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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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The idea of ranked-choice voting is gaining traction, and polls show it may pass in Colorado. Is this good for the citizens of Colorado?
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This November, Colorado Springs residents will have the opportunity to vote on three local issues, including the extension of the pothole tax, and sales of recreational marijuana inside city limits.
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Around 10,000 convicts are on parole in Colorado, and no one knows where 1,000 of them are. The Colorado criminal justice system is failing citizens.
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Colorado school districts will soon be applying for a $50,000 taxpayer-funded grant to help school officials reduce student cell phone usage. Is a taxpayer-funded grant necessary for this?
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Colorado Springs City Councilman Dave Donelson is proposing that the City of Colorado Springs join a lawsuit against Colorado for inflicting the immigration crisis on the city.
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During COVID, the government was excited to throw trillions in taxpayer funds into the wind. One local man has been convicted of using fraud to obtain $500,000 of this money. How many fraud cases do we not know about?
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Some Pueblo homeowners, who were mistakenly taxed as though they lived in a flood zone, will be getting some money back.
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Southern Colorado officials will crack down on expired vehicle license plate registrations.
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Here comes the seasonal rate hike from Colorado Springs Utilities. Expect your bill to increase by around $8 per month this time around.
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People can't afford their utility bills or groceries. What solution do government servants propose? Continued wealth redistribution from you to someone else. All of the "partner organizations" mentioned in this Project COPE article receive taxpayer-funded grants, so you are picking up the tab for yourself, as well as others.
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Taxpayers are forced to foot the bill for Springs Rescue Mission services. They are opening a new housing facility in Colorado Springs.
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There is apparently a shortage of construction workers in Colorado. What is the answer? Well, naturally, using taxpayer money to train new workers. Taxpayer money taken from you by government force is always the answer, folks. Whatever happened to on-the-job construction training, which has been the norm since caveman times?
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Also in cost of living news this week, around 90,000 students in Colorado are expected to default on their student loan payments. People simply can’t afford the cost of the federal government’s monopoly on student loans, brought to you by President Barack Obama.
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Colorado Springs City Council voted this week to keep any potential recreational marijuana sales locations far away from schools, childcare facilities, and treatment facilities. This measure will essentially eliminate the chance that recreational marijuana will be sold within Colorado Springs city limits, even if Ballot Issue 2C passes in November.
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Here’s a somewhat long, but very informative video detailing how Colorado democrats are using your tax dollars, and their positions in government, to set up a permanent human trafficking network to bring illegal immigrants into Colorado, while simultaneously rewarding their politically connected friends with tax dollars. Additionally, democrats are giving themselves a new pool of voters. Yes, this is how low they are willing to stoop for power and money.
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Who is driving the wolf importation policy in Colorado? Apparently, it’s the unelected spouse of Governor Jared Polis. In related news, a good friend of the Governor and his spouse, who was once appointed to the state veterinary board by Polis, pled guilty to animal cruelty for keeping birds in filthy conditions. Just in case you were wondering how Colorado became the way it is now.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation, which supposedly exists to serve the transportation needs of the people, has grand ambitions. Unfortunately, building more roads isn’t among them.
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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 7, 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 8, 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 1, 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, October 8, 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, Ocotber 16, 1:00 p.m.
Utilities Board of Directors
Blue River Board Room
Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th Floor, and online
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Monday, October 7, 5:00 p.m.
Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Committee
City Hall
107 S. Nevada Avenue, Suite 200
Also, online via Microsoft Teams
Information and Agenda
Tuesday, October 29, 6:00 p.m.
Independence Institute Citizen’s Guide to Civic Involvement
Online via Zoom
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 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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