April 21, 2021
Hello Lone Tree,
Although our snowy April may indicate otherwise, spring has arrived and with it HOPE! Vaccination rates are rising, and hospitalizations are falling. A return to normal – our “new normal” – is around the corner.
Last Friday, April 16, the Governor eliminated the COVID-19 Dial and gave local public health departments the authority to enact restrictions based on community needs.
Douglas County chose to opt out of Tri-County Health Department’s public health order. Therefore, all businesses in the County, including Lone Tree, are permitted to operate at full capacity. However, local businesses have the power to decide what works best for their staff and their patrons. Please respect the decisions they make to maintain their operations and continue to shop and dine locally to support our hardworking and resilient City businesses.
Face coverings are still required in public indoor spaces for anyone over the age 10, as per State and TCHD mask mandates, which remain in effect until May 15, 2021.
To keep the disease in check, continue to practice good personal hygiene and stay home if you’re not feeling well. Free COVID testing will continue in the Canvas Credit Union parking lot through June, and vaccinations are now available to everyone over the age of 16. Please visit covid19.colorado.gov to schedule a vaccine appointment.
In Lone Tree, our return to new normal includes resuming our summer events and Lone Tree Arts Center programs. Council and staff are eager and excited to plan a summer full of safe family activities, concerts and more – including a modified annual Independence Day Celebration!
We are kicking off the summer of 2021 with a new event – Lone Tree’s Backyard Brew Bash – on May 29 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center. This will be a ticketed event featuring lots of family fun so stay tuned for details.
I’m looking forward to connecting again in community this summer, so stay healthy Lone Tree!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
Dec. 31, 2020
Happy New Year Lone Tree,
It couldn’t come soon enough! While 2020 presented challenges none of us thought possible, I would like to focus my end-of-year message on some of the silver linings that give me great hope for the future of our City.
The City’s innovation, resilience, and partnerships continue to be keys to our success. Our unofficial motto of “doing things the best way, not the expected way,” was never more relevant than in 2020. Collaborative efforts between residents, businesses and local government partners provided much needed support, allowing us to navigate the troubled waters of 2020.
Positive highlights include the Lone Tree Eats, Lone Tree Feeds, and mask making initiatives, which provided thousands of meals and hundreds of masks to frontline workers in the early days of the pandemic.
The Lone Tree Arts Center performed double duty this year, boosting spirits and public health. Outstanding livestream events and spectacular drive-thru holiday celebrations lifted our hearts while keeping us safe during difficult days. The facility was also one of the first in the state to safely reopen and hold in-person performances this summer. Equally important, the Arts Center became an essential location for community blood drives and COVID-19 testing.
Lone Tree has ambitiously worked to safely reopen our businesses as soon as possible. The collective efforts of local businesses, Douglas County, and the City of Lone Tree resulted in the Park Meadows Retail Resort being the first mall to reopen in the state. In fact, our work became a model for malls across the country. Lone Tree also played a major role in the recent success of Douglas County’s COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program, allowing dozens of businesses to increase capacity and reopen indoor dining.
In addition, the City expanded outreach to our small businesses and connected them with state, federal, and county grant and loan programs protecting over 2,500 jobs in our community. We initiated a WinterCheer marketing campaign to highlight local businesses and provided igloos to expand outdoor dining for our restaurants. The City also welcomed major employers like Cochlear Americas and Lockheed Martin, which brought hundreds of jobs to Lone Tree, and saw great progress on the Kiewit campus.
A particularly bright spot this year was the dedicated and talented Lone Tree City staff. The Lone Tree Police Department has been on the frontlines during this entire pandemic, never wavering in their commitment to keep our community safe. Behind the scenes, however, the entire staff was working tirelessly to ensure high service levels were maintained as we transitioned to online systems and budgets were cut.
I could not be more grateful for ALL the men and women who work for the City of Lone Tree and the outstanding leadership of our City Manager Seth Hoffman and my partners on City Council.
