Author: Conrad Swanson
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Colorado Springs City Council to host meetings on proposed 2020 budget
Over the next month, the Colorado Springs City Council will scrutinize Mayor John Suthers’ proposed budget for 2020, which sets aside millions of dollars for police officers, firefighters, parks and accessibility. Town halls, budget hearings and markup sessions are peppered throughout the coming weeks, giving residents and city staff a chance to comment on Suthers’…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves requirement for bear-resistant trash cans — with a loophole
West-side Colorado Springs residents are now required to either buy a bear-resistant trash can or abide by specific trash collection times, the City Council decided Oct. 8. With the unanimous approval of two ordinances, the council cemented a bear management map and locked in requirements for the bear-resistant trash cans within the mapped area encompassing…
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Colorado Springs City Councilman Andy Pico to host town hall Thursday
Colorado Springs City Councilman Andy Pico will host a town hall within his district Thursday, a city spokesman said Tuesday in a news release. Topics to be discussed at the meeting include roads, short-term rentals, accessory dwelling units and in-town deer population management, the release said. Pico has urged caution with a proposal that would…
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2018 fire at Colorado Springs Airport leads to upgrades, remodels
There’s a silver lining to the fire that damaged all three floors at the Colorado Springs Airport in April 2018, Aviation Director Greg Phillips said Monday, and it’s shining through now. For pennies on the dollar, Phillips said, the airport will be redone. Work on a third phase of construction began late last month and…
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El Paso County mails ballots for Nov. 5 election
Election officials have mailed ballots to El Paso County’s more than 400,000 active, registered voters for the Nov. 5 election, the Clerk and Recorder’s Office said Tuesday. Voters, who should receive their ballots this week, will be asked to weigh in on an array of state and local issues this election season. Two statewide initiatives,…
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UCCS economic forum outlines local, state and national trends and opportunities
Despite widespread projections and fears of a national downturn, the state and country’s economies remain quite strong, economists said at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 23rd annual Economic Forum Oct. 10. When and how a recession might begin remain unclear, they say. Still, forum director Tatiana Bailey said there are things local business…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves requirement for bear-resistant trash cans — with a loophole
West-side Colorado Springs residents are now required to either buy a bear-resistant trash can or abide by specific trash collection times, the City Council decided Oct. 8. With the unanimous approval of two ordinances, the council cemented a bear management map and locked in requirements for the bear-resistant trash cans within the mapped area encompassing…
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‘Grandma Kaya,’ a 13-year-old mountain lion, dies at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
An elderly and beloved mountain lion, Kaya, was found dead the morning of Oct. 6 at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the staff said last week in a news release. She was 13. The circle of life continues, however, as Kaya’s adopted “grandchildren” — two orphaned mountain lion cubs taken in by the zoo — still…
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UCCS economic forum outlines local, state and national trends and opportunities
Despite widespread projections and fears of a national downturn, the state and country’s economies remain quite strong, economists said Thursday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 23rd annual Economic Forum. When and how a recession might begin remain unclear, they say. Still, forum director Tatiana Bailey said there are things local business and…
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New signs of Amazon in Colorado Springs? Documents offer glimpse of massive project
Nestled among schematics and reports filed this week with Colorado Springs planners is a sign bearing a familiar logo and details for a 4 million-square-foot building, which one city official estimates will be the largest in Colorado. To many across the country, the curving arrow reminiscent of a smile represents the online giant Amazon. And…