Tag: Aurora Mayor
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Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech
Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he leaves work every Friday and goes straight to the Regional Navigation Campus, where he then sleeps in the low-barrier homeless shelter and helps serve breakfast in the morning. The navigation…
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Aurora Police impound dozens of cars in first weeks of new law
In the first few weeks since a new law went into effect, the Aurora Police Department impounded dozens of cars. The new ordinance, Aurora Municipal Code 134-37, was passed on Sept. 23 during an Aurora City Council meeting. It says officers must have a car towed away and impounded if the car’s registration is not…
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Accusations of neglect surface against owner of Aurora apartments
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Similar story, different address. A near-fatal drive-by shooting at an Aurora apartment complex Sunday night brought renewed attention to a management company accused of a pattern of neglect. The Edge at Lowry, located at East 12th Avenue and Dallas Street, is less than two miles…
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Remembering those ‘that gave all’: Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora honors fallen servicemen
The Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation and City of Aurora start the holiday weekend with the Colorado Remembers ceremony
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Aurora to hold receptions honoring departing city council member, welcoming new ones
Aurora will honor its departing council member and welcome new councilmembers at two receptions the first week of December as the council prepares to shift gears. While election results are not yet official, pending final certification due to the Secretary of State no later than Nov. 29, results as of Thursday show clear leads for…
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Aurora mayor and councilmembers express thanks, share favorite Thanksgiving meals
In the City of Aurora, there is much to celebrate on Thanksgiving from the city’s diverse residents to the opportunities for community engagement, Aurora’s mayor and councilmembers told The Denver Gazette. Part of the city’s diverse tapestry is the backgrounds of its councilmembers, with Alison Coombs saying she’s thankful for her years of practicing Buddhism and…
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman secures commanding lead in reelection bid
Mike Coffman is poised to secure a second term as Aurora’s mayor. Coffman is leading his challengers, Juan Marcano, a councilmember, and Jeffrey Sanford, by a wide margin after polls closed on Tuesday night, the unofficial results showed. “This race was really about issues,” Cofffman said. “It was about a tough-on-crime approach. Everyone in this…
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Mike Coffman leads fundraising in Aurora’s race for mayor
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, who is seeking reelection, leads his two rivals for the position in the money race, the latest campaign finance numbers show. Aurora voters will choose among three candidates for mayor on Nov. 7: Coffman, Councilmember Juan Marcano and Jeffrey Sanford. Coffman raised almost $250,000, while Marcano took in a little more…
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Get to know Aurora’s mayoral 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. Three candidates, Mike Coffman, Juan Marcano and Jeffrey Sanford, are running for mayor, a…
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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…