Tag: Denver City Council
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Vibrant Denver Bond, Xcel Energy public hearings to lead council agenda
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This week will be a busy week for Denver City Council members with an exceptionally full agenda. There will be two public hearings on ballot referral measures during the 5:30 p.m. session. First, the Vibrant Denver General Obligation Bond items are scheduled for their first…
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City Council, Johnston’s State of the City address set for Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monday is a big day for the city of Denver as Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his 2025 State of the City Address at 6 p.m. from the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) complex in downtown Denver. The event…
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Denver increases fines for owners of derelict properties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council unanimously approved an amendment to Chapter 10 of the city code on Monday, giving officials more power to hold owners accountable for some 300 neglected and derelict buildings in the city and a significant increase in fines. Fines could pile up…
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Solar power and parking on July 14 Denver Council agenda
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This week, the Denver City Council will consider three resolutions that amend on-call service agreements for photovoltaic generating facilities, battery storage systems and energy chargers owned by the city’s Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) Distributed Energy Resources program. The scopes of work for the…
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Source: Johnston pushes merit-based layoffs as Denver faces $200 million deficit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In pushing for changes to layoffs procedures, Mayor Mike Johnston is taking on entrenched interests that have often discounted skills and abilities that could make government more efficient, a source close to the mayor’s office argued. The city government should encourage the kind of innovations…
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Denver OKs spending $19M on Salvation Army shelter services
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three contracts for homeless shelter services by The Salvation Army totaling just over $19 million were approved by a 7-3 vote of the Denver City Council on Monday. The contracts for $4.2 million, $8 million and $7 million will provide programmatic services to three of…
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News nuggets: Emerald ash borer detected in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The emerald ash borer, an invasive wood-boring insect, was identified in Denver on June 17 and confirmed by entomology experts from Colorado State University and Denver’s Office of the City Forester. According to city officials, there are approximately 1.45 million ash trees in the Denver…
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Denver City Council to consider Salvation Army contracts for $19 million
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three Salvation Army service contracts totaling just over $19 million will be considered by the Denver City Council on Monday. The first, a new contract valued at $4.2 million, would provide operations and supportive services at the Stone Creek non-congregate homeless shelter at 4595 Quebec…
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Denver City Council approves $4.5 million Salvation Army contract for Crossroads Center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has approved a contract adding 12 months and $4.5 million to an existing Salvation Army agreement to provide “programmatic services” at the Crossroads Center, a 24-hour, low-barrier, 300-bed emergency shelter facility for homeless men located in the city’s Five Points neighborhood.…
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Amid complaints of rats, leaks and asbestos, Salvation Army says city is responsible for maintenance of homeless shelters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of The Aspen, one of Denver’s largest city-run homeless shelters, have criticized The Salvation Army over recurring rodent infestations, asbestos exposure, black mold, shuttered bathrooms, accessibility problems and more. However, officials of the nonprofit said there is little they can do as the shelter’s…