As Denver mayor, the Curtis Park resident would give neighborhoods more control over development.
This is the fourteenth in our series on the Denver mayoral candidates, based on their responses to a, a graduate of Manual High School, has a diverse range of experiences that he'd bring to the Denver mayor's office. He's run the concessions at City Park Golf Course; he also owned and operated Don Carlos Mexican Restaurant. Since retiring in 2020, Martinez has done volunteer advocacy work in the Curtis Park neighborhood, where he lives.
Restructure the Department of Public Safety to better serve and protect Denver residents, workers and businesses. The restructuring process will include input from department heads and Denver residents. Once a restructuring plan is in place, we can better adjust the budget for an increase or decrease.Denver has no authority over DPS. In saying this, we will meet with the DPS school board and superintendent on how Denver can play a part in assisting DPS.
Over 400,000 people work in Denver; therefore, you are not going to get many people living outside of Denver to walk, roll or scooter from neighboring cities. We need more park-and-rides to encourage bus or train transportation into the Central Business District. We will cross that bridge when the time comes. I would be hard-pressed to raise any taxes for Denver residents unless there is a strong benefit to Denver residents.
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