Hazlehurst's Blog

Streeter a no-show

“Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away …” I thought of that little poem, originally written by Hughes Means during 1899, as I sat through yesterday’s City Council meeting. For those in attendance, the theory of relativity was amply demonstrated.  [...]

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Commission votes, mayor gloats

As predicted by many, the two-member Independent Ethics Commission cleared Mayor Lionel Rivera of any violation of the city Code of Ethics, as alleged in the complaint filed by Ron Johnson. The report is carefully crafted, fair, judicious and as complete and accurate as it could be, given the limited scope of the inquiry. As [...]

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USOC a done deal?

Last night’s “town hall” meeting, wherein the hapless public was invited to come to City Hall at 7 p.m. and comment about the U.S. Olympic Committee deal, had all the elements of Kabuki theater. Councilmembers (excluding Messrs. Glenn and Heimlicher) drifted slowly to the dais and, stone faced, took their seats. The mayor opened the meeting [...]

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USOC/LandCo/City circus ending?

This morning’s joint press release from the USOC and LandCo, announcing that they have “resolved all disputes relating to the USOC and LandCo’s relationship as part of the project to retain the USOC in Colorado Springs” almost certainly signals that a similar resolution between the city and LandCo is in the offing. So here’s the question: [...]

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