Posted on: September 25, 2023
The Brighton Cultural Arts Commission is pleased to announce its 2023 Excellence in Arts Awards winners: BrightonMusic Choir and Orchestra, Jan Hepp-Struck, Kathy and Ed Hansen, Judd Farner, Elena Guerrero Townsend, MJ McCafferty, and Sue Corbett.
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: September 22, 2023
The City of Brighton Eye for Art program announces a call for artists for the 2023 Winter Showcase. This exhibit is a four-month show from Nov. 20, 2023 until March 20, 2024, at Brighton City Hall, located at 500 S. 4th Avenue.
The Brighton community&r...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: September 20, 2023
Brighton Police Department is investigating a hit and run crash where a 35-year-old female was seriously injured while riding her bicycle on East Bridge Street near 27th Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the area on Sept. 18 just after 1:30 a.m. for a m...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: September 18, 2023
Come transport back to the Brighton of yesteryear during Elmwood Cemetery’s 10th annual historic Cemetery Walk from Noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, at 14800 Old Brighton Road. This event gives guests a unique peek into t...
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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: September 6, 2023
On September 5, Brighton City Council passed a resolution 8-0 that approved the order of names of candidates for City Council as they will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. The names will appear as follows:
Councilmember – Ward 1
Tom Green
Jessie Willia...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 31, 2023
Brighton Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on Aug. 30 where an officer was injured while attempting to contact an individual wanted for burglary. The officer’s injuries are minor and the suspect is in custody.
At 5:17 p...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 22, 2023
To empower and build leadership skills among youth, Brighton Youth Services will be hosting the Image Summit Youth Leadership Conference on Nov. 1 & 2 at Riverdale Regional Park (9755 Henderson Road). The Summit is open to Colorado youth in g...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 17, 2023
Brighton Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on Aug. 16 in the 400 block of North 19th Avenue, where an officer was seriously injured while attempting to contact an individual who had a domestic violence felony warrant for his arr...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 16, 2023
At the Aug. 15 City Council meeting, Brighton City Council voted 7-1 to approve a resolution placing a public safety sales and use tax question on the ballot for the Nov. 7, 2023 Election.
The ballot measure will ask voters to approve a ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: August 11, 2023
The City of Brighton’s Eye for Art / Sculpture On Loan Program is seeking votes from the public for the 2023 People’s Choice Award.
Four pieces of artwork are currently on display at Carmichael Park...
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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: July 12, 2023
It’s time to order gardens for fall planting! The City of Brighton Utilities Department has partnered with conservation nonprofit Resource Central to offer Brighton residents the low-water Garden In A Box Program. Through this partnership, City ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2023
Brighton Police Department is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred on June 30 just after 2:30 a.m. The initial investigation reveals that an individual driving a Jeep Cherokee struck a pedestrian on eastbound I-76 near the E-470 ramp....
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: May 24, 2023
The City of Brighton recently conducted a survey to gather community input regarding a potential sales tax increase to create a dedicated funding source for the city’s police department. Due to the growing public safety demands facing our commun...
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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
Brighton Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on May 13 at approximately 4:45 a.m. The initial investigation reveals that an individual driving a BMW sedan was traveling southbound on Highway 85 passing East 144th Avenue at exces...
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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 8, 2023
UPDATE June 27, 2023:
34-year-old Leo Benavidez and 33-year-old Ashley Cooper have been identified as the suspects in the bank robbery that occurred on May 8 in Brighton, and have now been charged by federal complaint in connection with a series of bank ro...
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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 28, 2023
The City of Brighton has awarded a total of $104,430 in funding to 10 different organizations through the City’s 2023 Community Grant Program. These grants were funded by money received through the 2022 sale of the Denver Broncos and will be use...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: April 17, 2023
The Brighton Police Department Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on April 16 at approximately 9:30 p.m. The initial investigation reveals that a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on County Road 2 approaching County ...
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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 29, 2023
Brighton Police Department has arrested a juvenile female in connection to a homicide that occurred in the 400 block of North 6th Avenue.
On Tuesday, March 28 just after midnight, officers were dispatched to check the well-being of a man who had not been h...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 17, 2023
Brighton Police Department took a total of six juveniles into custody on Wednesday, March 15 in connection to the shooting near 9th Avenue and Bush Street. Those six juveniles were released after questioning. On March 16 around 5 p.m. officers arrested tw...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 15, 2023
Brighton Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Wednesday, March 15 near 9th Avenue and Bush Street. At 12:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area on reports of a disturbance and shots fired. All involved parties fled prior to...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: March 8, 2023
To help protect the City’s water supply, restrictions for irrigation and outdoor water use were approved by Brighton City Council in a unanimous vote during the March 7 City Council meeting. The restrictions will be in effect from May 1 until Sept. 30 eac...
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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 3, 2023
The Commerce City and Brighton Police Sexual Assault Task Force (SATF) located Jason Mickel Brigham on March 2 around 4 p.m. in Denver. After learning the make and model of the vehicle he was in, SATF shared the information with Denver Police Department 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: February 27, 2023
The Commerce City and Brighton Police Sexual Assault Task Force is seeking help from the community to locate the male pictured, 47-year-old Jason Mickel Brigham. Jason has a nationwide extradition warrant with a $1 million cash bond for failure to appear ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: February 22, 2023
The Brighton Police Department is investigating a threatening call referencing Brighton High School that was received by our dispatch center at 8:40 a.m. on Feb. 22. We are relieved to report that this threat was quickly found to have no credibility.
The r...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2023
The Brighton and Commerce City Police Department’s Victim Services Unit is now serving the residents of Fort Lupton and Lochbuie. The unit has a brand new name, the Brighton Office for Victim Assistance, otherwise known as BOVA.
The Vict...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 29, 2022
The Brighton Police Department's initial investigation has determined that the shooting on Dec. 23, 2022 was a homicide-suicide involving domestic violence. This was an isolated incident, and the firearm was recovered from the scene. There are no ongoing ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: December 20, 2022
The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Brighton Police Department have filed charges against 29-year-old Cedric John Solano of Pueblo, Colorado, for the robbery of First National Bank in Brighton.
The robbery occurred on N...
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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: November 18, 2022
After a flurry of entries, the City of Brighton is pleased to announce the nine winners of the city’s second annual Name That Snowplow contest. The winning submissions will name each of the nine snowplows for the 2022-2023 snow season.
The winnin...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: November 1, 2022
The City of Brighton celebrated today its new two million gallon (MG) elevated tank at Water Tower Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Two months ahead of schedule, the new tank is already in operation storing treated water for the city. Construction on ...
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City of Brighton Press Releases
Posted on: October 5, 2022
Following the recent sale of the Denver Broncos, the City of Brighton has received $454,084.93 as part of the stadium lease agreement that requires the Metropolitan Football Stadium District to distribute a portion of the sale back to the communities that...
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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