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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 United States Supreme Court decided that it was illegal for government to pay off people’s student loans with taxpayer’s money. This was a blatant vote-buying scheme on the part of the Biden administration. Where have we seen this before?
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Mountain Metro Transit is proposing changes and additions to some bus routes around town. MMT has also received $3.2 million in taxpayer funds to add electric buses to their fleet.
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The City of Colorado Springs is further restricting the amount of turf grass that can be installed with new construction.
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade has created a new office: The Office of Community Affairs. This office is designed to “…create connections with community stakeholders….” We wonder if taxpayers are considered stakeholders, and if this will lead to less potholes.
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So far, 49% of property valuation protests were approved in El Paso County. The county was inundated with over 33,000 property tax valuation protests. Did you protest your tax assessment, and what was the result?
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Overall, in Colorado, tens-of-thousands of residents have protested their property tax valuations. The legislature could have addressed this issue, but instead they decided, along with Governor Polis, to use this as an opportunity to defeat TABOR once and for all.
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Colorado will receive $826.5 million in federal taxpayer money to expand broadband services. Also, the United States national debt stands at $32 trillion and counting. Is this the proper role of government, or should private companies who can’t tax people into ruin be doing this?
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In other “Taxpayers are a Slush Fund” news this week, the State of Colorado has awarded a total of $18 million to various “Affordable Housing” developments in the state. One local development, The Launchpad, which is designed for homeless youth on the westside of Colorado Springs, will receive $4.75 million.
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Residents of one Briargate neighborhood are pushing back against the city. Some residents claim they were not appropriately informed, or were even mislead, about an “affordable housing” apartment development in their neighborhood.
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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, July 10, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, July 11, 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, July 11, 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, July 18, 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, July 19, 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, July 18, 6:30 p.m
Living With Wildfire Townhall for Cragmor, Falcon Estates, Garden Ranch, Palmer Park, Pine Creek Estates, Pulpit Rock, Rockrimmon, Rustic Hills, Sunset Mesa, Thunderbird Estates, Woodmen Valley
Pulpit Rock Church
301 Austin Bluffs Parkway
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 You Tube 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 tri-pod 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!
Laura and Rebecca
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