🌱 City Approves New Waste Collection + Pay-For-Success Housing

Good morning, friends! It's Thursday in Denver and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Let's have at it...

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An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 83 Low: 59.

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Here are the top three stories today in Denver:

1. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a new environmentally-friendly waste collection program. Effective 2023, residents in the City and County of Denver will be charged a fee for trash pickup, which will vary based on size. Recycling and compost pickup, which will take place weekly instead of biweekly, will no longer have a fee. The purpose of the program is to reduce Denver's landfill contributions and greenhouse gas emissions. (Denver Patch)
2. A new pay-for-success housing program aims to support people in Denver experiencing chronic homelessness. The new pay-for-success program, announced on Wednesday, will provide supportive housing with wraparound services for at least 125 individuals. The goal of the project is to reduce jail time and emergency federal health care expenditures while also building housing stability. (FOX 31 Denver)
3. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado has indicted a couple for wire and bank fraud, as well as money laundering. 65-year-old Ronald Philip Wallace and 67-year-old Stace Yater Wallace stand accused of soliciting nearly $1.5 million to market and produce CBD products by "using misleading and false information." Both are also charged with illegally obtaining over $200,000 in COVID-19 PPP funds by falsifying information on loan applications. (FOX 31 Denver)

Today in Denver:

• Job Fair At Denver Rescue Mission (8:00 AM)
• Breast Ultrasound Screening At 3440 W. 32nd Ave. (9:00 AM)
• Black & Bleu Stand-Up At The Denver Comedy Lounge (7:00 PM)
• Neal Brennan: Unacceptable At Comedy Works Downtown (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Denver Police Foundation invites the community to attend the Blue & You Block Party on Saturday, Jul. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free, family-friendly event at Denver Police Training Academy will offer refreshments, yard games, K9 officer meet and greets, and more. (Denver Police Department via Facebook)
• From 40 percent off at REI Co-op to free Krispy Kreme donuts, here's a roundup of 4th of July sales and deals in and around Denver. (FOX 31 Denver)
• Want to read more this summer? The Denver Public Library Friends Foundation is hosting small used book pop-up sales throughout the summer. Click here for upcoming dates. (Downtown Denver Partnership via Facebook)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.