Tag: Councilwoman
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Denver daytime warming centers to open ahead of cold temperatures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All operational recreation centers in Denver will be open as warming centers on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Denver Department of Public Health and the Environment. The recreation centers will be open during normal business hours. Meteorologists predicted snow starting to fall…
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Denver City Council preview: Public hearing on proposed 27th and Larimer tax increment areas
The Denver City Council will examine a proposal that would impose a moratorium on mobile home parks as a way to preserve affordable housing, and they’ll listen to the public regarding the creation of an urban redevelopment area (URA) in the 2700 block of Larimer Street in Five Points. If approved, the redevelopment would be…
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Proposed redevelopment at 27th and Larimer sparks conversations
The 2700 block of Larimer Street in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood is home to street art, brick and mortar retail shops and the Volunteers of America of Colorado (VOAC). But changes are in the works. Edens, a national commercial property business, owns much of the block in the area and wants to redevelop the…
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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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One Main Street Colorado endorse all but one Denver City Council incumbent
As polls closed for midterm elections Tuesday night, polling center workers counted the votes and races were called. But Denver voters have another election to participate in, and it’s five months away: The City of Denver races, which include a mayoral and city council elections. The election is April 4. On Wednesday, One Main Street…
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Denver approves crosswalk signals, welcomes Ulibarri Park
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 hears public testimony on proposed city budget
Editor’s note: This story originally reported: “The high demand for public restrooms is compounded by a 4.8% rise in homelessness, Grenaille said.” The actual percentage rise was 12.8%. The story has been updated to correct the two-year rise in homelessness in Denver. The Denver Gazette apologies for the error. Homelessness, public safety and safe streets were…
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Denver City Council requests additional $17.5 million to city budget
Increase to support public safety projects
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Denver City Council honors Indigenous People’s Day with proclamation
At every meeting since October 2020, the City Council has acknowledged the original owners of the land Denver now occupies. The Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples lived and died here long before there was a Mile High City and on Monday, Denver City Council President Jamie Torres emphasized that fact by reading a proclamation marking the city’s…