Author: Monica Mendoza
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Ballot Countdown: Colorado Springs candidate events kick off busy March
Round table about seniors’ issues Mayoral candidate Mary Lou Makepeace will host the third in a series of five round table discussions from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Library 21C in Colorado Springs, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr. The discussion will focus on issues important to seniors including housing and transportation, home care and lifelong…
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Next mayor of Colorado Springs could have higher salary
The next mayor of Colorado Springs could get paid slightly more than the current mayor, depending on the results of the 2015 Consumer Price Index report which will be released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor the Statistics. The City Council will discuss a proposed ordinance setting the mayor’s salary at its work session…
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Colorado Springs Election 2015: Reader wants to know council candidates stance on Martin Drake Power Plant
Editor’s note: This article was updated Monday morning to include comments from City Council at-large candidate Joe Woyte. Nicole Rosa attended a recent Colorado Springs Utilities board meeting and said she almost had a heart attack when she heard the projected costs of technology to clean the pollutants coming out of the downtown coal-fired…
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Douglas Bruce files campaign finance complaint
Douglas Bruce filed a complaint with the City Clerk’s Office on Wednesday against Colorado Springs Government Watch. Bruce, a convicted felon and former state legislator, claims the group headed by Dede Laugesen — wife of The Gazette’s opinion page editor — did not truly disclose the source of money that was donated to the organization.…
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Blog: No one from Suthers camp asked Lathen to drop out of mayor’s race
There’s no telling who slung the first mud ball into the Colorado Springs mayoral campaign, but rumors were running rampant last week that former Attorney General John Suthers asked candidate Amy Lathen to drop out of the race in exchange for an appointment in his administration, should he win. Lathen said Thursday through her campaign…
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Ballot Countdown: Debates, forums, endorsements and a complaint for Colorado Springs election
Here’s a roundup of news and notes heading into the Colorado Springs city election in April: Black Conservatives host mayoral forum The Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives will host a mayoral candidates forum at 6 p.m. Saturday at Colorado Christian University, 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd. Candidates Amy Lathen, Joel Miller, John Suthers and Mary Lou Makepeace…
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Southeast resident wants City Clerk to recount the signatures in recall of Colorado Springs Councilwoman
Southeast Colorado Springs resident Robert Blancken wants a recount of the signatures turned in for the recall against District 4 Councilwoman Helen Collins. On Tuesday he filed a 22-page protest, which includes research and legal cases related to signature collection, questioning the validity of the recall petition. “The main legal point is that we found…
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Colorado Springs Election 2015: Reader wants to know how mayoral candidates will change city’s image
A little over a year ago, Taylor Love told his friends in Denver he was moving to Colorado Springs. They scrunched up their noses and said, “Are you crazy?” He moved anyway and opened a small business, Roasted!, a purveyor of small batch craft coffee. Love was among 20 citizens who joined The Gazette’s editors…
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Colorado Springs Election 2015: Reader wants to know mayoral candidates’ budget priorities
Colorado Springs resident Neil Talbott said when he casts his vote in April he will consider the values and character of the candidates. But how would he measure that? “I’d say, show me your budget and that will show me your values,” he said. Talbott was among 20 citizens who joined The Gazette’s editors and…
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Many see potential for new era dawning with Colorado Springs city election
This is the moment when Colorado Springs voters can change things. In April, they will elect a new mayor and could elect a new-majority City Council. Bankers, economists, small-business owners, community activists and neighborhood organizers say they want change – in the economy, in core city services and, most of all, in attitude. They want…