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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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Your humble watchdogs at Springs Taxpayers United were mentioned in a national news article about Mayor Yemi Mobolade, published in the Washington Post. We were mentioned disparagingly, of course, because it’s the Washington Post. What else can you expect? Our pursuit of world domination is progressing nicely.
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Regarding the article mentioned above, one great source on the subject would have been El Paso County Commissioner Carrie Geitner. But she informed us she was not contacted. It’s the Washington Post’s loss.
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We owe all this newfound glory and prestige to you, our loyal supporters. If you have the ability, please send a few dollars our way, so that we may continue to be mentioned disparagingly in publications far into the future. We do it all for you.
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Here is your periodic reminder that the President and CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless makes nearly $400,000 per year. The average yearly compensation for the top 10 executives at this nonprofit makes an average of $259,939. Are you wondering why the vagrant problem only gets worse? It’s a grift for the politically favored, folks.
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Also in Denver Homeless Industrial Complex news, crime has increased a whopping 2,900% in Denver’s vagrant shelter hotels. We’re sure they have a plan to throw more taxpayer dollars at the problem.
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Since they have solved all other problems, the Denver City Council has now banned sugary drinks for children.
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The ACLU is pursuing land theft reparations in Boulder. This is, as usual, a copy of the California scheme for slavery reparations. Our tyrants aren’t smart or original, so they just copy and paste California plunder schemes. How long before the Good Idea Fairy imposes this on the entire state? And, why is it we are suddenly all born in debt to the radical grievance mob, and it always involves them stealing money from people?
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Once they get a taste of that sweet, sweet money, they want to keep it. So, Colorado allocated to fix potholes and pave roads. The Mayor held a press conference about potholes last week, and we recorded it for you.
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Also, in Your Taxpayer Money at Work news this week, the Colorado State budget for the next fiscal year is a whopping $41 billion. All of the gory details can be reviewed here.
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The Colorado Springs Chief of the Housing and Community Vitality office has abruptly resigned. Strange.
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Colorado Springs City Council has approved electric and natural gas rate decreases. These reductions, which will save an average of $1.50 per month, will kick in in April.
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Colorado Springs Utilities is reporting that the prior snow season leaves us with a 3-year supply of stored water. This is before every square acre of the city is covered in apartments, however.
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Denver has a new Director for their Newcomer Program. What is a newcomer, you ask? Well, it’s a new term for an illegal alien. Changing the term doesn’t change the fact that these folks came here by illegally crossing our wide-open southern border. The new Director, Ms. Sarah Plastino, makes $175,000 per year from this illegal activity, paid for by taxpayers, of course.
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People who take Regional Transportation District (RTD) public transportation in the Denver metro are subject to crime and violence. So, RTD is doubling the police presence in light rail and other stations. When you coddle criminals, as democrats throughout Colorado do, criminals get more and more emboldened.
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The Mayor of Pueblo is accusing the Pueblo Rescue Mission of not utilizing one vagrant shelter facility since last November. But don’t worry, the never-ending river of taxpayer money to fund all this nonsense continues to flow.
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Why is your tax money going to assist certain, politically-favored small businesses that are “struggling” when taxpayers are also struggling?
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Speaking of taxpayer support, taxpayers will be on the hook for providing broadband connectivity around the state. And, we predict the taxpayer support will never, ever end.
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El Paso County states they cannot accurately track the number of illegal aliens coming into the county.
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The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) is the main defense against the fiscally irresponsible democrats dragging Colorado into the abyss like California, Illinois, and the like. You can tell how effective TABOR is at protecting taxpayers by how severely the radical left hates it, and has worked for decades to undermine it.
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This likely won’t surprise you. When your legislature brags about how cheap “renewable energy” is, they are lying. Their need to impose their utopian vision on you by force is the only truth that matters to them.
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The State of Colorado is having problems processing Medicaid payments. These failures are impacting both patients and providers. Does this give you confidence in their ability to micromanage every aspect of your life, including medical care?
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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, April 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, April 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, April 2, 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, April 16, 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, April 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, April 1, 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
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council State of the Community Townhall
Red Leg Brewing Company
2323 Garden of the Gods Road
Information and Agenda
Thursday, April 13, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Colorado Springs City Council State of the Community Townhall
Location TBD
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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