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Food Tax Rebate applications available
Feb 29th
Deadline to apply is in June
Each year, the City of Boulder provides rebates to help compensate lower income residents for the city sales tax they pay on food. Those seeking a rebate must fill out an application documenting their eligibility.
The application period begins Thursday, March 1. Applications can be picked up starting March 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, at the West Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Ave. Completed application forms must be received by Friday, June 29, or postmarked by Saturday, June 30. Applicants from 2011 will automatically receive an application in the mail.
Rebates are $73 for low-income individuals and $224 for low-income families. To be eligible to receive a rebate, people must have been a resident of Boulder for the entire 2011 calendar year and be:
• a low income senior, age 62 or over for the entire 2011 calendar year,
• a low income person with disabilities, or
• a low income family with children younger than 18 in the household for the entire 2011 calendar year;
The Food Tax Rebate Program is administered by the Department of Housing & Human Services, Division of Senior Services. Additional information on the program is available online at www.boulderseniorservices.com or call John Bunzli, program manager, at 303-441-1836.
C U six figure raises are a crime by Rob Smoke
Feb 28th
I believe the group of “retired” CU administrators who have six-figure “part-time” jobs with the University of Colorado
are suspect agents of a crime which violates a variety of Federal statutes. If the obviously unconstitutional
legislative provisions allowing their “part-time” six-figure paychecks were in fact created with their involvement,
then — regardless of their job titles — they may in fact be an organized white-collar crime ring.
One question would be, who did the legislative work and what do their records show?
As far as constitutional issues go, for starters, the “special provision” discriminates against anyone who works for the state of Colorado
and cannot access the financial benefit of “retiring” and then receiving top-level pay from the very same public agency from which they allegedly “retired”.
From what I can gather, that includes everyone not in this exclusive group of go-getters — a group that is also known
to work with the legislature regarding CU’s various needs.
It should be noted that the self-same administrators who feel that the 4/20 celebrants besmirch the reputation of the University
are game to continue with their arrangement which functionally defrauds the state of Colorado — or rather, everyone who lives
here and isn’t in this particular “boys club” of un-retirable retirees.
are suspect agents of a crime which violates a variety of Federal statutes. If the obviously unconstitutional
legislative provisions allowing their “part-time” six-figure paychecks were in fact created with their involvement,
then — regardless of their job titles — they may in fact be an organized white-collar crime ring.
One question would be, who did the legislative work and what do their records show?
As far as constitutional issues go, for starters, the “special provision” discriminates against anyone who works for the state of Colorado
and cannot access the financial benefit of “retiring” and then receiving top-level pay from the very same public agency from which they allegedly “retired”.
From what I can gather, that includes everyone not in this exclusive group of go-getters — a group that is also known
to work with the legislature regarding CU’s various needs.
It should be noted that the self-same administrators who feel that the 4/20 celebrants besmirch the reputation of the University
are game to continue with their arrangement which functionally defrauds the state of Colorado — or rather, everyone who lives
here and isn’t in this particular “boys club” of un-retirable retirees.
Rob Smoke is a columnist for Boulder Channel 1 News
Boulder’s Elevations Credit Union robbed
Feb 25th
Credit union robbed in Boulder
Boulder police are working with the FBI on a robbery that took place at Elevations Credit Union, located at 611 S. Broadway that took place at 11:30 a.m. today.
Witnesses say that the suspect walked into the credit union, approached a teller and demanded money. The teller complied with the suspect’s demand. No weapon was displayed, and no one was injured.
The suspect fled the bank on foot. Police believe he may have used a getaway car that was headed eastbound on US 36 toward Denver, traveling at high rates of speed. A vehicle description isn’t available. Anyone who may have been traveling on US 36 between 11:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m., and who may have seen a vehicle traveling at excessive speeds or driving aggressively is asked to contact the Boulder Police Department.
The suspect is described as:
- A white male
- 5’6” to 5’8” tall
- 25 to 30 years old
- Clean shaven
- Wearing a gold University of Colorado sweatshirt.
- Wearing a black jacket over the sweatshirt. The black jacket was made of two different fabrics, and had shiny sleeves. There is an unknown, two-line logo on the back of the jacket
- Wearing aviator-style sunglasses
- Wearing a black baseball cap
Photos of the suspect, taken from the credit union’s security cameras, are attached.
Police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call the Boulder Police Department’s Tip Line, at 303-441-1974. Those who have information but who wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
