Is the statewide mask mandate right for Colorado? – “Reprinted from The Colorado Springs Gazette”
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Author: Rebecca Marshall
SpringsTaxpayers.com is Persistent, Not Unglued
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 […]
DA Dan May on Probable Cause and Restaurants Re-Opening
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 […]
Mayor, Some Council Members Not Fans of Mandatory Masks
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 […]
Colorado Springs City Council Members Discuss Ordinance to Require Masks
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 […]
The Cost of Closing Parks Roads to Cars
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 […]
CSU Survey Needs More Room for Real Input
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 […]
Proposed road closures in Garden of the Gods
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 […]
Time to Re-think Urbanization
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 […]
Councilman Andy Pico Speaks Out on an Upcoming Energy Planning Workshop
Heads up on an upcoming issue that you all might want to circulate out to your networks and newsletters. As we’ve discussed before, the Utilities is updating the Electric Integrated Resource Plan (EIRP, required to do so every 5 years per the feds). The work right now is being done by the Utilities Policy Advisory […]