{"id":565,"date":"2025-05-19T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2025-05-26T03:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T03:10:02","slug":"denver-city-councils-suncor-virtue-signaling-costs-residents-300k-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/denver-city-councils-suncor-virtue-signaling-costs-residents-300k-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver City Council\u2019s Suncor virtue signaling costs residents $300K (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtue signaling: City council costs residents $300K<\/h4>\n

Re: “City Council rejects $25M contract with Suncor<\/a>,” May 7 news story<\/p>\n

How arrogant and misguided is Councilwoman Shontel Lewis who said she would vote no on the asphalt contract because Suncor is a major contributor to ongoing environmental justice problems in North Denver. As if this has anything to do with getting our roads paved for a reasonable price.<\/p>\n

The Commerce City refinery will make asphalt. It is what they do. Asphalt is a (small) percentage of every crude oil barrel. The crude oil barrel also includes other refinery products such as gasoline and jet fuel. Suncor\u2019s crude oil comes from the tar sands in Canada, which are heavy oils and have higher residue (asphalt), and the local Denver-Julesburg Basin crude, which is a sweet, honey-like domestic crude. So, to get the valuable products like gasoline and jet fuel, the refinery will make asphalt.<\/p>\n

Now, however, the residents of Denver get to pay an additional $300,000 over the life of the contract for the Denver City Council\u2019s arrogance.<\/p>\n

Bill Koch, Broomfield<\/em><\/p>\n

The alarming threat of Medicaid cuts<\/h4>\n

Cutting Medicaid benefits<\/a> for millions of Americans who are disabled, retired, caregivers, between jobs, or working but not making enough to afford other health care is cruel and unnecessary. It is not about saving money but increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Many Americans will die or become homeless because of these cuts.<\/p>\n

We need to keep opposing these attacks on our safety-net programs as loudly as we can.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Kasson, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

To some of us just-getting-by families, it’s just another push down. Funding is cut to the people who need it the most. They rely on it to stay alive. Party affiliation means nothing when it comes to a cry for help from citizens. We’d all like to enjoy our lives and care for our children without additional burden.<\/p>\n

This program should never be tampered with until you come up with something that would curb hospital costs and provide coverage that benefits humans equally.<\/p>\n

Robert Auerbach, Centennial<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep resources available to nurture our young talent<\/h4>\n

Re: “CU reporting that 54 research awards have been terminated or been halted<\/a>,” May 8 news story<\/p>\n