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General Services briefs council committee on RV demolition program, hazards and costs
Summary
General Services staff described Denver's RV disposal program at the Finance & Business Committee: the Vehicle Impound Facility stores junk RVs, hazardous-waste contractors handle demolition, the program demolished roughly 1,400 units since 2022, and per-unit demolition costs have fallen from about $3,700 to $1,400; council members asked about owner-reclamation, storage capacity and policy implications.
General Services staff gave the Finance and Business Committee a detailed briefing on Denver's recreational-vehicle (RV) disposal and demolition program, explaining the program's intake, hazardous-waste handling, demolition workflow and data on cost and capacity.
Steve Gonzales, the city's Recreational Vehicle Disposal Program manager in General Services, said the program began as a pilot in January 2022 and became a formal program later that year. Gonzales told the committee the city has demolished roughly 1,400 units since January 2022 and that the program has a dedicated general-fund budget (noted in the presentation as $450,000). He described the Vehicle Impound Facility (VIF) where junk RVs are stored, the steps in intake…
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