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RESOLUTION on DESIGNATING DENVER’S PARKS- Delegation Vote to Support at AUG 8th Meeting

Posted on July 30, 2015 by MaggieAugust 5, 2015

Allocate additional funding to Denver Parks and Recreation for more staff and resources in order to complete the park designation process by the end of 2017. Prioritize the next phase of the park designation process to focus on gulches, drainage ways, and other areas of the City that provide trail and greenway connections to large geographic areas. This would include Weir Gulch Park, Sanderson Gulch Park, Harvard Gulch Park, and parks along the South Platte River and Westerly Creek.

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Five Points Historic Cultural District

Posted on July 28, 2015 by MaggieJuly 28, 2015

Neighborhood Voices Heard! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 27, 2015 Welton Street historic district gets new signs bearing new name: Five Points Historic Cultural District DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE >> The former Welton Street Cultural Historic District got a bit of a makeover in the last week — new signs proclaiming its new name: Five Points Historic Cultural District. The change … Continue reading →

Search On For New Denver Sheriff

Posted on July 14, 2015 by MaggieJuly 14, 2015

DENVER (CBS4) – The City of Denver on Monday posted the job opening for a new Denver sheriff. Almost a year ago former Sheriff Gary Wilson stepped down following a number of excessive force cases within the department. The city says it’s looking for someone who can make a meaningful change to the department. The hope is to have a … Continue reading →

Mayor’s Design Awards

Posted on July 7, 2015 by MaggieJuly 7, 2015

Since 2005, the Mayor’s Design Awards have honored projects throughout the city for excellence in architecture, exterior design and place-making. The awards are presented to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, artists and others for their creative contributions to the public realm through innovative design. At a time when both commercial and residential development is booming in an effort to keep … Continue reading →

Denver City Council approves I-70 cost deal after hearing from Opponents [Denver Post]

Posted on July 7, 2015 by MaggieJuly 7, 2015

A cost-sharing agreement with the state for the project to rebuild and widen Interstate 70 through northeast Denver won City Council approval early Tuesday morning. By Jon Murray The Denver Post POSTED: 07/06/2015 The Denver City Council just after midnight Tuesday approved a cost-sharing agreement with the state for a project to rebuild and widen Interstate 70 through northeast … Continue reading →

Community Groups to be Included in Denver Sheriff’s Reform [Denver Post]

Posted on June 9, 2015 by MaggieJune 9, 2015

By Noelle Phillips The Denver Post POSTED: 06/08/2015 Hours before community groups were poised to protest their exclusion in the latest effort at reforming the Denver Sheriff Department, plans were in the works to include them. Daelene Mix, a spokeswoman for the Denver Department of Public Safety, said Monday that community members would be a part of the process. The … Continue reading →

Read Keynote Speech by SWIC’s Jan Marie Belle @ INC Delegate Meeting, 5/9/15

Posted on June 2, 2015 by MaggieDecember 20, 2020

This facility, originally named the SouthWest Denver Community Center, was formed by Grace Methodist Church who purchased the land 1930’s because they saw the need for a community center in this area. The community center cornerstone was laid in 1957.

In the 1970’s, the City of Denver purchased the Center and leased it back for $1 per year to the SouthWest Community Center Board. In return, the City obtained Model Cities’ monies to build a library, health clinic and child care center.

In the late-1980’s, the Southwest Community Center board had difficulty paying the utility bills and other obligations. The Board split, with both factions claiming to be the ‘real’ board with access to the bank accounts. As a result, the City renamed this facility the Westwood Community Center, and chose one of the factions to be the ones receiving the mail and having access to the bank accounts.