Author: The Gazette Letters
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LETTERS: No improvement on city streets; energy is never free
No improvement on city streets The City Administration has been touting that CSPD has made significant increases in the numbers of police officers to improve the important goal of public safety. Witnessing what is happening on the city streets does not show any improvement. There is excessive speeding, tailgating, road rage, red light running and…
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LETTERS: Higher Energy Wise rates; only a phone call away
Higher Energy Wise rates After seeing hundreds of social media reports, we have received a letter from Colorado Springs Utilities indicating our account will on March 26, 2026 transition to the Energy Wise rates on weekdays from 5 pm to 9 pm. Utilities asserts that these double or triple rates will help lower high electric…
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LETTERS: A tale of two utilities; puppies for profit
A tale of two utilities Two power companies, Colorado Springs Utility and Tri-State Generation, are taking separate approaches to phasing out coal energy. CSU wants the state legislature to pass a bill allowing them to keep their coal-fired Ray Nixon plant running past its 2029 shutdown date and Tri-State is requesting the federal government allow…
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LETTERS: Impact of lot-splitting; negative response from Representative
Negative impact of ‘lot-splitting’ Local government is the level of government closest to the people. In most cases and on many issues it understands its duty to represent “we the people all the people.” Private property is a key issue and maintaining the integrity of neighborhoods and the house lots is of economic, social and…
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LETTERS: Storm reminds us cold kills; no pardon for Tina Peters
Storm reminds us cold kills Winter storm Fern, which recently devastated the southern states, left thousands without electricity to keep the lights on, provide heat, and power appliances. Colorado Springs residents were spared, but should not be complacent. Fern’s impact reminds us that cold kills and our civilized life-styles are vulnerable to damages from severe…
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LETTERS: Focus on what Springs needs; extraordinary nation
Focus on what Springs needs I appreciate the attempt city leaders and developers are making to provide affordable living in Colorado Springs. When I saw the story about the Union Printers’ Home in Thursdays Gazette, my hope rose that the plan might be to reinvent that historic space as an option to ease the needs…
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LETTERS: Expect more regulation; acceleration lanes
Expect more regulation The start of the legislature is a scary time for all of us. Whenever our legislators meet, expect everything to become more expensive when they finish. Whether it is natural gas mandates or delivery fees, expect more regulation that will cost people and business owners more money. Neal Cully Colorado Springs Dropping…
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LETTERS: Legal pressure; a larger end game
Legal pressure drove decision The recent vote by the District 49 board to repeal its facilities policy is being described as a change of heart, but the reporting suggests something else was at work: legal pressure. Several board members cited civil-rights law and potential litigation in explaining their votes, even though no lawsuit had been…
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LETTERS: City’s first place trails; rent control
First place in trails Colorado Springs is always looking for a way to promote the city as one of best places to live. With all the hiking paths, of all degrees of ability, throughout the city and surrounding areas, why doesn’t the city, add up all the miles of hiking trails? And tout that information…
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LETTERS: Second Amendment support; integrate the good and bad
Second Amendment support I just got off the phone with Jeff Crank’s office. They assured me that Congressman Crank supports the Second Amendment but does not support impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem. I wrote a letter to the editor, published in the Gazette regarding Noem calling Renee Good a “domestic terrorist.” My argument was that if…