Denver councilmembers announce local town halls, Westwood rec center funding on upcoming agenda

Councilmembers used the meeting’s brief public session to promote a series of neighborhood town halls and community events and to note an upcoming agenda item that would provide construction funds for the Westwood Recreation Center.

Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer (District 5) reminded residents of a District 5 open house at George Washington High School on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 5:30 p.m., saying the event "is an opportunity for you to meet with a number of different city agencies, ask all of those questions that you've got." Councilman Paul Cashman referenced the Denver Perfect 10 annual survey and urged residents to respond at denverperfect10.com/survey; he also noted a virtual town hall on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. focused on public safety.

Councilmember Jamie Torres (District 3) thanked colleagues for passing a Lunar New Year proclamation and called attention to a pending mayor-and-council agenda item that he described as "the construction dollars for building the Westwood Rec Center on Morrison Road," saying the project is expected to break ground soon. Torres credited Clerk Lopez’s advocacy for the item coming forward.

Councilwoman Lewis (District 7) told constituents she will hold a district town hall on Feb. 8 at Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; she said community panels last year helped bring about $485,000 into the district. Councilmember Dana Watson (District 9) announced a Feb. 4 town hall at the Glenarm Recreation Center from 6 to 7 p.m., and said she and Councilwoman Sawyer would present proposed changes to the Fair Elections Fund at a committee meeting that day and host a town hall for community feedback.

The announcements focused on constituent outreach and upcoming items for the mayor-and-council agenda; no formal votes connected to the rec center or election-fund changes were recorded in the public portion of the meeting before the council recessed into executive session.