Denver Restaurants Write Letters to Mayor

[Terrel L. Shields]

https://www.9news.com/article/money/denver-restaurants-letter-mayor/73-5ca6f77e-2ce5-4fae-a012-8f43228e93a3#:~:text=DENVER%20%E2%80%94%20Several%20Denver%20restaurants%20said,trail%20to%20turn%20downtown%20around.

In a letter to Mayor Mike Johnston and city leaders, Dave Query, owner of Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, expressed frustrations with the mayor, noting he had promised on the campaign trail to turn downtown around.​

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Several other major restaurateurs in downtown Denver signed on to Query's letter, including owners from Illegal Pete’s, ChoLon Restaurant Concepts and Union Station’s restaurant operators.​

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"You ran your entire campaign platform on restoring our Downtown Denver business districts," Query said in his letter. "It has gotten worse since you took the position of Mayor, even though you have received $550M towards stewarding it in a different direction."​

Of the bigger cities I have been in, Denver 40 years ago downtown was one of the safest I knew. I've been downtown in a restaurant on dates and not packing and felt perfectly safe as if I was in my own hometown. Not so today. Don't want to be anywhere close to downtown after dark now.

 

[Joe Flacco]

I don't think it is only Denver. I think most downtowns are struggling.

 

[Head Surfer]

I don't think it is only Denver. I think most downtowns are struggling.

Especially the sanctuary cities, of which Denver is one.

 

[DTB]

Especially the sanctuary cities, of which Denver is one.

Is there a decent sized city outside of TX that isn't a sanctuary city?

 

[Head Surfer]

Florida has none, in fact they are banned by law.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Is there a decent sized city outside of TX that isn't a sanctuary city?

Tulsa and OKC prolly not too keen on it.

 

[sputnam]

We're a bird sanctuary city. Does that count?

 

[Zoe]

https://www.9news.com/article/money/denver-restaurants-letter-mayor/73-5ca6f77e-2ce5-4fae-a012-8f43228e93a3#:~:text=DENVER%20%E2%80%94%20Several%20Denver%20restaurants%20said,trail%20to%20turn%20downtown%20around.

In a letter to Mayor Mike Johnston and city leaders, Dave Query, owner of Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, expressed frustrations with the mayor, noting he had promised on the campaign trail to turn downtown around.​

​

Several other major restaurateurs in downtown Denver signed on to Query's letter, including owners from Illegal Pete’s, ChoLon Restaurant Concepts and Union Station’s restaurant operators.​

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"You ran your entire campaign platform on restoring our Downtown Denver business districts," Query said in his letter. "It has gotten worse since you took the position of Mayor, even though you have received $550M towards stewarding it in a different direction."​

Of the bigger cities I have been in, Denver 40 years ago downtown was one of the safest I knew. I've been downtown in a restaurant on dates and not packing and felt perfectly safe as if I was in my own hometown. Not so today. Don't want to be anywhere close to downtown after dark now.

Yeah, Memphis is bad at night but downtown is one of safest districts. They are short on police but downtown is packed pretty good with them. They are on horseback, motorcycles, etc. When you get in a downtown area, it is hard to get out of it if you commit a crime and police are everywhere.

They even started like a admission fee downtown on Beale St a while back. I don't know if that is still in effect. It would go into impact like after 9pm or maybe later. Most crimes happen in the middle of the night.

 

[Bobby Bucks]

The release of the Venezuelan gang member by mayor Johnston and refusing to cooperate with ICE was inexcusable.

 

[ucbruin]

When it comes to violent gang members and/or violenr non-gang members....
Illegal, legal, or US citizen....
I wish they all would get deported....