Proponents of Denver Initiated Ordinance 307, which will move the bulk of responsibilities for sidewalk repairs to the city rather than property owners, declared victory Sunday as the measure is currently passing by around 24,000 votes.
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Passage of the measure would make the city responsible for repairing old sidewalks and building new ones, but the projects would be paid for through a fee on property owners that the city would then leverage into bonds to pay for the projects. The fees would be based on how much a person’s land faces a street, as well as the type of street. The Denver Department of Transportation would manage the program and prioritize construction.
Some lower-income Denver residents said ahead of the election they were opposed to the measure because they are on fixed incomes and can’t afford the extra fees. Others see million-dollar townhomes with little yard space potentially paying less than some of those homeowners. Jill Locantore and Molly McKinley, the executive director and policy director for Denver Streets partnership, respectively, said they were pleased by the measure’s potential passage.
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