Another month has passed and once again it has been a very interesting education of your thoughts and concerns. Thank you to all that have posted and we look forward to hearing more of your comments and concerns.If you are confused about how to post on the blog or feel more comfortable e-mailing me your comments and concerns, please do so and we will post it for you.
E-mail: dustin.mcintyre@yahoo.com
Dustin McIntyre, Gateway News and gatewaynews.org
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10.16.09
Adams County Ballot Question 1A and Commerce City Ballot Question 2A are worthy of consideration. When term limitations were voted and changed, the basic reason for most people was: we were tired of “professional politicians”. This continues to be a valid reason for term limits. However, changing the term limits from two to three terms is not allowing the problem of “professional politicians” to reinvent again. It does allow a person elected to a position to continue to learn and be active in the knowledge of his/her position. This can be a positive for the electors. The choice of three terms verses two terms does not prevent new people from running against the incumbent. Please give these ballot issues thought and consideration.
L. Charlene Jaramillo
Collete and Betty, I think you both hit the nail on the head.
The urcc is their "outside" group, many of them started as the recall the mayor group. Then they pulled in a few who truely want the history preserved.
Writing history is great, but I heard that they only want their vesion included and have turned others information away!!
Now the city gives them money to go with the stuff they already got from Community Enterprise??
I can guess where that will go.
so if jason mceldowney is going to be the next commissioner, i guess that makes him a democrat?
ccSpeaks
all of you in ward one who not have voted yet. I would suggest the candidate who doesn't have a lot of baggage and will have a fresh view on things.
Vote Dominick Moreno, City Council Ward I
"A Native Son To Get Things Done"
learn more: http://www.dominickmoreno.com/
I have been around for a long time, I can never remember state and federal level candidates endorsing city level candidates ever before.
Different world today.
No on 1A and 2A
Regarding any "political Ad" without the "Paid For" statement:
I have been told it is more likely an endorsement by the publisher and/or the editor of that publication, thus it would be free.
Dustie McIntyre,
I found this video of you and Ed Casso on the Internet.
Great question! Looks like you have on the ball for quite some time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxzsuXfuQqQ
Let us put our minds together and see what future we can build for our children.
- Sitting Bull - Hunkpapa Lakota
great stuff gateway
poor old people in commerce city
WAIT! where are the trailer parks in COmmerce City!
After just reading some comments on this blog, I realize, as I have before, that the only hope for Commerce City is education. You can tell just by reading comments on the blog if a person is open minded and well read. You do not need a college or even high school degree to become educated BUT you do have to be open minded, not bigoted, not racist and you need to deal in the truth and NOT rumors. Thank you. Please become educated.
I dont care who gets in office, but we need to get some jobs here, video says we have 12% umemployyment rate! Also, we need to get business here, At this point I dont care if it is industry, or commercial.
good stuff gateway. videos are really telling
How can south core person say they are in the dark when they are taking positions on all the issues like 1A and 2A and medical marijuana? Curious
Yuri
Crime in Reunion is becoming more of a concern! We need to act now!
NO JOKE!
Jenny, Reunion
ps, I will also let askC3 know too.
Is city bull dozing parts of the city? Or is this just a campaign student
Betsy
where did you see something about ciy being bullduzed
many issues or should I say rumors need to be put to rest.
BULLDOZING THE CITY FOR OUTSIDE INTEREST?!?!?!?
MY GOD WE BETTER VOTE FOR GENE LEFFEL! PLUS WON'T HE SAVE THE TRAILER PARKS TOO!?!?!?!?
okay, so according to the videos I watch, the city is participating in selective enforcement and creating ordinances for just certain individuals? Am I getting this straight?
ok jim benson, you want benefits and you have medicare, ask your friends if this isn't "selective enforcement" of medical benefits?????
How are we going to be having friendly relations with some sister city in China when we don't even have friendly relations in our own city here at home??????????
How about we try having friendly relations with Brighton first? That would be a really good place to start!!!
