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Larimer business owners seek permit details after downtown street closure; 122-petition delivered
Summary
A downtown business representative told Denver City Council that a temporary closure of a block on Larimer Street lacks community support, has created safety problems and that a Business Improvement District said no funding is budgeted for reopening in 2025.
A representative of businesses near Larimer Street asked Denver City Council on Jan. 13 to help obtain a copy of the permit authorizing a street closure in the Reno Arts District and to consider reopening the block.
Ty Beldock (spelling in the record), who said he and neighbors had contacted the executive director of the Reno Arts District, the director of the Business Improvement District and named staff members including Amy Ford, Justin Bridal and Jay Decker, said neighbors had not been able to obtain a permit. Beldock said he and other local businesses delivered 122 petitions requesting the block be reopened.
Beldock told the council the closure "creates a very dangerous intersection and is basically an eyesore," and that the closure "has no support from the community and only benefits 4 businesses" while harming dozens along Larimer. He said the Business Improvement District had told petitioners that no funding was budgeted for the closure in 2025, which he said contributed to operational issues such as lack of snow removal on the closed block.
The speaker asked the council to provide the permit or, if no permit exists, to reopen the street to serve affected businesses. Council staff did not respond during the public-comment period; the item was raised as public input rather than as a council agenda item and no formal action was recorded in the session.
