Fort Morgan City Council is considering consolidating some advisory boards into one, with more members, but they want your input. At this week's meeting, the recommendation was made for a Citizen Advisory Board that would four boards: the parks and rec board, the library board, golf course board and the senior center advisory board. Council members say those boards have trouble getting people to show up and sometimes have no quorum to vote on issues. The recommendation for the new board is for 15 members, thereby having enough to vote on issues. The members would be from across the age and income spectrum.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Spending standoff continues at Colorado Capitol -- AP
A standoff between Colorado Democrats and Republicans over state spending has ramped up.
The GOP on Thursday called off plans to work for compromise on a spending plan for next year.
The matter in the state Legislature has to do with a nonbinding resolution on spending the Legislature usually adopts without controversy. This year, Republicans newly in charge of the House, changed the resolution to ratchet back what state budget-writers should plan to spend next year.
Democrats in control of the Senate balked, and the two sides were to begin ironing out differences Thursday. But the House changed course and spiked plans to compromise.
Democrats accused the GOP of showboating on spending because the resolution is largely symbolic. A deadline to recommend a spending plan has already passed.
The GOP on Thursday called off plans to work for compromise on a spending plan for next year.
The matter in the state Legislature has to do with a nonbinding resolution on spending the Legislature usually adopts without controversy. This year, Republicans newly in charge of the House, changed the resolution to ratchet back what state budget-writers should plan to spend next year.
Democrats in control of the Senate balked, and the two sides were to begin ironing out differences Thursday. But the House changed course and spiked plans to compromise.
Democrats accused the GOP of showboating on spending because the resolution is largely symbolic. A deadline to recommend a spending plan has already passed.
Fort Carson soldier convicted in woman's slaying
A jury has convicted a Fort Carson soldier of first-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman, whom he got to know over the internet.
The Gazette in Colorado Springs reports that 23-year-old Robert Hull Marko, convicted Thursday, faces a mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole when he's sentenced Feb. 28. The jury convicted Marko of the rape and murder of Judilianna Lawrence in 2008.
Prosecutors say Marko raped Lawrence, bound and gagged her, tied her to a tree and slit her throat. Marko's attorneys argued that their client, who served in Iraq, is mentally ill and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Before the trial, Marko pleaded guilty two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child in a separate incident.
The Gazette in Colorado Springs reports that 23-year-old Robert Hull Marko, convicted Thursday, faces a mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole when he's sentenced Feb. 28. The jury convicted Marko of the rape and murder of Judilianna Lawrence in 2008.
Prosecutors say Marko raped Lawrence, bound and gagged her, tied her to a tree and slit her throat. Marko's attorneys argued that their client, who served in Iraq, is mentally ill and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Before the trial, Marko pleaded guilty two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child in a separate incident.
UNC Enacts Hiring Freeze, Other Cost-Cutting Plans -- AP
University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton has announced plans to freeze some hiring to help cover a projected $14 million shortfall in the next school year.
Norton said Wednesday that the university in Greeley will freeze the hiring of all non-faculty positions with annual salaries of more than $25,000. The Greeley Tribune reports that Norton is also asking UNC employees to help find $5 million in permanent cuts.
Norton says the university will immediately carry out strategies for covering the anticipated funding shortfall, including putting off equipment and technology purchases and capital projects. The school is also assessing travel expenses.
Norton said Wednesday that the university in Greeley will freeze the hiring of all non-faculty positions with annual salaries of more than $25,000. The Greeley Tribune reports that Norton is also asking UNC employees to help find $5 million in permanent cuts.
Norton says the university will immediately carry out strategies for covering the anticipated funding shortfall, including putting off equipment and technology purchases and capital projects. The school is also assessing travel expenses.
Littleton Man Flees Cairo As Nation Revolts
A Littleton man is back in Colorado this morning after a harrowing week trying to flee Egypt as the country sat in the midst of a revolution. Seventy-year-old David Armstrong tells the "Denver Post" he arrived in Cairo January 25th, the same day Egyptian citizens began calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak. Armstrong said he was fortunate to hop a departing flight Sunday from Cairo to New York where he stayed until yesterday because of snowy conditions.
Four Injured When SUV Crashes Into McDonald's
An SUV crashed into an Aurora McDonald's yesterday injuring as many as four people including a ten-year-old girl. Officials said three people were hospitalized after a GMC Yukon careened into the restaurant as the driver tried to elude another vehicle. The girl suffered minor injuries because of broken glass.
Casino Thief Had Colorado Ties
A man who once lived in Pueblo has been accused of cleaning out a Las Vegas casino during a bold robbery last year. Las Vegas undercover cops arrested Tony Carleo Wednesday night at the Bellagio Hotel, the same location where they say he copped a load of poker chips valued at one-point-five-million dollars on December 14th. His heist attracted worldwide acclaim after surveillance footage surfaced on the Internet showing him robbing the casino wearing a black motorcycle helmet. Carleo is also the son of Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge George Assad.
Feds Now Taking Up Cause For Man Held In Pakistan
Federal officials have made a request to release a man with Colorado ties from custody in Pakistan. Raymond Allen Davis of Highland Ranch is being held in Pakistan where prosecutors say he is responsible for fatally shooting two Pakistani civilians a week ago in Lahore. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari personally Wednesday in an attempt to negotiate his release. The U.S. State Department contends Davis holds diplomatic immunity because the alleged shootings happened while he was working as a staff member at the U.S. Embassy.
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