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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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Illegal aliens are flocking to Denver because it’s a sanctuary city. This is causing a 6000% increase in emergency room visits. It’s free to them, but it costs you plenty.
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Nearly 30,000 Venezuelans, who crossed the southern border illegally, are now living in tents on the sidewalks in Denver.
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Toilet City is also spending $10 million in taxpayer money on toilets for the homeless. Irony abounds.
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The government-set minimum wage increased in Denver to $18.29 per hour. However, in reality, as opposed to government fantasy, the minimum wage is zero.
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El Paso County has lowered property tax mill levies by 20% to comply with TABOR law. Now, if we can just get the state to comply.
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Property tax levies were also reduced in Colorado Springs, thanks to TABOR. Now, if we could just get the state to comply. We aren’t holding our breath. They don’t represent us. They represent themselves, and the continued failure of their socialist fantasy world.
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Should there be a limit on building height in downtown Colorado Springs? And, can they actually comply with building plans if a limit is set? The water tank fiasco in Mountain Shadows has us concerned.
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Speaking of the Mountain Shadows water tank, Flying W LLC is filing a lawsuit accusing the Colorado Springs City Council of abusing its discretion. Why are citizens continually put in a position where they have to sue their own representative government?
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Radical leftists in the Colorado legislature want to give incarcerated prison inmates the right to vote. So, those who have committed crimes so heinous that they have been removed from society should get to vote to decide the course of society, according to some in the state legislature.
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Customers of the Mountain Metro buses are voicing concerns about carbon monoxide leaks. Public transportation just keeps looking worse.
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The radical Colorado legislature passed a tangled web of new laws we don’t need, including a law capping rental deposits, and reducing rental pet deposit fees. We are always just a slew of new nannying laws away from utopia, folks!
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All these nannying laws are causing public confidence in Colorado to slip drastically in several key areas, all related to governmental overreach. Our crystal ball says this is not an accident. Colorado residents are correct when they indicate they have no faith in public institutions in the state.
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Governor Polis and his like-minded allies have created a plan to micromanage every aspect of your life. From your energy usage, to how you use open space. The mask is off. Jared Polis is not the libertarian some folks claim he is. He views the government as the master of your life.
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Speaking of laws, numerous state agencies, including the governor’s office, are breaking the law, and keeping tens of millions in taxpayer money, even though the law states they cannot keep more than $200,000 per agency in reserves. This is just another intentional slap in the face to taxpayers. Why should we obey laws they make when they don’t obey laws they make?
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Another Colorado Springs homeowner is left with a severely damaged home after a Colorado Springs Utilities sewer line malfunctioned. The city is denying responsibility, even though the homeowner’s insurance company said it was the city’s fault.
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Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade is on board the Polis Front Range Rail grift. Not surprising.
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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, January 8, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, January 9, 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, January 9, 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, January 17, 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, January 9, 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
Thursday, February 1, 6:30 p.m.
Independence Institute Local Government Training Workshop
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 social media 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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