Habitat for Humanity, the Denver Streets Partnership and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association say vote yes.
By Kyle Harris, Denverite
Not every day do the Denver Republican Party and the Denver Democratic Socialists of America find themselves on the same side of an electoral fight.
But that’s what the debate over Referred Question 2O, that would allow Westside Investment Partners to turn the former Park Hill Golf Course site into a mixed-use development with affordable and market-rate housing, retail and park space, has led to.
The issue has created mincemeat out of traditional political divides, demonstrating that sometimes things are way more complicated than progressive, liberal and conservative — even in a country where left and right clearly stake opposing claims.
“We are aware of the irony of the Denver Republican Party supporting the environmental concept of open space,” wrote Roger B. Rowland, chair of the Denver Republican Party, in a statement. “The Denver Republican Party believes the voters have been very clear on the preservation of open space.”
How so?
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