Author: Joanna Bean
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Buck, Bennet set to debate Friday night in Springs
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT IN SPRINGSNOTE: A notice in the Thursday edition of The Gazette incorrectly stated a debate between Senate rivals Ken Buck and Michael Bennet is Thursday night in Colorado Springs. The debate is Friday night. Here is the correct information about the debate, how to submit questions for the candidates, where to watch…
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TOWN SQUARE: Commissioners back in the Tuesday groove
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. today, Tuesday Sept. 7, at the County Office Building, 27 E. Vermijo Ave. Commissioners met on Thursdays only during the summer. Now, they’re back to twice-a-week meetings. Click here for the agenda. VOTER GUIDE The Gazette’s interactive voter guide for the November election…
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22-year-old soldier drowns on Fort Carson reservoir
A soldier drowned on Fort Carson Sunday while attempting to retrieve a boat that had driffed away as it was launched into Townsend reservoir, Fort Carson said. The soldier’s identity has not been released, Fort Carson said. He was 22 years old, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The soldier went under the water…
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Survey: More say Springs headed in wrong direction (COMPLETE SURVEY AVAILABLE)
Colorado Springs is headed in the wrong direction, and when it comes to solving community problems, it’s religious organizations that local residents trust to come up with solutions, according to results from the 2010 Community Survey, released Thursday.“The community has grown, but our sophistication in managing public business has not grown as equally,” Chuck Fowler…
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Streetcar group ready to unveil study
Supporters who envision a new streetcar system in Colorado Springs plan to release their feasibility study this week, then ask the City Council to bless the group’s next step: finding ways to pay for the system. The Colorado Springs Streetcar Feasibility Task Force has spent the past year studying the notion of an electric streetcar…
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Final public streetcar study meeting set for tonight
The final public meeting of the Colorado Springs Streetcar Feasibility Study will be 5:30-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the City Administration Building, 30 S. Nevada Ave. Local residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on the idea of an electric streetcar system in downtown Colorado Springs and surrounding areas, including a route to the…
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Natural gas rates going down, Utilities says
Colorado Springs Utilities said Tuesday that natural gas rates will decrease about 5.8 percent starting June 1, or about $3 per month for a typical residential customer. The rate decrease is the third this year and comes because wholesale natural gas costs are lower than forecasted, Utilities said. Kenny Ballinger worked to install booth benches…
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East Library to resume regular hours Thursday
Pikes Peak Library District’s East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., will resume regular hours at 3 p.m. Thursday. The library branch has had reduced hours and services since May 3, while staff and volunteers tagged 160,000 items as part of the installation of a $1.8 million radio-frequency identification system for the district’s collection. District officials…
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Workshops tonight for businesses that want to work on pipeline
Colorado Springs Utilities will host three workshops for contractors and businesses who want to work on the $1.2 billion Southern Delivery System water-pipeline project. The first workshop will be held in Colorado Springs on Thursday. The workshops will give contractors a chance to learn more about the project, which is expected to move water from…
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Library district tagging 1 million items with microchips
Pikes Peak Library District is spending $1.8 million on a radio-frequency identification system for its 1 million books, CDs, DVDs and other items, a move aimed at speeding up the check-out process for patrons and freeing up staff time. The district is attaching RFID tags to everything in its collection and installing new equipment in…