Tag: Daniels Park
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Happy Trails: Catching one of the best views between Colorado Springs and Denver
Daniels Park Whether approaching from Interstate 25 through Castle Pines or from U.S. 85 through Sedalia, you might be surprised by what you find at Daniels Park. You might be surprised to quickly rise above the neighborhood on one side, the golf course on the other, and find yourself upon the scenic ridge that Daniels…
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New and old West found at Denver area park — and a view that dazzles
DOUGLAS COUNTY • He heard about the bison. But John Boucuvalas knew little else about the place he was going one morning this summer. He was just passing through when he pulled off the highway between Denver and Colorado Springs and thought he was mistaken. “I couldn’t tell if it was some stupid housing complex…
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Mayor Hancock to DougCo commissioners: Hands off of Daniels Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock fired off a terse message to a Douglas County Commissioner who had threatened to seize one of the city’s most beloved mountain parks: hands off. “Daniels Park is a treasured piece of Denver’s Mountain Parks system,” Hancock wrote in an email…
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Daniels Park ownership becomes political football
Daniels Park is still up for grabs, according to one Douglas County Commissioner who says he has plans to meet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock about taking the iconic property over from the Mile High City. But Hancock is out of the office this week and has not heard from Douglas County Commissioner George Teal,…
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Douglas County and Denver spar over gun laws and ownership of historic park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County is squaring off against the City and County of Denver in a surprise attempt to seize a 1,000-acre historic park owned by Denver in retaliation for the city’s recently enacted concealed-carry gun laws. Monday, Douglas County Commissioners went into Executive Session during a…
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Denver council approves agreement giving Indigenous group indefinite access to sacred land
A new agreement between Denver and the Tall Bull Memorial Council will give the Indigenous group the exclusive right to use the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds at Daniels Park as sacred land now that it received unanimous approval from City Council. The Tall Bull Memorial Council has members from a number of Indigenous tribes. Denver…
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New agreement could give Indigenous group indefinite access to sacred land
A new agreement between Denver and the Tall Bull Memorial Council would give the Indigenous group the exclusive right to use the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds at Daniels Park as sacred land in perpetuity unless future councils change the agreement. The Tall Bull Memorial Council has members from a number of Indigenous tribes. Denver has had…