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Feds reject plans for Lakewood homeless campus
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An advocacy group’s plans for a sprawling Lakewood facility to help house those experiencing homelessness took a blow late last week. Details are sparse, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rejected the plans after reportedly finding issues with advocacy group Colorado Coalition for the Homeless’ (CCH) financing proposal, Westword reports. The…
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Lakewood councilman: Fed center site a poor choice for homeless campus
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It’s been the resounding message from city officials and vocal residents in Lakewood: A 59-acre site near the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood is a poor choice for a large-scale homeless facility. The sentiment is also the upshot of a new guest commentary from Lakewood City Councilman Charley Able appearing in the Denver Post on…
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‘A ghetto in Lakewood’: Residents worry a campus for the homeless will bring in riff raff
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Lakewood is wary of a homeless advocacy group’s plans for a 59-acre site near the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. Earlier this month, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless revealed its preliminary plans for the Lakewood parcel, which could include a solar-powered campus with trailers, geodesic domes and tents as an initial build-out, eventually adding some…
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Huge, solar-powered campus for the homeless? Advocacy group’s plans for Lakewood site get initial OK
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An advocacy group has been given the initial OK from the federal government for its plan to construct housing and provide services for those experiencing homelessness in Lakewood. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved an initial application from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless late last month, the Lakewood Sentinel reports. CCH…
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Homeless coalition seeks ownership of Lakewood site
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After beating the federal government in court last fall, a local homeless coalition has submitted an application to take ownership of a 59-acre parcel near the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless won the court battle in late September after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declared…
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Facing a court order, feds will reconsider whether Lakewood land can serve the homeless
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Whatever the best use might be for some surplus land the government is hoping to auction off at the Federal Center in Lakewood, you’ve got to give due credit to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for its dogged pursuit of the 59-acre parcel. And it looks like the nonprofit might prevail in its quest.…
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Coalition challenges feds on land use: Hey, how about housing the homeless?
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It isn’t exactly politics per se, but the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless‘s ongoing joust with the federal government – over a parcel of surplus land in the Federal Center in Lakewood – raises questions about responsive government. Or, the lack thereof. The news this week is that the U.S. General Services Administration is going…
