Hentzell Park Open Space

Hentzell Park Natural Area Photo by Ray Ehrenstein

The Hentzell Park land swap between the city, parks, and schools is becoming a very heated topic.

The city’s proposed exchange of the Hentzell Park property for a Denver Public Schools building at 1330 Fox Street will be considered in mid-February by City Council’s Government and Finance Committee, which meets Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. In the swap, the Fox Street address would be used to house a domestic violence center while the Hentzell Park land (also known as Hampden Heights Open Space Area) would be used as the site of a new school.

Denver Parks and Rec statement

http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/626/documents/planning/Proposed%20Hentzell%20Park%20Natural%20Area%20Land%20Swap.pdf

Advocates against the swap are maintaining a website at denvernature.net and at friendsofdenverparks.org

Additional info can be found at:

Denver Inter neighborhood Cooperation
http://www.denverinc.org/2013/hentzel-park-update-jan-24/

Joanne Ditmer, Denver Post Editorial
http://www.denverpost.com/ditmer/ci_22270013/dont-trade-away-denvers-park-land?IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com

Vincent Carrol, Denver Post Editorial
http://www.denverpost.com/carroll/ci_22218082/carroll-denvers-parks-need-protection-from-citys-government?IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com&IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com

Westword
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2013/01/hentzell_park_mayor_hancock_fo.php

Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22297805/denver-parks-manager-will-remove-open-space-designation?IADID=Search-www.denverpost.com-www.denverpost.com

Land Experience
http://landexperience.com/images/hentzell/managementplan.pdf

Washington Park Profile
http://washingtonparkprofile.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2330&Itemid=41

Denver City Government Pubic Comments
http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/626/documents/planning/HentzellPublicComments4.pdf