Tag: Sarah Parady
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Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announces resignation due to health challenges
At-large Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announced her resignation from the council at Monday’s meeting, saying medical challenges have made it difficult for her to show up to council meetings. She will formally resign on Aug. 5, within 90 days of the regularly scheduled municipal election, to keep the city from needing to hold a…
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Denver proposes municipal sentencing reform
Currently in Denver, people can face months in jail for relatively low-level municipal offenses. But now, Denver City Council members are crafting legislation aimed not only at aligning municipal penalties with state law but also to “stop criminalizing poverty.” The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled that municipalities may not impose sentences harsher under their own…
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Denver City Council meeting set for Tuesday, light agenda expected
The Denver City Council will meet on Tuesday as most city offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Council members will have a relatively light agenda with no proclamations being issued and no required public hearing scheduled. From the Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, council members will consider…
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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 Four were withdrawn.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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Amendment to cut Denver police budget by $3.2M fails
A proposed amendment to Denver’s 2025 budget reducing the police budget by $3.2 million, eliminating one of three cadet classes for next year, failed after councilmembers said reducing the police pipeline would do little to improve public safety in the city. The amendment was proposed by Councilmember Sarah Parady. Reducing the academy’s cadet classes would…
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Activists want to defund Denver’s camping ban outreach team
Proponents of Denver Basic Income Project, which gives homeless people money with no questions asked, asked for it to be funded again in 2025.
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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 Council approves $1.7M contract for Downtown Denver Partnership
The money comes from unused federal American Rescue Plan Act funds
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Denver City Council postpones vote on $6 million immigration aid contract
Members of the council’s progressive bloc questioned why the contract could not be modeled after the basic income project, which saw moderate success.
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Denver Planning Board recommends accessory dwelling unit zoning code change to City Council
Mother-in-law suites may be one expensive construction project closer to living in Denver resident’s backyards.