Tag: Sarah Parady
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Denver councilmember wants to see city move away from gas powered landscaping equipment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Councilmember Sarah Parady requested a second delay on voting for a trio of contracts worth $25.5 million that would pay for upgrades and replacements to Denver Parks and Recreation landscaping, gardening and golf course maintenance equipment. The first-term councilmember previously called the three contracts…
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments…
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Denver approves $8M contract with The Salvation Army for homeless hotel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday approved a contract with The Salvation Army that had been delayed during last week’s meeting. Two council members, Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis, voted against the measure with Lewis citing her desire for data driven contracts. The council also…
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Denver council delays spending $8 million on homeless hotel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has requested a delay in voting for funding for a shelter run by the Salvation Army. The Tamarac Family Shelter, located at 7525 E. Hampden Ave. in a repurposed Embassy Suites hotel building, was set to receive an $8 million contract…
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Denver councilmembers defend budget cuts, as city struggles to find money for immigration crisis
Denver’s councilmembers on Monday defended about $42 million in proposed budget cuts aimed at cobbling together enough funds to pay for the thousands of immigrants who arrived in — or yet to come to — the city after illegally crossing the southern border. During the hearing, one councilmember blasted the “national media” for allegedly reporting that the…
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Former Denver Post Building inching closer to becoming City of Denver property
The Denver City Council moved closer to purchasing the former Denver Post Building after approving two measures Monday. But some councilmembers question the need for the $90-million building in light of potential budget cuts due to the staggering costs of the immigration crisis that’s hit the city in the past year-and-a-half. City officials, and the…
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Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion
More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver seeks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
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Denver police chief ‘optimistic’ of hiring 167 recruits in 2024
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s budget hearings continued Thursday with Police Chief Ron Thomas responding to council members about Mayor Mike Johnston’s $8.2 million proposal — which he hopes will be enough to hire 167 officers in 2024. “I believe that we can achieve that by the end of…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…