Oh yes....Orval, lets bail out the beacon!!
They were always such a positive supporter of this city!!
Betsy, I have never heard anyone ever suggest or support bulldozing any part of our city!!
I asked a couple of council and staff people and they all agree it is a fear tactic by a candidate.
The only time a bulldozer will be involved in anything, is new buildings!
Vote for Gene Leffel, Ward I Candidate
Ward 1 Candidate
YOUR ONLY
LOGICAL CHOICE FOR
EXPERIENCED
REPRESENTATION
AT CITY HALL
DON’T TAKE CHANCES !!!
The other Ward 1 candidates have not invested the time and effort to become familiar with the issues that Ward 1 residents face every day. The other candidates have not worked shoulder to shoulder with the citizens.
GENE LEFFEL has been very active in our city for 30 years getting to know the residents and their concerns with our city government first hand. He understands the citizens of our community need honest representation at city hall, not resentment. Your rights as citizens need a strong voice that will be heard CLEARLY at CITY COUNCIL, representing your future.
GENE LEFFEL has attended literally all City Council meetings since July, 2004, from beginning to end. That is over 250 meetings friends !!!
GENE LEFFEL will not be another “rubber stamp or yes man” on CITY COUNCIL. He will work hard preserving your rights as CITIZENS.
He does not agree with the idea of bulldozing original parts of our city for the benefit of outside interests. Contact Gene Leffel at 303-287-3075
Here they are, your CARZ CLUB, Commerce City TEA PARTY, cream of the crop!!!
Ward 1, Gene Leffel
Ward 3, Guillermo Serna, possibly
David Pocs
At Large, Robert Romine, Rene Bullock, possibly Steven Douglas
and lest we forget, our reelected SD 14 Board Member, Robert Vashaw.
One of our fine AT LARGE candidates, apparently doesn't understand that if you claim something in print and verbalize those same claims, you may be caught in a booboo.
Mr. BIGSIGNS, has never been a DUES PAYING MEMBER of the CCBPA, he has attended a few meetings as a visitor, perhaps just for the free breakfast?
He is not a FASTRACKS STATION or
I-70 Realignment BOARD MEMBER, he is a meeting attender, maybe again just for the free food?
Also amazing, how one who CAN'T WORK, can do all the campaign work of erecting signs, and re-erecting signs, and all that other campaign stuff, he must be self employed.
Are you saying vote for him or else " My home will be bulldozed" ?
"Mr Bigsigns" That's so funny,I think he needs more signs because it's hard to understand what the heck he's saying.
Mayor pro tem was talking about loud car stereos in his neighborhood. But we have this problem also at the convenience store on highway two.
I think other citizens tried to do a grocery petition before. I don't know if it will do any good. But I do applaud Kathy Teter's effort.
dusty,
where did you get you report from about the grad rate?
ccSpeaks
Reports are on the Angelou website:
http://www.angeloueconomics.com/Commerce%20City/home.html
Where can I sign the grocery store petition?
Marcus
regarding gateway twitter about 40% not having HS diplomas, are you considering the northern range? It says 2008?
please explain.
Stella, Commerce City
commerce city is bad, but 40%! too high!
GATEWAY! Every time I turn on my laptop I read some shocking thing on your twitter! DAMN!
too high gateway! 40% is way too high!
regarding the 40%, that would mean half of my block would not have finished High School, Can't be real
about 30 minutes ago the gateway news said 2008 educational attainment and graduation rates is 40%. That has to be too high.
40% figure can't be real. HOAX!
If graduation rate is that high then the balloon boy was real also!
page 33 of angelou report:
"EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Education is a major challenge for the Commerce City community. This is a sentiment expressed by community
members and is echoed in the data on educational attainment and graduation rates.
Just over 40
percent of the
Commerce City
population has
not finished high
school. This
figure is three and
four times greater
than in the
populations of the
national
benchmarks.
Less than 30
percent of the
Commerce City
population has completed some college or received a bachelors or graduate degree."
sorry people report is real!
