Tag: 2022 Budget
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Denver City Council may change public comment to prioritize new speakers
The Denver City Council could soon change the sign-up for its weekly public comment session to prioritize people who haven’t spoken at previous meetings. If approved by the council, the proposal would send people who haven’t spoken at a comment session in the last 90 days to the top of the speaker list, followed by…
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Colorado councilman calls for boosting $55M parks budget, ahead of November ballot question
Colorado Springs expects to spend about $55.4 million on parks, recreation and cultural services next year — perhaps less than what it needs. For example, the city forestry department needs a budget of about $7.8 million to care for about 270,000 trees, according to the latest Urban Forest Management Plan. The department is budgeted to…
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Denver City Council considers over $22 million in additions to 2022 city budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council is considering over two dozen potential additions to the proposed 2022 city budget, totaling more than $22.21 million for the $1.49 billion spending plan. Each council member presented their desired budget additions Thursday to the panel, which completed 10 days of…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Auditor, climate action, human services
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings for Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal Friday, meeting with the offices of the auditor, climate action and human services to hear their spending plans. The Auditor’s Office and the Office of Human Services are independent city agencies, each…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Transportation and infrastructure, independent monitor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Office of Independent Monitor presented spending plans to the Denver City Council Thursday, as part of the council’s ongoing hearings for Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal. Of the $1.49 billion proposal, transportation and infrastructure is slated…
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Housing, community planning, economic development get smallest cuts of Denver budget proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings on Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal Wednesday, meeting with the three agencies receiving the smallest cuts of the $1.49 billion budget. The departments of housing stability, community planning and economic development each receive less than 3% of the…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal dominated by public safety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings Tuesday on Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion budget proposal for 2022, meeting with the city’s various public safety agencies to discuss spending plans. Safety is taking up the largest chunk of the proposed budget, accounting for approximately 39%…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Parks and Recreation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has begun holding hearings on Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion budget proposal for 2022, meeting with Denver Parks and Recreation on Monday. The proposed 2022 budget would delegate just under $83 million to Parks and Recreation, with approximately $49 million going…
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Denver Mayor Hancock proposes $1.49 billion city budget for 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock submitted his 2022 budget proposal to City Council on Wednesday, comprised of $1.49 billion to be spent primarily on infrastructure, employment, housing and safety projects. The $1.49 billion budget is a 12% increase from the city’s budget in 2021, and a return…