Denver officials outline roughly $920 million bond package and timeline for fall ballot

Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver City Council members on July 15 updated the council on an updated bond package draft that the administration said totals about $920 million and would be placed before voters this fall. The mayor briefed council members on community engagement, project categories and the schedule to deliver ordinance language and ballot materials.

The update matters because the bond would fund capital projects across the city — including roads and bridges, parks and cultural facilities, and public health and safety improvements — and because the council must complete ordinance and ballot steps before late August to meet printing and protest deadlines.

Johnston said the public process for the bond included more than 7,600 residents and generated roughly 1,100 project ideas totaling about $6 billion in potential investments; subcommittees winnowed those to 215 recommendations and an executive committee produced an initial list of about 48 projects valued at roughly $970 million before…