Posted on: December 5, 2023
Unofficial results from the December 5, 2023 special mail ballot run-off election show Lloyd Worth has won the seat for City of Brighton Ward 4 Council Member with 549 votes. Candidate Kathryn LeDonne had a total of 500 votes. Per Article II, Section 3.6 ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2023
ALERT: The City of Brighton has been made aware of a business going door to door warning homeowners of possible contaminants in the City's water and offering to have an analyst come out and check their water quality. This claim is NOT true and th...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2023
The mayors and commissioners of Adams County are asking for nominations for the 2024 Adams County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards (ACMCYA). This award focuses on teenagers who have triumphed over great odds and se...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2023
(The following schedule is weather dependent and subject to change)
- Working hours will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday in the upcoming week.
- Storm sewer and waterline installations will continue on Bridge Street between 27th Aven...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 29, 2023
Results for the 2023 Community Survey for Brighton are now available to the public on the City of Brighton website. Among the key findings of the survey, about three-quarters of Brighton residents provided a positive rating for their neighborhood as a pla...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 20, 2023
The Brighton community is invited to attend the opening reception for the City’s Eye for Art 2023-2024 Winter Showcase at City Hall (500 S. 4th Avenue) on Friday, Dec. 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. Forty artists will be featured in the new exhibit, with art...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 16, 2023
After a flurry of entries, the City of Brighton is pleased to announce the nine winners of the city’s third annual Name That Snowplow contest. The winning submissions will name each of the nine snowplows for the 2023-2024 snow season.
The winning...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 9, 2023
Brighton City Council approved a resolution tonight certifying the ballot content for a special mail ballot run-off election for the Ward 4 council seat to be held Dec. 5, 2023.
In the 2023 Coordinated Election, voters elected Tom Green for Ward 1, Jim Sny...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 7, 2023
Back-to-back holiday weekend celebrations will be coming to Brighton with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2, and the Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday, Dec. 9.
The Tree Lighting festivities will take place from 1-6 p.m. at ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 3, 2023
The City of Brighton is now accepting applications for its 2024 Brighton Creative Community Grants program. Each year, the City of Brighton awards grants to support activities that strengthen economic development, fund special events, assist cult...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: October 30, 2023
Crews are nearing the completion of storm sewer pipe installations north of 27th Avenue and will be approaching Bridge Street in the coming week. As the project team gets closer to the roadway, drivers will begin to see travel impacts between 22nd and 27t...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: October 18, 2023
Brighton City Council adopted the 2024 budget at the Oct. 17 City Council meeting. The vote approved $265 million across all 15 of the City’s operating, capital and utility funds.
Highlights of the budget include:
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: October 4, 2023
The City of Brighton has opened its third annual Name that Snowplow contest! Elementary school students who reside in Brighton are invited to submit their best and most creative name ideas for the City’s nine snowplows for the ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: September 11, 2023
Brighton City Manager Michael Martinez is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Olsen as the City’s new director of utilities. As director, Olsen will oversee all department planning, policy development and operations for the water, sewer...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: July 27, 2023
The City of Brighton today held a kick-off ceremony for a widening project on Bridge Street that will create a four-lane roadway between 22nd Avenue and 42nd Avenue. The $19.5 million project, which is being handled by prime contractor Brannan S...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: July 14, 2023
The City of Brighton has been awarded the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) Property/Casualty & Workers Compensation Loss Prevention Award for 2022. This honor recognizes the City's commitment to providing a safe and secu...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 22, 2023
Brighton City Manager Michael Martinez is pleased to announce the appointment of T. Greg Labrie as the city’s new director of public works. As director, Labrie will plan, direct, manage and oversee the activities and operations of the Public Wor...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 15, 2023
The City of Brighton and Adams County, with the expertise of The Conservation Fund, have successfully preserved the 116-acre Wagner-Mayhew Farm and its related 115 shares of senior water rights. The farm is located in Historic Splendid Valley, the vibrant...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 12, 2023
After much deliberation, the City of Brighton has selected its winners for the 2023 Water Conservation Poster Contest:
- First place - Paige Nino, fourth grader at Southeast Elementary School
