Tag: city government
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Proposal would make child care centers easier to open across Colorado Springs
An ordinance that would make it easier for child and adult day care centers to open in neighborhoods and as part of businesses received preliminary approval Tuesday from the Colorado Springs City Council. The proposal, which the council must pass a second time before it takes effect, would allow both home-based centers and commercial child…
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‘It’s a win’: Colorado Springs started year on track for 2026 budget
Early indicators for Colorado Springs’ city budget showed a steady financial start to the year, at least before the war with Iran and more recent global upheaval. City Finance Director Charae McDaniel presented a quarterly budget update to the City Council during its Monday morning work session. The presentation covered Colorado Springs’ sales tax revenue…
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Tom Bailey resigns from Colorado Springs City Council
Just under a year since being elected to the Colorado Springs City Council, councilmember Tom Bailey has resigned in the face of a successful recall campaign. Bailey announced his decision at a press conference on Tuesday in the City Council Chambers at the end of the council meeting. “I think the work my former colleagues…
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Colorado Springs’ Fire Training Academy returns thanks to $1.3 million in marijuana sales tax revenue
The return of the training academy for Colorado Springs firefighters this week is due to the tax revenue the city has generated from recreational marijuana sales. The Colorado Springs Fire Department kicked off the training academy on Tuesday with 36 recruits moving through the firefighting and medical training, city officials said. The city canceled the…
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Colorado Springs accepting proposals for future uses of Meadows Park Community Center
Colorado Springs has opened the process for future operators to make their pitch to take over the former Meadows Park Community Center. Meadows Park, on the Springs’ south side, was closed in October as one of the most notable budget cuts the city made heading into 2026 in response to lower sales tax revenue. The…
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Furlough day in Colorado Springs will close most city departments Feb. 13
For the superstitious, it may be notable that the first widespread furlough for Colorado Springs’ city staff is taking place on Friday the 13th. Next Friday’s closure is the first of five furlough days Colorado Springs has scheduled throughout this year as part of major budget reductions the city instituted to address shortfalls in the…
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Waste plan for Colorado Springs sets goal to double recycling rate by 2045
Colorado Springs has released a long-term plan to more than double the amount of material that gets diverted from landfills to recycling. The Waste Diversion Action Plan, announced Tuesday, is the result of a study that Colorado Springs has worked on since the summer of 2023 through its WastelessCOS campaign. The study included sorting roughly…
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Proposed newest member of Pikes Peak Library Board renews debate about application process
There has been little debate about naming Austin Jurgensmeyer as the next member of the Pikes Peak Library District board, but some questions linger about the new application process. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved the appointment during its meeting Tuesday. The city and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners are the joint…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves the city’s 2026 budget
The Colorado Springs City Council made the final vote Tuesday to approve the city’s 2026 budget. The approved, balanced budget outlines $907 million in funding for Colorado Springs, a decline from the city’s current budget of $941 million. The budget was approved 7-2, with the opposing votes cast by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson and President…
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Group opposing police brutality not allowed to use community rooms at Colorado Springs fire stations
Two times since the beginning of September, the Colorado Springs Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression requested to hold a meeting in the community room of a Colorado Springs fire station. Both times the organization was denied. The email denial the group received in October from Colorado Springs Fire Department staff said that the proposed…