Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (Aura)

The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority is responsible for revitalizing three distinct urban renewal districts: Ralston Fields, Village Commons, and the Jefferson Center, as well as two new future districts, the Olde Town Station and the proposed Northwest Arvada.  AURA's goal is to redevelop properties within the urban renewal districts; to afford maximum opportunity for the rehabilitation or development of the urban renewal area; to stabilize and provide for additional commercial, office, retail and residential development opportunities to serve the needs of the City of Arvada and the regional area; and to maximize return to the City of Arvada through sales and property tax collections by optimizing the fiscal assets and the real estate assets, both AURA-owned and privately owned. The Board of Commissioners meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at AURA's office at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210. This is a volunteer appointment. Terms are for five years.