- Second place - Jaidyn Dominguez, fifth grader at Foundati...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2023
The City of Brighton Employee Charities (BEC) has selected four recipients for scholarships this year. The scholarships are awarded based on a high emphasis of community service and academics. This year’s recipients are Diana Hernandez...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: April 13, 2023
Eagle View Adult Center honored the volunteers who help make its programs possible during the annual Volunteer Recognition Event on April 3. The theme for the 2023 event was “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work.” Volunteers were treated to a...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: April 7, 2023
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recently presented the City of Brighton with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending December 3...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 8, 2023
Brighton City Council voted 7-1 March 7 to reduce the City’s residential speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph unless otherwise posted. Residential areas with speed limits lower than 25 mph will not be changed. The decision is part of Brighton's Vision Zero A...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2023
Today, City of Brighton officials joined ALLO Fiber at Barr Lake State Park for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new, 100 percent fiber-optic network. This fiber partnership ensures that Brighton will have world-class service by providing businesses, resi...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 20, 2022
The City of Brighton Brighton Recreation Center Sports Department would like to congratulate our 2022 Coach of the Year and a coach for each sports season. Without our volunteer coaches, we would not be able to run our sports programs. All of our coaches ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: June 22, 2022
The City of Brighton and Bird, a leader in environmentally-friendly electric transportation, are teaming up to bring shared e-scooters to the city. The launch of Bird in Brighton will be on Thursday, June 30 at 10 a.m. at Brighton City Hall (500 S. 4th Av...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: October 26, 2021
At its October 26 Special City Council meeting, Brighton City Council appointed Michael Martinez as Brighton City Manager. The appointment comes a week after Council voted to appoint Martinez as Acting City Manager following the Oct. 11 resignation of Bri...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2021
On Tuesday, June 2, Brighton City Council voted 7-0 (two Council members absent) to approve a 10-year $2.7 million contract to AXON Enterprises Inc. to implement body-worn cameras for the Brighton Police Department’s Officer Safety Program 7+. I...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 25, 2021
The City of Brighton’s 50/50 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Program aims to help ease the financial costs of maintenance and replacements, and now features a new online form to help residents more easily apply for the program. By navigating to brightonco.gov/5...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: April 1, 2021
The City of Brighton has earned a 2020 Tree City USA designation for the 35th year from the Arbor Day Foundation. This honor recognizes the city's commitment to effective urban forest management.
Brighton achieved Tree City USA recognition by meet...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 31, 2021
Over the past 24 hours, City of Brighton staff worked diligently to recover potential fraud totaling $348,000. On Monday, March 29, the City sent a $348,000 Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction to the bank, payable to a vendor as part of a contract ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: February 3, 2021
In a 9-0 vote, City Council approved at the Feb. 2 Council meeting a new pilot program to permit miniature goats on residential properties. The pilot program will be for a two-year period, with 10 permits offered through a lottery. The terms of the progra...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 2, 2020
Brighton City Council adopted the 2021 budget by an 8-0 vote at the Dec. 1 City Council meeting. The vote approved $138,197,981 across all 15 of the city’s operating, capital and utility funds. The adopted budget includes an approximate 1.32-percent decre...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 6, 2020
City of Brighton residents can now view progress on major capital projects on the Capital Project Report Card, a new project dashboard on the City’s website. The projects highlighted on the dashboard are ones budgeted for the current year and in...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 27, 2020
Elmwood Cemetery will host its fifth annual Cemetery Walk on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event will give residents a peek into the lives of Brighton’s historical leaders, farmers, pioneers, and soldiers buried in the cemetery.
Volunteer guides will be ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 21, 2020
The Brighton Historic Preservation (BHPC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $20,475 History Colorado Grant to begin the Kuners Row Historic Resource Survey and has hired Cultural Resource Historians, LLC to perform the work. This project will s...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: June 26, 2020
After years in the making, Ken Mitchell Open Space in West Brighton has officially opened to the public. The opening marks the completion of the section of the Colorado Front Range Trail that runs through the 600-acre open space and regional park, complet...
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City of Brighton Press Releases