Work continues on City Park Projects. Fund raising has begun for the replacement of the Dustin Redd playground in the northwest portion of City Park The aim for the $5 million “City Loop” regional playground is to activate it for people of all ages.
Please go here to see the projects and drawings that were presented to Denver Parks Advisory Board on April 11 2013
As always, your comments are welcome.
East Colfax by Taryn Browne.
Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Congress Park Neighbors, South City Park Neighborhood Association, Colfax on the Hill, and East High School will co-host a community discussion concerning the serious separate traffic accidents on February 27 in which two East High students were injured as they were crossing East Colfax.
This meeting will be held at The Sie Film Center at 2510 East Colfax Thursday April 4 at 7:00pm.
Please plan to attend and share ideas/plans to minimize the dangers for pedestrians and bicyclists trying to cross East Colfax, a concern that the neighborhood groups and East High School have had for many years.
Hentzell Park Open Space
Hentzell Park Natural Area Photo by Ray Ehrenstein
The Hentzell Park land swap between the city, parks, and schools is becoming a very heated topic.
The city’s proposed exchange of the Hentzell Park property for a Denver Public Schools building at 1330 Fox Street will be considered in mid-February by City Council’s Government and Finance Committee, which meets Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. In the swap, the Fox Street address would be used to house a domestic violence center while the Hentzell Park land (also known as Hampden Heights Open Space Area) would be used as the site of a new school.
Denver Parks and Rec statement
Advocates against the swap are maintaining a website at denvernature.net and at friendsofdenverparks.org
There will be a brief general update on the 9th/Colorado development. We will also discuss the remediation and demolition plan for the area from Bellaire to Clermont between 8th and 9th Avenue (with the exception of the parking garage). This remediation and subsequent demolition will ultimately result in multifamily residential units being constructed on the site. In addition to these topics, the CBHD Board will be discussing a number of administrative topics.
Please find the following documents: (Thanks again to Lisa Bingham)