I am NOT a member of the CARZ Club, nor the Tea Party, nor will I ever be a lackey thereof.
I resent anonymous posts to that effect.
I AM a dues paying member of the CCBPA.
David Pocs
Ollie the report may be real but the numbers may be squewed or not including the north.
We are basically different north and south as far as education, (no offense intended).
It's a great idea Teeter has, but it has been done before....and I can't help but think after her support letter for 2A (wanting to be our next mayor) that she is campaigning.
When K.S. and Safeway want 10,000 roof tops,for them to build, a letter with 3,000 signatures will not likely be the turning point.
A number of deals have come and gone....when the stores are ready to invest, they will come!!
Benson, is trying to tell the city what coverage they should offer him??
Who else out there gets to tell their employer what insurance they have to provide them, down to the company.
Arrogant he is!!
My take on Brighton, listening to Mayor Jan raise her voice and order her council around, is that with a new mayor things between them and us will improve on there own.
She has gotten strange in the last few months, maybe the term limits is getting to her!!
when are we bulldozing the city??? and what parts are we bulldozing??? could we start at some of the candidates homes so we dont have to worry about them running again???
how come the new angelou report is so vastly different from the corona report of a few years ago? where can we see the old corona report so we can actually compare? i live in the northern range and i read that the graduation rate was higher than that? gateway can you tell us about the corona report?
EVERYONE WHO ACTUALLY HAS A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, PLEASE BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT AND SHOW THEM OFF. THAT WILL PUT ALL THE RUMORS TO REST.
my conclusion is that we are in a crisis. If we find out these stats are real. We are in a real CRISIS.
gateway,
thanks for adding to our image issue by reporting this. Next time think before you report.
NO WAY! 40% NO WAY
Wow, those are some nice careers and homes the people have in the north for not having completed high school..lol I bet with the huge illegal immigrant population in Commerce City the 40 percent would be close to accurate. It is what it is. I think Prairie View had it's first graduating class in 2009???
any way you slice it, we have a big problem in our city. we need to really pull together and take care of this.
i want to make sure this report is truly accurate. If so, this really was the BEST money the city spent.
Tim Dalton
By the way, China updates from the mayor are great, can you post them here too?
council really needs a attitude check, Dustie, can you put up some of the videos from Monday, so people know what I am talking about
Mayor Natale in China REPORT: Explored the possibilities of cooperative areas of common interest such as tourism, green technologies.
Mayor Natale in China REPORT: Attended Trade Expo, Very LARGE included every industry you can think of. Continues to build Friendships.
The report states the high school graduation rate for Adams County School District #14 was only 40 percent. For those missing fingers, that's 4 out of every 10 kids.
That's one of reasons people cringe when we say “I live in Commerce City”.
C_City Voter
I have read most of the report by the Angelou Group. It is full of great data. I hope people realize this and stop saying it was a waste of time.
READ IT before you JUDGE IT!
DUSTY,
PLEASE POST VIDEOS OF COUNCIL FROM MONDAY
from report: Commerce City needs a unified municipal vision to integrate both the north and the south ends of the City.
So why build the Civic Center at the edge of the city, Why not build it towards the middle of the city?
Wes
The population of Commerce City is 61 percent Hispanic, a much greater proportion than in any of the
benchmarks, the State or the nation.
I guess that is why they asked at the candidate forum if the new council members would be willing to learn Spanish.
This consultant has really opened my eyes. I praise the council now on hiring them.
Quincy, Northern Range Commerce City
LOOK at the Angelou Report and then tell me that we are not 2 cities! Why can't we just admit it and move forward! we might get a lot more done! Why is it such a taboo?
Jenna
hey,
at least we are better then east point Georgia!
ADAMS CO - Manufacturing lost over 3,000 jobs; a loss of nearly 20 percent between 2001 and 2008.
Transportation & Warehousing, one of
the strengths of the Commerce City
economy, is experiencing slow but
sustained job loss in Adams County.
