A Denver District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit designed to block the establishment of a safe-camping site in the parking lot of the Park Hill United Methodist Church. That was the best thing we could ve hoped for, says Cole Chandler, director of the Colorado Village Collaborative, which is planning to set up the safe-camping site for people experiencing homelessness later this month and have it operational by mid-June.
Judge A. Bruce Jones dismissed the case on May 19, ruling that the five Park Hill residents who d filed the lawsuit on May 6 Kurt Monigle, Dave Rodman, Jean-Baptiste Varnier, Justin Lovac and Blair Taylor had not exhausted all possible administrative remedies regarding their issues with the safe-camping site plan. Before filing suit, the judge determined, the five should have filed an appeal with the Denver Board of Adjustment for Zoning Appeals; they can take that route now.
Lawsuit over Park Hill homeless camp dismissed; city board to hear appeal
Courtesy of Colorado Village Collaborative)
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.
May 10, 2021
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WEALTHY DEMS WHO ALLEGEDLY FIGHT LAWS AGAINST HOMELESSNESS LIKE THEM NOW And I ve been WAITING for this to happen and here it is! When I heard there were going to be sanctioned homeless camps in Park Hill I just waited. Because I knew there was a ZERO percent chance the wealthy people (a vast majority wealthy Democrats, including Senator John Hickenlooper) were going to allow the drugged and mentally ill to take over THEIR neighborhood. But this is even better than expected. Now we find that a former Democratic City Council candidate who ran against criminalizing homeless
Park Hill residents file lawsuit to try to block safe outdoor camping site from neighborhood church
William Peterson
and last updated 2021-05-07 20:12:19-04
DENVER â Five Park Hill residents have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block another safe camping site for people experiencing homelessness from going up at the Park Hill United Methodist Church early next month.
The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Heather Anderson Thomas and Douglas W. Baier on behalf of residents Kurt Monigle, Dave Rodman, Jean Baptiste-Varnier, Justin Lovac and Blair Taylor in Denver District Court on Thursday against the Colorado Village Collaborative, city of Denver, Park Hill United Methodist Church and its pastor, Nathan Adams.