Denver Needs Election Day Poll Workers   Two thousand citizens are needed to work at the polls on Election Day. You can help!  Please sign up. Need more information on voting in Denver? Visit the Denver Elections Division website.

Top Headlines Friday, October 10, 2008 | 39 ° Overcast   LIBRARY DIGITIZES DENVER NEIGHBORHOODS Historic Neighborhood Records Preserved as Legacy   The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded the Denver Public Library’s Western History/Genealogy Department aver three quarters of a million dollars for the Library’s Creating Communities: Digitizing Denver's Historic Neighborhoods project. Manuscripts, photographs, published narrative, cartography, audio and video recordings and newspaper clippings from private sources will be linked with the public records to provide in-depth information about the history of Denver and its neighborhoods. METRO MAYORS URGE QUICK ARSENAL SETTLEMENT State Report Highlights Damage to Natural Resources   Mayors from three metro Denver communities strongly urge Shell Oil Co. to quickly finalize settlement negotiations with the State of Colorado regarding compensation for natural resource damage at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal so that restoration efforts may begin. The action follows the release in late October of a State report detailing environmental damage at the Arsenal.  That report, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan, (NRDA), describes significant harm to environmental resources on and off the Arsenal site, most notably contaminated groundwater and injured wildlife and habitat        News Archives         Current Headlines      1 2 3 4 5

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Announcements Non-Profits Can Raise Cash as Poll Workers In an innovative effort to meet the need for Election Day poll workers, nonprofit organizations can organize their volunteers to work the polls and donate their fees as a fund-raiser for the organization. Only 2 Free Public Art Tours Remain This Year! Two Saturdays left to explore the City’s public art program. Don't miss out on these free tours - one in October, one in November. Sign up now!  Read more for details.   Energy Assistance Applications Accepted Applications are now being accepted for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). The maximum benefit has been increased for the upcoming season to help families pay their energy bills this upcoming winter.  2008 One Book, One Denver Picked Mayor Hickenlooper has unveiled the 2008 One Book, One Denver selection. Dashiell Hammett’s Classic "The Thin Man" will be at the center of community-wide activities and events through October. Build a Better Denver Citizens can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects. Visit the Better Denver website focusing to learn about capital maintenance, health and safety, transportation, libraries and cultural facilities and parks and recreation infrastructure. More Announcements      1