This week on the 27th episode of the Mayor's Mixtape, Mayor Graham celebrates Labor Day talking about the four unions in the City of Pueblo--Fire, Police, General Service and Transit. Union negotiations are an important part of the budget and Mayor Graham talks about wages and expectations for the city employee positions going into 2026 budget discussions this fall. 

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 Episode 26 of the Mayor's Mixtape, Mayor Graham addresses the incorrect listing of Pueblo as one of the most dangerous cities with comp stat data and year-to-date information. Additionally, she breaks down next steps for the ballot measures for the 1/2 cent sales tax renewal and the City Council- City Manager form of government. Mayor Graham gives insight for the timeline with the Pueblo Municipal Justice Center (PMJC) project for the HVAC update and also invites residents to one of four upcoming town halls in each of the four districts. 

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Mayor Graham gives a break down of the City Council meeting from Monday, August 11 regarding the metro district for CSU Pueblo, the 1/2 cent sales tax initiative, the 1% sales tax initiative and the decision to veto to the City Council-City Manager ballot initiative. What's up ahead for the November 4th General Municipal election?

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Mayor Heather Graham is back for the 24th episode of the Mayor's Mixtape. Like, subscribe and share with your friends wherever you get your podcasts. This week's episode gives a breakdown of the Work Session from the City Council meeting on Monday, August 4, 2025 regarding the Colorado State Fair, Property Tax and Wastewater improvement proposal for the St. Charles Industrial Park. 

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Mayor Heather Graham gives a recap of the Pueblo City Council Work Session from July 28, 2025 regarding Stormwater planning for the Bessemer neighborhood and surrounding the Colorado State Fairgrounds. Additionally, she discusses the traffic speed camera proposal from the Pueblo Police Department. 

 Mayor Graham and Director of Public Affairs Haley Sue Robinson give a recap of the Steel City Arkansas River Festival and invite everyone to the Slab ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 31 at 1pm. 

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Mayor Graham hosts Director of Public Works Andrew Hayes to talk about economic development. They discuss Mayor Graham's ballot measure proposal for updated language for the 1/2 cent sales tax and what the future of economic development looks like with the changes. They briefly discuss the 1% sales tax ballot measure proposal and how that tax can be used to accomplish capital improvement projects for citizens to see the value. 

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This week's episode of The Mayor's Mixtape includes questions from the listeners with answers from Mayor Heather Graham. She also highlights the recent economic and business development within the City and the plans to continue to promote the businesses large and small in Pueblo. Additionally Mayor Graham gives a brief update about Pueblo City Council from Monday, July 14.

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If you're a podcast listener, this week's episode might be best viewed on the City of Pueblo YouTube channel because of the visual aspects described in this episode featuring the Pueblo Police Department's Real-Time Crime Center. On episode 20, Mayor Graham joins Pueblo Police Department Chief Chris Noeller inside the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC). Chief Noeller explains the technology used in the RTCC including ShotSpotter, license plate readers (LPRs), cameras and the newly deployed Drones as First Responders (DFRs). 

 Mayor Graham and Chief Noeller explain how the technology is used in real time, how it assists officers with reporting, the efficiency of the department and the increased safety to the Pueblo community and officers of the department. The YouTube video shows how the drone is deployed, what footage it is able to capture and just how quickly it can respond to a call for service.

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Mayor Graham hosts Director of Purchasing Naomi Hedden to talk about the request for proposal (RFP) process with the City of Pueblo. Naomi explains how bids are done with the City and the responsibilities of the Purchasing Department. Mayor Graham also discusses the future of the City and Regional Building's relationship moving forward.

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Episode 18 of The Mayor's Mixtape, Mayor Graham hosts Helen Dupree, Traffic Engineering Analyst for the City of Pueblo and Eva Cosyleon , Metropolitan Planning Organization Manager. Helen discusses the upcoming Transportation Summit on July 9 from 3:30-6:30pm and the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Eva discusses the Long Range Transportation Plan and how it fits with the development of our road network for the next 25 years.

 Mayor Graham gives a breakdown of the Pueblo City Council meeting from Monday, June 23rd. She discusses the future of the Stormwater Department and the Housing and Citizen Services Department. Additionally, Mayor Graham explains the future of the Sales and Use Tax Capital Improvement Projects Fund or half cent sales tax. 

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