Posts Tagged ‘Adams County’

Taxes in any form are unpopular but when coupled with a new bureaucracy ushered in by disgraced county officials under the auspices of a ‘fee’ they are sure to raise residents’ hackles.  Such is the case with the new Adams County “Stormwater Utility” that is raising taxes on county residents and, adding insult to injury, [...]

Residents of the north Denver metro area watched with great interest as KDVR FOX 31 conducted an ‘investigation’ into Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ finances and superintendent Chris Gdowski.  On the surface it appears to be damning but it seems more likely this was gotcha journalism fed by union hate and disinformation. Investigative reporter Josh [...]

Voters inexplicably elected Charles “Chaz” Tedesco to the Adams County Commissioners office despite his history of lying and financial problems.  While Tedesco claimed those woes were in his past, it turns out the past was only a few weeks ago when he was recently slapped with a hefty fine for campaign finance violations. Foreclosure and [...]

After taking a bit of a sabbatical from writing on the site I am slowing gearing up to return to the fray after the first of the year.  I’ve fielded lots of questions over the past six weeks or so as to why I had stopped writing and while the silence may have pleased the [...]

Removed from last week’s election by more than a week we can sit with calmer heads and evaluate what went wrong with local elections and rededicate ourselves to restoring good governance to Adams County.  While the election results were far less than ideal, there is a glimmer of hope. The two races for Adams County [...]

It is rare I am at a loss for words but such is the case this morning.  Those tuning in here expecting to see a lengthy rant on the outcome of the election will be disappointed as I am struggling to reconcile it all. Nationally Americans have shown they prefer to go the way of [...]

The ineptitude that is Adams County government has been shown repeatedly in recent years and past election cycles have shown a level of breathtaking incompetence in counting votes on Election Day.  Despite recurring problems every year, Clerk and Recorder Karen Long has failed to rectify problems and now says she will make everyone wait for [...]

No county in the state has seen as much turmoil as Adams County has in recent years thanks to scandals suffered at the hands of elected officials and county employees.  The 2012 election offers a real opportunity to change direction and restore good governance.  

Charles “Chaz” Tedesco is vying to replace Commissioner Alice Nichol in Adams County District 2 but it is becoming more apparent that he represents little change from the scandal-tainted politician whose seat he is looking to take.  Following on the sad display of him lying to a television reporter, we have learned that Tedesco’s past [...]

The inner workings of the political machine of Adams County can be almost impossible to decipher as they are muddied by history, money, and blood.  To help sort things out we have created the Adams Family Democrat Organization Chart, a massive chart highlighting how current and former county politicians, some involved in scandal, are all [...]