Residents urge council to reopen natural medicine rules, raise safety and noise concerns

Several residents spoke during the public-comment period on Jan. 12, pressing council on a range of local concerns.

Cindy Wander, owner of WanderSpring LLC, urged council to reopen the city ordinance regulating natural medicine because, she said, the ordinance's time, place and manner restrictions were modeled on medical-marijuana dispensary rules and "effectively rule out" facilitation-based therapeutic practice in some locations. Wander said she is pursuing licensure as a natural-medicine facilitator and that her upfront training cost was about $11,500; she described natural-medicine sessions as supervised therapeutic encounters in which clients remain on site for the duration of treatment.

Tim Long, a Ward 4 resident, focused on the budget (see separate coverage) and questioned the presentation of debt issuances in the adopted 2026 budget.

Melissa Ryan (Ward 3) thanked park construction crews, described neighborhood cleanliness issues and said residents were concerned after reading a post on a neighborhood page about a stabbing at a nearby transitional mental-health facility; she asked staff to contact the facility operator about maintenance and security. Mayor and city manager later confirmed staff awareness of the stabbing and that the Northglenn Police Department is investigating.

Allen Parks (Ward 2) asked council to examine noise-enforcement approaches used elsewhere — including decibel-based ticketing — to address vehicle noise along 120th Avenue that he said affects his backyard. Council thanked speakers and said staff may follow up as appropriate.

A youth commission interview also took place; Sarah, a 16-year-old student at Westgate Community High School, said she wants to serve on the Youth Commission with a focus on health and safe-haven programs for youth.