Tag: Denver Budget
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Denver City Council to hear from public on mayor’s proposed budget
Monday’s Denver City Council meeting will likely be a long night. Council members will hold a required public hearing on Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2026 spending plan. City officials note that on budget hearing night, the number of people providing public comment has averaged in the range of 50-60, but this year’s number will not…
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There’s nothing ‘vibrant’ about Denver debt
By Jason Bailey Five ballot measures, all asking for more debt, are on the Denver ballot for this election cycle. The politicians want about $950 million in new debt for our city and our citizens. Denver ballots will begin arriving this weekend. I address all five measures with the same reasoning – the end result…
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Denver mayor shifts responsibility of responding to illegal immigration to city’s refugee division
Johnston revealed the move in a letter outlining $7.3 million worth of budget changes in response to Denver City Council budget hearings.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston proposes $1.76 billion budget for 2025
Denver’s budget will remain relatively flat under Mayor Mike Johnston’s spending plan for next year. Johnson outlined a $1.76 billion budget for 2025, up from the current year’s $1.74 billion. Administration officials said this is the lowest growth for Denver in 14 years, not counting the pandemic-related slumps in the spending. During a Thursday press…
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Denver ranked among ‘worst-run’ cities in the nation, study reveals
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s most populous city may perhaps be one of the “worst-run” cities in the nation, according to a recent study conducted by WalletHub. Out of 148 of the most populated cities in the nation, WalletHub financial experts ranked Denver 141st in the “Best- & Worst-Run…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
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City Council ranks $22 million in potential additions to Denver’s 2022 budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last week, the Denver City Council began the process of requesting additions to the 2022 city budget, submitting and ranking over two dozen proposals totaling more than $22.21 million. The current budget amounts to $1.49 billion, with the most significant delegations being nearly $568 million…
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Denver City Council considers over $22 million in additions to 2022 city budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council is considering over two dozen potential additions to the proposed 2022 city budget, totaling more than $22.21 million for the $1.49 billion spending plan. Each council member presented their desired budget additions Thursday to the panel, which completed 10 days of…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Auditor, climate action, human services
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings for Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal Friday, meeting with the offices of the auditor, climate action and human services to hear their spending plans. The Auditor’s Office and the Office of Human Services are independent city agencies, each…
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Denver Mayor Hancock proposes $1.49 billion city budget for 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock submitted his 2022 budget proposal to City Council on Wednesday, comprised of $1.49 billion to be spent primarily on infrastructure, employment, housing and safety projects. The $1.49 billion budget is a 12% increase from the city’s budget in 2021, and a return…