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Aurora groundbreaking marks start of $9.3 million Nine Mile pedestrian bridge over Parker Road
AURORA | After years of promises, plans and urban renewal efforts near the intersection of Parker Road and Interstate 225, city officials, transportation representatives and developers celebrated the groundbreaking for the Nine Mile pedestrian bridge. The $9.3 million bridge is an important and eagerly-awaited piece of transit infrastructure that will connect housing and retail on […]
Aurora lawmakers urge voters to reject Prop 132 and its fentanyl sentencing mandates
AURORA | Aurora City Council members agreed Monday to ask residents to vote against a statewide proposition that would impose minimum and mandated prison sentences for fentanyl users caught with the drug in their possession. The measure to oppose Proposition 132 was approved 8-2 with some city lawmakers still insisting get-tough laws on drug use […]
Aurora lawmakers consider limits on food trucks to ease complaints of crowding, storage
AURORA | City lawmakers are divided over potential food truck regulations because of the disparate impacts the mobile eateries have depending on which part of the city they’re in. On the eastern side of Aurora, Ward 2 has a lot of new development planned, but it does not have prospects for new grocery stores or […]
Aurora city council committee votes to oppose fentanyl ballot measure Prop 132
AURORA | The Aurora City Council may officially oppose a November ballot measure to increase penalties for fentanyl possession and distribution after the council’s government relations committee took a position against the proposition. On Thursday, the committee voted 2-1 to pass a resolution opposing Proposition 132, a ballot measure that would set mandatory minimums for […]
Aurora lawmakers OK oversight for GEO Group immigration detention center
AURORA | A split city council approved a package of new measures designed to give the city more oversight of the GEO Group’s immigration detention center. Progressive members of the council approved the new oversight measures on a 6-4 vote, with council members Françoise Bergan, Curtis Gardner, Stephanie Hancock and Angela Lawson opposed. The package […]
Aurora City Council rushes to restrict police social media posts and mugshots
AURORA | City council approved an “emergency” amended resolution to restrict public communications from the Aurora Police Department, including social media posts, mugshots and press releases. The measure, brought by Councilmember Alison Coombs, requires police communications to follow established city communications policies and procedures, as well as prohibit posting mugshots and suspect names on social […]