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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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A town hall was held at the Citadel Mall last week, hosted by KOAA, and attended by Mayor Mobolade, CSPD Chief Vazquez, and others. Folks at this event are hoping to address violent crime as an overall community. We attended and captured a video for you.
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A big focus of this violent crime town hall was money. Your money, and who it could go to as a result of the violent crime we’ve been seeing. Read our latest original article for all the details.
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Speaking of Springs Taxpayers United original articles, we have a call to action for you regarding building height in Colorado Springs. Would you like to see height restrictions? Check out our other original article this week to see how you can help.
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We’ve been reporting for a while now on the effort by radical leftists in the Colorado legislature to exempt themselves from open meeting laws, thus allowing them to avoid public transparency on communications. Well, they were so excited by this, that the bill was rushed through the legislative process and immediately signed into law by Governor Polis. What will they exempt themselves from next? We do not have representative government in Colorado, folks.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has proudly opened a “micro-community” in the city that will be able to house 60 street people. Oh, we forgot to mention, he dumped this community in the middle of an existing community that really didn’t want it. For more details on why, refer to our original article on HUD Fair Housing Rules. Additionally, per policy, it’s okay if residents of this “micro-community” are whacked out of their minds on drugs. This will pair nicely with the taxpayer-funded drug dens the legislature wants for us. Yes, our politicians truly are this awful.
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Speaking of our awful politicians, some of them have been tasked with finding a solution to property taxes. How is it that they had a special session in 2023 to solve the property tax issue they created, and they still need to find a solution to property taxes? Because they aren’t really looking for a solution. They are acting in bad faith, and looking for ways to scam you.
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These same horrible, tyrannical politicians are pushing a bill discouraging people like you from appealing land use decisions. This would make communities powerless against developers, and the legislature wants this. But, since denying your constitutional right to petition your government for a grievance isn’t tyrannical enough, a provision in the bill states that if you appeal a development in your neighborhood due to safety concerns, the state will hold you responsible for attorney fees. Yes, they are truly this awful.
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Having solved all the other problems, the Denver City Council is planning to ban sugary drinks for children. Because it’s for the children.
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The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments would like your feedback on, “active transportation”, which is their special new term for forcing you out of your automobile and onto something they prefer.
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U.S. Representative Buck, from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, is suddenly vacating his seat. This will trigger a special election.
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The City of Colorado Springs is considering bringing ambulance services in-house, and no longer contracting with a private provider. A closed-door meeting will be held to discuss this.
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A Colorado Springs City Council State of the Community meeting was held on March 13th, featuring Councilmembers Dave Leinweber and Brian Risley. We attended, and our video of this meeting can be seen here. Initially, there is significant crowd noise, but that subsides after 2 minutes.
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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, March 25, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, March 26, 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, March 19, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, March 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, March 20, 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, March 18, 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
Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 p.m.
Independence Institute Speaking Up and Speaking Out Seminar
Church for All Nations
6540 Templeton Gap Road
Information and Agenda
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council State of the Community Townhall
Red Leg Brewing Company
2323 Garden of the Gods Road
Information and Agenda
Thursday, April 13, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council State of the Community Townhall
Location TBD
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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