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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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We’d like to request a last-minute Christmas gift from our readers. The best part is it won’t cost you a dime! Springs Taxpayers United is now enrolled with the King Soopers Community Rewards Program. You can link your SooperCard to us by logging into your account and designating Springs Taxpayers United (SW470) as the recipient of the community reward for your King Soopers card. Thanks for your support!
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The Pikes Peak Library District closed the Rockrimmon Library in 2024, citing insufficient funds to support this branch. Now, they suddenly have the funds to support buying a plot of land and opening a new library in a different area of town. The library district has also upgraded its computerized material checkout system.
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In Palmer Lake, the Town Attorney and two Town Trustees have resigned. Being in the Palmer Lake government is apparently very stressful.
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The Downtown Revitalization Project in Colorado Springs is nearing completion. Downtown visitors will see wider sidewalks and other improvements.
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The Town of Manitou is ringing in the holiday spirit by not reimbursing the Cog Railway. For the second year in a row, Manitou has chosen not to fund an agreed-upon deal with the railway that would reimburse the railway for taxes they continued to pay during maintenance closures in 2018 and again in 2020. So much for agreements.
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A poll of voters in Colorado shows that voters increasingly distrust political parties and prefer to register as unaffiliated. There are more unaffiliated voter registrations in Colorado than both major political parties combined.
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President Trump is blaming officials in 39 states, including Colorado, for misusing federal funds meant for foster children in these states. Is anyone surprised that federal funds are being misused by states?
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President Trump is also planning to dismantle the climate research segment of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which has its education hub in Boulder, Colorado. This research center is tasked primarily with producing catastrophic global warming predictions that never come true and costing taxpayers tons of money.
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Colorado is slashing budgets and cutting services to crime victims. It’s unknown if any of the bountiful services to illegal aliens are facing budget cuts in Colorado, but we doubt it.
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Dollar Store F. Lee Bailey, also known as Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, is bragging about filing 47 lawsuits against the Trump administration in 47 weeks. His latest lawsuit concerns the Trump administration halting taxpayer funds going toward electric vehicle infrastructure. Should your tax dollars be used by Weiser to prove how feverishly anti-Trump he is as part of his campaign for governor of Colorado?
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Xcel Energy is warning customers this week that high winds may force it to preemptively cut off power to around 50,000 customers. Xcel states that high winds this week may present an extreme wildfire risk. What if Xcel invested in improved infrastructure instead of spending money on “green energy”? Also, how will severe winds impact electric power delivery when we are forced to have 100% electric homes, and the power is generated by windmills that cannot be used in high winds?
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In Southern Colorado, various agencies and utility providers are preparing to deal with high winds and increased fire risk from the dry winter we have had so far.
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Colorado added 500 jobs in September. All of these jobs are in the government. The private sector lost 200 jobs. Rampant growth of government bloat in Colorado will be the Polis legacy.
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Manitou Springs is attempting to mitigate a budget shortfall by handing out parking tickets to residents and workers in the town. Many people who have displayed valid parking passes are still being written thousands of dollars in parking tickets. The solution to all government problems lies in your wallet.
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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, January 12, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, January 13, 9:00 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 Commissioners Meetings
Tuesday, January 13, 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, January 20, 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, January 21, 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
Tuesday, January 20, 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
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 YouTube 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 a tripod 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 the Mayor's 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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