COS Town Tidings #24-240

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📰 CO Tax Relief Deal Faces Tough Road Ahead 🏛️

📰 New Website Takes Aim at Ford Venue Noise 🎸

📰 Is Peak Vista Putting Patients Last? 🩺

👩‍🌾 Trivia Time: Unearth Black Forest's Unexpected Bounty

📆 Local Events

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny with average, warm temps

🚔 Police Hunt Suspect After Fatal Westside Shooting

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🏛️ CO Tax Relief Deal Faces Tough Road Ahead

Colorado's special legislative session is centered on a crucial property tax relief deal. Lawmakers aim to strike a balance between offering tax cuts to residents and businesses while safeguarding local government revenues. The session's main bill, House Bill 24B-1001, proposes significant tax rate reductions and revenue caps for local governments. Several other proposals were quickly dismissed on the first day, leaving a few key bills for further debate today. The session's outcome could have lasting impacts on Colorado's tax policy and local government funding. Full Story

🎸 New Website Takes Aim at Ford Venue Noise

Residents living near the newly opened Ford Amphitheater in northern Colorado Springs are escalating their efforts to address ongoing noise complaints by taking their concerns to the City Council today. A new website, Fordhurtsfamilies.org, has been created to facilitate these complaints, directing them to the city and Ford Motor Company, the venue’s sponsor. The website highlights the adverse effects of the noise on vulnerable groups (veterans with PTSD, children with autism, migraine-prone individuals, older adults, etc) and local property values. Meanwhile, the amphitheater’s parent company, Venu, maintains that the venue is operating within the noise limits set by the city and has provided data to support this claim. As tensions rise, residents are urging both the city and Ford to implement more effective noise control measures.

🩺 Is Peak Vista Putting Patients Last?

Peak Vista Community Health Centers, serving nearly 90,000 patients in Colorado's Pikes Peak region, is under scrutiny for alleged unfair labor practices after increasing patient loads for healthcare providers. The non-profit organization is accused of pressuring doctors and nurses to see more patients daily while reducing the time spent with each (from what we’ve observed is a common practice in the healthcare industries these days.) These changes have reportedly led to the termination of several providers who resisted the new policies, prompting the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) to file federal charges.

As the union pushes for reinstatement of the dismissed staff and a rollback of the new practices, patients express frustration over losing trusted healthcare providers without prior notice. Amid growing tensions, efforts to unionize the medical staff are gaining momentum.

👩‍🌾 Trivia Time: Unearth Black Forest's Unexpected Bounty

Black Forest of Colorado Springs, has a rich agricultural history. While initially known for its timber, the region soon became a hub for farming and ranching alongside its booming timber industry. By the turn of the 20th century, one particular crop gained special renown, setting Black Forest apart from other agricultural areas in the region.

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📆 Local Events

• Aug 27-Sept 2 (Mon-Thurs 3-11pm, Fr-Sun & Labor Day 11am-11pm): Colorado State Fair @1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo $10-$162

• Aug 27-Sept 1, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Aug 28, 5-8am: Early Bird Hike & Bike @ Garden of the Gods FREE

• Aug 28 (every Wed), 9am-2pm: Briargate Farmers Market @7610 North Union

  • → Get some homemade sourdough baked goods 🌟spotlight: 🍞 A Slice of Home: Nature's Start Bread Company Rises in Colorado Springs

• Aug 28, 12-3pm: Paralympic Opening Ceremony Watch Party @United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum

• Aug 28 (every Wed), 3-7pm: Colorado Farm and Art Market @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Aug 28, 5-8:30pm: Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series @Hillside Gardens, 1006 S Institute St $18

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎵Enjoy Music, Friends, and Scenic Beauty at Hillside Gardens 

• Aug 28, 6-8pm: “Ways a City can grow” panel discussion @Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Ctr, 4925 N Nevada or watch online FREE (Pls register)

• Aug 28, 6-8pm: Red Rocks Rebellion Concert @Boot Barn Hall, 13071 Bass Pro Dr FREE

• Aug 28, 6-8pm: Springs Contemporary Big Band @Bancroft Park, 2407 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Aug 29, 5:30-7:30pm: Music & Blooms @Venetucci Farm $11.17

• Aug 29 (5:30-7:30), 30-31 (8am-noon): You-Pick Flowers @Venetucci Farm $5 general admission

• Aug 29, Sept 26, 6-9:30pm: Tails, Tunes & Tastes @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $65-$75 Adults Only, 21+

• Aug 29, 6:30-8:30pm: Hello Fall 4ft Wood Porch Leaner @Painting With A Twist, N Powers Blvd $60

• Aug 29, 7-9pm: Comedy Show on the Rooftop @Red Leg Brewing, 2323 Garden of the Gods Rd $10 with 2 drink min, 21+

• Aug 30, 6am-Noon: Vitalant Blood Drive @First Command parking lot, 615 Wooten (Please register)

• Aug 30, 4-6pm: Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for ALZ Walk Team @Bear Creek Senior Living, 1685 S 21st

• Aug 31-Sept 2 (5am-10pm) 3 (5-9am): Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off @Memorial Park FREE to attend

• Sept 14, 1-6pm: Best of the West Wing Fest @Western Museum of Mining and Industry $84.75

  • —> Find Chef Abigail at this event 🌟Spotlight: 🥣 Stirring Up Joy: How Chef Abigail Transforms Kitchens and Lives

• Sept 9, 10am-5:30pm: Abundant Soul Conference @Unity Spiritual Center in the Rockies, 1945 Mesa Rd $97-$147 (Must Register) 

  • —> Meet your host 🌟Spotlight: 🔮 Your Unique Journey to Clarity Begins Here

• Sept 15, 8:30am: 16th Annual Be Ovary Aware 5k Run 3K Walk @America The Beautiful Park (Must Register)

• Sept 20, 7pm: Crystal Gayle @Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $49-$99 (Few Tickets left)

• Sept 28, 11am-6:30pm: Blues On The Mesa @Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr $50

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎸Uniting Colorado Springs Through Blues with Amy Whitesell

• Sept 28, 6-8pm: Macrame Plant Hangers Craft Party @The Mountain Mercantile, 2616 W Colorado Ave Ste 19 $34 (10 Tickets left)

• Sept 28, 6-10pm: SKSF Night of Comedy 25 yr fundraiser @Boot Barn Hall, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $85-$600 (Early bird pricing ends 8/31)

🚔 Police Hunt Suspect After Fatal Westside Shooting

Yesterday afternoon, a deadly shooting on the west side of Colorado Springs resulted in one fatality and a subsequent car crash. Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to reports of gunfire around 1:45pm on the 4200 block of Chestnut St, near Garden of the Gods and I-25. When officers arrived, they found an adult victim deceased from at least one gunshot wound, with a black pickup truck crashed into a tree nearby.

As of 4am this morning, the investigation continues, the CSPD's homicide unit is actively searching for the suspect, who is not yet in custody. Witnesses described hearing multiple gunshots before the crash, and police are currently seeking a silver four-door sedan as a vehicle of interest. The area may still be closed off as authorities gather more information, and residents are encouraged to contact police with any leads to their non emergency line 719-444-7000.

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