In spite of the losses suffered in 2020, Lone Tree is well positioned to rebound and recover. The fight isn’t over, but vaccines are already being administered at Sky Ridge Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente in Lone Tree. We have all been impacted by this year’s storm, but we are weathering it together. We are a community that lifts each other up in time of need, and we are a community where kindness matters!
Cheers to our bright future!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
Nov. 13, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
It seems that “Friday the 13th” unsurprisingly aligned with its superstitious origins as Douglas County joins the rest of the Denver metro region at the even more restrictive level – Safer at Home: Level Orange High Concern on Colorado’s COVID dial. The primary driver for the increased restrictions continues to be the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases throughout our County.
Significant impacts will be felt by our Lone Tree businesses and places of worship as they must further reduce indoor capacity to 25 percent. Local governments have been asked do their part and conduct business remotely when possible. Therefore, we are limiting public access to all City offices effective Friday, Nov. 13. In anticipation of this situation, efficient processes have been established to conduct business online. For any exceptions, appointments are available upon request. Please call the City at 303.708.1818 to schedule in-person appointments.
Performances at the Lone Tree Arts Center are also impacted by the capacity restrictions, and ticket holders will be contacted by box office staff to discuss details.
Spending your dollars locally will make a difference, so please shop and dine near home whenever possible. Also, continue to look for opportunities to support our local establishments using online services and takeout and delivery options. Click here to learn more. Park Meadows Retail Resort will continue to operate under its variance and will not be subject to these capacity restrictions.
We are all a bit weary, but this is not the time to let our guard down. I know that it is particularly challenging to ask friends and families to limit contact with each other over the holidays. The evidence is clear, however, that the current surge is related to private, casual gatherings when we have relaxed safety precautions. We feel deceptively secure gathered at private dinner parties, book clubs and game nights, but unfortunately that hasn’t been the case. We are all heartened by the news of progress on a vaccine, but we know that widespread protection is still months away. Our very human desire to connect with one another puts so much at risk, so we ask that you think twice before socializing and honor the limit of two households only.
During the next two months, we will all make decisions about how we choose to connect with one another. Please keep following the advice from our public health officials as you make choices for yourself and your family. There’s a lot we can collectively do to protect ourselves and each other – wear face coverings, use hand sanitizer often, socially distance, stay home when not feeling well, limit gathering size, socialize outdoors and be kind!
As a City, our top priority is the safety of our residents, our staff and our guests, and we hope you stay well throughout this holiday season!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
Oct. 30, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
Last night the State Department of Public Health & Environment notified Douglas County that we were being moved to the more restrictive Safer at Home – Level Yellow Concern (formerly Safer at Home – Level 2) on Colorado’s COVID dial. Unfortunately, the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases throughout our County exceeded State metrics. This is disheartening news, particularly in light of the many sacrifices and hard work that has occurred in our community over the past 7 months.
The most significant impacts of the Level Yellow Concern restrictions will be felt by Douglas County businesses. Lone Tree’s shopping, dining, arts and recreation amenities will remain open, but many may need to further reduce indoor capacity. While personal, in-home gatherings of up to 10 people from two households are still allowed, please be vigilant and follow personal hygiene and safety guidance to ensure you and your family remain healthy. Slowing the spread of COVID-19 is the only thing we can do to reduce restrictions on our families, schools and businesses.
The Park Meadows Retail Resort will NOT be impacted by any new restrictions since it is operating under a site-specific variance.
When we first learned of this awful pandemic in the spring, health experts warned recovery would be “a marathon, not a sprint.” Well, the second half of the marathon is the most grueling, and we are in the midst of it.
Pandemic fatigue has set in, and we are tired of face coverings, remote learning, and postponed celebrations. We miss being with family and friends, especially as we near the holidays, but please do not give up your resolve!
During low points, I strive to be inspired by the kindness, creativity and innovation demonstrated by the Lone Tree community during this pandemic. Drive-thru celebrations and safe, socially distanced gatherings can be bright lights.
