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Here are some of the stories we are following this week. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news.
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Ballots for the Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election were sent out this week. The election will take place on May 16th.
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Also in election news, former mayoral candidate Sallie Clark is upset that candidate Wayne Williams sent out a news release implying that she had endorsed him for mayor. Sallie Clark hasn’t endorsed anyone for mayor. UPDATE: Sallie Clark has endorsed Yemi Mobolade for Mayor.
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Former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder states that Wayne Williams falsely claimed that Elder supported Williams for mayor. Sheriff Elder has endorsed Yemi Mobolade for mayor.
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Colorado Springs Mayoral Candidates Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade squared off in a debate. The video replay is here is you’d like to watch it.
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The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating the potential burning and vandalization of a campaign sign for candidate Mobolade. Racial slurs were allegedly painted on the sign as well. Do better, people.
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In Denver this week, auditors have found that the city is not tracking how much taxpayer money is being spent responding to homeless camps. We bet they know they need more taxpayer money, however.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will need $45 million to repair roads damaged by winter weather this year. How much of this damage could have been prevented if CDOT actually maintained roads, instead of focusing on micromanaging your life?
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Construction giant GE Johnson and the City of Colorado Springs are suing each other over issues in building the Pikes Peak Summit Complex on top of Pikes Peak.
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A bill to cap how much landlords can ask for a pet deposit has passed the senate, and will likely become law. How will landlords react? Will they raise overall rents? Not allow pets at all?
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Also included in the pet deposit bill is establishing a “pet-friendly landlord damage mitigation program” that will be paid for by taxpayers. So now the money you work for, and the government takes from you, will be used to supplement landlords whose tenants have pets that wreck properties.
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Pueblo City Council passed an ordinance eliminating their “strong mayor” form of government. If this measure fails to pass, supporters have a plan to sue to get the issue on the general ballot.
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Also in Pueblo this week, the Pueblo Municipal Court and other agencies are forgiving some municipal court warrants.
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A record number of people have applied for financial assistance to pay energy bills through the LEAP program this year.
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A new program has been launched to provide “social equity” business loans for folks wanted to dip their toe into the marijuana industry here.
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Remember when Denver Mayor Michael Hancock embraced the sanctuary city title? Well, his fantasy has met reality again. The city will no longer be supporting some migrants who arrive there. Talk, as always, is cheap.
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One local butcher is fed up with vandalism at their stores, and is complaining about lack of police response. Ranch Foods Direct may have to close their doors because of this vandalism.
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Property values in El Paso County are up, and that will make property tax increases rise as much as 44% this year. We were vehemently opposed to Amendment B in 2020, which repealed the Gallagher Amendment, which allowed residential property taxes to skyrocket. Now, the chickens have come home to roost. The legislature is looking at a fix for this, and there is also a ballot measure being proposed to give people relief.
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Here are some upcoming meetings in the area. We hope you can attend one or more!
If there are other public meetings you’d like to see announced here, please drop us a line. We are happy to include them in an upcoming newsletter. These might be government-related, candidate, or elected official meetings. Thanks!
Colorado Springs City Council Meetings
Monday, May 8, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, May 9, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, May 2, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, May 16, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors
Wednesday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.
Utilities Board of Directors
Blue River Board Room
Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th Floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Tuesday, May 16, 6:30 p.m.
Living With Wildfire Townhall for Bear Creek, Broadmoor Bluffs, Broadmoor Hills, Broadmoor Oaks, Ivywild, Lower Skyway, Midland, Old Broadmoor, Quail Lake, Upper Skyway
Cheyenne Mountain High School
1200 Cresta Road
Agenda
View the full Colorado Springs City Council meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings. Please also follow CSU on social media at their Facebook Page and on Twitter.
Don't forget to subscribe to our You Tube Channel. Since most of the City and County board and commission meetings are not televised or recorded, we are trying to remedy that. We now have a camera and tri-pod for volunteers to check out for future meetings.
If you have a tip about a story in the Pikes Peak region that you aren’t seeing reported, let us know. We will see what we can find out.
How to Contact City and County Officials:
City Hall
107 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs CO 80903
(719) 385-5986
Contact City Council
Mayor's Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 601
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
(719) 385-5900
Contact Mayors Office
County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Phone: (719) 520-7276
https://www.elpasoco.com/contact-us/
Thank you!
Laura and Rebecca
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