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By Laura Carno Jeff Crank, a friend of SpringsTaxpayers.com, took on the Gazette on his November 18th show. And he didn’t pull any punches. Full disclosure, I used to produce Jeff’s show back in the day, and we remain very good friends. Take a listen to his podcast. Jeff wants to know why the Gazette covered the […]

By Laura Carno **Update – The Colorado Springs Gazette ran Laura Carno’s Letter to the Editor on Wednesday, November 15. http://gazette.com/letters-gymnasts-safety-and-sexual-abuse-calling-attention-to-systemic-racism/article/1615303 On November 8, 2017, the Colorado Springs Gazette published an article called, ” Voting Postmortem: 13 winners and losers in the Colorado Springs 2017 Election.” Below is a letter to the editor I submitted […]

By Laura Carno First, a sincere thank you to every voter and donor who took this election seriously, and went to the trouble of educating yourselves on the issues. That is what it takes over the long run to have public servants who know they work for us. While 2A passed by 54% – 46%, […]

By Jeff Crank In an August 13, 2015 article in the Gazette entitled Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers takes exception to group’s no-tax claim, Mayor Suthers and many members of the Colorado Springs city council argued erroneously that a city budget study — commissioned by an outside group which I helped arrange—called for taxing Colorado […]

First Letter to the Editor (submitted but not accepted for publication by the Gazette and the Colorado Springs Independent) Voters who rent should vote no on 2A We all remember when Nancy Pelosi’s said, before the House voted on the Affordable Care Act, that “we have to pass the bill so that you can find […]

I am completely opposed to the Stormwater Fee; it really is a tax. Our Mayor, being an attorney loves to play with words. While he was Attorney General for the State of Colorado, the budget for his office increased by 54%. Why do developers with raw land get a pass on any fees? This is unconscionable. Mayor Suthers is […]

The proposed stormwater fee is the largest transfer of responsibility and cost from the developers to the public in this city’s history. The city needs a stormwater fee, but this ballot issue fails on three critical points: It lacks specifics. Will this be outsourced or made into another utility? Where is the cost analysis? Will […]

First I want to say I have the highest respect for the Mayor and all he has done for our City. His collaboration with City Council is a major factor why our economy has grown so significantly since he assumed office just over 2 short years ago. This same economic growth, however, is why, as […]