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Denver Council Votes Tonight on $55.3-Mil Subsidy for Private Hotel Development

DENVER-City Council will be deciding whether to contribute $55.3 million to a developer so he can build a $217-million hotel that will neighbor the Colorado Convention Center. Some say voters, not council, should have the final word.

By John Rebchook | Updated on January 07, 2001

DENVER-Tonight, Denver City Council is scheduled to make a crucial decision about whether to kick in $55.3 million for the $217-million Hyatt Regency hotel project, which has been proposed for land neighboring the Colorado Convention Center.

Denver developer Bruce Berger says he needs the subsidy for the 1,100-room undertaking. The Denver Urban Renewal Authority would be the funding agent. Last week, the council approved the subsidy’s first reading on an 8-4 vote, but several council members have since said they may change their minds.

Some council members want the hotel to be union. The union wants strict neutrality, but Hyatt officials say they also want to be able to tell workers their side of the story. Mayor Wellington Webb, a strong union supporter, says the union issue is a private decision and the city shouldn’t interfere.

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