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DENVER THANKS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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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.”
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CLEAR SNOWY SIDEWALKS TO HELP
Snow 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
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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NEW GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDERWAY
Renaissance Riverfront Lofts Development in South Platte River Neighborhood
| Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and City Councilwoman Judy Montero participated in a groundbreaking event on January 8, 2008, celebrating the development of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) Renaissance Riverfront Lofts. The affordable housing development’s design and construction is in accordance with the Enterprise Green Communities sustainability guidelines, which promote energy efficiency and environmentally responsible construction. |
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WATER BOARD ADJUSTS RATES FOR 2008
Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2008
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In September, Denver’s Board of Water Commissioners voted to adjust water rates. The five-member Board reviewed several rate options aimed at covering rising costs while encouraging more water conservation by charging lower rates for lower use and higher rates for higher use. The effects of the decision on customers’ bills will vary depending upon the amount of water the customer uses and whether the customer lives inside the city or is served by a suburban distributor under contract with Denver Water.
An average Denver residential customer -- who uses 120,000 gallons per year -- will see bills increase by $13.32 a year. Average suburban customers served by Denver Water -- who use 160,000 -- will see an increase of $21.44 per year.
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I Get Around
 Get healthy while you explore Denver's premier attractions, during Convention week and beyond—all at zero carbon impact on our environment! View map (7.3MB PDF)
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Build a Better Denver
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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. |
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Free public art tours
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Certain Saturdays - Spend a quiet Saturday exploring the City’s public art program, or make the tours a destination for friends and family visiting Denver. Sign up now! Read more for details.
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Watch Now - live and archived Denver 8 programs, City Council meetings, public forums, and more.
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