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Downtown arts supporters urge council not to cut ACCA funding; request formal debate and recorded votes

5533064 · August 6, 2025
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A longtime resident urged aldermen to debate and vote on proposed reductions to city funding for the Aurora Cultural Arts Commission/Paramount Center (ACCA). The speaker said the ACCA spurred downtown revitalization and called the mayor's proposed cut 'way too much.'

Mike McCoy, a lifelong Aurora resident, urged the Committee of the Whole on Aug. 5 to publicly debate proposed cuts to the Aurora Cultural Arts Commission (ACCA) budget and to record aldermen’s votes.

McCoy said ACCA and the Paramount Center played a…

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