Lawsuit over Park Hill homeless camp dismissed; city board to hear appeal
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A lawsuit filed by five Park Hill homeowners over a proposed city-sanctioned homeless camp in the neighborhood was dismissed Wednesday afternoon, because the plaintiffs are moving to another venue to try and stop it.
But that appeal before Denver’s Board of Adjustment for Zoning won’t be heard before June 1, when the camp is set to open.
Following a morning hearing in the case, Denver District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones dismissed without prejudice the May 6 lawsuit filed by Kurt Monigle, Dave Rodman, Jean Baptiste Varnier, Justin Lacov and Blair Taylor.
Park Hill homeowners sue to keep out city-sanctioned homeless camp
Courtesy of Colorado Village Collaborative)
Five Park Hill homeowners have sued in an attempt to stop a city-sanctioned homeless camp from relocating to their Denver neighborhood.
The lawsuit filed in Denver District Court on Thursday asks a judge to issue an order preventing the establishment of the campsite in the parking lot next to Park Hill United Methodist Church. The complaint voices concerns over safety, a lack of public input and the extension of the program at a time the coronavirus pandemic appears to be easing.
The defendants are the city, the church, lead pastor Nathan Adams and Colorado Village Collaborative, the nonprofit that would manage the camp.
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DENVER Some residents in the Denver neighborhood of Park Hill are suing a nonprofit, a church and its pastor, and the city of Denver in an effort to prevent a legal homeless encampment from opening.
The complaint filed Thursday in Denver District Court argues the site poses a danger to children, does not meet city requirements and “does not address the impact it will have on the neighborhood,” The Denver Post reported.
The encampment is planned in the parking lot of the Park Hill United Methodist Church, which is also named in the lawsuit alongside lead pastor Nathan Adams.
Attorneys Heather Anderson Thomas and Douglas Baier filed the lawsuit on behalf of residents Kurt Monigle, Dave Rodman, Jean-Baptiste Varnier, Justin Lovacand Blair Taylor.
Some residents in the Denver neighborhood of Park Hill are suing a nonprofit, a church and its pastor, and the city of Denver in an effort to prevent a legal homeless encampment from opening.