Auraria Campus spends $670,000 in response to pro-Palestinian protests in Denver

The pro-Palestinian protest on the Auraria campus will cost some Colorado taxpayers about $670,000. The protests spanned about three weeks in April and May. 

In response to an open records request by CBS Colorado's Shaun Boyd, Auraria Higher Education provided a breakdown of expenses associated with the demonstration.

While it's still tallying the full cost, Auraria said replacing the Tivoli Quad where protestors camped out for 3 weeks will cost an estimated $200,000.

Other expenses include:

• $1,679 on food and water
• $18,200 on marketing
• $462 on materials
• $163,933 on third-party security
• $32,723 on support from the State Emergency Operations Center
• $11,196 on fencing
• $18,000 on tech support
• $1,768 on environmental restoration
• $57,343 on campus police overtime
• $122,826 on lost revenue from events
• $25,000 on lost revenue from parking
• $11,136 on lost Starbucks revenue
• $3,813 on the King Center
• $855 on custodial overtime

The Auraria Campus is located in downtown Denver and has facilities for the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State University and Community College of Denver.