Work could begin late next year on the renovation of a structure that will serve as replacement police station in Denver. The facility will take the place of the current District 6 headquarters located in the Capitol Hill section of the city at 1566 Washington Street. That station not only serves Capitol Hill residents, but also those living in the Civic Center and Five Points neighborhoods. Although District 6 police have been using the Washington Street building for the last twenty-five years, there have been increasing complaints that the facility has a number of structural issues and is too small for current needs. In the fall in 2017, by at 70% margin, Denver residents approved a $937 million general obligation bond package officially called Elevate Denver, designed to fund a wide variety of infrastructure, cultural institution, and public safe needs. Included in that project list was $25 million for a new District 6 police headquarters and station. That station will be made reality with the renovation of an existing structure at 1131 Cherokee Street, roughly one mile to the southwest of the existing station. The new address will be a part of the city’s Safety Headquarters Campus. That modern campus also includes a police administrative building as well as the Denver Police Museum. By Garry Boulard
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