Information in a blog posting by John Hazlehurst titled “Bruce rings bell, media salivates,” which was published on www.csbj.com on Aug. 19 was incorrect. The blog stated that, “It turned out that Mr. Bruce had been tossed off Costco’s property a year before, for the same reason.” Mr. Bruce was not removed from the property [...]
Continue reading …The city’s plan to collect delinquent stormwater fees by converting them into tax liens might be in trouble.
At this morning’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, former commissioner and TABOR author Douglas Bruce appeared before the commission and told them that, in his opinion, County Treasurer Sandra Damron does not have the authority to issue or collect such linens.
Continue reading …Douglas Bruce apparently failed to collect enough signatures within the required time frame to put a proposed citizen initiative regarding city utilities payments in lieu of taxes on the November ballot. Under the city charter, which governs procedures for signature gathering and for submitting citizen initiated petitions, “all petitions shall be returned and filed with [...]
Continue reading …Mayor Lionel Rivera touted the city’s economic development victories, warned of tough economic decisions ahead and downplayed problems with the U.S. Olympic Committee development agreement during his State of the City speech today. He said keeping the USOC in Colorado Springs would bring new shops, restaurants and tens of thousands of sporting fans to the city. [...]
Continue reading …Three agents from the Criminal Investigation Section of Colorado Department of Revenue were at the El Paso County budget department on Thursday morning seeking information about former County Commissioner Douglas Bruce.
According to an e-mail written by Nicola Sapp, the county’s financial services director, the agents asked about Bruce’s “charitable” donations and “any meetings that were held related to that topic. … They requested copies of his W-2 and W-4 (forms) …”
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