Tag: dave donelson
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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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EDITORIAL: Yes to a car-camping ban in the Springs
It’s encouraging to see the Colorado Springs City Council restart a proposal for a much-needed ban on “car camping” in the city, as reported this week in The Gazette. The proposal would consolidate local laws and penalties against illegal camping in public places by the chronically homeless — and include a provision curbing those who…
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Councilmember Gold reprimanded for social media posts after Donelson protests MLK Day comments
Colorado Springs City Council leaders have given official repercussions for the recent meeting when a councilmember refused to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day proclamation — but not for the person who left the meeting. Councilmember Kimberly Gold was issued a reprimand by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson earlier this week for making derogatory…
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LETTERS: What is happening in America; protest had no place
What is happening in America I just wanted to write this email to let Dave Donelson know I support his decision to walk out when they were condemning ICE, if that is what happened. I am super disappointed with my fellow Americans’ understanding of what is happening in America. I hope you continue to stand…
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Dave Donelson walks out of city MLK Day proclamation after faith leaders criticize ICE
Colorado Springs’ proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a referendum on the recent violence involving federal immigration officers. Nine reverends and faith leaders in Colorado Springs used the proclamation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to say King’s beliefs called them to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, especially around the shooting death of…
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A body of five or a body of nine? Split votes highlight new dynamics on City Council
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify how resolutions such as last week’s resolution on Space Command get placed on the City Council’s agenda. Every round of local elections creates a new iteration of the Colorado Springs City Council, with its own political alignments and divisions. Tuesday’s council meeting was fairly smooth and…
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EDITORIAL: Springs council cops out on car camping
Springs residents only could be disappointed with their City Council’s decision Monday to postpone a measure reining in car camping. A crackdown was warranted. At issue is a mobile version of the tents and lean-tos that pop up around town in parks, at roadsides and along waterways. In this case, dilapidated RVs and other vehicles…
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Colorado Springs won’t meet state deadline on parking requirements
Colorado Springs will not meet the deadline to enact the new state law on minimum parking requirements before the end of the month, continuing a standoff with the state over the scope of recent housing laws. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted against an ordinance at its meeting Tuesday that would have been a…
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‘Confronting Goliaths’: A look at the grassroots group opposing some of the region’s most controversial plans
Integrity Matters has challenged OneVela, the Rockrimmon Library closure, and and most recently, the proposed Buc-ee’s in Palmer Lake.
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20 candidates for City Council make it on the April ballot
Five additional candidates have qualified to run for Colorado Springs City Council since Tuesday night, bringing the total number of names on the ballot to 20. On Friday afternoon City Clerk Sarah Johnson randomly drew the order candidates would appear on the April 1 ballot. There are two districts that will vote on a head-to-head…