The "Yes on Local Control" Issue Committee have reported spending (so far): $3k for direct mail, $15k for postage, $31k for polling. They've expended over $90k in total.

They're raised $110,000. Who is paying for this? THREE companies: Ventana Capital, Inc ($50k), The Cundy Harbor Irrevocable Trust ($50k), and Westside Property Investment Company ($10k). There are literally two other people contributing a total of $200, and $100 is from George Teal's wife.

Ventana Capital "is a real estate investment and land development company with land holdings and commercial properties along the front range of Colorado from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins. The majority of the development properties are residential communities ranging in size from 50 acres to over 1,000 acres with 100 to 2,000 single family detached lots, with opportunities for commercial development to complement the residential. Ventana’s commercial properties include office buildings, car washes, self-storage facilities, and parking lots."

They "pride ourselves on the achievement of difficult entitlement approvals for our development properties, many times in challenging political environments and requiring creative solutions to formidable design obstacles. Our success with commercial properties results from the careful acquisition of a diversified portfolio and then maximizing asset potential through self-management."

Their webpage mostly consists of links to the Douglas County page, and tells "WHY" home rule is needed: "A Home Rule Charter allows for greater local flexibility and innovation in addressing challenges, unlike the current statutory government, which is bound by state-imposed rules. Without Home Rule, the Colorado legislature controls the structure and powers of county government through state law."

Cundy Harbor Trust seems to be a real estate holding company designed for tax purposes. It is quite opaque.

Westside Property Investment Company is, of course, a real estate company. "Colorado raised Andy Klein started Westside Investment Partners in 1998 to focus on distressed asset purchases.  Since this time, the firm has grown to invest in all real estate asset classes with a strong focus on value. We maintain a disciplined and opportunistic investment approach based on building strong relationships for sourcing deals, searching across a wide range of opportunities, understanding and mitigating hidden risks in deals, effectively and efficiently executing its asset management strategy, and focusing on long-term value.

This is not a reason. It's basically a call BY the commissioners to give POWER to the commissioners.