🌱 Air Quality Permit Backlog + Zoo Ticket Fee Increase + No Snowski

Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening locally. In today's issue, we'll touch on...

• This year, Colorado's ski season may have its latest start in the last five years.
• The Denver Zoo is angling for ticket fee increases.
• Aurora mayor wants some businesses to close early to combat crime wave.

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Wednesday's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 73 Low: 41.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Colorado's air pollution keeps getting worse, and the state is further behind on issuing permits. Courts are ordering the State of Colorado to move faster, at the same time that the EPA has downgraded the front range's ozone to severe, which requires more polluters to apply for permits. (CO Sun)
2. Colorado ski season may have its latest opening dates this year due to unseasonably warm temperatures through the end of October. Typically, both Arapahoe Basin and Keystone are competing to be the first to open, which usually occurs in mid-October. (Unofficial Network)
3. Denver Zoo wants to increase its admission fees. The zoo is requesting that it be allowed to raise general admission ticket fees by 20 percent over the next two years. That increase would be $2 in 2022 and $2 in 2023. Denver City Council has to sign off on the increase. (Westword)
4. Aurora mayor demanding some stores close early after string of robberies. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is looking for ways to battle an ongoing crime spree in his city. Thieves are burglarizing liquor and convenience stores at an alarming rate across the city. (FOX 31)
5. Denver facility first-of-its-kind helping homeless with wraparound services. The Renaissance Legacy Lofts and the John Parvensky Stout Street Recuperative Care Center will provide 98 affordable housing units as, well as 75 medical respite beds. (CO Newsline)

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Today in Denver:

• State Land Board Meeting: Colorado Department of Natural Resources. (8 a.m.)
• BYOB(ook) Group: A Book by an Indigenous Author (6:30 p.m.)
• Pajama Storytime: With Miss Kimberly. (7 p.m.)
• All the best Halloween concerts: In Denver. (Westword)

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From my notebook:

• Do you have a fire escape plan for your home (FOX31)
• The Patch is coming to Downtown Denver. Shop local gifts, treats and events at an upscale fall market in downtown Denver. Thursday, Oct. 13. (DDP)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! I'll see you first thing on Thursday with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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