After months of guarded anticipation by city councils and mayors, SB23-213 Land Use was introduced in the state Senate on March 23 by State Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno. Other prime sponsors are State Reps. Steven Woodrow of Denver and Iman Jodeh of Aurora. At a press conference announcing the plan on March 22, Governor …
Polis presents land use plan to fix the state’s housing crisis Read More »
On March 6, the Greenwood Village City Council heard from Suzanne Moore, its director of parks, trails, and recreation, about potential uses for the $628,727 the city received, unexpectedly, after the Denver Broncos were sold in August 2022, as a rebate of taxes paid to the Metropolitan Football Stadium District. The money is required to …
GV considers how to use $629,000 windfall from sale of Broncos Read More »
On November 7, all eight seats in the four city council districts of Greenwood Village will be up for election, as will the office of mayor. In GV, city council terms are only two years long. Council terms for every other city in the metro area (e.g., Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Littleton, Lone Tree, …
Most GV city council members will run for re-election in November Read More »
Centennial District 3 Council Member Richard Holt will serve as Mayor Pro Tem from March 7, 2023 until March 5, 2024. This position is elected annually and serves mayoral functions during any temporary absences of the Mayor. In his fourth year, as a District 3 Council Member, Holt serves as a liaison to a number …
A Regional Perspective On March 3, South Metro Denver Chamber sponsored a panel discussion of six area mayors to gain a regional perspective on issues impacting our communities in the areas of economic development, including attraction, retention, and growth of local businesses, public safety, and workforce needs, particularly housing. Stephanie Fujii, president of Arapahoe Community …
By Don IrelandWeekly Register-CallSenior Reporter The proposed $700 million I-70 expansion program for Floyd Hill is inching closer to reality. CDOT leaders say the first phase could begin late this spring for the main project, which could potentially impact lucrative casinos and tourist traffic for Black Hawk, Central City and Gilpin County. U.S. Transportation Secretary …
CDOT’s Floyd Hill project expected to begin this summer Read More »
On January 1, the Arapahoe County Public Health Department (ACPH) officially opened for business. It will take the place of the Tri-County Health Department for Arapahoe County Residents. Tri-County was forced to cease operations when two of the three counties it served, Douglas and Adams, voted to cancel their membership. At its January 18 meeting, …
Arapahoe County Health Department hits the ground running Read More »
On February 23, Democratic legislators announced they plan to propose four new statewide gun reform laws. The four bills have 16 different prime sponsors, eight representatives and eight senators, including the president of the state Senate and two members of state House leadership. All are Democrats, whose party includes 46 out of 65 members of the …
Colorado legislators wants to reform the state’s gun laws Read More »
On February 16, the 13 candidates who are participating in the Denver Fair Elections Fund, created after a 2018 ballot measure was approved by the city’s voters, participated in their first televised debate. Those candidates who opt into the Fair Elections Fund agree not to accept donations over $500 from any individual. They are rewarded …
Candidates for Denver mayor stake out positions in debate Read More »
On February 17, at 2:30 p.m., the designated search committee for Cherry Hills Village voted to officially begin the process of hiring an interim city manager to serve for one year beginning July 1, 2023. The search committee that approved the job description, job posting, and time frame for hiring for the position was comprised …
Applications for Interim CHV City Manager are due February 24 Read More »
