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DENVER – A portion of Denver City Council met in April to discuss inequity throughout Denver, presented by the city’s Department of Environmental Health. The maps outline inequity across Denver’s neighborhoods, and much of the findings show that Denver’s west and southwest neighborhoods from Ruby Hill, to Lincoln Park to West Colfax are the most […]

DENVER- On July 25, the Denver City Council convened for a productive weekly legislative meeting at which the council came to 13 resolutions. Among the resolutions was one approving a proposed amendatory agreement between the City and County of Denver and The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to provide rental assistance to Denver’s homeless population. Councilman […]

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. – Weed may be legal, but for marijuana business owners, the battle is still being fought as opposition threatens the sale of marijuana in Wheat Ridge. While Amendment 64 approved the legal use and sale of marijuana by adults over the age of 21, the city put a moratorium in place on […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — In their first meeting after the general election, Lakewood city council focuses their attention on local matters. Mayor Bob Murphy made a proclamation about small businesses, encouraging Lakewood citizens to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Councilman Scott Koop read the proclamation: “Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Whereas Lakewood […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Council chambers was packed Oct. 20, as Council members met to discuss an ordinance regarding the budget for the 2015 year – and privately beehives within city limits. Several citizens had strong comments with the council regarding beehives in their neighborhood. “Is this $5 jar of honey more important than a thousands of […]

DENVER– Creating new parks in a city is not an easy task. However, it is one that the Denver Parks and Recreation Department is committed to accomplishing. On Wednesday Oct. 22, City Council members voted unanimously to appropriate $170,000 towards a new open space in the quadrant off of Allbrook Drive. The 5.5 acre area […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The Englewood City Council met on Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss implementing a Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Study to determine the location and severity of arc flash hazards and suggest appropriate courses of action to minimize them. The bill was approved 7-0 by Council members in the amount of $53,528.  The Council contract […]

PARKER, Colo. – Members of the Parker Town Council spoke about a mock school shooting used for training purposes at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine on Oct. 15. “I was at the Rocky Vista , multi-event mass casual training,” said Parker Mayor Mike Waid. “It was the largest mock training, emergency training in Colorado’s […]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Mayor Bob Murphy and council members voted on two ordinances on Sept. 22, 2014 that appointed people to positions in the Lakewood Victim Assistance Compensation Board and Advisory Commissions. Both ordinances passed unanimously and the floor was open to public comments on non-agenda items. Kathy Kettner, addressed the Mayor and the council […]

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – Castle Rock city officials conducted a recount of the votes from the Aug. 19 special election which confirmed the initial count. It is official, voters are allowed to open carry firearms in public buildings and parks. A recount was issued due to discrepancies with the handling of ballots during the initial […]