Author: Pam Zubeck
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Up: Balloon project inflated by county vote
A Colorado Springs startup company won approval Thursday to test a weather and communications device on the eastern plains, though two El Paso County commissioners dissented. Global Near Space Services, formed in 2006, wants to fly the tethered balloons for testing and training 4,000 feet above 160 acres southeast of Judge Orr and Yoder roads.…
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Black Forest, Wescott fire districts talk merger
Two north El Paso County fire districts soon will begin discussing consolidation.Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District and the Wescott Fire Protection District are neighbors and often work together, said Black Forest spokeswoman Lt. Kathy Russell.”A fire that breaks out anywhere in the north part of the county will hit all of our pagers, and we’re…
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Bensberg suggests 4-H and Humane Society work together to save money
You know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention. El Paso County Commission Chairman Jim Bensberg saw the need: two county programs, 4-H and the Humane Society, strapped for funds. His suggested invention: Having 4-Hers help round up stray animals and perform other animal control duties previously handled by the Humane Society.…
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FEMA, Northern Command chiefs to discuss teamwork at meeting Tuesday
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will meet Tuesday with Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of the nation’s homeland defense command. Craig Fugate will visit North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base east of Colorado Springs to discuss how FEMA and NorthCom can improve collaboration and support, observations…
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Shoot a wild dog and you might pay
Teresa Platkus discovered eastern El Paso County isn’t the lawless Wild West. When a feral dog came into her yard about a year ago, she let him have it with a .22 rifle – just like other people did when dogs threatened their livestock. But after a neighbor complained, she got slapped with an animal…
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County seeks Pineries proposals
Even before the land is officially acquired, El Paso County is seeking master plan proposals for use and preservation of 1,067 acres known as the Pineries Open Space.Proposals, due July 1, are to analyze trees, noxious weeds, threatened or endangered species, drainage, water quality and other aspects of the acreage, along with how the land…
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Woodmen Hills Metro District’s woes continue
Things in Woodmen Hills Metro District are a mess, and it’s hard to tell who’s to blame.In the past eight months, three of five board members resigned and were replaced by appointment. Another is under recall. A leading critic has been barred from the district’s office by a restraining order after being accused of threatening…
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Resignations, recall and threats in troubled district
Things in Woodmen Hills Metro District are a mess, and it’s hard to tell who’s to blame.In the past eight months, three of five board members resigned and were replaced by appointment. Another is under recall. A leading critic has been barred from the district’s office by a restraining order after being accused of threatening…
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County seeks proposals for Pineries Open Space
Even before the land is officially acquired, El Paso County is seeking master plan proposals for use and preservation of 1,067 acres known as the Pineries Open Space.Proposals, due July 1, are to analyze trees, noxious weeds, threatened or endangered species, drainage, water quality and other aspects of the acreage, along with how the land…
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New law prompts brisk business for carbon monoxide detectors
Business is brisk for carbon-monoxide detectors due to a state law that takes effect July 1. Inspired by a string of carbon-monoxide poisoning deaths last winter, the measure requires detectors to be placed in new homes and those that sell, and in rentals when new tenants move in. Apartment-complex owners wanting to retrofit their properties…