So for those candidates that want to concentrate on industry, do you still have the same opinion.
I read a comment earlier about the CORNA Reprt. Can the city put it up on their website so we can compare?
Since the recent national economic
downturn, Commerce City has seen
even more extreme unemployment
rates. In March of this year, the City’s
unemployment rate reached 14 percent.
Is this linked to our grad rate?
Romine actually made sense in video.
Is this what Reba Drotar was talking about in the gateway video called drotar whats to know?
Almost 16 percent of workers
employed in Commerce City live in Denver, 11.8 percent live in Aurora and 7.4 percent commute from Thornton.
Only 5.6 percent of Commerce City’s work force is made up of Commerce City residents.
report echoes the recent doom and gloom comments by Jim Benson and Reba Drotar
ANGELOU,
IT IS 27J SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT BRIGHTON 27J SCHOOL DISTRICT.
when is council going to learn that mcintyre is going to keep on putting up vidoes of them acting like fools until they stop it.
Yuri
gateway.
hard to hear the sound on the tony/jim council norms video.
just an fyi
Thank you Jon,
I will try to improve the audio in the future.
Dustie, Gateway News
so if paul is not here, benson has to fight with tony?
If you haven't done so, please check out www.yourhub.com/election. More candidate information is located there.
I have heard that the numbers used are not as they appear. I hope the city will post the facts, so we all can see.
To the person asking why the civic center was placed in the south.
The city owned land there, it owns basically no land in the north(only a small parcel near the dog park).
It made no sense to spend millions to puchase land when they have a great piece near upcoming development.
So new information out there is Benson is working with Gene Leffell, to get him elected!!
Man, I didn't like Benson, but he was able to go down futher in my opinion.
Just when our city is moving ahead in it's position in the metro area we want to embarrass it again!!
Thanks Benson, you can help take us back 20 years. Next I'll find out you are backing Racetrack Rene & his partner Douglas.
Sheeesh
Gateway, a big THANK YOU for posting the video from Mon
It tells everything that Tony was stating.
Mr. Benson is pushy and rude, and now trys to play the "victim" of unfair comments.
It is obvious that he steps over the bounds of decorm.
It is time for all of the council to grow back bones and stand up to him. He gets stronger when you keep backing down!!
Thank you Tony for bringing attention to his ongoing RUDENESS!
side note: he does his "campaigning" by working in little stippits during the meetings,for the people he supports, but that's "okay".
I am so confused about the d14 letter. I thought vashaw had a whole list of "causes"
What the hell is going on with Adams D#14!
GATEWAY,
IS THIS CLARIFICATION HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH LANGE AND D#14 COURT CASE?
Commerce City needs to start addressing the illegal immigrant situation we have. It’s part of our image problem. It affects our schools performance. I’m sure it scares businesses because they don’t want to come here and have to spend extra money to verify people aren’t using forged documents to get a job. It’s costing us to print everything in Spanish. Report shows 60+ % of the city being Hispanic yet 90 + % of those are not legal citizens of our country and they don’t speak our language. That will keep the city from ever being unified or considered a great place to live.
I just read the comments from the candidates on Your Hub. I am absolutely embarassed for Guillermo Serna and his lack of proper grammar and spelling. It is truly sad. Is this someone we want representing us? I think not. There are plenty of educated candidates running.
JT
Ward III Voter
maybe if d14 can spend less time in court rooms and more time is class rooms we would be better off.
AKA
what the hell is the Adams School District #14 letter all about!
Who Asked for clarification?
Ryland
Ahhhhhhhhh, Mr. Benson, it's finally coming to light!
You've been found out.
After two years of backing all things CARZ CLUB, I wonder when folks will find out that you've expressed a desire to rid the City of all those nasty trailer parks, none of which are even in your Ward?
The plots thicken,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I like to point out that I am surprised there has not been that much negative campaigning in this election. EXCEPT, for when it comes to the city. Some of the candidates have been nothing but negative campaigning when it comes to the city and city staff. I invite you all to watch the videos that are available on line.
dusty,
I like the china updates for the mayor. we really do live in a different world!
