💰 Deets on that new sidewalk fee

🚧 Flat-Rate Sidewalk Fee Will Roll Out Next Year

Denver’s new voter-approved sidewalk repair fee is finally slated to go into effect in January. After multiple delays to address concerns around cost, city leaders have adjusted the program so most residents will pay a flat annual fee of $150 rather than an estimated $200-800 based on the linear square footage of their property. [Denverite]

🌡️ 29 Denver Schools Still Without AC

Though Denver Public Schools has spent tens of millions of dollars over the last four years to slowly chip away at the long list of schools without air conditioning, the 2024-25 academic year kicked off this month with temps hovering in the 90s and 29 schools still without AC. [Chalkbeat; Axios Denver]

• What officials are doing about it: The district is asking voters this fall to approve a $975 million bond that would in part be spent to bring AC to the remaining DPS schools without it. [Chalkbeat]

🏡 Renters and Regulators Push Back on Bad Landlords

No hot water, mice infestations, and mountains of trash — fed up renters are forming tenants unions and taking their landlords to court over unlivable housing situations. Meanwhile, Denver is also in the midst of implementing a rental licensing program that is supposed to tackle these issues. What do these tenant-landlord disputes say about the metro area’s rental housing market? [City Cast Denver 🎧]