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186 comments:
So I see why Commerce City is so afraid of lawsuit against oil and gas. They are already in multiple lawsuits as it is.
Fracking has many chemicals that can cause cancer. Please do the right thing and protect the citizens!
The Democratic Caucus is Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30pm. Find your local caucus location below:
Adams City High School
7200 Quebec Parkway Commerce City, CO 80022
Commerce City, Dupont, Eagle Creek, Fronterra, Monaco, Southlawn and Wikiup
Valley View Elementary School
660 West 70th Ave Denver, CO 80221
Coronado Hills, Sherrelwood and Welby
Tennyson Knolls Elementary
6330 Tennyson St Arvada, CO 80003
Arvada, Berkeley, Goat Hill, Hidden Lake, North Washington, PerlMack, Skyline Vista and Twin Lakes
City of Commerce City owes Adams County Sheriff $765 for the month of January ($45 per night) for "Jail Invoice"...
http://t.co/OinxaKp3
Look at Commerce City folks- David Foster gives money to council candidates and he gets approval on everything. Check out Adams 14
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20088045?source=rss
I want to personally thank the citizens group for speaking out at this last city council meeting. You all did a wonderful service to your fellow citizens that live in the Northern Range showing how much you care about your neighbor's quality of life. On Jim Benson's comment about only the lawyers win in any court process. I disagree! For 236 years, it is this same court process that has made America what we are today. Even, the lawyer CC hired could not say that a MOU or going to court would make a difference with the Hilcorp. Jadie Carson's comment that a few of her constituents have said that we should allow drilling was typical of someone who has been sitting on the sidelines on city council. John Locke said that in society we need to have the"greatest good for the greatest number of people." We have 23,748 men, women and children that live in the Northern range, one or two people that would like to see drilling happen because it is not in their back yards is so wrong. Equally as wrong, is the thought that Ms. Carson would actually consider one or two people to speak for her entire Ward of several thousands. GN would you do a poll to see how many in CC want drilling? You could do it by Ward and see what the results are.
Didn't foster get the flea market passed in one night!
Maybe oil and gas should hire him.
There are 3 important things to remember for next week.
#1 To attend the Democratic Caucus Tuesday March 6 at
Adams City High School. 6:30-8:30
#2 That the best choice you can make for the Office of State Rep.of House Dist.32 will be Dominick Moreno.
#3 Actually there are two choices here.
A: That you agree with #2
B: Or you can choose to be wrong
Mr. Moreno has proven himself as a leader over and over again. He will make a great Rep.
Mr Zeiler. Please list what Moreno has done because the majority of us cannot find one thing. After you post your list then you can ask for folks to support but not before you tell us. He is not a leader by any stretch of the imagination and most certainly does not represent the hard working families who have Christian values in our community. Moreno does not know who he represents and the people don't know who he really is. Post here who Moreno really is.
GN: Your statement in the article about the lawsuits "says that alleged discrimination and firing", it doesn't say alleged remarks....isn't that the way the story should be told? "you know truth be told"
you need to be carefully too
AGREED!!
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” Who guards the guardians. What happened to the supervisor who was being prosecuted for assault on a subordinate at Commerce City PD? I am waiting for more details. I think there will be someone with the guts to talk about this, as nothing has come about of the sickening corruption and racism that occurs at CCPD.
Where is the FBI to investigate. I would rather live in Denver!
The city's timeline is short to act!
Fracking will take a back seat to the details of what has been going on in the PD through continued failure to act!
Come out and support Tracey Snyder!
Democratic Caucus Tuesday March 6 at
Adams City High School. 6:30-8:30.
Commerce City plans to make Major economic development announcement Weds... Cummins in Commerce City was just recently announced last year
Great News Commerce City! Is it a Chinese Company?!?!?!?!?!?!?
GN: Your statement in the article about the lawsuits "says that alleged discrimination and firing", it doesn't say alleged remarks....isn't that the way the story should be told? "you know truth be told"
That's a lot of "alleged" going around.
Good Luck to both Tracy and Dominick.
Hope to see them both on the ballot!
DISAGREED STRONGLY
DISAGREED STRONGLY
Funny thing. Lawsuit story is exactly what city document about lawsuits says. Guess city attorney needs to watch what they write.
Google Cummins. They are a hydraulic fracturing vendor. They can meet all your fracking needs. Just like Schlemberger. There is all your economic development folks right together on 104 th Avenue. Yes Commerce City staff and council have been laughing at the citizens for sometime now. Hope you all love the several hundred fracking Wells in your neighborhood. Enjoy the cancer.
NO ITS A FRACKING COMPANY VENDOR. THEY WILL SUPPLY ALL YOUR FRACKING NEEDS.
In response to anonymous's comments about Mr. Moreno. I'm not Mr. Zeiler but I can tell you some of the things he has done for the city.
He has done an awful lot during his time on council. First of all he is well educated. He attended one of the most prestigious colleges in America, and then came back to Commerce City to work for the citizens. That right there shows what kind of person he is. He also helped pass a collective bargaining ordinance for the workers of Commerce City. He sponsored a resolution against cutting rebates for solar energy. He helped cut the elected officials retirement fund which in turn will save the tax payers an enormous amount of money. He was promoted to Mayor Pro Tem and sits on numerous boards.
