So the story is that the City Council members used to have magic credit cards, courtesy of the city, and now that they've been revoked the City Council is punishing the citizens by not giving dog-walkers free poop disposal?
Sounds like a good deal for the citizens, to me.
>>Sounds like a good deal for the citizens, to me.
The dead wood is definately being exposed as the pond level drops. Problem is they haven't cut personel- just reasigned them to projects for building new infrasture.... while leaving pot-holes unfilled (bad Voters, Baaaaad..... clunk clunk).
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The same Fearless Leaders are funding a 2..3+ Billion Dollar expansion of government infrastructure via a water project (SDS).. to enable the City's developer cabal to McSprawl its way East toward the Kansas border. Without this water, the Development Cabal can't get permits to build. Their access to the required resources is not being paid for out of their own profits - but via increased water rates ala the City-owned Utility "Enterprise".
The Rate increases are being rubber stamped by the Utility Board.... which is also, coinkidinkly, the City Council.
Quack Waddle - TAX. And a violation of the Spirit, if not the Letter, of TABOR - which requires voter approval of new taxes.
Additionaly, the development Cabal wants to change the City Charter to form a "Strong Mayor" / council structure.
The chief reason - "We need a charismatic STRONG LEADER who can SELL TAX INITIATIVES BETTER"! LOL. More taxes, for more infrastructure, for more development.... in addition to the infrastructure that we can't afford to maintain ALREADY.
If their antics weren't so expensive... they might be funny. (Well, they're funny anyhow... but they're still expensive.)
Oh and BTW, the Chief Puppet, the Mayor... is a R.I.N.O.:
"Mr. Rivera is employed by UBS PaineWebber as a Financial Advisor and hold the title of Vice President-Investments. He has been employed as a financial advisor for over 15 years."
Lionel Rivera Announces His Candidacy for Mayor of Colorado Springs
"We are all screwed unless the 16 million dollar issue is resolved!" Assistant City Manager Mike Anderson wrote to LandCo Chairman Ray Marshall in a Nov. 25, 2008, e-mail, whose subject line was, "URGENT - NEED TO MEET."
"USOC deal was in trouble early"
Brodie, James W LandCO Properties/President $2,100 LIONEL RIVERA FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN P 03/21/2006
Cisco, Christopher L LandCO Properties/Business Developm $2,100 LIONEL RIVERA FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN P 03/21/2006
Dylewski, Gary R LandCO Properties/Developer $2,100 LIONEL RIVERA FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN P 03/21/2006
Marshall, R. L LandCO Properties/Chairman $2,100 LIONEL RIVERA FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN P 03/22/2006
Raider, Michael G LandCO Properties/COO $2,100 LIONEL RIVERA FOR CONGRESS - REPUBLICAN P 03/22/2006
And yes... we WILL vote them out...
But my guess is some of the Cabal members, having milked the A$$Paper gravy train dry, are upside down financially... and are thus grasping at whatever they can to keep the kleptocracy afloat - so this isn't over by any means... just the beginning.