The County Manager Saga – With Updates

“Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt.” - William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Update 12/15/2024 The below (table of contents and what follows) was written at the end of October. It is a chronology of the saga from 2022 to mid-October 2024. Now, in December, the rubber is finally … Continue reading The County Manager Saga – With Updates →

Wissel’s Paradigm Shift

"If ifs and buts were candies and nuts..." On June 29, 2023, at a Commissioners’ Town Hall in Bailey, Colorado, District 3 Commissioner Dave Wissel said he didn’t like the abrogation of his authority to a county manager, which, he said, was done by “design.” Many of us understand Wissel’s sense of himself; only he … Continue reading Wissel’s Paradigm Shift →

Wissel and Mitchell – The law is what we say it is!

Forget Colorado Statutes. MAGA Rules!!! Commissioners Dave Wissel and Amy Mitchell Some suggest District 3 Commissioner Dave Wissel is no stranger to ignoring his oath of office. The oath, required of any person entering public office, demands adherence to the US and Colorado Constitutions and Colorado’s laws. See Colorado Revised Statute Title 24, Section 24-12-101. … Continue reading Wissel and Mitchell – The law is what we say it is! →

The Demagoguery

Wissel is at it again... "Double, double toil and trouble..." Dave Wissel, Chair of the Park County MAGA Republican Party, cannot help himself. Demagogues rarely can when they see an opportunity to spew and sputter specious speculation about one thing or another. Take, for instance, the admittedly dumbshit glitch the Colorado Secretary of State’s office … Continue reading The Demagoguery →

The Debrief – Platte Canyon Health Service District Imbroglio

Did anyone actually believe Mitchell and Wissel would let We, the People, decide this via the ballot? May 21, 2024: Wissel and Mitchell oppose the creation of the Platte Canyon Health Services District. Wissel introduces a motion to direct the county attorney to draft a resolution memorializing that denial. Elsner opposes the motion. (At the … Continue reading The Debrief – Platte Canyon Health Service District Imbroglio →

County Commissioners will attempt to deny We, the People, the Constitutional First Amendment right to petition the government to redress grievances.

So-called Constitutional Conservatives are talking the talk but conniving not to walk the walk. The issue is presented in the video below in their own words. Now, through a Robert's Rules tap dance, they will endeavor to defy state statutes. https://videopress.com/v/O5CDgMQa?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Park County Commissioners attempt to block citizens' initiative to establish a healthcare service district … Continue reading County Commissioners will attempt to deny We, the People, the Constitutional First Amendment right to petition the government to redress grievances. →

Platte Canyon Health Service District – Redux

UPDATE: The so-called Constitutional Conservative majority of the Park County Board of Commissioners will attempt to deny We, the People, the opportunity to resubmit the Platte Canyon Health Services Plan on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 11 a.m. For details, click this link. A resubmittal from the PCHSD Committee The Platte Canyon Health Service District … Continue reading Platte Canyon Health Service District – Redux →

Platte Canyon Health District was Doomed from the Get-Go

Mitchell's and Wissel's Immutable Ideological biases ensured that The June 4, 2024, quasi-judicial meeting of the Park County Board of Commissioners officially killed the grassroots citizens’ effort to establish a Health Service District in the Platte Canyon area of the county, home to 63% of the county’s residents. The effort was doomed from the get-go; … Continue reading Platte Canyon Health District was Doomed from the Get-Go →