Ballpark neighbors won a round in court Thursday in a fight over a new homeless day center that's nearing completion next to the Denver Rescue Mission's downtown shelter.
A Denver District Court judge sided with the Ballpark Neighborhood Association, ruling that city officials wrongly granted a permit to build the city-subsidized Lawrence Street Community Center.
But it remained unclear whether the ruling would affect the Rescue Mission's ability to open the $8.6 million center on Oct. 16, as planned.
"The fight is not over," said David Broadwell, an assistant city attorney, who is among those considering an appeal and other legal steps to defend the permit decision.