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With the recent increase in COVID-19 cases statewide, additional COVID-19 testing options are opening this month in Aurora as part of a continued effort to make free testing widely available and accessible.

Chief of Police Vanessa Wilson on Monday, Oct. 19, presented to City Council a plan of action for restoring trust in the Aurora Police Department, titled “A New Way”

To ensure that residents have a chance to provide feedback on the city’s new strategic planning initiative, a survey is available from Oct. 19 through Nov. 2 at AuroraGov.org/StrategicPlan. The survey is available in both English and Spanish.

A message from the mayor with weekly updates

From 7 p.m. Oct. 15 to 9 a.m. Oct. 16, Quincy Avenue will be closed in both directions from Gun Club Road west to the E-470 ramp. Quincy Avenue east of Gun Club Road will remain open to traffic during this phase. From 9 a.m. Oct. 16 to 5:30 a.m. Oct. 19, Quincy Avenue will be closed in both directions east of Gun Club Road to Harvest Road. Quincy Avenue west of Gun Club Road will remain open to traffic during this phase.

This year’s statewide general election is coming up Nov. 3, and the counties will mail ballots to active registered voters starting the week of Oct. 9. ​ Please check your voter registration at GoVoteColorado.com.

A message from Mayor Coffman

COVID-19 testing at the community-based site at the Aurora Sports Park ended Oct. 4. In its place, a new rapid testing site opened Monday, Oct. 5, in the parking lot at Restoration Community Fellowship, 15660 E. Sixth Ave.

The public is invited to take a survey about your traveling habits along Havana and how you feel about biking, walking or driving on the corridor. The deadline to take the survey is Oct. 14.

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.

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.

A message from Mayor Coffman - Sept. 17, 2020

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.

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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