Citizens Win!: Neighbors Halt The Cherry Creek GID Takeover

After months of grassroots pressure, Cherry Creek North neighbors stop Denver City Hall’s and Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer’s attempt to create a new tax district — and set a new standard for local government accountability.

Cherry Creek North residents have done what few neigh­borhoods manage to achieve — they held their local government accountable and won.

After months of organizing, petitioning, and pushing for answers, homeowners successfully defeated the City of Denver’s plan to form a General Improvement District (GID) — a proposal that would have imposed a new property tax on the neighborhood in the name of “enhancement projects.”…

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