As the Denver Zoo pushes ahead on a $3.3 million City Park plant to convert elephant dung and other waste to power, neighborhood groups and city leaders are demanding details on air quality impact and safety.
Two years after the Denver City Council cleared the way for a controversial land swap, children filed last month into a new elementary school built on former city-owned open space near Cherry Creek Reservoir.
But the Joe Shoemaker School’s opening hasn’t ended a legal fight by still-simmering Denver parks advocates over what they saw as an illegal giveaway of valuable park land, a charge disputed by city officials.
Denver has been known for its highly livable neighborhoods which contain more single
family homes than almost any comparable city in the United States. But single family
homes have been deemed by some progressive urbanists as a villain in the fight against
urban sprawl and the cause of much hated suburbia.
There has been a call for ever more density in Denver by individuals such as Denver
Planning Executive Director Brad Buchanan (who lives on a 1,500 acre ranch outside of
Denver) and former councilman and failed auditor candidate Chris Nevitt. Nevitt demanded
in a speech explaining why he was voting for high density rezoning of Mount Gilead Church
property that every neighborhood in Denver must do its share to absorb high density. His
views were condemned by neighborhood groups and even by The Denver Post in a scathing
editorial. But his views are believed to be supported by a significant majority on the Denver
DENVER August 24, 2015: Colorado’s largest tribute to the state’s first responders occurs on Saturday, September 12, 2015, beginning with a kickoff Public Safety Exposition featuring collector cars, exhibits and official ceremony at Denver’s East High School, 1600 City Park Esplanade.
The Event
Displayed vehicles at the Expo include police cruisers, Command vehicles, bomb squad units, Sheriff vehicles, fire trucks, fire engines, classic fire trucks, safety vehicles from all over the Metro area, DPD Air 1 helicopter, and all makes of classic cars. The Annual Safety Expo is open from 10:00am to 2:00pm at East High School.
It’s an unregulated practice that has left property management companies and city officials scrambling to address issues associated with short-term rentals. Cat-and-mouse games between landlord and tenant play out as the Denver City Council tries to draft regulations that appease both sides – a balance several other cities have failed to achieve…The task force, led by Councilwoman Susman, will present the draft at a Neighborhoods and Planning Committee meeting Sept. 2, but it will be months before any regulations are finalized. Palmisano, Susman’s aide, said the council might reach a decision by the end of the year.
no park or portion of any park belonging to the City as of December 31, 1955, shall be sold or leased at any time, and no land acquired by the City after December 31, 1955, that is designated a park by ordinance shall be sold or leased at any time, provided, however, that property in parks may be leased for park purposes to concessionaires, to charitable or nonprofit organizations, or to governmental jurisdictions.
Denver citizens and City Park’s neighbors, who rely on the park’s green space areas for recreation, fitness, and enjoyment, have not been fully informed and included in a decision that affects the park and its visitors and that may place their neighborhoods and City Park at risk, and WHEREAS, The Denver Zoo’s OSWI Incinerator is a unique design, never before built or operated and there are numerous concerns and questions about the safety of the incinerator and its health effects on people, children and animals,…
