Neighbors fight to save trees ahead of trial involving Denver’s City Park Golf Course

Trial is set for August 21 By liz.gelardi@kmgh.com [dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fccfcf” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” inside_shadow=”false” outside_shadow=”false” ]ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE[/dropshadowbox] There’s new sense of urgency surrounding the fight to save trees at Denver’s City Park Golf Course. Denver City Council is set to vote on contracts related to a controversial drainage project at the golf course. The work involves a stormwater drainage project and course redesign. The proposed contracts are on the agenda for Monday, August 14, after the vote was delayed by a week. Councilman Rafael Espinoza requested the delay and sent a letter to Mayor Michael Hancock Friday

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Tree Hugger In Chief

A woman in pink shirt and black jacket holding a microphone.

And I can tell you about my drive every day from the urban heat island we know as downtown Denver, on my way home, as soon as I hit City Park, the thermometer on my car measuring the outside temperature, goes down 5 degrees. So I know from my own research and from my personal experience that we couldn’t survive and we couldn’t thrive in our city without the wonderful influence of the trees.

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