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Jun 14 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
NEW: Douglas County Commissioner suggests seizing land from Denver in retaliation for the city's gun control laws. A 2-1 vote by the Republican commissioners directs the county attorney to study the possibility of seizing 1,000-acre Daniels Park. #copolitics
I'm putting together a report on this for #HeyNext at 6pm and I'll be back to thread details here when I have a moment.
Daniels Park is one of 22 parks in the Denver Mountain Parks system, land long owned by the city in other counties along the Front Range. Daniels Park's 1,000 acres were given to the city between 1920 and 1937. denvergov.org/Government/Age…
At Monday's DougCo commissioners work session, GOP commissioner George Teal asked for legal advice on taking ownership of Daniels Park. He was vague about the reason.
Fellow GOP Commissioner Lora Thomas' weekly newsletter pointed to Teal's post on a closed Facebook group for DougCo conservatives where he said Daniels Park should be seized via eminent domain because of Denver's gun control laws. Denver recently banned concealed carry in parks.
"Creating an expensive legal battle with Denver is not governing well," Thomas wrote. "I'm interested in building and improving relationships with other governments, not damaging or destroying them."
Teal has not yet responded to our request for comment. Following an executive session, Teal and Republican Commissioner Abe Laydon voted to direct the city attorney to gather more information. Thomas voted in opposition.
Denver City Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jacqlin Davis said they only know what was discussed publicly at DougCo's meeting.
"It would have been nice if they would have reached out to somebody in Denver besides going on social media and just doing what people do nowadays," said Denver Parks and Rec Director Scott Gilmore. "It would have been nice to have somebody really reach out to us and talk to us."
The ownership and operation of Daniels Park is outlined in an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Denver and Douglas County. While dominant eminent domain allows a government to seize property from another in select instances, it's not clear if DougCo could seize the park.
Denver Parks and Rec noted that the land DougCo is talking about seizing is used by Native American groups for ceremonies and celebrations.
In addition to dedicated access for Native American groups, Daniels Park has been home to part of the City of Denver's bison herd since 1938. In recent years, the city has started returning bison from the herd to tribal lands across the West.
Richard Tall Bull advocated for a dedicated space where Colorado's Native America community could hold ceremonies. The land that is now Tall Bull Memorial Park was set aside in the late 1970s.
Recently, the City of Denver agreed to give Native groups indefinite access to and use of the land.
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The original land for Daniels Park (named for William and Cicely Daniels of Daniels & Fisher) was donated to the City of Denver in 1920 with the remainder given in 1937. (Photo from The Denver Star, May 1937)

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UPDATE: GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez said Denver is “taking away the popular vote” of rural counties in his first comments since 9News outlined Lopez’s plan to eliminate one-person one-vote in Colorado’s statewide elections. #copolitics
Lopez spoke Thursday on the KNUS talk radio show of former AG candidate @GeorgeBrauchler. In 2019, Brauchler suggested a similar electoral college type system for the Colorado Senate, which would have given Republicans a significant advantage. Image
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