Tag: nancy henjum
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Colorado Springs to consider car camping ban on public property earlier than expected; transparency on council a concern
The Colorado Springs City Council will hear a proposal to standardize camping bans on public property and include restrictions on vehicle camping months earlier than expected. Members had voted on Nov. 10 to postpone for six months an ordinance that would bring ordinances pertaining to illegal camping in city limits, such as near waterways and…
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Councilmember Henjum holding local meeting Thursday on neighborhood parks
Colorado Springs City Councilmember Nancy Henjum will hold the first district town hall-adjacent event of 2026 on Thursday night. The community meeting will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Edison Elementary School. The meeting will focus on questions about developing neighborhood parks in Cragmor and Papeton, two areas represented…
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‘We want you to listen’: Students in Colorado Springs, Widefield walk out after recent gun incidents in Colorado schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dozens of Palmer High School and Widefield D-3 students walked out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence in schools, calling for district officials to implement more safety measures such as providing mental health screenings…
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Colorado Springs releases ballot language to repeal retail marijuana, allow e-bikes in city parks
Colorado Springs has posted the planned language for two questions that may end up before voters in April. The biggest and most-discussed question would ask voters to undo the legalization of retail marijuana sales that was approved in the November election. The second question would ask voters if the city should allow electronic bikes to…
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A first look at six competitive races for Colorado Springs City Council
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All six of the district seats on the Colorado Springs City Council are currently set to have competitive elections this spring. Fifteen candidates had filed with the City Clerk’s office by the Tuesday afternoon deadline to run in the April 1 election. The slate of…
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A first look at six competitive races for Colorado Springs City Council
All six of the district seats on the Colorado Springs City Council are currently set to have competitive elections this spring. Fifteen candidates had filed with the City Clerk’s office by the Tuesday afternoon deadline to run in the April 1 election. The slate of qualified candidates includes a former city council member, two current…
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A look inside the delayed selection for the next Pikes Peak Library District board member
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct details about Palmer Lake Mayor Glant Havenar. The search for the next board member of the Pikes Peak Library District has been going on for four months. The term for Board President Dora Gonzales expired at the…
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A look inside the delayed selection for the next Pikes Peak Library District board member
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct details about Palmer Lake Mayor Glant Havenar. The search for the next board member of the Pikes Peak Library District has been going on for four months. The term for Board President Dora Gonzales expired at the end of 2024. The library district held an opening for…
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Colorado Springs approves annexation for 6,500-home development over emergency safety concerns
Editor’s note: The Karman Line annexation request will go to the City Council for a required second vote at a later date. Craig Dossey, who presented Karman Line on behalf of developers, is the president of Vertex Consulting Services and former El Paso County planning director. The Colorado Springs City Council voted late Tuesday night to accept the…
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A month after Rockrimmon closure decision, library district facing public backlash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Rockrimmon Library, slated for permanent closure at the end of the year following an October decision by the Pikes Peak Library District Board, has not been going quietly in the intervening weeks. Public officials have come out for and against the closure, while a…