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Three preliminary concepts would add roughly 300 to more than 1,000 homes, but housing, traffic, utility, tenant and parking effects remain unquantified as officials consider an aging garage and public facilities.
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The Englewood Housing Authority has not disclosed the exact number of remaining contaminated units, cleanup costs, resident-notification process or final board action.
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Council members want clearer rules for higher-powered bikes, trail use, enforcement and parental responsibility, but no penalties, appeal procedures or return date have been finalized.
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Preliminary county figures suggest the proposed maps could accommodate far more housing than current zoning, but staff materials use differing goals and area estimates that are not reconciled.
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Board members said they want feedback on the survey by July 24 so it can launch ahead of the next City Council meeting and help shape future recommendations.
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A Littleton advisory board heard that a proposed Front Range Passenger Rail district would likely use a 0.33% sales tax and decide Aug. 28 whether to send the measure to voters.
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A proposed Title 16 amendment would let damaged homes rebuild at pre-damage density and extend the reconstruction window from one year to three.
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Commissioners moved a 7.5-acre Oxford Vista purchase back to its original $3.5 million price and sent 12 open-space grant recommendations to the consent agenda.
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County staff told commissioners Microsoft ended a lower-cost licensing option, increasing annual costs for part of the county’s cloud setup from about $130,000 to about $230,000 and prompting a push to buy hardware sooner.
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Commissioners supported the district attorney’s office request to seek a Byrne grant for a temporary witness-protection specialist and equipment for high-risk cases.
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Officials say raising the city sales tax from 2.5% to 3.5% could generate about $23 million a year as Centennial looks for ways to cover a roughly $20 million annual street-funding shortfall.
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The 6-1 vote adds Axon Assistant to Englewood’s police body-camera contract after officials said officers had already used the tool for translation, policy lookups and general questions.
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The 4-3 vote came after the fire marshal urged cancellation because of dry conditions, wind concerns and regional wildfire danger. Staff said the show could still be canceled on July 4 if conditions worsened.
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County commissioners approved Dr. Casey Bitting to succeed Dr. Kelly Lear as coroner effective July 2, filling the unexpired term through Jan. 12, 2027.
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Board members signaled support for a fixed-route shuttle with microtransit, outlined priority neighborhood path corridors and pointed to grants as the most likely funding source.
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A draft agreement would connect Arapahoe County with eight nearby governments to share threat information, coordinate incident response and plan joint cyber exercises, with no automatic funding commitments.
