Comments on: Aspen Council Runs Out Of Money (Again) http://www.aspenpost.net/2008/04/28/aspen-council-runs-out-of-money-again/ Think Global : Post Local Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: rfblogger http://www.aspenpost.net/2008/04/28/aspen-council-runs-out-of-money-again/#comment-48461 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:21 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2008/04/28/aspen-council-runs-out-of-money-again/#comment-48461 What is worse is that down-valley communities such as Carbondale use Aspen as their example and goal. How in the world can Carbondale (or any other community) keep up with the budget and "honey do's" as Aspen. Truly Aspen is in a league of its own and the sick thing about it is that the voters elect people to perpetuate this cycle. The social engineering instituted by Aspen is appalling, I don't think it's acceptable to think out of the box let alone think independently. Yuck... What is worse is that down-valley communities such as Carbondale use Aspen as their example and goal. How in the world can Carbondale (or any other community) keep up with the budget and "honey do's" as Aspen. Truly Aspen is in a league of its own and the sick thing about it is that the voters elect people to perpetuate this cycle. The social engineering instituted by Aspen is appalling, I don't think it's acceptable to think out of the box let alone think independently. Yuck...

]]> by: alpha6 http://www.aspenpost.net/2008/04/28/aspen-council-runs-out-of-money-again/#comment-48391 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:33:54 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2008/04/28/aspen-council-runs-out-of-money-again/#comment-48391 But Comrade, it is for the good of the people. The leaders must have their caviar and vodka in order to make good decisions for the peasants. For a breakdown of how your dollars are being spent by the Supreme Council click on the link. Of course it doesn't include the cool 28 million increase.... http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:9qUDdGiKXhsJ:www.aspenpitkin.com/pdfs/depts/45/2008section2.pdf+budget+for+aspen+colorado+2008&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us What is really amazing if that the voters actually are approving new taxes each year to pay for these idiotic programs like 12 million for storm run-off improvement. WHAT?? Are you frigging kidding me? And best of all, is that when you do the math that they give, it doesn't add up. For instance - "Aspen’s voters approved in the November 2007 election a new $0.65 per $1,000 of taxable value property tax that will generate approximately $800,000 in 2008." This new property tax is coupled with a new Council approved development fee for stormwater infrastructure improvements. In combination these two funding sources provide for over $650,000 in annual operating resources and over $12 million in future capital projects for in-town stormwater runoff quality improvements over the coming ten years. " Ok..so which is it 800k per year or 650k? And if I do the math, 12 million divided by ten years equals 1.2 million per year. So if they are spending only 650k per year, what is happening to the other 550k that is in the budget? Hmmmm...no wonder they have 28 million dollar changes mid year...these morons can't do simple math. I say its time for a federal inquiry into the spending and kickback schemes of these block heads. Maybe those rumors of offshore accounts are making more sense now..... Long live the Motherland....Comrades! But Comrade, it is for the good of the people. The leaders must have their caviar and vodka in order to make good decisions for the peasants.

For a breakdown of how your dollars are being spent by the Supreme Council click on the link. Of course it doesn't include the cool 28 million increase....

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:9qUDdGiKXhsJ:www.aspenpitkin.com/pdfs/depts/45/2008section2.pdf+budget+for+aspen+colorado+2008&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

What is really amazing if that the voters actually are approving new taxes each year to pay for these idiotic programs like 12 million for storm run-off improvement. WHAT?? Are you frigging kidding me? And best of all, is that when you do the math that they give, it doesn't add up.

For instance - "Aspen’s voters
approved in the November 2007 election a new $0.65 per $1,000 of taxable value property tax that will generate approximately $800,000 in 2008." This new property tax is coupled with a new Council approved development fee for stormwater infrastructure improvements. In combination these two funding sources provide for over $650,000 in annual operating resources and over $12 million in future capital projects for in-town stormwater runoff quality improvements over the coming ten years. "

Ok..so which is it 800k per year or 650k? And if I do the math, 12 million divided by ten years equals 1.2 million per year. So if they are spending only 650k per year, what is happening to the other 550k that is in the budget? Hmmmm...no wonder they have 28 million dollar changes mid year...these morons can't do simple math.

I say its time for a federal inquiry into the spending and kickback schemes of these block heads. Maybe those rumors of offshore accounts are making more sense now.....

Long live the Motherland....Comrades!

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