LETTERS: 'Asking for a friend'; air quality issues
‘Asking for a friend’ The Colorado Springs Planning and Zoning Departments have been asked about the potential for poor air quality and potential violations of health-based air quality standards for proposed high-rise residential buildings, rezoning and infill of areas that are now including multilevel apartment complexes, and future annexations. These developments could put Colorado Springs at risk for poor quality and violations of existing planning assumptions. The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments has the expertise to address air quality issues and should collaborate with the Pikespe Area Council. The ongoing discussions about needle exchange programs (NEPs) have raised significant concerns, including potential unintended consequences of increased drug injection within our community. The financial burden of NEPs cannot be overlooked, as federal funding is dependent on state and local governments. The conviction of Donald Trump in New York for covering up his affair with Storm Daniels and falsifying official filings to hide the truth from the public has been condemned as a pattern.
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Colorado Springs Planning and Zoning Departments: What are you planning to do with the 200-300 cars that park on the weekends on the Wiedner Apartments proposed site? Every weekend, these cars park on this land so that their owners can go to the wonderful Red Leg Brewing venue. Has this situation been considered by your department or the applicant? Once again, asking for a friend?
We are fortunate to have good air quality in our community, but with the continued promotion and support of high-density urbanization we might not be so fortunate in the near future. Proposed high-rise residential buildings, rezoning and infill of areas that are now including multilevel apartment complexes, and future annexations put Colorado Springs at risk for poor air quality and potential violations of health-based air quality standards. Planning assumptions used in previous air quality plans for the area are no longer valid and need to be updated. Concern for air quality seems to be on the back burner for land-use planners. We worry about whether we have enough water, but no one seems to care about impacts to air quality. High density urbanization coupled with increased traffic and commercial/industrial emissions will put the community at risk for poor air quality.
Previous leadership dating back to Mayor Bob Isaac required air quality impacts to be assessed.
One that comes to mind is the Banning Lewis Ranch Annexation. The developer was required to play a significant role in assessing adverse air quality impacts along with addressing measures to mitigate the impacts. The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments has the expertise to bring the necessary resources together to address air quality issues. The council should work more closely the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments before approving developments that were never considered in previous air quality plans.
Re: “Just be a person.” Perfectly stated, Shera Gottlob!! You are exactly right. We are all people. Gay, straight, man, woman — let’s celebrate just being human beings.
Keep up your positivity, Shera! We need more people like you.
The ongoing discussions about needle exchange programs (NEPs) have raised significant concerns, and I stand firm in my belief that any decision made by our county commissioners must prioritize public safety and consider the fiscal impact.
Extensive research has indicated that NEPs can lead to unintended consequences, including the potential for increased drug injection within our community. Such programs, without stringent oversight and adequate staffing, could compromise the safety of our neighborhoods. It is imperative that our leadership actively discourages the notion that drug use is acceptable. Instead, we must erect robust barriers against drug use; endorsing NEPs would represent a move in the opposite direction.
Moreover, the financial aspect of NEPs cannot be overlooked. In the absence of federal funding, the financial burden falls upon our state and local governments. As stewards of the public purse, we must scrutinize every expenditure and ensure that our resources are allocated to initiatives that bolster public safety and community well-being.
Instead of the terrible black headline in last Friday’s paper, it would have been more appropriate to show the American Flag flown at half-staff, mourning the death of our once free and beautiful country. When one party controls every aspect of our lives, then the end is near. Just look at the Roman empire, the fall of Russia, the Third Reich, Venezuela, etc. When is the pendulum going to swing back? We cannot sustain this way of government.
It’s official: After making secret hush money payments to an adult film star 11 days before the 2016 election and falsifying official filings to hide the truth from the public, Donald Trump has been found guilty by a New York jury.
Trump’s conviction in New York should remind us all that no one — including a former president — is above the law. It should also remind us of the danger that Trump still poses to our democracy.
In the final weeks of the 2016 election, Trump covered up his affair with Stormy Daniels to dupe voters and improve his chances of winning the election. As it turns out, this would only be his first foray into undermining our elections. The New York trial might be over, but Donald Trump still faces three additional indictments and 54 criminal charges for a litany of crimes, including federal charges for his efforts to incite violence and overturn the will of voters after he knew he’d lost the 2020 election.
This is a pattern. The jury has done their job to hold Trump accountable.
Now, it’s time for the American people to do our part and hold him accountable at the ballot box.
Themen: ESG, Governance-ESG