by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 20, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
On several occasions I’ve reported on the effort to secure funding to widen I-25. It’s not fancy, but go here for a blow by blow report on lobbying activities. It’s a report I submit routinely to the others working on the Fix North I-25...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 13, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
Last week I commented on the kerfuffle between a City Council Member and Woodward. The Coloradoan editorialized about the issue in this past Sunday’s paper and today’s issue has a soapbox and letter to the editor from residents taking the Council Member to...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 6, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
Are you feeling fully secure about your household income? For those of you working, do you feel secure about your job? Are you working at a job that matches your education and skill level? Do you make the income you think you deserve? As investment advisers like to...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 11, 2014 | Economy, Government & Policy
In the past I have written about the long tradition in Fort Collins of citizens voting to tax themselves for public infrastructure improvements. Since 1973 city leaders have brought forward a series of proposed capital improvements for voter consideration. Many of the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Aug 26, 2014 | Economy, Government & Policy
Published on: Aug 26, 2014 The City Council, after a tortured, convoluted discussion last week, passed an ordinance mandating that you charge your customers for plastic bags. It is an example of bad policy and horrible governance. The stated reason for this...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 29, 2014 | Economy, Government & Policy
For decades residents of Fort Collins have elected to tax themselves to pay for public investments they wanted to improve their community.It started in 1973 with a ballot measure popularly known as “Building Tomorrow Today.” Over the decades that followed,...
