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Content Index: Arvada Urban Renewal Authority
Follow this topic by RSS6/4: Gov't neck-deep in Arvada real estate project
A mostly vacant urban renewal project in Arvada is costing taxpayers over $1 million.
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State gov't lease props up Arvada urban renewal project
A Face the State Staff Report
May 29, 2009Face The State has learned the state judicial department leases over 30% of the taxpayer-subsidized Grandview Plaza urban renewal project in Arvada, providing $250,000 in revenue for the site's developer the first 18 months. But the arrangement does little for local tax coffers, for which increased revenue was a major selling point in pursuing the project. The state's contribution to the project's finances are on top of an estimated $800,000 in direct local subsidies, detailed in a recent FTS investigation into the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority.
5/4: The failed promise of 'urban renewal'
A mostly empty commercial building in Arvada is all the proof we need that "urban renewal" isn't all it's made out to be.
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FTS investigation: Arvada redevelopment project sits mostly vacant, costing taxpayers nearly $800,000
A Face the State Staff Report
May 1, 2009
After the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority condemned and forcibly acquired an elderly small business owner's property in 2004, the land was transferred to a private developer who was given the property free of charge. Now city leaders and other project supporters are lauding the project with awards, despite the fact that the new development sits mostly vacant. The total tab to taxpayers thus far is estimated at nearly $800,000 and counting.
Segment 2 - Arvada 'urban renewal' excesses, Rep. Apuan in the hot seat
Staff writer Rachel Boxer gets in-depth on two stories posted to Face The State this week: Despite being busted in a 2005 CBS 4 investigative report, the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority has done little to spend taxpayer money more wisely. And former congressional candidate turned radio host Jeff Crank puts the spotlight on state Rep. Dennis Apuan's history of anti-military protests.
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AURA charges taxpayers $32,300 for board travel, lodging, food
A Face the State Staff Report
March 11, 2009
Four years after a CBS 4 investigation revealed lavish spending by the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority, the board has curbed some of its spending while still engaging in the occasional taxpayer-funded splurge.