Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Pueblo Citizens for Positive Change(PCPC) meeting

Important meeting.  Last meeting before November elections.

Pueblo Citizens for Positive Change(PCPC)
PCPC will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 8, at 6:30PM.
The location is the: Barkman Library
                        1300 Jerry Murphy and Bonforte
Opposition to the expansion of the Convention Center and other issues facing Pueblo will be discussed.  The Public is welcome.
This will be the last meeting before the November elections.  We need donations for printing fliers and /or volunteers to distribute fliers. 
The people supporting the convention Center expansion have thousands of dollars.  Soon you will see advertisements on a daily basis.
We have spent a couple hundred dollars to date.
It is hoped you saw PCPC’s article in the Sunday, September 28 Chieftain and if you believe in our position, give us your support.
We hope to see you on Wednesday. 
For more information contact;
Ted Freeman, 544-4479 or 369-4469

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Vote No on Ballot Initiative 2B

Many reasons why the the Vendors Fees should not be used for the Convention Center expansion.

Vote no on ballot initiative 2B:
The use of Vendor Fees for Convention Center Expansion
By Ted Freeman and Alvin Rivera

The proponents of the Convention Center have stated that the Vendor Fees are not a new or additional tax. However, what they don’t say is that funding the Convention Center expansion will create a new debt.  The Pueblo tax payers already have considerable long term debt: the Harp River Walk, the new Police Station, the new Judicial Building, the new Health Department building, the School bonds, and various Urban Renewal projects.  True, these come out of different budgets and different agencies, but they are all funded with Pueblo tax payer dollars.
Let’s be real for a moment. Would you run your household checkbook with this kind of debt? If you did, your home would be in foreclosure!  Well, that’s exactly what your city officials, Urban Renewal and the proponents of this measure are asking you to do.
Has the existing facility had a major economic impact on Pueblo?  Recent news releases in the Chieftain say that Pueblo is the poorest of the eleven largest counties in Colorado.  Did the past performance of the Convention Center make a difference to change this poverty standing?  It does not appear so!

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