Power Point used by Kevin Hogen was
created by George Peck.
Next Meeting
April 4, 2018
Salvation Army
Lt. Col. Starrett
Coming Events
April 17-- New Member Orientation
April 29 -- Golden Globe Awards
Sunday 5:00 pm- 27151 Lakeview Dr.
May 10, -- State of the City
President- Elect Jim Bickford conducted the meeting.
Sister Cities
Jim Bickford presented a check to Karlyn Shorb for $480.
Rick Richard and Linda Witulski explained the next steps
in implementing the Red Tail Hawk Park project. The
next step is fund raising which will need several committees
such as publicity, contacting other clubs, writing grants etc.
They asked "by a show of hands" who would be willing
to serve on one of these committees. They got a good
response and will proceed to implementation.
This Week
March 28, 2018
Aurora Update
Kevin Hogen
Kevin Hogen CEO of Aurora Chamber of Commerce
gave an update on the economy of Aurora.
Aurora is only 50% built out. One of its greatest
strengths is that it procured rights to water which
has enabled the city to expand with new developments.
Key to water development is the Prairie Water program.
It allows the water to be recycled. After the water goes
through purification at the water purification plant it
is discharged into the Platte River where it flows north
wells in the Commerce City area. It is recaptured there
and put into a large (33") pipe which takes it back to the
purification plant north of Arapaho Fairgrounds to be
used by the city.
(This was taken from notes)
The following three slides were taken from Kevin's
Power Point presentation.
Kevin made a very thorough and interesting presentation
which is beyond the scope of this newsletter
Corridor Plan
- 10 ½ mile light rail transit extension / 8 stations
- Starts at existing Nine Mile Station
- Serves:
- Iliff TOD
- Aurora City Center
- Anschutz / Fitzsimons Campus
- Gateway to Tech Center and DEN
- Provides a transfer to the East Corridor Commuter Rail at Smith Road station
- RTD approved public/private partnership with Kiewit Fall of 2012
- Full corridor opened to public Feb 24, 2017