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The GazetteMarch 29, 2015 | updated 11 years ago
Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)
You Asked – And We Did Too
About 20 people joined Gazette reader forums earlier this year to talk about the April 7 Colorado Springs election. The Gazette is asking candidates some of the questions the people posed in stories that will run on five Sundays and will use other reader questions and comments throughout our election coverage.
-Gazette reader Taylor Love wants to know: What do you think the perception of the city is? What would you do to improve our image or change the political environment?
-Gazette reader Courtney Stone wants to know: With a $1 billion backlog in infrastructure projects, would you be willing to consider a tax increase in the city?
Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)Neil Talbott Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)Taylor Love Reader Taylor Love wants to know: “What do you think the perception of the city is? What would you do to improve our image or change the political environment? (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)Nicole Rosa Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)Andreas Nilsson: “Would you vote to allow the city to regulate recreational marijuana sales like it does alcohol?” Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)Courtney Stone There is a lot at stake, said reader Courtney Stone, who wants to know what candidates would do to attract young professionals. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)June Waller “What industries would you try to attract to Colorado Springs? Or, what industrustries do you think would move Colorado Springs forward?” Two forums with readers were held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Gazette to discuss what issues the participants would like to see covered in the upcoming election. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)
