Tag: Local Government
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Denver City Council changes public comment to prioritize new speakers
The Denver City Council voted to change the sign-up for its weekly public comment session Monday, opting to prioritize people who haven’t spoken at previous meetings. From now on, people who haven’t spoken at a public comment session in the last 90 days will be sent to the top of the speaker list, followed by…
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Denver to spend $3.9M to expand managed homeless campsites
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is set to spend $3.9 million on managed homeless campsites through the end of this year after the City Council approved the expansion of the program Monday. The expanded contract will fund at least four camps sheltering approximately 370 people through Dec. 31, run…
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Denver council OKs electronic monitoring contract with private prison company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved a $1.5 million contract Monday with B.I. Incorporated — owned by private prison giant GEO Group — for electronic monitoring equipment through Jan. 31, 2025. This comes after the council voted to cut ties with GEO Group in 2019, ending…
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Denver’s chief financial officer tapped as deputy mayor for 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has appointed Brendan Hanlon, the city’s chief financial officer, as deputy mayor for 2022, the city announced Wednesday. This is the second time Hanlon will serve as deputy mayor after filling…
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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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Denver council to consider $3.9M contract for managed homeless camps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver could spend $3.9 million to expand its managed homeless camp program this year, as the City Council housing committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a contract amendment allocating the funds. If approved by the council, the contract would fund at least four camps…
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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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Denver to pay $500,000 to student shot by police during George Floyd protest
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The city of Denver will pay $500,000 to a college student who was shot in the eye by Denver police while protesting after the death of George Floyd. The Denver City Council unanimously approved the payout Monday without discussion, settling the lawsuit filed against the Denver Police Department in October 2020. The $500,000 will be…
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Denver’s homeless employment program extended through end of year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved a contract extension Monday to fund the city’s homeless employment program through the end of the year. The contract, which the council passed unanimously without comment, will provide $705,300 to Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to administer the Denver Day Works Program…
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Bill seeks statewide ban of all flavored tobacco, nicotine products
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Selling flavored tobacco and nicotine products could soon be illegal in Colorado after a bill prohibiting the sale of the products was introduced in the state House of Representatives last week. If passed, House Bill 22-1064 would go into effect on July 1, banning the…