Author: Monica Mendoza
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Priority: Fewer words, more action
Colorado Springs voters will elect a new mayor and as many as five new City Council members in April and Gazette readers, thinking about the dozen candidates who will make promises over the six weeks, say they want fewer words and more action from their future elected officials. They want to know how council candidates…
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Colorado Springs ballot will have more than 20 candidates
It was a race to the finish line for potential Colorado Springs candidates vying to get their names on the city’s April ballot. With a half-hour to go before the 5 p.m. filing deadline Wednesday, Nick Lee anxiously waited in the City Clerk’s Office to see if he had enough signatures to run for an…
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Blog: HBA out early with mayoral and council endorsements
Just as several at-large City Council candidates were filing the proper paperwork Wednesday for the April election, news that the Political Action Committee of the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs already had made its picks was making the rounds. The HBA PAC met with three of the six mayoral candidates and chose former Colorado…
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Lathen and Loma get first position on ballot in Colorado Springs elections
Joe Woyte could probably find a study touting the benefit of being the last candidate listed on the ballot. With a last name that starts with W, he’s used to being last. So, it was apropos that when Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson pulled names randomly Thursday from an antique wooden ballot box that…
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Black Conservatives to host candidate forum
RMBC to host forum for mayor hopefuls Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives will host a Colorado Springs Mayoral Candidates Forum at 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at Colorado Christian University, 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd. Candidates Amy Lathen, Mary Lou Makepeace, Joel Miller and John Suthers will participate in the forum, which will be moderated by Dr. Tiko…
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Colorado Springs councilwoman has experience with both forms of city government
It came down to police or streetlights, and Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Jan Martin voted with the majority of the council to turn off the lights. No one could have predicted that Colorado Springs’ budget cuts of 2010 would have made international news. But they did. The economy had hit the skids. And in Colorado…
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Ballot Countdown: Colorado Springs mayoral candidate to host jobs discussion, Suthers picks up CSF endorsement
Makepeace to host discussion on jobs Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Mary Lou Makepeace will host the second in a series of five round table discussions from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Gold Hill Mesa Community Center, 142 South Raven Mine Drive. The topic is Job creation. Panelists include Paul Rochette, senior partner at Summit…
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Blog: Last call for Colorado Springs candidates
Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson is putting out the last call for candidates. She is reminding potential candidates for mayor or City Council that the deadline to get all the paperwork into her office is 5 p.m. Feb. 11. Voters will elect three at-large City Council members and a new mayor. In Council District…
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First major step taken to build new summit house on Pikes Peak
Over the next five years, the city of Colorado Springs will transform the dilapidated Summit Visitors Center on top of Pikes Peak into a new facility with a gift shop, dining area and exhibits that take visitors on a journey through history. There might be bigger windows to enjoy the view. There might be more…
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Blog: Bach names two Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Board members
Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach announced the reappointment of Valerie Hunter and appointment of Zachary McComsey to fill two positions on the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board – the group that has a big say in the City for Champions project, among others. The City Council is expected to vote on whether to confirm…