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Councilmembers urge residents to join Denver People's Budget and community events
Summary
Councilmembers announced community outreach opportunities and encouraged residents to submit ideas for the Denver People's Budget, a $2,000,000 participatory fund split between citywide improvements and near‑southeast neighborhoods; members also promoted a blood drive and a golf-course clubhouse survey.
Councilmember Paul Cashman said Denver’s participatory "People's Budget" totals $2,000,000 and invited residents to submit ideas online. "$2,000,000, that Denver residents get to decide on how to spend," Cashman said, adding that "$1,000,000 of that this year will go to citywide improvements. The other million will go to the neighborhoods in the near Southeast area of town." He directed residents to the city's participatory budgeting page for submissions.
Councilmember Amanda Sawyer used the announcements period to promote January's National Blood Donor Month and urged residents who can to donate at Vitalant in Lowry. "If you are able, we would love it if you went to Vitalant in Lowry, and donated some blood for us," Sawyer said. She also announced a District 5 community open house on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at George Washington High School at 5:30 p.m., with agency tables upstairs in the library entered via the north doors.
President Pro Tem (identified in the meeting) said Denver Golf is planning a clubhouse renovation at Kennedy Golf Course and asked the public to complete an online survey (posted on the councilmember’s website and Denver Golf) to provide input before further community meetings. The meeting record did not specify funding sources, application deadlines for the People's Budget or exact web addresses beyond the councilmembers’ references; Cashman directed residents to denvergov.org/denverpb for more information.
These items were announcements only; the council recorded no votes on the people's budget allocations or the community events during the public session before moving into executive session.
