City REALLY Didn’t Want Us To Record This Meeting
Part of the SpringsTaxpayers.com mission is to remind public servants in local government that they need to be transparent. Most of you […]
Author: Rebecca Marshall
Argument Against PPRTA Sales Tax Renewal
SpringsTaxpayers.com submitted the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) sales tax “con” argument for the November election information booklet. We’re not certain what portions […]
The Wild, Wild Westside COS
We’ve been receiving reader comments about some activities on the Westside of Colorado Springs. Has the Westside become the dumping ground for […]
Colorado Springs Utilities Continues Broadband Insanity
We are sounding the alarm bell. You, the Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) ratepayers, are about to be on the hook for a […]
Academy School District 20 Determines Tax Increase Not a Slam Dunk After Polling
Over the past four months, we’ve been following a potential November ballot issue closely. We spent considerable time and follow-up behind the […]
El Paso County Donates Taxpayer Money to Olympic Museum for Resiliency
We recently wrote an article about our research into $9,000,000 of taxpayer American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money that was doled out to 48 […]
Pikes Peak Library Pursuing 55% More Money from Taxpayers’ Pockets
The Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) voted to put an issue on the November ballot —a hefty tax increase. It doesn’t matter […]
El Paso County Spending for the Sake of Spending
Photo Credit: The Economist El Paso County has received $139.9 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) taxpayer money. As a reminder, ARPA […]
Stop Giving Local Government Extra Spending Money
In January, we published an article about a Platte Avenue Corridor Study public meeting detailing the city’s “ambitions” for Platte Avenue. The city having […]
Does COS Need a Public Art Coordinator?
Photo Credit: Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com During the April 11th Colorado Springs City Council Work Session, Council members discussed the addition of a newly created […]