Dear Neighbors,
Each year my office sends a survey requesting your feedback to ensure that I am addressing the issues that you care about. 2023 survey results showed that the top three concerns of District 5 residents were crime, traffic, and homelessness. Here are a few of the initiatives we worked on in 2023-2024 in response to this feedback:
• Beautified District 5 neighborhoods by hosting three volunteering initiatives that cleaned city-owned parks and open spaces and re-painted over 30 bus stop benches.
• Created "District 5 Projects Night" to connect District 5 residents with over 20 city agencies and community partners.
• Funded a traffic study of Exposition Avenue between Quebec Street and Leetsdale Drive, including the Monaco Parkway triangle intersection to design traffic calming measures for the City to install.
• Implemented the Near Southeast Area Plan through a legislative rezoning to direct future development outcomes along the Leetsdale corridor, and to protect naturally occurring affordable housing in our neighborhoods.
• Partnered with data analysts from the Denver Police Department to overlay crime heat maps with street lighting to identify gaps and request additional lighting where it could be helpful in deterring crime.
• Sponsored a legislative rezoning of the Hale statistical neighborhood to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
Now it's time to share your priorities for 2024-2025! Please fill out our Constituent Feedback Survey below by December 31st. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer
District 5
