Government News: 3 fraud cases, post office, state patrol, grants, and more
REPORT BUSINESS NAME FRAUD ONLINE
The Colorado Secretary of State has added a new tool to its website to allow residents to report fraudulent business filings.
The resource was launched February 1. It allows people to report when someone has formed a new business fraudulently using someone else’s address or personal information/or taken over a legitimate business filing in an attempt to leverage it for fraud.
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Boulder County was able to recover the almost $238,000 it mistakenly sent to a fraudulent account after a phishing scam in September.
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I-70 ACCIDENTS & SPEED CONTROL (Glenwood Canyon)
An unfortunate pattern of reckless and unsafe behaviors, primarily speeding, requires the state to consider a full range of solutions to address driver behavior. Unsafe speeds can lead to a number of additional driving errors including the inability to maintain a safe lane position and it reduces the amount of time both the speeding driver and those around them have to brake or move out of the way to avoid a collision.
Colorado’s mountain roads are vulnerable to extreme weather and conditions like flooding, mudslides, and rockslides. The twists and curves of I-70 along the floor of Glenwood Canyon make that road even more challenging during weather events, and the limited space along the road’s bridges and viaducts can delay crash responses and clean-ups. The impacts of these incidents can be as impactful to commuters and other freight haulers as the unavoidable acts of Mother Nature. Approximately $1 million is lost for every hour that I-70 is closed on the mountain corridor.
CDOT and CSP implemented additional measures in mid-February to reduce the number of closures caused by crashes. Those measures included lowering speed limits through the Canyon; metering traffic by physically slowing traffic down with snow plows; and increasing speed enforcement.
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Richard Litsey was appointed as the Director for the Office of Native American Partnerships, the new Social Security Administration tribal office within the Office of the Commissioner. This office serves to elevate and centralize efforts to administer comprehensive programs and policies related to American Indians and Alaska Natives. (2/13/23)
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REMINDER: POST OFFICE says: Put on your envelope or shopping order form — for deliveries to Lyons — enter your Street Address followed by (hashtag symbol) # and your PO number
eg: John D. Colorado,
12 Main St. # 222
Lyons CO 80540
However, if you have a “rural Longmont address” but a Lyons Post Office box, just put the box number.
Even then, it sometimes doesn’t work.
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Defrauded by MONEY GRAM – have you be defrauded by money sent via Money Gram, and they did not help you investigate it — More than $115 million in refunds are being sent to consumers nationwide as a result of a 2018 action the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice brought against MoneyGram for failing to crack down on scammers using their payment system.
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LARIMER COUNTY
GRANTS AWARDED that support wildfire mitigation, pollinator and wildlife education, Larimer County Open Space research, and other community projects:
In its 25th grant cycle, the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources is proud to announce $25,066 in grants to support ten community and neighborhood projects that help educate and connect people to the land. The 2023 awards will support a wide range of organizations spanning across Larimer County through the department’s Small Grants for Community Partnering program. To-date, Larimer County has awarded $395,421 for 232 community and neighborhood projects.
See the DETAILS HERE.
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COLORADO STATE PATROL — SURVEY — did you participate in the survey? yes, no?– either way, here are the results of 2, 110 participants. CLICK HERE.
Some noteworthy results include continued positive responses on professionalism
and fairness. Most respondents were contacted about traffic violations. Those who
were contacted by a trooper rated being treated respectfully higher than in 2022 than
Additionally, those who have more exposure to CSP through social media or
community events, especially safety presentations, special events, and career fairs,
perceive that CSP had a greater impact and presence in the community than those
with less interaction. These results suggest that increasing community interactions
with CSP will improve public perceptions over time
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60% public land! – message from our Colorado US Senator Neguse: I am excited to announce that this week I was elected to serve as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. As some of you may be aware, Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District (incl. Lyons) is made up of nearly 60% public lands! – See our ARTICLE about this and other great Bills that Neguse introduced in February.
