Recall proponents say they’ve been denied the ability to vote for their representation.
“We are making sure we adhere to the council’s direction that we work with our current providers. We are trying to expand the possibility that the number of current service providers we have today is different in six months, nine months, whenever and that we are doing everything we can as a city to enable those providers to come into the city and provide business.” Greeley IT director Scott Magerfleisch.
“If you ever cross into the orange zone, you better make sure you have a map on you to remind you exactly where you can and can’t be. This is more like the Twilight Zone. Dumb, just dumb.” Greeley resident Sandra Olander.
All the seats are contested with two candidates for mayor, two candidates in Ward I, three candidates in Ward IV and seven running for two open At-Large seats.
Greeley does not have its own electric utility; therefore, financing a project this size requires other options, including partnering with other broadband companies that are willing to invest in the risk of laying millions of dollars in infrastructure that would operate the network.
“Galindo was an elected official,” Peif said. “If any report was ever a matter of public interest, it was that one. No one should have been charged.”
Grand Opening for the Greeley office, located at 808 9th St., is from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. May 11.
“I don’t want to wait. I’d like to see us take a position right now and draft an ordinance. It needs to address those constitutional issues and officer safety — Brett Payton, Greeley City Councilman.
“Obviously, it’s going to have an effect, with Greeley being one-third of Weld’s population. That is a significant part of the population that is directly related and can be effected by whatever happens in the oil and gas industry. So that has to be taken seriously.” — Greeley Mayor Pro Tem Robb Casseday.
“All we have are our voices. But that’s enough. If we are nothing more than a bunch of mayors locking arms on the courthouse steps, that’s fine. It carries a punch.” — Scott James, Johnstown Mayor on “Mayors Against Proposition 112”
“We are in a situation that we have revenue that leaves us without an excuse,” Senate President Kevin Grantham said. “We’re in a position that I haven’t seen since I’ve been here. We’re in a position that I haven’t seen since I’ve been paying attention. Having the money and then not doing it would not be a good way to finish this session.
“They get to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos here. They get to experience these holidays with others outside our home that know what they are. And it’s made a good connection with my grandparents because as they’ve gotten older they speak more Spanish than they do English, and so it’s nice to see that.” — Salida del Sol parent Tara White.
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