http://www.9news.com/news/local/city-of-denver-looks-to-buy-property-with-a-closed-strip-club/464986608
DENVER - The City of Denver wants to take a notorious section of
Colfax Avenue and turn it around. How exactly is still up for debate.
But the city hopes buying the property with a former strip club will be a good first step.The City of Denver is in the process of buying the property, hoping
it will the first of many investments in an area where police carry out
gang, narcotics and prostitution operations.
"If you think about
the Colfax corridor, we have downtown Denver, Anschutz campus and VA
hospital. And Colfax is our main street. It's a great opportunity to do
something spectacular," he said.
There are no concrete plans yet but there are guidelines since there are federal dollars involved.
"Has
to be neighborhood serving. It could be could do job creation. When I
say neighborhood serving, a non-profit, a small business and/or an
affordable housing component ," said Herndon.
"We’d like to keep that sense of diversity and community here," said Fesing.
The property they are talking about is the old Saturday's, located at 8315 E Colfax Ave.
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