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With nine candidates in the race to fill a vacant trustee spot on the town board, how does a 20-minute interview conducted by six members of the community, followed by 30 minutes of intense lobbying between these six individuals for their favorite, qualify as anything remotely close to a democratic process? It is tragic this position came open unexpectedly, and equally tragic the fourth place finisher in the most recent election was not actively courted to fill a vacant spot. But it would be more tragic to have six people out of 6000 determine the destiny of eight individuals, and deem them unqualified. As one of the trustees stated at the most recent town board meeting, the best option is to hold a real vote, either a day-of election or a mail ballot election. Why is a town board so willing to spend $1 million on a whim when it comes to cost overruns on a controversial road construction project, and so unwilling to cough up $5000 to conduct a democratic election to determine...

plus John Meisner, the town board finds itself in a bit of a pickle when it comes to replacing Scott Webermeier's vacant trustee position. No reason to belabor two obvious points, so let's dispense with those pre haste: (1) To avoid this kind of nonsense in the future, every candidate running for town board should be required to fill out the space on the form naming their replacement in case they are elected and unable for whatever reason to complete their term. If this cannot be enforced as a requirement, the League of Women Voters should make it one of the essential forum questions to each candidate, so that voters can distinguish realists from self-absorbed morons. (2) If you file to run and don't win, you should still be prepared to serve (see #1 above, because the overwhelming majority of EP voters insist on falling in love with self-absorbed morons). Why run if you aren't willing to serve? Why should voters waste a vote on you? Don't be a Karen, or you ri...

Title: Mountain Town NIMBY Verse 1:  I love my mountain town, it's peaceful and serene But now they want to build, a higher density scene I don't want my nature to be compromised I don't want my town to be commercialized Chorus:  I'm a NIMBY, not in my backyard I'm a NIMBY, not in my backyard Verse 2:  I don't want new developments to block my mountain viewI have purchased zoning rights, so maybe I should sue!I don't want the extra noise, the traffic, or the crowd,When there is a public meeting, my opinion will be loud! Chorus:  I'm a NIMBY, not in my backyardI'm a NIMBY, not in my backyard Verse 3:  I'm not against development, but this is the wrong locationI'm fighting for the dream I had while I was here on vacation!I'm standing up for what's right, for what we hold dearWe are the NIMBYs, and we will not disappear! Chorus:  I'm a NIMBY, not in my backyardI'm a NIMBY, not in my backyard Bridge:  What about the elk and what ...

Now that Larimer County doesn't make any information related to age or sex of individuals dying from SARS-CoV-2 infection, the death rate jumped by 3 in one day, from 616 to 619. I certainly would keep information related to age from leaking out into the public. Wouldn't want to learn that 40- or 50-year olds were dying from a virus Larimer County decided is no longer important or relevant. Just keep monitoring that wastewater. Eventually there will be a lot less to test.

So COVID-19 is officially over in Larimer County. All of the dashboard particulars have been dismantled, and the only guide you will have if you want to avoid the latest variant is the strength of your cough and sporadic reports of your neighbors' health at morning coffee. It is great when our government officials declare COVID-19 is over, because those kind of pronouncements weaken the virus' resolve and hurt its self-confidence. SARS-CoV-2 probably won't even bother getting out of bed tomorrow. The final tally was 616 deaths in Larimer County, as death by COVID will now be something outlawed at the county level. How Tom Speedy Gonzales made it through this exercise intact will always be a point of intense discussion. Possibly due to general apathy and lack of qualified replacement individuals at the county level.