Happy Halloween, Bucket Listers! Before the costumes and candy, a quick heads-up: our #newsCOneeds year-end fundraiser kicks off tomorrow, Nov. 1. If you value independent, local reporting and the mentorship we provide to emerging journalists, we’d love your support to help us reach our goal of $15,000 by the end of the year. Now, on to this week’s five stories.
Montclair Elm Debate: Safety vs. Shade
A 100-year-old American elm towering over Montclair Park’s playground has become the center of a months-long debate. At a neighborhood forum on Oct. 27, Denver Parks & Rec’s Forestry team cited repeated limb “failures” and safety risks. Residents countered with their own arborist and urged the city to preserve an anchor of community memory, or at least honor its legacy if removal proceeds. Potential redesigns, shade alternatives and budget tradeoffs are all on the table. Reporter Sadie Gonzales sat in on the meeting and breaks down what comes next.
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