Author: John Schroyer
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Judge delays ruling on city panhandling ban
DENVER – A federal judge on Thursday again put off ruling on the constitutionality of Colorado Springs’ new ban on panhandling and other solicitation downtown, saying she will issue her decision Tuesday afternoon. The Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sued the city immediately last month after the City Council approved a “no-solicitation…
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Mayor Bach to testify in federal court on panhandling ban lawsuit
Mayor Steve Bach and two other high-level city officials will testify on Colorado Springs’ new ban on panhandling for a court hearing Thursday morning in Denver. Bach, along with City Councilman Merv Bennett and Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey, have been subpoenaed by the Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU…
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Utilities board seeks volunteers for task force
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board is looking for about 10 people sit on a volunteer citizen task force that will help develop a planned study of decommissioning and removing Utilities’ downtown Martin Drake Power Plant. The task force will work with the Utilities board, Utilities’ personnel and an outside manager to develop a request for…
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Gessler stops in Springs to talk about voter fraud, other issues
At a town hall meeting in Colorado Springs on Thursday, Secretary of State Scott Gessler stuck to a theme he’s used throughout his time in office — voter fraud exists and must be pursued. Gessler, a Republican, spoke about voter fraud and many other issues with about 40 El Paso County residents at the county…
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Post-its posit hypotheses for slowing traffic at cc
Traffic lights, street parking, student crossing lanes, extended curbs, road maintenance. All of these and more were raised as concerns Tuesday at an open house at Colorado College, hosted by the college’s traffic safety working group. The group has roughly 40 members, including students, business owners, college faculty, neighborhood association representatives and plenty of other…
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Traffic flow, safety issues under study at CC
Traffic lights, street parking, student crossing lanes, extended curbs, road maintenance. All of these and more were raised as concerns Tuesday at an open house at Colorado College, hosted by the college’s traffic safety working group. The group has roughly 40 members, including students, business owners, college faculty, neighborhood association representatives and plenty of other…
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El Paso County legislators receive committee assignments
On Tuesday, the final legislative committees were established, when Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman announced his picks for the 10 state Senate committees. Two of the other committee appointment lists were also overseen by Colorado Springs legislators — Democratic Senate President John Morse and Republican House Minority Leader Mark Waller. There are 11 additional legislators…
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Three finalists announced for El Paso County judgeship
Three finalists have been named to fill an open slot for an El Paso County judgeship. The Colorado Judicial Department announced Monday that County Deputy Public Defender Sheilagh McAteer, County Magistrate Michael Feeney and Douglas County Magistrate Laura Findorff were selected by the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission as possible successors to Judge Marla Prudek.…
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Health care exchange will lift off in 2013
“Amycare” is nearly here. Next summer, Colorado’s new state health care exchange will begin a testing phase and be up and running by Oct. 1. It’s a significant part of the state’s health care reform efforts and is designed to lower costs for businesses and individuals by creating what backers call a “health care marketplace.”…
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Springs police investigating sexual assault
Colorado Springs police were investigating a reported Saturday night sexual assault. A man reportedly sexually assaulted a woman “throughout the night” after she went to an apartment with him, police said in a news release. Police were dispatched to a downtown business just before 7 a.m. Sunday to investigate the incident. They were told the…