Tag: Denver Parks And Recreation Department
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Denver City Council approves $325K settlement, $15M equipment purchase
The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $325,000 liability settlement involving the Denver Sheriff’s Department, along with a $15 million purchase order for parks and golf equipment. This is the first liability settlement of this type approved by the council for 2026. “This funding is drawn from a liability claims pool of money that…
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Denver Parks and Rec to trim programs amid budget cuts
When it came to digging up money to run Denver’s Parks and Recreation Department (DPR) next year, Executive Director Jolon Clark said his department was “looking under every couch cushion” to make the 2026 budget numbers work. Like other agencies across the city, DPR is grappling with cuts to the general fund and employee layoffs…