Tag: city government
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Colorado Springs seeks partners for future uses of Meadows Park Community Center
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors on Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the doors with new operators. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Mayor Mobolade speaks about city budget crunch, homelessness and goals for a future second term
More than halfway through his first four-year term in office, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade landed on a driving idea for his goals with the city: partnership. In an interview Wednesday afternoon following up on his recent State of the City speech, Mobolade repeatedly drove home the value of collaboration. He said the city’s libertarian…
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Review commissioned by amphitheater neighbors raises issues with sound monitors
A peer-reviewed study paid for by a group of Colorado Springs residents backed up several of the issues neighbors have raised with sound levels coming from concerts at Ford Amphitheater. The report was completed July 8 by Dudek Engineering, a California-based engineering firm that specializes in acoustic and noise-control consultations. The Dudek review looked through…
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Aurora council to vote on ‘tough love’ homeless approach, domestic violence case handling
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Aurora councilmembers will address several awaited issues in Monday’s study session and council meeting. That includes a proposed “tough love” approach to homelessness, a proposal to remove domestic violence cases from municipal court, an ordinance changing the makeup and term limits of the Aurora Housing Authority and a proposal to increase the number of dogs…
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Colorado Springs sales tax collections jump, continuing string of ups and downs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs’ sales tax collections, which have ridden a roller coaster over the past few months, were on the upswing to start 2024, according to a report released this week by the city’s Finance Department. Revenues from the city tax on TVs, appliances, cars and…
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Colorado Springs City Council continues secret settlements; legislators call foul
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs City Council recently approved a $160,000 settlement to an Army veteran suffering from post traumatic stress after he was rousted from his home by a tactical police team, tear gas and explosives.…