In fact, one is happening tomorrow – a drive-thru Halloween from 3 – 6 p.m. at the City Municipal Building and the Lone Tree Arts Center. Please come show off those costumes and safely celebrate with City staff, volunteers and Council.
As we enter the season of gratitude and gift giving, let’s also look for opportunities to give grace. Remember everyone has experienced loss during 2020, and our frustration and disappointment should be focused on this disease, not each other.
We know it’s difficult but continue your efforts to prevent the spread of COVID by washing hands, social distancing, limiting gatherings, wearing face coverings and staying home when you’re sick.
Working together we’ll get through this, Lone Tree – Happy Halloween!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
Aug. 7, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
As we approach the end of a radically different summer, we continue to do our best to care for ourselves and loved ones as we also cope with a variety of challenges from financial pressures to difficult decisions about returning to classrooms and office spaces
In Lone Tree, our priority continues to be the physical and economic health of those who live and work in our City. That’s why it is critical that we continue to support our local businesses and adhere to the State’s and Tri-County Health Department’s face covering orders.
Given our location and the large employers we are home to, such as Charles Schwab, Sky Ridge Medical Center and Park Meadows Retail Resort, Lone Tree attracts thousands of visitors daily from across the region and beyond. So to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents and business community, we were determined from the very beginning of this pandemic to take every measure necessary to keep the curve flattened and our economy open. Actions that have proven to be effective tools in preventing the spread of the coronavirus include wearing a face covering along with social distancing, good hygiene, and staying home when sick.
By reducing the incidence of infection, we are not only protecting public health, we’re also doing what we can to improve Lone Tree’s chances of sustained economic recovery.
Frankly, the stakes for our community are high! As the southern gateway to the 2.7 million people who live in the Denver metropolitan region, our business community and tax base are supported by regional neighbors shopping, dining and working in Lone Tree. In fact, approximately 95 percent of customers who shop and dine in Lone Tree live outside the City.
Our past financial success has allowed our sales tax rate and base to be the lowest in the Denver front range, meaning we tax fewer things and at a lower rate than any of our neighbors.
For example, Lone Tree doesn’t tax groceries and doesn’t assess property tax. Unfortunately, when retail and restaurants closed in the City, tax revenues plummeted along with business revenues.
We continue to assess the impact this has had in our community and strategize ways to make up 2020 shortfalls while maintaining core services for our residents. We are hopeful that by making significant budget cuts and tapping into our reserves, we will be able to address this year’s shortfalls. However, the future is still very uncertain as the long-term impacts of this pandemic have yet to be determined.
Fighting a global pandemic is a very big and complex task, but we can all do small things to support one other. So please wash your hands, stay six feet apart, practice your fierce “smize” (smiling with your eyes) behind your favorite face covering, and let’s come together (metaphorically, that is!) to support our local retail and dining establishments. Our economic and physical health will be better for our efforts.
Jackie Millet
Mayor
July 1, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
Almost a decade ago, the long-held vision of a Lone Tree Arts Center became a reality. Since its doors opened in 2011, both the facility’s reputation and audience has continued to grow. The Lone Tree Arts Center has gained state and national recognition for offering award-winning arts programming and increasing access to the arts to underserved and diverse communities.
Unfortunately, performances at our Lone Tree Arts Center became another casualty of the devastating coronavirus pandemic. We are excited to announce, however, that we anticipate opening the Terrace Theater for outdoor concerts in late July.
As we rebound and recover, we are asking for your help to ensure our Arts Center returns stronger than ever! It has never been more important to bring people together and create experiences that lift us all up.
So please consider a donation to the Set the Stage Challenge and help the Lone Tree Arts Center reach its goal of raising $180,000. Together, we can set the stage and celebrate the transformative power of the arts!
Take care of yourselves and each other.
