“There is an unrealized liability, I was not able to obtain legal advice, knowing that a breach of contract would not be covered. I don’t want to be part of an illegal act.” — Loveland City Councilman Dana Foley.
The charter changes came about because proponents lost an earlier fight to stop the South Centerra urban renewal development, which uses tax increment financing (TIF) as a funding mechanism.
Petitioners have until August 9 to collect the signatures of 3,126 registered Loveland voters to place the items on the November ballot.
“The use of URAs and TIFs have expanded from their original intended purpose to a tool that is used more broadly for a wider range of economic development projects”–Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally
“A thorough background check was conducted prior to this individual’s hire. However, the prior conviction did not appear on the background check because the individual was charged as a juvenile.” — Lisa Melby senior director of long-term care for Loveland Village.
“The health protocols that restaurants and bars and breweries are under are higher than most businesses. If we get anymore sanitized in here, I could start doing surgery.” — Clay Caldwell, Betta Gumbo owner, Loveland.
As technology and competition are turning once invincible natural monopolies into dinosaurs, we’re watching local governments create monopolies that almost certainly will be disrupted by technology.
Telecommunication giants such as Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint are also in the game, and some experts say the introduction of 5G wireless may kill the municipal broadband effort because the old way of hard wiring will become nonexistent.
My concern is that by setting this up as an enterprise, there is no protection for Loveland electrical rate payers. Their electric bill could be used to subside a government broadband that they were never given a chance to vote on.” — Joshua Sharf, fiscal policy analyst for the Denver-based Independence Institute.
“We must ensure that our students are worth the same education funding regardless of which public school they choose to attend.”
“It was not more aggressive at this meeting,” Board Vice President Bryce Carlson said. “But just given the nature of where we are in negotiations, tensions are high. This was the first time I was escorted. I certainly would hope that kind of thing is not necessary.”
When voters have the facts on fracking, they are more than capable of making an informed decision about this critical economic driver and shown the courage to rebuff attempts by extremists to outlaw fracking.
