Includes equity provisions, new home delivery regulations, and Marijuana Hospitality Tour Buses The City has drafted new licensing proposals to allow delivery of marijuana to private residences and issue exclusive 3-6 year licenses to Social Equity Applicants for these Transporter Licenses, in efforts to remove financial barriers into the marijuana industry. A stakeholder group has been working on this for several months, … Continue reading →
At the upcoming Feb 13 2021 meeting the Delegates will vote on this proposed resolution to support SouthWest Improvement Council in remaining at its location. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SOUTHWEST IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Whereas, the SouthWest Improvement Council, SWIC, has successfully maintained, staffed, operated and paid the bills for the city-owned Westwood Community Center for 33 years, and Whereas, over these … Continue reading →
Denver City Council Finance Committee RE: Statement of Vendor/Contractor SouthWest Improvement Council Directors Resolution Request: RR21 0011 Contract control number: FINAN-201951760 Location: 1000 S Lowell Blvd Dear Members of the Denver City Council Finance Committee: For 33 years the SouthWest Improvement Council (“SWIC”) has successfully served the Denver community from the Westwood Community Center at 1000 S. Lowell Blvd. The … Continue reading →
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 →
NEWS RELEASE Denver, Colorado December 19, 2020 CONTACT: Larry Ambrose LarrySWIC@gmail.com; 303.934.2268 (Office) 720.490.1991 (Cell) News Conference: 11 AM, Monday December 21, 2020 via Zoom (See below for link) Denver Mayor Hancock Ousts Non-profit Serving Seniors and At Risk Residents SouthWest Improvement Council Told It Must Leave Westwood Community Center Under Hancock Administration order, SWIC. serving second most gentrifying neighborhoods … Continue reading →
December 31, 2020 Hello Delegates and neighbors— Twenty-twenty challenged us. We have had a pandemic crisis that has affected us in so many ways. Some of us have had COVID-19 and some of us have lost friends or loved ones due to the illness. We’ve been unable to travel and work as we normally do. Many have lost their jobs, … Continue reading →
Stakeholders, Below is Community Planning and Development’s December code and policy alert newsletter. Your partnership in sharing any of this information through your communication channels is greatly appreciated. In this issue you will find… A fresh look and feel to DenverGov.org What’s new: Zone lot amendments can now be requested in e-permits A new contractor license type for construction Optional … Continue reading →
