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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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Governor Jared Polis says he will help President Trump deport criminal illegal aliens, but will not help deport illegal aliens that have not committed crimes. Didn’t 100% of them commit a crime by entering the country illegally?
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Pueblo will soon get 260 chargers for boutique electric vehicles. These chargers will be installed in low-income areas and cost taxpayers $11.5 million. Do low-income people drive electric vehicles?
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The Colorado ACLU threatens to sue any Colorado law enforcement agency cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ACLU is now just another weapon for the radical left.
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Who wants to increase pay for Colorado Springs City Council members? Well, city council members do, that’s who. Would you support this pay increase?
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An effort has kicked off to end wolf reintroduction in Colorado. Proponents are hoping to get enough signatures for a ballot initiative to overturn the previous ballot initiative that created the wolf reintroduction mess we are in now.
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Jenkins Middle School in Colorado Springs has been deemed structurally unsafe to inhabit and will be closed. Will voters be blamed for this since they rejected the 2021 District 11 bond measure?
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A recent study indicates that almost 25% of El Paso County families are having trouble making ends meet. Additionally, more and more people are applying to a federally-funded program that helps pay for utility costs. Meanwhile, the cost of the Colorado government grows and grows under Governor Jared Polis. They see you as their personal ATM, folks.
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Another recent study shows that one-third of Colorado households are currently enduring financial hardship. Meanwhile, the cost of the Colorado government grows and grows under Governor Jared Polis.
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Meanwhile, Colorado Springs has been cited as the fifth-best-performing city in the United States. Strong job and salary growth are listed as positive attributes. We suspect the wrong people were asked the questions.
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Did you know that, despite any financial hardships you may be enduring, you have $650,000 to give to the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs to study alcohol use among “gender minority youth.” It’s true! The amount of taxpayer money funneled to the politically favored through university grants is mind-boggling.
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Colorado Springs residents may get to vote again on sales of recreational marijuana within city limits. Some have cited a great deal of confusion from the two competing ballot measures that were presented on the November ballot.
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The saga surrounding the use of electric bicycles on local trails continues. Two former councilmembers, Wayne Williams and Richard Skorman, want this issue to go to voters, rather than have the Colorado Springs City Council make the decision.
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Two new El Paso County Board Commissioners were sworn in this week. Overall, three county board members and the county district attorney were sworn in for their latest terms.
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Colorado Springs City Council has expanded the sit-lie ordinance in the city. Will this expansion simply push the vagrants into other areas?
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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 27, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, January 28, 9:00 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 21, 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, January 28, 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
Tuesday, January 21, 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
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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