RELAX and REFRESH in NATURE How about a walk with new friends in City Park? WHEN: THURSDAY JUNE 8 5:30PM WHERE: Front entrance of BOGEY'S ON THE PARK 26th & York 80205 ( Club House at City Park Golf Course. Start at Bogey's at City Park Golf Course (26th and York) at 5:30PM. Do a 1 hour (or so) loop around City Park and end up back at Bogeys in CPGC for a beer and/or food, on their beautiful patio for the sunset. All ages and abilities are welcome. Dogs on a leash are welcome, too. Meet up at the front steps. I will have a SAVE CITY PARK GOLF COURSE sign. BRING WATER TO CARRY. THIS WALK WILL BE CANCELLED IF THERE IS LIGHTENING IN THE AREA. ( BRIDGET CELL PHONE: 720.440.3562) _________________________________________ 1. DENVER OPEN SPACE IS "SHRINKING" "Denver parks and greenway space decreased to 9.3 acres per 1,000 residents, below the national median of 13.1 acres in the 100 most-populated cities, the data show." http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/23/denver-population-density-open-space/ ____________________________________________ 2. MASTER PLAN FOR CITY PARK , TELL THE CITY WHAT YOU THINK DENVER Public Open House 2001 City park Master Plan: https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/747/documents/planning/master_plans/CityPark-MasterPlan-2001.pdf YOUR CHANCE TO DEMAND THAT CPGC BE INCLUDED IN THE MASTER PLAN FOR CITY PARK. MORE INFO ABOUT CPGC: https://tclf.org/landscapes/city-park-golf-denver Tuesday, May 30 | 5:00-7:00PM City Park Pavilion | 1700 N. York St. WILL THERE be any public presentation or discussion or Q &A about the Master Plan or will city officials , as usual, stand quietly in front of poster boards and "listen" to quiet comments from individuals, one at a time? DON"T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOUR PETITION TO SAVE CITY PARK GOLF COURSE, A DESIGNATED PART OF CITY PARK........PRESENTED TO CITY OFFICIALS. More Information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3tj3PB9uPWZbXRTN1lKMVA5OFFDSzZoVWhMRG14eEt4M2lz/view ___________________________________________ 3 TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND RATES URBAN PARKS Denver is not in the top 10. It is #20 “You can’t have a great city without a great park system,” said Adrian Benepe, senior vice president and director of City Park Development for The Trust for Public Land. “Our top-ranked park systems are terrific, but all cities have room to improve." https://303magazine.com/2017/05/denver-parks-1/ ________________________________________________ 4. CPGC Law Suit Update IS DENVER DRAGGING THEIR FEET? Read latest pleading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3tj3PB9uPWZcmVvYlZYblVCb3M3RlBqQlJkcDVWeF93MjVV/view Our law suit to stop the destruction of City Park Golf Course (CPGC) to install a 50 acre industrial detention sump in the western part of the course, is moving ahead. the case goes to court on August 21, 2017. Would you like to make a donation to help defray court costs and the cost of expert witnesses? Attorney Aaron Goldhamer is donating his time. We are very grateful to him. Click link to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/cityparklegalfund ______________________________________ 5. Ice Cream Social in City Park Come and say hello to your friends and neighbors at the CPFAN table in the Pavilion at Denver's City Park. WHEN: Thursday, June 1, 2017 WHERE: Pavilion, Denver City Park ( west side of Ferrill Lake) More information: http://cpfan.org/event/ice-cream-social/ ______________________________________________________ 6. JOIN CITY PARK FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS We are the only organization in Denver that advocates to preserve the pastoral character of City Park and City Park Golf Course. We also advocate on behalf of residents woo live in neighborhoods that surround the park. See videos below. These are both dedicated Denver parks and both are on the National Register of Historic Places. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE. Click here to join: http://cpfan.org/ _________________________________________________ Thanks for all of your support . Together will save CPGC and our neighborhoods from Mayor Hancock's bulldozers! ______________________________________ Our Videos 1. BEFORE AND AFTER GLOBEVILLE LANDING PARK https://youtu.be/kTzNhdy6_NI 2. GLOBEVILLE LANDING PARK ( SAVE) https://youtu.be/U5Zy-Ms80AQ 4. Superfund Dig: Denver the next Flint, Mi https://youtu.be/xcyrU743qs0 5. The Perfect Storm: "Platte-to-Park Hill" Storm Drainage to Expand Globeville Landing Outfall https://youtu.be/df_wGMWRcXs 6. SUPERFUND IN GLOBEVILLE BEING DUG UP; FLY OVER https://youtu.be/zeHlTCuxHiI 7. CITIZENS PETITION MAYOR HANCOCK TO PAUSE I70/ P2PH DRAINAGE https://youtu.be/rMINWQw7IW4 8. I 70 EXPANSION /DESTRUCTION https://youtu.be/Yu9HL_3rJb0 9. I 70 REIMAGINED https://youtu.be/YzWyb6LsLrc 10 DENVER CAN DO BETTER https://vimeo.com/169650756 11. THE COMMUNITY IS THE LAST TO KNOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqJFBbHxPBc