Denver City Council Corrals National Western Center Bond Proposal westword.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from westword.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Denver shoppers will have to bring their own bags or face a fee beginning Thursday as the city’s “Bring your own Bag” ordinance goes into effect.
The ordinance requires stores in Denver to charge customers 10 cents for each single-use plastic or paper bag they use to carry their purchases.
The ordinance, passed by the City Council in December 2019, was meant to go into effect in July 2020. But because of government backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic, the start date was pushed to July 1 of this year.
“The intent of it was to reduce the number of single-use bags used,” Councilwoman Kendra Black said. “This kind of program has been used successfully around the world and does successfully reduce single-use bags.”
City Council sides with Denver7, rejects landmark status for TV station building
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Denver7’s building at Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Street will not be designated a city landmark.
The Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday to reject a landmark application submitted for the building at 123 Speer Blvd. by three Denver residents. The application was opposed by the television station.
The vote paves the way for the station to sell its 2.3-acre block and means its building and five-story octagonal tower will likely be demolished by the buyer.
Councilwoman Robin Kniech criticized city staff and the Landmark Preservation Commission for determining the building had the potential to be eligible for landmark status, saying that “the adjectives matter” when it comes to criteria.
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Drive-thru weed could become a permanent fixture here if Denver City Council moves forward with an amendment to a local marijuana ordinance.
Created as a response to COVID-19 guidelines issued through Governor Jared Polis s executive orders at the start of the pandemic, takeout marijuana sales through curbside transactions, as well as drive-thru and walk-up windows are currently allowed in Denver. What started as temporary rules were permanently added to the state marijuana code on January 1 by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, but local jurisdictions must opt into the MED s rules in order to continue takeout pot services after the pandemic.