by Staff Writer Published: January 14,2011
El Paso County Commissioners will decide next month whether they should skirt state law and use sales tax revenue from the proposed Copper Ridge shopping center to pay for an extension of Powers Boulevard. It’s a bad idea. And while the discussion next month will be about the legality of it all, there’s an even [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: October 5,2010
Tags: El Paso County, El Paso County Commissioners, marijuana
A coalition of 15 marijuana dispensary owners and growers and companies associated with the medical industry have filed suit against the El Paso County Commissioners. Claiming that the medical marijuana ballot question placed by the commissioners on the November ballot violates Colorado law, the plaintiffs have asked the court to declare the question illegal on [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: September 17,2010
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners wants voters to extend commissioners’ term limits to allow incumbents to run for a third term. We’re not in favor of this for two primary reasons. First, there is little evidence that the limit of two, four-year terms, which was approved by voters statewide in 1994, has [...] [...]
by admin Published: August 26,2010
The El Paso County commissioners are once again debating whether medical marijuana operations should be allowed in unincorporated parts of the county. The commissioners are expected to consider Thursday whether to ask voters to weigh in or decide the issue themselves. They postponed a decision after a daylong hearing earlier this month. One of the [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: February 12,2010
Tags: blighted land, El Paso County Commissioners, Leland Consulting Group
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