Author: Kara Mason, special to Colorado Politics
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More Colorado cities jump on the fiber-broadband bandwagon
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Ken Lucas, a Centennial City Council member and mayor pro tem, has fiber sticking out of the ground in his front yard. It’s a visual reminder of how far the south Denver metro city of 110,000 has come in the five years since voters opted out of Senate Bill, which limits cities from offering their…
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Next Aurora mayor’s race may come with spending limits
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The race for Aurora mayor is already heating up, with at least two former council members expressing interest in the post and murmurs that U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman might make a run – but that 2019 election could come with new campaign spending limits. A city policy committee gave Council Member Charlie Richardson’s ordinance a…
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Should E-470 be a hazmat route? Aurora not so sure
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AURORA – An interest in creating a hazardous-materials transport route along E-470, the tollway on the eastern edge of the Denver metroplex, is creating some early and strong opposition from the city of Aurora to a piece of legislation that may drop in the upcoming state legislative session. Board members of the E-470 Public Highway…
