Tag: parth melpakam
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City Council candidate could serve in city government, school board at same time
Parth Melpakam was elected to a second term on the board for Colorado Springs School District 11 in 2023. In two months, the school board president may simultaneously be serving on the Colorado Springs City Council. Melpakam is one of three candidates running for the District 6 council seat. The seat is currently held by…
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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…
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Colorado Springs-area school board leaders campaign against local marijuana measures
Elected officials from across the Colorado Springs region are lending their voices to a campaign opposing recreational marijuana sales in the city. On Sunday, an unknown number of El Paso County voters received a mass text message from Colorado Springs School District 11 Board President Parth Melpakam calling for their vote on a pair of…