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Denver Housing Authority to open housing program applications Friday
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The Denver Housing Authority is opening its pre-application process on Friday for people who want to be on a waiting list for affordable housing opportunities. DHA is a metro Denver housing agency that offers affordable housing and voucher opportunities to low-income residents. The agency owns more than 13,000 affordable home units and serves over 26,000…
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Denver mayoral candidates tackle housing, homelessness, crime in last major forum before election
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Most candidates remaining in the 16 person field took part in the Denver Gazette’s Mayoral Forum today, March 22. During one segment, moderators asked candidates their approval for certain policy measures in a rapid fire round. Interestingly, only two candidates emphatically approve of the job Mayor Hancock is doing in office, while the vast majority…
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Despite objections, Denver City Council approves Sun Valley Redevelopment Area
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The Denver City Council on Monday approved the Sun Valley Homes Urban Redevelopment Plan. The move creates an urban redevelopment area, complete with a property and sales tax increment area. The council voted, 11-1, to approve the bill, with Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca being the sole “no” vote. CdeBaca did not explain publicly why she voted against…
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Denver’s underprivileged see the light in Solar Training Academy
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As former Senate minority leader of the Colorado General Assembly, I’ve seen firsthand that when businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government come together, we can solve problems. That spirit of cooperation was on display at a recent event I attended at Denver-based Namaste Solar. GRID Alternatives and the Denver Housing Authority, along with local energy businesses…
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HUDSON | Solutions continue to elude us on affordable housing
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Most of us experience confusion with the muddle of terminology surrounding affordable versus public housing. For the most part, public housing is a distinct subset within the affordable housing rubric. Nonetheless, a blurry line separates those whose economic circumstance requires public housing assistance from the fully employed who simply can’t locate housing they can afford.…
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Denver councilwoman crafts bill to end ‘discrimination’ via rent-voucher refusal
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As Denverites increasingly struggle to keep up with surging housing costs, the city has launched programs like rent assistance to help bridge the gap. But little good it does when landlords won’t accept payment through city assistance programs. A Denver City Council member wants to address through a new measure what she calls discrimination, Denverite…
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Denver marijuana buyers could help with city’s affordable housing woes
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A marijuana tax hike would help boost affordable housing efforts in Denver under a proposal released Monday by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. The plan would double the city’s Affordable Housing Fund annually – from $15 million to $30 million – and generate an additional estimated $105 million in funding for affordable housing over the next…
