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Denver Headlines Friday, July 04, 2008 | 81 ° Scattered Clouds   DENVER SELECTS WESTIN HOTELS & RESORTS FOR NEW DIA HOTEL Luxury Hotel to Be Built at Southeast Corner of Airport Terminal    Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced the selection of Westin Hotels & Resorts to build a 500-room luxury hotel at Denver International Airport (DIA).  Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.   “A Westin hotel at DIA will strengthen its standing as a world-class airport and enhance our capacity to accommodate both business and leisure travelers,” Hickenlooper said. “This hotel fulfills a vision that began with the construction of DIA. We are excited about the business the new Westin hotel will generate for the airport and the City.” CLEAR SNOWY SIDEWALKS TO HELPSnow Removal Vital to Safety and Mobility    City of Denver Reminds Residents and Businesses     Since senior citizens, people with disabilities, strollers and mail carriers - just to name a few – struggle to negotiate hazardous walkways after snowstorms, the City of Denver wants to remind local residents and businesses that we all need to do our part to make our community safe and accessible for all. City ordinance requires that Denver businesses remove snow from their sidewalks within four (4) hours after a snowstorm ends and Denver residents remove snow from their sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowstorm ends DENVER ELECTS PAPER BALLOTS FOR '08 Denver Clerk and Recorder Announces 2008 Voting Model    Voting will take place at combined precinct polling places   Denver Clerk and Recorder Stephanie O’Malley announced today that Denver’s voters will vote on paper ballots in 2008 and, unless the state legislature takes an action to prohibit it, voting will take place at combined precinct polling places.  Any voter can vote by mail just by requesting a mail ballot. The city’s direct recording electronic (DRE) touch-screen voting machines, whose current decertification for use is under appeal with the Secretary of State, would see very limited usage only as vote-marking devices for the disabled community. Plans also call for using the city’s existing conditionally-certified ballot scanners to count the paper ballots at a central location, unless appropriations are made for precinct scanners. The plan caps an intensive process through the latter part of 2007 by the Denver 2008 Elections Model Advisory Committee.   "Better Denver" INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SELECTED Locally Based Engineering and Construction Firm Tapped to Guide Voter-approved Projects   Mayor John Hickenlooper has announced the selection of CH2M HILL as the City’s private sector partner to assist in managing Better Denver, the sweeping infrastructure maintenance and improvement program approved last fall by Denver voters. Hickenlooper also announced the appointment of Don Hunt, former chief executive of engineering firm BRW Inc., as director of the bond program.   The initiative package creates reliable, ongoing funding to address the City’s critical maintenance and infrastructure needs, including streets, parks and recreation facilities, City buildings, health and human services facilities, libraries, cultural facilities and public safety facilities. DENVER PARKS & RECREATION DONATES 28,000 MEMBERSHIPS MY PLACE to Give DPS Students Free Access to Neighborhood Recreation Centers   Denver Parks & Recreation announced that they will provide free recreation center memberships to approximately 28,000 students in 60 Denver Public Schools as part of a new program, MY PLACE.   Elementary and middle schools throughout the city have been assigned to neighborhood recreation centers. Denver Parks & Recreation staff will be meeting with schools and their students to announce the program.           Archives         Headlines      1 2

Announcements Summer Sounds Ring through the Air in July!         Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, Colorado Council on the Arts and Target presents the Colorado Symphony Orchestra outdoors at two Denver parks  -  July 3 and July 24 Free Concert Event Denver Office of Cultural Affairs presents the 5th annual Latino Rhythms July 11 at Sloan's Lake Park   City Looking for 150 Exceptional Residents This November on the city''s 150th anniversary,  Mayor John Hickenlooper will honor Denver's 150 .  These will be people who are doing something extraordinary that is making the City a better place for generations to come.   Fees waived at Denver Recreation Centers Denver youth age 17 and younger may use City recreation centers, including swimming pools, for free this summer from June 2 - Aug 16  Movies in the Parks June 6 - Aug 2: Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic goodies for a fun-filled night under the stars. 16 family-friendly films on outdoor screens with high quality sound is one-of–a-kind experience.   Denver Election Information   The Denver Elections Division has a new location and a new website. Both places have the most current and accurate election information for Denver voters. Visit the website www.DenverVotes.org     Build a Better Denver Citizens can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects. Visit the Better Denver website focusing to learn about capital maintenance, health and safety, transportation, libraries and cultural facilities and parks and recreation infrastructure. More Announcements      1 2