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Scratch one garage and towing service in Ward 1. Faced with about 40 residents voicing fear of everything from traffic to rats and snakes to criminal enterprises, the Commerce City Council voted unanimously to reject the request of Danny Allen for the rezoning. Allen had asked that the city rezone 4.12 acres off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce lost a wise and dedicated public servant when Richard Massey died Oct. 31. For 19 years, Massey’s unassuming demeanor and thoughtful approach to governance helped keep the city government on an even keel. His presence at the city council table is greatly missed. Massey, who worked almost 40 years at BJC Medical Center, came to the ... [Full Story »] 

Following the death of Ward 5 councilman Richard Massey last Saturday, Commerce will hold a special election on Tuesday, March 16, to fill Massey's unexpired term. Massey, 75, succumbed Saturday to complications from a stroke suffered early this year. Massey was elected to the council in 1989. He was retired from BJC Medical Center where he was ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce officials plan to buy or lease three solar-powered devices to prevent algae from causing foul-tasting water each spring at the city’s reservoir. Three SolarBee mixers in the city’s 300-acre reservoir could eliminate the dirty taste that plagues the reservoir during “turnovers” each spring. This past spring’s event was the ... [Full Story »] 

By Mark Beardsley I don’t know who’s behind it, but Americans are increasingly prone to believe in conspiracies. This is not the-man-on-the-grassy-knoll quality, but a persistent belief that folks are constantly plotting to do us in, whether it’s in local politics, the referees who flagged A.J. Greene for excessive celebrating, or the ... [Full Story »]