Monday, April 25, 2005

Denver Justice Center Seeks and Finds Solution - Urban Land Institute Here's an article in support of the new Justice Center from the Urban Land Institute. They write, "The acquisition of the RMN (Rocky Mountain News) site led the new mayor, John Hickenlooper, to seek an independent review of the two proposed solutions." 6:20:11 PM    comment []

Justice Center Supporters of the new Justice Center rallied at the state capital yesterday, according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 25, 2005, "Salazar backs justice center"]. From the article, "Construction of the Justice Center would be paid for from funds that are freed up as existing bonds on other projects are repaid, meaning that a property owner will detect no increase in his current tax rate. Opponents say the city is trying to disguise a tax increase. Hickenlooper said the proposal will not increase taxes and argued that it would save people money to have a justice center downtown instead of having to spend time and money traveling to the jail on Smith Road. He said the Justice Center also will provide better safety for officials, police and the public. 'If you don't do something, we will have a serious incident,' Hickenlooper said." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [April 25, 2005, "Salazar joins new-jail posse"]. Category: Denver May 2005 Election 6:03:01 AM    comment []

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