Author: Noah Festenstein
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Denver councilmember proposes ‘fixed’ salary increases for elected officials
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A Denver City Councilmember intends to alter city charter language for elected officials to have “fixed” annual salary increases every four years be automatic rather than requiring a vote approval from sitting council members each term. Currently, council member salaries are set after each general election. According to city information, council pay is based on…
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Denver City Council to ponder kid’s soda ban
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The Denver City Council on Monday is expected to discuss a measure that would ban restaurants from serving sugar-based drinks found on kid’s menus. If approved, Denver restaurants could only offer water or milk as the “default” drink options to children. If approved, the law would go into effect in July 2025. The proposal defines…
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Denver opening 2 emergency homeless shelters during snowstorm
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At the onset of Denver’s midweek snowstorm, the city is opening two emergency overnight shelters for homeless people needing somewhere to stay. Denver and the metro Denver area are under a winter storm watch starting 6 p.m., Wednesday, with the potential for 6-12 inches of snow to accumulate by Friday morning, according to the National…
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Denver loans $2.6 million to preserve 60 affordable mobile homes
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The Denver City Council on Monday approved a loan of $2.6 million to preserve 60 affordable homes in the Capitol City Mobile Home Park. It’s a mobile home community with residents who last year created a co-op to avoid being displaced if the land under it sold. The city is loaning the large sum to…
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Mike Johnston opens city’s largest homeless ‘micro-community’ in Overland Park
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Denver opens ‘flagship’ micro-community for homelessTom Hellauer tom.hellauer@denvergazette.comTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver’s largest “micro-community” – a taxpayer-funded program that offers shelter to homeless people – officially opened on Monday, the culmination of a process that encountered pushback from nearby residents. The site at 621 W. Wesley Ave., just south of the intersection Santa Fe Drive and Evans Avenue on…
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Denver International Airport’s Peña Boulevard slated for $51M reconstruction
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Denver International Airport’s only roadway access will undergo a 900-day reconstruction if the City Council approves a contract for nearly $51 million on Monday. The planned improvements to Peña Boulevard come after the airport had a record number of travelers last year. Ranked the third busiest airport in the nation, DIA served 77.8 million people…
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Denver to consider $115M purchase of Denver Post building, former hotel
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The Denver City Council on Monday will consider spending $115 million to complete two major city purchases. In January, the council approved spending $88.5 million to acquire the former Denver Post headquarters. Monday’s measure states that the city will not spend more than $90 million acquiring the property, which last sold for $93.4 million in 2006. …
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Denver City Council considers $10 million loan for 170 affordable housing units
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The Denver City Council on Monday plans to vote on a $10 million loan agreement to assist with the acquisition of 170 affordable housing units at Columbine Towers in southwest Denver. The apartment complex at 1750 S. Federal Blvd. accommodates people with disabilities and low-income seniors 55 and over. Of the 170 units available for…
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Denver City Council delays public hearing for West Colfax affordable housing project
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The Denver City Council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a public hearing scheduled for next month to address a proposed affordable housing development in the city’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood. The council rejected consideration of the required public hearing “so issues can be ironed out,” according to District 5 Councilmember Amanda Sawyer. In April 2019, the council…
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Denver City Council narrowly approves banning homeless camp sweeps below 32 degrees
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Denver can no longer force homeless people to move from outside living situations during freezing temperatures, at least for the time being. The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved an ordinance to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees. The 7-6 vote in favor of the proposed ordinance was the closest…
