Tag: Affordable Housing Crisis
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Colorado Health Foundation and partners plan to build new affordable housing project in Denver’s Uptown area
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Less than 24 hours after a divided Denver City Council approved referring a sales tax measure to voters seeking to raise money for affordable housing projects in the city, a group announced a major project for low income residents in Denver’s Uptown area. The Colorado…
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Some Denver councilmembers criticize Johnston’s sales tax hike, as it inches closer to ballot box
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday advanced Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to raise the sales tax to generate $100 million for housing, though it drew criticism from some councilmembers, who called it “rushed” and expressed worries it would ultimately hurt residents. Meanwhile, former Denver Mayor…
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Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.” …
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Campaign for Park Hill redevelopment says it would benefit historically disenfranchised communities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Supporters of the former Park Hill Golf Course redevelopment pressed for support from voters Thursday with less than a week to go before election day, arguing the project would help the historically disenfranchised communities surrounding the 155-acre plot. Property owners Westside Investment Partners want to…
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Wright: Solving the affordable housing crisis
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is facing an affordable housing crisis as both the demand and the cost of entry-level homes continues to skyrocket, while housing construction, particularly in the areas of condominiums, remains largely nonexistent. Some have argued the absence of affordable housing construction, which condominiums and starter…