Councilman Darrell Watson, who represents Ballpark, speaks at the announcement Thursday. (Matt Geiger/BusinessDen)
The Ballpark neighborhood is putting boots on the ground.
On Thursday, city and neighborhood leaders announced the launch of the Ballpark “ambassador program.” A team of 18 people, sporting bright orange hats and burgundy jackets with Ballpark branding, are now patrolling the streets, working to keep them clean and safe.
“It’s going to be an additional set of eyes and ears to make sure that those things of disrepair, those things that impact perceptions of safety and disorder are identified and to make sure the right resource is deployed to address that situation,” Denver Chief of Police Ron Thomas said at a press conference for the neighborhood.
Voters in November overwhelmingly approved the creation of a general improvement district that would fund the program with neighborhood tax dollars, along with other services like landscaping, sanitation and infrastructure projects. The GID expects to take in $1.3 million this year, and is looking to hire a full-time director.
“The big goal is we have everything dialed in by opening day,” said GID board secretary and treasurer Stevenson Farnsworth.
The district is bounded by Coors Field to the west and 20th Street to the south, with some spillover past Broadway to the north and east.
Ambassadors will help the homeless find services, conduct daily cleanings of public spaces and work to prevent crime. They will operate on rotating shifts from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Map of the GID boundaries. (BusinessDen file)
Councilman Darrell Watson, who represents Ballpark, speaks at the announcement Thursday. (Matt Geiger/BusinessDen)
The Ballpark neighborhood is putting boots on the ground.
On Thursday, city and neighborhood leaders announced the launch of the Ballpark “ambassador program.” A team of 18 people, sporting bright orange hats and burgundy jackets with Ballpark branding, are now patrolling the streets, working to keep them clean and safe.
“It’s going to be an additional set of eyes and ears to make sure that those things of disrepair, those things that impact perceptions of safety and disorder are identified and to make sure the right resource is deployed to address that situation,” Denver Chief of Police Ron Thomas said at a press conference for the neighborhood.
Voters in November overwhelmingly approved the creation of a general improvement district that would fund the program with neighborhood tax dollars, along with other services like landscaping, sanitation and infrastructure projects. The GID expects to take in $1.3 million this year, and is looking to hire a full-time director.
“The big goal is we have everything dialed in by opening day,” said GID board secretary and treasurer Stevenson Farnsworth.
The district is bounded by Coors Field to the west and 20th Street to the south, with some spillover past Broadway to the north and east.
Ambassadors will help the homeless find services, conduct daily cleanings of public spaces and work to prevent crime. They will operate on rotating shifts from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Map of the GID boundaries. (BusinessDen file)
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