September 30, 2015 Honorable Mayor Michael Hancock Honorable Denver City Council Members Brad Buchanan, Director, Community Planning and Development Department Re: Motion Adopted by INC Zoning and Planning Committee Dear Mayor Hancock, Distinguished Members of City Council and Brad Buchanan, Director, Community Planning and Development Department: At the monthly INC Zoning and Planning Committee meeting held on September 26, members …Continue reading →
INC PARC will present two Resolutions at the Oct 10 Delegate meeting.
One concerning a call to monitor the effect of recycled water in Denver Parks and the other to postpone the public process until 2016 allowing time for a thorough review of all issues and policies regarding a proposed Comfort Dental Colorado Music Hall of Fame in a portion of the historically designated Trading Post land.
Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation will partner again with the League of Women Voters of Denver to organize two election forums to be presented by Denver Decides through Denver 8TV for the very important November 3 school board and ballot issue elections
Appointees to Denver Boards and Commissions act in various advisory and policy positions depending on the nature of the body. The Mayor appoints all members of Denver Boards and Commissions and some appointments are subject to approval by Denver City Council.
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 Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative, is seeking input and ideas to help create an iconic, inspirational design for River North (RiNo) Park. RiNo Park is located at the intersection of 35th and Delgany streets, along the Platte River. Envisioned to be a center for culture and recreation, the park will highlight local arts, sustainability, and enhance the ecology of the river corridor.
