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GOV. RITTER & LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE NEW PLAN TO PROTECT COLORADO NEIGHBORHOODS FROM ABANDONED HOMES
LAKEWOOD, CO - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bill Ritter and state lawmakers today announced a major step forward in tackling Colorado’s high foreclosure rate, unveiling legislation that will speed up the sale of abandoned homes and protect neighborhoods from vandalism and declining property values.
Gov. Ritter Announces Projects to Mend Colorado’s Tattered Safety Net
December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) --Gov. Bill Ritter today joined the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and dozens of community members to break ground on a 98-unit apartment building for the chronically homeless and low-income. Future tenants who are currently homeless will help construct the building in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
GOV. RITTER ANNOUNCES THREE RURAL PROJECTS TO RECEIVE RECOVERY ACT DOLLARS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE...
August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bill Ritter announced funding for three projects in rural Colorado communities that will provide citizens with better access to cleaner water and essential medical services. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-R) funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will pay for $2.8 million in work to improve wastewater systems in Boone and Red Cliff and assist with a medical facility expansion in Bent County.
GOV. RITTER ANNOUNCES FORECLOSURE ASSISTANCE
February 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bill Ritter joined Colorado Attorney General John Suthers to announce a $6 million settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. that will assist Coloradans facing foreclosure. Gov. Ritter and Rep. Mark Ferrandino also announced that a foreclosure-deferment bill will be introduced this week