Tag: colorado springs city council
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Cautious optimism for Colorado Springs budget as tax revenue comes in higher than expected
Not all of the financial news for Colorado Springs is rosy, but the city’s sales tax revenue has been stronger than expected heading into the summer. Finance Director Charae McDaniel presented the largest financial update of the year during the Colorado Springs City Council’s work session Monday. While McDaniel had given a similar presentation in…
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Colorado Springs councilmembers launch new committee to address gaps in public safety funding
Two Colorado Springs City Council members have launched a new committee to sort through the biggest issues with resources and funding for the city’s first responders. The first meeting of the public-safety working committee, organized by Councilmembers Nancy Henjum and Roland Rainey, took place on May 19. The meeting included city Chief of Staff Wayne…
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Colorado Springs residents share their thoughts on homelessness, polarization at town hall
Around 40 Colorado Springs residents filled tables at the downtown YMCA Tuesday evening to talk about polarization and homelessness with members of the City Council. The town hall, hosted by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson, President Pro Tem Brian Risley and Councilmember David Leinweber, was moderated by a team from Braver Angels, a nonprofit that seeks…
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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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City Council changes vote, approves closure of downtown street for Palmer High School renovations
It took three attempts over multiple months, but Palmer High School was given permission from the city Tuesday to build its new campus design across Boulder Street. The Colorado Springs City Council voted 6-2 at the morning council meeting to vacate the block of Boulder that currently separates the two sections of the high school…
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Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves plan to increase CEO pay to $700,000
Colorado Springs Utilities CEO Travas Deal will make $700,000 a year — a pay increase of $150,000 — by the end of 2027 under an agreement unanimously approved Wednesday by the Utilities Board. Under the two-step pay increase plan, the CEO’s salary will go from $550,000 a year to $700,000. The first increase would take…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves new city attorney, parks director
The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve two new hires to lead major city departments. Stefanie Boster was approved as the next city attorney and Skyler Rorabaugh as the director of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Mayor Yemi Mobolade presented both nominees to the council and gave them the oath…
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Colorado Springs City Council, former mayors criticize Mobolade’s new vehicle use policy
Two Colorado Springs City Council members and two former mayors have criticized the rule Mayor Yemi Mobolade recently enacted to regulate his use of protective details and a city-owned vehicle. The regulation Mobolade approved last week stemmed from an investigation by the city auditor’s office into a tip on the city fraud hotline. The auditor’s…
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Colorado Springs adds reclaimed land at Pikeview Quarry
Pikeview Quarry had been a growing scar on the mountains overlooking Colorado Springs for more than a century. Now the land is growing trees and will help to expand the city’s portfolio of parks and open spaces. The City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday morning to accept a donation of 100 acres of quarry land into…
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New charge for natural gas added to Colorado Springs Utilities bills
The Colorado Springs City Council approved a new charge on Colorado Springs Utilities bills Tuesday to help cover the cost of replacing natural gas lines. The new charge will increase the average family’s natural gas bill by approximately $8.50 per month, according to Utilities. The average bill for commercial and industrial customers will increase by…