Tag: city hallways blog
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Plugging potholes a-plenty
Don’t care for our potholes? Grab a shovel or bouquet – you decide. First, the shovel. Mohave County in the early 1980s was poor, with few people and little tax revenue. But it’s the nation’s fifth-largest county, bigger than 28 states combined. Roads and highways snake everywhere across that northwestern Arizona slab of Mojave Desert.…
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Blog: District 2 candidate Calef is not a lobbyist, flyers make the claim
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just before The Gazette’s City Council candidates’ virtual forum Thursday, District 2 candidate Kanda Calef received a text with photo of campaign flyer that labeled her a lobbyist. The flyer touted her opponent Larry Bagley…
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Blog: District 2 candidate Calef is not a lobbyist, flyers make the claim
Just before The Gazette’s City Council candidates’ virtual forum Thursday, District 2 candidate Kanda Calef received a text with photo of campaign flyer that labeled her a lobbyist. The flyer touted her opponent Larry Bagley and “a committed public servant.” Calef confronted Bagley during the forum and said she was not a lobbyist and that…
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Blog: Profess your love on a city bus bench this Valentine’s Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forget the flowers and candy this Valentine’s Day. Colorado Springs city officials are giving folks a chance to profess their love on a city bus bench. Mountain Metropolitan Transit is offering a chance…
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Blog: Profess your love on a city bus bench this Valentine’s Day
Forget the flowers and candy this Valentine’s Day. Colorado Springs city officials are giving folks a chance to profess their love on a city bus bench. Mountain Metropolitan Transit is offering a chance to win a personalized message on one bus benches. For a chance to win, “like” the transit’s facebook page at www.facebook.com/MountainMetro and tell them why…
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Blog: Colorado Springs City Council will discuss Utilities governance change
Maybe it’s time for a Colorado Springs Utilities board of directors that can devote all of its time to Utilities instead of splitting time with City Council, a local political group says. It’s something the City Council, which doubles as the Utilities board, will investigate over the next 18 months. The Utilities board met Wednesday…
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Blog: Colorado Springs City Council will discuss Utilities governance change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe it’s time for a Colorado Springs Utilities board of directors that can devote all of its time to Utilities instead of splitting time with City Council, a local political group says. It’s…
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Blog: Collins recall funded by secret group could be protested
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Councilwoman Helen Collins said a recall effort could happen at any time against any council member when some secret group hires people to run it. Collins, speaking at the City Council work session…
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Blog: Collins recall funded by secret group could be protested
Colorado Springs Councilwoman Helen Collins said a recall effort could happen at any time against any council member when some secret group hires people to run it. Collins, speaking at the City Council work session Monday, said she regards the recall effort a joke because it was not organized by the citizens of District 4.…
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Blog: Mayor Bach received $999 in gifts in 2014
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach received some lunches, tea and a poncho among other gifts in 2014, according to a report he released Friday. All told, Bach recived $999 worth of gifts, most of which were…