Tag: city council
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Amid outbursts, Colorado Springs City Council postpones proposed vehicle camping ban
After about three hours of presentation, discussion and public comment, Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 Monday to postpone a proposal that would add a vehicle camping ban to city ordinances pertaining to illegal urban camping and consolidate them for standardization and consistency. The issue will be taken up in six months, at the May…
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City Council candidate could serve in city government, school board at same time
Parth Melpakam was elected to a second term on the board for Colorado Springs School District 11 in 2023. In two months, the school board president may simultaneously be serving on the Colorado Springs City Council. Melpakam is one of three candidates running for the District 6 council seat. The seat is currently held by…
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20 candidates for City Council make it on the April ballot
Five additional candidates have qualified to run for Colorado Springs City Council since Tuesday night, bringing the total number of names on the ballot to 20. On Friday afternoon City Clerk Sarah Johnson randomly drew the order candidates would appear on the April 1 ballot. There are two districts that will vote on a head-to-head…
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Planning commission calls for one ADU per single-family lot | Cronin and Loevy
The five-hour-long meeting of the Colorado Springs City Planning Commission Wednesday went a long way toward clearing the air about accessory dwelling units in the city of Colorado Springs. Accessory dwelling units are second homes built on a lot that can be rented to other families. Most are located at the back of the lot…
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Homeowners’ associations band together to halt accessory dwelling units | Cronin and Loevy
There is a new political movement taking place in Colorado Springs and environs. Volunteer homeowners’ associations, previously content to wend their own way in city politics and serve only their own interests, are banding together to put broader political pressure on our City Council. A prime example is Westside Watch, an informal association of 20…
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Final redistricting sets new map for next year’s Colorado Springs City Council elections
Colorado Springs released the new map of City Council districts on Friday, creating the borders that will be used for next year’s slate of council elections. The city charter requires the City Clerk’s Office to create a new map of city districts every four years to keep the areas represented by each council member roughly…
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Final redistricting sets new map for next year’s Colorado Springs City Council elections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs released the new map of City Council districts on Friday, creating the borders that will be used for next year’s slate of council elections. The city charter requires the City Clerk’s Office to create a new map of city districts every four years…
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Colorado Springs City Council confirms approval of $1.8B Utilities budget for 2025
The City Council on Tuesday confirmed its vote to approve Colorado Springs Utilities’ $1.8 billion budget for 2025, including base rate increases for the next five years and a new time-of-day rate. The council at its regular meeting cast its second votes and unanimously approved next year’s budget and rate case for the municipally owned agency,…
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City Council supports Colorado Springs Utilities 2025 budget, 5 years of base rate increases
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously cast its first vote to approve a $1.8 billion 2025 budget for Colorado Springs Utilities. The 2025 spending plan is 21% more than the approved 2024 budget and will feature base-rate increases for five years, plus a new time-of-day rate officials said could save residents money on their bills.…
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Ballot questions 2D and 300: Are recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs’ future? | Voter Guide
Voters in Colorado Springs are poised on Nov. 5 to decide once and for all if recreational marijuana sales will be permitted locally — though possibly only in limited areas — or banned by charter. The resident-backed Citizens for Responsible Marijuana campaign proposes authorizing the sale of retail cannabis in municipal boundaries, allowing only the…