Tag: Parks And Recreation
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Mayor of Pickleball reaches settlement with prosecutors in Sharpie incident
Arslan Guney, a 71-year-old grandfather who was arrested in March after marking up a Denver parks and rec pickleball court with a Sharpie, is off the hook. Guney’s bond was released Wednesday and Denver prosecutors agreed to seal his arrest record on criminal mischief charges. Guney was accused of causing nearly $10,000 in damage to…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal: Parks and Recreation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has begun holding hearings on Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion budget proposal for 2022, meeting with Denver Parks and Recreation on Monday. The proposed 2022 budget would delegate just under $83 million to Parks and Recreation, with approximately $49 million going…
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Boulder Parks and Recreation staff save community member’s life with CPR
Three Boulder Parks and Recreation staff members were awarded the “Lifesaver Award” on Sept. 1 for saving the life of a community member who suffered cardiac arrest on a trail outside a recreation center. Everything unfolded on July 20, when tennis instructor Gonzalo Garcia saw the community member collapse on the trail, just outside North…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers $150 million in grants for urban parks, outdoor recreation
Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened applications Wednesday for $150 million in grants to go toward the creation or reinvigoration of parks and other outdoor recreation spaces. The grant program aims to inspire proposals for urban communities that have limited parks and recreation resources and where a significant portion of residents are economically disadvantaged, officials said.…