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Denver Council votes on moving tiny-home village for homeless
Tiny homes village video UPDATE 4/30: The Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve relocating a tiny home village of formerly homeless people from the River North neighborhood to Globeville. The 13-0 vote came after a long and contentious public hearing on a resolution that would enable a nonprofit group to lease about…
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Colorado Springs considers banning RVs from city streets, raising concerns among homeless advocates
COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs police want the City Council to send a message to people living in recreational vehicles parked across the city: find an RV park or leave town. At the request of police commanders, the council is considering banning RVs from being parked on any street in the city, lest their owners…
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Proposal would put Colorado Springs’ high-dollar settlements into spotlight
COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs’ high-dollar lawsuit settlements would be decided in public rather than closed-door meetings under new ordinances the City Council is considering. The council asked City Attorney Wynetta Massey this summer how best to change its practices after The Gazette reported that it had paid about $5.4 million in lawsuit settlements since…
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Denver Council remarks explode over moratorium debate
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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Feely: Three common errors candidates make in campaign finance
Election season 2017 will soon be upon us. Open seats for election include city and town councils and school board races. Running for office is both a thrilling and a scary experience. For individuals, complying with the numerous campaign finance rules is an overwhelming undertaking. Issues facing candidates range from finding a qualified treasurer, opening…
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McCann talks about her salary increase, goals for DA’s office
Denver District Attorney-elect Beth McCann will receive 2 percent salary hikes in each of the last two years of her four-year term, similar to other salary increases given to her metro-area and statewide colleagues under state statutes. Denver City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 3, that set McCann’s incoming salary at $219,606, the current amount…
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The Hot Sheet – Denver plunges potty politics, protests don’t stop Trump, your $11 million sign, the can’t-miss Tweet, Colo drivers get an elf and … MORE!
VOL. 01 NO. 209 | DECEMBER 20, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – This time of year is general known as “dead” in most newsrooms. Many reporters are snug in their too-little padding office chairs working (sort of) on year-end stories, new year stories and holiday features. Not the case this year. Between…
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Denver GO bonds size, tax question TBD
As Denver officials began listening to citizens this week about the next round of general obligation bonds to help address city amenity needs like roads, parks and buildings, the size of the bond issue and whether it could include a tax hike to present to voters are unknown. A City Council committee heard an update…
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Denver City Council under new leadership
Denver City Council has a new leadership team. Councilman Albus Brooks, District 9, is the new council president, taking over for former Council President Christopher Herndon. Brooks won approval for the job from his fellow council members at the start of Monday night’s council meeting. Councilman Jolon Clark was also voted by his colleagues to…
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City’s affordable housing plan draws praise, criticism
The talk about how Denver should promote affordable housing has gone from what path the city should take to whether or not the proposed $150 million plan over 10 years will go to the right places, and are the right groups paying their fair share. The plan announced during Mayor Michael Hancock’s State of the…