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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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Former El Paso County Commissioner, Jim Bensberg, has submitted a Springs Taxpayers United exclusive guest opinion offering comments about Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 refusing to lower their mill levy.
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Last June, Governor Polis signed a law allowing law enforcement to use speed cameras to monitor speed, issue speeding tickets, and collect the subsequent revenue with the use of technology instead of officers. Is Colorado Springs embracing this technology and the resultant cash flow? It appears so. Read all about it in our latest original article.
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One Denver liquor store is blaming the nearby homeless hotel for a series of break-ins they’ve been seeing. They are probably not wrong.
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Remember the Denver universal basic income experiment, that paid homeless people lots of taxpayer money merely for existing? Well, this program is being used for the new influx of illegal aliens, too. Maybe that’s one reason why they are going to Denver in the first place.
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Some Denver businesses are receiving taxpayer-funded grants to offset the filth and misery the vagrant problem has caused them. No word on yet whether there are plans to stem the filth and misery in the first place.
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Some migrants in Denver have been spending time cleaning the windshields of cars stopped in traffic, and then pressing for money for the undesired service.
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After years of silence or support for illegal immigration, Governor Jared Polis is now complaining about the federal mismanagement of our southern border. Their fantasy virtue is crumbling under the actual reality.
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It’s looking like some of the Denver migrants are making their way, or being bussed, to Colorado Springs. Both Mayor Yemi Mobolade and the El Paso County Commissioners have declared that we are not a sanctuary city or county. The El Paso County Commissioners are also urging local non-profits to avoid handouts to illegal immigrants arriving here.
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Colorado Springs City Council is planning to build two new parks on re-zoned land on the east side of the city.
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More taxpayer-funded housing is being built in southeast Colorado Springs. This will be an expansion of an existing development.
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Your 2024 property tax statements are available now. How much more will you be paying to the government for the privilege of living in your own home? You can find out by entering your information at this link.
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Are the radical leftists in the Colorado legislature paving the way for a taxpayer-funded slavery reparations program just like San Francisco? It appears they are.
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In Colorado Springs, it seems Mayor Mobolade will continue the tradition, set by Mayor Suthers, of continually asking taxpayers to fund 2C, which we are told is used to pave roads and fix potholes.
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Here is a summary of all the folks running to take over for Dough Lamborn in the 5th Congressional District in Colorado.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife may take over the management of travel and recreation on Pikes Peak. Do you think this will be a smart move?
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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, February 12, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, February 13, 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, February 6, 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, February 13, 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, February 21, 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, February 5, 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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