He is young and involved! He is one of the best leaders Commerce City has right now. He most certainly represents the hard working families of our community. He was born and raised in this community and is the son of very hard working parents. He knows what its like to live and grow up here. He will work for the kids on issues like education. He is our best choice for state rep!
He is a great person....have you met him or talked with him? Clearly you haven't....
Good old Commerce City.
Really? A toll on Tower Road. This is still on the table? More red light cameras?
I swear this town is being run by a bunch of po-dunk local yokels some times.
Just grow a pair and tell people they'll have to start paying for trash pickup.
Mr. Moreno is one of the best leaders Commerce City has right now?
I say YES! Did a great job with the delicate situation with oil and gas.
Kept them at the table and did not ignore the residents needs.
WOW CC residents. You really do not want jobs!
Shameful!
does cummins really have anything to do with fracking?
What a web in CC!
Looks like it was the fracking plan this entire time.
NO FRACKING IN CC!
Commerce City Post: "Successful press conference on Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC, UE Compression and Precast Concepts expanding their businesses in Commerce City; bringing 150 new jobs and more than $30 million in capital improvements."
Yes I do say it was a success.
Gotta LOVE to attempt to twist and spin!
Successful press conference on Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC, UE Compression and Precast Concepts expanding their businesses in Commerce City; bringing 150 new jobs and more than $30 million in capital improvements?
What is an UN-Successful Press Conference?
http://cumminsengines.com/assets/pdf/CUIN3288_Frac%20Flyer.pdf
Looks like they do have something to do with Fracking.
Cat is out of the bag now.
Tracey Snyder is supported by a whole lot of good people. People who believe in her, just as I do!
I saw some pretty questionable things going on at caucus last night! if Dominick is so good than why the obvious rule breaking to get him elected? More to come on this issue, as I was there and saw it all for myself....
Tracey does not have to stoop to that level to win an election. Not her style and not the style of someone we would want to represent our City.
I have to say that what I saw going on last night at the High School was just shameful!
Dominick Moreno should be ashamed of himself and so should some so called leaders of the party!
Lets have a fair and equitable election please!!
Welcome Cummins!! Thank you so much for choosing Commerce City as your headquarters! We are glad to have you.
The residents who are upset about this expansion are stupid! This will bring jobs and revenue to our city which is exactly what we need.
And by the way, I'm also pro fracking!!
YES, Bring Jobs to Commerce City.
But not ones that support a procedure that involves cancer causing agents that harm the people.
C'Mon! No sense in Commerce City.
I CANT WAIT UNTIL MONDAY WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLICLY SCOLD THE HIPPE UPPITY RESIDENTS IN THE STUPID NORTH!
THEIR ACTIONS DURING TODAYS PRESS CONFERENCE IS UNFORGIVABLE!
YOU ALL WATCH. COMMERCE CITY COUNCIL WILL RIP THE N. RESIDENTS A NEW ONE AND I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONDAY!
Moreno should be ashamed of himself!
A complaint should be and hopefully be filed.
Only a hand full of protesters at the press conference. That is successful?
Boy our standards are pretty damn low in ole CC!
Oil and gas drilling operations in Weld County are probably leaking twice as much methane into the atmosphere as previously estimated, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which also reported leaks of toxic benzene gas after starting a routine tower-based monitoring program a few years ago.
If people are worried about new businesses in the city which may have operations or products that can cause health effects, then every business in every city would be banned. No more gas stations, no more fast food restaurants, even no more kings and walmart, as they sell pesticides and chemicals that are fatal if used incorrectly. Cmon people, most arguements simply dont make sense
I agree completely!
I certainly hope that a complaint is filed! I stand behind Tracey and her team completely!
Team Tracey,
Please explain what questionable events happened at the caucus with the Moreno campaign?? What rule breaking are you speaking of??
I was present at the caucus and I'm interested to see what nonsense you come up with. Are you simply upset that the Moreno supporters outnumbered Tracey's by 10 to 1??
GN, we're novices in understanding the fracking process. Please explain to us how the nefarious products of Stonebuilt Concepts will be used in the conspiracy to contaminate our water supply. I suspect it's to build some elaborate patio for the frackers to sit on, while they plot our demise? Please advise.
RE: GN, we're novices in understanding the fracking process. Please explain to us how the nefarious products of Stonebuilt Concepts will be used in the conspiracy to contaminate our water supply. I suspect it's to build some elaborate patio for the frackers to sit on, while they plot our demise? Please advise.
I had that exact same thought. I asked around. The answer was it was geared towards Rocky Mountain Cummins.
people in the north do not like anything. no nascar no oil and gas. what did they think they were buying into? vine yards and country clubs?
Commerce City is OIL and GAS. It is the name COMMERCE CITY.
Like it or move out!
Dear Pro Safe Frack,
No council on Monday So i guess the CC council will have a whole week to get their RIOT act practiced.
I can imagine them all practicing in the mirror of how they are going to tell everyone how despicable the north citizens are for crashing their press conference.
By the way, I am against fracking. I do not like an industry that does not have to play by the same rules because they have tons of money.
Using dangerous chemicals to get natural gas is too much cost for the benefit. I am for wind and solar.
They reason why no one else is for wind and solar is because they cant make the big money on it. So it is largely ignored.
