Politics – County to hold mail-in primary: Move expected to save $100,000
By Peter Jones As part of a growing trend toward mail-in voting, Arapahoe County will cast its primary ballots into the mailbox again. On Feb. 14, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to hold an all mail-in ballot for the June 26 Colorado primary election. The move is expected to save the county about $100,000 [...]
Cherry Hills Village to hold municipal election April 3: Candidate petition form deadline Feb. 24
Submitted by city of Cherry Hills The city of Cherry Hills Village will be holding its regular municipal election as a mail ballot election on Tuesday, April 3. There are four Cherry Hills Village City Council seats up for election: Mayor (currently held by Mike Wozniak), District 1 Councilmember (currently held by Mark Griffin), District [...]
Centennial weighs residency for city manager: Some say it’s time to loosen the rules
By Peter Jones As Centennial continues the search for its next city manager, the City Council appears poised to loosen its residency requirements. Centennial currently requires the city manager – like the mayor and council – to live in the city that the CEO position oversees. By ordinance, the manager must establish some city residency [...]
Romney wins Arapahoe’s GOP caucuses: Santorum is statewide winner
By Peter Jones Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum may have been the surprise victor in Colorado’s Republican caucuses last week, but not so in Arapahoe County, where the perceived frontrunner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, took an easy win. Even though Santorum grabbed 40 percent of the nonbinding Republican vote statewide, Romney had support from [...]
Sheriff to bill political campaigns for security: Announcement preceded Romney appearance
By Peter Jones As Colorado’s political season heats up, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has announced it will bill political campaigns for “extraordinary security measures” during the 2012 political season. Sheriff Grayson Robinson, a Republican, made the announcement last week while preparing for a scheduled campaign stop by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Feb. [...]
Voter cards sent to county voters: Clerk, Recorder’s Office notes district changes
By Peter Jones Registered voters in Arapahoe County should have received voter information cards in the mail by now. The cards note the voter’s current congressional, legislative and county districts – as well as their election precincts, all of which may have changed recently due to redistricting. Due to a computer misprint, Clerk and Recorder [...]
Former county judge runs for DA: Feldman is only Democrat in the race
By Peter Jones After weeks of speculation in political and legal circles, recently retired Arapahoe County Judge Ethan Feldman has confirmed that he will run for district attorney as a Democrat. Feldman, who stepped down from the bench last month, made the announcement with the launch of his campaign website on Jan. 13. The candidate [...]
Nancy Sharpe to chair Board of Commissioners: Former Greenwood mayor to focus on economic development
By Peter Jones Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, R-Greenwood Village, will chair the 2012 Board of Commissioners. Her colleagues unanimously elected her to the leadership position on Jan. 10. “I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to chair in 2012. I’m excited about the opportunities and challenges,” said Sharpe, who served as chair pro [...]
New commissioner has an eye on community resources: Holen replaced Weddig, who retired this month
By Peter Jones Arapahoe County’s newest commissioner has two major goals for the coming year – expand the county’s efforts to cooperate with other governmental entities and help his fellow residents understand how the county impacts their lives. “That would be reflected in strong support for open space within the county,” said Bill Holen, who [...]
Vote to use Open Space funds for maintenance facility is defeated
By Clarissa Crozier Two budget ordinances failed at the Jan. 9 Greenwood Village City Council meeting that would have taken open space funds of more than $1.3 million, added them to $681,000 from general fund, and used them to partially fund a new Maintenance Facility project. Ultimately, a total of $10 million will need to [...]
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