Hazlehurst's Blog

Dancing around the facts – with stars!

The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance (ReBA) is about to conclude it annual October visit to Washington, wherein local business and political leaders engage the Potomac power structure, meet decision makers, and gain some understanding of how Washington works — or doesn’t work. Our nation’s capital is breathtakingly beautiful at this time of year, so [...]

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Proposed 2013 budget includes new firefighters, money for storm water mitigation

Mayor Steve Bach released the city’s proposed 2013 budget during a press conference this morning at the City Administration Building. Highlights of the 362 page document (available as a pdf on the web at springsgov.com) include: -An increase in general fund expenditures of $11 million, partially offset by $3.3 million in internal expense reductions. -$2 [...]

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