Remarks by Carrie Warren-Gully
89 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“Thank you. Cherry Creek is just that much bigger.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Is Aurora a lot bigger than Littleton? Yeah. So Littleton's about 13,000 students and Aurora and Cherry Creek are more like four or 55,000. Forty and then Creek is like 50, yeah.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yes, go ahead. Thank you, manager. So, Nico, um, It says to keep some or all revenue above the taper cap.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yeah. one other yes thank you um so this is only when we have a tabor refund are we anticipating that pretty much we're gonna we're anticipating a tabor refund for the next five or six ten years the the current um forecasts show that we are projected to have a tabor refund that changes”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'm sorry, one other question. This would be in addition to what we currently have, not supplanting it?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Commissioner Wargolli. Thank you, Madam Chair. So my understanding is that there's very little discretion here. So you're a kid. at a high school party, somebody gives you a bill, that person could be considered distributing fentanyl? Yes, ma'am.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“And it would be a mandatory prison sentence for that person? Yes, ma'am. Okay. I had also seen estimates of about $66 million increase in county jail situations as well?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Do we know where our DA and our sheriff are on this? That was my question. The Sheriff's Association. That's what I wanted to say again. No, ma'am. Because I agree with you, Commissioner Fields, that we did get a request. And part of my thinking around it is we need to find out what our partners in this space are doing because That would be very hard if we are awkward. Yeah, very awkward if we're like in different situations, and I did look. It's a pretty happy list.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“The Sheriff's Association is not. Some sheriffs have individually endorsed. I did not see our sheriff on that list. That doesn't mean he hasn't signed on. But there were some DAs. I don't think they're associations. And our VA was listed on there in support. I mean in opposition. In opposition? Okay. I'll take that step because that's the only question from the application I had.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“To be in jail. And this would say lifetime.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Schools are already dealing with this and Yeah.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Which we're supposed to have the right to vote on whether we want to increase our taxes.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“If we choose to increase our taxes, we're doing exactly what Taper says we can do, right? Yes, ma'am. Never mind. I'm being snarky.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Because it says individual and corporate taxpayers.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Commissioner Warren-Belly? Thank you, Madam Chair. Okay, this one is getting a lot of attention and I'm still not sure I totally understand it. So what they're saying is, are we collecting more, I mean, We already collect this, and some of this money already goes to conservation, does it not?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“But this sales tax is already being collected, I guess. Into the general fund, yes, ma'am.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay, so just to put it where the goats can get it, right? We passed a sales tax on our sporting goods, and the assumption was that it would go towards conservation. No. No, it was always meant to go to the general fund.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yeah, and we're just about to get a $160 million penalty for our SNAP rate. Yeah. Yes, ma'am. for our error rate on SNAP, so.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Does this call out specific species and stuff? I have a feeling I know why this is going on, because we've tried to, like the introduction of wolves, and people have tried to make it so you can't hunt certain animals and bears. Does it call out species, or it's just in general you have a right to do this?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“I mean, we've organized 300 pairs this year. The State Department of Parks and Wildlife. Because they've become such a nuisance.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Madam Chair. Commissioner Wong-Gully. Has the Clerk Association taken a stand on this?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“We can look it up. Yeah, we can look it up. I'm wondering if our clerk and recorder has said anything on this.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, and I also heard that it will probably significantly lengthen the ballots.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“I did have a question on this about corporate taxation. So in the state of Colorado, do we have any different kinds of corporate taxes or do they just pay that 4.4% flat?”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026
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“But we don't have any other taxation on corporations outside of that flat tax percent.”
Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting · Oct 6, 2026