Someday, maybe in 20 to 30 years we will wake up. Until then we are all just fracked.
Commerce City Council is very upset and mostly disappointed in the handful (thats right it is only a handful of trouble makers in the north)
Fracking will come. But I will fight until the end. I am not one to give in because of peer pressure.
Watch Gasland or Split Estate.
I would love to hear what happened at the dems little get together. GN, any details?
"Alice Nichols was quoted as describing our actions inappropriate."
Anyone else find this a bit funny?
Commerce City Council SHOULD BE MAD!
Complete lack of Class!
Uppity North Strike again!
Ruined NASCAR and NOW trying to ruin JOBS and GROWTH!
I am with the council who by the way are upset!
ACTIONS of this so called group were completely uncalled for!
Go to love all the anti-north comments by Anonymous!
Maybe it is the PR firm in Evergreen?
I am all for jobs and growth. I am NOT for supporting something that has been proven to hurt people.
That is irresponsible to everyone. My neighbors, my children, my pets, everything!
Is it popular? No, will we just roll over and say you win? HELL NO!
This is why they protested
http://cumminsengines.com/assets/pdf/CUIN3288_Frac%20Flyer.pdf
I want to know how the hell they think they are being "fracked" by their officials when the city council and staff are working their tails off to come up with a MOU to protect them?
The group should apologies for their shameful actions!
This is NOT a north citizen vs council staff issue.
“A more comprehensive study of the impacts of oil and gas operations that include hydraulic fracturing and related drilling activities is necessary to determine appropriate zoning and land use regulations to protect the public health, safety, and welfare,” the memo from Gehler (yes the city's lead attorney)
Handful of residents?
The number of signatures that have been collected in support of the moratorium: 700 in Adams county & 200 from Commerce City.
Compare that to the voter turnout.
Hey northern rangers,
You will lose at the end, but I admire your fight and willing to take something of this magnitude on.
Don't GIVE UP!
Moreno was NEVER at the table with oil and gas!!! Quit lying. truth is he never even attended any meeting. Please tell us ONE thing Moreno has done for our city. Oh yea he is on the GLBT council. That helps us how?
What went wrong at the caucus?
Well I was there. I can tell you that people are upset for good reason. Has nothing to do with how many people each candidate had there. I am older, this is not my first time. I saw rules of conduct being broken, and that is not what caucus is supposed to be about.
You do not pressure people to be delegates. You do not sign people up to be delegates after the precint has closed, I saw this happen first hand! Tove Forgo lets Dominic Moreno get away with all kinds of illegal things. Read the packet for caucus. Ther rules are clear. Rules were broken. There are witnesses.
I went with an open mind. No candidate chosen. What I saw was a circus and nobody in charge of allowing one candidate to walk around and pressure people, and make them take off the stickers of the other candidate. Having people sign up to be delegates after the rest of the group at that table was gone. You cant do that.
This was just wrong. The paperwork says "fair and equitable". This was outrageous behiavior and frankly I am dissapointed in the party for allowing this.
I am sick and tired of Dominick claiming that he has done anything to support the anti fracking movement. Let me be very clear here- he has done nothing! He has been at no meetings, and he, with the rest of the Council, has treated the very citizens they represent horribly!
Dominick Moreno is as fake as the day is long! Tracey Snyder has been at the meetings, has attended the Oil and Gas Committee meetings at the City, has been one of the many people the Council has abused in this process.
People we need to stand up and not allow the City and the Council to get away with this!
Its pretty obvious that Tracey Snyder cares a hell of alot more than Dominick ever will! And the Council behavior is horrific!
Oh I have met him alright. Having education does NOT make one a leader. Neither does having hard working parents. What makes a great leader is the ability to listen and be respectful and make decisions for the largest number. Moreno has demonstrated over again he does not listen and does not act. Maybe he should actually get a job raise a family and learn what real life is first. He is a pathetic representative of who people really are in our city. We are not unemployed people who brag about education paid for by others who live alternative lifestyles. There it is said.
GN,
Find out what happened at the caucus with Tracey and Dominick.
That is just some of the things that went very wrong at the Dems. Caucus.
What happened to some of the candidate literature?
Look into that too.
Also, one person is going to have to be investigated. there are some rather shocking allegations being thrown around. I am SURE the news will pick up on it.
Hydraulic fracturing is a proven technology that has been refined over 60 years. It has allowed companies to safely produce natural gas from more than one million U.S. wells, and now it is being used to extract oil and other liquids from shale formations, such as in the Niobrara play. The State of Colorado has been regulating drilling activity since 1951. Every aspect is overseen by the COGCC. Over 90 percent of wells in Colorado are hydraulically fractured. The essential factor with respect to the safety of hydraulic fracturing is proper well construction, including casing and cementing to isolate the production formations being stimulated from shallow groundwater aquifers.
Denver POST: Editorial: Natural gas to fuel pickups, drive energy independence...
http://tinyurl.com/8y8t3o9
Below is an update forwarded to the City Manager’s Office from Hilcorp regarding the Custy #1 Well.
