Tag: City Council
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Lakewood City Council approves 2040 comprehensive plan
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The Lakewood City Council unanimously approved the city’s comprehensive plan for the next 15 years on Monday evening after three years in the making. The council voted 11-0 in approving Envision Lakewood 2040, a master plan for the city created and adopted by the planning commission on April 23 after years of community engagement and…
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Mayor postpones measure on executive pay raises until fall
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has postponed until fall a measure that would have raised the salaries of a dozen top executives. The proposed adjustments would have raised the salaries of 12 agency directors by nearly 44% on July 1, totaling nearly $500,000 in additional expenditures,…
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Lakewood residents concerned about plan for future use of vacant school
Part of the land is planned to be used for family support
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Colorado Springs City Council approves long-debated e-bike policy
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to include the second reading required for the e-bike ordinance, set for Feb. 25. The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday voted 6-3 to expand electric bike access across parks and open spaces after another long discussion that represented the culmination of a yearslong debate. After hearing dozens…
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This business district helped fund RiNo’s growth. Its renewal sparks pushback
Revenues for RiNo’s Business Improvement District’ ballooned with new developments. Now some property owners are asking for relief from its taxes.
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Denver’s zoning adjustments sparks discussion over developing ‘carriage’ lots
The unique neighborhood structure popular in northwest Denver has brought attention to a typically quiet routine to update zoning codes.
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Denver City Council appears to support $100M sales tax increase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposal to increase sales taxes to generate $100 million, which sponsors want to allocate for “affordable” housing, appears to have broad support within the City Council, though at least one member has expressed reservations about asking residents to pay more for goods. A City…
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Downtown Denver seeks funding to refill 16th Street Mall’s empty shops
Denver is looking to use the last of its American Rescue Plan Act money for downtown’s recovery exclusively for 16th Street Mall. Small businesses operating in the downtown attraction were first hit by the pandemic and further disrupted by 16th Street Mall’s drawn-out renovation construction project, leading to closures and nearly a third of ground-floor shops…
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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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Downtown Denver’s ‘donut-hole’ problem: Can a Ballpark taxing district fix it?
Mexico City Lounge has been a staple of Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood long before Coors Field was built two blocks away. Owners throughout its 65 years in business have watched the area go through many seasons. But business leaders and others, including the restaurant’s owner, said they are tired of sitting in the dugout. They want…