Chuck Rose

Chuck Rose

Chuck Rose served two terms as Mayor of Salida, Colorado.

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2 responses to “Mayor’s update: 2B, hospital, US50, Vandaveer”

  1. It’s also worth mentioning that Andrew and Theresa have a podcast of their KHEN show on which Chuck appears Wednesdays after council meetings, and the April 8 show included a useful discussion about the occupational lodging tax.

    I must say that I’ve had it up to _here_ with the sort of obstreperous, belligerent and willfully ignorant comments like those made in the recent letter to the Mountain Mail by Glenn Dotter. It’s abundantly clear that this is not the first step towards taxing all the occupations in Salida. This is a pass-thru tax on visitors who stay in local lodgings, simple as that. On balance, it’s a fair proposal, and will help the City accomplish things wanted desperately by citizens for years, if not decades.

    For some lodgers to claim that they don’t have to play by the same rules as everyone else in circulating petitions is ridiculous. If they’re serious about a referendum, even one as patently disingenuous as the one they circulated, they can go back and try it again — although I’d strongly encourage them to drop this battle and get behind the council and the majority of folks in the City who see 2B as a means towards making Salida a better place for visitors and locals alike. Ignorance of the law, or worse yet, the arrogance to think that a select few are above it, is no excuse.

  2. As a new resident to Chaffee County, I am impressed and appreciative of how the mayor keeps us informed through columns such as this and those that appear in the Mountain Mail. For those of us who might not be entirely comfortable speaking at a city council meeting (which is televised, not less), the opportunity to meet one-on-one prior to the meeting is a great option.

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