To help protect park resources and maintain balance between recreational use and public events, rest periods have been established to restrict the permitting of public events in Denver’s six busiest parks. Rest periods (when a park cannot be permitted for a public event) are in effect from April 1 to October 31 each year.
Rest periods range from 2 to 4 weekend days per month, depending on the park. In addition, the 5th weekend in a month cannot be booked for public events (with exceptions for historical priority events), and no new events can be booked on Memorial Day weekend, July 4th, and Labor Day weekend.
This summer, O’Brien released an audit raising questions about so called “unique contract terms” in Denver Parks & Recreation agreements, especially at city-owned golf courses.
For example, at Wellshire golf course the contract for the concessionaire, Wellshire Event center, has a highly unusual length — extending up to fifty years.
Admission Based Events 2010 Policy DPR Denver Parks and Recs “The Game Plan” DPR Game Plan existing conditions report 03-02-2017 INC Platform For Denver Urban Park Jan 2011 INC Resolution For Parkways 2010 Meeting Schedule: This committee normally meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Please contact either Chair for location. Check the INC …Continue reading →
