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🌱 Patch AM: What would Ballot Issue 7A’s rail tax mean for Littleton?

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  • What would Ballot Issue 7A's rail tax mean for Littleton?

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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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  • Monday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 46.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 52 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ballot Issue 7A asks Front Range for rail sales tax (denvergazette.com) — Littleton voters are being asked to approve Ballot Issue 7A, a new 0.333% sales and use tax to help fund Colorado Connector passenger rail service that would include a stop in town by 2032. The measure would raise $295 million annually and authorize $580 million in debt, with supporters touting traffic relief and critics questioning costs and district boundaries.
   


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  • This happy boy is still looking for his forever family!
    Come meet this goofy, happy go lucky puppy today or tomorrow because he will be at TWO events this weekend! Sat Oct 10 1-3 Roxborough Fall Pumpkin… (Nextdoor Woodmar)
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    No name on the collar, looks like a lab / retriever mix. Message me, I have the address of the guy who found him. (Nextdoor Ken Caryl Ranch North Plains)
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Ok Littleton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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