Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — As evictions in the city skyrocket, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and some city council members find themselves at odds over how much the city should spend to keep people in their homes.
Gonzales-Gutierrez and four of her colleagues introduced an amendment that would add $14.7 million to next year’s budget, bringing the rental assistance total to $30 million. Johnston rejected most of the council's $81 million in budget requests. In a letter to the council earlier this month, the mayor said he wanted to be careful not to take too much from the reserves, which are meant for emergencies.
In a statement to Denver7 Monday, the mayor’s office said Johnston believes rental assistance funding “is not only the moral, humanitarian thing to do, but it's the right financial thing to do. That's why we have proposed a significant expansion of city funding for rental assistance despite a massive drop off in federal funding for this priority.”
“The other night, it was eight degrees outside. We've got people living outside. The last thing we want to do is have more people living outside. Providing this rental assistance will help keep good people in their homes,” said Kashmann.
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