Author: LINDSEY TOOMER
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Denver HOAs will be required to notify residents of foreclosure rights
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Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a bill requiring homeowners associations to notify homeowners of their foreclosure rights. The bill was introduced after incidents in Council President Stacie Gilmore’s district in which at least 50 Green Valley Ranch homes were foreclosed on over unpaid HOA fines. Most homeowners were not given notice…
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Juneteenth will be official city of Denver holiday starting next year
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Denver will recognize Juneteenth as an official city holiday starting next year after City Council gave final approval Monday night. The proposal amends the Denver Revised Municipal Code to add a 12th paid holiday for the city’s career service employees. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Last year, Mayor Michael…
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Denver will continue to house homeless at Aloft Hotels
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Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for homeless people, as well as a food service agreement. The resolutions will extend the Emergency Occupancy Agreement with JBK Hotels LLC, which runs the Aloft Hotel, another six months through the end…
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Denver plans to create one consolidated bill for city-operated utilities, audit reveals
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Denver will create one consolidated utility bill for its residents, including composting, stormwater and possibly trash and sewer, according to an audit released Monday on the city’s services with Denver Water. The consolidated bill will include all city-operated utilities, and water bills would still be through Denver Water, the audit revealed. Citing the city’s plans,…
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Englewood receives $38 million loan from Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water
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The city of Englewood will receive a second loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the city’s drinking water initiative. The $38 million is funded through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, a federal program that aims to accelerate investment in the water infrastructure through long-term and low-cost supplemental credit…
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Denver will host inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas next year
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Denver will host the first Cities Summit of the Americas, in which city planners from Latin America and the Caribbean will meet with their U.S. counterparts in an effort to strengthen collaboration and develop solutions to communities’ most pressing challenges. Federal officials this week announced that Denver has been picked to host the international conference…
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Denver committee advances fee-based waste services program
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Denver’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee on Tuesday advanced a pay-as-you-throw waste services proposal to the full council, with a goal of kicking off the program on Jan 1. While most council members want to improve Denver’s waste diversion rate, some had concerns about getting residents properly educated on the program and the impacts…
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Denver council gives housing affordability plan final approval
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Denver City Council approved the adoption of all three bills creating new Expanding Housing Affordability Guidelines after hearing comments from around 50 speakers at its public hearing Monday night. This means a certain amount of affordable units must be developed alongside market-rate condos and apartments, with zoning and financial incentives included as well. Builders can…
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Denver council gives initial approval to HOA requirement to provide foreclosure rights informatio
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Denver City Council approved on first reading a bill that would require homeowners associations to notify homeowners of their foreclosure rights. The bill stemmed from Council President Stacie Gilmore’s district, where at least 50 Green Valley Ranch homes were foreclosed on over unpaid HOA fines. Most homeowners were not given notice of citations and were…
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Denver council postpones vote extending contract with homeless hotel
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Denver City Council postponed its vote on whether to extend the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population. Council member Deborah Ortega requested the council postpone the vote because she was not present for the topic discussion at committee and wants more time to digest information around the…
