Letter from Sam Halburian
Local Government – February 2006 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Ed,
Just a short note to inform you that my wife and I stopped at the McDonald’s on Highway 50 in Salida on a December Saturday, and ordered “Big Breakfasts,” a menu item.
I usually don’t check my receipt but on this occasion I did, and I smarted when I saw that I paid a 52¢ tax for eating in.
Brief by Central Staff
Local Government – December 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine
We know from experience that small-town newspaper publishers encourage civic virtue, except perhaps in one regard — paying your property taxes on time.
If the property taxes aren’t paid by the deadline, the county applies a lien against the property. The liens are then advertised (thus providing some income for the local newspaper) for three weeks in the fall. People can bid on the liens at a public sale conducted by the county treasurer. The money from the winning bidder pays the taxes.
Brief by Anonymous
Local government – May 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
In response to the overwhelming clamor from Congress to forego taxing e-commerce, America’s municipalities are announcing a new initiative, E-tax for E-Tailers. Yes, cities and towns from around the U.S. are listening and have responded in a way that provides fairness and equity to all.
Essay by Martha Quillen
Local Government – January 1999 – Colorado Central Magazine
IN OUR FIVE YEARS of existence, Colorado Central has examined growth issues from numerous angles. We’ve printed articles about growth summits and seminars, and about census statistics and growth patterns. We’ve mused about the relationships between newcomers and old-timers, and pondered upon the cultural effects and consequences of growth.
Letter from Linda Spielman
Local government – March 1997 – Colorado Central Magazine
Park County has the answer: Postpone, Delay, Study, Examine & then File a Suit
A Follow-up to Charlie Spielman’s letter, from Mrs. Charlie Spielman
Editors:
Although I agree completely with Charlie’s analysis of our problems, both past and present, I completely disagree with his solution.
Letter from Charlie Spieman
Local Government – March 1997 – Colorado Central Magazine
Government agencies must learn to cooperate
To the Editors:
Your editorial and articles in the February 1997 issue provide eloquent analyses of Central Colorado’s problems with uncontrolled growth — a theme presented so frequently in the pages of Colorado Central Magazine that some have begun referring to it as The Whiners’ Gazette. But as a native and current resident of Colorado’s small-town interior, I agree with much of the pointing with pride and viewing with alarm that goes on in the pages of your publication. I also believe wholeheartedly that attention must be given to alarm bells that you and others sound.
Essay by Ed Quillen
Local government – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine
For the past three years, I’ve been working off and on at a big project called Is Denver Necessary? It started as a long article in the May 3, 1993, edition of High Country News, and schedule permitting, it will conclude as a book published next year by University Press of Colorado.