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Aurora staff recommends $264.5 million bond program; council signals support to place three questions on November ballot
Summary
City staff recommended a $264.5 million bond package—split across transportation, public safety and community facilities—after a two-year prioritization that identified $2 billion in needs. Polling presented by Keating Research showed majority support for smaller and mid-range measures; council voiced no objection to referring three ballot questions to November 2026.
City staff recommended that Aurora voters be asked in November 2026 to authorize a three-question bond package totaling about $264.5 million to fund 65 identified capital projects across transportation, public safety and community facilities.
Deputy City Manager Laura Perry told the council the infrastructure task force and staff had identified roughly $2,000,000,000 in capital needs and used a prioritization framework—community value, project readiness, cost/leverage and asset preservation—to isolate tier-1 projects that are shovel-ready or near-ready. "Throughout the capital planning work, over $2,000,000,000 has been identified in capital needs," Perry said, urging council to prioritize projects that deliver broad public benefit.
Pollster Chris Keating of Keating Research presented recent survey results the city used to shape the…
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