Colorado Springs City Council takes a look at special districts, multiple presentations planned
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — The Colorado Springs City Council heard the first of six presentations by city staff about special districts and how they operate at their work session Monday morning.
Business should lead push to end metro district abuse
“I would hire another manager,” a Burger King franchisee told me when I asked what else he could do with the additional property tax he would have to pay to one of Colorado’s many special taxing districts. He didn’t have any doubts about the districts and their functions; he was just frustrated about not knowing if he would be getting value for tax payments that never seemed to end.
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