Tag: Juan Marcano
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Meet Aurora’s 2023 candidates for mayor, city council | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The field of 13 candidates vying for Aurora’s mayor and open city council seats on Nov. 7 includes several incumbents and current councilmembers, as well as several new candidates. There are three candidates for mayor, four candidates for two at-large councilmember positions, and two candidates…
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Aurora mayoral candidate admits to misdemeanor during debate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Aurora’s three mayoral candidates admitted during a debate on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge that occurred in the 1980s. Jeffrey Sanford, who is in a three-way race for mayor with Councilmember Juan Marcano and incumbent Mayor Mike Coffman, said he was young and…
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Aurora council candidates sharply diverge on homelessness, crime,
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora’s candidates for mayor and council offered sharply divergent solutions to major issues facing the city, notably when it comes to crime and homelessness, during a debate on Thursday night. Some promised not to raise taxes; one complained the city is unfairly imposing the burden…
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative delayed until 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora’s “strong mayor” ballot initiative will not be on the November ballot after missing a deadline that proponents blamed on opponents. In a news release, proponents said the measure will appear on the 2025 ballot instead. Proponents blamed critics for the measure’s failure to make…
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Aurora’s proposed ban on cat, dog sales by stores draws praise, criticism
Karen Martiny, founder of Animal Rescue of the Rockies, and Jens Larsen, owner of Denver Perfect Pets, operate on two sides of the same coin. Martiny rescues animals and places them into foster care until they find a home, while Larsen works with USDA certified and licensed breeders to sell high-end dogs. Both Martiny and…
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Aurora City Council nomination petitions available Wednesday; due Aug. 29
Aurora residents who plan to run for Aurora City Council can start collecting nomination petition signatures Wednesday. Candidates for office are nominated by petition sections supplied by the City Clerk and become certified after their petition sections are approved. Nomination petitions require a certain number of signatures depending on the office being sought. Mayor and…
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Race for mayor picks up in Aurora
The race for mayor in Aurora is picking up as more candidates enter the field, including a nonprofit leader whose career is focused on social change, and the formal entrance of sitting Mayor Mike Coffman. In the Nov. 7 election, Aurora will choose its next mayor, a councilmember each for wards IV, V and VI,…
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Some Aurora leaders denounce ‘strong mayor’ initiative
A group of nearly two dozen current and former elected officials, along with police and fire union representatives, gathered on the steps of Aurora City Hall Monday to denounce an effort to create a “strong mayor” form of government in the city. They claimed that residents are being misled about the proposal, which they argue…
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Aurora city council approves multi-family development, over neighbors’ objections
Despite hundreds of residents pushing back Monday against plans for a multi-family development in southeast Aurora after the project received planning commission approval last month, the Aurora City Council green-lighted the plans. Most of residents’ concerns centered on the buildings’ heights compared to the surrounding area and the project’s architectural style. Although some councilmembers agreed…