Showing posts with label Colorado Springs Residents Face Severe Cuts With Tax Rejection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado Springs Residents Face Severe Cuts With Tax Rejection. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Colorado Springs Residents Face Severe Cuts With Tax Rejection



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n November- residents of this southern Colorado city rejected tripling their property tax to offset city budgetary concerns.




Now- according to The DENVER (CO) POST- Colorado Springs city officials say there will be a variety of draconian cuts: from turning off of streetlights and removal of trash cans from city parks to layoffs and not filling open police and firefighter positions.

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