Photo Credit:ColoradoSprings.gov Where else but in America, do taxpayers pay for a federal agency to sue their city, pay attorney fees on both sides, and then pick up the tab for the imposed fines and future required projects? Let’s look back at the history of the Colorado Springs Stormwater Fee to understand what taxpayers are […]
SpringsTaxpayers.com took on a big challenge this year. We knew that we were facing an, “uphill both ways in the snow” battle, as we opposed the renewal of ballot issue 2C, AKA “the Pothole Tax.” Although we were significantly underfunded compared to the “Yes on 2C” group, we stepped up to that challenge and gave […]
The City of Colorado Springs is in hot pursuit of our tax dollars, and not just through the renewal of Ballot Question 2C. We have been hearing from officials at the City of Colorado Springs that 2C money hasn’t been used for bike lane infrastructure. Yesterday, we published a blog showing they are doing just […]
Back in 2015, my husband and I were driving older vehicles. We still owned our oldest car, a 2000 Nissan Maxima. It was going strong, but it was taking a beating when traveling on the roads in Colorado Springs. We felt the condition of the roads was hurting both of our vehicles. We had no […]
In November of 2015, Colorado Springs voters approved ballot issue 2C —AKA The Pothole Tax— and it’s now up for renewal. At the time, they called it a temporary increase to the sales tax. We were doubtful that it would be temporary, clearly for good reason. In his 2015 State of the City address, Mayor […]
On July 8th, the Colorado Springs City Council heard a short presentation about an upcoming resolution that will have taxpayers funding a new road on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) campus. It is called Spine Road. The total cost of the road project is $2,000,000. City Council will likely agree to pull $1,000,000 from […]