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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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Now that a special session has been called to address the looming property tax disaster, will Governor Polis and the legislature act in good faith, or play politics and continue to maneuver to steal our TABOR refunds? Our crystal ball says the latter.
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Let’s be perfectly clear: This property tax disaster, the failure of Prop HH, and any bad faith TABOR-attacking legislation resulting from the special session rests squarely on the shoulders of Governor Jared Polis.
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One recent study shows that, if Governor Polis and the legislature do not get serious about addressing property tax relief, the average family will pay over $1,000 more per year in property taxes. Here’s a question: if the value of your home increases, why should the government automatically get paid more?
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Governor Polis is handing out the second-largest tax credit in the United States. Even people of questionable immigration status will receive a $1,200 tax credit per family.
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Colorado Springs voters also rejected Ballot Issue 2A, Mayor Mobolade’s nebulous plan to build a new police academy building. Despite this rejection at the ballot box, Mayor Mobolade will proceed with plans to build a police academy. If he can still do this, why did he need to take our TABOR refunds?
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Approximately 80 Venezuelan illegal immigrants are camping under bridges in Carbondale, Colorado, just outside of Aspen. For the record, Carbondale is in Garfield County, which is a sanctuary county. Instead of living up to their virtuous sanctuary creed, and their professed commitment to equity, residents are calling it a crisis, and not embracing the cultural enrichment opportunity. Heartbreaking.
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The Colorado Springs Fire Department Chief is concerned with the aging firefighting apparatus in the city.
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Many smaller fire districts around the state are sounding the alarm on property tax relief, saying property tax reductions could impact the services they provide.
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This week in, “Of Course They Did That,” Colorado Springs City Council has decided that the 60-foot-high water tower in Mountain Shadows, which was only approved to be 40 feet high, will remain 60 feet high. We fully expect the people who made this gross error to get a giant raise, because that’s how government works.
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El Paso County is asking for help from the City of Colorado Springs to clean up homeless camps. Looking around town it seems like the city has its hands full, and the county might want to fend for itself.
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Also in vagrant news this week, one police raid in a Dorchester Park encampment in Colorado Springs led to the arrest of 12 people, including 2 felony warrants and 35 misdemeanor warrants. Evidence would suggest that lack of housing isn’t really the problem.
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The crime rate increase in Colorado has given us the fourth-highest crime rate in the country. You have a radical, criminal-friendly legislature to thank for this.
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Who is interested in paying 77% more to heat your home? That’s exactly what one recent study shows will happen if natural gas heating is replaced with the Polis-approved all-electric heating.
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The Colorado Springs City Auditorium will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Mayor Mobolade has assembled a team to see if anything can be done with this ancient landmark.
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In Apartment City USA news this week, more apartments are planned for the Briargate area. A new, 284-unit complex is planned for the southeast corner of Briargate Parkway and Powers. Is there truly a shortage of apartments in Colorado Springs? They are being built everywhere.
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One local resident claims the replacement of a gas line by Colorado Springs Utilities left her with serious property damage.
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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, November 27, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, November 28, 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
Thursday, November 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
Tuesday, December 5, 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
No meetings currently posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Monday, November 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 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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