2A - 2E: A $450M bond package that would allow the city to pay for building/maintaining/improving numerous city projects and cultural institutions.
2A: City facilities
2B: Housing and shelters
2C: Transportation
2D: Parks and rec
Those all appear to be passing.
2E: $190M to build a new, 10,000 arena in Elyria-Swansea and upgrade the National Western Center, appears to fail.
2F: The one that would limit how many unrelated people can live together (...roommates) appears to fail.
Supporters conceded defeat Tuesday night.
That means up to five unrelated adults can still live together (2F passing would have reduced that number).
2G: The one that would allow a citizen oversight board to select Denver's Independent Monitor β rather than being appointed by the mayor β appears to pass.
Denver's Independent Monitor = Denver's law enforcement watchdog
2H: The one about moving municipal elections from May to April β appears to pass.
The reason behind moving the election up a month: the Clerk and Recorder's office would have more time to prepare ballots and be in compliance with state and federal laws for a runoff.
300: The one about marijuana taxes for pandemic research β appears to fail.
300 would raise taxes on recreational pot sales by 1.5 percent, or $7 million annually, to pay for local pandemic research through the University of Colorado Denver CityCenter.
But...
...The CityCenter team had not heard of the initiative before it was submitted to the ballot and has no current plans to run such a program.
301 + 302 are the ones about development on the Park Hill Golf Course.
303 β the one that sought to add two measures to the city's existing urban camping ban (and was ruled partly unlawful by a Denver District Court on Sunday) β appears to fail.
304 β the one that would lower Denver's sales and use tax from 4.81% to 4.5% and cap it there β appears to fail.
You can find all of Colorado's #Election2021 results right here:
NEW: With Colorado COVID cases and hospitalizations rising, Gov. Polis signed a new health order late Sunday night that allows hospitals to refuse some patients.
There are nearly 1,200 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Colorado β the most since December 2020.
Nearly 80 percent of those hospitalized with coronavirus are unvaccinated, and almost 40 percent of hospitals expect to be short staffed during the next week.
1/ More than 500 teachers, staff, students and parents from across the state have shared w/us their thoughts on schools reopening during #covid19colorado. It's a complicated conversation.
As the school year approaches, we'll keep adding to this thread. Here's what you've told us
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"I think Mesa County D51 is making a huge mistake. I'm a teacher there & have 3 kids in 3 schools. We'll be doing online for them bc our rate has been climbing and I don't feel they have an actual plan in place. There's nothing at all in their plan concerning SPED kids."
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"As a teacher, I want to be back in my classroom so badly. I didn't enjoy remote learning. I missed being with my students. I'm also really afraid to return to school. Many don't realize how difficult it will be to follow all the protocols. I feel I'm in a no-win situation."