9NEWS: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is dealing with scrutiny over transparency and credibility as federal regulators flag problems with previously unknown changes to a high-profile land swap deal. The issue comes just as voters prepare to decide on the city’s near-billion-dollar Vibrant Denver bond measure.

The Federal Aviation Administration has requested additional time to review a land transaction at Denver International Airport, citing “numerous abnormalities in the process” in an Oct. 24 letter to airport officials. The review concerns 20 acres of airport land being transferred as part of the Park Hill Golf Course development deal.

The city closed on the 155-acre Park Hill Park on Oct. 2 and transferred an initial 145 acres of airport land to developer Westside Investment Partners the same day. But Denver City Councilmember Stacie Gilmore said she and other council members were kept in the dark about changes to the original agreement.

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