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Public forum spotlights PEDCO criticism, homelessness commission questions, grocery-tax worries and immigration fears
Summary
Residents used the public-comment period on Jan. 27 to raise concerns about PEDCO, the housing and homelessness commission, a proposed grocery tax and reports of ICE activity.
A range of community concerns drew public comment at the Jan. 27 Pueblo City Council meeting, with speakers urging action on local economic development, homelessness, proposed taxes and recent reports of immigration-enforcement activity.
PEDCO and local economic development Ted Freeman criticized the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), saying the nonprofit has not produced new projects while receiving city and county funding. Freeman asked that the council terminate the economic-development contract and end the half-cent sales-and-use tax restriction that channels funds to PEDCO. The speaker listed previous unsuccessfully pursued projects and said that PEDCO’s contract has no sunset clause. Councilors later clarified in commentary that council members serve as PEDCO board…
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