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Arapahoe County prioritizes Starlight housing, Watkins Bridge and drone upgrades for congressional funding; RTD warns of structural shortfalls
Summary
County staff ranked local projects for congressionally directed spending — Starlight affordable housing, Watkins Bridge, sheriff drone replacements and the Gun Club South road project topped lists — and heard an RTD briefing that flagged long-term sales-tax shortfalls and invited local participation in operational planning.
Arapahoe County staff presented a refined list of projects they plan to submit for congressionally directed spending and sought the board’s prioritization, then heard a regional transit briefing that framed broad financial and service challenges.
Public works staff described shovel-ready infrastructure and mobility projects and asked the commissioners to prioritize which items should be promoted to representatives and senators. County staff proposed that Starlight affordable housing (Littleton) be the county’s top submission for Representative Crow and that the Watkins Bridge replacement be the top request for Representative…
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