JT, I agree with your impression of Mr Serna.
I also found his statement that he wants to return to prior council direction, extremely out of line.
It was some of that old council that allowed us to be made fun of.
Guess his true colors and lack of proof reading shows who he really is.
Ward 3 voter-it didn't go to him!
d14 statement reads: "Dr. Lange’s contract was terminated on September 8, 2008. The contract termination was not for cause."
What about the reasons vashaw gave:
400K embezzlement over 6 years
Audit of students 1.2 million refund back to state
Budget over by 2 million
Transportation Department over 400K for salaries and benefits accounts
Numerous staff and program cuts needed for a balance budget
Internal problems for recording of outside field trips
1.5 million paid to Commerce City for use tax
60 to 80 ERUs needed for new high school
CSAP down in all grade levels
Weak Leadership
Can take classes during day and evening for adult classes concept has changed
GREAT COUNT DOWN! 10 Days Left.
THANK GOD
Just listened to the Tony J and Jim B video.
Mr B is a pretty interesting jerk.
When the subject of the mayor going to China came up, he said it wasn't a good plan, saw no benifit and would have voted against it.
Now he says he wishes them luck and hopes that in the next 6mth they bring back billions of dollars of business.
Who is he kidding.
He is transparent.
He doesn't hope they succeed, and he is trying to put HIS time line on whether or not they do.....6mths really!!
He's been on council 2 yrs and hasn't done anything except piss everyone off. Almost cost us the music festival, tried to change our name, the list goes on.
Mr B. mind your own B'sss wax and do something for our ward!!
This was a travel day from Nanning to Beijing talk about a comedy of errors.
Plane was 30 minutes late taking off from Nanning and when we arrived it took forever to get our bags. We finally get to our hotel at 6:30 pm and discover that we had the wrong date to start our reservations. So here we are in China, none of us speak Mandarin and we are without a place to stay for the night.
We locate a hotel employee who can speak some English and he finds us rooms at, WAIT FOR THIS the Holiday Inn. Thousands of miles from home and we have a room at the Holiday. The lobby is beautiful and very Chinese. The room looks just like every other Holiday you have been in except the books and menus are in Chinese. At least it is clean and welcoming.
Interesting observation We have been in China for a week. None of us speak anything but the most rudimentary Chinese. As soon as we look confused, we are able to find someone to help. As a culture, they are the most positive people I think I have met. Nothing seems to bother them. If things do not go the way they wish, they realize it is for a purpose and they will learn something from the experience. They do not have the amount of "stuff" we have, but they appear way happier and more content.
There are many things we can learn from them as we share cultures.
If this trip teaches me nothing else, it will be that those few who try their best to degrade our city as not the voices to listen to. We are on our way to being a greater city then any of us realize. We just have to not listen to those few who wish to drag us down into the mud with their negativity.
We are a great city! We just have to stand up and let others know.
Benson is just being sarcastic about the china group. Last video that gateway put up is a must see. All of it.
Wes
Commerce City Council Orval Lewis says that the reason why they annexed the northern enclave was for money. His own words, listen for yourself.
I do not believe this to be true as the annexation of the northern enclave has been talked about for a very long time by past council.
All the Enclaves should be included into the city. We have lots of good things to offer. Free trash, curb side recycling, local policing.
Wes I agree.
Problem is he is using the cultural situation with the Chinese people to try and say this isn't worthwhile.
Business isn't built with foreign governments overnight.
His attitude IS transparent, that's what he "claims" he stands for.
Great stuff Dustie.
Mayor's updates from China are a great way to show the citizens that China Relationship is well worth it!
council can stop with the snippy attitude they have with each other.
It's like watching a bunch of middle schoolers.
Dutch
city needs a new change in scenery.
Wow Gateway Ticker says 9 days left until our OH SO IMPORTANT ELECTIONS!
