This Is Aurora - City Newsletter

Nov. 8, 2018

Voters: End photo red light program

In unofficial returns from Tuesday's election, Aurora voters said they wanted an end to the city's photo red light enforcement program, paving the way for the program to expire with the end of its current contract on Jan. 1.

Elsewhere on the ballot, voters approved the licensing and operation of medical-marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facilities in the city but appear to have rejected an additional sales tax on medical marijuana. Close to 100,000 votes were cast in the election.

Voters overwhelmingly approved a measure that extends the police and fire probationary periods for new hires to one year from the completion of their training academy, as well as a measure that removes the city from state restrictions limiting the delivery of high-speed internet services.

Aurora city ballot measures included (all results are unofficial):

Referred Ballot Issue 3G - Medical Marijuana Sales and Use Tax

Yes - 49.6%
No - 50.4%

Referred Ballot Question 3H - Medical Marijuana Grows and Manufacturing

Yes - 51.2%
No - 48.8%

Referred Ballot Question 3I - Continuing the Photo Red Light Enforcement Program

Yes - 34.1%
No - 65.9%

Referred Ballot Question 3J - Extension of Fire and Police Probationary Period

Yes - 65.8%
No - 34.2%

Referred Ballot Question 3K - Restoring Local Control Over Broadband Services

Yes - 75.1%
No - 24.9%

For a full list of election results, go to the website of the clerk's office in the county where you live, or go to the Secretary of State's Office website.

Aurora Dance Arts & Aurora Symphony: The Nutcracker

Tickets for “The Nutcracker” ballet Dec. 7-9 are on sale now. Don’t miss this production by the city of Aurora Dance Arts and the Aurora Symphony – one of only three productions of this classic ballet in Colorado featuring live musicians.

Read more
www.auroragov.org

Emergency sirens test - 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13

The city of Aurora Office of Emergency Management will conduct an audible test of the city’s emergency outdoor warning sirens at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. The test will include more than 50 sirens throughout Aurora. If you are outdoors, you should hear a 3-minute wailing sound. There will be no voice heard during the test, and the sirens may not be audible indoors.

The city conducts audible tests of the sirens twice a year (in March and November), and silent testing weekly year-round.

The purpose of these all-hazards sirens is to provide notice regarding an emergency situation, such as a tornado warning or hazardous-material spill. There is no “all-clear” tone that sounds when the situation has been resolved or mitigated. Instead, any tone coming from the sirens should be viewed as a call to immediately take shelter and seek additional information via weather radio, local TV and radio, or the city’s social media. In the event of an emergency, both residents and businesses should use the information available to make a determination as to when the threat has passed. Sirens will be re-activated in the event a new warning or a new threat arises.

For more information about the outdoor warning sirens and to hear an example of the siren wail, go to AuroraGov.org/OEM.

IN THE NEWS

"A Conversation with Mayor LeGare" discusses his plans and goals - AuroraTV

Escape room shows how libraries are becoming more of a community resource - CBS4

Aurora Public Schools' Rico Munn honored as Colorado Superintendent of the Year - Chalkbeat

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Veterans Day (Observed)

Monday, Nov. 12

Municipal offices and courts will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. Other city facilities may be closed or operating with adjusted hours. Find a full list at AuroraGov.org .

Fitzsimons-Peoria Stormwater Project Neighborhood Meeting

6 or 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, and 6 or 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14

Learn more about the work, project phasing and impacts on local traffic from a three-year stormwater improvement project beginning in early 2019.

Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center, 13200 E. 14th Place

Fitz-Peoria.org

America Recycles Day

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15

Drop off liquid mercury in jars or containers, thermostats, barometers and other mercury-containing devices and alkaline and cadmium zinc batteries for safe and proper recycling. No cost for drop-off.

Central Facilities Recycling Center, 13646 E. Ellsworth Ave.

AuroraGov.org/Recycle

City Council Meeting

Monday, Nov. 19 - 7:30 p.m.

Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway

AuroraGov.org • Streamed live at AuroraTV.org

Drink Local: Aurora's Craft Beer Scene

Tuesday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, April 7

This exhibition showcases the history of craft beer in Aurora, and the passions Coloradans hold for the brewing industry. Free.

Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway

AuroraMuseum.org

Thanksgiving Holiday

Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23

Municipal offices and courts will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Other city facilities may be closed or operating with adjusted hours. Go to AuroraGov.org for details as the holiday approaches.

Opening Night: The Second City's "Twist Your Dickens"

Friday, Nov. 23

A madcap send-up of the holiday classic, “Twist Your Dickens” finds Scrooge, Tiny Tim and those know-it-all ghosts hopelessly mixed up in zany holiday sketches. Adult comedy. Tickets at AuroraFox.org

City Council Town Meetings

• Ward I (Crystal Murillo) - Tuesday, Nov. 20 - 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave.

• Ward II (Nicole Johnston) - Thursday, Nov. 15 - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Beck Recreation Center, 800 Telluride St.

• Ward III (Marsha Berzins) - Wednesday, Nov. 14 - 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 14305 E. Alameda Ave.

• Ward IV (Charlie Richardson) - Thursday, Nov. 15 - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Ecotech Institute, 1400 S. Abilene St.

• Ward VI (Françoise Bergan) - Wednesday, Nov. 14 - 6 to 8 p.m.

Mission Viejo Library, 15324 E. Hampden Circle

AuroraGov.org/Council