"Building" for the city of Centennial
by Andrew Wells

JANUARY 2001

The City of Centennial has somewhere they can call "home." Arapahoe Bank and Trust, through President Frank Peterson, has given Centennial a suite of offices, which encompasses about 1,500 square feet, for the gracious sum of one dollar. The space will be used by several city employees and will be used as a storage space for a considerable volume of files, maps and legal documents that seems to have grown right along with the new city's prospects.

"Frank and this bank have been involved with Centennial since day one," said Centennial organizer and mayoral frontrunner Randy Pye. "We certainly appreciate it and we look forward to a very long relationship." Arapahoe Bank and Trust held the Arapahoe Citizens for Self Determination bank account and has been a longtime backer of the Centennial initiative.

"Some of the first meetings (for the Centennial supporters) were held in the offices upstairs," said Mr. Peterson. "We've been behind the city 100 percent, so we thought, why don't we offer space here in the bank?"

The ground-level offices have a separate entrance from that of the main bank so that citizens can have direct access to the new facilities. The space includes a reception area with westward facing windows, three separate offices and access to the building's executive conference room.

The city will move in on February 7th, the day after the general election for city officials. The duration of Centennial's occupancy at the Arapahoe Bank and Trust will be between eight and 12 months, and will save the city between $30,000 and $50,000 during that period.