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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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Responses to our Colorado Springs Mayoral and City Council Candidate surveys appear to have dwindled, but we did get a response this week from mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade. We may get additional responses before the election. If we do, we will be posting survey responses for mayoral candidates here, and city council candidate responses here, so that you can access and review them anytime.
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For you, our dedicated subscribers, we have included additional links at the bottom of both the mayoral candidate survey response page, and the city council candidate survey response page. These links to news articles and videos will serve as a collection of all the candidate information you need.
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You may see some “Norwood is Mayor” signs popping up around the region. These signs are targeted at mayoral candidate Wayne Williams.
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Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade is being accused of paying unfair wages to his business’s employees, while his business partner is being accused of misusing company funds. Don’t you just love election season?
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Colorado Springs District 3 candidate Michelle Talarico is now being accused of saying, in her LinkedIn profile, that she graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree. Turns out, that’s not true.
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Voter turnout for the April election continues be low. Will many ballots be turned in late?
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Some may wonder about the political affiliation of each candidate in our “non-partisan” city council and mayoral elections. Jeff Crank has done the research to find out this information.
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Governor Polis’ Colorado Option plan to micromanage health insurance premium costs is running into economic reality. Insurers say they can’t meet the arbitrary premium goals the Governor has set. Maybe people in government should quit pretending they are masters of the universe and can make everything go their way.
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The City of Colorado Springs has been awarded a $1.7 million traffic safety grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This grant, funded by taxpayers, is designed to allow real traffic engineers, not the would-be kind, to monitor and improve specific intersections in town.
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Academy School District 20 has selected a new superintendent. Welcome aboard, Jinger Haberer.
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The developer of the proposed controversial apartment complex of 2424 Garden of the Gods Road has requested that City Council delay a decision until after the municipal election. We suspect you know the reason behind this delay request.
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UPDATE: The developer of the 2424 Garden of the Gods development has now withdrawn their application for approval. Councilman Bill Murray said the developer knew it would not be approved. Will we see this proposed again once a new City Council is in place?
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The Thrift House of the Episcopal Churchwomen has operated on South Tejon Street for 65 years. They will be closing due to several recent dangerous confrontations with street people in the area.
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This week in thinking outside the box, some 7-11 stores in the region will be broadcasting opera music to deter loitering around the building. One store employing this technique has had to call police 219 times in the past year. Our apologies to opera enthusiasts who now see their music being used as a defensive weapon.
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What constitutes “low income” for the purposes of acquiring low-income housing? Well, in Denver, if you make $30 per hour or less, you are considered low income. That’s $60,000 per year, not counting any government financial assistance you may get.
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Mayor John Suthers recently released a letter detailing a 2021 account of a conversation with then President Donald Trump, indicating moving Space Force to Alabama was a purely political move.
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The Colorado Springs Parking Enterprise is raking in big money from increased parking costs and expanded metered parking. The enterprise made $8 million in 2021, and that amount has increased every year since. The new Parking Enterprise Director is doing what he was hired to do: take more money from citizens.
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The Colorado Springs Police Department is getting sued again, which means you get to pay for another settlement. This time, an officer sent his dog to attack an innocent bystander who he thought might be a burglary suspect. The cost to taxpayers will be more than $100,000.
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The Olympic Museum continues to be an unpopular fiasco, and a drain on taxpayers. Now, the Pikes Peak Library District will coordinate with the museum to allow library card holders to visit the museum, because it’s so unpopular. Will their air ducts wind up contaminated with methamphetamine?
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Construction and labor costs, as well as rising interest rates, are slowing down some of the large construction projects taking place in downtown Colorado Springs.
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A bill before the Colorado Legislature would reimburse teachers for supplies they purchase for the classroom.
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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, April 10, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, April 11, 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, April 4, 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, April 11, 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
No meetings currently posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Tuesday, April 18. 6:30 p.m.
Living With Wildfire Townhall for Cragmor, Falcon Estates, Garden Ranch, Palmer Park, Pine Creek Estates, Pulpit Rock, Rockrimmon, Rustic Hills, Sunset Mesa, Thunderbird Estates, Woodmen Valley
Pulpit Rock Church
301 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Agenda
Thursday, April 20, 6:00 p.m.
Independence Institute Local Govt. Project Training Workshop
Online via Zoom
Agenda and information
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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