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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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One local resident and the owner of The Maverick Observer, knew the City of Colorado Springs overlooked certain critical safety information when they rezoned a property to be developed into an apartment complex. He's taking them to court. Check out our latest original article for the details!
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Colorado Springs City Councilman Dave Donelson passed along his comments about Mayor Mobolade's Listening Tours. He held a townhall of his own on August 29th, and we recorded it for you.
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Mayor Mobolade is beating the drum for a new police academy. He states the new building will result in a “safe city”. He also states that $21 million isn’t that much money. If it really isn’t that much money, we bet the city could find a piddling $21 million in waste in the current city budget, without taking people’s TABOR refunds away.
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The District 2 Mayor Mobolade "Listening Tour" left citizens wondering if they were actually heard. If you missed it, check it out!
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Other people are expressing significant concerns about the format of Mayor Mobolade’s listening tour. These events seem far more structured and restricted than advertised.
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Mayor Mobolade has been making some confusing statements in his support of retaining your TABOR refunds for a new police academy building. In this video, around the 25:30 mark, the mayor states that those who live in apartments, and who pay a Colorado Springs Utilities bill, would not get a TABOR refund anyway, so why not let him keep the money. We are attempting to confirm with CSU if this is correct or not. Stay tuned for more information.
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Speaking of retaining TABOR funds for this or any other project, does that equate to a tax increase? We’d argue yes, because more money is transferred from your pocket to the government.
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Here is the website for the official issue committee opposing Proposition HH. Please support them if you can, and let all your friends know about this group. Prop HH is merely a scam to leverage property tax increases to steal your TABOR refunds forever.
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Speaking of property tax increases, if you would like to grasp how impactful your future increase might be, the Common Sense Institute has created a handy calculator for you.
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Colorado House Representative Rose Pugliese hosted a Prop HH townhall in Monument. We attended, and recorded it for you. This meeting was very informative. The big take-away about Prop HH is that, if it actually was a property tax reduction, as proponents of Prop HH claim, they would not have to put it on the ballot. They could make a tax reduction happen without a vote of the people. The reason it takes a vote, is because what they really want to do is take away your TABOR protections forever, and they want to trick you into voting for it.
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Speaking of TABOR, there’s a reason the radicals in the legislature want to eliminate it forever. It’s because TABOR works for you, and not them.
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Colorado Springs City Council approved the development of The Launchpad, an apartment complex for homeless youth. They approved this development in a neighborhood that is already overwhelmed with homeless people. What will be the fallout of adding even more homeless people to this neighborhood?
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Comcast is being praised for donating money to the Pikes Peak Library to improve their wi-fi. Comcast is also pursuing $42.5 billion in federal funds from you, the federal taxpayer. So, technically, you should be praised, but you won’t be. It’s fun to see the magic happen before your eyes, isn’t it?
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Who is excited about paying more than you could ever imagine for energy? Buckle up, because that’s the “clean energy future” that’s being forced on you, folks.
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One billion dollars. That’s how much taxpayer money has been given to Colorado to use for broadband. Also, the United States national debt is currently approaching $33 trillion.
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The Town of Monument is thinking about annexing Gleneagle. Some Gleneagle residents aren’t interested in this annexation. Monument has now apologized for their hasty rollout of this.
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Governor Polis’ “free” preschool “for all” program is in bad trouble. So, what else would he do besides ask you for more money. Expect to see Proposition II on your ballot this November.
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The grand plans to renovate the Colorado Springs City Auditorium are on hold for now. Fundraising efforts have fallen short. Will they come to you with their hand out to make up for this?
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Taxpayers provided SNAP benefits to qualified people in Colorado. Someone stole some of the benefit money, so now taxpayers get to pay again.
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Because you simply cannot pay enough, and bureaucracies at all levels view you as their ATM, the federal government wants to tax your TABOR refunds. Governor Jared Polis quickly took to social media to pretend to be the Batman of TABOR protection, but this is all performative, and a pretty disgusting and self-serving performance at that. Polis and his allies have wanted to destroy TABOR for decades. See Prop HH.
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A development of 360 homes is planned for one neighborhood in the northeast section of town. This will, of course, involve a zoning change. The city held a meeting about it, and we recorded it for you.
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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, September 11, 1:00 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, September 12, 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, September 12, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, September 26, 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 27, 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
Friday, September 1, 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Mobolade Listening Tour – City Council District 1
Coronado High School
1590 W. Fillmore Street
Information and Agenda
Monday, September 4, 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
Friday, September 8, 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Mobolade Listening Tour – City Council District 4
Southeast & Armed Services YMCA
2190 Jet Wing Drive
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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