So... Rather than work on decreasing spending or spending more responsibly just tax everyone more... Sounds pretty communist to me. Archive: https://archive.today/Jf5AZ From the post: >>Broomfield’s Public Works Department has proposed a 50% utility increase to help cover the cost of infrastructure maintenance. However, some restaurant owners still recovering from inflation said this is a concerning number. At the Broomfield City Council meeting, employees with the Public Works Department showed council members their plan to maintain Broomfield’s most critical infrastructure assets, rather than focusing on new infrastructure. They also demonstrated that costs to maintain what they currently had were on the rise.