Mayor Mike Johnston claims that Denver is halfway to reaching his goal of solving unsheltered homelessness, citing the latest Point in Time data, an annual count of homeless residents in shelters and on the streets, released on June 9.
“At the halfway point in the administration, we’re halfway towards the goal,” says Cole Chandler, the mayor’s senior advisor on homelessness resolution. “The mayor set a bold goal to end street homelessness in his first term, and so we feel great that at the halfway point, we’re halfway there.”
Despite criticism, the mayor doubled down on his claim this week…but the comments keep coming on the Westword Facebook page of the news. Says Nick:…