Tag: colorado springs parks and recreation
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Pikes Peak manager to lead Colorado Springs parks department
Mayor Yemi Mobolade has picked Skyler Rorabaugh, manager of Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain, to be the next director of the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, city officials announced Friday. Rorabaugh, who has worked for the city since 2022, would succeed Britt Haley, who led the parks department for three years before retiring at…
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Colorado Springs to close 10 park bathrooms due to budget cuts
City officials announced Friday that they will close bathrooms in 10 neighborhood parks and reduce landscaping on municipal property as park facilities feel the pinch from budget cuts this summer. The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department’s funding from the general fund dropped from $19 million to $17 million in the current budget after the…
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Neighbors of Meadows Park Community Center tell Colorado Springs leaders what they want to see return to the building
For one night, Meadows Park Community Center reopened its doors and was as busy as it had ever been. About 80 people came to the now-closed community center Wednesday night to tell city leaders how they had used the facility. City Hall will use the listening session and small-table meetings to help figure out the…
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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…