Polis seeks $200M more to fight property tax hike, rejects eliminating 2 cent gas tax increase

PLUS l Monument appoints interim police chief, 400-plus avalanches reported in Colorado over past week and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Wednesday. It’s Jan. 4, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Polis seeks $200M more to fight property tax hike, rejects eliminating 2 cent gas tax increase]( - [Monument appoints interim police chief]( - [400-plus avalanches reported in Colorado over past week]( [Polis seeks $200M more to fight property tax hike, rejects eliminating 2 cent gas tax increase]( Gov. Jared Polis Tuesday unveiled changes to his 2023-24 state budget proposal, less than a week before the start of the 2023 legislative session. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [Colorado Springs gets new Mexican restaurant with award-winning chef from Mexico City]( [For first woman to record 1,000 laps in a year on Manitou Incline, a ‘challenge within a challenge’]( [Tesla plunges off California's 'Devil's Slide' cliff, four people critically injured]( [[SPONSORED] How to Insulate a Crawl Space to Keep Pipes From Freezing]( If you live above a crawl space that is not sealed or properly insulated, your pipes could freeze during winter. Stopping frozen pipes by insulating this space should be your number one priority. Let’s look at what this entails and how to do it. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs prepares for local service for Pope Benedict XVI]( The reign of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who led the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics from 2005 to 2013, sometimes was contrasted against his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, an outgoing and outspoken pontiff who was sainted post-mortem. [Read More]( [Colorado steps in to transport immigrants to other states]( Gov. Jared Polis confirmed Tuesday the influx of immigrants arriving in Denver compelled the state step in and help transport immigrants to their "desired destination" — meaning cities in other states. [Read More]( [Monument appoints interim police chief]( Cmdr. Tim Johnson of the Monument Police Department was named the town's interim police chief at Tuesday's regular council meeting. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES COVID-19 did not cause an [Aspen restaurant to suffer income losses that entitled it to compensation from its property insurer,]( the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. The Colorado State Forest Service expects to [thin hundreds of acres of dense forest near one of Colorado Springs Utilities' reservoirs through a $1 million grant.]( According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, more than [400 avalanches were reported by observers during the New Year storm in Colorado,]( with 170 documented between Dec. 27 and Monday on the CAIC website. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny skies. High 38F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](