Patients find respect and a comfort level here. The majority of people who come here really struggle with just life. Imagine what it’s like to be tense all the time worrying about everything constantly.

In Colorado Springs, there’s some critical infrastructure there, military bases. We have a lot of potential to bring in more money to Colorado Springs based on this theory.

This year is very different.

I don’t know if we’re going to get less or more money, but we will have a very competitive application based on that methodology.

Before, we were just working with about 24 cities, which included fire districts within the four counties. Now, it’s broadened the geography. . . . We could get right into the edge of Weld County.