Author: LINDSEY TOOMER
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Leader of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to retire
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John Parvensky, who has led the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for the past 36 years, will retire from his role as president and CEO when a successor is found. According to a news release from the Coalition, Parvensky helped build the organization from a small advocacy group with six employees and a $100,000 budget…
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Denver City Council set to vote on affordable housing policy
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Denver City Council will hold a public hearing and final vote on its Expanding Housing Affordability guidelines Monday, making changes to building requirements across Denver city codes to require affordable housing be built with market-rate projects. The full council has been in support of the program, which was made possible after the Colorado Legislature passed…
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Hundreds gather at Fort Logan National Cemetery to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
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Hundreds of Coloradans gathered at Fort Logan National Cemetery for the first time in two years on Memorial Day to remember and honor those who died while serving their country. The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a wreath-laying ceremony along with the playing of Taps, a moment of silence, a rifle volley, a F-16 flyover…
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Denver City Council 2023 budget priorities: community engagement, housing, public safety
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Denver City Council left its annual budget retreat with the goal of focusing 2023’s funding on community engagement, increasing affordable housing, reframing public safety, workforce and business recovery, protecting the environment and increasing transportation in the city. These priorities will serve as a guide to the mayor’s office and other city agencies as they develop…
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Denver committee approves bill requiring HOAs to notify homeowners of foreclosure rights
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Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to 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…
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Denver committee agrees to extend use of 140 hotel rooms for homeless population
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Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday moved a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The city began providing food and shelter at the Aloft Hotel at the start of the…
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Denver airport needs stronger construction oversight: Audit
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Denver International Airport needs to improve its oversight of construction projects to avoid unnecessary spending and scheduling delays, a recent audit from the Denver Auditor’s Office found. “The airport is spending billions on a new runway, gate expansion, the Great Hall, security updates, and other construction projects,” Auditor Tim O’Brien said in a news release.…
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Denver gives initial approval to funding for STAR program expansion
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Denver City Council approved on first reading additional funding to expand the Support Team Assisted Response program. An Intergovernmental Agreement between Denver and Denver Health and Hospital Authority puts $526,610 toward five 2022 Ford Transit 150 cargo vans to support the expansion of the STAR program across the city. The expansion is expected to increase…
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Denver extends COVID local disaster declaration to end of June
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Denver City Council approved a resolution extending the city’s disaster declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to June 27. The declaration was originally issued by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 12, 2020, and was set to expire on May 30. The city decided to extend because the effects of the pandemic, including loss of life,…
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Aurora mayor criticizes council members for city-paid trip to Paris conference
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on Monday criticized council members Juan Marcano and Crystal Murillo for attending a conference in Paris using taxpayer dollars. “For Aurora city council members to be attending a conference, in Paris of all places, is an insult to the hardworking taxpayers of this city,” Coffman wrote in a tweet. “This morning,…