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Pueblo West fire tax fails; CSU Pueblo mourns coach Mike Friedman

Plus, an update on Pueblo Mountain Park in Beulah and a vampire-themed ball Friday.

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Pueblo West

Voters rejected Ballot Issue 6B, which would have made permanent a 1% fire protection sales tax set to expire in 2030. It failed with 60.7% against, according to preliminary results, and the is warning of financial challenges for its fire and parks and recreation departments. Pueblo Chieftain

Mountain Park

The Aspen Acres fire swept through the 600 acre, city-owned in Beulah in late June, and the floods that followed destroyed historic buildings, roads and trails, including the Horseshoe Lodge. More than 100 people attended recent city meetings in Beulah and Pueblo, where Parks and Recreation Director Steven Meier gave updates. Colorado Public Radio

Remembering

Mike Friedman, who coached football at what was then the University of Southern Colorado, has died, CSU Pueblo announced Monday. He led the Indians from 1974 through 1983 and won the program's first-ever title in 1980. KKTV

Mike Friedman won 60 games in 10 seasons

60–38–2
overall record from 1974 through 1983
39–26–1
mark in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
9–1
record in 1980, the first-ever RMAC title season

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Pueblo West fire tax fails; CSU Pueblo mourns coach Mike Friedman

Plus, an update on Pueblo Mountain Park in Beulah and a vampire-themed ball Friday.

The TLDR

  1. Pueblo West voters reject a permanent 1% fire sales tax
  2. Work begins on Pueblo Mountain Park's future after fire and floods
  3. CSU Pueblo football coach Mike Friedman has died
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