Guest Speaker;
Diana Romero-Campbell Candidate for City Council District 4.
Diana is a Denver native born at St. Joseph an undisclosed years ago. She resides in Bible Park. As a girl she walked to Hamilton M.S and graduated from TJ. She comes from a family of life long Public School teachers. Her sister is teaching in Aurora , Dad taught in Littleton and Mom at DPS. She has spent most of her life-30 years, advocating for women and children. During the pandemic she spend many hours assisting and mentoring kids. Public Safety is safety first and foremost in our schools. Defunding the police is not the solution. Common sense and community cooperation is key to a healthy environment.
Diana then took questions:
Q. What is your position on 2O-Park Hill Conservation Easement? Supports inasmuch, in her opinion, this has become a zero sum conversation. This followed with a comment that there has been a flee to the suburbs that started way back in1993 when the summer of violence campaign actually began. Where and why are people leaving is a major concern.
Q. Why are the police quitting? There is a loss respect in the community. DPD has 200 admitted there are at least positions vacant and everywhere street visibility and administration is under-staffed.DPD has been forced to “do more with less.” She states City Council can’t change change everything because it is up the up to Mayors office and the budget deciding what is a priority.
Q. Are contractors ruining neighborhoods? Growth is happening too quickly and there is a housing shortage of 50,000 units m/l. The 4th District is majority suburban SFH and the developers have their eyes on increased development.. whatever that may be. How do we build a community together is the real issue.
Q. What needs to be addressed in the community Parks , etc.? We need Crossing lights-BIBLE PARK. Bike path at Yale and Holly is dangerous and needs to be completed. Auto thefts are a
major issue.
Q. Teachers v. Violent students? Looking into it.
Q. Services for Parks and Recreation not funded-staff and resources available? The current proposed solutions on the table is the the formula wrong. Less confusion in planning department and linked communication between is key.
Q. Are developers required to help pay their way.? They should be.
Q. Should police standards be changed like Aurora? Maybe.
Comment from the audience: We must Change current dysfunctional sentencing guidelines and show more respect for the police-met with applause.
Q. Is quality better than quantity? We do need more people interested in DFD & DPD. Teachers Human Resources protocol needs to looked at for realistic performance standards.
Thank you Diana.May good fortune be with you. You are always welcome to share your thoughts and information with the Club should you be elected.
IS THERE A DRAWING?
$50 for the 10 of clubsCash Cups-Wyatt McCallie-Frank Middleton-Mike White-Greg Hurd-RandyBruns-Phil Perington
Lucky Card: Pat Bush & Phil Perington. Sorry Charlie, no tuna today.
Name Tag-Greg Holt-Nope.
Creed led by Our Guest Diana
Tom Mauro: East H.S. Has admitted they need a police presence similar to when the Bloods and Crips were terrorizing the School on the 90’s. A contribution for the Debate team is also needed.
Don Thomson: Reminded us of the Health Fair at Augustana Lutheran Church on April 15. He also asked for continued support of the Super Citizen Program
Greg Young: has information about some of the measures to be voted on in the April 4 Municipal Election in Denver. Copies are on the bar. (Pat Bush wondered if we could also get a beer.
Frank Middleton: Rockies personality, Bob Gebhardt will soon be our guest speaker. Please think about bringing a guest. He also added the New Member race for winning a weekend at the Frisco condo of Bob Meyer is tightening.