Sheriff to provide dispatch for Sheridan Police

This article highlights one of the changes to dispatch services in Sheridan that City Council approved last Wednesday the 23rd. The Communications Center of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office will dispatch for our police services, and the Denver Combined Communications Center will dispatch for our fire services.

Just one correction to the information in the article below: Sheridan residents should continue to call (303)762-2211 for non-emergencies.

As this article notes, the changes will be invisible to Sheridan residents and will enable significant cost savings for our City. Please let me know if you have any questions on these changes.

http://denver.yourhub.com/Sheridan/Stories/News/General-News/Story~659708.aspx

Volunteer to help the campaign

I will be placing yard signs in Ward III soon. If you are interested in helping with my campaign by posting a sign in your yard, please send me an email at tbfluhr@gmail.com or call 303-587-2045.

Campaign contributions are also welcome. Make checks payable to Tara M. Beiter-Fluhr Campaign Fund and mail to c/o 4234 S. Decatur St., Sheridan, CO 80110. I cannot accept anonymous donations, and if you contribute over $100, campaign finance laws require me to know your occupation and employer.

Check your voter registration

The election is November 3rd and the last day to register is October 5th. It is an all-mail election.

This tool from the Colorado Secretary of State will let you check if you are registered to vote and whether your voter information is accurate:
https://www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/secuVoterHome.do;jsessionid=0000acGnLN3NdLaEFDkywQSXfeZ:121vl9gps
Additional information about Arapahoe County elections is available at http://arapahoe-co.connect.clarityelections.com/default.aspx?s=1

Dear Citizens of Sheridan,

In these challenging times for our City, we need representation on City Council that will bring stability, creativity, and educated financial guidance. I hope that when you consider my credentials, you will elect me to continue to represent Ward III of Sheridan.

Education: BA German Studies/International Studies, Ohio Wesleyan University
MA International Politics with Security Focus, University of Denver
MA Accounting and MBA, University of Colorado Denver

Experience: Two years as your appointed City Councilwoman. Service on the Sheridan Redevelopment Agency board and the Sheridan Housing Authority board.

Occupation: Staff tax analyst at Qwest Corporation, 10 years

In the two years I have represented our ward, I've seen remarkable improvements at City Hall. We now have consistent and credible financial reporting, allowing Council to monitor the city's finances and plan for the future based on accurate data. Without this improvement, the current financial crisis would have been unmanageable by Council and city staff. Though no one likes where the City stands today financially, at least we are fully aware of where we stand.

We are also proud of the excellent core of new businesses open in Sheridan. While the redevelopment process has been painful at times, we are able to enjoy a higher quality of life with these new services on our doorstep and look forward to even more progress in this area.

You may not be aware of how hard the City has been working to meet today's financial challenges. Your City government has cut almost $1.4 million from a $6.7 million budgetfor 2009 – representing a 21% reduction in expenditures – and plans to keep those cuts in place for 2010. The remaining deficit between our lagging tax revenues and the budget cuts must still be addressed, and I will do whatever is necessary to ensure that the quality of services you receive from the City of Sheridan does not diminish as a result.

Fellow council members and city staff have told me they appreciate my smarts, creative thinking, financial background, and logical approach to the difficult issues we face. I hope these same qualities will encourage you to entrust your representation to me in November.

Warmest regards,
Tara Beiter-Fluhr

You can follow my campaign online, or check in on city events and municipal issues, at ward3tara.blogspot.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tara-Beiter-Fluhr-for-City-Council-Sheridan-Ward-III/126904944573

Sheridan Celebrates

You are invited to join in a day of fun featuring the celebration of the City of Sheridan's 119th Anniversary on Saturday, September 26, 2009.

Schedule of Events

7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m

Pancake Breakfast - Fire Station at Hazel Court and West Oxford Avenue

10:00 a.m.

Parade - Theme: Sheridan on the Move, Staging at Sheridan High School - to be completed by 9:30 a.m. - 3201 West Oxford Avenue

11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Community Fair -

Battle of the Bands
Children's Fair
Craft Booths
Food and Fun

To be held at Barnes Park, 1900 W. Girard Avenue and South Shoshone Street.