Tag: Cole Chandler
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No oversight: Denver’s homeless plan cost $20 million more than previously reported, auditor says
Mayor Mike Johnston’s campaign to curb homelessness has cost the city an estimated $20 million more than previously reported, Denver’s auditor concluded. The audit determined that the mayor’s initiative was poorly planned, with underreported expenses, no monitoring plan, inadequate “equity” considerations in shelter siting, and no one responsible for tracking the program’s citywide expenses. The…
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Denver still not tracking homeless camp enforcement costs
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Denver’s homeless encampment enforcement program officials still do not know how much money has been spent on the program or if contracted providers are performing to agreed-upon standards, according to city auditors. In April 2023, Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien audited how city agencies responded to homeless encampments and identified several risks involving compliance with laws…
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Denver councilmember resigns as homeless chair, citing distrust with mayor’s office
Announcement comes amid nearly $6 million in proposed contracts providing services for the three micro-communities under construction
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Denver mayor needs to house 100 homeless a week to deliver on promise by year’s end
After 112 days in office, Denver’s new mayor now needs to house 100 homeless people on average each week to deliver his promise of getting a thousand of them off the city’s streets by the end of the year. So far, Mike Johnston’s administration has housed 208 homeless people, according to a city-made homeless housing dashboard at…
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As cold weather moves in, Denver offers shelter to homeless at Five Points encampment
50 homeless people offered hotel housing amid below-freezing weather
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Denver decides to seek bids for next 300 tiny homes
200 Pallet shelters price drops to $3.5 million, homeless advisor says
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‘Let everyone speak’: Denver City Council public comment on homelessness stirs drama, delays council meeting
Council extends emergency homeless declaration, approves $3.66 million for former Best Western hotel homeless programs
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Denver city council approves up to $7 million for 200 homeless pallet shelters
Denver City Council Monday approved a $7 million contract to provide 200 homeless shelter pallets within the city. Pallets are expected to arrive in November, according to Denver’s senior homelessness advisor. The city stamped its contract with Pallet PBS Inc., which, according to the council resolution, will last until Aug. 31, 2024 with an option…
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Denver prepares for second homeless encampment sweep Thursday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials gave homeless residents of an encampment site near Logan Street and 18th Avenue until 7 a.m. Thursday to move elsewhere. The city issued the notice for the cleanup on Tuesday. A shooting Monday that injured two homeless people in the encampment likely prompted…
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Mike Johnston’s administration continue responding to concerns around micro-communities
As Mayor Mike Johnston and his team roll out the next phase in bringing more supportive housing online, the administration has also responded to worries about overburdening Denver’s historically underserved communities with the city’s homelessness response and other critiques of micro-communities. Concerns sprung up around a list of nearly 200 publicly owned sites that the…