1982 – The Colorado Attorney General’s Office files a lawsuit to remove the City and County of Denver as the Trustee of the George W. Clayton Trust for the City’s alleged self-dealing with the Trust’s assets, including the Park Hill Golf Course. The City resigns as the Trustee and University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter is named as interim Trustee. … Continue reading →
By Happy Haynes | Guest Commentary Denver Post PUBLISHED: February 26, 2019 at 5:50 pm | UPDATED: March 5, 2019 at 10:18 am You may have recently read that Denver is losing park land. That’s simply not accurate. A series of articles from January, “The Densification of Denver,” implied that Denver is losing park land and open space with no … Continue reading →
“Before” and “after” photos of the northeast corner of the Park Hill Golf Course land looking east from a townhouse immediately on the western boundary. The first was taken on January 11, 2019 just before the tree cutting started for the stormwater detention project and the second was taken on January 13, 2019 after the land was laid bare by … Continue reading →
Created by Woody Garnsey Amended June 27 2019 The Park Hill Golf Course (“PHGC”) land currently consists of approximately 155 acres that are zoned OS-B (Open Space-Recreation). Prior to November 4, 1997, the George W. Clayton Trust (“Clayton”) owned the PHGC land in fee simple without any legal use restrictions other than City of Denver (“the City”) zoning restrictions. Under … Continue reading →
Park Hill Golf Club closes; litigation continues over who can buy 155 acres By Aaron Kremer January 4, 2019 Business Den The 88-year-old Park Hill Golf Club closed at the end of 2018 and likely will remain shut for two years — if it reopens at all. Scott Siddons, general counsel for golf course operator Arcis Golf, told BusinessDen that … Continue reading →
Judge Ross B.H. Buchanan denied Clayton Early Learning motion to dismiss on November 30 2018 and Clayton filed its answer to the amended complaint on December 7 2018 The parties will now engage in discovery and unless the case is settled it will go to trial. Due to the types of claims made by Arcis—and particularly the “duty of good … Continue reading →
Statement Regarding the Treatment of the Park Hill Golf Course Land in the Draft Blueprint Denver Document The draft Blueprint Denver document improperly identifies the 155-acre Park Hill Golf Course land variously as a “low-medium residential area” and “Urban Edge” land. The “Places” map on pages 126-127 improperly identifies the land as a “low-medium residential area.” The “Neighborhood Contexts” map … Continue reading →
