Mayor Steve Bach previously expressed concerns that El Paso County was placing a proposed sales tax increase for the Sheriff’s Office on the same ballot as the proposed PPRTA sales tax extension in November.
But now, he’s not taking a position.
At Wednesday night’s town hall meeting, Bach encouraged voters to support Issue 5A, the PPRTA extension.
But he didn’t say a peep about Issue 1A.
In a brief interview after the town hall, Bach said it was a “county issue” and that he trusted voters to make a good decision.
He said the same thing Thursday when he appeared on the Richard Randall radio show and a caller asked his position.
“With respect to the sheriff’s tax increase, that’s a proposal by the county commissioners that’s on the ballot right now. You know, that’s a county issue,” he said.
“That is not a city issue in terms of my having any involvement or standing in that. I’m just not taking a position on that. I don’t think that’s appropriate. I don’t manage the sheriff’s department. I’m not familiar with the county’s budget, frankly, or the details of the sheriff’s operation. So, you know, in the end, I trust the voters to make a good decision.”
So that means he nor his family or cronnies will be voting yes on 1A
Still the horsesend. LOl
Lilithia
Interesting stance. Let’s replace “sherriff” with “Colorado Springs Utilities”:
“That is not a city issue in terms of my having any involvement or standing in that. I’m just not taking a position on that. I don’t think that’s appropriate. I don’t manage the Colorado Springs Utilities department. I’m not familiar with the Colorado Springs Utilities budget, frankly, or the details of the Colorado Springs Utilites operation. So, you know, in the end, I trust the voters to make a good decision.”
The mayor is a complete and total onanist .
Onanist. Do not believe I have heard that word used in a sentence since 1957.
Last time I checked, the city of Colorado Springs, sat within the boundary of the county of El Paso. If he doesn’t think we as citizens of the city, hence the county, have a stake in this ballot issue he is sorely mistaken. I was hoping for a little more leadership. And exactly what is the good decision he would like the voters to make?
Wait, you mean he has no standing in El Paso County government?
Does that mean that Amy Lathen is lying in her campaign ads on KVOR when she says she’s supporting reducing the national deficit? She can’t fix that? What??!?
The Mayor didn’t want the Sheriff’s tax (1A) on the ballot because he was correctly concerned about the potentially negative effect on passing PPRTA which he supports.
He is politically wise to take a walk on 1A!
So I guess the fact the CSPD takes the people they arrest the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center is lost on the mayor. He obviously is not well versed in this issue.
The largest part of the tax is going to Sheriff patrol in the unincorportated part of the County. Thus, city residents pay for their own police protection as well as for sherriff protection outside the municipalities-double taxation!
Bach’s smart to stay quiet with the approval rate the County Sheriff has in this town. Bach hasnt made friends with the County officials or City Council or City employees. Thank goodness he has Susie, wife number 3.
@ Lee Milner, The Colorado Springs Police Department does arrest people from time to time and those people are taken to the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center. Thats the county jail. The COUNTY jail is run by the Sheriff’s Office. It holds people from the county and from the CITY. Not double taxation. Just a little more county tax to ease the burden on the deputies that work there. And yes, it also increases the county patrol budget. I believe the Sheriff’s Office has juristiction within city limits too…