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.
Politics
2017 City Bond Planning Underway
Denver is expecting to place a half billion dollar general obligation bond before the voters in November 17 to pay for an extensive list of capital projects.
This election is big — for the nation, the state and the city. Here are the candidates on NE Denver ballots.
Local voters next month get to re-write the state constitution, raise the minimum wage, create an alternative to ObamaCare, repeal slavery as a punishment for crime, raise $572 million for Denver Public Schools, allow another social marijuana experiment, and continue to financially support regional scientific, educational and cultural organizations.
2016 Front Porch Election Guide—State and Local Ballot Issues and Registration Information
The November Front Porch has a special pullout section on the election—including a chart that explains the entire complicated list of ballot issues you’ll be voting on.
League of Women Voters Guide to State and Local Ballot Issues
Colorado League of Women Voters GUIDE TO STATE BALLOT ISSUES
Op-Ed Denver’s New Affordable Housing Fund
Editor’s Note: The Front Porch received the op-ed below in opposition to the new affordable fund and solicited the piece in favor so readers can consider opposing views side by side.
Red in a Sea of Blue: Republicans in NE Denver
I’m With Her! Feel the Bern! In NE Denver, Democrats are comfortable supporting their chosen candidates and sharing their views.
House District 8 — Democratic Candidates
House District 8 – all of Park Hill from Locust to Colorado Blvd., Hale, East Colfax, and two precincts in Stapleton just north of Montview and east of Central Park Blvd.
House District 7 — Democratic Candidates
House District 7 includes Park Hill from Quebec to Monaco and all of Stapleton except two precincts just north of Montview and east of Central Park Blvd.
House District 8 — Republican Candidates
House District 8 includes all of Park Hill from Locust to Colorado Blvd., Hale, East Colfax, and two precincts in Stapleton just north of Montview and east of Central Park Blvd.
House District 7 — Republican Candidates
House District 7 includes Park Hill from Quebec to Monaco and all of Stapleton except two precincts just north of Montview and east of Central Park Blvd.
House District 6 — Democratic Candidates
House District 6 – all of Lowry, E. Montclair, Montclair and Mayfair