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Updated November 06, 2026 · Pueblo County, Colorado

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Beyond the City Taxes: Five Library, Pueblo West and Fire-District Questions on Pueblo County Ballots
November 1, 2026 · A permanent Pueblo West fire tax, two property-tax limit waivers, a Rye mill levy and an Edison annexation. Here is what each ballot text says.
Ballot Question 2B: What the Pueblo Zoo Sales Tax Would Raise, and for How Long
November 1, 2026 · The ballot text caps first-year collections at about $3.77 million and ends the tax after 2031. Some earlier reports gave a different term.
Ballot Question 2A: A Quarter-Cent Pueblo Sales Tax for Fire and Public-Safety Technology, With No End Date in the Text
November 1, 2026 · It is the only one of the mayor's four proposed quarter-cent taxes that City Council sent to voters. The question estimates about $5.9 million in its first full year.
State Board Sends Pueblo West Charter School's Application Back to District 60 on a 5-4 Vote
November 1, 2026 · District 60 denied Pueblo Classical Academy on five grounds in June. The appeal file shows what each side argued, and the next decision is the district's.
Six Weeks Before the October Releases, the State Ordered Pueblo West to Fix How It Runs Its Sewage Plant
November 1, 2026 · A September 1 cease-and-desist order cites 1.3 million gallons of partially treated overflow this spring, repeated E. coli limit violations and missed toxicity tests. It does not assess a penalty.
Pueblo West’s $1.29 Million UV Upgrade Put Bypass Pumping in the Contractor’s Scope
November 1, 2026 · Board records show Filanc Construction won the job in June. The contract required temporary pumping and temporary disinfection to keep the plant treating around the clock.
From the Pueblo West Plant to the Arkansas River: How a Discharge Travels
November 1, 2026 · On public maps, water leaving the plant's outfall reaches the Arkansas River by way of Pest House Gulch and Wild Horse Creek, a few miles away. How much of any release gets there has not been measured in public records.
Pueblo Expected Its Sewer Lining Project to Finish in July. The August Spill Raises New Questions.
September 22, 2026 · The project timeline, the failed feeder and what remains unknown about permanent repair.
After Pueblo's Sewage Spill, Officials Had Questions About Warnings—and Weekend Data.
September 22, 2026 · Newly released health-department correspondence offers a closer view of the response.
Pueblo's Crime Search Is Still Online, but Recent Incidents Are Missing
Updated October 6, 2026 · Police confirm a public portal came with the new system but say it is not ready; launch hoped for within 60 days.

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