists of three elements: opportunity, desire and ability. When either of these
elements is missing, the crime cannot occur. In crimes of opportunity, property is
easily accessible to a would-be thief. While you cannot always prevent one’s desire
or ability; you can prevent, or at least reduce, their opportunity.