Former Western Slope Outreach Director Debbie Schum is once again rallying the Delta County community to defend property rights. Under a seemingly innocuous provision regarding "Cottage Industries," the proposed regulations would severely limit the amount of storage space that a property owner could use for their home businesses, the size of any structures used, the number of employees (even those not working on the Delta County property), and the size of any outbuildings.

Debbie Schum has also had a great deal of difficulty in obtaining a copy of the proposed regulations, and has had many Delta County residents inform her that they have had similar difficulties.

**UPDATE** Since we originally published this story, issued a news release, and published an interview with Debbie Schum via our podcasts service, several regional and local papers on the Western Slope have picked up this story. Not all coverage has been complete, but the Montrose Daily Press had a very good, objective article on May 3^rd. Also, the Delta County Board of County Commissioners has decided to make a subsequent draft. publicly available. (Perhaps due to all the media attention?)

While the revised draft appears to have the "cottage industry" provisions struck, we have unconfirmed (as of yet) reports that the Delta County BoCC is planning to insert those provisions usurping property owners' rights into another, pre-existing ordinance. This may sound outrageous (and it is), but it is not unprecedented in this body. They tried the same tactic several years ago with "Home business regulations."

Debbie's Letter to the Editor in the Delta County Independent about this is available online.

Debbie is rounding up the same coalition of property owners that stopped this property rights intrusion several times in the past once again. You may contact her at:

Colorado Liberty Audio Editions

This month (April) our media group began producing what we hope will become a regular series of PodCasts available for download from the LPColorado.org web site. These PodCasts will cover pertinent topics relevant to Colorado Libertarian activists, such as legislative issues, ballot initiatives, campaigns and a regular monthly address from the Chairman.

Our first PodCast was an interview with the Libertarian candidate for State House District 42, Jim Frye.

Over the coming months, we hope to gradually increase the number and regularity of PodCasts from the LP Colorado.

Colorado Liberty Online

After participating in extensive deliberations regarding the Libertarian Party of Colorado's newsletter as a party member working with Board members and other LP members, your newly elected Publications Director is finally implementing a web-based newsletter. With various considerations, cost and regularity are the primary reasons to utilize the internet rather that the US postal service. In the coming months, we also intend to completely revamp the LPCO website to include the features that the members want. Stay tuned and send feedback. Being a political party, there are imposed restrictions, but the internet does provide the most freedom and affordability to convey the message of LIBERTY!

Thank you for your dedication to liberty,

Jaime Brown
Publications Director
Libertarian Party of Colorado

State Convention Concluded
Candidates, Platform, and  Board announced

The Libertarian Party of Colorado's annual convention concluded late in the afternoon of Saturday, March 8^th.

The convention was held in the Student Senate chambers of Colorado State University, and was sponsored and organized by the Libertarian Party at Colorado State University, a student organization and LPCO Educational Instution Affiliate.

Along with the usual housekeeping of Constitution and Bylaws updates, Platform updates, and Board reports, the state delegates nominated candidates for office, delegates to the Libertarian National Convention in May, new LPCO Board members, and the Colorado Libertarian Electoral College delegation.

Since this is also a Presidential Election year, there was a Presidential candidate luncheon.  Libertarian Presidential candidates Michael Michael P. Jingozian, George Phillies, and Wayne Allyn Root all travelled to Ft. Collins to speak to the convention and take questions from the attendees.

Afterwards, a straw poll for the Presidential nomination was taken.  Candidates were nominated from the floor, and a paper ballot (hand counted!) was taken.  The winner was Wayne Allyn Root.

Candidates for Office were nominated as well:

We are still recruiting candidates. Please contact the LPCO Board of Directors if you are interested in running for office as a Libertarian candidate.