Jackie Millet
Mayor
May 29, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
As we begin our return to a new normal with very promising public health numbers and most Lone Tree businesses opening their doors, I would like to express the City Council’s heartfelt gratitude to all of you! Over the past 12 weeks we have worked together to overcome unprecedented challenges. We have stretched and grown as a community, building new muscles and acquiring new skills which will serve us well as we rebound and recover.
During the worst of this pandemic, Lone Tree remained a strong, united and compassionate community. Our support of local restaurants, healthcare workers, first responders and essential employees was incredible and truly made a difference.
Let’s build on those successes and ensure our City’s continued recovery by taking the following actions: keep following the public health guidance regarding hygiene and social distancing and shop locally whenever possible. The support of Lone Tree businesses is critical as we rebuild our local economy.
While more may be demanded of us, I have complete confidence that as a community we will rise above any obstacles thrown our way. Now more than ever I am proud to call Lone Tree home.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Jackie Millet
Mayor
May 8, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by unbelievable pain and hardship, it has also provided an opportunity for us to reflect on the importance of family, community, the little things in life, and the people that make a difference.
As we carefully begin to welcome back workers and visitors, I want to acknowledge the remarkable efforts of the essential employees who never stopped working in Lone Tree. We are able to stay safer at home because they continue to show up.
The profound gratitude we have for healthcare workers, police officers and firefighters cannot be overstated. Other categories of frontline workers deserving high praise and recognition include teachers, grocery and critical retail workers, mail and delivery service people, and restaurant staff. Please accept our heartfelt thanks for your service to our community.
There is another very special group of unsung heroes whose service to Lone Tree has been remarkable during this pandemic – our City employees. These dedicated individuals have worked tirelessly to serve City residents and businesses throughout this crisis. They have met every challenge thrown their way with ingenuity, resilience, and professionalism and delivered outstanding service, solutions, and resources in unprecedented times. While the crisis is not over, their collective talent and effort leave our City well positioned to rebound and recover from this pandemic.
So as we cautiously venture out in our community, let’s show appreciation, respect and gratitude to ALL the employees that work in Lone Tree. They are truly making a difference.
Also, remember to be good to your mothers this weekend and stay safe!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
May 1, 2020
May has arrived, after perhaps the longest April in history! As we start this new month, we also begin the careful reopening of retail stores, salons and offices in our City.
While Lone Tree employers along with businesses throughout Douglas County are opening their doors, businesses in communities to our north must remain shuttered.
The mantra ’with privilege comes responsibility’ was ingrained in me as a child. Well Lone Tree, we have been given the privilege of reopening commerce in the metro region, and we have the responsibility of doing it right!
We must do all we can to protect our community, keep the COVID-19 curve flattened and position Lone Tree businesses to not just successfully reopen, but to remain open.
Therefore, after thoughtful deliberation and the unanimous support of City Council, I have issued an Order to require cloth face coverings in indoor retail stores in Lone Tree. This challenging decision was taken to best protect the health and wellbeing of the residents, workers, and visitors to our City and to minimize the risk to our economy from a localized outbreak.
One of the many frustrations associated with COVID-19 is that we don’t know with certainty who is sick. As we begin to increase social contact, people will unknowingly infect each other. However, when we all wear face coverings, we decrease the chance of transmission. To put it simply – my mask protects you, and your mask protects me.
There is not an ideal solution to the health, economic and social devastation brought about by this pandemic. Given the limited access to testing, tracking and tracing, blocking disease transmission is the best thing we can do to keep our community safe and allow our fragile economy to move forward.
Over the past seven weeks, hardship, pain, fear and frustration has penetrated our lives, but hope has carried us forward. As we enter this next phase of COVID response, my hope is that we continue to demonstrate care, concern and support for one another. It has never been more important to be a good neighbor, respect each other and protect each other by wearing a cloth face covering inside stores and salons in our City.