I can see this going good or very bad. It is up to us people. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Did you all know, Pueblo is putting the question of changing from a council/city-manager government to a strong-mayor type on the November ballot?
I am wondering if Commerce City should follow suit?
I personally think we should at least look at it.
I find Salty Dog's idea interesting, but also scarey. Until I am sure that we continue in the right direction, I can't imagine some of those who might be our Mayor!
If we fall back to the old type of council as in the past....God forbid, we could be forever misdirected and forgotten in the metro area.
I do agree that this election can be really good or really bad.
Hopefully new blood will come in and continue our direction of success.
great stuff Gateway
hello all from Beijing
we met with the Deputy Director of the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) today and spent quite a bit of time with him.
He setting up a delegation to come to the United states next year. He hopes to bring at least ten qualified companies with him who are looking to relocate to the United States. Denver metro is one of the locations that they hope to stop in.
We will continue to follow up on this. The Deputy will be in Houston while NLC is happening. I have requested that an invitation be extended to him to attend some of our conference.
We again met with Claire and spoke about the possibility of assisting Chinese investors here in the Denver area. This may include some relationships with the school she is hoping to start here in the US.
GOOD LOOKING MAYOR!
you go girl! Tracey looks good in mayors chair!
Robert,
why do you need to say that Derby is blighted?
Tracey is going a great job, very smooth
wow council is running too smooth, like a real city.
agreed
City Attorney,
thank you for the citizen communication clarification once again from Romine.
wait, so does 27J get the same deal that D14 gets?
why does D#14 get special deal? Why can't the other school district get the same deal?
what does it mean by joint-projects?
joint use of facilities? What the hell does that mean?
It is not really a bog deal, it is for a shared facility like city hall and the high school
NOT treated nicely by the school district #14? WHOA! calling them out GO REBA
Good Job Reba, Looks like you are not holding anything back!
D#14 needs to stop fighting with everyone and start concentrating on the children, remember the CSAP scores?
Orval is being mean to the Parks and Rec lady. What a JERK
I love it bob, good job, open meetings law can be a pain in the ass
You hear that? Reba said, its about time that D14 meet. She's is letting it all hang out!
still think D14 should concentrate on the kids instead of engaging in fighting with outside agencies!
Drotar givng D14 Pres a message? She is there, just heard her during citizen communication.
see! we can never get along! every meeting there is some kind of a fight!
Come on C3!
enough is enough
RE: Jason's Process for City Manager and City Attorney Review
That is one of the most detailed reports and process of a review. I am not saying that is a bad thing, just very corporate.
Jason will make a good council member after Nov.
what is going on in Adams County School District #14 will not happen in School District 27J.
fred303@mail.com
hey gateway,
it is the end of October, what is going on with Walmart. I thought we would have an answer in October?
ccSpeaks
I commend Jason M. on his report on the CM/CA review process. Very well presented and a good idea to have in place?
Performance Appraisal Process for City Manager and City Attorney is the way it should have been done years ago. Good Job Jason.
BRING BACK MAC!
McEldowney's business experience is a perfect example of what good people can bring to a city council.
I am voting for jason right now. Filling out ballot tonight!
so city will not need a consultant for the review process of the city manager and city lawyer, am I right on this?
If approved by council, that would be my understanding.
Stella, no one likes fighting, but sometimes people need to step up and have a backbone.
Otherwise good things get passed by and the squeeky wheel gets the attention, because no one wants to "fight"!!
We're seeing the effects of end of term-itus. Reba blasting on former friends, Jeanette, Orvil being more grumpy.
We're seeing also the effect of former employees voting NO on items regarding former employer. (Tony) If these same IGA,s come up for 27J, he'll probably vote for all of them.
These are the things that happen when your Council people and other Elected officials work for each other or are married and serve on different boards. Jeanette (SD14) & Orville, Tony (Former SD14 employee), Reba (SD14 Volunteer Coordinator).
