Author: Marshall Zelinger 9News
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How to appeal your Colorado home property value assessment
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June 8 is the deadline to convince the county assessor that your home is crappier than they think it is. Any property owner can protest their home value assessment that counties in Colorado sent out last week. It can be as simple as filling out and returning the card that came in the mail, or…
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Text messages between city leaders show delay, confusion with Marshall fire evacuation alerts
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Text messages between Louisville city leaders show confusion and a delay in getting evacuation notices to residents during the Marshall fire. Those text messages, along with city emails, were obtained using the Colorado Open Records Act. Louisville stopped answering questions about the Marshall fire evacuation process in late January. After submitting the open records request,…
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10 years after DeHerrera beating, court rules 2 former Denver officers can get jobs back (VIDEO)
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Two Denver police officers should get their jobs back, according to a Colorado Court of Appeals decision exactly 10 years after an incident that ultimately resulted in their firings. The case stems from an April 4, 2009 incident in LoDo in which Michael DeHerrera — the son of a Pueblo sheriff’s deputy — was beaten…
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Lemonade-stand leniency bill passes first step at Colorado Capitol (VIDEO)
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Lemonade stands are closer to leniency. A bill to legalize a minor’s business, like a lemonade stand, without the need for a permit passed its first test at the Colorado State Capitol on Monday. “We need to legislate it because we have people out there who are shutting down kids business, and I just think…