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| Amendment 41 "End-Run" Passes Loveland City Council Councilmembers Steve Dozier and Dave Clark (left) watch for instruction from City Attorney Read more |
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| Moderates Sweep Top Offices in Larimer GOP - Read Report from Feb. 10 Meeting |
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| Council Completes Annual "Retreat" The Loveland City Council completed their annual retreat at Group Publishing that included meals with spouses at Centerra's Bent Fork restaurant. The City Clerk was prompt in posting the notes from the meetings which are available online. The Council did go into closed session to discuss further property annexations along I-25. Capital improvements, future projects and attracting new business were among the items discussed during the two days of meetings but most topics were referred to standing committees for further consideration. See the Reporter-Herald and Loveland Connection stories regarding the retreat. Both stories concentrate on the economic development portion of the meeting. |
| Lame-Duck Council Raided Future Revenue and Fire Safety Funds To Buy 98 Acres Along I-25 - One Protested |
| Councilwoman Johnson Ignores Her Own Legal Advice see complete story |
| Councilwoman Johnson napping at the July 1, 2008 council meeting |
| Golden Nest Eggs Coming Back Council members Carol Johnson, Larry Heckel, Glenn Rousey and Mayor Pielin instructed the city manager that they want to vote again on providing special health benefits to retiring senior city employees at a future meeting. The issue has been scheduled to return on August 19, 2008. see story regarding previous discussion and vote on the issue. |
| Council chamber standing room only Angry residents asked for relief from noisy train horns at the July 1, 2008 City Council meeting. Council largely tried issue to federal levelissue to federal level see story |
| Fire Chief And City Manager - Didn't See Eye to Eye On A Number of Issues Loveland Fire Chief Mike Chard was placed on administrative leave August 1, and resigned his post by August 6, but not before receiving six months severance bonus pay of $50,000 to keep quiet after his departure. Read the original story. see story |
| Loveland City Council Study Session On Transportation Becomes TABOR Gripe Session Loveland's City Council study session with State Representative Don Marostica and Bill Kaufman to discuss transportation issues goes off track. Instead, the lawmaker, mayor, council and state employee discussed ways to remove TABOR from the state constitution and other means for raising taxes without the consent of the governed. see story |
| When Loveland's Director of Human Resources Todd Gamble sees Councilwoman Carol Johnson heading towards his office he can usually guess why she is visiting. Johnson is on a mission to have Loveland's City Manager, Don Williams, replaced. She has complained to Gamble and has taken her case to some council colleagues according to two independent sources working in city hall. Click Here |
| One Councilor Lobbies To Replace City Manager |
| Next Council Study Session: Train Noise Consultant Says $9.5 Million Required for Quiet Zones Loveland City Council to focus on train noise for study session. Read the story |
| Reporter-Herald Lends Credibility To Outrageous Claim That 1 in 4 Loveland Teens are Homeless Teen Survey At High Schools Reports Preposterous Results see story |
| Councilman Challenges LovelandPolitics Councilman Glenn Rousey, like some colleagues, is pretending he never supported McWhinney's proposed 5th amendment to its agreement with the City of Loveland. LovelandPolitics SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT - see the video |
| Loveland Council Concludes Annual Retreat Guarded Cordiality Prevailed & Self-Help Guru Pitched his latest book see story |
| Johnson Gets the Boot City Appointed Volunteers Want New Council Liaison Loveland Councilwoman Carol Johnson received a letter Thursday by the volunteers of Loveland's Historic Preservation Commission. The Commission told Councilwoman Johnson, "Commissioners felt that we could not ask you to remain on the Loveland Historic Preservation Commission as liaison." The letter marks possibly the first time in Loveland's history that a member of the City Council has been asked to cease their liaison role at the request of the volunteers. read story |
| Morning After Email - Johnson's Regret Email on Klen vs. Loveland Loveland Councilwoman Carol Johnson attempted to continue a confidential attorney-client communication from Tuesday's council meeting by going public with the information. She jeopardized the city's claim the meeting was privileged attorney-client communications. see story |
| Morning After Email - Johnson's Regret Email on Klen vs. Loveland Loveland Councilwoman Carol Johnson attempted to continue a confidential attorney-client communication from Tuesday's council meeting by going public with the information. She jeopardized the city's claim the meeting was privileged attorney-client communications. see story |
| Ice Cream & Sculptures Coming Councilman Klassen Frosted Over Council's Reaction to application see complete story |
| Klassen Challenges “A severe injustice has been done to the disability board and it must be made public” read report |
| Larimer County Republican Assembly - Over 1,000 Attend read story |
| State Reform of Urban Renewal Law Targets Loveland County Assessor points it out for clueless councilor Urban Renewal reform law HB1107 was signed by Governor Ritter on April 14 this year but some in Loveland's City Hall didn't get the message. see story |
| Floor Dropping Out of Councilman Heckel's Political Career read the report |
| Bill Cahill: New City Manager Bill Cahill, Assistant City Manager of Merced, California, was the first choice of 6 on Loveland's City Council to become our next city manager. Maturity and calm were cited as reasons for their choice. Cahill leaves behind a city in financial crisis. see story and councilor comments |
| Democrats Backed by 'Republican' Business Group Members Read The Report |