Tag: City Council
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Lakewood City Council approves 2040 comprehensive plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lakewood City Council unanimously approved the city’s comprehensive plan for the next 15 years on Monday evening after three years in the making. The council voted 11-0 in approving Envision Lakewood 2040, a master plan for the city created and adopted by the planning…
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Mayor postpones measure on executive pay raises until fall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has postponed until fall a measure that would have raised the salaries of a dozen top executives. The proposed adjustments would have raised the salaries of 12 agency directors by nearly 44% on July 1, totaling nearly $500,000 in additional expenditures,…
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Denver City Council appears to support $100M sales tax increase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposal to increase sales taxes to generate $100 million, which sponsors want to allocate for “affordable” housing, appears to have broad support within the City Council, though at least one member has expressed reservations about asking residents to pay more for goods. A City…
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Downtown Denver seeks funding to refill 16th Street Mall’s empty shops
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is looking to use the last of its American Rescue Plan Act money for downtown’s recovery exclusively for 16th Street Mall. Small businesses operating in the downtown attraction were first hit by the pandemic and further disrupted by 16th Street Mall’s drawn-out renovation construction project,…
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Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.” …
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Downtown Denver’s ‘donut-hole’ problem: Can a Ballpark taxing district fix it?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mexico City Lounge has been a staple of Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood long before Coors Field was built two blocks away. Owners throughout its 65 years in business have watched the area go through many seasons. But business leaders and others, including the restaurant’s owner, said…
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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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Looking ahead in Aurora: City changes platform for policy committee live streaming
Residents of Aurora who want to attend policy committees can now tune in on Microsoft Teams instead of YouTube for live streaming. Meanwhile, several commission and board meetings are scheduled next week. The City Council has policy committees that meet monthly to hear reports from staff and community partners. Oftentimes, the committees will discuss items…
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Looking ahead: next week in Aurora city government
Looking ahead, Aurora city government has a slower week coming up, with Presidents Day closing municipal offices and courts Monday and five board and commission meetings happening throughout the week. The city of Aurora has 31 boards, commissions, committees and authorities made up of resident volunteers appointed by the City Council. Boards and commission meetings…