Tag: city politics
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Helms drops out of City Council appointment, cites ‘rancor and personal attacks’
The former president of the Colorado Springs City Council withdrew his name from consideration to be appointed to the vacant council seat, saying that “politics and divisiveness have already overtaken the process.” Randy Helms was one of 26 applicants who sought appointment to the vacant District 2 seat after former Councilmember Tom Bailey resigned on…
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GUEST COLUMN: When recalls become routine, democracy suffers
Colorado Springs voters elected Tom Bailey to the City Council just last year. Now he is stepping down—not because voters rejected him at the ballot box, but because a small group of activists refused to accept the outcome of that election and pursued a recall campaign to overturn it. This isn’t about one councilmember or one set of debates at City Hall. It’s about whether…
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Recall petition launched for Colorado Springs Councilmember Tom Bailey
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected. Tom Bailey had voted on the Karman Line annexation during the special election June 17, but not as an item on the Colorado Springs City Council agenda. Colorado Springs residents on Thursday initiated a recall effort for City Councilmember Tom Bailey, the latest salvo in an ongoing feud…