Author: DANIEL CHACÓN
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Bruce blankets city with subpoenas in trespassing case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ongoing feud between anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce and the Colorado Springs City Council over a trespassing charge is taking an unusual turn today. Bruce said he subpoenaed several council members to a 1:30 p.m.…
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CITY BUDGET: All workers may lose 4 holidays; some may get furloughs, too
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police officers and firefighters, largely shielded from the proposed 2010 budget cuts, may have to take unpaid days off next year, too. The City Council is now considering a proposal to reduce the…
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Council abolishing stormwater enterprise
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Saying the voters had spoken when they approved Issue 300 last week, the Colorado Springs City Council agreed Monday to phase out the controversial Stormwater Enterprise. “I’m convinced that when people were voting on it,…
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Crushing defeat delivers a message: Shrink government
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rattled by an economic downturn and skeptical of the dire predictions emanating from City Hall, Colorado Springs voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to raise property taxes to stave off myriad cuts in city services next…
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Tax hike, Bruce measure bring out the vote in city election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters considering a property tax increase in Colorado Springs and an initiative by anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce have pushed turnout to about 37 percent in the final leg of today’s election. Through 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,…