For my last entry, I will be writing about something that probably doesn’t strike many as fascinating or relevant: firehouse renovation. Right now, the firehouse at the intersection of Havana and Orchard is being considered for renovation. One plan is very elaborate, including a substantial increase in the size of the firehouse.
Residents in the nearby neighborhoods oppose this plan because, they argue, the construction of the plan would be disruptive to the community, and the end product would be too large and too bright considering its proximity to the neighborhoods.
Though I do not live in an adjacent neighborhood, that is the nearest firehouse to my home, and I certainly empathize with the concerns of the residents of adjacent neighborhoods.
Alec Camhi
My name is Alec Camhi, and I'm a junior at Cherry Creek High School.
I have been deeply involved in politics for as long as I can remember: back in Connecticut, where I grew up, my grandmother was a member of the city board of education for twelve years, the chairwoman of the Democratic City Committee for twenty-eight years, a member of the state board of education for the final three years of her life, and a DNC super delegate for about three decades.
Unsurprisingly, I have thus grown up with politics and government around me for my whole life, and I have a great deal of admiration for those who serve us in the government everyday. I have been raised to understand the value and importance of every level of government - not just the ones that are constantly in the spotlight - because I have always been so deeply involved with local races and news. The workings and activities of municipal and other local governments are often overlooked, but they often have at least as an important impact on the daily lives of those under its jurisdiction.
I am excited to carry the tradition of local involvement with which I grew up in Connecticut out to Colorado!
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