Stay safe,
Jackie Millet
Mayor
April 24, 2020
Cautious optimism was expressed by many when Gov. Polis announced the State’s intention to transition from a Stay at Home to a Safer at Home Order earlier this week.
Today, we learned that Douglas County, which has had case numbers level off in recent weeks, will not be subject to Tri-County’s order to extend Stay at Home restrictions until May 8. Instead, Douglas County will continue with the Governor’s Safer at Home order released earlier this week. While specific guidance on the State’s Safer at Home order won’t be available until Monday, April 27, we know restrictions on non-essential businesses and residents in Lone Tree will begin to loosen in May.
This is certainly good news for those suffering the devastating financial impacts of this pandemic. However, we must also face the sobering reality that opening businesses and relaxing some social distancing standards may result in increased COVID cases in our community. So let’s stay vigilant Lone Tree!
We worked hard to flatten the curve in Douglas County; infections, hospitalizations and deaths are all trending down. As we move forward, let’s continue to do things the right way to stay on the right path.
Fundamental to our continued success will be maintaining the social and personal responsibility we have demonstrated to date. Stay home if you are ill; limit non-essential errands; maintain 6-ft social distancing in public; wear a mask in public places; and continue to stay home if you are part of an at-risk population.
Broncos fans know, defense wins championships so let’s keep up our defense against this pandemic as we strategically move forward!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
April 17, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
Congratulations on making it through another tough week under the Stay at Home Order. Over the course of the last three weeks, we have exercised and organized; baked and cleaned; and cried, complained and questioned. But have we made a difference?
ABSOLUTELY! We have slowed the spread of COVID-19. We have supported restaurants with Lone Tree Eats and healthcare workers and first responders with Lone Tree Feeds. We have made and delivered masks to our grocery store workers and essential businesses. We have reached out to support sick friends and neighbors. We have Lifted Up Lone Tree! But our work is not done.
Now is the time to remain steadfast in our commitment to staying safer at home. We are seeing progress in the battle against this devastating virus, but we are not yet on the other side of the pandemic.
So please stay safe, stay healthy, and stay home!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
April 10, 2020
Hello Lone Tree
Faith is an important part of my, and my family’s life. Whether your faith is spiritual like mine, or based on human virtue or life experience, faith can provide great comfort. Faith gives us strength when we are tested and provides hope in challenging times.
I know many in our community are in the midst of honoring significant religious holidays this week. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how we are able to convene and celebrate in community.
Instead of gathering at houses of worship with friends and loved ones, we will be communing online and via screens. Faith tells us that even if we can’t physically be together, we can lift each other up spiritually and emotionally.
I continue to be inspired by your collective efforts to Lift Up Lone Tree, spreading kindness throughout our City. I have been overwhelmed by the immediate response to Lone Tree Feeds. In three short days, Lone Tree residents and businesses contributed more than $14,000 to feed Lone Tree healthcare workers, police officers and firefighters. The funds will be spent at restaurants in our City, further supporting our Lone Tree businesses.
Lone Tree you are AMAZING!
Let’s keep the faith, we will get through this together!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
April 3, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
As we end a challenging week adjusting to the implications from the statewide Stay at Home order, I want to congratulate you for your awesome response. THANK YOU for staying safer at home, supporting local restaurants, and caring for neighbors and first responders. The past nine days have been tough and all we really want to know is, when will it end?
Honestly, the end date will be determined by metrics, not a calendar. The three T’s must be addressed – testing, tracing and treatment. Experts are making progress on all fronts, but there is a fourth ‘T’ that we can influence – time.
Our community can give the gift of time by adhering to the Stay at Home order and helping to slow the spread of this pandemic. We can give scientists and doctors time to diagnose individuals with the virus, strategically isolate those exposed and ill, and develop treatments, including a possible vaccine. Time also allows those on the frontlines of the COVID battle to acquire and preserve scarce resources. Your efforts to date have made a difference! Our healthcare partners in Lone Tree are prepared and continue to build capacity.
