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 →
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 →
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
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.
The Department of Finance and Denver Parks & Recreation are gathering input on the Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan and the recently approved parks funding (measure 2A). What types of improvements would you like to see in your city? Playgrounds and trails? Libraries and fire stations? Bike lanes and bridges? Let them know your priorities for capital projects in Denver. Town Hall options: March 13 | 6:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | Cook Park … Continue reading →
The East Central Area community workshops have come and gone, but there is still time to weigh in online on affordability, how to get around, growth, quality of life and other key issues in the Capitol Hill, North Capitol Hill, City Park West, City Park, Congress Park and Cheesman Park neighborhoods. Online versions of each workshop held earlier this month are now live. Use the links below to help us … Continue reading →
