Chaffee County commissioners voted to continue the public hearing and resolution that would change the commissioner district boundaries until their July 18 meeting.
Chaffee County commissioners will conduct a second public hearing on proposed changes to the boundaries of the commissioners districts at their Buena VIsta meeting, starting at 9 a.m. today.
   The Española City Council voted March 23 to approve a loan refinancing, a vehicle purchase and the installation of a new heating/cooling system at the Crisis Center of Northern New Mexico.
   âPerhaps, on record, one of the most efficient meetings weâve had,â Mayor Javier Sanchez said of the meeting, the agenda for which took just 55 minutes to complete.
   Administrative Services Director Jessica Ortiz presented a plan to refinance the loan that was used to pay for the 2009 engineering and construction of a secondary wastewater treatment plant. The total loan amount was $6,138,343.80 paid over 20 years at an interest rate of 2 percent, for $1,369,675.43 in extra costs and a total of $7,508.019.23 over the life of the loan.
Colorado led the nation during the economic recovery after the 2008 Great Recession, but representatives from business groups said Tuesday that it won’t be repeated, given $1.8 billion in new regulations, fees and taxes.
“We emerged stronger, created jobs faster because we fostered a strong business climate,” and it made Colorado the envy of the nation, said Kristin Strohm of the Common Sense Institute, who was joined by leaders from the state’s largest chambers of commerce: Kelly Brough of Metro Denver, Loren Furman from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and Rachel Beck from the Colorado Springs Chamber.
But Colorado has been overrun by an onslaught of taxes and fees in the last three years, Strohm said, making slim the chances of a similar economic recovery.
Colorado led the nation during the economic recovery after the 2008 Great Recession, but representatives from business groups said Tuesday that it won t be repeated, given $1.8 billion in new