Chaffee County faces a behavioral health priority
In another sign that the state’s approach to behavioral health has left rural counties such...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | May 23, 2019 | 0
In another sign that the state’s approach to behavioral health has left rural counties such...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Apr 12, 2019 | 0
Friday afternoon, April 12, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the Red Flag Bill, officially known...
Read Moreby Henry John DeKam | Apr 12, 2019 | 0
Buena Vista Town Attorney Jeff Parker gave a brief presentation on Colorado HB19-1177 (known as Extreme Risk Protection Order or ERPO) to the Buena Vista Board of Trustees on April 9. Parker’s information-session on HB19-1177,...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Apr 8, 2019 | 0
“When the sheriff approached me after the town hall meeting and said he was going to make this request, my response was, please don’t just make a broad request, give us your specific issues, and give us a chance to address those. We need to address his concerns and work on the things we can control, that we can do – work for positive outcomes and leave the other aspects to work through the courts.”
Greg Felt
Chair of Board of County Commissioners
by Henry John DeKam | Apr 8, 2019 | 0
Buena Vista City Attorney Jeff Parker will update the Board of Trustees on Colorado HB19-1177 and its implications for the Town of Buena Vista during their April 9 meeting. HB19-1177, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill, also...
Read Moreby Community Contributor | Apr 5, 2019 | 0
Dear Editor: Sheriff Spezze concludes HB19-1177 “…clearly violates their constitutional rights…” and “…we have no right to carry out this law…” He urges our county commissioners to consider becoming a...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Apr 1, 2019 | 0
“I feel that we owe the sheriff a response to his request. I would like to discuss that as a group … We’re open to public comments and feedback, written or via email. It doesn’t hurt to discuss this with the sheriff on his points … I feel as county commissioners we can’t determine whether [the law] is constitutional or not. That is up to the courts to determine in the long run. We are sworn to uphold the constitution.”
Greg Felt
Chair of the Board of County Commissioners
by Jan Wondra | Mar 31, 2019 | 0
With the Colorado Senate’s passage of the Red Flag Bill (Colorado HB19-1177 Extreme Risk Orders), the state is facing what might at some point be called a constitutional crisis. The decision by many rural counties of...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Mar 29, 2019 | 0
In a razor-thin vote of 18 to 17 on Thursday, March 28, the Colorado Senate passed HB19-1177 Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO), otherwise known as the “Red Flag Bill.” While the vote ran primarily along party lines, Senate...
Read Moreby Stephen Hall | Mar 28, 2019 | 0
It may very well be that Colorado’s proposed “Red Flag” law infringes on some constitutional rights*. It could be argued that it is far more prudent and effective for those who oppose the law to take it up with the legislature prior to passage, rather than fight it in the courts after it is passed. For law enforcement personnel to defy the very document they are sworn to protect does not appear to be logical or constitutional.
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Mar 27, 2019 | 0
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze submitted a letter to Chaffee County Commissioners late Tuesday evening, March 26, requesting that the county prepare a resolution declaring itself to be a sanctuary county in response to...
Read Moreby Jan Wondra | Mar 26, 2019 | 0
As of Tuesday morning, March 26, and contrary to some media reports, Chaffee County has not...
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