Posts Tagged ‘Adams County Commissioners’

Not only does Adams County Commissioner Alice Nichol face new questions about her violations of the county Code of Ethics, a special prosecutor will also delve into her questionable dealings and associations with a now-defunct paving company. The Denver Post reports this morning that Adams County District Attorney Don Quick has asked Jefferson County District [...]

Faced with accusations of nepotism, greed and corruption, Adams County Commissioner Alice Nichol (D) launched a defense against her detractors last week in a statement on her campaign website insisting she has “done nothing improper.”  However a look at the Adams County Code of Ethics for employees and elected officials finds that Nichol violated many [...]

It took more than a month but besieged Adams County Commissioner Alice Nichol has finally responded to the barrage of questions about her potentially unethical behavior. In a statement posted to YourHub and her campaign website, Nichol tries to quell the furor over the Adams Family’s dealings. Must see update: Adco Commissioner Nichol fails ethics [...]

Try as I might I just simply can’t stay away from the Adams Family drama.  The soap opera of corruption and greed of Adams County Democrats is like a train wreck you just can’t look away from. First let’s talk about County Assessor Gil Reyes, he of “donate to my campaign and I’ll knock millions [...]

It may not be long before Adams County elected officials have no choice but to change their crooked ways.  With ongoing scandals taking their toll, even Democrats are calling for changes in the leftist controlled government. Commissioner Erik Hansen proposed a five point plan to reform Adams County government and restore trust in it.  It [...]

Does money buy influence in politics?  That is a rhetorical question of course as money talks with many elected officials and it always has.  A look at state campaign finance documents submitted by Adams County Commissioner Alice Nichol reveals she has accepted contributions from many of the same people tied to questionable dealings in the [...]

In an open letter to his fellow Adams County Commissioners this morning, Erik Hansen takes the first step in getting in front of the scandals that have enveloped the county.  Hansen proposes a number of much needed reforms that the other commissioners should embrace – see complete letter below.  The give point plan would address [...]

The developments in the story about the shenanigans of County Commissioner Alice Nichol continue to come.  Adams County District Attorney Don Quick has announced an investigation of Nichol’s connection to Quality Paving. Complete Colorado had Nichol’s picture plastered on their site yesterday with the headline “The Adams Family” and that seems wholly appropriate given all of [...]

Just when we thought we couldn’t hear any more bad news about Adams County, news breaks about questionable business dealings and nepotism run rampant at the hands of one county commissioner.  Alice Nichol, part of the power hungry and deeply entrenched Democrats in the county, now joins the ranks of county politicos with a pall [...]

To say Adams County “leans  left” would be a very accurate statement.  Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 11% of the electorate in the county – an advantage of nearly 25,000 people.  Despite this, the Adams County Democrats took a pretty big beating in Tuesday’s election. Before I discuss the various county races it should be [...]