A River Doesn’t Run Through It: Tom Strand takes a shower, and vibrating toilet seats caused by fracking. The Colorado Springs Utilities water tour, water rights and water wars. John Wayne. RX drugs in the water? Colorado Springs’ “pure and spectacular” water. Contaminated water in Security/Widefield. Bill Believes “we in Colorado Springs rise to the challenge.”

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Collaboration, infrastructure and jobs. The Mayor’s State of the City address, “Good to Great.” Was it an endorsement of current city councilors? Shouldn’t the Mayor also give us the bad news? Stormwater, police staffing and response times. 2017 city budget process underway, SDS, Banning-Lewis Ranch, and the comprehensive plan update. Should we be boosting tourism while I25 is gridlocked? Bill and Tom rate the 2C roads tax and road maintenance progress. The lack of qualified applicants for jobs in town. #PlanCOS

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Reefer Madness: The city’s special marijuana working group. Bill takes exception to the idea of limiting the number of dispensaries. Protestors outside City Hall on August 24 – disrespectful to city councilors?

Each week Colorado City Councilors Bill Murray and Tom Strand analyze current issues in Colorado Springs local government.

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Reefer Madness: The city’s special marijuana working group. Bill takes exception to the idea of limiting the number of dispensaries. Protestors outside City Hall on August 24 – disrespectful to city councilors?

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Movie and dinner invitation from Broadmoor Hotel to city councilors – is this an attempt to buy influence? SOME councilors have not received an invitation; any relation to who didn’t vote to approve the land exchange? Trump’s 2nd amendment threat against Clinton. Bill and Tom would like Mayor Suthers to keep council and citizens better informed. Why does the Wall Street Journal have a reporter in town investigating the Broadmoor land exchange and lawsuit? Conflict of interest and council ethics rules.

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This week Bill and Tom discuss Gazette newspaper ownership (Philip Anschutz), how do you feel about the future of newspapers? Whistleblower at Memorial Hospital terminated, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda coming to town, “Council Meeting Gets Lively” headline and the land use appeal controversy behind it. Large marijuana grows in town creating a fire hazard, El Paso County Board of County Commissioners playing musical chairs, city council redistricting, and should council district terms be staggered?

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