Tag: richard skorman
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E-bike debate in Colorado Springs continues as leadership mulls ballot question
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just as a decision seemed close on the legal fate of electric bikes on Colorado Springs open space trails, the years-long debate has taken another turn. Prominent civic leaders have called on the City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and…
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Colorado Springs’ only independent movie theater fights to survive amid pandemic | Lives Left Behind
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The end almost came two decades ago. The fate of Kimball’s Twin Peaks Theater in downtown Colorado Spring seemed sealed. “Curtains for Kimball’s: Movie theater to close in August,” read the headline in The Gazette on July 22, 2000. “It was when Cinemark came to…
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Colorado Springs City Council upholds master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last gasp of opposition to Colorado Springs’ master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park escaped City Hall on Tuesday as the City Council denied an appeal to the plan. City Council President Richard Skorman and members Bill Murray and Yolanda Avila voted to uphold…
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New restrooms, playground likely in store for Old Colorado City’s Bancroft Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New restrooms and a playground are likely in Bancroft Park’s future as the Colorado Springs City Council considers sending $300,000 to the Old Colorado City anchor for improvements. As an added bonus, those new restrooms would be open to the public, in contrast to the…
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Former Colorado Springs City Manager calls for shutting coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Acknowledging health concerns took a back seat to keeping costs down while he was Colorado Springs city manager, Jim Mullen this week joined those calling for closing the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant as soon as possible. When he served as city manager from 1996…