Posts Tagged ‘Alice Nichol’

In one fell swoop Adams County has set back relations with the cities within its borders 20 years in a move that threatens to return more criminals to the streets instead of remanding them to jail.  The inability of the county government to properly control its finances now is set to harm the very citizens [...]

After being missing from the job voters hired him to do for months and potentially facing criminal charges, Ken Riley submitted his resignation to the RTD Board of Directors on Monday night.  In a troubling trend, he becomes the third local Adams County politico in recent months to become embroiled in scandal. Nearly two weeks [...]

With corruption running rampant in Adams County government, citizens will have their chance in November 2012 to implement much needed reforms.  On the ballot will be a question asking voters to increase the Board of Commissioners to five members from the current three. Commissioner Erik Hansen forced the Democrat members of the board, Alice Nichol [...]

Forced to take action after numerous scandals rocked county government, the Adams County Board of Commissioners adopted a series of reforms in an attempt to restore the public’s trust.  While the reforms are certainly a step in the right direction, questions still remain and show there is much work to be done. The seven reforms [...]

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 [...]