On February 20, Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation sent out an email to all candidate for city offices, advising them that we would be sending them a survey about matters of interest to INC members. The survey of 16 questions was sent on February 23, with responses initially requested by March 6, and then extended to March 9. Thirteen mayoral candidates responded, plus … Continue reading →
In February the Parks and Recs Committee developed a series of questions that flowed from the PARC platform. The questions are below. 1. What is your name please and what office and district are you running for? 2. If you were appointing the Executive Director of Parks and Recreation Department, what education and previous experience would you expect the person … Continue reading →
Read both articles from the Denverite and North Denver Tribune here.
Mayor Hancock picks former councilman to oversee transformational projects in northeast Denver
by Adrian D. Garcia
Mayor Michael Hancock has already found someone to be the city’s new chief coordinator of the major redevelopment projects in River North, Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.
and from the Tribune
DENVER — Mayor Michael B. Hancock today named Timothy Sandos as the new Executive Director of the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC). Sandos will provide general oversight, planning, strategic coordination, financing and implementation of six primary projects under the umbrella of the NDCC, including management of city staff assigned to the collaborative.
“Seeing our Civic Center in a state of disrepair was for many in our city — including myself — deeply disappointing and discouraging,” Hancock said at a press conference Monday morning. “Our parks and public spaces are held in the public trust, and when organizers hold an event at one of these spaces, they have a responsibility to uphold that public trust. When organizers leave one of our parks trashed, they violate that trust.”
When Jones starts May 23, she and her deputy directors — longtime deputy Todd Wenskoski and Christopher Pacheco, who is leaving his position as a public works senior engineer and project manager — face plenty of challenges. Among them is continued skepticism from some residents of those areas that the city can balance developer and neighborhood interests. Many also strongly oppose the state’s I-70 project, which the Hancock administration has supported.
The regular INC Delegation meeting on April 11th will be devoted to a forum in preparation for the very important May 5 municipal election. Location: University Park United Methodist Church, 2180 South University Blvd.
INC Resolution on Entertainment Districts in Denver Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation strongly urges City Council, the Mayor and the Department of Excise and Licenses not to allow the establishment of any “entertainment districts” in the City and County of Denver. Entertainment districts are authorized by Colorado Revised Statutes 12-47-301. If approved by City Council and licensed by the Department of Excise and … Continue reading →
