Douglas County News Press 063022

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 120 | ISSUE 34

Commissioners pivot on homelessness approach Teal says he no longer wants shelters BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a June 22 town hall where residents expressed frustration with homeless shelters planned in

the community, Douglas County commissioners indicated they will change their approach. Commissioner George Teal, who previously voted to approve a plan to buy temporary, moveable structures, said he was no longer interested in the purchase but was willing to pursue other options. “I do think that there is a solution there that we should push for,” Teal

said. “We shouldn’t have to live with unhoused people in our community when we all spend a lot of money having houses ourselves.” Teal’s comments came after a 90-minute meeting where many residents said they thought a shelter would exacerbate homelessness in the county. While two of the three commissioners had approved the “pallet” structures — modeled after

Denver mayor has ‘no interest’ in Douglas County taking over Daniels Park Hancock says matter isn’t up for discussion BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a letter to Douglas County on Wednesday, Denver’s mayor said he has “no interest” in talking about transferring ownership of one of Denver’s parks to the county. Daniels Park, a Denver Mountain Park located inside Douglas County, is a 1,000-acre piece of land between Highlands Ranch and Castle Pines. Douglas County Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon recently directed the county’s legal staff to pursue ways to “bring Daniels Park into Douglas County ownership.” Commissioner Lora Thomas voted against the direction to legal staff. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock addressed his letter to Teal, saying the park is a treasured part of the city’s system and that the matter is not up for discussion. “Nor do I have any interest in perpetuating a flawed notion that there SEE DANIELS PARK, P7

a program in Aurora — a location for them has not yet been approved. A county spokesperson said the final vote to approve the purchase of the pallets was removed from this week’s agenda. There were tense moments throughout the town hall as audience members frequently shouted SEE HOMELESS, P6

School district to put MLO/bond question on November ballot Effort to gather more community feedback fails BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dream Dreams... Roaming throughout Daniels Park is a bison Big herd, which visitors often stop to photograph.

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Douglas County School District’s Board of Education voted 6-0 to notify the Douglas and Elbert county clerks that they plan to put one or two questions on the November ballot regarding school funding. On June 21, six board directors approved a resolution to select an election official and notify the appropriate county clerks of the potential ballot questions. Director Elizabeth Hanson was absent during the vote. No specific ballot language has been identified yet, with the board scheduled to vote on the exact questions at the Aug. 23 meeting. There

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