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Part II: Special Taxing Districts - Where does the money come from?

How does a district pay for its service plan? With bonds and developer advances, of course!

Colorado Springs business owners roll with the punches in the face of an unprecedented challenge.

Part I: Special Districts: What are they and what are the steps for the creation of one?

“I think every single human being should be deemed a free human being,” says Danny Bristow.

As we read Anna's article on "What to Keep from the Crisis", The Maverick Observer Staff came up with their picks of what we would like to keep following this pandemic.

“I can’t make anything right now,” says Allie Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, a Denver-based jeweler who sells her work around the state, uses a shared-space studio to make jewelry. Coronavirus concerns forced it to close.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado Springs Parking Enterprise Director Scott Lee is examining options for raising rates for both on-street and city garage parking. Internal documents obtained by SpringsTaxpayers.com, including emails and spreadsheets, indicate that Lee is looking to substantially increase parking fees over the next five years.

“We’ve already cancelled 30 shows,” says Connor O’Neal, singer for Colorado Springs band the Tejon Street Corner Thieves.

Since mid-March, local governments have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by closing non-essential businesses and forbidding gatherings, and for artists and venues alike, the impacts approach fiasco proportions.

Have you ever played the game of Monopoly and been driven unmercifully into the ground by the person who just seems to own every property you land on and it’s always filled with houses or hotels?

“Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” ~ Unknown