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Rivera: No-tax pledge makes stormwater options hard
Photo by Daniel J. Chacón Former Mayor Lionel Rivera says the city has “plenty of options” to fund stormwater, which the city has largely put off since the City Council put a bullet between the eyes...
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Bach: ‘The day of reckoning is in front of us’
UPDATE: Stormwater is a municipal government obligation. While Mayor Steve Bach has said that city staff is looking for efficiencies within the existing budget to help pay for stormwater improvements,...
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County commissioners mull city efforts to tack stormwater fees on tax bills
The city’s ongoing efforts to collect past-due stormwater fees will be the subject of a closed executive session Thursday among the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners. The five commissioners...
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City will lose $530K in revenue next year with elimination of red-light cameras
Mayor Steve Bach wanted a $1.5 million contingency fund for 2012. The year hasn’t even started and his proposed contingency has been whittled down to $300,000. The city’s Budget Office says there are...
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Quote of the Day
After the public hearing on the proposed 2012 budget on Thursday night, Mayor Steve Bach defended his plan to allocate a $1.5 million discretionary fund for his office. His stance is the subject of...
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Councilwoman seeks cover with stormwater vote she never took
Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Lisa Czelatdko is claiming she was one of three council members who voted against collection efforts of unpaid stormwater fees that have sparked a public outcry. But...
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Collection agency ‘will not apologize’ for pursuing unpaid stormwater fees
Ric Mills, the vice president and chief operating officer of A-1 Collections Inc., defended his company’s collection tactics in an open letter to Colorado Springs residents yesterday. “I will not...
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Sheriff orders hold on ‘stormwater troopers’
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies have been ordered to stop raiding the cash registers of businesses that have unpaid Stormwater Enterprise fees. “I have put a hold until further review,” Sheriff...
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Homebuyer stuck with someone else’s past-due stormwater fees
Will City Council help David Parris? Colorado Springs city officials unleashed a torrent of backlash when they created the Stormwater Enterprise. Even though the fees were set to zero last year, the...
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Bach says supporter questioned his decisions two weeks into the job
Mayor Steve Bach Mayor Steve Bach covered a lot of ground yesterday in his speech at the first-ever Latino Community Luncheon. Bach talked about the challenges facing city government, including a...
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