Growth and development

Denver’s new Department of Housing and Homelessness is real, will be in 2020 budget

Mayor Hancock also announced a $15.7 million, three-year initiative to get people off the streets and into housing and shelter.

That's a growth rate of nearly 1.6 percent. The city and county has grown nearly 20 percent since 2010.

No details yet, but the Hancock administration says a "proposed new department will galvanize and enhance city resources."

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Some neighbors are resisting the big-box store next to a place that's supposed to be compact and walkable.

It's a change in policy adopted in response to concerns raised by Globeville neighbors who have opposed hosting the village.

Like whether to pay the rent or buy enough groceries.

The initiative would limit new home construction to 1 percent per year.

The owner of Denver Meadows has said he might sell or redevelop.

They want more inclusion and no displacement.