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Contributed by: Chris Rodriguez on 4/23/2008

The formerly simple task of picking applicants for an advisory group once again descended into anarchy at the Longmont City Council meeting of April 22 nd.

The announcement for the Economic Vitality Advisory Group makes it fairly clear: " Applicants must have been registered to vote in Longmont for a period of one year", and " Application Deadline: Monday, April 14 th". Simple enough, but apparently not for simpletons.

At least two of the applicants picked at this meeting are Boulder residents. No, that was not a typo. That announcement title again was: City of Longmont Economic Vitality Advisory Group Applications Wanted. One of the questions on the application is: "Have you been a registered voter in the City of Longmont for at least one year?"

A couple of weeks ago, some council members added names to the list after the deadline. Once again a councilmember ( Karen Benker) asked for consideration of a person (from Boulder) to be added to the list. I can't call this person an applicant because it wasn't clear they even filled out an application for the council to mull over! And by the deadline? Of course not, but who needs those anyway?

Like last time, this late addition was allowed and then selected for the group, pushing aside applicants who were Longmont residents and knew how to fill out an application and meet the stated deadline.

Of course there should be no question of pre-coordination with other councilmembers on this late addition (that's sarcasm). How Karen Benker can bring in this late addition, just a name really since there was no application, yet her "like-minded" councilmembers go right along with her. So they're either lapdogs or they were told ahead of time AND are lapdogs.

And finally, when Mayor Lange asks for the possibility of basically honoring deadlines, Councilmember Sean McCoy stated he wouldn't support such a thing. This pathetic behavior explains why most people are apathetic to city issues.
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©2008 Chris Rodriguez/Longmont Advocate LLC
(Chris Rodriguez is a Longmont resident, and the publisher and broadcaster of Longmont Advocate, a community website and podcast that raises local issues to increase public awareness and interest)


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Submitted By: Richard Yale
posted on 5/3/2008 @ 3:33:00 PM
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Longmont’s City government is non-partisan and a red City agenda makes a lot of people nervous. Citation of “no residency requirement for those who serve on temporary committees” is not relevant to McCoy & Benker’s plans to switch Longmont’s private capital based economy to a redistribution of the wealth or red economy. Dislodging capitalism locally requires a local veneer for credibility in establishment of a command economy. Council member McCoy’s annoyance at previous public criticism over introduction of Boulder people to tell Longmont people how to run their businesses & life styles tells the story why advertising for outsiders on the Economic Vitality group was not transparent. If stealth were not necessary in their designs against American Liberty and the sole object, then why was the outsider issue not transparent other than to induce or oblige support? If our liberties would be more secure with Boulderites then why keep it secret till the last moment?
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Submitted By: Chris Rodriguez
posted on 4/27/2008 @ 11:44:05 PM
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LOL, think about it for a second. When they get a letter from ME they actually do something like contact staff and ask questions. In your case they can't find a door and room freshener quick enough! HAHAHA. Someday you might be relevant, nah. Nothing changes, the announcement said what it said and qualified LONGMONT residents were passed up for BOULDER residents. Did it say ANYWHERE in WRITING there was no RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT? Isn't there a DeLay story waiting to be uncovered somewhere? Buh-bye.
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Submitted By: Kaye Fissinger
posted on 4/27/2008 @ 9:09:07 PM
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Gives a whole new meaning to Mr. Wrongmont, doesn't it!
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Submitted By: Doug Wray
posted on 4/27/2008 @ 7:49:35 PM
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WHAT?!? Chris... wrong?? (clutches head, eyes clenched shut, teeth gritted) Reality... coming...apart... NOOOOOOOO!!!! Mommeee! Make it stop!!! AIGGH!
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Submitted By: Kaye Fissinger
posted on 4/27/2008 @ 7:08:02 PM
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The Longmont Times-Call, not known for being left-leaning, ran the above entry as an LTE 4-27-08 with the following: "EDITOR'S NOTE: According to City Clerk Valeria Skitt, there is no residency requirement for those who serve on temporary committees such as the Economic Vitality Advisory Group. However, there is a residency requirement for permanent committees. In the case of the economic group, the city used an application form that also is used for permmanent committees. While this meant that the form included a statement requiring residency, this did not apply to the economic group, according to city staff." This content was clear during the CC meeting, but Mr. Rodriguez simply wanted to advance his right-wing agenda against Benker and McCoy.
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Submitted By: J. McCoy
posted on 4/26/2008 @ 2:37:30 PM
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Oh, in what year was Glen Spagnuolo Longmont City Employee of the Year? Was it the year the City won the All-American award which was also the year Ward Churchill denounced Longmont City Council as the North Korean Politburo in support of Mr. Spagnuolo? Is this hate the city basis first the basis you claim Longmont won “All-American City” award upon?
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Submitted By: Doug Wray
posted on 4/26/2008 @ 1:23:37 PM
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Glen Spagnuolo was awarded Longmont City Employee of the Year. Go ahead, minimize that. His contribution was honest and positive, unlike his detractors. Longmont won the All-American City award BECAUSE of great City employees like him.
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Submitted By: J. McCoy
posted on 4/25/2008 @ 10:50:03 PM
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Wow! Thanks Sativa & Chris for openin my eyes. Google Glenn Spagnuolo, to learn he is an organizer for the Re-create 68 Alliance noted nationally for "Blame the Democrats for trying to silence dissent in the city of Denver" ran for Mayor of Longmont in 2005. He was supported by Ward Churchill and local radicals in blaming our City for “silencing dissent”. Rocky Mt. News reports “The self-described eternal optimist believes that revolutionary politics are the best way to address a government that "needs to be completely eliminated and replaced... "I get nervous . . . when they're making threats against visitors to the city and say they want to disrupt the city," says Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown.” It is time for Longmont Council members to wake up to the Churchill/Spagnuolo subversion percolating all around them ruining our own City.
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Submitted By: Chris Rodriguez
posted on 4/25/2008 @ 8:15:42 PM
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Oh man, this R68 is getting alot of press in the last day or two and I'd already recorded a big segment on them for my next podcast prior to it. I think it will still surprise people though. Thanks for the comments Sativa.
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Submitted By: Sativa Zachary
posted on 4/25/2008 @ 7:08:19 PM
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Chris, these all knowing, aggressive anti-establishment stalkers insult every YourHub story they don’t like. They whine like pseudo-liberal untouchables whose expensive entitlements are being trampled by ungrateful taxpayers. Your exposure of Councilwoman Banker sending the Fidel Castro like message against the local American establishment by disrupting the established legislative process to send the message “Only communists hereafter need apply for Longmont City Boards & Commissions” obviously rattled their chains exposing the fact the radical left feels traditional city government must be taken down and controlled by the revolutionaries. For those who don’t already know how dangerous these “peaceful” activist groups are, go to http://www.recreate68.org/ for full disclosure of the radical left’s local manifesto of tactics to destroy the U.S. government and wealthy and middle-class Americans. Thank you so much for the sacrifices you make for us all to publish the truth.
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