WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 10
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Missing Arvada teen’s family seeks community’s help BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Aug. 28 meeting focused on the city’s methods for collecting data on homelessness so officials could have a better understanding of homelessness within Arvada. This session came a little over six months after a Jan. 9 session when council evaluated homelessness in the city and identified the next steps the city would take. At that session, council resolved to take a managerial role dealing with homelessness
Ayla Reyes has been missing since Aug. 6. The flyers emblazoned with her likeness all say that she is endangered and missing. According to Reyes’s aunt, Julie Mitchell, the missing teen may be in the company of a much older man. The Arvada Police are investigating the case as a missing persons case. Everyone wants to bring Ayla home. According to Mitchell, Reyes was last seen on Aug. 6. She described Reyes as a sweet and friendly girl who is also neurodivergent. She is a Filipina and Caucasian girl of 17 who has brown hair, brown eyes, and a septum piercing. Reyes is 5 feet 4 inches, and was last seen wearing black cargo pants or black shorts, a black crop top and/or a gray hoodie along with black Converse sneakers or Crocs. Mitchell said that the family believes Reyes is in the presence of a 29-year-old man from Honduras with whom she has
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Arvada City Council met on Aug. 28 to discuss progress made in the city’s efforts to combat homelessness since Jan. 9. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ARVADA
City Council hears updates on homelessness in Arvada Council evaluates data collected since Jan. 9 meeting BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Arvada City Council took a look at homelessness within Arvada and what the city was doing to address it during a recent workshop session.
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