Tag: City Council Meeting
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Denver to receive $5.5 million federal grant for supportive housing for homeless
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is set to receive over $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to help fund a supportive housing project for 125 homeless residents. The City Council unanimously approved the $5,512,000 grant Monday, funding the Denver Housing to Health Pay for Success project. The…
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City Council ranks $22 million in potential additions to Denver’s 2022 budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last week, the Denver City Council began the process of requesting additions to the 2022 city budget, submitting and ranking over two dozen proposals totaling more than $22.21 million. The current budget amounts to $1.49 billion, with the most significant delegations being nearly $568 million…
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Denver City Council OKs $10 million for affordable housing complex for homeless residents
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved spending $10 million Monday to fund an affordable housing complex targeted toward homeless and formerly homeless residents. The funding from Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds will be used to renovate a 10-story, 100-unit apartment complex located at 250 W. 14th Ave.,…
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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 to provide $1.5 million in grants to restaurant, hospitality employers
The city of Denver is rolling out a new “Denver Back to Work” relief grant program, providing $1.5 million in grants to local employers in the restaurant and hospitality industries. The City Council unanimously approved the grant funding Monday, allowing applications to open in the next seven to 10 days. The grants are intended to…
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Aurora City Council again rejects proposal for marijuana hospitality businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council once again voted down a proposal to allow new businesses where patrons can legally consume marijuana — however, the proposal might get another chance soon. Two weeks after a previous proposal for marijuana hospitality businesses failed in a 5-5 tie, Monday’s…
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Denver to start crisis intervention program for residents with intellectual, developmental disabilities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new mental health crisis intervention program will soon be established in Denver, aiming to improve emergency services for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The final contract for the initiative, called the START program, was unanimously approved by the Denver City Council on Monday.…
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City Council OKs over $27 million to fund new affordable housing complexes in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved two bills Monday that will provide $27,425,000 to fund two new affordable housing complexes within the city. The first bill designated up to $15,425,000 for the construction of The Rose on Colfax, an 82-unit complex for tenants who make 70%…
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‘We don’t have a plan B’: Denver OKs contract extension for controversial hazard cleaning service
After nearly three hours of discussion and public comment, the Denver City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s contract with a hazard cleaning service, despite controversy regarding the firm’s cleaning of homeless camps. The company, Environmental Hazmat Services, is contracted by the city to dispose of hazardous waste in public spaces. When cleaning homeless…
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Free shuttle service pilot program to come to Denver’s Montbello neighborhood
A pilot program establishing a free community shuttle service is coming to the Montbello neighborhood after the Denver City Council unanimously approved the proposal Monday. The approved contract will give over $555,000 to Northeast Transportation Connections to run the pilot program, providing free shuttle services every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the…