Aurora Sentinel: As has been the case during the entire debacle of Mayor Mike Coffman’s ill-conceived “strong mayor” scheme, the stories told by those involved belie transparency, reason and integrity.

With the so-called citizen initiative being snuffed, it’s time for city officials to step from behind a cloak of secrecy and start answering questions.

The sordid tale began this spring when, seemingly out of nowhere, “citizen initiative” petitions began circulating in Aurora, seeking to ask voters this fall to increase term limits for city lawmakers. 

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