The city looks to trees to provide needed shade as heat islands grow and new greenspace proves elusive By Bruce Finley The Denver Post Denver leaders who for two decades have backed densification, paving over greenspace with concrete and asphalt to accommodate more people in the city, now are turning to trees for relief from worsening heat islands that amplify … Continue reading →
Andy Cross, The Denver Post The closed Park Hill Golf Club has been purchased by the developer Westside Development Partners despite a conservation easement. By WELLINGTON WEBB | Guest Commentary November 12, 2019 at 3:40 pm The definition of the word conservation is “prevention of wasteful use of a resource,” and Colorado conservation easements are voluntary, legal agreements that permanently limit uses … Continue reading →
DENVER August 10, 2019 – Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (DenverINC) members overwhelmingly passed a Resolution in support of preserving the Park Hill Golf Course perpetual open space conservation easement defined in the City’s purchase in November 1997. The Resolution will be sent to Denver’s City Council. INC’s Resolution was also endorsed by former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, under whose administration the … Continue reading →
On Saturday April 6, INC’s treasurer, Steve Nissen, joined a hardy group of 40 plus volunteers who stepped forth to pick up trash along the High Line Canal from Colorado Blvd to Interstate 25, in the Eisenhower Park area. The event was organized by The High Line Canal Conservancy. Volunteers came from University North Neighbored, the conservancy, and also Councilwoman … Continue reading →
Denver seeks to become the largest Community Wildlife Habitat in the West DENVER, Nov. 29, 2018 – Today, the City and County of Denver announced its intention to certify as a Community Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) by the end of 2019. The process of certifying as an NWF Community Wildlife Habitat will result in the creation … Continue reading →
A news release for the event said it could include southwest Denver-area residents, state and local elected officials, Sisters of Loretto members and university faculty, staff and alumni.
“Recent redevelopments around the city have demonstrated that Denver residents have little to no voice in what happens right in their own neighborhoods,” the release said. “Residents are taking the initiative now with the hope of producing a ‘win-win’ for everyone involved, including the new property owner.”
Flynn said he’s been urging the city to acquire the 1,000-seat theater or find a way to retain it as a community building, saying it could be a “revenue stream” and host actors, artists, concerts and the like.
To: “Proud, Christopher N. – CPD North Denver Comerstone”
Cc: ,albus.brooks@denvergov.org, jennifer.hillhouse@denvergov.org, , “Wenskoski, Todd T – CPD Planning Services”
Bcc: Mickey Zeppelin
Chris – thanks for the conversation and quick hierarchy project leadership. l am emailing on behalf of the Globeville Civic Partners and representative of Globeville community.
As stated in previous correspondence, we are concerned about the proposed transformation of Globeville Landing Park from its existing conditions to a major detention and conveyance area without full discussion with the community.
