Two years ago, Teller Elementary realized that it had hungry students in its classrooms and started a “backpack for families” program which allowed them to feed 40 people each week and Congress Park Neighbors made a donation to help
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In 2014 and 2015 a cap was in place that did not allow new races and walks in Denver. In 2015 the cap
was extended to include special events. With the cap expiring for the 2016 season, there was insufficient
time to analyze the data and to promulgate new rules, including stakeholder involvement prior to the
opening of permits for the 2016 season on November 2nd. We determined that something needed to be
put in place to manage the anticipated influx of requests to hold events until new rules are adopted at the
end of the 2016 season. The impetus for this decision is the Ordinance that provides priority status for
events that occur in the same park on the same date(s) for two consecutive years. These events have the
right to continue into the future as long as the location and date(s) remain the same and would pre-empt
any new rules that might result from a more thorough review process.
Hello again! Many of you may have heard that the new Of ice of Special Events (OSE) is updating Denver’s procedures in regards to special events like races, walks, festivals and farmers markets that take place on city property. Like many other cities, Denver is experiencing a surge in special events. It’s been an exciting year. We’ve spent the past 10 months bringing Denver’s procedures up to industry standards by creating better internal and external communication mechanisms about special events; improving our processes; and providing better guidance to special event organizers so that we can ensure safe, compliant and successful events.
Continue reading →On Thursday, November 12, 2015 the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (DPRAB) will hold a public hearing and invite general comments on a proposed amendment to Parkway Building Line Restriction Policy. On Thursday, November 12, 2015 the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (DPRAB) will hold a public hearing and invite general comments on a proposed amendment to Parkway Building Line Restriction Policy.
The homeless do have the right to “loiter” in public spaces (sidewalks) and ask for assistance from residents. At the same time they cannot create unsafe conditions (block public passageways); interfere with business entrances and customers (aggressively panhandle); or engage in illegal behavior that negatively impacts the quality of life in the area (drinking in public, public urination, etc). The following are helpful tips given by District 6 Commander Tony Lopez, City Attorney Chris Gaddis, and Denver’s Road Home Executive Director Bennie Milliner.
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