Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman called the trip completely unnecessary, while Aurora City Council Member Juan Marcano said the conference helps provide the City with new ideas. via IvanRodriguezTV
AURORA, Colo. — At the International Making Cities Livable Conference, attendees learn tools that can increase the quality of life for people in a number of areas, such as mental health, housing affordability and urban planning.
Marcano and fellow Aurora City Council Member Crystal Murillo attended this year's conference in Paris. Despite all the knowledge they’ll be returning home with from France, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is calling the trip completely unnecessary. Each city council member is given $7,000 a year as a travel budget for conferences, meaning the trip was legal.Based on travel reports provided by the City of Aurora, the trip cost Marcano a little more than $3,000 and Murillo around $5,500.
“The cynicism and the bad faith attacks from hate radio people and from, you know, other elected officials, I don't really give a damn," Marcano said."This is about serving the people. Our people deserve to, you know, have their local elected officials learn from the best, and I'm bringing back that information so that we can make our city a standard for the country."
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