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Letters: Denver has always invested in housing but we need more
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“The city has been investing in housing, albeit on a much more modest scale, for decades using limited local funds and a variety of federal funds it receives since the 1990s.” — C…

Jose Salacar works at the construction site of Denver Housing Authority in Denver on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Having worked in the field of affordable housing for most of my adult life, I hope I can convince my fellow citizens that at this time more than ever, Denver needs the resources to up its game for investment in affordable housing.Thirty-five years ago I was the staff person who founded the MacArthur Foundation’s below-market program investments, and I’m familiar with the risks of investing in low-income housing and economic development.

Vick worries about inflicting significant harm on rural schools, saying the measure could result in a system that pulls money from public schools all over the state to fund private school tuition for a small number of students primarily in metro Denver and Boulder. Vote “No” on Amendment 80 to ensure every child in Colorado has access to the services they need to succeed.The “2024 State Ballot Information Booklet” , raises some disturbing issues in Propositions JJ and KK . The same disturbing principle appears in Jefferson County Issue 1A . The common denominator is that all these ballot issues would otherwise violate the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights the voter-approved constitutional amendment from 1992.

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