In an effort to promote social distancing, Denver Parks and Recreation and design team canceled the last public meeting regarding Congress Park Pool. A short 4-minute video was produced to inform the community on the how their input was integrated in to the design and timeline. Watch the video here. Parks and Recs believe that the design keeps much of the functions that community members wanted – 50 meter lanes, … Continue reading →
Councilwoman Sawyer, in collaboration with Councilwoman CdeBaca, is proposing a ballot initiative to change the Charter of the City and County of Denver. This Charter change would give City Council approval authority of all Mayoral Cabinet Appointees, as well as Appointments to the three Heads of Denver’s Safety Departments. The Executive positions that would be approved by City Council, were this proposed Charter change to pass, would be: – Aviation – … Continue reading →
Group Living MeetingTuesday, May 5 at 11 a.m. Here is information about how to join the meeting: Zoom meeting access Preferred method: Click to join on computer, tablet, or smart phone: https://zoom.us/j/94628370907 Alternative: Call from any phone: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 946 2837 0907 General participation:Denver staff, city council members, GLAC members and public may join the meeting. Members of the public who join via a computer, tablet or smartphone can … Continue reading →
On Wednesday April 15, Congress Park Neighbors received the following email from CPD Principle City Planner Kristopher Johnson regarding a report that the Cheesman Park/Botanic Garden view plan was in jeopardy because of projected 30 story buildings outside of the designated boundary of Broadway. The following attachment was received with the email Below is the video of the April 15 Planning Board Meeting on this topic. Please start at … Continue reading →
CURRENT INFO ON THIS TOPIC IS HERE A proposed rezoning of Denver’s Golden Triangle to permit so-called “point towers” of up to 300 feet in height threatens to block views of the Front Range from Cheesman Park. Neighbors for Greater Capitol Hill opposes allowing these structures, and is calling for expansion of the existing view plane ordinance to protect these iconic mountain views. Why Do We Have View Plane Ordinances? … Continue reading →
On March 5th 2020 Congress Park Neighbors Inc opened a survey and invited residents to comment on density, proposed group living, and portions of the East Central Area Plan. This survey was published 3 times on Next Door, Facebook and sent in 3 email blasts. The survey was closed on March 31 2020. There were a total of 317 responses with an average of 237 completed responses The results will … Continue reading →
