Author: Breeanna Jent
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Public transit ridership up in Colorado Springs, across Colorado as summer-long zero fare initiative ends
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Ridership on public transit is up dramatically in Colorado Springs and has increased across Colorado as agencies statewide end a summer-long free public transportation program officials say helped more riders access jobs, education, medical care and other services. This is the second year Colorado Springs’ Mountain Metropolitan Transit system participated in the Zero Fare for…
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‘Recovery is a marathon’: FEMA identifies at least $8.3 million in summer storm damages across El Paso County
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El Paso County and Colorado Springs expect to receive millions in federal disaster assistance funding to help recover from storms, flooding and tornadoes that blasted the region in June, officials announced Monday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has “validated” at least $8.3 million in damages across El Paso County to roads, bridges, and stormwater and…
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TABOR retention question for new police academy heads to Colorado Springs ballot
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Colorado Springs voters will choose whether to let the city keep nearly $5 million in excess tax revenues to help fund a new police training facility, the City Council decided Tuesday. The council voted 7-1 to refer to the ballot the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights question backed by Mayor Yemi Mobolade and Police Chief Adrian…
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Local companies considering spending combined $30 million to expand in Colorado Springs
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Two local companies are considering investing nearly $30 million combined to expand operations in Colorado Springs and adding almost 700 new high-paying jobs to the community in the coming years. The Colorado Springs City Council on Monday heard two financial incentive requests that could persuade both companies to grow their companies in the city; the…
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Increases in natural gas, electricity likely coming next year for Colorado Springs Utilities customers
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Colorado Springs residents can likely expect to pay more for electric and natural gas services in coming months, but Colorado Springs Utilities officials forecasted Wednesday the average residential customer will pay less in January than at the same time in 2023. “That’s something to really be proud of while we’re actually adding some very key…
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Mayor-council retreat focuses on unity to tackle Colorado Springs’ most pressing issues
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Bringing Colorado Springs into the future and solving some of its most important issues requires a common vision and collaboration between its top leaders. With that goal in mind, they gathered Friday at the Penrose House – Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his administration, alongside the nine members of the City Council and their staff – to…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves controversial apartments for homeless young adults
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Fifty new affordable apartments planned to provide “permanent supportive housing” for homeless young adults can be built, the Colorado Springs City Council decided late Tuesday night, despite concerns from residents about the potential for landslides on the site. Following more than seven hours of discussion by city planners, city engineers, applicants and residents, the council…
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Colorado Springs City Council supportive of new police academy, disagree on TABOR retention
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Members of the Colorado Springs City Council said Monday they generally supported building a new facility for police training in the city but some disagreed over using excess tax revenues to fund the project. The council expects to formally vote at its regular meeting Aug. 22 whether to ask voters if the city can retain…
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Controversial apartments for homeless youth planned near preschool have some parents expressing safety concerns
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that people living at The Launchpad Apartments must be at least 18 years old. Some parents at the Ruth Washburn Cooperative Nursery School located north of the proposed Launchpad Apartments on Colorado Springs’ west side have expressed new concerns about the project this week, saying they…
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ACLU sues Colorado Springs, FBI alleging unlawful searches of community activists
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Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging Colorado Springs police officers violated the First and Fourth amendments of the U.S. Constitution when officers obtained “unlawful,” “dragnet” search warrants for activists who participated in a housing rights march in Colorado Springs in the summer of 2021. The…
