Tag: Francoise Bergan
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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 City Council nomination petitions available Wednesday; due Aug. 29
Aurora residents who plan to run for Aurora City Council can start collecting nomination petition signatures Wednesday. Candidates for office are nominated by petition sections supplied by the City Clerk and become certified after their petition sections are approved. Nomination petitions require a certain number of signatures depending on the office being sought. Mayor and…
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Aurora City Council debates youth violence grant funding
The city of Aurora’s program designed to reduce youth violence has put forward recommendations to award more than $500,000 in grant dollars this year to organizations working in prevention and intervention. Discussion about the proposed grants, which took place at the city council’s Monday night study session, grew strained at times as some councilmembers voiced…
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Aurora city council approves multi-family development, over neighbors’ objections
Despite hundreds of residents pushing back Monday against plans for a multi-family development in southeast Aurora after the project received planning commission approval last month, the Aurora City Council green-lighted the plans. Most of residents’ concerns centered on the buildings’ heights compared to the surrounding area and the project’s architectural style. Although some councilmembers agreed…
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More candidates enter Aurora City Council races
The field for Aurora’s city council races is growing more crowded as incumbents have begun to announce their re-election bids, and some are switching up which seat they hope to hold on the council. At-large Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Gardner has announced he is running for re-election. First elected in 2019, Gardner said…
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Racism concerns mark Aurora City Council sister city discussion
Councilmember Juan Marcano praised Aurora Sister Cities International and its Mexico Committee for building relationships with Chihuahua, Mexico
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Aurora explores new program to curb youth violence
Aurora could soon launch another program to curb youth violence by putting its spin on a national law enforcement model that’s been used to tackle violent crime in other major metros. The city is developing its version of a “focused deterrence” program, a project that’s been in the works for some time and is entering…
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Aurora city council deploys new snow removal funding source
The Aurora City Council greenlighted a plan Monday to start saving up more money for the city’s snow and ice removal services, including for residential streets. But some councilmembers cautioned residents against expecting their neighborhood streets to be cleared every year and emphasized the savings will be “a drop in the bucket” of overall snow…
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Aurora City Council OKs water restrictions amid concerns of projected shortage levels, debates ARPA grants
The Aurora City Council discussed anticipated drought conditions at its Monday meeting, agreeing to implement water restrictions this spring if nothing changes. The council also debated awarding grants to local nonprofits as the city continues pandemic recovery efforts. Here’s more about how the decisions unfolded. Water availability The council approved a resolution that will enact…
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Aurora exploring residential street snow plowing
The City of Aurora might begin plowing snow from residential streets, as City Council members begin weighing options. That’s something it doesn’t do now and doesn’t allow metro districts or homeowners associations within city limits to plow either. Councilmembers said the need for neighborhood snow removal has been a concern raised by constituents for years.…