“Hilcorp will be pumping a treatment to clear the perforations in the Custy #1 on March 20, 2012. The process will take one day and there will be approximately 3 trucks on location. The treatment will be followed with Nitrogen and therefore there could be some venting of nitrogen as they bleed off lines. Afterword, it may be necessary to have a swab rig on the well for several days to help recover the treatment. No fracturing involved with this process.”
GN,
Dont fall for the obvious JEALOUS team tracey. They are only trying to send you on a wild goose chase.
Nothing was done illegally or our of order at the meeting.
Dear Anonymous and Team Tracey,
I was present at the caucus and all these accusations regarding Dominick are ridiculous.
I don't really think you can twist someone's arm or hold a gun to their head to make them sign up as a delegate. This is an individual choice. Also, you can not pull someone's sticker off and make them take one for the other candidate.
I'm surprised that you would stoop this low and make up these pathetic allegations.
If are truly a supporter of Tracey you wouldn't write such outlandish statements because this really makes Tracey look bad!
Political races always get ugly and mud is thrown especially when the other candidate is losing.....
I was actually supporting Tracey for HD 32 until I saw all these low blows written by her supporters. I don't want to support someone who runs such a "dirty" campaign. I don't hear these types of negative comments coming from the Moreno campaign. I guess I've made up my mind on who I'm voting for.
Just an FYI...
Mr. Moreno testified at the capitol against fracking on behalf of all the citizens of Commerce City. This is where it counts. Thank you Mr. Moreno for caring so much about the citizens of this great city!!
Parks in the North
Once again, the topic of parks vs. trails has come up. The Core City has realized what the North has already known that Pioneer Park which is one of the biggest and most expensive parks in Colorado is not a family park but a park for teenage and young adult activities. In the city's C3 Comprehensive Plan it calls for 6 acres per 1,000 people for the city with two arterial to a park area or about 142 park acres for the Northern Range. Reunion has 52 acres of park and open space with 32 different play areas, all paid for by those residents. That leaves about 90 acres to be provided by other HOAs and residents. In an old survey, 2007, Parks and Rec decided they would support trails instead of Parks because trails were much cheaper. However, as many of the HOAs could not afford to build these expensive parks for their residents and the city insisted on providing only trails the children, about 7,000+, of the Northern range have no place to actually play. The few trails that Parks and Rec have built up North are used by only a handful of residents as the Reunion people have their own rec center and pool areas. Whenever, the topic of Park areas comes up in a conversation with Park and Rec representatives one gets the same old stories and spin that has always been given of, no money and this old outdated survey. The money and grants are there it is just being spent on different priorities than where the people up North want it to go! Some people are saying that the North will have to wait until this next build out at DIA North or until about 2030 when the trails have all been built but our children will grow up and be long gone at that point. With thousands of houses being built along Tower Rd./Denver and in the Stapleton areas that have planned parks and rec., people don't have to even buy here for their "Quality of Life." They will buy elsewhere or at Reunion! Cheap trails without people makes no sense. Also, there is no way to know how safe it is to even breathe in,walk pets and/or children around this Northern arsenal area that was one of the most contaminated soil, groundwater, Superfund areas in the U.S. in 1982-99. One of the highest areas of contamination wastes 27,000 Bcy of North soil is buried right near this trail and that North pump station and settling pond at 96th and Peoria has processed over 750 million gallons of contaminated waste into reinjection wells.
I was at the caucus at AC last week. What makes me mad is that anyone thinks or would say that Tracey Snyder plays dirty! As a life long Dem I am ashamed to say that just the opposite is true. Dominick Moreno and Tove Forgo do stretch or break every rule continueously to give him an edge up! And Tracey is always gracious about it even when it is pretty blatant!
I am an old timer, but where I come from people need to win on their own merit, not by cheating or getting special favors!
I went to the City to ask about that mailer that Dominick Moreno put out to everyone last week. It said "from the desk of Dominick Moreno, Mayor Pro Tem of Commerce City"... I thought that it was actually from the City! I was told that he shouldnt use his title to send out papers like that to make people think it is from the City!
What is going on with Moreno? Why are you doing these things? I am from your neighborhood, but I have lost faith in you.
It was brought to my attention that I needed to look at the blog.
I want to say that I am grateful for all of the delegates to the county assembly. I am always happy to see people come out to participate in the democratic process. So a big thank you to everyone who is a delegate or alternate!
We must remain positive and keep the campaign going in a positive direction! I am so blessed to be taking part in this process, and to be a candidate for such an important office! Thanks to everyone for your support!
As always, if anyone would like to speak to me personally, please feel free to give me a call.
All the best,
Tracey
Dear South Sider,
The mailer that Moreno sent out clearly stated, "Paid for by Friends of Dominick." It had no city logo on it.
Come on people! Really?? Read the literature before you assume things.
Gateway, is it possible to create a separate blog heading for the tracey/dominick show? it gets old hearing both sides try to come up with new ways to knock each other down.
Dems are not doing everything by the book.
Just an FYI!
since Commerce City is going to trim some of the fat (aka high end staff). Maybe some of them should try and get jobs with oil and gas.
cc council needs to get all on the same page. they need to be a good solid council who has each other backs.
I hope they can get this message across to those couple of out casts in DC.
Great! Cabelas in Thornton! Another fracking supplier being welcomed to the area with open arms. At least it isn't in Commerce City! Our elected city officials must have not been able to seal the deal.
