The Park Hill Golf Course park will not be open by the end of summer.

That’s despite a pledge made by Mayor Mike Johnston and Parks and Recreation head Jolon Clark eight months ago.

Summer came, and the fences stayed up. Summer burned away, and the fences stayed up. Now, as summer ends, the fences will stay up into the fall.

City officials said they would need to wait for a lease to be signed with Westside Investment Partners. The developer owns the land and is trying to exchange it for a parcel by the airport.

“There is no lease,” wrote Stephanie Figueroa, a spokesperson for Denver Parks and Recreation, on Tuesday.

Without a lease, Westside won’t allow residents to access the park — something the company did allow during the pandemic, despite taking on some liabilities.

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