{"id":4096,"date":"2013-10-08T19:49:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T02:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2013-10-08T19:49:58","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T02:49:58","slug":"aurora-mayor-hogan-to-stapleton-no-one-should-think-theyre-exceptional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4096","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Mayor Hogan to Stapleton: \u201cNo One Should Think They\u2019re Exceptional\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Recently, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan took exception to comments made by SUN President Mike Victoria, when Victoria said in an interview that, \u201cStapletonians are exceptional.\u201d \u201cNo one should think they are exceptional,\u201d stated a frustrated Hogan in in an interview with The Aurora Sentinel<\/a>. \u201cWhat makes Stapletonians any better than anyone else in the Denver Metro area? In particular, we Aurorans certainly are not impressed with Stapletonians. We don\u2019t look up to them, so they certainly should not look down on us.\u201d\n\nVictoria made his statement in an interview with The Front Porch<\/a> which was discussing several issues facing Stapleton, including the recent floods, through streets, and the growing population. \u201cSUN, the MCA, and the City of Denver should use all of its resources to make sure Stapletonians can have the best opportunities available. Stapletonians are exceptional.\u201d A majority of Stapleton residents stand by Victoria\u2019s comments. \u201cWe are an exceptional community,\u201d says resident Blair Carman. \u201cWe care about our kids more than most people, and we give lots of money to make sure we have better schools and better maintained parks than other places.\u201d Stacey Crum agrees. \u201cStapletonians are just great people. They are great neighbors, and just overall caring people. Even though most us make a lot of money, we still vote democrat. That should tell you a lot right there about who we are.\u201d\nTension has been building for years between the two communities. Most of the tension is in regards to Stapletonians believing all downfalls of the community can be directly related to its proximity to Aurora. Stapletonians blame all property theft on Auorans and the easy-access through streets will only exacerbate this problem. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t take a genius to figure out where the thieves and hoodlums are coming from,\u201d said Bradley Straight as he motioned his head towards Aurora. \u201cI would actually feel better about things if they just admitted it.\u201d\nAurora Mayor Hogan is not ready to concede anything yet. \u201cStapleton residents need to understand that we are all in this together,\u201d said Hogan. \u201cThey have a very \u2018us versus them\u2019 mentality, and that is not what builds strong communities. In fact, I believe the Aurora community is stronger than the Stapleton community will ever be.\u201d And with all of the new laptops, TV\u2019s, gaming systems, etc. heading into Aurora from Stapleton, the Aurora community appears to be getting even stronger.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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