The Dems are not doing everything by the book at all!
It is true!
When will the city wake up? The employees in the PD need help! We are facing corruption at the highest levels and no one is doing anything about it. Why?
Community Meeting
Everyone, Commerce City Unite Now will sponsor a community meeting on Saturday, March 17 from 11:30 to 1:30 at Landmark Academy, 10566 Memphis St. Bring a lunch if you like. Panel of Speakers: Shane Davis - research biologist and chairman of the Sierra Club; Wes Wilson- retired EPA analyst; was interviewed for "Gasland" documentary film; Phil Doe - former head of policy office for the administration of federal water laws and director of "Be The Change." c3nofrack@aol.com 720-882-3720.
Gas and Oil companies are now fracking in over 34 states and thousands of people are getting ill, our family included and these companies are covering up these thousands of illnesses. Health symptoms: Headaches, ringing in the ears, swelling of the extremities, legs, feet and arms, hands, loss of smell except salty and sweet, persistent cough and sore throat, asthma and other trouble breathing, dizziness and feeling faint, unexplained pain in different parts of the body and death from cancers. These contaminants attack a child's nervous systems.
Watch,
I bet some high end Commerce City Staff member leaves and goes to work for oil and gas.
Agreed. Create new page for Dominick v. Tracey discussion through the election.
Interesting to see Dominick Moreno at the Cianco party yesterday-glad he finally realized that Eva Henry is not the right person for the job!
We want to wish Tracey Snyder all the best at the County Assembly tomorrow. We know that you will not give up under any circumstance, and that is why we stand behind you 100%!
Now go get em!!
Congratulations to Dominick Moreno!! Over 80% of the delegates voted to make him the sole nominee for house district 32.
Great job Dominick! You will make a great house rep!!
Thank you GN for clarifying, CC has NO ban on fracking only a so called agreement with oil and gas. A gentleman's agreement, if you can call it that!
Congrats DOM!
Commerce City Council needs to make it so the oil and gas have to follow a zero emissions process.
Yes DOMINICK is a true victory for Commerce City! Something to be very proud of!
http://www.victoryfund.org/endorsed_candidates/profile/candidate:594
way to go DOminck Moreno.
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Democrat Dominick Moreno gets over 80% of the delegates vote to make him the sole nominee for house district 32?
So what does this mean for tracey snyder?
I cant tell if the comments for Mr. Moreno are being sarcastic or not!
I hope the Snyder supporters have more class then that!!!!!!
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE COMMERCE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT GENE LEFFEL AFTER MORENO LEAVES US!
THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING!
water for oil
are we really that stupid?
elected as delegates?
just a bunch of friends and family.
lets see what happens if the real deal!
Oh my God!
I love that the democrats are so snippy!
Of course they are being sarcastic.
Commerce City Unite NOW Meeting Highlight: It was suggested that Commerce City use their "Police Power" when it comes to fracking (Rule 529)
Police Power: Inherent power of governments to impose upon private rights those restrictions that are reasonably related to promotion and maintenance of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the public. It includes restrictions upon the use of one’s property, such as zoning laws, or upon the conduct of one’s business.
Donnia Howell wife of Judge Byron Howell is Republican candidate for Adams County Commissioner District 2.
hmmm. interesting.
Alice Nichol said at the CARZ meeting that if she did not get 30% of the vote she would not run.
Let's see if she keeps her word!
Why does anyone think that getting onto the ballot with your friends and family,and showing a horrible display of bad behavior is a victory? Yes I was there yeterday. Tracey was a picture of grace as she always is. I found it sad to watch the literature that Tracey put out on the chairs dissapear! I found it sadder that Dominicks team actually were heckleing the nominators of Tracey and then Tracey herself when she spoke! One guy actually held up a pre made neon pink sign that said "time" in big letters, for the sole purpose of throwing off Tracey during her speech! He was not a timer of the party! He yelled it out and threw her off just as he was set up to do! Dominick and his team should be ashamed of this behavior! I will never support another thing he does as long as I live!
Did anyonne else witness any of this? Let it be known that we will not support Dominick Moreno for anything, and that we hope that Tracey goes out an gets the petitions signed to get on the ballot!
Yes, we watched the whole thing yesterday at the so called assembly! The fact that they allow such horrific actions by the friends and family of Dominick Moreno is just the nastiest thing I have ever seen! Not only did her stuff dissapear, but the fact that they yelled out stuff during her speech to throw her off, and then that sign and that man who was yelling "TIME" to mess her up-who does that???
Tracey did NOTHING of the sort during Dominicks speech, because she is a class act who would not do such things!
Get the petitions signed Tracey! Come to my door and we will sign in a minute!! Take it to the voters where it REALLY counts and we will see a different outcome!
Dominick Moreno has nothing to be happy about! His and his teams behavior was some of the worst I have ever seen! Picture us turning our backs on you Mr. Moreno, because thats what we are all doing!!
And I dont want to see Pro Moreno or Ed Casso on here saying she is jealous. Those actions are not a thing to be jealous of!!
Tracy Snyder can petition her way onto the ballot. The delegates to the Democrat nominating convention are long-time party "leaders" who don't want a former Republican running for the District 32 seat. The actual voters will support Tracy because she listens to the community and cares for citizens. Where do we sign?
