Author: Brennen Kauffman
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City Council changes vote, approves closure of downtown street for Palmer High School renovations
It took three attempts over multiple months, but Palmer High School was given permission from the city Tuesday to build its new campus design across Boulder Street. The Colorado Springs City Council voted 6-2 at the morning council meeting to vacate the block of Boulder that currently separates the two sections of the high school…
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With Portal Pool years from returning, Colorado Springs offers three public pools for summer
When it comes to outdoor swimming, Colorado Springs has a pair of public pools to pick from this summer. It’s unlikely that any other city-owned facility will be added soon. On Saturday, Wilson Ranch Pool and Monument Valley Pool opened for the summer through a partnership between Colorado Springs and the YMCA of the Pikes…
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Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves plan to increase CEO pay to $700,000
Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal will make $700,000 a year — a pay increase of $150,000 — by the end of 2027 under an agreement unanimously approved Wednesday by the Utilities Board. Under the two-step pay increase plan, the CEO’s salary will go from $550,000 a year to $700,000. The first increase would take…
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Colorado Avenue will see yearlong test of new lane design beginning in June
Colorado Springs will test a new road design reducing the lanes along Colorado Avenue through the heart of Old Colorado City, in what city officials say will be the biggest update to the west-side neighborhood in 40 years. Beginning in June, the city will restripe the road from four lanes to three, with one direction…
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Colorado Springs Utilities CEO could see pay jump of $150,000
Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal could see his salary increase by $150,000 after the Utilities Board of Directors meets Wednesday afternoon. The Utilities Board, made up of the nine-member Colorado Springs City Council, is set to vote at Wednesday afternoon’s meeting on an update to Deal’s employment contract that would enact a major two-step…
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PikeRide expanding to southeast Colorado Springs this summer
A new area of Colorado Springs will soon be able to access the city’s electric bicycle network. The nonprofit PikeRide has 97 pickup stations around downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs for its fleet of e-bikes. While those three areas are connected, the service has not stretched further east than Union Boulevard.…
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Mountain Metro will not offer free summer rides after state suspends ‘Zero Fare’ grants
Mountain Metropolitan Transit will not offer free bus rides this summer after the state cut funding for the “Zero Fare” program because of a more than $1 billion state budget deficit. Mountain Metro has participated in the grant program for the last four years, offering Colorado Springs passengers free rides during the summer months. The…
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‘Hybrid’ library model coming to Palmer Lake, other small towns
The Calhan Library is currently open 32 hours a week. Starting this fall, the Pikes Peak Library District plans to more than triple those hours by allowing patrons access when the building isn’t staffed. Library District CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs explained the hybrid library model and other library facts to a half-dozen people at a town…
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Check it out: ‘Hybrid’ library model coming to Calhan, other small towns
CALHAN– The Calhan Library is currently open 32 hours a week. Starting this fall, the Pikes Peak Library District plans to more than triple those hours by allowing patrons access when the building isn’t staffed. Library District CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs explained the hybrid library model and other library facts to a half-dozen people at a…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves new city attorney, parks director
The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve two new hires to lead major city departments. Stefanie Boster was approved as the next city attorney and Skyler Rorabaugh as the director of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Mayor Yemi Mobolade presented both nominees to the council and gave them the oath…