Tag: Mike Coffman
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Aurora’s homeless service provider funding debate continues
Aurora’s councilmembers plan to discuss using American Rescue Plan Act funds to help fund homeless service providers at Saturday’s winter workshop — continuing a conversation councilmembers put off back in December. The winter workshop begins at 8 a.m. Saturday and continues for a good part of the day, with a break at 10:30 a.m. and a…
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Aurora council to discuss homeless navigation campus at Monday meetings
Aurora City Council will discuss funding and plans for its proposed homeless navigation campus, which will help direct people to shelters and resources, and several items regarding council policy and rules at its second meeting of 2024 Monday evening. At council’s last meeting of 2023, members voted to pass a resolution amending meeting times. Previously,…
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Aurora councilmembers delays accessibility changes to chambers
The Aurora City Council on Monday delayed a decision to award a construction contract for accessibility upgrades to the council chambers, saying they need more information about the project. Two council members also wondered whether other places lack compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, noting the money might be more needed there. …
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Aurora mayor hones in on “work first” approach to homelessness in state of city speech
Mayor Mike Coffman honed in on homelessness in his State of City speech on Friday, when he outlined key initiatives he said would help Aurora tackle the crisis that has soared in the last several years in Colorado’s urban centers. The city needs to focus on several key areas, notably affordable housing, water conservation,…
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Denver rents out entire hotel in Aurora for immigrants, kicking out previous residents
Aurora resident Joe Sauceda was living with his dog and partner in a hotel in Aurora for about a year when he learned he could no longer renew his lease for the next week. With nowhere else to go, Sauceda moved his family into a car and turned the ignition on in the middle of the…
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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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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…
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Aurora council candidates sharply diverge on homelessness, crime,
Aurora’s candidates for mayor and council offered sharply divergent solutions to major issues facing the city, notably when it comes to crime and homelessness, during a debate on Thursday night. Some promised not to raise taxes; one complained the city is unfairly imposing the burden on companies by giving a few major tax breaks. They…