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Here are some of the stories we are following this week. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news.
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Governor Polis’ unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats are considering banning all gasoline-powered lawn equipment. Let’s hope a robust black market develops from this.
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The once-free parking in Old Colorado City will now cost you money. Will you continue to shop in Old Colorado City after this?
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If you would like to learn about the history of the Colorado Springs City Auditorium through storytelling, now is your chance.
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As a reminder: the bureaucrats and Governor Jared Polis lie when they tell you Proposition HH is a tax cut. They don’t need your vote to lower property taxes. They need your vote to steal your TABOR tax returns.
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Speaking about Prop HH, who is funding the support of this proposition? Hint, it’s not us, and it’s not Coloradans.
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A tale of two water tanks. Design plans were approved for a 45-foot-high water tank in Mountain Shadows. The city commenced building a 60-foot-high water tank. The fun part is, the 60-foot tank doesn’t hold any more water than the 45-foot tank. It’s just bigger, and wasn’t the plan. Maybe Colorado Springs Utilities should quit installing broadband and hire some people who can spot this type of error before construction is underway.
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The Monument Police Department is not experiencing the staffing shortages that other departments in the state are seeing. Why? Because they have a culture of retention. Maybe CSPD can utilize this to keep officers on, rather than asking for a new police academy.
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Current El Paso County Commissioner Stan Vanderwerf intends to seek a state senate seat.
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The Homeless Industrial Complex in Denver continues apace. Mayor Johnston is offering up housing for those who sleep on the streets. Ironically, some who were actually at work missed out on the opportunity for housing. Government at its finest, folks.
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Locally, the Colorado Springs Fire Department is providing water, medical care, and other assistance to the homeless at taxpayer expense.
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In Denver, one man is so tired of cleaning up human poop from in front of his workplace, he’s decided to transport it to Denver City Hall and dump it there. Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute recommends other Denver residents do the same. Denver is not called Toilet City for nothing, folks.
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Neighbors around the Sunset Amphitheater have decided to challenge the project based on noise laws. Seems nobody wants this amphitheater built except the builder.
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Colorado Spring Utilities, aka you, will wind up paying at least $17.9 million to decommission and remove the Martin Drake power plant. That “green energy future” isn’t going to fund itself, folks.
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Here are some upcoming meetings in the area. We hope you can attend one or more! If there are other public meetings you’d like to see announced here, please drop us a line. We are happy to include them in an upcoming newsletter. These might be government-related, candidate, or elected official meetings. Thanks!
Colorado Springs City Council Meetings
Monday, October 9, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, October 10, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, October 3, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors
Wednesday, September 18, 1:00 p.m.
Utilities Board of Directors
Blue River Board Room
Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th Floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Monday, October 2, 6:00 p.m.
Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Committee
City Hall
107 S. Nevada Avenue, Suite 200
Also, online via Microsoft Teams
Information and Agenda
Saturday, October 7, 9:30 a.m.
Independence Institute Speaking Up and Speaking Out Class
Koelbel Library
5955 Holly Street, Centennial, CO
Information and Agenda
View the full Colorado Springs City Council meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings. Please also follow CSU on social media at their Facebook Page and on Twitter.
Don't forget to subscribe to our You Tube Channel. Since most of the City and County board and commission meetings are not televised or recorded, we are trying to remedy that. We now have a camera and tri-pod for volunteers to check out for future meetings.
If you have a tip about a story in the Pikes Peak region that you aren’t seeing reported, let us know. We will see what we can find out.
How to Contact City and County Officials:
City Hall
107 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs CO 80903
(719) 385-5986
Contact City Council
Mayor's Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 601
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
(719) 385-5900
Contact Mayors Office
County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Phone: (719) 520-7276
https://www.elpasoco.com/contact-us/
Thank you!
Rebecca
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