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As Mayor, I
championed a new water project for the city. This required
evaluation of various alternatives, and multiple ballot issues
to fund the improvements in compliance with TABOR. In the end,
we opted for a tie in with the Denver system. This $7.5 million
dollar project was then the largest in the city’s history and
was completed without a tax increase. It did involve a long
term repayment contract with Denver. The terms of this
arrangement were submitted to the voters, receiving overwhelming
approval.
As County
Commissioner, I worked to make sense of the Union Park project
that previous commissioners had started. This complex diversion
project in the Gunnison Valley was eventually shut down by a
State Supreme Court decision. However, after researching the
project and the history of the various Colorado River Compacts
and related legislation, it became obvious that the federal
government has been distorting the terms of these agreements to
the detriment of the citizens of Colorado.
In Congress,
I will fight to make Colorado’s share of natural resources
available to the citizens of the state.
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