Author: Billie Stanton Anleu
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ANALYSIS: Colorado Springs City Council eyes creating separate Utilities Board – elected, appointed or hybrid
When you pay that bill to Colorado Springs Utilities each month, you might not realize that Colorado Springs owns the four-utility organization, and it’s run by the City Council, which also functions as the Utilities Board. Mayor John Suthers, Council President Merv Bennett and Colorado Springs Forward, a powerful nonprofit, want to see an appointed…
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Affidavit: Man shot and nearly killed another man over $40 on Prospect Lake Drive
A $40 debt almost cost John Curtis III his life on May 5. Curtis was driving onto Prospect Lake Drive about 7 p.m. when a 6-foot-9-inch bald man in a white Cadillac sedan shot him in the chest, a police affidavit says. A Memorial Hospital emergency room doctor said the injury posed a “substantial risk…
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Man arrested after shooting, alleged marijuana theft in Colorado Springs
Joseph White Jr., 34, was arrested Friday on suspicion of a Jan. 7 shooting in a parking lot at 3300 N. Chestnut St. in northwest Colorado Springs. White allegedly stole marijuana from two men that day and a scuffle broke out, police reported. White is believed to have shot one of them in the upper…
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3 hospitalized Friday after 2 separate motorcycle crashes in Colorado Springs
Three people were hospitalized Friday after two motorcycle accidents. Shortly before 2 a.m., a motorcycle crashed in the 800 block of North Tejon Street. Anthony Autrey, 33, and an unidentified 44-year-old female passenger sustained severe bodily injuries and were taken to a hospital. Alcohol and drugs are suspected as contributing factors, and unspecified charges are…
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Colorado Springs City Council keys on land swap appraisal caveat
The appraisal on a key piece of the pending land-swap deal in Colorado Springs has been revised after Richard Muegge, of Muegge and Associates, was hired to review appraisals done on parcels in the city’s proposed land exchange with The Broadmoor hotel. Among the eight appraisals reviewed, only the Strawberry Hills estimate resulted in a…
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Attorney-client privilege stymies lawyer’s bid to get information from Colorado Springs Utilities
Attorney-client privilege was cited as the latest reason a Monument lawyer cannot obtain air-quality information from Colorado Springs Utilities, a judge ruled this week. Leslie Weise said she sought the records because her son’s charter school in Colorado Springs is in the Drake emissions plume, and she wants to ensure that the air is safe…
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City Chat: Colorado Springs mayor on stormwater issues, SDS discussions with Pueblo, and the Pedestrian Access Act
Mayor John Suthers was happy to see the Colorado Springs City Council enact the Pedestrian Access Act this week and says he hopes it will ameliorate problems downtown. The local sit-lie law bans anyone from sitting, lying, reclining or kneeling on or across sidewalks, alleys, streets and trails in the downtown and Old Colorado City…
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Survey reveals conflicting answers regarding Colorado Springs Utilities governance
Many customers have no idea who governs Colorado Springs Utilities, but they’ve got opinions on who should or shouldn’t do so, a new survey shows. They don’t want City Council members to run the show, for example, though that’s who makes up the Utilities board that oversees the four-service enterprise with CEO Jerry Forte. And…
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Colorado Springs City Council paves way for revised sit-lie to become law
The fiercely fought sit-lie ordinance, officially dubbed the Pedestrian Access Act, will become law after six months of public hearings and proposal rewrites, the Colorado Springs City Council decided Tuesday after more testimony from both sides. The ordinance needs a final vote Feb. 9, but that won’t deter the law’s progress. As has been true…
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Pueblo officials want enforcement assurances if SDS deal with Colorado Springs is to be reached
PUEBLO – Pueblo County commissioners were gracious but appeared unappeased Monday by Colorado Springs leaders’ promises to resolve stormwater issues that have hit downstream communities hard. And the Pueblo City Council, in a symbolic gesture, unanimously passed a resolution Monday night to support county efforts to hold Colorado Springs accountable for stormwater problems along Fountain…