Tag: Camping Ban
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EDITORIAL: Let Aurora’s ‘tough love’ lead the way
Conventional wisdom holds that Colorado’s chronically homeless live on the streets by chance rather than choice; that cruel fate beyond their control upended their lives. But plain old common sense tells us that, for many of them, that’s in fact not the case. Particularly the many who are in the throes of addiction, perhaps on…
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Aurora council passes I-225 camping ban in final vote
Aurora councilmembers on Monday finalized an ordinance to outright ban camping along the I-225 corridor. The ordinance is part of a two-move plan, proponents of which are calling a “tough love” approach, to address homelessness in the city. The second part of the approach, passed in a previous council meeting, creates a special court for…
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Aurora mayor proposes ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness: Camping ban on I-225, specialized court
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman wants to ban camping along the I-225 corridor and create a court specifically to address homeless cases, an approach he called “tough love.” The approach includes two new proposals from Coffman, Councilmember Steve Sundberg and Councilmember Curtis Gardner, which will be heard at the council’s study session on April 22. The…
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Where do Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston stand on Denver’s most pressing issues?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denverites went to the polls Tuesday night and, while votes are still being tallied, two clear front-runners emerged: Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston. The candidates took their lead early and maintained their edge with each subsequent set of results released by the Denver Clerk and…
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Urban camping ban will go to third vote with new amendment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on second reading Monday night Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the ban, which was amended to direct city staff to develop a policy on storing…
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Aurora City Council approves new urban camping ban on first reading
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on first reading Monday night the urban camping ban Mayor Mike Coffman brought back to the now right-leaning City Council after it failed in August. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the…
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Aurora mayor to reintroduce proposed homeless camping ban
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the newly right-leaning Aurora City Council on his side, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is planning to reintroduce his failed camping ban to the council next month. The ban would prohibit all urban camping on private and public property within Aurora. The ban would also…
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Aurora City Council shoots down mayor’s homeless camping ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council narrowly voted down Mayor Mike Coffman’s proposed homeless camping ban Monday night, with the ordinance failing with a 5-5 tie. Council members Alison Coombs, Allison Hiltz, Angela Lawson, Juan Marcano and Crystal Murillo voted no, and Francoise Bergan, Marsha Berzins, Curtis…
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Larimer County court rules it’s unconstitutional to prosecute Fort Collins’ camping ban
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