As conveyed in the recent Town Hall meeting held by the Manitou Springs City Council, the City is facing a $4.3 million budget shortfall going forward, due largely to significantly reduced marijuana tax revenue. Representing a deficit of nearly $1,600 per employed Manatoid, the $4.3 million shortfall is significant. I appreciate the balanced approach proposal […]
To the editor: Upwards of 75 percent of the voters, me included, opposed the recent ballot question about adding a third marijuana store in town. I hope that City Council will view this election result as a rebuke of one proprietor undertaking an initiative to allow a third store in a narrow section of town […]
To the editor: There seem to be many open questions regarding the current Ballot Question 1 to allow for a third marijuana store in Manitou Springs in the commercial zone district within 150 feet to the south of U.S. Highway 24. I, for one, do not object to a third store in Manitou and the […]
