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 […]
Photo Credit: City of Colorado Springs This is our 3rd blog in a series detailing local anti-automobile groups’ push to block automobiles from park roads during the COVID 19 crisis. First we reported on a Colorado City Council Meeting discussion about the proposed closure of parks, whether their intent is to close them permanently or […]
Recently, I was awarded a Title by the Colorado Springs Mayor. The Title is “Would-Be Traffic Engineer.” I take this Title seriously because I can see the dangers posed to our automobile drivers and even cyclists by changes that have been put in place by the City Traffic Engineers. They’ve actually been paid to engineer these […]
Last week, we posted a blog about local anti-automobile activists seeking to close Garden of the Gods roads to automobile use. See that blog here. Many readers contacted us this week to complain that their emails to City Council members were bouncing back, and that they weren’t able reach several Council members to share their […]
Photo Credit: Colorado Springs Utilities A few weeks ago, a Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) employee contacted Springs Taxpayers, to invite our readers to participate in their survey, which runs through May 3rd. While we appreciate that they want input from a good cross section of ratepayers, it appears they aren’t seeking a cross section of […]
Photo Credit: Visit COS Our nation is in the midst of a crisis. At SpringsTaxpayers.com, our primary concern is health —we want everyone to emerge on the other side of this pandemic untouched by COVID-19. The economy and getting people back to work are our top priorities. We are pulling for our community. We have […]
Photo Credit: LA Times Colorado Springs citizens have a lot of experience being pushed in directions they don’t want to go. We continue to be alarmed about the push to further urbanize Colorado Springs. In February, the Gazette featured a story highlighting a visit to Colorado Springs, by urbanist Alissa Walker, a resident of Los […]
During this pandemic, government should be focused on saving lives, and minimizing the pandemic’s impact on the economy. That’s it. But some people and organizations are looking to use the pandemic to further political agendas. We have a sharp ear out for that. On April 2nd, Toole Design hosted an online webinar called, “Rebalancing Streets […]