Moreno is such a stupid sick joke and commerce city is the brunt of it. How sad. He is dishonest and lazy.
Please explain how he will be great???????
Great so Moreno really cannot be trusted in any regard except to flip and flop. Poor commerce city residents.
Cabelas is a sporting goods store.
City council is NOT supposed to be covering each othersbacks. They are to be representatives of the people or be recalled.@
Liar he did not. At least tellvthe truth! My God. I will never vote for a liar.
After Moreno gets elected for State Rep.and his position on City Counsel needs to be filled. Why would the present City Counsel members even think of considering Leffel for that position. He has been rejected by the voters 3 times.
After Moreno gets elected for State Rep.and his position on city counsel needs to be filled. Why would the City Counsel ever think of considering Leffel for that position. He has been rejected by the voters 3 times.
After Moreno gets elected for State Rep.and his position on city counsel needs to be filled. Why would the City Counsel ever think of considering Leffel for that position. He has been rejected by the voters 3 times.
What has happened yesterday was a dark day. So much corruption by those who want to high jack this up coming election it is not funny.
They either want someone in or they want someone off and will do anything they can to do so.
So WRONG!
I heard it was not just the Dems doing weird things. Republicans also had some weird moments.
Is everyone PERFECT? NO!
But Moreno is too legit to quit and it is making the snyder supporters upset.
I say if you are true Democrats, you get behind the winner and don't let your personal feelings get in the way.
whatever! it will be a cold day in hell before I support wishy washy moreno.
by the way, we sure everything that happened is all on the up and up!?
I think their are others who are qualified in ward one besides Leffel.
I can think of 3 right off the bat.
Comment about Leffel getting turned down by the voters 3 times is right on.
Message is clear to me.
I can understand living in Commerce City a high industrial area if it had some pay off. I can put up with the cummins and pipe makers and industry if then we got something out of it.
Like maybe a real Rec Center in the north.
As far as I have seen so far. Commerce City invites industry in but then gets nothing in return.
A bunch of high paid staff with very low performance.
I don't understand why anyone would want to live here.
my house is up for sale, and yes I will be moving ASAP.
This is why Gene Leffel should not be appointed as the ward one seat when Dominick Moreno leaves for the state house.
Commerce City Beacon about Gene Leffel: mator89: "This is the most sexist man alive. I worked with him at a previous job and he considers all women "breeders". If you have any self respect as a woman or any respect for women as a man do not vote for this man."
Under video of Gene Leffel on
http://www.commercecitybeacon.net/
congrats to Dom!
make us proud at the state level!
I really don't get the Commerce City Council.
They will ban Pit Bulls, They will ban Medical Marijuana, They will Ban NASCAR from 9 miles to any resident, but they will not ban something that is now proven to have a real health impact on its residents?
Common Sense is DEAD in Commerce City!
If Commerce City does not enforce its police Power, they have no validity at all.
Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health... They contain hydrocarbons including benzene...
http://t.co/55Dj4ZeA
Nothing to do with Mineral Rights.
You can have your minerals rights. It is the process on HOW you get to your minerals.
If it causes me to get sick AKA fracking, then we have a problem.
whatever happened to our play to China to move to Commerce City?
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I am with TRacey if she goes on with a petition!
DOWN with DOMICK
Interesting that there are so many Pro Tracey comments on this blog but she could only manage to get 16 delegates to vote for her. The Tracey supporters are poor losers if you ask me.
Moreno knows there will be nay sayers. Don't let it bother him.
He will make a great state rep!
snyder supporters AKA team tracey are nothing but sore losers.
I suggest they get behind the winner and support the democratic party.
That is if she will still be a Democrat.
Maybe Flipping back over to the Republican side will be good?
If Dominick wants to leave Commerce City HIGH AND DRY in a time when we need good leaders, that is his right.
I personally think it is shameful.
But if wants to use Commerce City as a stepping stone. Again, it is his right.
Does anyone work at CC hall anymore?
WOW did we have a LOT of wasted tax money going towards some way over paid staff!
Commerce City is just cutting down the staff like they are desperate for money.
Can't wait until those fracking impact fees kick in!
GN,
any word on what tracy is going to do?
any word on where Tom Acre is going to? Maybe highlands ranch with Jerry?
Well, I do not think they give $800 car allowances in the private sector.
Tom should have stayed with Commerce City!
Is Miz next in CC?
That one should have been one of the first to go.
Gases and Dentists
On my way to the dentist, we drove past 96th Ave and Buckley and the gas company was installing some new unit. As, we passed, I could see the workers were wearing gas masks. I said to my husband,"My God, they are wearing gas masks, do you have your camera with you?" He didn't. Has anyone else noticed that First Creek crossing over 96th between Peoria and Potomac has stagnated? Be careful when walking dogs in that area not to let them drink that water. There could be contaminants and now even gas bubbling up!
Here in CC my dentist said I had a small surface cavity and quoted an outrageous price 3X what it eventually cost to do. My old dentist said that there are other dentists using scams telling people they have cavities and charging outrageous prices all over the Denver Area. If, it appears outrageous get a second opinion.
Dominck is leaving us. But who will take his place for the next two years?
McFarlin? Leffel? SOmeone else?
