VOLUME 37 • NUMBER 38 • AUGUST 15, 2019
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In a tight start, the 4 to 6 year old participants in the 24th running of the Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Race, part of the 91st Annual Western Welcome Week, take off before totally splintering off in every direction possible. Check out pages 2223 for more photos from this weekend’s festivities. Photo by Stefan Krusze
Committee recommends new jail paid with property tax On August 6, the Arapahoe County Long Range Planning Committee held its seventh and final meeting -- for now. Committee members have been told they will reconvene later to talk about transportation funding and open space
in the county. All five Arapahoe County Commissioners and 17 of the 25 committee members attended. Facilitators from the Keystone Policy Center asked each committee member what they believe is the best course of action and why. The majority felt there was a demonstrated need for a new
jail, but not for a new courthouse or enhancement to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s headquarters. Most also agreed that asking the voters to approve an additional property tax of $5.43 per month was the best way to pay for a new jail. Many noted that even though much effort has gone
into informing voters about the dire need to replace the jail, less has been said about the need to approve a tax increase to pay for it. Committee members expressed strong concern that there might not be enough time to educate the public sufficiently to convince them to vote for a tax increase, even one that is $5.43
per month. The idea of asking voters to approve a sales tax increase to pay for the jail was roundly rejected by the committee. Asked to state their reasons for supporting a tax increase for a new jail, committee members expressed awareness that Continued on page 2
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