With the city government rocked by hundreds of layoffs and job closures, Denver City Council won’t be heading to Park County for a mountain retreat next week.

The council will postpone its “professional development and team-building workshop” to an unknown date.

The trip to Lone Rock Retreat was set to cost $26,000 between transportation, facilitation, meals and accommodation.

The trip had been arranged prior to Mayor Mike Johnston’s announcement that a budget crunch would lead to layoffs, according to a council spokesperson.

“This week has been an especially difficult time for all who work for the City and County of Denver. One hundred seventy-one employees have been laid off, creating great disruption for them, their families, and their colleagues,” Council President Amanda Sandoval

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