Flannery, Neelan, Acre, Morris, Baca are all gone from Commerce City.
WOW, really got the ball rolling on the outrageous top end staff.
This begs the question now. Did we really need all those positions in the first place. Not one had a new re-hire.
Your right, Miz is next.
There is absolutely NOTHING in the North for the kids to do. Unless your from Reunion.
And the Commerce City staff pass it off as OH WELL, at least they have trails! Meanwhile they take home big paychecks and huge car allowances.
I may not make as much money as they do, but at least I dont feel scummy!
Anyone in their right mind would never work for Adams #14!
Look at the last two superintendents.
Don't play nice and challenge anything and you get sent out the door.
Candidates beware. Stay away from Adams #14!
Nothing has prevented fracking from happening. They have a clear path in front of them. No one regulates them, no one goves them a hard time that really has any power and they are going full force ahead.
My question is this,
Why is it that gas prices are so damn high? Why is it that the heating bill is so damn high and they are trying to increase the rates?
Is it because they are shipping all of the product over seas? Are they hoarding it?
If it is suppose to be the solution and the answer to all of our problems?
Or are they just price gouging us because the real reason is all about money?
I wish Kaarl Hoopes would drop out of the Commish race!
Denver POST: Editorial: Take air quality issues seriously... http://bit.ly/GGR6j9
as a true democrat for the last 40 years.
I would like to apologize to Tracey for the bad behavior that she encountered. I have NEVER seen anything like this before.
I will be supporting Aryel Reish (R) for HD 32
*the first time in my life I will be doing this, supporting a (R)
Good VIVA FRANCE!
Flip parties just like tracy did!
R.I.P TEAM TRACY!
To all the radicals in REUNION AKA anti-frackers:
Should we all just be cold and sit in the dark?
Industrial facilities dumped over 700,000 pounds of toxic chemicals into Colorado’s waterways, more than a third of which went into the South Platte, according to a new report released today by Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center.
Thanks Suncor! that one time money surge you gave us in CC was worth it!
We are so proud!
Commerce City Council expected to pass Ordinance to go back to 2 study sessions and 2 regular meetings... Currently ALL meetings are regular
"In regards to continuing the voluntary stand down, Matt LePore indicated he did talk to Hilcorp and they are not interested in continuing the stand down, despite indication earlier that they may be open to a continuation. Anadarko deferred to Hilcorp. It is staff’s understanding based on this conversation that Hilcorp wants to force a decision by COGCC regarding the current permit. Upside is it will likely take 30 days or so to get the permit issued, we are still waiting for a site plan, and also we can still force a public hearing through the COGCC permit process. Additionally, Hilcorp is not planning to do anything for 60-90 days due to rig availability. So by default still have voluntary stand down."
So that is why Jim Benson is saying there is a "moratorium" not really one, just say that because they do not have the equipment.
That is kinda of a slimy thing to do!
Self-Cleaning Admin
Since,City Manager, Jerry Flannery has gone, it appears that we are self-cleaning our administrative positions. From our Police Chief, ED department and to our Deputy City Manager. Those that have lost a vision for where this city needs to go in the coming years are moving on. The next department that needs to clean up is the Communications Department. We currently have an in-house group of, I believe seven employees, under Michelle Halstead and the Communications Infrastructure Group from Evergreen and the P & R Group that puts a spin on everything. We can not afford all of this. One group has to go! And, that one group is the CIG from Evergreen who we were told only does some graphics work for about $403,000 per year but whom Michelle Halstead paid $54,000 to do 6 Dog Track meetings. Some expensive graphics! Now, we are taking a $70,000 Grant, In-kind, to do a comprehensive study of what will actually work at the Dog Track after these expensive meetings to get an unbiased wish list and our contest with the Masters college students for their winning suggestions which all comes down to no actual input into the future of use of the Dog Track for thousands of dollars of cost to the taxpayers. Whether, we match that $70,000, In-kind, we are still paying city employees to do the work, paid by the taxpayers up to $70,000. Which could have gone elsewhere. Sometimes, the finance department just makes no sense! Cummins is getting two incentives one from the city and one from Colorado's Enterprise Zone that totals about $310,000 and they are not a member of the GID up North nor do they pay the same .27 infrastructure rates as Northern residents pay. They made a decision to move to CC and they need to come on board as much as any resident. Once again, the Northern Range GID will pay the construction of that new road around Cummins as it was planned before Cummins arrived for $2 million dollars and everyone in the city including Cummins which made a choice to build there will benefit and use these new roads. Again, this all makes no sense! Think about that, these roads were planned before we built our homes up North so does that mean that we should not have to pay the .27 GID infrastructure rates?
Dog track study shows that a casino would be a good thing there?
I thought it would be too close to the school. But I guess that gambling was there before.
So maybe a good thing?
