Author: Eileen Welsome
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Witness ties Douglas Bruce to three ballot measures
DENVER • Colorado Springs resident Douglas Bruce was a guiding force behind a massive signature-gathering campaign that led to placement on the November ballot of three controversial measures, testimony in a campaign finance complaint hearing revealed Monday.Bruce, who has a law degree, not only advised the sponsors of the ballot issues on how to file…
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Utilities plans $6 million deal with longtime contractor
Colorado Springs Utilities is about to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with one of its long-term contractors to oversee the $2.3 billion Southern Delivery System. The contractor, MWH, a Broomfield-based company that has water projects throughout the world, will receive $6 million to $7 million a year to provide program management services for the 62-mile pipeline,…
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Regional partnerships win backing of Utilities board
In a major policy shift, the Colorado Springs Utilities board voted Wednesday to allow the municipally owned department to enter into regional partnerships with other water entities in El Paso County. Mayor Lionel Rivera and Utilities CEO Jerry Forte hailed the decision as a historic vote, saying it would benefit not only the utility’s ratepayers,…
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Springs group rescues dogs from Nashville
Members of National Mill Dog Rescue will be processing today nearly 20 dogs, some of which were picked up in Nashville, Tenn., at shelters that are overcrowded with animals due to recent flooding in that city. The Tennessee dogs include a Basset Hound, two Labrador-Retriever mixes, two young Boxer mixes, and a cream-colored mutt who…
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Attorney general’s 23 attempts to serve Bruce come up empty
The Colorado Attorney General’s office has made 23 attempts to serve Colorado Springs resident Douglas Bruce with a court order compelling him to testify at a deposition in connection with three campaign-finance complaints. In a document filed Friday in Denver District Court, the Colorado Attorney General’s office maintains that the in-person attempts, as well as…
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Utilities governance will highlight board meeting
Members of the City Council begin the debate next week about the possible establishment of a new type of governance model for Colorado Springs Utilities. “We need to have a serious, citywide discussion on this,” Councilman Sean Paige said. Currently, the nine members of the City Council, including Mayor Lionel Rivera, act as Utilities’ governing…
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Pace of water rate hikes will slow in 2017-2019, Utilities says
The pace of water rate hikes to help pay for the $2.3 billion Southern Delivery System will slow greatly toward the latter part of the decade, a financial forecast by Colorado Springs Utilities shows. The city-owned utility plans to seek a 3 percent rate increase in 2017, no increase in 2018 and a 2 percent…
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Council OKs water rate hikes, advances pipeline project
The construction of the Southern Delivery System, a 62-mile water pipeline that has been under discussion for 15 years, edged closer to becoming a reality after the City Council Tuesday approved on a 8-1 vote the first two of six planned 12 percent water rate hikes. Jerry Forte, the chief executive officer of Colorado Springs…
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Douglas Bruce must appear for deposition, district court says
A Denver district court judge has issued an order requiring anti-tax advocate Douglas Bruce to appear for a deposition in connection with campaign finance complaints filed against the backers of three statewide measures that will be on the November ballot. District Court Judge Brian Whitney issued the order on Monday at the request of the…
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Council OKs water rate hike, advances pipeline project
The construction of the Southern Delivery System, a 62-mile water pipeline that has been under discussion for 15 years, edged closer to becoming a reality after the City Council Tuesday approved on a 8-1 vote the first two of six planned 12 percent water rate hikes. Jerry Forte, the chief executive officer of Colorado Springs…