Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will also be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 30.0° A Few Clouds 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.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3 4

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Announcements DENVER 2 for 1 TIX A free program that provides weekly 2 for 1 ticket and admission discounts for metro Denver arts and entertainment. It means great savings for you on last-minute tickets to music, theater, museums and much more. LEAP Program Helps with Heating Need help with your heating bills? LEAP could help. LEAP in Denver is designed to pay a portion of your heat bill, one-time during the winter season and also provides emergency assistance with shut-off notices. Building a "Better Denver" The Better Denver Program is a comprehensive effort to invest in the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of city facilities as well as new construction. Residents can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects at the Better Denver website How the Federal Economic Stimulus Will Help Denver The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides the city a great opportunity.  Denver will receive stimulus dollars for critical city projects and programs and report what's received and how it's being spent! View online updates. More Announcements      1