Tag: Homeless Sweeps
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‘We don’t have a plan B’: Denver OKs contract extension for controversial hazard cleaning service
After nearly three hours of discussion and public comment, the Denver City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s contract with a hazard cleaning service, despite controversy regarding the firm’s cleaning of homeless camps. The company, Environmental Hazmat Services, is contracted by the city to dispose of hazardous waste in public spaces. When cleaning homeless…
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Council committee OKs contract extension for hazard cleaning service amid controversy
The Denver City Council safety committee approved a contract extension Wednesday, despite controversy regarding the firm’s cleaning of homeless camps. The move pushes the contract extension to the full council for a public hearing and final vote in the coming weeks. The company, Environmental Hazmat Services, is contracted by the city to dispose of hazardous…
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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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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman takes citywide camping ban off the table for now
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman announced Monday that he will be halting all work toward establishing a citywide camping ban to address homelessness in the city. Coffman said on Twitter that he is suspending moving forward with the ban “until I better understand what its impact will be on Aurora.” “I think the question that I…
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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…