Council approves request for pet raccoon

Newly-elected council members take oath of office

Newly-elected Aurora City Council members taking the oath of office Dec. 10 include, from left: Mark Dunn, Esther Bergen and Wayne Roblee.
Newly-elected Aurora City Council members taking the oath of office Dec. 10 include, from left: Mark Dunn, Esther Bergen and Wayne Roblee.

The Aurora City Council recognized outgoing council member Nancy Lohrmeyer, welcomed Esther Bergen to the head table after swearing in three election winners and addressed a number of year-end reorganization matters during its final meeting of the year on Dec. 10. Before turning the page toward 2025, however, the council approved several agenda items, including a request from Cheryl Bicknase to ho…