Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — Ever since Mayor Mike Johnston announced his homelessness initiative, many have wondered how much the city would have to spend on it.
“While we have a long way to go to end and prevent homelessness, Denver is showing the nation that homelessness is solvable—especially when we treat people experiencing it with the respect and dignity that they deserve,” said Jeff Olivet, the executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.But not everyone is singing the mayor’s praises.
For months, Sawyer and her colleague, Denver City Councilmember Stacie Gilmore have accused the mayor’s office of keeping the council and the public in the dark about spending for the All In Mile High initiative. “We anticipated they would hit in 2023, but they're actually hitting in 2024, which is a large part of our budget in 2024,” said Dr. Jamie Rife, the executive director of the Denver Department of Housing Stability .
When asked Tuesday by Denver City Councilman Paul Kashmann where funding for the $57.5 million projected annual costs would come from, Stephanie Karayannis Adams, Denver’s deputy chief financial officer, said they don’t know yet. “Our residents don't care what the funding sources ,” said Sawyer. “They know that we have two huge programs that we are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in 18 months, and they aren't getting their street paved or they aren't getting their trash service picked up on time or whatever else.”
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