Author: Pam Zubeck
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More security concerns over NORAD
The Air Force alone can’t protect the nation’s air and space defense command center at Peterson Air Force base from a hijacked plane, security consultants said, raising questions about why Colorado Springs Airport officials weren’t consulted about moving the center there from Cheyenne Mountain.Although the consultants didn’t analyze threats posed by the nearby airport, they…
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Using less paper saves city the green kind
Colorado Springs Utilities went on a paper chase three years ago and ended up saving a bundle on printing costs. The city-owned agency, analyzing use of printers and copiers at its locations throughout the city, found ways to:- Eliminate 340,000 pages of copy paper a year.- Save $221,540 annually in paper and printing costs, based on…
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Budget ‘crisis’ nothing new for the county
El Paso County is in such dire financial straits that “the public no longer can get the same level of service from county government.” County officials have repeated that so much of late it’s starting to sound like background noise. But wait, county reporter Perry Swanson plucked that quote not from the county’s many…
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THE SPYGLASS: Budget ‘crisis’ nothing new for the county
El Paso County is in such dire financial straits that “the public no longer can get the same level of service from county government.” County officials have repeated that so much of late it’s starting to sound like background noise. But wait, county reporter Perry Swanson plucked that quote not from the county’s many…
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Water rate will increase
Colorado Springs Utilities will slash $37.2 million in spending and propose a $20 million water rate hike to offset a projected revenue shortfall this year brought on by the sour economy.Most of the cuts would affect operations and maintenance, including deferred vehicle and equipment purchases, delayed upkeep on facilities such as dams and electric distribution…
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POLITIGAB: Udall will speak in the Springs
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Mark Udall will speak in Colorado Springs on Friday at a public meeting hosted by a quintet of community groups.Udall, an Eldorado Springs congressman, will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Penrose Library’s Carnegie room at 20 N. Cascade Ave. He is running against former Republican Congressman Bob…
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Bruce gets signatures to put anti-Stormwater plan on ballot
Douglas Bruce submitted petitions Tuesday with thousands more signatures than the 11,470 needed to qualify proposals that would dismantle Colorado Springs’ Stormwater Enterprise and overhaul how the city’s other enterprises operate for the November ballot. Bruce, a state representative and author of state and local tax and spending limitations, said he got 17,400 signatures…
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Lawmakers concerned about NORAD security at Peterson
Two Colorado lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday about security issues at Peterson Air Force Base, the new home of the nation’s premier air and space defense command that moved last month from Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.Their comments came in response to The Gazette’s report Tuesday that military officials downplayed security concerns identified in a classified…
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Rayburn-Crank agreement on congressional race falls apart
A deal that would have winnowed the Republican field from three to two in the 5th Congressional District has fallen apart, with Bentley Rayburn calling it “a disaster” and pulling out of the agreement Monday after a poll gave Jeff Crank a 17-point advantage.Rayburn, a former Air Force officer, and Crank, a Colorado Springs businessman,…
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Lawmakers concerned about NORAD security at Peterson
Two Colorado lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday about security issues at Peterson Air Force Base, the new home of the nation’s premier air and space defense command that moved last month from Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. Their comments came in response to The Gazette’s report Tuesday that military officials downplayed security concerns identified in a…