Photo Credit:Frontiers of Freedom Want the short version of the story? The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners was vague about its reason for going into two executive sessions. County bureaucrats destroyed the records when they knew I was asking for them, and when public attention was heating up. They told me to get […]
Photo Credit: Denver Post Just 2 weeks into 2021, multiple readers have contacted us about different land development projects and upcoming zoning changes impacting their neighborhoods. The City of Colorado Springs is on a quest to increase population density. The terms “infill” and “density” are repeated over and over again in PlanCOS, the 2019 City […]
It’s nice when the City of Colorado Springs provides specific examples to demonstrate why we oppose ballot question 2A. We wrote an op-ed about our opposition. Through 2A, Mayor Suthers is asking your permission to keep $1.9 million of your overpaid tax money. We say the City simply doesn’t need it. Here’s a great example. […]
Photo Credit: Auburn Examiner Ballots are now hitting mailboxes throughout El Paso County. We appreciate that you, the SpringsTaxpayers.com readers, do your homework at election time. Several of you have contacted us about Amendment B —the repeal of the Gallagher Amendment. A bipartisan group of legislators came up with the repeal idea, and referred it […]
Last week, SpringsTaxpayers.com received notification that one of our Facebook ads had been removed. The ad contained data taken directly from El Paso County and the State of Colorado. None of the data was made up. We simply did some calculations and presented the county and state information in an easy to view table format. […]
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During the July 7th Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, SpringsTaxpayers.com got a shout-out by Commissioner Mark Waller. It was during a conversation about potentially indemnifying certain actions by law enforcement. Take a look at what he had to say: Why would Commissioner Waller think SpringsTaxpayers.com watches the BOCC meetings? Because we are always watching […]
Photo Credit: Colorado Springs Utilities During the May 14th Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, El Paso County Commissioners unanimously approved a variance request to allow El Paso County restaurant dining rooms to re-open under new El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) department rules. That variance request will now head to the Governor’s office for […]
Last week, we passed along details about a potential face mask ordinance being discussed by Colorado Springs City Council members. See that blog here. We know you are fired up about this. Thousands of you visited our website to read this blog. During the Monday, May 11th Colorado Springs City Council Work Session, the El […]
Photo Credit: Moose, the Dog During the April 27th Colorado Springs City Council Work Session, several members of the 9- member Council discussed the idea for a new ordinance that would require face masks to be worn in public. City Council President Richard Skorman said that as a business owner, he was worried about partial […]