Sloan's Lake Advocates want to use 40 million US dollars for the restoration project

Denver -Community members in Denvers Sloan's Lake district have an investment of 40 million US dollars to improve the lake.

They hope that the restoration project will be accepted into the living Denver Bond initiative by Mayor Mike Johnston, who will take voters into account this autumn. The bond initiative could be more than 800 million US dollars.

The Sloan's Lake has an amusement park, a beach and even a promenade that is reminiscent of Atlantic City. But today the lake stands confronting environmental challenges.

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“On average, Sloan's lake is only about three feet deep,” said Kurt Weaver, who heads the Sloan's Lake Park Foundation, a non -profit organization that is committed to the lake. “This is a big problem in a 177 hectare lake. The water usually does not have enough oxygen and does not stagnate very quickly. Therefore, you can see that things like fish kill in summer.”

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Weaver said the deterioration of the lake is not always visible to the average person who drives past or comes by, but it is considerable. His group urges the city to finance a project with the coastal restoration, which would help reduce erosion and improve water quality.

“Certainly the lively binding is an opportunity for us to put together some important dollars to start the process,” said Weaver. “If you take care of a lake of this size, it is not a cost -effective project. If programs such as the pulsating bond create Denver, it is a great opportunity for us to get a big project that is difficult to complete.”

The proposed restoration is only one of hundreds from parking spaces entirely Denver, since the neighborhoods compete for part of the bond finance. The submissions range from improvements to art centers and theaters to new road projects. One of the Executive Committee named by Johnston now checks the suggestions and prioritizes those who are “shovel”.

“The idea is that we will do this in the next six years – that we will carry out these projects, that we will launch and start them,” said Jon Ewing, spokesman for the mayor.

In the coming weeks, the committee will make its recommendations from the mayor and the city council of Denver. The final list will then be presented to the voters in autumn.

For supporters like Weaver, the hope that the city leaders – and ultimately the voters – will see the value in preserving the Sloan Lake.

“We want this amazing jewel, which has been here since 1861, have been here for another 150 years,” said Weaver.

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