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Secret Motives Behind Council
Support of  "Amendment 9"
see story and video clips
GOP Chair Declares Bankruptcy To
Avoid Paying $170,252 Civil Judgement
see story
The Whole Story Behind
Loveland's Increasing Water Rates
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Johnstown: Better Location For Loveland
Jobs Than Centerra?
Loveland Challenges Property Rights of
County Land Owners
TheCity of Loveland is fighting
rural farmers who want to preserve their way of life for the next
generation - who live far from city limits
see story
Rural Fire Tax Defeat
Commentary By Eric Blake
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Water Sham
A Subsidy By Any Other Name
As Loveland's Council prepares to ask residents to begin paying higher
water rates, another water utility fee waiver is disguised as a non-cost
fee deferral agreement.
see story
Mayor Capitulates To County
Council passes temporary fireworks ban - outlawing both the sale and use of fireworks

Loveland's City Council voted unanimously to pass a ban on the sale and use of fireworks
inside city limits.  Loveland's Mayor explains why city paid travel took precedent over
passing a fireworks ban sooner.
see story
Story Behind The Firing Of
Ronald Cabrera
LovelandPolitics goes behind the scenes to get the full story of why Thompson R2-J School
Superintendent Ron Cabrera was recently fired.

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Farmer Gets Sweetheart
Deal From City
Lease surfaces showing city gave farmer use of city owned farmland for
free along with water for past 5 years to grow corn
see story
Loveland's Mayor Pro Tem Vote Tied
Council split along partisan lines in a 4 to 4 vote

see story
Economic Development
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Familiar Face Stepping-up To
Represent Ward IV On Council
see story
TEDx "Curator" Seeks Seat on
Loveland's City Council
see story
New Owners of Agilent Campus
Prepare for Tenants
City of Loveland Seeking to Replace CAMT's ACE Project Role
see story
Mayor Apologizes For Comments
After accusing colleague of not supporting public input

see story and video
GOP Chair's Bankruptcy In Jeopardy
Over Allegations of Fraudulent Filings
see story
Did Teamsters Vote Push Allegiant
Out of Loveland?
see our story

Teamster response to LP article and our response
Cabrera's School District Credit Card
- Still Being Used
also Board Pres. Under Fire For Cell Phone Charges
see story
Loveland's Ward IV Council
Race Is Competitive To The End
see story and candidate interviews
Judge; Beierwaltes Owes City at Least
$500,000 for vNet Debacle
Summary Judgement Partially In City's Favor
see story
Allegiant CEO Confirms Safety
Was Issue in Pullout
(as first reported by LovelandPolitics and refuted by RH)

see story
City Staff May Propose a Second'Mexican
Intersection' for Loveland
see story
Democrats Close Ranks Behind Council
Candidate Paul Mueller
see story
City Manager Prohibits Staff
From Meeting Councilors At
Sports Station
.
see story
Clark Wins Council Seat
Former Loveland Mayor Pro Tem Dave
Clark, flanked by other winning candidates,
celebrates his victory to Loveland's City
Council to represent Ward IV Tuesday night.
see story
Mayor Struggles For
Relevancy
After losing his partisan majority on Loveland's City
Council, Loveland Mayor Cecil Gutierrez struggles to
take control of Loveland's Council while likely facing a
new Mayor Pro Tem who will not be his rubber stamp.

see story and other council news
City Staff Plans
Mercy Property Acquisition
Loveland City Manager Bill Cahill has been quietly working with staff and
Loveland's multi-faith charity, House of Neighborly Services, to acquire
the group's property located at 565 Cleveland Ave. in Loveland before
the end of the year to facilitate a move to a larger location.
see story
Councilman Struck By Automobile
Loveland Councilman Chauncey Taylor was hit Saturday afternoon while riding his bike along 37th Street in
Loveland, according to Loveland Police.  The driver of the car is aerospace executive
Herb Satterlee. who could be
charged by the District Attorney.  Taylor was seriously injured and is recovering at the Medical Center of the
Rockies in Loveland.
Woodward: When The Exception
Makes the Law
Loveland's City Council rushed through sweeping changes to the Millennium GDP
last May using the pretext it was for equity reasons.  In private, McWhinney lobbied
for the changes (Amendment 9) to their agreement with the city by claiming
Woodward Inc. was moving its corporate headquarters to Centerra and couldn't
wait for the normal approval process in Loveland.   
see story
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