Tag: Denver City Council
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EDITORIAL: One Denver City Council is enough
An old quip holds that no one’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session. The same arguably applies to Denver’s City Council, given its ability to wreak havoc. As for the groundbreaking “civic assembly” that one Denver council member is now proposing to convene — sometime next year — we…
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Denver considers commissioning civic assembly
By next spring, Denver could be among the first major U.S. cities to commission a civic assembly, if the City Council moves forward with an ordinance to establish it. District 8 Councilmember Shontel Lewis led an informational presentation to the City Council Policy and Budget Committee on Monday, discussing the concept of bringing together a…
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Residents weigh in on Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan
More than 60 individuals signed up to weigh in on Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2026 spending plan at a required public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting. While public comments spanned the gamut of city issues, many called for the mayor to restore funding to the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office and to provide…
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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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Anger grows as Denver mayor extends Flock camera contract
Inside a modest equipment rental building in north Denver, close to 700 people gathered for a community town hall on Wednesday evening to call for Mayor Mike Johnston to turn off the city’s 111 Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras. Just hours before the meeting, Johnston announced that the city would extend its contract with the…
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Denver seeks $2M in rent owed by Denver Post
Two years ago, Denver built its hopes – and most likely its budget – on the purchase of the former Denver Post building in downtown with plans to add office space for courts. In January 2024, Denver bought the sleek, modern building, complete with its own marquee, for $88.5 million, assuming the building’s lease with…
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Denver mayor’s revised budget: $4 million in funding additions
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has returned his amended 2026 spending plan back to the City Council for review, leveraging $4 million in interest from American Rescue Plan Act funds to address 11 of the council’s 16 proposed additions. The addition now brings the proposed city spending plan to $1.664 million. Along with added funding for…
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Denver City Council to consider more funding for homeless services
Denver is moving one step closer to its final 2026 spending plan on Monday, with Mayor Mike Johnston delivering his final proposed budget to the City Council. After it is delivered, the budget will be open for inspection from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, in the City Council Office, Room 451 of…
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Affordable housing plan stalled as Denver rejects property buy
A resolution that would have pulled $2.5 million out of the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) contingency fund to purchase a former Goodyear auto repair shop in the city’s Central Business District has failed. Members of the Denver City Council voted 7 to 4 on Tuesday to reject the plan to purchase the property at…
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ENDORSEMENTS: YES to 2G, YES to 310 on Denver’s ballot
First, an easy YES to Referred Question 2G on Denver’s municipal ballot. The case for 2G is in fact self-evident. At-large Denver City Council members aren’t elected the same way as other council members or, for that matter, any other city officials. Unlike in the races for those other elected posts, candidates for the council’s…