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Boulder County residents cannot sue over firearm discharge on federal land, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that two residents of Boulder County could not sue the county’s commissioners for walking back a policy originally banning firearms discharge on nearby land owned by the U.S. government. Boulder County leaders enacted a resolution in 2022 expanding the area near Sugarloaf Mountain in which it was unlawful to…
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‘Chutzpah’: Colorado justices raise eyebrows at Weld County’s assertion it can evade redistricting law
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared incredulous on Wednesday as a lawyer for Weld County argued the jurisdiction did not need to follow the state’s redistricting law, maintained it should not have to redraw its commissioner districts for nine more years, and declined to say whether the county would even comply with a Supreme…
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El Paso County commissioners approve early plans for nearly 100 homes in Security-Widefield
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The nearly 100 homes that could be built in a planned development in Security-Widefield may now include both attached and detached single-family lots, El Paso County commissioners decided this week. Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a request from landowners MIDCO Investments LLC and Fountain Mutual Metro District to rezone approximately 12 acres of undeveloped land…
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Request for millions in tax revenues for Hancock Commons goes before El Paso County commissioners Tuesday
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El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday will formally consider a request to allocate millions in future tax revenues to help build a new residential and retail venture in southeast Colorado Springs. RJ Development will formally ask commissioners to allocate about $2.6 million in future tax revenues over 25 years to build the proposed Hancock Commons…
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Boulder County commissioners move gun regulation package to second vote
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Boulder County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with a package of bills regulating guns in the county, holding most of their comments and questions for the public hearing scheduled for August. Five ordinances are proposed as part of the package from the Boulder County Attorney’s Office: An ordinance prohibiting the purchase of…
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El Paso County appoints new health board member, commissioner claims interference in interview process
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The Board of El Paso County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed the president and CEO of a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit dedicated to fighting homelessness and poverty to fill a vacancy on the county Board of Health after one commissioner called the commission “out of touch” with the community and claimed she was hindered from participating in…
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Teller County requests statewide fire emergency decree from Polis as High Park fire burns
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Teller County is asking Gov. Jared Polis to declare a statewide wildfire emergency, according to a Monday news release from the county. The Board of County Commissioners cited the High Park fire and other recent wildfires around Colorado in its request for the declaration, which would allow the state to access emergency funds and allocate…
