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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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Springs Mayor Mobolade and CSFD Chief Royal want to end outsourcing of the city’s ambulance service and bring this function into city government. Colorado Springs has gone back and forth with this issue for years. Would this be a good move for taxpayers? Read all about it in our latest original article on the subject.
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A project aimed at curbing violence in Memorial Park has been completed, at the cost to taxpayers of $1.7 million. Will this reduce violence at Memorial Park?
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Remember the water tank in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood that was built higher than permitted? Well, residents of the neighborhood have decided to sue the City of Colorado Springs for permitting the City of Colorado Springs to ignore the standards the City of Colorado Springs set for the construction of this tank.
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El Paso County ranks first in impaired driving arrests in the state. Meanwhile, CSPD is focused on revenue-generating speed cameras.
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Also in CSPD news this week, the department is reporting a three-minute increase in response times for top-priority calls. This means that if you have a critical emergency, the police will be there 3 minutes later than usual. This is a very bad trend.
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Mayor Yemi Mobolade will ask voters to extend the 2C “pothole tax” for another ten years. Do you believe we are getting our money’s worth from this tax?
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The state legislature has changed the school funding formula to better fund special education students, and English as a Second Language students.
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A new apartment complex is being planned for the intersection of 8th Street and Highway 24. The plan calls for demolishing several existing structures and building a 294-unit complex.
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Also in Apartment City USA news this week, a controversial apartment construction project is moving forward. This proposed development would be at a now rezoned parcel of land at the intersection of Garden of the Gods and 30th Street, near where the also controversial 2424 Garden of the Gods Road project was proposed, and eventually defeated, by concerned neighbors. Colorado Springs City Council just can’t help but sell our city out to apartment developers.
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In addition to the apartment proposal above, the Colorado Springs Planning Commission supported the proposal to annex the Amara property south of Colorado Springs.
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Homeless folks are migrating to various areas outside of downtown, including the Pine Cliff neighborhood. When they are cold, they build fires in some of these fire-prone areas. Where are new places you are seeing homeless camps?
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How significantly is Marxist/Leninist/Socialist ideology impacting Colorado? This article takes a close look at what legislation is coming directly from committed Marxist and socialist legislators. Enjoy, comrade.
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Construction has started on The Launchpad, an “affordable housing” apartment complex for homeless youth near 19th and Uintah. This is happening despite major concerns over landslides and negative impacts on neighboring businesses.
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Again, stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Democrats in the legislature are attacking TABOR. TABOR works for you, not them, so they despise it.
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Democrats in the Colorado legislature have given preliminary approval to a bill that would force people to live near public transit lines. This is just one prong of their desire to control where and how you live, despite the fact that this is not the proper role of government.
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One former RTD board member offers insight into how the Polis administration is railroading taxpayers to get his dream of Front Range Rail. If there were a demand for trains, trains would exist.
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Governor Polis also signed a bill banning residential occupancy limits in Colorado. This bill has the potential to create significant infill in residential areas.
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The attempt to increase taxes on owners of short-term rentals was shelved by the legislature. But don’t start celebrating yet. They believe they are entitled to your income, so they will merely craft different legislation in the coming years to accomplish this same goal.
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Illegal immigrants in Denver are now forming activist groups and protesting Denver’s attempts to control the “sanctuary city” situation Denver bureaucrats happily advocated for before it became a reality. This entire issue is basically a big, government-inspired, taxpayer-funded, mess. Yet, somehow, they want us to believe they are qualified to micromanage our lives.
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Colorado voters may get to decide whether or not the legislature is able to avoid accountability and discuss taking your money and liberty while keeping their conversations a secret from you. We certainly know how we will vote on this if it is allowed on the ballot.
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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, April 22, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, April 23, 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, April 30, 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, May 22, 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, May 6, 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
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
Independence Institute Local Government Project
Online via Zoom
Registration
Saturday, April 27, 9:30 a.m.
Independence Institute Speaking Up and Speaking Out
Independence Institute
727 East 16th Avenue, Denver, 80203
Registration
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 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 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 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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