Aurora has increased spending on police by over $2 million since the pandemic

Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Aurora has increased spending on police by over $2 million since the pandemic

- Lyndsey Brennan

Aurora’s 2022 tax budget, approved by city council Monday night, includes a $1.8 million spending increase for law enforcement compared with 2019, when the city spent $7.6 million.

Most of that increase ($1,590,952) is for staffing, according to budget documents provided to The Portager.

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