Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Sunday, November 22, 2009 | 46.0° Mostly Cloudy Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Input Sought on Trash and Recycling Services Input Sought on Trash and Recycling Services The Denver Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Management will be holding a series of public meetings to gather input on the current residential trash and recycling services offered by the City of Denver. The information gathered at these meetings will help steer the development of the City and County of Denver’s Solid Waste Management Master Plan, a long term guide that outlines the future of solid waste services.  All interested residents and community groups are encouraged to attend one of the five public meetings:  Residents unable to attend the public meetings are invited to review the presentation and take part in the public input survey at www.DenverGov.org/Trashsurvey  between June 10 and June 30, 2009. Southeast Denver June 9 District 3 Police Station 1625 South University (University and I-25) 6:30pm to 8:00pm South/Central West Denver June 10 Barnum Recreation Center 360 Hooker Street (Senior Center Side) 6:30pm to 8:00pm North/Central Denver   June 16 National Jewish Hospital 1400 Jackson Street (Heitler Hall) 6:30pm to 8:00pm Northeast Denver June 17 Montbello Recreation Center 15555 East 53rd Avenue (at  Chambers Road)6:30pm to 8:00pm Northwest Denver   June 18 District 1 Police Station 1311 West 46th Avenue 6:30pm to 8:00pm       The Denver Solid Waste Management Master Plan will be a twenty year guide for how and what the City provides as part of its solid waste management services and how the GreenPrint Denver waste diversion goals will be achieved.   These community meetings are specifically seeking to determine individual and community values around solid waste management services in Denver.   For additional information regarding the Solid Waste Master Plan public meetings, please call 3-1-1.      Residents requiring special accommodations are asked to make their requests five business days prior to the meeting they wish to attend. Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 Return