Tag: Homeless Camps
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Urban camping ban will go to third vote with new amendment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on second reading Monday night Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the ban, which was amended to direct city staff to develop a policy on storing…
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Denver advances $3.9 million to expand managed homeless camps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will soon vote on a $3.9 million contract to fund the expansion of managed homeless camps after the housing committee unanimously advanced the contract Wednesday. If passed by the full council, the contract would fund at least four camps in the…
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Aurora mayor to reintroduce proposed homeless camping ban
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the newly right-leaning Aurora City Council on his side, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is planning to reintroduce his failed camping ban to the council next month. The ban would prohibit all urban camping on private and public property within Aurora. The ban would also…
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Aurora asks residents for input on how to address homelessness
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora Housing and Community Services Department is hosting an open house next week to gather community input on how the city should address homelessness. The open house, which will take place on Wednesday, May 19, will present residents with various alternative sheltering options and…
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Denver to respond to homeless camp calls with intervention team instead of police
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver launched a new partnership Monday between 311 and the Early Intervention Team to change the way the city responds to homeless encampments. Beginning Monday, Denver will now direct calls about unsanctioned homeless encampments to 311 instead of the Denver Police Department. From there, the…
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Denver announces first homeless sweeps following ruling requiring advanced notice
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Denver will conduct two sweeps of homeless encampments next week on Feb. 10 and 11, the first since a federal judge ordered the city must provide more notice and explanation before conducting…
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Hearings for Denver homeless sweep lawsuit to continue into 2021
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After two days of evidentiary hearings in federal court, Denver homeless residents and advocates will be continuing their fight against the city’s homeless sweeps into the new year. The lawsuit, filed in October, is suing the city of Denver for forcefully disbanding makeshift homeless encampments…
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Five Points no longer being considered for managed homeless campsite
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only three days after the initial announcement, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has canceled a plan to establish a managed homeless campsite in the Five Points neighborhood, he announced Tuesday evening. Hancock announced the plan Saturday…
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Five Points holding virtual town halls to discuss homeless camps
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Five Points community is holding three virtual town halls this week to discuss the possibility of establishing a managed campsite for homeless people within Five Points. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Saturday that a…