Castle Pines Politics

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Jeffrey Huff is a Vice President and Estate Planning Consultant at a major Wall Street investment firm. He has a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University, and practiced law in matters of tax and estate planning. Huff served on the Castle Pines North Election Commission and was elected President of the Hidden Pointe Metropolitan District. Jeffrey was a member of the CPN citizen advisory committee to the development of the Integrated Water Resource Plan. He is on the finance council of the Castle Pines Community Church and he is very active in local politics.

Power politics in Castle Pines North

July 30, 2009

"After the demotion of the CPN City Treasurer, which was extensively reported on in the last edition of the Castle Pines Connection, recent inquiries have revealed that the City owes over $1,500,000 to various entities, most of it in contractual obligations to consulting firms and lawyers."

School transparency succumbs to lobbyists

March 28, 2009

"Last week, the House Education Committee killed the Public School Financial Transparency Act. The Act, sponsored by Highlands Ranch Republican Senator Ted Harvey, would have required all public school districts to post their spending and revenues online. The bill had passed the Senate Education Committee 26-8 in February with strong bipartisan support."

When is a tax increase not a tax increase?

October 13, 2008

...Only in Castle Pines North. The posting by Lisa Crockett on the CPN website and reprinted in Castle Pines Connection, "City Asks Voters to Consider Re-worded Ballot Questions," emphatically states seven times that the CPN ballot issues will result in "no increase in property taxes!"

Hugh Hewitt speaks to LPR graduates

June 12, 2009

"Radio program host, law school professor and author Hugh Hewitt was in Parker, Colorado Friday night to speak to 230 conservatives at the Leadership Program of the Rockies graduation ceremony. Hewitt, whose show can be heard in Denver at 710 KNUS, delivered a message to the graduates and their guests, advising that "the secret to freedom is courage." Specifically, the courage to communicate conservative values in a hostile environment."

Is the Castle Pines North tax increase...not a tax hike?

October 23, 2008

"My previous post, 'When is a Tax Increase Not a Tax Increase?...Only in Castle Pines North' has generated a number of comments."

Douglas County delegates at the RNC

September 3, 2008

"Hurricane Gustav may have dampened the opening day celebrations at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, but that didn't keep three local ladies from attracting hordes of media attention. From the moment they entered the Xcel Center, Keri Brehm, Crista Huff and Charcie Russell were the center of attention. The three wore white T-shirts which proclaimed in large red letters, "Moms Trust McCain," one word on each shirt. On the backs of each were pinned a paper sign proclaiming, We Love Sarah."

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