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Empowering & educating: New leader at Colorado Springs Council of Neighborhoods and Organizations
Sara Vaas is the new executive director of the non-profit
The Colorado Springs Council of Neighborhoods and Organizations (CONO) recently announced they selected a new executive director of the non-profit organization.
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Sara Vaas worked at CONO from 2015-2019, and said she wants to empower and educate citizens as the new executive director. It s my job to listen, to be patient, and to be able to plug them into the resources, said Vaas.
Vaas described CONO as a connection between citizens and local government. She said the goal is to give neighborhoods a seat at the decision-making table. She stressed being inclusive, and ensuring there is no part of the city that receives disproportionate attention. We focus really on educating and equipping people with the resources, and connecting them. So, really our focus is to build up neighbors in our
A long-time Colorado Springs group focused on neighborhood issues recently hired a new executive director after facing some turnover in leadership, public criticism and misunderstanding of its mission.
The Council of Neighborhoods and Organizations, a 43-year-old group, used to advocate on behalf of neighborhoods directly, but transitioned away from that model a few years ago, said Rick Hoover, board president.
Newly hired Executive Director Sara Vaas now expects the organization to hone in on the group s mission to educate residents about city issues and how to advocate for themselves. CONO cannot be all things to all neighborhoods. . What we can do is raise up leaders within their own neighborhoods, she said.
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The Altoona Area School District says taxes could increase nearly $19 in the next fiscal year for a property valued at $69,500, the median property value.
While not specifying a projected millage rate, the increase would be based on the increase allowed by the state’s Act 1 index.
Online state Department of Education figures show Act 1 allows the district to increase property taxes by up to 4.3%.
The suggested tax hike would be $18.80 more for a property valued at $69,500 or $40.57 for a $150,000 property.
Altoona Area School District Superintendent Charles Prijatelj said: “It isn’t until we get to the very high extreme (in property values) that we see taxes much larger, referring to the 11% of properties whose tax increase will be $81.14 or greater.