Last year, Rock Ledge Ranch in Colorado Springs instituted a $50 fee for citizens who want a photographer to take portrait photos of them at this taxpayer-supported park. This includes the portion of the park that is open to the public, and requires no entry fee. We asked for more details and received good information from the […]
In light of all the discussions in Colorado Springs about bike lanes, safety, and transportation prioritization, friend of SpringsTaxpayers, Paotie Dawson penned this piece of satire. NOTE: This is satire. We know these things didn’t actually happen. Have some fun along with us! Colorado Springs — At a press conference held at City Hall in […]
Photo Credit: Wienerschnitzel.com In March of last year, we brought you the story of a piece of taxpayer-owned land that the City of Colorado Springs sold to a builder of low-income housing for the price of $1. The land, located at Austin Bluffs and Templeton Gap, was valued at $570,000. We thought that was a […]
In March, 2018, we brought you news of a 1.14 acre parcel of land, valued at $570,000, that was gifted by the City of Colorado Springs to a non-profit builder of low income housing, for the price of $1. We said at the time that, “some would look at this as a loss of $569,999 to […]
On July 8th, the Colorado Springs City Council heard a short presentation about an upcoming resolution that will have taxpayers funding a new road on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) campus. It is called Spine Road. The total cost of the road project is $2,000,000. City Council will likely agree to pull $1,000,000 from […]
When it comes to development projects, the City of Colorado Springs plays a predictable game. They hold “public process” meetings, but do what they want anyway. It’s like the cult classic movie Groundhog Day, as the same story unfolds over and over again. Unfortunately though, we never get our fairytale ending. In 2015, residents of […]
Photo: Colorado Springs City Councilman and CSU Board Member Andy Pico On June 17th, the Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) Board met, and one item up for discussion was approving an “Energy Vision Statement”. The draft statement that the board approved says: “Provide resilient, reliable and cost-effective energy that is environmentally sustainable, reduces our carbon footprint […]
At SpringsTaxpayers.com, we have been bringing you news on a package of tax incentives and other goodies that have been provided to (or offered to) Scheels, to entice them to open a store in Colorado Springs. You can catch up on the back-story here, here, and here. Now Tim Leonard, a representative for some of […]
Another story of waste and abuse of taxpayer money in Colorado Springs, Recently, a concerned citizen contacted the Gazette’s Woodmen Edition and asked them to look into why the City of Colorado Springs had repaved the roads of a newer 44-home subdivision called “Estates at Rockrimmon”, while roads in other areas of the City were in […]
Photo credit: Scheels.com At SpringsTaxpayers, we have been reporting since February on the ‘sweetheart Scheels deal’ that will allow Scheels to charge its customers a 1% Public Improvement Fee (PIF) instead of a 1% sales tax, but then pocket that the estimated $16,000,000 they collect from shoppers. We reported that this is unfair to the other […]
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