It's inportant that our Elected officials be beholden to only 1 Board, Council, or tax subsidized entity.
Report From Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale from China, Tuesday October 27th, 2009
Trip coming to a close but not without finishing strong
We met with the Bei Ao corp. they are the government agency that works with Sports and Entertainment. They are the agency that organized and presented the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics. They do Conference and event organizing.
Spoke about ideas relating to tourism revolving around sports venues including golf tours.
After this meeting we met with the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. This is a group that works with other organizations such as Sister Cities to form relationships with cultures in other countries.
Every group that we spoke with had similar requests and ideas. China wants to begin forming the relationships throughout the world to held build the bonds that will assist everyone in creating a more harmonies world. The Chinese seem to want to become a player in the world market. This is especially interesting since this is what Commerce City has been dealing with during the last few years.
We all seem to want the same things. A life where we feel safe, where we can take care of our families, have the ability to house and feed as well as obtain a few of the extras, as well as to be able to help our children attain a higher standard of education and living then we have.
Later that evening we again met with Clair Pang and had a dinner at a typical street vendor restaurant. Ms Pang has been a true delight. She has shown us the part of China that most American never see.
somehow this day got missed
Sunday was are day to see some of Beijing
We walked in Tienanmen Square. The place was packed with people. We were approached by two college students who offered to guide us around the Square so they could practice their English.The history naturally was very extensive. The student told us stories about the history and showed us things we would have missed.
We then crossed the street and went to the Forbidden City. We rented an audio program that was suppose to tell us about what we were looking at but most time the information was lost in the translation. It was still very exciting.
In the evening we met with one of Alan's partners who lives in Beijing.
Talking to her, we discovered that she was born in China but moved to the US and took a job with a telecom company where she remained until a couple of years ago. She actually was stationed not far from where I lived in New Jersey. During the time she was in the US she became an American citizen.. She return home to China to care for ailing parents. She works in china as a consultant of sorts. Actually more of a broker. What she does is looks for a need and tries to fill it. She has brokered many types of deals between Chinese and other country companies during her time here.
Since she was living in America for such a long time but was also brought up in China, she is able to understand the cultures of both which really helps with building relationships.She really gave us large amount of information about working in China.
Mayor Paul,
I don't care what kind of sarcastic remarks my council so called rep Jim Benson says about the Chinese delegation. I am 100% behind you and 100% behind the idea of bring Chinese business to Commerce City.
Keep up the good work!
end of term-itus!
I LOVE IT!
Does 27J have the same deal with the city, if not, why not?
I enjoy reading the mayor's china info.
It feels good to have reached a point in time where our city is being seen as the wonderful place it is.
Not only in the county, metro area, but now world wide.
I appreciate the effort that has been made to make our city be seen in a better light!
I am a follower of the Commerce City twitter and was wondering why they had no updates on how city was addressing the snow today?
Commerce City Parents of Padres Unidos host Campaign for Accountable Public Schools Education Forum
What: Campaign for Accountable Public Schools Education Forum will be held this Friday. This is an opportunity for the parents in the community to dialogue with two school board representatives who are filling open positions on the Adams 14 School District Board. The school board election in Commerce City this year was cancelled because there were only two candidates for two open positions. Because of the lack of a democratic election, parent members of Padres Unidos in Commerce City have organized a forum to get to know the two board members who will fill the positions – Adrian C. Schimpf and Robert Vashaw.
When: 6 to 8 pm, Friday, October 30, 2009
Where: Our Lady Mother of the Church
7290 72nd Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022
Who: Parent members of Padres Unidos in Commerce City with children from multiple Adams14 District schools
Commerce City, CO – Currently, Adams 14 School District has a graduation rate of 42%, one of the lowest in the state. Parents will be focusing on seven main issues to improve their schools: quality education, equal opportunity, fair discipline, accountability to community, respect and access, quality bilingual education, and immigrant student rights. This forum will engage incoming board members to share their views on these issues and opportunities that lay ahead.
