Author: LINDSEY TOOMER
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Frontier Airlines seeks major change at Denver International Airport
Frontier Airlines is looking to add a new ground-level boarding gate facility at Denver International Airport. The project, which needs to be approved by Denver City Council, would create a 120,000-square-foot facility with 14 gates, support space and a maintenance facility. Only 37,000 square feet would be added to the airport with the rest being…
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Denver City Council pauses collections agency contract
Denver City Council on Monday voted down a resolution from the city’s courts to send debts under $300 to a collections agency the city has historically worked with. The resolution, which failed in a split 5-5 vote, proposed extending and modifying the city’s contract with Integral Recoveries, an organization that manages delinquent fines and fees…
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Denver City Council approves bond issuance for voter-approved infrastructure projects
Denver City Council unanimously approved on first reading at Monday’s meeting a bond issuance to fund a variety of infrastructure projects approved by voters. This will allow a principal of up to $366.4 million, marking the first issuance for the RISE Denver program and the fifth for the Elevate Denver program. These are general obligation…
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Denver to receive more COVID stimulus money this summer
Just over a year after the passage of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, Denver is anticipating its second half of stimulus funding to come in July, city officials said Monday. Denver will receive $308 million in relief funds through the American Rescue Plan, the first half of which the city received in July. Since…
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Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock celebrate first licensed marijuana hospitality establishment in Denver
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Wednesday helped owner DeWayne Benjamin celebrate the city’s first approved social equity marijuana hospitality operator, Tetra Lounge. The lounge was approved for a hospitality license, meaning it will be a location where folks can legally consume marijuana in a public place. While it is not…
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Aurora passes resolution to improve crime-reduction strategies
Aurora City Council on Monday passed a resolution outlining a comprehensive plan to support crime-reduction strategies in the city. Councilman Dustin Zvonek, who introduced the resolution, said it will require city management to provide regular updates on five core strategies to improve public safety: Fully staffing and funding the Aurora Police Department with industry-leading training…
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Aurora camping ban will take effect by end of April
Aurora City Council passed on final reading the urban camping ban sponsored by Mayor Mike Coffman in a 6-5 vote, with Coffman breaking council’s tie vote. This means the ban will take effect by the end of April. The ban will prohibit all urban camping on private and public property within Aurora. It also requires…
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Experts say Denver City Council redistricting is all about representation
Every 10 years, redistricting for congressional districts sparks partisan battles and often ends up in court. Local redistricting makes fewer headlines but, experts say, can be just as impactful, if not more. “People hear about it more at the state level with congressional and legislative redistricting, but it’s just as important at the local level…
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Denver 911 struggles to balance increased call volume amid staffing shortages
Denver 911 saw its highest call volume in at least five years in 2021 amid severe staffing shortages. Police dispatchers in Denver are 71% staffed. For emergency communication technicians – the people actually answering the phone when someone calls 911 – Denver is 60% staffed. There are 13 technicians in training and when they graduate at…
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Denver council approves $1M incentive investment in proposed Pepsi facility
Denver City Council approved a $1 million Business Incentive Fund contract with Bottling Group LLC, an operating subsidiary of Pepsi that intends to build a $400 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the High Point region of northeast Denver. The resolution, which only requires one vote, passed in a 12-1 vote Monday, with Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca…