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Disregarding neighbors' concerns, the city broke ground on the Overland site last week as it prepares to double this working-class neighborhood's population.
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"Just because we're not a big neighborhood, doesn't mean we don't have feelings here too," said Elmer Dever.
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“Why do we need to build all these micro-communities when Denver has more than enough shelter capacity for the unhoused?” said Craig Arfsten with Citizens for a Safe and Clean Denver.
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"[The site will be] a magnet for illegal activity in this neighborhood. And this neighborhood does not deserve that kind of abuse," Arfsten continued.
The Bannock St. site in Golden Triangle was canceled, while the Elati St. location will proceed.
The Birch St. site in Virginia Village was the focus of a contentious meeting with Mayor Johnston on October 11. Though there was no media coverage of the meeting, we received reports from attendees.
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Johnston's team was unprepared for questions about Megan's Law. It's not clear how, if sex offenders find housing at the micro-communities, data would be furnished to law enforcement and the public in compliance with federal law.
Encouraging its readers to follow the money, the Denver Gazette editorial board noted that the Denver metro area will be spending "two-thirds of a billion dollars in public and charitable funding for homelessness" in 2023.
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Denver officials bypassed the normal bidding process when selecting a vendor for 200 pallet shelters.
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$25,000: the stunning price-tag for each shelter
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In related news, David Heitz, a content creator for the localized news site, NewsBreak, reported that the city's portable toilet contract will expand more than seven-fold to $7-million.
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