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They’re mad she’s campaigning against the effort to make Douglas County a home rule county. It also feels like she has aspirations to hold some other office. I’m not a fan of Thomas, but some of the other Dougco republicans are worse.
Lora Thomas:
“Home Rule for DougCo is a bad idea, and now the Board of County Commissioners violated Colorado’s Open Meetings Law by speaking about Home Rule at a private event on April 2 in Parker. C.R.S 24-6-401 requires governments to post meetings with a quorum or more of commissioners at least 24 hours in advance.
Last Wednesday all three commissioners as well as the Coroner, the Treasurer, the Assessor and the County Attorney spoke about the Home Rule proposal in front of Parker Conservatives. The meeting announcement clarified that “meetings conducted by Parker Conservatives are private events exclusively reserved for members, affiliates, and guests of the conservative community.” Media was explicitly not welcome and any unauthorized individuals will “be kindly escorted” off the premises.
Folks, already our Board of Commissioners has launched a potential complete re-structuring of our government upon us with NO PUBLIC MEETINGS OR PUBLIC INPUT before this was placed on the ballot for June 24 in a Special Election that will cost the taxpayers $500,000.
I, as a former County Commissioner, who understands that the promises being made to OPT the county OUT of, for example, the 10 cent bag fee at stores and all gun control measures are simply not true. Commissioner Teal said on KNUS radio last week that if the state sues us, it will take years before the case is settled and we can do what we want in the mean time.
State law is very clear that Home Rule allows a county to re-structure government but it still “remains bound to perform mandatory functions prescribed by law” as stated in a recent Colorado Supreme Court case, League of Women Voters v. Weld County Commissioners 25 CO 8 (2025)
Click here to read the newsletter I just published [link removed]
Get educated, then join me in Voting NO ON Home Rule on June 24.
https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/04/douglas-county-commissioners-discuss-home-rule-with-group-out-of-public-eye-in-parker/ ”
“the commissioners handpicked the 21 people who will run for the Charter Commission.
This was done behind closed doors. A campaign finance committee has already been formed to get this group, mostly elected officials, including the 3 commissioners, elected to the commission.
The charter can change structure like increase terms from 2 to 3. Increase salary.
But most of all, Home Rule is being sold as a way for dougco to OptOut of state laws the commissioners don’t like.
But that is just not true. The state constitution, state statute and a recent Colorado Supreme Court case all state that Home Rule counties must provide mandatory state functions.
Citizens have nothing to gain. This is a powergrab by the commissioners.
That’s why all the meetings to prepare for this were done behind closed doors.
I still believe there’s a San Luis water angle to this whole proposal somewhere.
Please click on the link to read my newsletter. More info there.”
“There’s a lot of buzz about the DougCo County Commissioners putting Home Rule on a Special Election Ballot on June 24, saying this is the way for DougCo to charter its own course and OPT OUT of state laws we don’t like.
I was the County Commissioner from Highlands Ranch for the last 8 years, and we researched this thoroughly 3 years ago, so I can tell you that there is a difference between Home Rule for Municipalities and Counties.
Counties can ONLY change the structure of their government by, for example, extending term limits, increasing pay for Elected Officials and making some positions, like Weld County did with Coroner and Treasurer, appointed by Commissioners – not elected by you, the People.
I was on the Ross Kaminsky Show today, setting the record straight on what Home Rule means for DougCo. Ross Kaminsky talks in the piece about an email he sent to the Attorney General’s Office, asking for clarification, and the staffer indicated that DougCo will NOT be able to opt out of state laws.
Click here to listen to 12 minutes. https://koacolorado.iheart.com/featured/ross-kaminsky/content/2025-03-31-former-douglas-county-commissioner-lora-thomas-on-dougco-home-rule/
I’ve also written a Newsletter weekly that explains all of this in a LOT of detail. Click here for the newsletter. [link removed]
I’ll be voting NO on this because it is not in the best interests of residents of Douglas County. It gives Commissioners more power in the areas of water and debt, for example.”
How much of this is about the SLV water grab? Thomas is not smart but she might not be the villain in this case.