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PPRTA tax extension passed Play Video
November 7, 2012 1:04 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS- A tax extension used to improve area roadways and bridges was approved Tuesday night. Early polling results hinted at a huge victory for the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority. About 73-percent of early returns favored extending 55-percent of the one penny per dollar sales tax to... more » -
Stormwater showdown: Mayor and utility at odds over paying for improvements Play Video
June 13, 2012 9:04 PM
It was a storm that exposed the weaknesses of an aging stormwater system. Dozens of cars were stuck and submerged in several feet of water and hail near the Citadel Mall last week, the result of storm drains overwhelmed by the deluge. The city has a $500 million backlog... more » -
White House aims to speed up job-creating projects
August 31, 2011 3:44 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama wants to hit the accelerator on job-creating infrastructure projects. The White House says Obama has directed the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development to identify up to three high-priority projects that will create jobs and that already have... more » -
Not enough funds for Colo. water projects
January 16, 2011 5:48 PM
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A report by a Denver public policy research firm says Colorado doesn't have enough money to fund a large backlog of water projects. Dick Brown of San Dollar Research says in his report that Colorado has relied on mineral severance taxes to fund water projects,... more » -
Pueblo council passes budget, disagrees on spending measure
November 23, 2010 1:58 PM
Pueblo City Council has approved $76.8 million dollar budget for 2011. City Manager Jerry Pacheco says in order to balance the budget, the city had to reduce personnel costs. This means 26 vacant full time positions will remain un-filled in the coming year. In related business, council members were at... more »
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