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  • Aurora homeless navigation campus will prioritize safety, staff says

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    As the city of Aurora takes strides forward with its regional homeless navigation campus, officials held two meetings in March to gather feedback from community members and business owners in the surrounding areas. Once established, the navigation campus will consolidate services for homeless people in one location — a model similar to that of the Colorado…

  • Aurora city attorney announces retirement after 38 years in municipal government

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    Aurora City Attorney Dan Brotzman announced his retirement Monday after 38 years in municipal government, much of it spent serving Aurora.  Brotzman worked five years with the Aurora City Attorney’s Office, with four of those years spent serving as the city attorney, one year as the interim city attorney and his first year as the…

  • Aurora council kills proposal to eliminate marijuana excise tax

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    Aurora councilmembers shot down a proposal during a recent study session to get rid of the excise tax on marijuana cultivation. Officials said the city relies heavily on the nearly $700,000 in revenue generated from the tax to pay for road work and debt. In Colorado, on top of regular sales tax, the marijuana industry…

  • Aurora’s housing strategy team sets goals, gives recommendations for boosting affordable housing

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    City of Aurora officials reported progress advancing they city’s housing strategy this week with recommendations for enhancing the city’s stock of affordable housing and getting additional funding through Proposition 123. Aurora adopted its housing strategy in 2020, which identified gaps in affordable housing and laid out a plan to improve affordability. At the time, city…

  • Aurora council considers telling organizations: Stop bringing immigrants to city

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    As Denver grapples with housing and feeding tens of thousands of immigrants, Aurora’s City Council members are mulling asking organizations to stop bringing immigrants into the city without first securing an agreement over costs and services.   A resolution under consideration also states the city will “not allocate public funds, services, or staff resources for migrant…

  • New Aurora police ‘transparency portal’ shows crime stats, demographics, use of force

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    Aurora Police Department launched a transparency portal this week, a move to provide the public a way to access crime statistics, demographics and use of force data as the city continues to move forward through the consent decree. Information in the portal will be regularly updated with information meant to make the department’s actions more…

  • Aurora mayor says talk with homeless people affirms city’s ‘work first’ approach

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    Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman met with three homeless men over the weekend and said on social media that the conversation reaffirmed his belief in a “work first” approach to homelessness.  The three men Coffman met with were living in a hotel used by Denver, he said. The four met for breakfast at a truck stop…

  • Aurora City Council debates harsher punishment for retail theft

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    The Aurora City Council agreed to move forward with two ordinances Monday night that would broaden the city’s mandatory minimum sentence for retail theft ordinance that passed last year.  Both ordinances were put forward by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky and would add to the original ordinance passed in 2023, which set a three-day minimum mandatory jail…

  • In house or privatize: Comparing indigent legal defense in Aurora, Denver and Colorado Springs

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    As Aurora’s policymakers debate the future of its Public Defender’s Office, an analysis of Colorado’s two other biggest cities shows major differences in structure and costs, largely driven by the types of cases their indigent legal teams handle.  Both Denver and Aurora have in-house public defender’s offices, while Colorado Springs contracts out for indigent client…

  • Aurora councilmembers argue over rule to ban children on the dais

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    Aurora City Council passed new rules regarding seating on the council dais Monday following a councilmember’s decision to bring her child onto the dais that caused backlash and debate among members.  Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky brought the rule change to Monday’s council meeting, prompting heated discussion between herself and councilmember Alison Coombs – who Jurinsky said…