Many residents of Denver's Golden Triangle oppose the idea of hosting homeless micro-communities in their small downtown neighborhood.
The future site of one of Mayor Mike Johnston's micro-communities is at 1199 Bannock Street, near several popular businesses and museums in the Golden Triangle., he insisted that the city was"intentional about making sure we have an equitable map" and that the distribution of sites"represents all regions."
Mayor Johnston plans to unveil more sites in the near future and wants to eventually begin moving people off the streets into shelters sometime in November or December. But so far, the Golden Triangle is the only place slated to hold at least two micro-communities, which Beauchamp says was a complete shock.
The real estate developer Urban Villages owns the 1199 Bannock Street property and plans to build an apartment building there, a spokesperson for the company tells"Urban Villages is in early discussions with the city for including the property as a part of their strategy to house 1,000 individuals by end of year," the company said in a statement.
A micro-community site is planned for the area that's currently a parking lot at 1375 N Elati Street, across from the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse.At the community meeting, Golden Triangle resident Elaine Kamm noted how she's worried that tourism in Denver will take a hit by putting"a [micro-community] site right at the center of the cultural gem of a city, where we're attracting people from all over the country, even all over the world, to come to this area to spend.
Kamm added,"This neighborhood has been so stressed, we've taken on a lot. We're getting used to the high rises, I don't know about how concerned other people are about all the people that will be here and the [sun] light that we're losing." For years, of homeless people camping and passing through. Residents are skeptical over whether micro-communities are a good idea at all.
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