Author: Kyla Pearce
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Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech
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Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he leaves work every Friday and goes straight to the Regional Navigation Campus, where he then sleeps in the low-barrier homeless shelter and helps serve breakfast in the morning. The navigation…
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Aurora City Council to vote on police shooting statement
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At Monday night’s Aurora City Council meeting, councilmembers will officially vote on a resolution stating that the council “stands in mourning” with people who have lost loved ones to officer-involved shootings. The resolution, which passed through study session in late April, was proposed by Councilmember Rob Andrews in response to two years of protesters attending…
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12 finalists selected to interview for Aurora Colfax revitalization board
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Twelve finalists, including several area business owners, will interview for Aurora’s Downtown Development Authority Board in early May to form the oversight body for a project to revitalize Colfax Avenue. Aurora officials received 38 applications for the six board positions, and 32 met the criteria. Of those 32, a nomination committee selected 12 finalists to…
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Arapahoe County lawmakers postpone vote on short-term rental regulations after tech issues
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Arapahoe County Commissioners delayed an official vote Tuesday on regulating short-term rental properties after technological challenges caused issues for public comment. Commissioners voted to approve the regulations after a public comment period Tuesday, then revoked the vote and rescheduled it to May 12 after technical issues kept online participants from being able to hear or…
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Body camera footage shows Aurora City Councilmember’s DUI arrest
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Aurora City Councilmember Rob Andrews, who was elected in November, was arrested on Jan. 17 on suspicion of DUI. When he was arrested, a breathalyzer test showed Andrews’ breath alcohol content as 0.252 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath, more than three times the legal driving limit, police said.
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Aurora council moves forward with statement of ‘mourning’ for police shooting victims
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In Monday night’s Aurora City Council study session, councilmembers moved forward with a resolution stating that the City Council “stands in mourning” with people who have lost loved ones to officer-involved shootings. The resolution, which initially passed through the Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Committee without much discussion, will go to an official vote…
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Aurora City Council to discuss statement of ‘mourning’ for police shooting victims
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In Monday night’s Aurora City Council study session, councilmembers will discuss a resolution that, if passed at a future regular meeting, would state that the City Council “stands in mourning” with people who have lost loved ones to officer-involved shootings. The resolution comes to a study session just over a week after an officer shot…
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Aurora seeks public input on City Council decorum rules
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Aurora residents can help shape how City Council meetings are conducted by giving input on council rules through the end of April. The Council Rules Ad Hoc Committee is reviewing the Aurora City Council’s Rules of Order and Procedure and inviting residents to share their input through April 30 at EngageAurora.org/Decorum. The committee will also…
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Aurora first responders adopt program to leave Narcan with opioid overdose patients
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Aurora Fire Rescue first responders will now leave Narcan with people who witness or experience opioid overdoses. The new, pilot Narcan leave-behind program is a tool to reduce fatal opioid-related overdoses “in a compassionate and non-judgmental way,” according to an AFR news release Monday. Narcan, the brand name of naloxone nasal spray, can instantly reverse…
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Aurora City Council delays vote on operating agreement for ICE, police
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Aurora City Council members delayed a vote Monday on a memorandum of understanding that outlines guidelines for Aurora police officers responding to the GEO Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Since the facility is in Aurora, the Aurora Police Department is the responding party for detainees who escape the facility, Chief Todd Chamberlain told council members.…