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Earth Month is still going on!
District 10 and At-Large Candidate Forums
Denver Decides, a consortium composed of the League of Women Voters of Denver, Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, Historic Denver, and Denver 8 TV, has once again held candidate and ballot issue forums for the upcoming May 7 election. The completed videos linked below, are videos uploaded by Channel 8 to You Tube. Others as completed will be listed here. The videos are also found at Channel 8 These two forums took place … Continue reading →
Earth Month 2019
Celebrating Earth Day all month long! April is a special month. It’s the month during which we celebrate Earth Day worldwide. Here in Congress Park, we can’t seem to limit our celebrations to one day. Instead, the Green Team hosts events in support of Planet Earth throughout the month of April. Events typically focus on actions you can take right now to reduce your environmental footprint. Events are also designed … Continue reading →
Pipe Projects In Congress Park
Streets that will be involved are: Cook St, 6th – 14th Ave. Starting in April Monroe St, 6th – 7th Ave. Early to Mid May A 2-day door hanger will be hung on doors for customers directly affected by the project. A map of these and other projects can be found at https://www.denverwater.org/project-updates/pipe-replacement No word on Jackson St at this time
Why I Voted Against the City Council Pay Increase
At Monday night’s City Council meeting, I voted against the proposed pay raise for elected officials. Denver’s Charter requires this issue to be considered at the end of every four-year term. The elected officials included in this salary increase were the Mayor, Auditor, Clerk and Recorder, and all City Council members.
Even though the proposal represented a 2.5% cost of living increase each year for the next four years, I felt uncomfortable voting to approve it. In my business experience, I have held the belief that a cost of living increase should accompany some type of performance review.