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Aurora briefs Arapahoe County on a "Build Up Aurora" infrastructure plan and possible 2026 bond
Summary
City of Aurora officials told commissioners their Build Up Aurora task force has identified roughly $700 million in unmet capital needs, has conducted public outreach and polling, and is evaluating funding options (sales tax, bonds, mill-levy mixes) with recommendations to the Aurora City Council expected next summer.
Jason Bachelor, city manager for the City of Aurora, and Laura Perry, the city's deputy city manager, presented the "Build Up Aurora" initiative to the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners. Perry said the task force has cataloged the city's unmet capital needs and is evaluating long-term funding options; she reported "we currently have over 700,000,000 in critical unmet capital project needs in the city."
Perry described a multi-pronged strategy that prioritized exhausting federal and state grant opportunities, delivering projects…
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