Tag: rockrimmon library
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City Council approves Pikes Peak Library District board member months after rejecting him
The Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to go against its decision in May and approved Kaname “Kenny” Kuniyuki to a seat on the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees. The City Council voted 6-3 to approve Kuniyuki to join the library district board. He will fill a seat that expired in December, but…
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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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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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Rockrimmon Library supporters file lawsuit over claims of secrecy, violations
Integrity Matters, a government watchdog nonprofit based in Colorado Springs, along with several other plaintiffs are suing Pikes Peak Library District over the closure of its Rockrimmon Library branch. The lawsuit filed on Friday in 4th Judicial District Court in El Paso County claims the library district decided to shutter the location “without public notice,…
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PPLD Board of Trustees affirms decision to close Rockrimmon Library in revote
After weeks of community opposition to the closing of Rockrimmon Library, the Pikes Peak Library Board of Trustees voted again Wednesday evening, affirming their decision not to renew the lease. The library had permanently closed Dec. 1. According to previous Gazette reporting, more than 100 people who support Save Rockrimmon Library gathered at the location…
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New life for Rockrimmon Library? Another vote scheduled.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Is there new life for the recently closed Rockrimmon Library? After an October vote to close the Rockrimmon Library that was met with community protests, the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees is now scheduled to consider renewing the facility’s lease during Wednesday’s meeting,…
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New life for Rockrimmon Library? Another vote scheduled.
Is there new life for the recently closed Rockrimmon Library? After an October vote to close the Rockrimmon Library that was met with community protests, the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees is now scheduled to consider renewing the facility’s lease during Wednesday’s meeting, according to the board’s meeting agenda. The board will vote whether…
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense,…
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‘We’re not giving up’: Advocates push for Rockrimmon Library to stay open on its last day of operation
Despite the permanent closure of the Rockrimmon Library branch on Sunday, members of a grassroots group that formed in October are optimistic that their wish for the neighborhood hub to remain open for at least another year will be granted. “It just doesn’t make sense, the financial burden they’re describing doesn’t track with published audited…