The Glenwood Springs City Council passed the first reading of proposed deed restriction requirements aimed at increasing the town’s affordable housing inventory.
Why Won’t Some Western Slope Republicans Talk About Lauren Boebert?
The ultra-conservative congresswoman has attracted national press coverage, but across Colorado, some Republican leaders and voters have been hesitant to voice their support. Cindy Hirschfeld •
February 16, 2021
The waves Lauren Boebert made last year while campaigning for, and subsequently winning, the seat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District were nothing compared to the tsunami she triggered during her first several weeks in office.
The freshman congresswoman started her term by vehemently opposing the presidential election results and hyping her pro-gun stance in a video that went viral. After the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Boebert was accused of aiding insurrectionists, refused to comply with the metal detectors installed at the Capitol in the event’s aftermath, and saw a key staffer resign. Since then, she has mocked a Florida school-shooting survivor on Twitter and is
Glenwood Springs City Council is working towards having simultaneous Spanish-language translations for its meetings.
In the Feb. 4 Glenwood Springs council meeting, City Manager Debra Figueroa shared the rates of local interpreters and how much it would cost to have City Council meetings translated to Spanish.
The rate from local interpreter Elizabeth Velasco was $65/hour and from Natalia Lupi-Peata it was $130/hour, which would come to about $12,480 per year, or half of that if the council went with Velasco’s service.
The general consensus of the council was that there needs to be a way to welcome mono-lingual Spanish-speakers into conversations about local government and the community, but council members varied in opinion as to what would be the most cost-effective and beneficial way to go about this.
Monday is the final day for prospective candidates to circulate and submit petitions to run for three Glenwood Springs City Council seats that will be up for election April 6.
As of late last week, only the three incumbents had turned in their petitions Shelley Kaup for the At-Large seat, Jonathan Godes for Ward 5 and Ingrid Wussow for Ward 2.
However, Acting City Clerk Steve Boyd said the City Clerk’s Office had handed out additional candidate packets for the At Large and Ward 5 seats, but none of those had yet been returned.
Aside from the three incumbents, no official candidate announcements have been made.
The three incumbents are declared, and challengers have until Jan. 25 to gather nominating signatures to run for Glenwood Springs City Council April 6.
Formally announcing their intentions over the weekend for reelection to the Ward 2 and Ward 5 seats, respectively, were Ingrid Wussow and Jonathan Godes. Their announcements come on the heels of At-Large Councilwoman Shelley Kaup’s Thursday announcement that she, too, will be seeking a second consecutive four-year term on council.
As of Friday, petitions had been picked up for all three seats, Acting City Clerk Steve Boyd said.
Candidates have until Jan. 25 to gather the required number of signatures and submit their nominations. Signatures can come from registered city voters, either citywide for the At-Large seat, or from within one of the wards for those seats.