Tag: George Teal
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Media magnate, real estate exec team up to fund ad campaign against Buc-ee’s
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Developers and billionaire outsiders” are accused of interference in flyers that have found their way into mailboxes in Palmer Lake, where an explosive disagreement over whether to approve a location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s has boiled over into lawsuits, resignations and a special…
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Douglas County billionaire funds ad campaign against Buc-ee’s
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Developers and billionaire outsiders” are accused of interference in flyers that have found their way into mailboxes in Palmer Lake, where an explosive disagreement over whether to approve a location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s has boiled over into lawsuits, resignations and a special…
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Douglas County residents reject ‘home rule’ proposal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County voters have rejected “home rule,” a move county officials had hoped would provide more local control, according to the initial, unofficial tally on Tuesday night. The “no” votes led by 43 percentage points, 71.16% to 28.84%, with 93,175 votes counted, according to the…
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Douglas County officials lay groundwork for cooperation with Trump administration in D.C.
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County officials traveled to Washington, D.C. in time for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, saying they want to lay the groundwork for cooperation with the new administration, even as they noted they represent a “red county in a blue state.” The local delegation included Commissioners…
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Douglas County passes resolution supporting Trump deportation plans
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Douglas County is backing President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan, arguing it supports public safety, which contrasts with Denver, whose mayor has vowed to resist federal immigration agents deporting illegal immigrants in his city. On Tuesday, Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution embracing Trump’s “use of federal immigration and customs enforcement for the safe and…
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Douglas County commissioner Lora Thomas resigns, accusing fellow officials of harassment
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lora Thomas, who has served on the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners since 2016, announced Friday she is resigning, effective immediately. Thomas said she can no longer take the “unrelenting attacks, harassment and punishment” from fellow commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal. Thomas, who…
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DougCo Commissioner Lora Thomas to run for House District 43
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Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, who will be term-limited on the county commission at the end of the year, has filed to run for House District 43, which includes Highlands Ranch. Thomas’ name had been mentioned as one of several Republicans interested in running for the 4th Congressional District seat held by the retiring U.S.…
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Mayor Hancock to DougCo commissioners: Hands off of Daniels Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock fired off a terse message to a Douglas County Commissioner who had threatened to seize one of the city’s most beloved mountain parks: hands off. “Daniels Park is a treasured piece of Denver’s Mountain Parks system,” Hancock wrote in an email…