March 20, 2012 01:34 AM UTC

Who is Mayor of Glendale, Again?

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• by: Colorado Pols

Folks, there are probably a lot of compelling reasons to attend this week’s “The Road Ahead 2012” transportation summit. Maybe you’re interested in the completion of FasTracks. Maybe “the creation of livable communities” is your thing. Or perhaps you’re just looking for an excuse to spend two hours out of the office on Thursday morning.

We can’t envision anybody shelling out $50 for the event, though, in the hopes of witnessing the historic “last-ever” joint appearance of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, and Glendale Mayor…Larry Harte.

Don’t tell that to summit host Rich McClintock. He thinks the political implications are remarkable enough to draw in those who aren’t transportation wonks. After all, says McClintock, the event “may well be the last time these three Mayors make a joint appearance; Glendale Mayor Larry Harte is leaving office in early April.”

To be honest, we’re a little surprised this isn’t the first time these three mayors have made a joint appearance. Who knew Glendale even had a mayor? Glendale is a whopping 1 square mile and just under 4,600 people live there. It’s so small that, instead of measuring itself by the .6 square miles of habitable land within city limits, Glendale instead calls itself a “compact 369 acres.” By comparison, Denver is nearly 100,000 acres.

Essentially, being mayor of Glendale is akin to being the president of a really big condo association.

That’s no slight against incumbent Mayor Larry Harte. We’re sure he does a fine job – at least, we’ve never heard otherwise. But if part of the marketing for your event is that the mayor of a really, really tiny city is going to have his last ever photo-op with the mayor of two fairly important cities, you should probably frame things a little differently.

All jokes aside, we’ve included Transportation Solutions’ full press advisory after the jump.

MEDIA ADVISORY                              

WHAT: Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, and  Glendale Mayor Larry Harte will be making a joint appearance at “The Road Ahead 2012” transportation summit with the theme of “Connecting Livable Communities.” The Road Ahead is sponsored by Transportation Solutions, a Transportation Management Association representing the southeast Denver metro area.

Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly J. Brough and Aurora Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Hougen will then respond with an interactive panel discussion about the importance of local cooperation and the involvement of the private sector in connecting livable communities within the Denver region. Confirmed attendees include city and state elected officials, transportation industry professionals, planners and business representatives.

WHEN:      Thursday March 22, 2012

                  Joint Mayoral Appearance 8am – 8:30am

                  Event runs from 8am -10:30 am

WHERE:    Infinity Park Event Center Ballroom

                  4400 E, Kentucky Ave, Glendale CO, at the corner of Cherry and Kentucky

EVENT DETAILS: $40 registration by March 16th; $50 after. Register at:  www.roadahead2012.eventbrite.com or call 303-377-7086