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If you spend enough time at neighborhood meetings across Denver, you increasingly hear the same concerns. Golden Triangle. Ballpark. Montbello. Hampden. Central Park. Different parts of the city, different demographics, different sub-cultures, but the same concerns repeatedly surface.
Our neighborhoods across Denver speak about open drug use, aggressive behavior, unsafe sidewalks, erratic driving, street racing, vehicles without license plates, and noise that disrupts entire neighborhoods late into the night. Folks are describing a city where enforcement feels inconsistent, where response times vary, and where the gap between policy intent and lived experiences continues to widen…