Communication with residents is crucial
As mayor of the City of Centennial, I would like to express the
importance of openness and transparency between city council, city
staff and our residents.
I feel city council and city staff have a responsibility to our
residents to share information about the latest projects, programs,
events, etc. happening in the City of Centennial. Many
communications are already in place — the city’s Web site, our
mailed Centennial Connection Newsletter, district meetings and
e-mail notifications.
For special projects, the city has taken and will continue to
take special measures to inform, educate, and seek input from our
residents. One such project is the I-25/Arapahoe Road Interchange
Environmental Assessment, which will start shortly.
Over the past two years, Arapahoe County, Greenwood Village, and
Centennial have been working together with the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and Colorado Department of Transportation
(CDOT) on a System Feasibility Study of this important
interchange.
As the southeast metro area continues to grow, it is critical
that congestion at the Arapahoe Road/I-25 interchange be relieved.
Improvements to this vital interchange will dramatically improve
mobility and economic vitality in the southeast Denver region.
Public involvement and transparency is a must for this project to
be a success and the project scope of work focuses on just
that.
The Environmental Assessment requires that a public information
process be developed in accordance with the CDOT and FHWA. Due to
the federal funding involved for this project, the public
information process is mandatory and is equally something the
Centennial City Council embraces. We want our citizens to be
informed and we want to hear their feedback. The voices of the
citizens and businesses of Centennial during this process are
critical to ensuring the community needs are met.
Residents should keep an eye out for numerous public meetings,
mailed and e-mailed notifications and a project specific Web site
to learn more about this project. If you would like to receive
notifications directly from the Environmental Assessment Project
Managers email LLangerman@deainc.com.
As Centennial’s representative on the Arapahoe Road/I-25
Interchange Coalition, I look forward to hearing your thoughts and
can be reached at cnoon@centennialcolorado.com.
Cathy Noon
Mayor, City of Centennial