The City also continues to prepare while maintaining business as usual whenever possible. City Council Meetings, for example, will be held virtually for now and details on how to participate can be found here. We also continue to collaborate with local, state and federal partners on the public health crisis and the economic relief efforts. Public safety in Lone Tree remains a priority. The Police Department has seen an outstanding response to its reinvigorated Neighborhood Watch program and our Community Partnership Unit has increased engagement with our HOA’s and businesses. Efforts to support Lone Tree businesses are being expanded, and we continue to advocate for state and federal resources.
Our Communications team has been busier than ever providing timely updates and sharing news about the City’s response to the coronavirus. You can find the most accurate and relevant information here.
A new communications initiative, Lift Up Lone Tree, has also been rolled out. We know there are many amazing examples and inspiring stories of residents and businesses supporting the Lone Tree community during this crisis, and we want to share them. Please send your pictures to information@cityoflonetree.com so we can post to the City’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
I also want to thank all who continue to support #LoneTreeEats. We have received wonderful feedback from our local businesses, and we’re so grateful to all who have reached out looking for other ways to contribute. We have plans in the works, so stay tuned. For now, please continue to give the gift of time!
Together we will Lift up Lone Tree!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
March 25, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
As anticipated, this morning the Tri-County Health Department, which serves 1.5 million residents in Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties, issued a stay at home order to go into effect on Thursday, March 26 at 8 a.m. This order is part of a larger Front-Range effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and will run through Friday,April 17, which at this time coincides with the Douglas County School District closure.
Details about the Tri-County Health Order can be found on the City’s website at cityoflonetree.com/coronavirus. This page is updated regularly and includes a comprehensive list of the City’s and partners’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, along with resources available to help families, senior citizens and businesses during this public health crisis.
This order should not cause additional fear or anxiety in our City. It is not a reason to rush out and purchase groceries or supplies for your home. The list of essential businesses that will remain open is lengthy and will be published on the City website as soon as feasible. Rest assured, grocery stores, pharmacies, take-away restaurant service, health care, banks and financial institutions, gas stations, hardware stores and liquor stores will not be closed. They will be required to institute practices to adhere to the 6’ social distancing guideline.
This stay at home order is simply the next step in a collective effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many in our community were already voluntarily complying with many of the actions mandated in the Tri-County Health order so our request remains the same, “stay safer at home.” Outdoor exercise is still permitted, but we must adhere to the 6’ social distancing guideline. Walking, running, hiking is encouraged. Activities like pickup basketball, football, tennis and playground use will not be permitted.
This order, however, will require non-essential businesses in our City to temporarily close and that is devastating. Examples of non-essential businesses are furniture, jewelry and clothing stores. As we move from reaction to recovery, the City will call upon on all our residents and businesses to support those whose livelihoods have been severely impacted during this pandemic.
We know these are difficult and stressful times, but this crisis will end. Rest assured your City is prepared and well-equipped to respond. We are stronger together, and together we will make a difference.
Take care Lone Tree!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
March 24, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
Thanks to all who joined us last night for the virtual Town Hall to discuss the City’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Your questions were insightful, and we truly appreciate the messages of support and offers of assistance. [If you couldn’t tune in, click here to watch it.]
As discussed last night, Denver has instituted a Stay at Home Order and I expect Tri-County Health will soon be enacting a similar order for Douglas County. I want to encourage you to visit cityoflonetree.com/coronavirus for the latest information on not only actions the City is taking, but information from our government, and public health and community partners. It is updated regularly and will identify any action taken by Tri-County Health Department.
Continue to stay safer at home!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
March 20, 2020
Safer at Home
There has been much recent discussion about “shelter in place” and “lockdown,” and I know that creates a number of questions for our community. Today, what we know for sure is that people within our City are “safer at home.” That does not mean do not go for walks, get carry-out, or pick up necessities at the grocery store. It does mean limit trips to essential errands (caring for friends or relatives, food, gas stations and pharmacies); respect social distancing guidelines when outside your home; and practice good personal hygiene and cleaning at all times. Our personal behavior can slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our families, healthcare workers and first responders safe. Please show your support and stay safer at home!
