city and county of denver
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Denver Council remarks explode over moratorium debate
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Comments from two Denver residents against a two-month extension of the City Council’s moratorium on small lot parking exemptions led to some heated responses from a few councilmen and an apology from one if he had gone too far. City Council held a public hearing on the moratorium extension at its March 20 meeting, which…
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ICYMI: Buckle up time again, Denver overuses software and pays more, Aurora open records dispute
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? Heads up, Pueblo County drivers. Or better yet, buckle up, and anyone in a truck statewide might want to heed that advice, as the Colorado State Patrol and Department of Transportation began one of those “Click It Or Ticket” enforcement campaigns. As the Gazette reported, drivers in Pueblo County had the highest non-compliance rate…
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Small lot parking exemption talks continue
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One proposed amendment to Denver’s small lot parking exemption was not viewed favorably by the city’s Community Planning and Development department, as a lengthy dispute over how the city should approach the issue continues. In August, City Council approved a seven-month moratorium on the zoning code’s small zone lot parking exemption for certain projects. The…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
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Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee hearing. Currently, Denver’s hours of operation for both medical and…
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Denver City Council’s small lot parking code dispute leads to delay
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Almost every new resident of Denver adds another automobile to the city’s already crowded roads and highways, and those cars and trucks need a place to park when their owners are home or elsewhere. How to come up with those spaces was the source of a somewhat tense exchange on Denver City Council and led…
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DIA CEO: Cooperation, federal funding key to airport security
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Airport security nationwide can improve, if the major airports work cooperatively with private sector companies – and federal funding is made available – the CEO of Denver International Airport recently told U.S. Senate members. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., introduced Kim Day at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing to consider how to improve the Transportation…
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McCann creates juvenile prosecution unit
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has announced the creation of a separate juvenile prosecutions unit within the district attorney’s office. Effective Wednesday, March 1, the Juvenile and Drug Courts Unit will be reorganized to establish a separate juvenile unit, led by its own chief deputy and specially selected deputies. The drug court unit will continue…
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Denver’s $4M Target store incentive scrutinized
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Several Denver City Council members have reservations about a proposed $4 million loan to help see a Target open on the downtown 16th Street Mall. The city’s budget and management office is requesting a $4 million supplemental appropriation for the Office of Economic Development’s Business Incentive Fund. That office wants to loan the funds to…
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Marijuana revenue numbers still up years later
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Colorado’s perceived “cash cow” of tax revenue is still going strong three years after adult recreational use of marijuana began, but members of Denver City Council were told to expect that revenue to likely level off in the years ahead. Adam Orens, a founding partner of the Marijuana Policy Group, was one of three officials…
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Denver health plans could survive ACA repeal
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Even if the Affordable Care Act is repealed or significantly changed by Congress and President Donald Trump, the more than 9,900 employees of the City and County of Denver enrolled in one of the three city-offered health insurance plans should not be greatly affected. Heather Britton, manager of benefits and wellness in the city’s Office…