Hate to say this, but Estelle is right about the GID and new development.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Information and why we should maybe think twice before fracking in the area
Manufacturing Operations
Weapons manufactured at RMA included both conventional and chemical munitions, including white phosphorus, napalm, and mustard gas. RMA is also one of the few sites that had a stockpile of Sarin gas (aka nerve agent GB), an organophosphorus compound, and one of the most toxic substances ever created in a lab. The manufacture of these weapons continued until 1969. Rocket fuel to support Air Force operations was also manufactured and stored at RMA. Subsequently, through the 1970s until 1985, RMA was used as a demilitarization site to destroy munitions and chemically related items. Coinciding with these activities, from 1946 to 1982, the Army leased RMA facilities to private industries for the production of pesticides. One of the major lessees, Shell Oil Company, along with Julius Hyman and Company and Colorado Fuel and Iron, had manufacturing and processing capabilities on RMA between 1952 and 1982. The military reserved the right to oust these companies and re-start chemical weapon production in the event of a national emergency.
Deep Injection Well
RMA contained a deep injection well that was constructed in 1961.[1] It was drilled to a depth of 12,045 feet (3671 m). The well was cased and sealed to a depth of 11,975 feet (3650 m), with the remaining 70 feet (21 m) left as an open hole for the injection of Basin F liquids. For testing purposes, the well was injected with approximately 568,000 US gallons (2150 m³) of city water prior to injecting any waste. The injected fluids had very little potential for reaching the surface or usable groundwater supply since the injection point had 11,900 feet (3630 m) of rock above it and was sealed at the opening. The Army discontinued use of the well in February 1966 because the fluid injection may have triggered a series of earthquakes in the area. The well remained unused until 1985 when the Army permanently sealed the disposal well.
Environmental Issues
In 1984, the Army began a systematic investigation of site contamination in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly referred to as Superfund. In 1987, the RMA was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. As provided by CERCLA, a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) was conducted to determine the extent of contamination. Since 1985, the mission at RMA has been the remediation of the site.
Contaminants
The primary contaminants include organochloride pesticides, organophosphate pesticides, carbamate insecticides, organic solvents and feedstock chemicals used as raw products or intermediates in the manufacturing process (e.g., chlorinated benzenes), heavy metals, and chemical warfare material and their related breakdown products. Additionally, ordnance (including incendiary munitions) was manufactured and tested, and asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used at RMA. Today, it is considered a hazardous waste site according to the Colorado Department of Public and Environmental Health.
Commerce City better get some of the companies in here to create jobs. They are getting rid of everyone on their staff, adding to the private workforce!
Hey Marcus,
I think that is a good thing!
CC was a big tax payer sucking whale before mayor Ford got on.
bye tom we will miss you.
Archer, you did your homework and you are right on. Our Rocky Mountain Arsenal is perhaps one the most contaminated sites in the U.S. and the world.
I can only imagine that there is lots of open office space down at the city hall in Commerce City with all these overpaid tax suckers leaving us.
Any word on if the city will rent it out?
God knows they are desperate for money.
HEY CC COUNCIL!
make sure you get your cheerleading mini skirts dry cleaned for oil and gas.
Hip Hip Horay! Frack, Frack us TODAY!
PLEASE HELP Elect Jan Pawlowski
I need immediate assistance so that I can get onto the primary ballot for Adams County Commissioner District 2. Last week at the County Assembly, I was 3% short of the necessary delegate votes to secure a spot on the primary ballot. In the view of many, this occurance was not representative of Adams County Replublicans. Please contact me at 303.229.1732 if you are able to assist me by carrying a petition, or visit Varsity Sports between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday at 116 Strong St. in Brighton.
Is the word Delegate Spanish for friends and family!
Adams County School District #14 PIO John Albright resigns his position... The Gateway News wishes him the best.
Nice Rene,
Commerce City money problems!
Pass the buck onto the citizen group.
Bottom Line:
QCI group has NO CLUE on how to get money or cut expenses.
CC needs money now not ten years from now!
JOKE!
QCI speaker is David Foster? REALLY?!
Commerce City People pay for your own trash!
Lazy
Commerce City is really big on trails!
Why can't we get a rec center in the north?
any news on a sit down restaurant in north that is a actually chain?
So called "DOG PARK" in the north is a waste of money!
Commerce City citizens need to really think about breaking away and going to Brighton.
morale is low. thought things would be better with ford. guess not.
looks like kings in the north will be opening early. that is some good news.
D14: No sue, no albright! how will they survive!
Viva Colorado: Moreno seeks to exchange city spot for state seat... http://tinyurl.com/79z86o2
whatever. nice article on how domick uses cc as a stepping stone.
Robery at chipollete is scary!
I like that the manager gives the workers a hug after it was over.
K2 Radio: Past Commerce City Manager Perry Vandeventer Sentenced 4 to 6 years For Embezzling From Casper Nursing Home.
http://tinyurl.com/7x5cdx5
too bad about perry. thought the cc council might try to bring him back as the city mis-manager.
So much corruption in city staff and city council in Commerce City, where would citizens even start? Maybe just move out of Commerce City and let them finally really hit bottom. Wait maybe they already have really hit bottom. Start with the recall, just a few more weeks and even the new ones can be recalled. Then get rid of the ridiculous incompetent city staff. Then go visit Brighton and Thornton and even Denver and ask them how they are so successful while we have just stayed the joke of the metro Denver area. So lets get started. And police department we do feel your pain.
RIP little guy.
I feel bad for Tracy.It seems that her long time friend, mayor Ford did her wrong by putting Dominick in as his mayor pro tem. You can't tell me he wasn't planning to help him get more face time. Ford isn't stupid, he stabbed Tracy in the back.
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