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| 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 |
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| The McWhinney Tax Revealed An explanation of the taxes you pay at Centerra and where that money goes Read the Report |
| Council Grants McWhinney Tax Holiday Council pleads Chad McWhinney to give them more time. See video highlights of the meeting and read story |
| Business Development "Gurus" Resign Amid Declining Revenues or Scandals |
| NCEDC (Northern Colorado Business Development Corp.) President and CEO "mutually agrees" with Board of Directors to leave Robert "Rocky" Scott of McWhinney Resigns |
| McWhinney Mega Yacht In The News Loveland developer Chad McWhinney's 92.5 ft. mega yacht 'The Chiron' has made its way along the California Pacific Coast to host a party for former SEC Chairman Chris Cox last week. read the story |
| Registered Home Port - Loveland, CO |
| Above: A house purchased by former NCEDC President in a Loveland neighborhood that became a target of a mortgage fraud investigation. |
| McWhinney: Insufficient Funds To Complete I-25/U.S. 34 McWhinney looking to escape total funding commitment again on interim improvements on I-25 and US 34 due to commitment to fund Crossroads Interchange. Now only "safety improvements" Read Story |
| Loveland Councilwoman Lashes Out Against City Volunteers Members of Loveland's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) received a rude letter from Councilwoman Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson accused historic preservation volunteers of "sitting on your butts" and "whining" too much. At least two commissioners are reported to be threatening resignation while the Chairman of the commission is calling for patience in the wake of Johnson's attack on the members of his commission. read the story and letter here |
| 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 |
| Notable & Quotable |
| Lease-To-Own Trick or Treat? Real Estate Scandal Costs Family Home LovelandPolitics Special Investigation Risky Lease-To-Own schemes may be good for clever investors but costly for families already burned once from tricky predatory lending practices during the recent housing bubble. Read Report |
| McWhinney Seeks Another Tax Break (Item Postponed) see story |
| Centerra Promenade Shops In Foreclosure See story |
| The Centerra Gamble Loveland's $112 Million Variable Rate Public Debt While The Promenade Shops at Centerra owners struggle to find a way out of foreclosure, Lovelanders are asking what is going on with the $112 million of public debt created by Centerra. LovelandPolitics provides the first in-depth analysis of the debt and how it was created along with the details of Centerra's obligations to repay the debt. Lack of new growth in Centerra may give rise to a public financing crisis with the escalating bond debt service payments. read the story |
| Click to enlarge. David Clark, Jan Brown and Teri Volk accepted 5 same day contributions all linked to McWhinney |
| McWhinney Flouts Loveland's Campaign Finance Reform In an apparent attempt to return to business as usual McWhinney Vice President and General Manager, Jay Hardy, who lives in Ault, Colorado appears to have coordinated multiple contributions to three Loveland candidates just before and after the recent Loveland election. Campaign contributions are limited to $100 per contributor. read full story |
| Red Concrete - Loveland's New Art? A recent Loveland Reporter-Herald Editorial highlighted the concern many residents have been expressing over Loveland's abandonment of landscaping in medians in place of mostly red concrete. LovelandPolitics has been looking into the issue and provides the following story regarding this controversial and disturbing trend in non-Centerra areas of Loveland. read story |
"I believe we have to make tough decisions such as putting off Mehaffey Park.." Ward 1 Council Candidate Donna Rice at Loveland 912 Candidate Forum |
| 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 |
| Four Vying For Open Ward 1 Council Seat Special Election March 2, 2010 Despite back room deals and pressure from party regulars to narrow the choices for Loveland voters, four energetic and serious candidates have filed their nomination papers with Loveland's City Clerk to qualify to run in the special election for Ward 1. LovelandPolitics has interviewed the candidates and researched their backgrounds to provide the most comprehensive and candid look at the candidates, their aspirations and chances of becoming the next city council representative from Ward 1. see story |
| LovelandPolitics.com a non-partisan, not for profit, news website reporting on Loveland, Colorado. |
| Loveland Council Concludes Annual Retreat Guarded Cordiality Prevailed & Self-Help Guru Pitched his latest book see story |
| Loveland's Rogue City Manager Don Williams Imposes Economic Sanctions On Loveland Family: Police Suffer as a Result read the investigative report |
| (left) Blank targets stand ready for police training in Loveland but City Manager Don Williams has ordered the police not to use Loveland's only indoor firing range for training. |
| McWhinney Wants Out: Obligations At Aspen Knolls Hein Family Sues McWhinney & KB Homes to enforce $3.7 million of road improvements read special investigative report |
| Rice Campaign Financed By Outside Money Ward 1 Special City election candidate Donna Rice raised over 58% of the $3,899 reported in campaign donations from outside Loveland while John Case, also a candidate for Ward 1, reported $3,903 in contributions with only 12.4% coming from sources outside the City of Loveland. see story |
| Council Candidate Offered Deal To Resign From Race Loveland City Employee Tim Hedgespeth delivered a message to council candidate Adam Koniecki by email to induce him to abandon his bid for Loveland City Council in-exchange for a future endorsement by rival candidate Donna Rice. see story and how Koniecki responded |
| VNET Job Stimulus: Did City Lose $1 Million? see special report |
| Donna Rice Wins Ward 1 On Loveland City Council |
| COUNCILOR - WARD 1 Total Votes 3244 DONNA RICE 1285 39.61% JOHN M. CASE 1142 35.20% ADAM KONIECKI 451 13.90% ROBERT MOLLOY 366 11.28% |
| Donna Rice |