ABDC question sent back to committee

After exhaustive discussion about Councilman Larry Beer's proposal to put out bids to privatize the Aurora Business Development Center, the issue was ultimately directed back to a city committee.

Amid questions regarding the proposal's efficacy and purpose, Beer defended the concept as a way to address the city's long-term structural budget issues.

"If we were to contract out … That wouldn’t be unusual at all. Throughout the state of Colorado, that’s more common than not," Beer said.

But some council members objected to the proposed measure for economic and procedural reasons.

In the end, the question will return to the city's Planning, Economic Development and Redevelopment Committee, where questions regarding a potential Request For Proposal will be addressed. What's more, issues regarding the specifics of the center - which provides counseling services for small, start-up businesses in the city - will be further explored at the committee level.