Tag: mayor yemi mobolade
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Will Colorado Springs get a federal courthouse? Colorado senator, local officials make push for a new facility
Local officials and one of Colorado’s U.S. senators urged the judiciary earlier this year to explore placing a new federal courthouse and judge’s chambers in Colorado Springs, while the district court is cautioning that Congress must establish new judgeships before any expansion out of Denver occurs. “We’re supportive of a courthouse in Colorado Springs with…
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2026 around Colorado Springs: Stories we’ll be following in the year ahead
The new year will bring a new round of political questions and economic issues for Mayor Yemi Mobolade, the Colorado Springs City Council and surrounding municipalities to navigate, coming off a 2025 filled with rising prices for consumers and belt-tightening for local governments. While we don’t have a crystal ball, we can take a look…
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Mayor Mobolade hits around 70% of strategic goals for 2025
The end of the year is the time for wrap-ups and recaps. That includes Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s thoughts on the 2025 goals he set for Colorado Springs. Since being elected in 2023, Mobolade has created a strategic to-do list every year that includes a list of goals across the five areas he regularly prioritizes for…
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Cold-weather protocols in Colorado Springs to include free bus rides to shelters, downtown terminal
In an effort to do everything Colorado Springs can to help people who are homeless get inside during this winter’s cold snaps, Mountain Metro Transit will provide free city bus rides for people to reach emergency shelters or the downtown bus hub. “We’ve had drivers say we’ve seen people who need a ride, they don’t…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves the city’s 2026 budget
The Colorado Springs City Council made the final vote Tuesday to approve the city’s 2026 budget. The approved, balanced budget outlines $907 million in funding for Colorado Springs, a decline from the city’s current budget of $941 million. The budget was approved 7-2, with the opposing votes cast by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson and President…
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Colorado Springs businesses urge lawmakers to get tougher on crime: ‘I don’t care how you correct it’
State legislators dropped by three businesses in Colorado Springs Friday morning to hear about shoplifting, drug use and other crimes driving up their costs to stay secure. Mayor Yemi Mobolade organized the public safety tour for the state lawmakers to begin making the case for crime laws that could change in the 2026 session. More…
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Civic leaders get hands-on with Colorado Springs government through Mayor’s Fellowship
Colorado Springs is wrapping up work with a group of highly-connected residents through the Mayor’s Fellowship program and accepting applications for the 2026 class. The program is aimed at professionals who already have some familiarity with city business but want to get more experience. During the yearlong program, 24 fellows meet with leaders from many…
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‘Conversations on a Bench’ focuses on 24 hours of talk about homelessness in Colorado Springs
From 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday, a park bench in downtown Colorado Springs is taking on the persona of a talk show stage, with the topic of the 24-hour day being homelessness. “I see a community that wants to be part of the solution and not just complain from the balcony,” Travis Williams,…
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Mayor Mobolade presents tight 2026 Colorado Springs budget proposal
Colorado Springs is heading into 2026 with an $11 million drop in its general fund and $31 million less in the city budget, a sign of the economic uncertainty and constrictions facing the city. Mayor Yemi Mobolade handed the hundreds of pages of his proposed 2026 budget details over to the Colorado Springs City Council…
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Colorado Springs to cut staff, close community center amid $31 million budget shortfall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs will be closing Meadows Park Community Center in the next month and cutting 38 employees immediately in order to reduce the city’s budget heading into 2026. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced the series of cuts Friday afternoon to address what is projected to be…