Tag: Paul Kashmann
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Denver streets official pressed by councilmembers on change of plans along Alameda Avenue
Denver City Councilmembers pressed Amy Ford, executive director of Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, for details following a public outcry over changes to its “lane repurposing project” on East Alameda Avenue. Councilmembers wrote Mayor Mike Johnston last week after a television news story was aired, alleging that the city had succumbed to lobbying pressure…
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Denver creates new ‘community empowerment’ division
Denver’s government just got a little bigger. Housed within the Denver Office of Human Rights and Community Partnerships (HRCP), the city has created a new division that officials said would help get more than 270 registered neighborhood organizations (RNOs) more involved in their local government. And it’s housed within the human rights office to ensure its…
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Denver council votes down proposed amendments to 2025 budget, final vote next week
Following a multi-hour Denver City Council hearing, Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2025 budget did not change Monday night. While Councilmembers Sarah Parady, Shontel Lewis and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez collectively sought 12 amendments, none were approved. Four were withdrawn. An amendment brought forward by Parady sought to move the Street Engagement Team (SET) — the city’s camping ban…
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Denver committee advances plan to allow accessory dwelling units citywide
The measure still has to appear before the full council and worries of compliance with state law persist.
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Denver officially delays sidewalk program implementation to 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved delaying the start of the voter approved sidewalk program and sidewalk fund to January 1, 2025. Councilmembers Amanda Sandoval, Paul Kashmann and Kevin Flynn sponsored the change following a recommendation from the Denver sidewalk working group. The…
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Denver City Council approves University Park Historic District
The Denver City Council unanimously approved the creation of the University Park Historic District, which council members and supporters say will preserve the 19 structures within district boundaries. The University of Denver opposed the inclusion of a property it owns, arguing the decision to preserve or not should be left to the building’s future owner. …
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Denver City Council OKs Peña Boulevard expansion study
The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposed Peña Boulevard expansion study in a 7-6 vote. The move allows the city and Denver International Airport to accept a $5 million grant — $1.5 million of which will be used to study transportation demand management — as part of an intergovernmental agreement between the…
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Sweet potato casserole, canned cranberry sauce and Denver’s spirit of generosity: Denver’s elected leaders share what they’re thankful for
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s favorite Thanksgiving dish is sweet potato casserole. With “extra marshmallow,” of course. It’s one of the things Johnston, who is celebrating his first holiday season as mayor of Colorado’s most populous city, is thankful for. Most of all, he said, he is “deeply thankful for the deep spirit of generosity that we’ve seen…
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Denver’s city council is among the most diverse in history. Will it deliver? | ANALYSIS
When Denver Mayor Mike Johnston took his oath of office in July, he paid homage to the new city council and specifically noted its diversity. “Would you take a minute, please, and just enjoy and revel in the incredible gifts and diversity and talents of what this city council brings as a sign of a…
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Newly-seated Denver city council selects officers
The festivities ushering in a new class of elected officials helming the city of Denver continued during the first city council meeting, which followed the new councilmembers’ swearing in. The meeting, held a few hours after the inauguration ceremony for councilmembers and Denver’s first new mayor in 12 years, opened with performances by Mariachi Sangre…