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Category: City Spending

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022City and County Government, City Spending

The Privately Funded Drake Task Force Receives “Help” on Many Fronts

Did you know that the Martin Drake Coal Power Plant was decommissioned in August, 2021? You might have noticed due to your […]

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022City and County Government, City Spending

Olympic Museum Quickly Becoming a Money Pit

Local politicians branded Colorado Springs as “Olympic City USA” back in 2016. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM) rides the brand […]

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022City Government, City Spending

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 […]

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022City Government, City Spending

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 […]

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022City Spending, Colorado Springs City Council

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 […]

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022City Spending

Government Over-Spending Makes April Fools’ Jokes Plausible

Last week, we were amused about a couple of Facebook posts by the Mayor of Colorado Springs and Downtown Colorado Springs.  Mayor […]

March 22, 2022March 24, 2022City Spending, Colorado Springs City Council

Connect COS Planners Stumped About Their Own Projects

Do Colorado Springs transportation planners care about how you want to travel or do they want what they want, figuring you’ll adjust […]

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022City Spending, Colorado Springs City Council

COS Pilot Program: Darkened Streets and Useless Data

During last week’s City Council Work Session, Joshua Pace from the City of Colorado Springs Office of Innovation presented information to City […]

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021City Government, City Spending

Mayor Suthers Pitches Increase to Stormwater Fee

Photo Credit:ColoradoSprings.gov Where else but in America, do taxpayers pay for a federal agency to sue their city, pay attorney fees on […]

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020City Government, City Spending

Out-of-Area Money Funded 2C

SpringsTaxpayers.com took on a big challenge this year. We knew that we were facing an, “uphill both ways in the snow” battle, […]

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