The city of Denver hasn’t cut this many jobs since the Great Recession.

In all, Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration laid off 171 employees and closed nearly 700 open jobs. It started on Monday, and by Tuesday it was all over — but the consequences could play out for years.

“Our layoffs and furloughs are finished,” Johnston said at a press conference on Wednesday. • Were you laid off by the city of Denver? We want to hear from you

The layoffs did not touch the city’s police or fire departments, which together make up the biggest part of general fund spending. Instead, the layoffs focused on what Johnston called “internal facing” positions — with the cuts including city planners, housing and homelessness specialists, a spokesperson for the finance department and scores of others.

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