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Community Process

No meetings are scheduled at this time. Check back soon for information about community meetings.  

Community Input To-Date

Though the four properties have not yet been placed on the market, DPS has already started meeting with community stakeholders regarding desired uses for each building, including the City and County of Denver, members of the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, several neighborhood associations, area residents, members of City Council and other community leaders. Based upon meetings with City Council representatives and members of the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, follow-up outreach activities were recommended and acted upon for several of the properties:

Byers

  • Community meeting hosted by Office of School Reform and Innovation, 5/20/09
  • Input meeting with Councilman Chris Nevitt, 5/21/09
  • Tour and community meeting at Byers facility, 6/3/09
  • DPS received Neighborhood Association priorities, 6/9/09
  • Neighborhood Association has submitted letters of interest in building, Ongoing

Gove

  • Input meeting with Councilwoman Jeanne Robb, 5/20/09
  • Community meeting with Bellevue-Hale Neighborhood Association, 6/11/09
  • Bellevue-Hale Neighborhood Association re-sends previous letter of interest in building, 6/11/09

Remington

  • Input meeting with Councilwoman Judy Montero, 5/19/09


Northeast Bus Terminal

  • Input meeting with Councilwoman Judy Montero, 5/19/09

Ongoing Stakeholder Communication

After the first round of community input meetings, stakeholders will receive three follow-up communications:

  • A letter or email summarizing their community meeting(s) and outlining next steps
  • A letter or email inviting them to attend a follow-up meeting, where the top proposal(s) submitted for the facility of interest will be presented
  • A letter or email announcing the proposal that was selected for their neighborhood building

In addition, these stakeholder communications will be posted at www.dpsk12.org.

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