Tag: Aurora Government
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Female Aurora arborist climbs trees, wields chainsaw to keep the city clean, safe
Ashley Fox can often be found high atop trees, swinging from branch to branch with a chainsaw attached to her hip, a big smile on her face and a shirt covered in bark and wood chips. Fox is a climbing arborist for the city of Aurora and spends her days keeping the city trees safe…
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Aurora swears in city manager in Monday council meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jason Batchelor, who has been Aurora’s interim city manager since April, was officially sworn in as city manager at Monday evening’s City Council meeting. Batchelor held the interim city manager post since April, when Jim Twombly retired from the position. Councilmembers have said they’re confident…
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Aurora council appoints new mayor pro tem in first meeting with new council
Aurora City Council on Monday elected at-large councilmember Dustin Zvonek as the city’s new mayor pro tem, which holds the responsibilities of the mayor in his absence. Zvonek takes over the position from former mayor pro tem and re-elected at-large councilmember Curtis Gardner. The mayor pro tem is chosen by members with a majority vote…
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Get to know Aurora’s four at-large council candidates | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
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With Aurora’s November election rapidly approaching, city residents will have several big decisions to make in choosing the next city leaders. Voters will choose between several candidates for mayor, at-large councilmembers and councilmembers for districts (called “wards”) IV, V and VI. Four candidates, Alison Coombs, Curtis Gardner, Thomas Mayes and Jono Scott, are running for…
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Get to know Aurora’s Ward VI city council candidates | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
With Aurora’s November election rapidly approaching, city residents will have several big decisions to make in choosing the next city leaders. Voters will choose between several candidates for mayor, at-large councilmembers and councilmembers for districts (called “wards”) IV, V and VI. Two candidates, Francoise Bergan and Brian Matise, are running for one Ward VI council…
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Aurora mayoral candidate admits to misdemeanor during debate
One of Aurora’s three mayoral candidates admitted during a debate on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge that occurred in the 1980s. Jeffrey Sanford, who is in a three-way race for mayor with Councilmember Juan Marcano and incumbent Mayor Mike Coffman, said he was young and in the military at the time, and “got out of…
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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 officially opposes ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative
The second measure, which requires that future ballot initiatives strictly follow single-subject requirements, passed with nine “yes” votes