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Denver council orders publication of bill to remove limits on needle-exchange programs despite opposition
Summary
The City Council voted to order publication of Council Bill 24‑1791, which would remove certain limitations on needle-exchange and treatment referral programs from the Denver Revised Municipal Code; the motion was ordered published 8–4 after members voiced concerns about proximity and local impacts.
Council Member Alvidrez moved Monday that Council Bill 24‑1791 be ordered published, a step that sends the proposed ordinance to the legally required public-notice stage. The bill would amend Article 5, Chapter 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to remove certain limitations applicable to needle-exchange and treatment referral programs.
The measure was ordered published by roll call, 8 ayes and 4 nays, after several council members said they had unresolved…
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