The Debate Continues: Denver INC Sponsors Public Forum
Denver INC Sponsors Public Forum – Elements of Lawsuits Pertaining to Platte to Park Hill Storm Water Diversion & the I-70 Expansion
DENVER – Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation is sponsoring an open forum about the elements of lawsuits pertaining to Platte to Park Hill storm water diversion (“The Ditch”) and the I-70 expansion and re-route project.
At present there are four lawsuits pending from various citizen organizations. This educational forum will focus on the heart of these lawsuits.
Date/time: Saturday September 9 8:30AM-11:30AM.
Location: Manual High School, 1700 E 28th Ave.
Panelists include:
- Bill DeGroot Retired Manager, Floodplain Management Program, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
- Albert Melcher, MS, Captain, Civil; Engineer Corps
- Dennis Royer, former director of Public Works for Boston and engineer at Denver Public Works
- John VanSciver, Civil Engineer
- Patty Ortiz, Civil Engineer
- Representation from CDOT and the City of Denver to be announced
Open to the public. No cost to attend.
About INC
Established in 1975, Denver INC (Inter Neighborhood Cooperation) is a voluntary, non-profit coalition of representatives from Denver’s registered neighborhood organizations (RNO’s), city agencies and others that gather to promote responsible city change and growth for Denver. We focus on citizen education/advocacy and fair-balance presentations on issues impacting Denver residents. For more information www.denverinc.org
Should “Ditch the Ditch” reps be invited so all views are represented? Understand that they are quite active on the issue.
Hi Bill, The CPD and CDOT folks were invited. CPD is unavailable to attend. We are able to send our questions to them for answers in writing and we’d then publish those responses.