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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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Bureaucrats within the City of Colorado Springs want more bike lanes. They decided to add more bike lanes on Cascade Avenue, right where the El Paso County Board of Commissioners meet. The Commissioners were not consulted, and are not pleased. They also question the volume of bicycle traffic the city cites as frequenting that section of road. The city says between 158 and 177 bicycles pass through this section of road during peak driving time. Seems high. Do you believe this statistic?
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Do you know why bureaucrats in Colorado, such as Jared Polis, want apartments concentrated in certain areas, and bike lanes constructed instead of roads? They are implementing China’s 15-Minute City central planning policy, where bureaucrats like Polis create little ant farms for us to live in, and applaud their greatness. Is this communist central planning the proper role of an American government that is commanded, by a written constitution, to protect and defend our rights, rather than micromanage how we live, work, and travel?
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Speaking of Governor Jared Polis, he is denying that his and his party’s promotion of massive illegal immigration has led to a Venezuelan criminal gang taking over apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. Members of the Aurora City Council, as well as many Aurora citizens, say otherwise. Because it is true. A well-armed, dangerous, Venezuelan criminal gang has indeed taken over apartment complexes in Aurora, and residents are afraid. What will this criminal gang do next?
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Some news reports are indicating that all this Venezuelan criminal gang attention is negatively impacting other illegal immigrant communities in Colorado. Why are we, as citizens of Colorado and America, being forced to deal with, and pay for, any of this illegal immigration chaos at all? They came here illegally.
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An online viral video was recently released, which shows supposed residents of the Aurora apartment complex mentioned above saying that there are no Venezuelan gangs living there and that they are being unfairly targeted.
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The Colorado Legislature has passed property tax reform again. We are told that this is, finally, a permanent solution to ever-increasing property taxes.
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Denver has hatched a plan to combat crime in downtown. They will ban food trucks from operating downtown during the weekends. That should fix it.
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Denver has purchased, at taxpayer expense, an entire hotel to house illegal immigrants. American Rescue Plan dollars have been used previously to house immigrants in this hotel. They used $43 million in taxpayer money for this purchase, which works out to around $143,000 per room. Seems high, but when you are the government, someone else bears the costs of your wasteful spending.
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Also in illegal immigrant news this week, some professionally-manufactured, so-called racist signs have been professionally installed, with proper fasteners, on city property in some areas of Denver. Additionally, some of these so-called racist signs have been professionally installed in the same manner in Chicago. In related news, there’s a presidential election coming up.
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This November, Colorado voters will get to decide whether Ranked Choice Voting will be implemented in the state. Do you think this is a good idea?
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This November ballot will be a big one, with over a dozen different questions. Some are good, some are bad. Here’s all the information for you to make your informed decision.
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One ballot initiative coming in November would direct $350 million toward Colorado law enforcement. These funds would go toward salary increases and hiring of new officers. Will Colorado law-enforcement officers be able to police properly without being used as scapegoats by a radical legislature?
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The Martin Drake power plant in Colorado Springs has officially been demolished. Now, we prepare for higher utility bills, and the mad rush to reward developers who want to build on this land.
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The Ford Amphitheater saga continues in Colorado Springs. Attorneys for the residents, who are negatively impacted by noise from this venue, indicate that Colorado Springs officials ignored state noise laws when granting approval to build this concert venue. Would they do such a thing? If they did do such a thing, would they give themselves a pass, like the Flying W Ranch water tower?
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The Penrose Public Library in downtown Colorado Springs will have a 7-foot-high fence installed for security. Because fences and walls work, folks.
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Taxpayer money is used, in Colorado and elsewhere, to train leftist activists in colleges and universities. One example is this accounting of radical class offerings at Colorado State University. Why are we being forced, as taxpayers, to train activists rather than educate future productive citizens?
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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, September 9, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, August 10, 1:00 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, September 10, 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, September 24, 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, 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
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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