Together we can make a difference.
Jackie Millet
Mayor
March 19, 2020
Dear Lone Tree,
In these uncertain times, our greatest strength will be in our ability to come together, share the burden and work collectively to address this public health crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately impacted every corner of our community, and I know you have questions and concerns. While I may not have all the answers, I certainly want to hear from you. Please join me for a live Town Hall on Monday, March 23 at 7 p.m. Click here for details on how to participate. I also encourage you to submit your questions/concerns here.
The City of Lone Tree continues to work closely with federal, state and local governments, and public health agencies to share information and resources to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. This situation remains very fluid, but we are taking every precaution necessary and following all public health recommendations to protect our community. Click here to learn more about the steps the City has taken and what you can do protect yourself and your family.
On Tuesday, March 17, the Lone Tree City Council adopted a Declaration of Public Health Emergency Related to COVID-19 which was necessary to access emergency response, mitigation and recovery funding. We also closed to the public all City facilities, including the Lone Tree Arts Center and Civic Center. This closure extends until Friday, March 27 and will be reassessed on a weekly basis thereafter. In addition, all performances and events at the Arts Center have been canceled through May 22. Please know essential City services such as public safety, snow removal, traffic operations, and trash and recycling collection will not be impacted by this.
For the latest updates, visit cityoflonetree.com/coronavirus. Our staff is continuously updating this site as new information becomes available.
Lastly, as you may already know, this past Monday Governor Polis instituted a 30-day, statewide closure of dine-in services at all restaurants and bars. Delivery, drive-thru, and carry out services are still permitted. It has never been more important to support the hardworking restaurants in our City. That’s why we’ve launched Lone Tree Eats, a site dedicated to all the Lone Tree restaurants offering takeout and delivery. Plus, if you take a photo of your favorite takeout or delivery and post to social media with the hashtag #LoneTreeEats or send to information@cityoflonetree.com, you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift card!
I would also encourage everyone to take the social distancing recommendations seriously. While it may seem at odds with our intention to support each other, please recognize your actions protect our first responders, healthcare workers and those most at risk in our City. Also keep in mind, social distancing does not mean social isolation. Please safely stay connected using phones, texting, email and social media. Virtual concerts, plays, museums and classes can also be a great way to engage beyond your home.
While we adjust to this new, yet temporary normal, please know we are all in this together. The more we demonstrate compassion, kindness and patience, the easier it will be for us all to navigate these troubled times – especially those on the front lines of combating this pandemic.
Please take good care of yourselves and each other!
Jackie Millet
Mayor
March 12, 2020
Hello Lone Tree,
As you are aware, the world is dealing with a very fluid situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, its impacts have been felt by many. I want to assure you, however, that the City of Lone Tree is following public health guidelines and taking every precaution necessary to protect the health of our community and staff, while we continue to provide essential City services.
Regretfully, we are postponing all events at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the remainder of March, including the State of the City and private event rentals. Please know this was a very difficult decision, but one taken with the well-being of our patrons and community at the forefront.
Should you need to visit any City facility, rest assured we have implemented extra cleaning procedures to regularly disinfect common areas. Also, be aware that Lone Tree’s online services allows residents and businesses to easily conduct City-related business virtually or by phone at 303-708-1818.
I encourage everyone to take common sense preventative actions including practicing good hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting commons areas regularly, and staying home and avoiding close contact with others if you become ill. A comprehensive list of recommended best health practices can be found by clicking here.
In conclusion, I want to stress that I have the utmost confidence in the Lone Tree Leadership Team and that we continue to work together to overcome any challenge placed before us.
I will be in touch with any updates, but for now please look for opportunities to show some extra kindness to each other during these trying times – and keep washing those hands!
Jackie Millet
Mayor