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Posted on: March 10, 2023

Affordable housing is no game

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Local leaders use strategy, tools to help make home ownership affordable

If you’ve ever played Monopoly or SimCity, then you’re familiar with what government folks call “land use.” Whether you’re building a hotel on Baltic Avenue or deciding on a library f...

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Posted on: November 9, 2022

Get to Know Arapahoe

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Families across Colorado and the nation are facing rising inflation and an uncertain economy. That means paying close attention to expenses and making the most of every dollar. County government is no different.

In Arapahoe County, we are doing more with l...

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Arapahoe County News
Posted on: April 27, 2022

Get to Know Arapahoe: The Role of County Commissioners

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By now you’re aware that Arapahoe County is run by a board of commissioners, but you may still be wondering exactly what commissioners do. As part of our Get to Know Arapahoe series, we’ve created this short video that outlines the man...

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County 101
Posted on: June 15, 2021

New Arapahoe County Veterans Service Office location addresses community needs

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Video describes how jointly funded office in Aurora is assisting veterans

The newly created Veterans Service Office (VSO) in Aurora has spent the past several months providing benefits education and services, an extension of existing VSOs that was establis...

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County 101
Posted on: April 29, 2021

Arapahoe County Assessor PK Kaiser outlines 2021 tax assessment process

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Area real estate market remains strong despite pandemic effects

Despite the widespread COVID-related setbacks during the past year, the real estate market in the Denver Metropolitan area is still growing. It’s being driven by an improving economy, populati...

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County 101
Posted on: April 22, 2021

Single-payment tax deadline is approaching for County property owners and businesses

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The month of April can mean different things to different people, but to virtually everyone, it means tax time.

Although the Internal Revenue Service has extended this year’s tax filing and payment date for individuals from the traditional April 15 to May ...

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County 101
Posted on: April 15, 2021

Arapahoe County CARES helped thousands of area residents and businesses weather COVID

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The numbers are in, and Arapahoe County’s CARES program was pleased to be able to offer unprecedented financial relief and assistance to the County’s residents, businesses and communities during the last half of 2020.

After the entire country was left reel...

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County 101
Posted on: April 8, 2021

How Arapahoe County CARES helped one business stay viable and reach new heights

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As the pandemic unfolded last year, like so many small business owners, Tia Cavender wondered more than a few times if she’d be able to keep her company open long enough to weather the COVID-related setbacks. As the founder and CEO of Dig Deep, she’d devo...

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