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GOVERNMENT
MAYOR RON reports
NEW YEAR,
NEW CITY COUNCIL
As we move into the month of January and a new year, City
Council is off to a great start familiarizing themselves with
current issues facing Greenwood Village.
Whether it is visiting with neighboring elected
officials, following proposed legislation at the
State Capitol, or meeting with constituents of
their respective districts, Councilmembers have
begun developing what their agendas will be for
the Village over the next two years. Since the
election, each Councilmember has assumed
responsibility for representing Greenwood
Village’s interest with several organizations,
among them the Colorado Municipal League,
the Denver Regional Council of Governments,
South Metro Fire Rescue, Cherry Creek and
Littleton School Districts, Cherry Creek Water
Quality Authority, Arapahoe County, and the
Southeast Business Partnership. I appreciate the
enthusiasm they have shown and the initiative they have
taken in developing these important relationships.
Ron Rakowsky
rrakowsky@
greenwoodvillage.com
303-486-5741
The following Councilmembers have been appointed as the
City Council liaison to the following organizations:
Cherry Creek State Park
Cherry Creek Water Quality Authority Board
City Council Liaisons: Tom Dougherty and Dr. Judith Hilton
High Line Canal Working Group
City Council Liaison: Dave Bullock
Cherry Creek School District
City Council Liaison: Dr. Judith Hilton
Littleton Public Schools
City Council Liaison: Dr. Judith Hilton
DTC |Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce
City of Council Liaison: Ron Rakowsky
Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Board
& Centennial Airport
City Council Liaison: Tom Dougherty
Denver South Economic Development Partnership
City Council Liaison: Ron Rakowsky
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
City Council Liaisons: Ron Rakowsky and George Lantz
Colorado Municipal League (CML)
City Council Liaisons: Ron Rakowsky and Dave Kerber
Arapahoe County Government
City Council Liaison: Ron Rakowsky
Metro Mayors Caucus
City Council Liaison: Ron Rakowsky
South Metro Fire Rescue Authority
City Council Liaisons: Ron Rakowsky and Jerry Presley
Littleton Fire Rescue
City Council Liaison: Jerry Presley
South Metro Denver Chamber
City Council Liaisons: Dave Bullock and Steve Moran
RIBBON CUTTING FOR
I-25/ARAPAHOE ROAD
INTERCHANGE
What started in 2007 as a vision in the Arapahoe Road
Corridor Study is now a reality. The Colorado Department
of Transportation, in partnership with Arapahoe County,
the City of Centennial, Southeast Public Improvement
Metropolitan District, and the City of Greenwood Village,
celebrated the substantial completion of the Interstate 25 and
Arapahoe Road Interchange Reconstruction project, seven
months ahead-of-schedule. Construction began in May 2016
with a commitment to complete the project by July 2018.
The completion of this project is a monumental event for
Greenwood Village and the entire south Denver region.
The project’s $74 million budget including design and
right-of-way acquisition, came from CDOT’s Responsible
Acceleration of Maintenance and Partnerships (RAMP)
program and local matching funds of $4.1 million each
from Arapahoe County, the City of Centennial, the City of
Greenwood Village and the Southeast Public Improvement
Metropolitan District.
Although the project is substantially complete, landscaping
and final punch list (touch up) items will continue through
next spring. Intermittent lane restrictions may be required to
complete this work.
Improvements made as a part of this project included:
• Reconstructed the I-25 bridge over Arapahoe Road and
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