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The park was cleared out in 2022 to serve as a temporary off-leash dog park, but the city said the location was too noisy, crowded and susceptible to litter to serve as a permanent dog park. Since 2024, Quality Hill has been used as a pocket park, with Lavendar Hill sign activations, some seating and a small tree canopy. Although not as expansive Gov’s Park, Quality Hill is a “really valuable green space in the neighborhood,” according to Bennouna. “There were a lot of people who really loved that [dog park], and there were a lot of residents who felt the opposite,” she says. “We considered that use really carefuly, and we studied if Gov’s Park or Quality Hill could have a space for dogs, but ultimately Cap Hill was too dense.” Parks & Rec wants to see Quality Hill become more of a communal outdoor space, with hopes for an art-adorned bench, a small vendor space, a porch swing and “the front deck,” which Bennouna describes as a “big, shaded structure for picnics and hanging out.” Before either of Cap Hill’s parks get major facelifts, though, the Parks & Rec plan still needs to pass a few more rounds of approval. Finding the Money Installing a new amphitheater, movie space and 75-foot slide isn’t cheap. Even a porch swing costs money. White and Bennouna know they still have a ways to go before having all the funding they need to push the Reimagine Plan to completion. According to White, many of the proposals are still part of a “vision plan,” which requires offi cial designs before department and council approval. “The changes we often see between vi- sion plans and actual designs come down to feasibility,” she says. “You stay true to that vision as much as possible.” Then there’s the funding issue. Phase 1 for Gov’s Park was a drop in the bucket for a $937 million package, but no other money is currently allocated for Gov’s Park or Quality Hill in the Elevate Denver bonds or the RISE Denver package, a $260-million set of bonds approved by voters in 2021. The city’s latest round of bonds, a $950-million package approved by voters last year, doesn’t list either Cap Hill park among its 21 approved Parks & Rec projects. A $200-million city budget defi cit doesn’t help, either. But if enough people ask, the money could appear, Bennouna suggests. “A lot of it comes down to city council and how budgets get prioritized, so if people are really excited about this vision plan and want to see it move forward as quickly as it potentially could, I would encourage them to reach out to their councilmembers,” she says. That’s a tall task in a neighborhood largely fi lled with renters, but Parks & Rec doesn’t want this plan to sit on the shelf. “We don’t do a vision plan just to do it,” Bennouna says. “This is a really detailed vision plan, and we intend for it to move forward as quickly as we can.” Email the author at thomas.mitchell@westword. News continued from page 6
