Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Colorado Springs City Council, former mayors criticize Mobolade’s new vehicle use policy
Two Colorado Springs City Council members and two former mayors have criticized the rule Mayor Yemi Mobolade recently enacted to regulate his use of protective details and a city-owned vehicle. The regulation Mobolade approved last week stemmed from an investigation by the city auditor’s office into a tip on the city fraud hotline. The auditor’s…
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Bill to keep Ray Nixon Power Plant open longer heads to Polis
A bill that allows Colorado Springs Utilities to take an extra three years to take the Ray Nixon Power Plant offline is heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk to become law. The law moves the deadline for the power plant to be taken offline from the end of 2029 to the end of 2032. Ray…
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Focus groups, fees and plug-in panels: Interest in home solar grows in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities will take another run at enacting new fees for residents who connect their home solar panels to the power grid as the popularity of solar energy continues to grow. At a Utilities Board committee meeting scheduled for May 18, staff members are expected to present a new model for updating the net…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade signs off on new vehicle regulations after city auditor report
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade signed off on a new policy Thursday governing how the city’s elected officials can use security details and city-owned vehicles following an investigation by the city auditor into Mobolade’s travel in 2025. The report found five instances in which the mayor’s security detail joined him to pick up his children…
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Ford Amphitheater receives noise permit for 2026 concert season, councilmember would still like changes
For the third time since it opened, Ford Amphitheater has received a noise hardship permit from Colorado Springs to cover its concerts. The city announced Wednesday that it had issued the permit covering the 2026 concert season for Ford Amphitheater, the 8,000-seat open-air music venue in northern Colorado Springs. The noise permit is largely identical…
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Ford Amphitheater receives noise permit for 2026 concert season
For the third time since it opened, Ford Amphitheater has received a noise hardship permit from Colorado Springs to cover its concerts. The city announced May 6 that it had issued the permit covering the 2026 concert season for Ford Amphitheater, the 8,000-seat open-air music venue in northern Colorado Springs. The noise permit is largely…
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Colorado legislature could keep coal burning at Ray Nixon Power Plant through 2032
A bill progressing through the legislature could nearly double the remaining years that Colorado Springs Utilities can receive coal-fired power from the Ray Nixon Power Plant. Since 1980, the plant generated up to 260 megawatts of power from its massive coal-fire generators for Colorado Springs residents. The plant is scheduled to go offline at the…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department, Colorado Parks and Wildlife remove bear from tree
The Colorado Springs Fire Department and a Colorado Parks and Wildlife team worked together Tuesday night to remove a bear from a tree on the city’s east side. Parks & Wildlife received calls for days about a young black bear wandering through town. Three officers found the bear around 7 p.m. and chased it up…
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Colorado Springs adds reclaimed land at Pikeview Quarry
Pikeview Quarry had been a growing scar on the mountains overlooking Colorado Springs for more than a century. Now the land is growing trees and will help to expand the city’s portfolio of parks and open spaces. The City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday morning to accept a donation of 100 acres of quarry land into…
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New charge for natural gas added to Colorado Springs Utilities bills
The Colorado Springs City Council approved a new charge on Colorado Springs Utilities bills Tuesday to help cover the cost of replacing natural gas lines. The new charge will increase the average family’s natural gas bill by approximately $8.50 per month, according to Utilities. The average bill for commercial and industrial customers will increase by…