Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Solar users successfully push Colorado Springs City Council to drop planned Utilities rate change
Dozens of solar power supporters packed the room on Tuesday to ask the Colorado Springs City Council to remove a new charge for net metering customers from the next rate plan for Colorado Springs Utilities. They got what they wanted. The City Council voted 5-4 late Tuesday afternoon to reject the changes to net metering.…
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Pikes Peak Regional Building Department sets a stable budget for 2026
While Colorado Springs and many other cities are dealing with tumultuous local budgets, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department is expecting a fairly stable run into 2026. Building official Roger Lovell presented the department’s proposed budget to the Colorado Springs City Council during a Monday morning work session, which was very similar to its 2025…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department cancels training academy for 2026 to meet budget cuts
The Colorado Springs Fire Department has canceled training academies for new hires in 2026, a move expected to save the city about $1.6 million as officials try to plug a more than $30 million budget hole. “We had some significant cuts we had to make and to do that, we had to find those bigger…
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Colorado Springs seeks partners for future uses of Meadows Park Community Center
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors on Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the doors with new operators. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to…
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Colorado Springs adds temporary fixes to Union Boulevard intersection after two fatal crashes
Colorado Springs installed temporary barriers and signs on Wednesday to stop left turns at a northeast intersection that saw two fatal accidents within the span of a few days in August. City Public Crews were out early Wednesday morning at the intersection of North Union Boulevard and Garmish Road making the changes. A sign was…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
There seems to be no option to prevent Meadows Park Community Center from closing its doors after Friday. Several efforts are going on to find options that would help the city reopen the center in the near future. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would be closing as of October 10 as…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
There seems to be no option to prevent Meadows Park Community Center from closing its doors after Friday. Several efforts are going on to find options that would help the city reopen the center in the near future. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would be closing as of October 10 as…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
There seems to be no option to prevent Meadows Park Community Center from closing its doors after Friday. Several efforts are going on to find options that would help the city reopen the center in the near future. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would be closing as of October 10 as…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
There seems to be no option to prevent Meadows Park Community Center from closing its doors after Friday. Several efforts are going on to find options that would help the city reopen the center in the near future. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would be closing as of October 10 as…