Denver (KDVR) – A small home community in the Clayton neighborhood of Denver can be forced to close or move if the proposed mayor’s budget is approved.
The small community on North Monroe Street, which is run by Colorado cooperative village, has been a residence from 40 to 50 people at any time since it opened about two years ago. Non -profit organizations say they provide housing for people who may not serve in a group shelter by allowing couples to stay together and offer a pet home.
The small village of Al -Bayt is located on the city -owned lands and depends on the financing of the city and a temporary division agreement that is scheduled to end in 2026.
In the proposed budget of Mayor Mike Johnston, financing will be reduced to both the Monroe Micro and the shelter of a hotel. The mayor argues that with fewer people living in the streets, the city can close these programs and even save $ 11 million in the end.
“In just two years, we changed the displacement scene in Denver and we are not slowing,” Johnston said in a statement. It is planning to replace the small community location with permanent housing for the workforce to help the people currently in the shelter system.
Jessica Ireng, CEO of Colorado Village Cooperative, said this step will be expensive and exposed to the population who have become rooted in the neighborhood.
“We are there for a kind of help about the ecosystem of the shelter system to ensure that there is space for everyone,” said Eharger. “For us to transfer everything and replace all this infrastructure is really big. It seems as if we are integrated with society here. It does not seem to have a change.”
The city offered CVC to find a new location, but Ehargerer said that the transfer of society would cost up to its annual budget of about one million dollars.
She said, “Unfortunately, we are not at a stage that I think it makes sense to stay away from the support for people who suffer from non -joint homelessness or chronic displacement.” “They need this greater level of support.”
Ehargerer now urges the city’s and broader community to support the maintenance of Monroe open.
The budget proposal still needs the approval of the city council. Eharger says that a general hearing on this issue is expected later this month.