The two service districts charged with financing and constructing Stapleton’s infrastructure clashed at a special meeting on Dec. 19.
Special District Dispute Nearly Derails Stapleton Bond Issue
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CAB Studies Its Future
Twenty-three years after its creation, the Stapleton Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) is questioning its own future.
Possible New Role for the Stapleton Foundation?
Landri Taylor, Stapleton Foundation executive director, announced at the November CAB meeting a study into how the foundation could assist buyers in making down payments on affordable homes.
City Casts Doubt On Affordable Housing’s Future at Stapleton
The city of Denver will not enforce the Green Book vision for rental housing at Stapleton. “While the Stapleton Development Plan (Green Book) is mentioned in the Development Agreement as ‘principles’ to be adhered to, the Development Agreement does not adopt those principles as enforceable terms,” says Denver’s housing director Rick Padilla.
In the Face of Hate, Neighbors Jump in to Spread Love and Support
Vandals defaced Stapleton’s Isabella Bird school with a swastika and other offensive graffiti over the weekend of November 18th.
Noise Wall Issue Delays MLK Extension
The extension of Martin Luther King Blvd. in Stapleton has been delayed for perhaps a full calendar year.
Mueller: Stapleton’s Texas Twin
A Stapleton neighbor who visited the Mueller (pronounced “Miller”) neighborhood in Austin, Texas, said it seemed just like being in Stapleton and suggested we visit to see for ourselves.
WCMD to Hold First Meeting of New Strategic Planning Committee
The board of the Westerly Creek Metropolitan District (WCMD) has issued an invitation to Stapleton-related organizations to participate in a newly formed Strategic Planning Committee.
The Cube Gets Squared Away
The Cube is actually a large rectangular interior space built for “community-based programming”—theater, workshops, political forums, banquets, lectures, receptions, wine and beer tastings—and almost anything else the creative minds in Stapleton can dream up.
New Affordable Housing Fund Exempts Stapleton Builders
All Denver residents will pay a tax and most builders will pay a development impact fee under Denver’s new affordable housing fund approved by Denver City Council Sept. 19 on a 9-4 vote.
Funding Announced for CPB Bridge Widening
The 2017 city budget proposed in September by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock includes $8.4 million to complete the widening of the Central Park Boulevard (CPB) bridge as it passes over Sand Creek and the rail corridor used by the Union Pacific Railroad and RTD’s A Line commuter rail facility.
Control Tower Moves Toward New Life as “Eatertainment” Center
Punch Bowl officially breaks ground.
