Tag: City Council
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Denver officially delays sidewalk program implementation to 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved delaying the start of the voter approved sidewalk program and sidewalk fund to January 1, 2025. Councilmembers Amanda Sandoval, Paul Kashmann and Kevin Flynn sponsored the change following a recommendation from the Denver sidewalk working group. The…
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Council’s tax hike proposal will make Denver’s sales tax highest in metro area
Councilmembers are pushing for a sales tax hike to help fund Denver Health that, if approved, would make Denver the highest-taxed major city in the wider metro area. The proposed 0.34-point hike would put Denver’s total sales tax rate above the 9% mark — to 9.15%. That would make Denver one of the highest taxed municipalities…
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Denver City Council OKs Peña Boulevard expansion study
The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposed Peña Boulevard expansion study in a 7-6 vote. The move allows the city and Denver International Airport to accept a $5 million grant — $1.5 million of which will be used to study transportation demand management — as part of an intergovernmental agreement between the…
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Looking ahead in Aurora: City changes platform for policy committee live streaming
Residents of Aurora who want to attend policy committees can now tune in on Microsoft Teams instead of YouTube for live streaming. Meanwhile, several commission and board meetings are scheduled next week. The City Council has policy committees that meet monthly to hear reports from staff and community partners. Oftentimes, the committees will discuss items…
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Looking ahead: next week in Aurora city government
Looking ahead, Aurora city government has a slower week coming up, with Presidents Day closing municipal offices and courts Monday and five board and commission meetings happening throughout the week. The city of Aurora has 31 boards, commissions, committees and authorities made up of resident volunteers appointed by the City Council. Boards and commission meetings…
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Lakewood searches for city council candidates following mayoral election
Candidates need to apply by Friday. The special election will be held on Jan. 30.
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New, and returning, Aurora City Council members sworn in
Aurora welcomed its new councilmembers with a reception Monday followed by the group’s first regular city council meeting. The 2023 election shifted the city’s council slightly farther right, with two ward council seats previously held by progressives going to conservatives and one at-large council seat going to a progressive candidate. Official election results came in…
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Meet Aurora’s 2023 candidates for mayor, city council | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
The field of 13 candidates vying for Aurora’s mayor and open city council seats on Nov. 7 includes several incumbents and current councilmembers, as well as several new candidates. There are three candidates for mayor, four candidates for two at-large councilmember positions, and two candidates each for council seats in Wards IV, V and VI.…
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Multiple southeast Denver neighborhoods get boost from area plan approved by city council
Despite requests to amend the Near Southeast Area Plan, the Denver City Council unanimously approved it after a lengthy public hearing Monday evening. The near southeast area includes five neighborhoods: Washington Virginia Vale, Virginia Village, Indian Creek, Goldsmith and University Hills North. The newly approved plan will be a key part of the city’s Comprehensive…