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Denver council orders publication of ordinance to remove limits on needle-exchange programs
Summary
The Denver City Council voted 8–4 to order publication of Council Bill 24-17-91, which would amend Article 5, Chapter 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to remove distance and other limitations on needle-exchange and treatment referral programs. Several council members said they had constituent concerns and will vote against final passage.
The Denver City Council on Monday voted to order published Council Bill 24-17-91, an ordinance to amend Article 5, Chapter 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to remove certain limitations on needle-exchange and treatment-referral programs.
The motion to publish the bill was placed on the floor by Council Member Ramiro Alvidrez and was ordered published after a roll-call vote that the clerk recorded as 8 ayes and 4 nays.
The bill would eliminate specific distance and program caps that staff and…
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