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Group files court complaint against county over Buc-ee’s decision (opens the original)
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A group of organizations and individuals has filed a complaint asking a judge to review whether the El Paso County commissioners overstepped their authority in an August zoning decision in favor of Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. The complaint, filed in El Paso County District Court on Sept. 24, is a special type of lawsuit designed to challenge a quasi-judicial decision made by a government body. Quasi-judicial usually means a decision has to be made based on certain parameters or qualifications.
El Paso County commissioners endorse ‘no’ on passenger rail tax (opens the original)
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The El Paso County commissioners this week voiced formal opposition to a passenger rail tax heading to the ballot this November, among other positions on statewide ballot measures. Commissioner Cory Applegate, who sits on the Front Range Passenger Rail Board of Directors, was the sole vote against a decision last month to send Ballot Issue 7A to voters. The measure would apply a one-third-cent sales tax to communities within the district’s boundaries to fund a passenger rail system between Front
Looming SNAP match causes uncertainty for El Paso County budget (opens the original)
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The potential for millions in federal penalties next year complicates the financial outlook for human services in Colorado’s most populous county. On Tuesday, El Paso County Chief Financial Officer Nikki Simmons said preliminary budget planning for 2027 would not include cost sharing the county might be required to pay for statewide errors in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “Instead of guessing on what that looks like, the county has not included that,” she said in a
CDOT I-25 South Gap projects reduce wildlife collisions by 91% (opens the original)
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A study from the Colorado Department of Transportation provided evidence that wildlife measures along the busy Interstate 25 corridor on the border of Douglas and El Paso County were working as intended. According to a state-commissioned research report, wildlife-vehicle collisions decreased by 91% after CDOT built most of its planned mitigation system. When CDOT undertook the five-year South Gap project in 2018 to widen the roadway and improve safety, the wildlife mitigation measures were baked
Latest lawsuit claims electric co-op at fault in Aspen Acres fire (opens the original)
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A lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Pueblo County court alleging failures by the San Isabel Electric Association caused the Aspen Acres fire. The lawsuit joins three others filed alleging the electric co-op was at fault for the fire that grew to over 100,000 acres and burned more than 300 homes. The fire is currently 82% contained. Officials have not identified the cause. The latest complaint was filed on behalf of seven residents of Rye and Beulah. It alleges the fire started under the electric co
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