Tag: Colorado Municipal League
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EDITORIAL: Let locals decide whether to split their lots
It’s a safe bet “lot splitting” — letting homeowners subdivide to build an additional dwelling with its own address and utilities — wouldn’t be acceptable to most neighbors in most neighborhoods in our state. It also would flout long-standing local zoning rules in most of the state’s residential areas. And its purported premise — making…
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Colorado Springs, other front Range cities oppose proposal to permit lot‑splitting
Colorado lawmakers are pressing ahead with a plan to let homeowners split their lots to make room for smaller, less expensive houses — a proposal that has drawn sharp opposition from Colorado Springs, Aurora, Denver and other Front Range cities that argue it undermines local control over land use. The legislation would change local land‑use…
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Polis administration touts local cities’ ‘compliance’ with housing laws
The Polis administration is taking a victory lap this week on local government compliance with housing laws passed by the General Assembly in the past two years, although the highest level among the metrics is only 60% compliant. In another metric, there are more localities that are non-compliant than those that are. The majority are…
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Colorado Supreme Court wary of releasing Aurora council recording despite improper closed-door discussion
The city acknowledged it did not properly give notice of an executive session under the state’s open meetings law
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Aurora opts out of state family and medical leave program
The Aurora City Council on Monday voted to opt out of participating in the state’s family and medical leave program, mirroring decisions that Denver and dozens of other local governments made. Deputy Director of Human Resources Jennifer Lorenzen said city staff recommended against participating in the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program because job…
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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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Taxing a fee: Some Colorado cities profit from controversial state delivery fee
Colorado’s home rule cities – notably Denver and Aurora – are collecting local sales tax on the new statewide retail delivery fee, which took effect July 1. That’s despite the new law that created the fee specifically saying it’s exempt from local sales taxes. Under Senate Bill 21-260, the 27 cent fee must be collected and paid to the state by…
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Polis throws cold water on public unions bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis. The bill is the brainchild of House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder. Esgar worked on a…
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Denver city and county expecting over $310 million in federal COVID relief
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city and county of Denver are expecting a big payday after the passage of the $1.9 trillion federal spending bill last week, intended to foster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Colorado Municipal League, the city is set to receive $170.04 million…
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Marijuana at midnight? Denver pot shops want longer hours
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s recreational marijuana dispensaries want to be able to stay open later than 7 p.m. and have asked the City Council to extend their hours to as late as midnight. Currently, recreational and medical marijuana businesses operate from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., shorter hours…