Mayor Michael Hancock's Message To Everyone: Don't Abandon Downtown Denver

Denver CO

14 February, 2022

2:01 PM

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By Jim Benemann, CBS Denver: DENVER (CBS4) – Downtown Denver is in crisis. CBS4 has reported on situations this year where persistent criminal activity has people changing their habits and tormenting business owners. Earlier this week the manager of SportsFan told CBS4 he is instituting a new 1% fee on purchases at his downtown Denver stores which he calls the Denver Crime Spike Fee. Mayor Michael Hancock recently unveiled an aggressive new crime-fighting plan, and this week he talked with CBS4's Jim Benemann about convincing people not to abandon downtown. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.