This post was authored by Otten Johnson summer law clerk Alex Gano.  Alex is a third-year law student at the University of Colorado Law School.

On July 12, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech announced the final details of their plan to create the City’s first “dedicated funding stream” for affordable housing.  The Office of Economic Development estimates that two sources of revenue will generate a minimum of $150 million over the next ten years, which the City will invest in at least 6,000 new and existing affordable housing units. 
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            On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District with potentially noteworthy ramifications for property owners and developers.  The decision provides some clarification in an area that has troubled various state and federal courts since the Supreme Court decided the duo