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*Latest News/meetings*	10-25-2008

**Gates Redevelopment & Platt Park News**
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For Information on the Demolition at the Cherokee Gates site, Click Here

Table of Contents:

Contents:
1) Update on Cherokee & Lionstone Development of the Gates Property
2) Denver Housing and Community Development Draft Action Plan to be Presented at    Public Meeting
3)  Evans Station Area Plan

4) Denver Revised Municipal Code

5) Recyclers' Corner Newsletter

General Interest Topics

Halloween Pet Costume Contest-Pearl Street

Recycle CFL's

Click Here for Additional Issues on Community Bulletin Board

Update on Cherokee & Lionstone Development of the Gates Property

There is a big slow down for the Cherokee and Lionstone developments. Both have had contracts that have fallen through in the past year.

For now it is status quo except for the Trammel-Crow Bldgs going up at AZ and Broadway (TC already had secured funding for the build out before the credit market turned sour), and for continued site cleanup on the Cherokee side.
Lionstone has had a couple of contracts fall through for the RMU20 and possibly the TMU30 along Miss. The only reason they are building roads to connect to both Lincoln and Sherman is because of a contractual agreement for their current tenants in the the existing bldg.

Denver Housing and Community Development Draft Action Plan to be Presented at Public Meeting

Residents Invited to Comment on 2009 Action Plan, Foreclosure Issues

(DENVER) The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) will present a draft of the 2009 Action Plan of the City’s Consolidated Plan during a public meeting, October 29, 2008, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.F.6. Public comments can also be emailed to ConsolidatedPlan@denvergov.org. The public comment period ends November 3, 2008.

Evans Station Area Plan
The third Evans Station Area Plan public meeting is on Thursday, November 13, 2008. The meeting will be held at John Collins Church (2320 S. Bannock, at Iliff) and will last from 6pm to approximately 8pm.   Please forward this to anyone you know who you think would be interested in attending.

At this meeting, we will present the Preferred Concept Plan and answer your questions about the plan.

For more information, please check out our website at www.denvergov.org/tod and click on the link for Evans Station.

PLANNING BOARD MEETING INFORMATION

DATE

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

TIME

3:00pm

PLACE

Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building at 201 W. Colfax Avenue

ROOM

4^th floor conference room #4.F.6

The following proposed Language Amendments to Chapter 59 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code will be heard before the Denver Planning Board at the place and time indicated above:
1.             Zoning Language Application #2008I-00049
LA-1178 - Amending Limitation #129 of the Mixed Use Zone Districts to Allow Storage Services
(Provided there are no exterior entrances to individual storage units)

2.             Zoning Language Application #2008I-00069
LA-1182 - Exempting ground floor pedestrian active uses from the calculation of Gross Floor Area (GFA) in the B-5 and B-5-T Zone Districts

Staff Reports, Applications and Proposed Ordinances may be accessed at as soon as they are available: http://www.denvergov.org/Zoning_Changes/PendingRezoningApplications/tabid/427304/Default.aspx

Recyclers' Corner Newsletter: http://www.denvergov.org/recnew/RecyclersCorner/tabid/425859/Default.aspx

HOWL-O-WEEN Costume Contest
Final Farmer's Market

The Second Annual Doggie Costume Contest (or as the Cats like to call it The "It's Your Turn to Cry" Costume Party). It's the final Old South Pearl Street Farmer's Market! Come and say goodbye to Chili Roasting and wonderful fall fruits and vegetables.

Sunday October 26th 9:00AM- 1:00PM

Each participating dog will receive a "Trick or Treat" goodie bag at registration. Other prizes will be given throughout the market. Register by 11:00 a.m. and judging at Noon. Start working on their costumes and be creative. Many different catagories for prizes.
The Whole Cat & Dog is sponsoring this costume event and the prizes have been donated from many of our suppliers. Hope to see you here.

Councilman Chris Nevitt's Sept Newsletter

Councilman Doug Linkhart's Newsletter

Recycle CFLs (compact fluorescent bulbs) at Ace Hardware Stores ...find sites that accept them at:

http://www.denvergov.org/rechhw/CFLRecycling/tabid/430123/Default.aspx

More recycling information can be found at http://www.denvergov.org//recapp/DenverRecyclesHome/tabid/425351/Default.aspx

Denver Urban Renewal Authority Provides 1% Interest Loans for Energy Efficiency, Heating Repairs and Other Home Improvements CLICK HERE

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McStain Neighborhoods is building new duplexes in northern Platt Park.

If you have any questions, concerns, or problems relating to this construction, McStain has provided the telephone numbers of the people to contact.

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If you are interested in the type and quality of development in our neighborhood, read:

Washingon Park - The Profile July 2006
Denver And Its Faithful Neighborhoods: Baby, Baby Where Did Our Love Go?
by Paul Kashmann
http://www.washparkprofile.com/pubview/index.html.
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Denver Post Columnist Joanne Ditmer's article
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Neighborhoods Make the City, Mayor Hickenlooper by Jeanne Robb-Denver Post
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Here is a related story in the Rocky Mountain News :
"Residents decry home scrape-offs"

Check out the latest EPA report on TCE testing at the Gates East Site

Additional information on the Contamination and Cleanup at Gates