Tag: Alison Coombs
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Aurora council candidates sharply diverge on homelessness, crime,
Aurora’s candidates for mayor and council offered sharply divergent solutions to major issues facing the city, notably when it comes to crime and homelessness, during a debate on Thursday night. Some promised not to raise taxes; one complained the city is unfairly imposing the burden on companies by giving a few major tax breaks. They…
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Aurora voters to decide between 13 candidates for 6 offices in November
Thirteen candidates are vying for six positions in Aurora government in November’s election.
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Aurora revives reserve police force after 18 years
“I really think this program is going to position us to meet the growing needs of a growing city,” Aurora police chief Art Acevedo said.
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Aurora council rejects Coffman’s economic development plan in heated discussion
Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky compared the contentious and long-lasting conversation to “a bad divorce between mom and dad.”
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Aurora City Council nomination petitions available Wednesday; due Aug. 29
Aurora residents who plan to run for Aurora City Council can start collecting nomination petition signatures Wednesday. Candidates for office are nominated by petition sections supplied by the City Clerk and become certified after their petition sections are approved. Nomination petitions require a certain number of signatures depending on the office being sought. Mayor and…
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Denver, Aurora leaders discuss collaboration as homelessness soars in region
In Aurora and Denver — two neighboring cities pursuing divergent strategies to resolving homelessness — talk of if and how collaboration could take place is brewing among city leaders. At the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the City event on Thursday, regional collaboration — if and how it might unfold — emerged as a theme, as Denver…
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Controversy follows push for strong mayor system in Aurora
As petitioners gathered signatures for a proposed charter amendment seeking to instate a strong mayor system in Aurora, controversy quickly brewed. A group called “Term Limits for a Better Aurora” were given until Tuesday, June 6, to collect more than 12,000 valid signatures to make the November ballot. The proposal, if it makes the ballot…
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Aurora City Council debates youth violence grant funding
The city of Aurora’s program designed to reduce youth violence has put forward recommendations to award more than $500,000 in grant dollars this year to organizations working in prevention and intervention. Discussion about the proposed grants, which took place at the city council’s Monday night study session, grew strained at times as some councilmembers voiced…
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Aurora city council approves multi-family development, over neighbors’ objections
Despite hundreds of residents pushing back Monday against plans for a multi-family development in southeast Aurora after the project received planning commission approval last month, the Aurora City Council green-lighted the plans. Most of residents’ concerns centered on the buildings’ heights compared to the surrounding area and the project’s architectural style. Although some councilmembers agreed…