Comments on: District 3 race heats up with Williams’ entry http://csbj.com/2013/01/14/district-3-race-heats-up-with-williams-entry/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Not Sure That We'll Stay http://csbj.com/2013/01/14/district-3-race-heats-up-with-williams-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-78214 Not Sure That We'll Stay Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:54:11 +0000 http://csbj.com/hazlehurst/?p=1865#comment-78214 Staci:

I can tell you that today’s announcement of Frontier leaving pretty much means we’re gone. I have to have an airport with some flights. There’s just no reason to live here that I can see.

Why should any one career minded come to a small, military city with a bad reputation for tolerance? To be even more blunt; what possible career could you build in Colorado Springs? I can only think of two- a Pastor or a General.

The climate for attracting young people is all but over here. You didn’t make the right choices and we live in an era when that really matters. Of course i could be wrong, but I’m not willing to suffer in a busted town for a decade to find out. There are too many nice, growing places to live. People with options leave as the south side of this town shows.

]]> By: Staci Lynne Holdt http://csbj.com/2013/01/14/district-3-race-heats-up-with-williams-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-78213 Staci Lynne Holdt Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:50:14 +0000 http://csbj.com/hazlehurst/?p=1865#comment-78213 The cadre of professional politicians from the past, as represented by Mr. Bensberg and Mr. King have created a situation where the Governor would state that: “Colorado Springs is not getting it’s fair share of young people.” Can we afford to keep those in office who stifle progressive policy that would entice young talented people to the region and keep the ones we have? Or, would it be better to keep Ms. Williams in office as she is ‘in touch’ with the young professionals who will generate our future?

Are ‘Young Professionals’ fleeing Colorado Springs? We would be interested in your thoughts in our on-line poll on this subject.

http://obsurvey.com/S2.aspx?id=02EBB433-28A5-48F8-9AC1-1FDC90C518D8

]]> By: Rick Wehner http://csbj.com/2013/01/14/district-3-race-heats-up-with-williams-entry/comment-page-1/#comment-78212 Rick Wehner Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:06:31 +0000 http://csbj.com/hazlehurst/?p=1865#comment-78212 With three technically challenging matters facing the city: stormwater, decommissioning Drake, and oil/gas regs – - having a quiet, calm, rational, level-headed engineer on council seems to offer a distinct benefit for the public.

While being an accomplished dirt-bike rider is certainly a skill to be envied, having a serious education behind you seems as if would place the competitive edge with Ms. Williams. Being ineligible for The El Paso Club ; that’s also plus.

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