Tag: Mayor Michael Hancock
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Colorado leaders to host 9/11 remembrance event
Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will host Colorado Remembers 9/11 on Thursday, an event commemorating the 21st anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the University of Denver’s Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts. It will feature speakers, notably former CIA…
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Denver’s sustainability office highlights need for local action against climate change in annual report
Denver committed $57 million to climate action projects in the past year, including installing 100 publicly accessible electric vehicle charging ports and distributing 40,000 reusable bags citywide, Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency said Thursday. The agency released its annual report on the same day the Supreme Court released a decision limiting the ability…
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Denver extends holistic housing program funded by private money, federal grant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new Denver program will provide permanent housing support and other health services, such as substance abuse treatment, to at least 125 people experiencing chronic homelessness in the city, officials announced today. The program, called Denver Housing to Health, will take advantage of $11.75 million from…
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Denver extends COVID local disaster declaration to end of June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council approved a resolution extending the city’s disaster declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to June 27. The declaration was originally issued by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 12, 2020, and was set to expire on May 30. The city decided to extend…
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Denver’s Michael Hancock joins over 150 mayors at national conference
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock joined more than 150 mayors from across the country Wednesday for the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting, which will run through Friday, brings local leaders together to discuss how to improve their cities, with…
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Mayor Hancock’s $1.49 billion city budget for 2022 gets final approval
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After several months of debates and edits, Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion city budget for 2022 was granted final approval by the Denver City Council Monday. The budget amounts to $1.49 billion split among more than a dozen departments, with the most significant delegations being…
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City Council proposes 12 additions to Denver’s $1.49 billion 2022 budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council sent a letter to Mayor Michael Hancock Friday, suggesting 12 additions to his $1.49 billion city budget proposal for 2022. The 12 proposed additions total to over $3.5 million spread across nine city agencies. This comes after the council held 19…
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Denver Mayor Hancock co-chairing national event to protect voting rights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are co-chairing a national event this month, aiming to promote the protection of voting rights in the United States. The event, titled “The National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights,” is set to take place in Denver…
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City Council ranks $22 million in potential additions to Denver’s 2022 budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last week, the Denver City Council began the process of requesting additions to the 2022 city budget, submitting and ranking over two dozen proposals totaling more than $22.21 million. The current budget amounts to $1.49 billion, with the most significant delegations being nearly $568 million…
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Denver City Council considers over $22 million in additions to 2022 city budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council is considering over two dozen potential additions to the proposed 2022 city budget, totaling more than $22.21 million for the $1.49 billion spending plan. Each council member presented their desired budget additions Thursday to the panel, which completed 10 days of…