Tag: Tom Bailey
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Helms drops out of City Council appointment, cites ‘rancor and personal attacks’
The former president of the Colorado Springs City Council withdrew his name from consideration to be appointed to the vacant council seat, saying that “politics and divisiveness have already overtaken the process.” Randy Helms was one of 26 applicants who sought appointment to the vacant District 2 seat after former Councilmember Tom Bailey resigned on…
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Former Colorado Springs City Councilmember Randy Helms tosses his hat into the ring for vacant District 2 seat
Former Colorado Springs City Councilmember Randy Helms is among 26 residents vying for the council seat vacated by Tom Bailey, according to applications The Gazette obtained through a public records request. Bailey resigned from the council this month after residents gathered enough signatures for a successful recall petition. Organizers launched a recall effort against Bailey…
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Tom Bailey resigns from Colorado Springs City Council
Just under a year since being elected to the Colorado Springs City Council, councilmember Tom Bailey has resigned in the face of a successful recall campaign. Bailey announced his decision at a press conference on Tuesday in the City Council Chambers at the end of the council meeting. “I think the work my former colleagues…
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Councilmember Tom Bailey schedules update on recall Tuesday
Colorado Springs Councilmember Tom Bailey announced that he will be meeting with the media after Tuesday’s City Council meeting ends to speak about the effort to recall him. In the announcement released Monday, Bailey said he would give a statement in the City Council chambers after the meeting was over and would then answer questions.…
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Colorado Springs City Councilmember Tom Bailey to face recall election
Petitioners have successfully initiated a recall against Colorado Springs City Councilmember Tom Bailey after the city clerk declared on Friday that the number of submitted signatures was sufficient. Under the city’s charter, Bailey will face a recall election in the next 30 to 60 days unless he resigns by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Voters elected the…
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Organizers of petition to recall City Councilmember Tom Bailey turn in signatures
A group of northern Colorado Springs residents turned in a stack of signed petition forms Monday afternoon in an attempt to recall City Councilmember Tom Bailey. Timothy Lewin, Paul Carson and Laura Wilkey were the main organizers who dropped off the packets at the City Clerk’s office. Lewin said the group had gathered “just under”…
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A body of five or a body of nine? Split votes highlight new dynamics on City Council
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify how resolutions such as last week’s resolution on Space Command get placed on the City Council’s agenda. Every round of local elections creates a new iteration of the Colorado Springs City Council, with its own political alignments and divisions. Tuesday’s council meeting was fairly smooth and…
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Recall petition launched for Colorado Springs Councilmember Tom Bailey
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected. Tom Bailey had voted on the Karman Line annexation during the special election June 17, but not as an item on the Colorado Springs City Council agenda. Colorado Springs residents on Thursday initiated a recall effort for City Councilmember Tom Bailey, the latest salvo in an ongoing feud…
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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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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…