A Ballot Initiative to Shut Down a Business and the Property Tax Crisis

On August 21, 2024, Paula Sarlls, J.P. Dunn, Mary Janssen, and Trent Loos joined the show. Previews the August 24th anniversary celebration featuring Dave Bray USA, the Iwo Jima float, and tributes to the late Major General Bill Mullen Exposes a Denver ballot initiative that would shut down an employee-owned lamb processor, threatening 160 families and $861 million in economic impact Discusses Natalie Minton and Charlie. Honoring Those Who Served at the USMC Memorial Start listening at 19:08 – Hour 1 Paula Sarlls, president of the USMC Memorial Foundation, announces the 47th anniversary celebration at the memorial. The August 24th event will feature Dave Bray USA performing, the Iwo Jima float from the Marine Corps League, and stories about how the memorial has changed lives. Sarlls notes they will honor the late Major General Bill Mullen, who recently passed away and served on the foundation’s board. Young Marines and Civil Air Patrol cadets will assist with the event. “We’re going to tell some history, and we’re going to tell some stories about how it’s changed. The memorial has changed a few lives, and we have countless anecdotal stories, but I chose a couple that were real recent to highlight, and I think it’ll be really interesting for people to hear.” Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation Denver Ballot Measure Threatens Employee-Owned Lamb Processor Start listening at 31:49 – Hour 1 J.P. Dunn, executive director of Protect the Harvest, warns about a dangerous Denver ballot initiative pushed by animal rights activists that would force Superior Farms out of business. The lamb processing facility employs 160 families as employee-owners and has operated with an excellent track record. A Colorado State University study estimates the economic impact could reach $861 million and threaten 2,700 jobs across the supply chain. Dunn emphasizes the critical distinction between animal welfare and animal rights. Superior Farms and its supplying farmers maintain high standards of animal care, but the activists behind this measure seek to impose their will on consumers and eliminate meat as a food choice entirely. The initiative affects multiple cultural communities in Denver who rely on lamb as a protein source. Dunn urges voters to visit StopTheBanProtectJobs.com to learn more and contribute to defeating this measure. The conversation shifts to federal land management and grazing rights under attack across the West. Grazing on BLM lands plays a crucial role in fire prevention and converting grasslands into protein for families. Dunn notes that environmental activists lobbying the Bureau of Land Management to eliminate grazing drives up meat prices and creates serious fire control issues, undermining a management practice that has worked for over 100 years. “It’s a dangerous precedent, of course, but it also would take away the jobs of 160 families that are actually owners of the business.” J.P. Dunn, Executive Director, Protect the Harvest Jefferson County Races and TABOR Protection Start listening at 63:03 – Hour 2 Mary Janssen, former Lakewood City Councilwoman and owner of Janssen Photography, highlights the importance of the Jefferson County Commissioner race. Natalie Minton, a longtime TABOR defender who has saved Colorado taxpayers millions of dollars, is running alongside Charlie Johnson. Janssen explains how rising property taxes have squeezed her photography business and reduced cons...