Wheat Ridge city councilors voted to move forward on a $160,000 on a futuristic robotic art installation for the Ward Road pedestrian bridge during their April 8 meeting. Oregon-based artist Tyler Fuqua’s Mechan and Celestial Vines robotic art piece was selected out of 169 other submissions after a 2023 national call for entries seeking a
Wheat Ridge City Council Held two public study sessions in March. The March 4 study session reviewed the amendment to the cooperation agreement between the city and the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority, and U.S. Retail Partners, the developer of the former Applewood Village Walmart. To incentivize the redevelopment of the property, in 2019 the
City council unanimously approved a resolution in support of democracy during the February 12 meeting. The resolution, which councilor Dan Larson called “one of the strongest and most clearly written documents I’ve read in a long time,” declares the council’s unwavering commitment to supporting democracy. “The resolution affirms, emphasizes, and actively promotes democratic values and
