Tag: Arapahoe County
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Arapahoe County proposes $670 million 2026 budget
Arapahoe County officials presented a proposed 2026 budget of $670 million to commissioners on Tuesday, a significant increase from the previous year during which the county faced and recovered from a budget shortfall. Officials invited the public to weight in on the budget in two public comment sessions before commissioners vote to adopt the 2026…
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Arapahoe County conditionally approves Lowry Ranch fracking application
Arapahoe County conditionally approved another oil pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan that will go on State Land Board property near the Blackstone neighborhood in Aurora. The Secret Stash facility, from GMT Exploration Company LLC, was approved by the county’s Public Works and Development Department, the county announced in a news release Tuesday. It…
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Arapahoe County celebrates digitization of all documents since 1861
After years of work, Arapahoe County is celebrating the digitization of all county records dating back 164 years. After the multi-year effort to digitize the county’s records, there is now a comprehensive database that preserves the county’s history dating back to its founding in 1861, including the earliest homestead records, and modern filings. Digitizing all…
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Man convicted of Centennial bulldog puppy theft
One of three suspects in an elaborate puppy theft earlier this year was found guilty in an Arapahoe District Court this week. A jury found 33-year-old Jonathan Muniz guilty of robbery, felony theft, conspiracy to commit felony theft and third-degree assault after a three day trial, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial…
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Arapahoe County gives developer access to quiet lane used by cyclists, pedestrians
After months of controversy and “agonizing” over how to move forward, Arapahoe County Commissioners on Tuesday approved giving a developer access to a quiet road in Columbine for a new 55-plus community. Christensen Lane, a one-lane concrete street, currently sits quietly among tall trees, offering a peaceful place for cyclists and pedestrians to recreate and…
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Convicted child predator arrested, returned to Colorado after 8 years on the run
A convicted child sexual predator in Arapahoe County was on the run for eight years before authorities recently found and apprehended him in Mexico. David Anthony Jaramillo, 38, pleaded guilty in Arapahoe County District Court on June 13, 2017, on a felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Before his sentencing hearing in August…
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Commissioners urged to reject well pad for fracking near Aurora Reservoir
More than 400 people who filled a venue overlooking the plains of Arapahoe County on Thursday urged the Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a well pad for the Lowry Ranch fracking plan. The ECMC voted in August 2024 to green light the fracking plan, which includes 32,000 acres of proposed subsurface mineral development…
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Colorado justices tell Arapahoe County judge to reconsider disqualification of law firm from case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday directed an Arapahoe County judge to reconsider his prior decision to remove a law firm from a civil lawsuit due to a conflict of interest. In an unsigned Sept. 8 order, the justices laid out specific issues the judge needed to examine before concluding that the work an attorney…
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Arapahoe County nonprofit support program accepts applications after hiatus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arapahoe County program that helps fill funding gaps for nonprofits is accepting applications again after a break in operation, according to a news release from the county. Aid to Agencies, a program that began in Arapahoe County in 2008 to fill service gaps in…
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Well pad application in Lowry Ranch fracking plan open to public comment
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The next well pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan is open to public comment through late August, Arapahoe County officials announced Wednesday. Until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25, the public can submit comments via this web form on the State Wetterhorn-Handies oil and gas facility.…