Author: Jessica Gibbs
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Third candidate for at-large Aurora City Council race emerges
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Another name familiar in Aurora City Council elections has emerged as a 2023 candidate for office. Republican Jono Scott announced his run for an at-large seat on Monday. Scott lost a bid to become the Ward 3 councilmember in 2021, after Councilmember Ruben Medina secured the win in a nail-biter of an election. Slate of…
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New History Colorado series aims to educate on Black history, foster conversations
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In order to more fully tell the Black history story in Colorado, Dexter Nelson II knew he wanted to take a different approach. “A lot of times the Black experience is reduced to slavery, and then Martin Luther King, and then Obama,” said Nelson II, History Colorado’s associate curator of African American history and cultural…
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Aurora votes on meeting rules, finalizes new fire chief appointment
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Aurora lawmakers voted on two proposals to change some meeting rules on Monday, passing one while rejecting another, and made the city manager’s selection for Aurora’s next fire chief official. As part of its consent calendar, councilmembers approved a resolution that will now require the city manager to provide a way for the public to…
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Aurora council debates ARPA nonprofit grants
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Last year the Aurora City Council approved using pandemic recovery funds to support nonprofits working in the city with grants – but when it came time to sign off on the projects, not all lawmakers were happy with who was getting money. In January 2022, the city council approved allocating $2.5 million in American Rescue…
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New History Colorado series aims to educate on Black history, foster conversations
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In order to more fully tell the Black history story in Colorado, Dexter Nelson II knew he wanted to take a different approach. “A lot of times the Black experience is reduced to slavery, and then Martin Luther King, and then Obama,” said Nelson, History Colorado’s associate curator of African American history and cultural heritage.…
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Call for the question: Aurora City Council debates meeting rules
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The Aurora City Council Monday began examining and discussing some of its meeting rules that can affect councilmembers’ ability to speak during meetings and in how the public can participate remotely. Mayor Mike Coffman is proposing that the city council repeal a meeting rule named “Call for the question,” which allows council to end debate…
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Aurora announces sole finalist for next fire chief
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Aurora’s City Manager Jim Twombly has announced his pick for the city’s next fire chief, potentially concluding a months-long and nationwide search if his choice receives city council approval. Twombly has selected Alec Oughton, he said in a Monday news release. Oughton hails from Henrico County, Virginia, where he is chief of the division of…
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Aurora mayor wants to change meeting rules amid frustrations from councilmembers
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Frustrations among the minority members on Aurora’s City Council have mounted in recent weeks as they claim the council majority has been stifling their voices. The minority says the majority is inappropriately using a procedural rule that can end debate on agenda items. Now, Mayor Mike Coffman is planning to bring forward a proposal that…
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Slate of Democratic candidates announces bids for Aurora mayor, council
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A slate of Democratic candidates announced bids for Aurora’s mayor and city council races, calling for the city to address its most pressing challenges, naming affordable housing, livable wages and youth violence as some, while criticizing the conservative majority for its response to those challenges. Aurora will choose in the Nov. 7 election its next…
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Aurora’s new $41.9 million recreation center opens Tuesday
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Aurora’s newest recreation center – a $41.9 million project – is slated to open Tuesday, boasting the city’s first indoor fieldhouse, a track, pool and community space. The 77,000 square-foot facility serving southeast Aurora at 25400 E. Alexander Drive is near several neighborhoods and the Aurora Reservoir, according to a Friday news release announcing the center’s Jan.…