Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (Aura)

The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority is responsible for the revitalization of five distinct urban renewal districts: Ralston Fields, Village Commons, Jefferson Center, Olde Town Station and 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.