Apparently having five little rings on the side of a building and some stationary is more important to our leaders than keeping (and sustaining) high profile commerce in our community. Did anyone consider the impact that not having the displaced HP employees and their families has had on property and sales tax revenue. What about the impact it has had on our community as a whole. Those are people that were members of PTA’s and volunteer organizations. They were people that invited family and friends to come and visit our amazing city, oh and spend spend spend while they were here. Having the HPs an Intels of the world pull out of the Springs hurts everyone in the city.
I wonder if that lost revenue could have fixed some potholes or maybe improved our parks or given our emergency workers the tools and man power they need to serve our citizens better? Could it have had adverse effects on the school system?

On the other hand that money probably would have just ended up in the hands of a select few looking to leave their mark on Colorado Springs. Oh, and stick us with a big fat bill for a few measly rings on an office building that people wont want to see if it means spending a dollar an hour to park their cars.

Give companies a reason to do business here. Donate some money to the Olympic Training Center, that is what people come here to see anyway. The OTC is what draws the crowds; we want to be inspired by what is taking place out there. There is nothing about an office building filled with a bunch of talking heads that inspires us to do anything great.

Most of all the mayor and council need to remember that they are serving us, not their own agendas. We deserve better than this from our government

……and people say I sound more and more like my dad every day, I don’t buy it though.