u.s. department of house and urban development
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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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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…
