Tag: Juan Marcano
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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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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 ward council seats swing right, replacing 2 progressives with conservative opponents
Aurora’s City Council, on which conservatives already hold a majority vote, shifted farther to the right with the results of Tuesday’s election. Two ward council seats previously occupied by progressives now are held by conservative members. As of about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, results showed Aurora’s Ward IV council seat going to conservative Stephanie Hancock, with…
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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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Aurora City Council rejects resolution to change rules after heated meeting over Israel support statement
The Aurora City Council on Monday rejected a proposed resolution that would have changed rules to require agenda items before the council be limited to only those with a direct connection to Aurora. Mayor Mike Coffman proposed changing the rules of order and procedure at city meetings, requiring all items introduced “to have a nexus…
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Aurora’s candidates disagree on city’s progress in implementing consent decree
Aurora’s candidates for council offered differing views on the city’s progress in implementing a consent decree with the state that outlines major changes to its fire and policing practices, with some expressing satisfaction and others worry. concern Mayor Mike Coffman, who is seeking reelection, said the police and fire departments are making “great strides” toward…
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Aurora holds multilingual candidate forum in nine languages
Aurora candidates for City Council and mayor spoke to a room of people in headsets and nine translators at a multilingual candidate forum Thursday, during which candidates largely addressed issues — like housing prices and resources for immigrants and refugees — that are specific to the Ward I community. The forum, hosted by the Grassroots Leadership…
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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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Aurora council passes statement of support for Israel after hours-long heated debate
“We’re in a room full of pain.” The words, though spoken only once, echoed through the Aurora City Council’s chamber for the entirety of Monday’s four-hour meeting, during which people took turns speaking in support for or opposition to a resolution expressing the city’s “abiding support of the people of Israel.” The words came from Randall…
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Aurora releases snow, ice removal plan with a few changes for looming winter
Aurora staffers briefed councilmembers about the snow and ice control plan for the upcoming winter during a study session on Monday, telling the policymakers the city is making few changes to the previous year’s strategy. The few changes made to this year’s plan included some priority routes, language clarifying non-prioritized residential streets and a section…