Comments on: Small, Glenn already eyeing tough budget decisions

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:11:52 +0000

I am so disappointed with the responses from our city government. Just another example of elected arrogance. When our budget is tight at home or work we look for way to save and conserve so we can still meet our obligations. The city government should do the same. I don’t think this is an “anti-tax” vote so much as it’s an “anti-waste” mandate. If we felt we could trust our elected officials to make conservative decisions it would be easier to authorize the funding. I personally will find it difficult to vote for re-election of any of them.

By: Lon

Lon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:10:05 +0000

Well said James. Though not a native, I am proud of Colorado Springs and have put a lot of work into making the Springs a better place. Then this foolishness happens. It makes me want to stop working on helping better the city. After the Springs turns into a city like New York was portrayed in the Kurt Russell (Snake Pliskin) movie escape from New York, maybe then the citizens will wake-up. It might just be too late.

By: James A Speer

James A Speer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:42:45 +0000

I was born and raised in Colorado Springs . . . after leaving for college in California upon graduation from Palmer HIgh School, I proceeded to live all across the country–Chicago, Brooklyn, NY, New Jersey, back to the Chicago area, and finally, I returned to Colorado Springs to live until the present in 1996. I have always had an extreme sense of pride in the City of Colorado Springs. Now for the first time in my life–after the defeat of 2c and the passage of 300, I am extremely ashamed of my home town.

I am so disappointed that the anti-tax, anti-government majority of this town can be so set in their ideology that they can ignore the “public good” of our community. The majority used this election–major cuts in Parks and Recreation, snow removal, Firefighters, Policemen, and untold numbers of other puclic services, not to mention the very closure of the Pioneers Museum–to express: 1. their own selfish private interests; 2. their rage over whatever failures they observe in how the City Council has manged or manges the city; 3. their anger of what they may dislike is happening at the national and state level of American political life . . . . and in the process, they have cut off their nose to spite their face. It is beyond my imagination how they can be so blind.

I believe in majority rule, but that does not mean the majority is always right, and one thing is certain, the majority will have to live with the unfortunate consequences of this decision for a long time–unfortunately the minority will have to live with it too. In my opinion it greatly diminishes Colorado Springs making it a far less desirable place to live–and we will live to regret this decision. But beyond that, it makes me deeply ashamed of the town I have loved all my life . . . I am greatly saddened this day.

By: Don Rabidoux

Don Rabidoux — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:29:09 +0000

I think the thing that bothers many of us is no one is talking about reviewing policies and procedures to see if our city can become more efficient to save money. Our City Council has always gone right to cutting services. It feels like we were being blackmailed to pass the measures before and are now being punished since we didn’t.

By: Lynn Liggett

Lynn Liggett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:41 +0000

I would like to know how much of the employees health insurance benefit the city is paying? Does anyone know that percentage?