Tag: Amanda Sawyer
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Denver City Council delays public hearing for West Colfax affordable housing project
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The Denver City Council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a public hearing scheduled for next month to address a proposed affordable housing development in the city’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood. The council rejected consideration of the required public hearing “so issues can be ironed out,” according to District 5 Councilmember Amanda Sawyer. In April 2019, the council…
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Denver affordable housing development opens 72 units for people with brain injuries
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Denver’s Office of Housing Stability (HOST) Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of the Valor on the Fax supportive housing apartment building. The apartments provide 72 units of housing to homeless people in Denver. Located at 7900 E. Colfax Ave., Valor emphasizes care for homeless people suffering from brain injuries or related disabilities. It is one…
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Denver’s Colfax bus rapid transit project contract sparks concerns, questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…
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Mayor Hancock rejects council request for pedestrian cross signals — again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a letter to Denver City Council, Mayor Michael Hancock Thursday said he wants to protect the city’s reserve fund balance, so he’s rejecting an amendment that would finance flashing crosswalk beacons throughout Denver. Hancock sent a letter to city council saying he would reject…
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Denver approves crosswalk signals, welcomes Ulibarri Park
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Denver City Council took steps to improve pedestrian safety Monday night, and took time to honor a couple who made their mark on the city in the 1960s and ’70s. Council approved a budget amendment that adds $1.1 million for the purchase of pedestrian crosswalk signals — but it was half of what members wanted.…
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Denver council approves rezoning, paves way for affordable housing in Cherry Creek East
The Denver City Council on Monday approved on a 9-3 vote a rezoning proposal that proponents said would pave the way for affordable housing in Cherry Creek East. The two affected properties are near Gates Tennis Center at 3400 E. Bayaud Ave. and 121 S. Madison St., both owned by Travis McAfoos. The approvals came…
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More Colorado cities moving to not profit off a state-imposed fee
Three of Colorado’s largest cities have changed, or are in the process of changing, city laws that allowed for collecting sales taxes on government fees. Denver on Monday passed, on first reading, an ordinance “to exempt from taxation certain fees.” If the measure passes a second reading Aug. 22, it will become law. Under Senate…
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New Denver Broncos ownership vows to continue community support
The Denver Broncos haven’t made the NFL playoffs in six seasons, but the team never missed a step when it came to winning charitable efforts in the metro Denver community, especially the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver. For more than three decades, the football team, the Denver Broncos Charities (a 501(c)3 non-profit organization)…
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Gun buyback event planned in Aurora for National Gun Buyback Day
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver and Aurora city council members along with the Denver Broncos on Saturday will host their fourth gun buyback event this year, part of a National Gun Buyback Day observance. Denver Councilmember Amanda Sawyer said people looking to drop off weapons may drive through the Heritage…