{"id":195,"date":"2021-06-22T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yesopenspace.org\/?p=195"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:12:49","slug":"yes-for-parks-and-open-space-receives-confirmation-on-ballot-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yesopenspace.org\/press-release\/yes-for-parks-and-open-space-receives-confirmation-on-ballot-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"YES FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE RECEIVES CONFIRMATION ON BALLOT INITIATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Denver citizens overwhelmingly support additional protections for parks and open space<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>Contact:<br>Colette Carey<br>EJ Reilly &amp; Associates<br>(720) 815-6800<br><a href=\"mailto:ccarey@ejreillyandassoc.com\">ccarey@ejreillyandassoc.com<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DENVER, CO (June 22, 2021) The YES for Parks and Open Space ballot committee received notice of sufficiency today from the Clerk and Recorders office, confirming that their initiative has secured a spot on the November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is great news for us and great news for Denver,\u201d said Penfield Tate, leader of the YES for Parks and Open Space initiative.&nbsp;\u201cEnsuring protection for park land and open space in this city is something that every citizen should have a voice in &#8211;&nbsp;and&nbsp;our \u201cGreen\u201d initiative gives them that voice.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a very clear choice for Denver voters, green space versus concrete and asphalt.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, onto&nbsp;a victory in November!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The YES initiative language is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Shall the voters of the City and County of Denver adopt a measure prohibiting the following without the approval of voters in a regularly scheduled municipal or special election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>any commercial or residential development on land designated as a city park and land protected by a City-owned conservation easement except where consistent with park purposes, conservation easement purposes, or for cultural facilities, and<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>any partial or complete cancellation of a City-owned conservation easement unless for the purpose of creating a new park?&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>YES for Parks and Open Space submitted well over 14,000 petition signatures, well beyond the 8,265 needed to make the November ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About YES for Parks and Open Space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YES for Parks and Open Space is an initiative launched by a group of concerned citizens who want to ensure that the voters in the City and County of Denver have a voice in how the land in our designated parks and open spaces \u2013 protected by city-owned conservation easements \u2013 can be used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The YES for Parks and Open Space ballot committee received notice of sufficiency today from the Clerk and Recorders office, confirming that their initiative has secured a spot on the November 2nd\u00a0ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116188830,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_anchor_podcast":"","jetpack_anchor_episode":"","jetpack_anchor_spotify_show":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1362],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2.1 - 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