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COVID-19 delayed the city's plans for public outreach regarding its new strategic planning initiative, but now is the time for residents to weigh in. The city is hosting a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 to provide an opportunity for feedback on Aurora’s first-ever citywide strategic plan, which will be designed to ensure the community's needs are aligned with the city's policies, procedures and services in the coming years.

Sign up for emergency alerts with CodeRED; join the Oct. 1 Strategic Plan meeting; city seeks input on expanding housing options; your input needed for the Havana Street Corridor Study; Quincy Reservoir closed Sept. 28 to Oct. 9.

The city of Aurora has a new emergency alert provider, CodeRED, and it’s a great time for residents to add their contact information to the system in order to receive important, even life-saving, alerts

The city of Aurora is accepting applications now for vacancies on the city’s 30 boards, commissions, committees and authorities. Positions are volunteer and will remain open until filled. To apply or for more information, call 303.739.7140 or visit AuroraGov.org/Boards. Due to COVID-19, meetings are currently virtual.

The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 to find out more information about the city of Aurora's Havana Street Corridor Study underway and provide input.

To all who have reached out to us with their vital and valid concerns, we want you to know that our city leaders hear you. We know that changes are necessary, and those changes must involve the voices of our community. To make that happen, a number of initiatives are underway.

The city of Aurora recently conducted a study on the housing needs of the community and is seeking input from residents and other stakeholders on how to best expand housing options across the income spectrum throughout the city

From Sept. 18 until roughly November, Inspiration Drive in both directions between Inspiration Lane and Pine Drive will have a traffic diversion that requires slower speeds. Please use caution. Additionally, it will be closed to trucks over 40 feet in length in both directions. Trucks over 40 feet should use the signed detour using Pine Drive, Main Street, Parker Road, Tomahawk Road, Inspiration Drive, and Gartrell Road. Hudick Excavating will be reconstructing and improving the road as part of the Inspiration development.

A message from Mayor Coffman - Sept. 17, 2020

Apply now to take part in the next Aurora Civic Engagement Academy to get a complete overview of city government, resident participation and opportunities for resident involvement.

The city of Aurora, in partnership with local nonprofit organizations, has launched the Commitment to Care food access initiative, which will provide free food and resources to the community in response to the COVID-19 crisis

This week, we launch a new program for food access. Commitment to Care. Also, a reminder to complete the Census before September ends. And the COVID-19 testing site continues to serve Aurorans at the Aurora Sports Park.

A formal proposal nominating Buckley AFB in Aurora as the location for the Headquarters of U.S. Space Command was submitted to the Department of the Air Force Aug. 28.

AuroraGov.org Debuts New Look

City Manager Jim Twombly and Chief of Police Vanessa Wilson announced Aug. 11 that they will be undertaking a comprehensive review of the Aurora Police Department. 21CP Solutions, a global firm of experts in the areas of civil rights and public safety, will join the city in pursuit of the common goal of a new vision of public safety that works for everyone.

A new community-based COVID-19 testing site is open in Aurora at the 250-acre Aurora Sports Park, 19300 E. Colfax Ave. Drive-up testing is available for free to any individual who wants to be tested, especially for those who have symptoms.

While the city remains committed to sustainability, the single-stream drop-off site, the Central Facilities Recycling Center at 13646 E. Ellsworth Ave., is unsustainable. Resource limitations due to COVID-19, along with continuous overuse and abuse of the site, have prompted a decision to close the facility Aug. 31.

Aurora Police Division Chief Vanessa Wilson has been named the Aurora Police Department’s interim chief of police. Her appointment will be effective Jan. 1.

The report is now available from former U.S. Attorney John Walsh regarding his independent and comprehensive review of the city of Aurora and Aurora Police Department's handling of the case involving an officer found incapacitated in a department vehicle in March 2019.

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