During a recent trip to Winter Park, my kiddos treated me to a visit to the Headwaters River Journey museum. It's a non-stop interactive journey through how water goes from a (not so faraway) river to your water tap. The basic takeaways: Colorado is predicted to run short of water in 2030.About 60% of the …
Continue reading A Confluence (notes on water conservation resources in Colorado)
Let’s talk about the Supremely stupid decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and ways to lean in (in addition to protests, demonstrations, donations, and volunteer work) to avoid fleeing the country that seems to be leaning more and more into the Handmaid’s Tale timeline. I’m talking specifically to my friends and the younger voters who, …
Continue reading The Supreme stupidity of overturning Roe v. Wade (a story of externalities)
You're gonna see some big changes on your ballot in November regarding Fort Collins elections. I went to City Hall on Tuesday night to speak in favor of RCV for Fort Collins, and was tremendously proud of our City of Fort Collins staff and City Council for being willing to hear from 60+ residents on …
Continue reading The future of Democracy in Fort Collins is bright!
“It's a safe assumption that voters in Fort Collins are smart, passionate, able to articulate their choices and will fill out the ballot to the degree that they wish to,” Armstrong said.a quote from the RCV explainer article in The Coloradoan on 5/4/2022: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/05/04/ranked-choice-voters-may-decide-if-system-right-fort-collins-election/7338020001/ There’s a lot of stuff coming down the pipeline for you …
Continue reading A note about Ranked Choice Voting in Fort Collins
I grew up in Douglas County schools, supported and educated by amazing teachers. I've watched my earliest friends and former classmates go on to become teachers in the district. It's a powerful legacy for a school district to foster its own succession plan - for students to become teachers in the same district because they …
The new City Council will soon set its priorities for the next two years. Having walked over 250 miles to connect with as many neighbors in District 1 as possible, I heard many, many shared priorities - I've listed them below: 1. Demand creative solutions to achieve the best Hughes outcomes, avoid legal fees, and …
Continue reading District 1’s Wishlist for 2021 City Council Priorities
Today's updated election results from the City of Fort Collins Government are posted: https://www.fcgov.com/elections/results Nick Armstrong - 3390 (49.76%)Susan Gutowsky - 3423 (50.24%) It’s easy to become disillusioned when your favored candidate isn’t elected, especially in close races like ours. Disillusioned about the state of things - your neighbors’ priorities, the City, the future. The …
The Coloradoan indicated that a difference of 34 votes makes our race too close to call, and the City Clerk’s office has a number of steps to go to finalize a result and has asked for more time to do that. Mindful that our country just went through a divisive election in November, we should …
My team and I have been knocking on every door in District 1. Neighborhood after neighborhood, around 10 miles of walking each day. Beyond reaffirming the value of good orthotics and quality footwear, I've had some truly wonderful conversations with neighbors.
Throughout Fort Collins, we're living the impact of a singular focus on building a community around an admittedly very-special hub: Old Town. While I love and appreciate what Old Town has to offer, when it comes to the edges of Fort Collins, we've left it largely to developers to fund and plan literally everything. That's …
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