DENVER — Mayor Mike Johnston withdrew a site from a list of proposed "micro-communities" for homeless people in Denver after pushback from people in the neighborhood.
Johnson cited "community feedback" as one of the reasons for nixing the proposed "micro-community" at 5500 E. Yale Avenue.
>The video above is of the last two withdrawn micro-community sites.
“After deep conversation on both those variables, we have decided to not move forward with the micro-community at 5500 E. Yale Avenue based on a combination of logistical and operational challenges, as well as community feedback,” Johnston said in a letter to Yale-area neighbors.
The Yale Neighborhood Alliance — which organizers launched shortly after the city unveiled a list of 11 proposed "micro-community" sites — told Johnston the neighborhood is "united by a common commitment to making Denver a better place for all its residents.”
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