Denver homeowners and businesses facing the prospect of paying new fees to fuel a voter-approved sidewalk repair and construction program may get a temporary reprieve as city leaders consider delay…
on the city’s sidewalks website shows that homes in the middle of blocks on residential streets could pay less than $150 per year, while those that fall on busy streets — and especially on busy corners — could pay more than $1,000 a year, even if the property itself has a relatively low valuation.
Sandoval pointed to the council-enacted pay-as-you-throw trash hauling changes that went into effect this year. Low-income residents areFor the sidewalks measure, the authors included a 20% fee discount for property owners in neighborhoods the city has deemed vulnerable to economic displacement. The fee’s variability was panned by critics in the lead-up to the November 2022 election. But those concerns weren’t enough to dissuade voters fed up with a system in which sidewalk repairs were the sole obligation of property owners — while a wide swath of the city had inadequate infrastructure for pedestrians and wheelchair users.Jill Locantore co-authored the ballot measure and led the campaign that got it passed.
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