Existing School Board representatives, incoming School Board representatives, Superintendent Sue Chandler, Commerce City City Council, City Council candidates, Senator Bennet, and Representative Perlmutter have all been invited.
For more information, please call Kristen Sharp at 303-564-5260.
gateway,
do you know if the group that is doing this forum from commerce city?
I have been going thru a bunch of the videos and I am concerned about some of things that some f the candidates are saying.
sounds like if some of them get in there are going to "clean out city hall"
LOVE the videos, what did happen to council norms?
Council needs to see themselves and stop acting like fools.
We ALL see you!
Based off the 27J candidate video I am voting for Joan Kniss.
no of 2A
does Resolution 2009-54 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE DIRECTORY OF CITY FEES AND CHARGES compare to other cities fairly?
Commerce City needs to stay on the cutting edge of the marijuana issue.
everyone be sure to vote, remember the ballot has to be there on NOV 3rd not post dated by the 3rd.
you can still drop it off at the commerce city hall at the city clerks office. they are a polling place. Until tuesday at 7pm
does 27J have the same deal as the city and d#14? are we being fair to all?
Dusty,
We were told that we would know if we would be on the list for walmart to build in reunion on october. do you know anything.
my predictions
ward one gene leffel
ward three guillermo serna
at large jason/andy
1A NO
WOW interesting, I would say you are about right.
Not a great combo but I think your right.
agree,
leffel, serna hahn macEldowney
no on 1A and 2A
also agree, but not sure about hahn, otherwise yes agree.
for sure no on 2A,
aee it losing about 70/30
I say you are partial right....I see Dominick, Serna, Hahn, McEdowney.
Too many I talked to can't stand Gene.
I sure hope you'll are wrong about leffel and serna. Looking at their bio's and listening to them, I don't think either will bring anything to the team. If leffel wins there should be an investigation into the trailer park threat for votes.
can't stand leffel either, but he has been basically campaigning in ward one for the last 4 plus years.
We'll see.
is Leffel the one with the bin laden beard?
reba is right on. about time!
Dustie,
I just watched your fire v. police video. Excellent job, very good!
What is really funny is if you look at those that have banded together as a group.
They are all "against" different things, some very contradictory to each other.
It is like...."we are grumpy negative people therefore we have that in common"!
Benson wants to do away will all mobile home parks (tried to write his own regulations), yet his friend Leffell is suppose to be the protector of the mobile home parks and will "prevent them from being bulldozed"
Romine & Leffell want "fair enforcement of regulations" meaning don't go after 'cause they routinely break them.
Benson wants to have our image improved ...yet supports both Romine & Leffel( now there's an image for representation of our city).
Benson tried to change the name (along with Drotar) all of the carz club plus Bullock were adamently opposed to that, now they are buddies!
This is only a small sampling of their craziness.
What a group of disfunctional clowns working together to destroy our city!
carz club hated benson now treat him as his own. Rumor is benson is the back seat driver of leffel's campaign.
weird.
until we get some good citizens to step up and run for council, this is what we have to deal with.
Jim Benson wanted to go forth with a code of regulations that would improve the living conditions in the city of Commerce City, not get rid of trailer parks.
Tim Dalton
Mr Dalton you are wrong on this one.
His proposition was among other things, for the city to have the right to enter anyone's property to determine violations.
He also wanted the regulations so restrictive that the mobile home parks would have been forced out!
Word that I heard recently is Benson bought Gene some clothes so he would look more presentable?
so weird. I thought they wanted to pack benson up and move him out of town because he wanted to change the name of the city?
men dont buy men cloths.
what the heck does that mean?? Men don't buy men clothes?
I think someone was refering to Benson "paying" for Leffell's clothes!
If we really want to help keep our city going in the right direction, let's start a recall of Jim Benson right after the elections. He's clearly not a voice for ward 2 and can't get along with other members of council. I think most of us voted for him just to have enough votes to keep nascar out of our backyard. We need someone to represent ward 2 now
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