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Denver gets more time to answer FAA questions in probe regarding Key Lime lease denial
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The City of Denver has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for additional time to gather information and prepare its response to the federal agency’s investigation of the city’s 2025 denial of a Denver International Airport ground lease expansion for Key Lime Air. The FAA has agreed to extend the deadline, a spokesperson for Denver Mayor…
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Denver City Council eyes lobbying regulations, restriction
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Topping the agenda for the Denver City Council’s Monday’s regular meeting is a proposal that, if adopted, would amend the Denver Revised Municipal Code to increase regulation of lobbyists. This will be the second reading for Council Bill 26-0686. High-profile lobbying activity around flavored tobacco, surveillance, and other policy areas prompted concerns from the sponsors…
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Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announces resignation due to health challenges
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At-large Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announced her resignation from the council at Monday’s meeting, saying medical challenges have made it difficult for her to show up to council meetings. She will formally resign on Aug. 5, within 90 days of the regularly scheduled municipal election, to keep the city from needing to hold a…
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Denver City Council to hear from public on extension for site development plans
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This week, the Denver City Council agenda includes several rezonings and a proposed amendment to the city’s zoning code that would extend deadlines for site development plans approved on or before Dec. 31, 2025. If approved, the “Site Development Plan Validity Extension” amendment would spare roughly 22,600 planned residential units from loss due to expiring…
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‘Expect 2027 revenue to remain flat,’ finance officials warn Denver budget planners
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Denver expects little to no revenue growth through 2027. And “flat” growth is a “best-case scenario,” city finance experts told members of the Denver City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, as preliminary efforts to organize and establish guidance for the 2027 budget planning process kicked off Tuesday. The city anticipates 2027 revenue to remain around…
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Denver City Council: Scooters, syringes, fancy airport lawyers
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The Denver City Council returns this week with a 24-page agenda packed with a variety of interesting items for consideration. From the Community Planning and Housing Committee comes a $3.4 million contract between the City and Jewish Family Service of Colorado to provide rapid rehousing support for at least 55 homeless individuals or families living…
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Denver City Council makes annual bison donation permanent
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Denver has codified its annual donation of surplus buffalo to American Indian tribes and American Indian nonprofits into law after a unanimous vote by the City Council on Monday. The City and County of Denver has managed one of the oldest municipal bison herds in the nation as part of a conservation program for more…
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Denver City Council eyes millions for infrastructure, airport spending
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The Denver City Council meeting Monday will be light, with no required public hearing set, but it does have several big-ticket infrastructure and airport spending items on the agenda. A lot of money is on the table this week, with $6.5 million earmarked for asphalt replacement for 95 lane miles of local, collector, and arterial…
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Denver continues to explore moving to a biennial budget
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There’s continued momentum to shift the city of Denver to a biennial budget cycle, and if approved by the City Council, the measure would be sent to voters on the November 2026 ballot. The idea, first put forth in December, returned Monday to the Budget and Policy Committee meeting for further discussion, with sponsors maintaining…
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Denver to mull $6.9M East Colfax BRT extension, police union deal
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Denver’s councilmembers will consider several items during Monday’s regular meeting, but the most notable is a resolution to overhaul contract review rules, requiring draft agreements to be shared with the Council before being heard at committee meetings. Council Resolution 26-0329 aims to give council members early access to draft and final agreements and more time…