Author: Breeanna Jent
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Possible TABOR vote could mean $5 million for Colorado Springs police training facility
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Colorado Springs voters could decide this fall whether to allow the city to retain up to $5 million in excess tax revenue to help build a new police training academy facility in the city. The City Council on July 25 is expected to vote on a resolution declaring its intent to hold a special election…
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Residents push back on plans to build more than 200 affordable rental units in north Colorado Springs
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Residents on Thursday night met with developers to discuss early plans to build hundreds of affordable rental units in the Briargate neighborhood, many repeating concerns about project density, increased traffic and “lack of transparency from the city.” More than 100 residents, many of whom live in nearby Pine Creek, attended an informational meeting at Library…
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Mayor Yemi Mobolade, former Councilman Wayne Williams highlight unity in final mayoral election ad
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Following an “intense” campaign that at times saw candidates trading barbs over their vision for the city or even their political affiliation, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his mayoral runoff opponent Wayne Williams are ready to put that all behind them. Mobolade and Williams this week released a 50-second digital ad called “We are…
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Colorado Springs to issue $40 million in bonds for affordable rental units in Briargate
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Colorado Springs City Council this week approved a resolution declaring the city’s intent to issue millions of dollars in multifamily housing revenue bonds to build hundreds of affordable rental units in the Briargate neighborhood, despite concerns from residents about increased density, traffic and noise in the area. “We absolutely need affordable housing in this community.…
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State of the State in Colorado Springs: Gov. Jared Polis highlights strides in housing, economy, education
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In a localized version of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ annual State of the State address, he and officials with the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC on Thursday afternoon highlighted strides the state has made in housing, education, workforce development and the local economy during the 2023 legislative session. Speaking to business leaders as well as…
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Gov. Jared Polis to give State of the State address Thursday in Colorado Springs
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Gov. Jared Polis will be in Colorado Springs Thursday, where he will give a localized version of his annual State of the State address. Registration is now closed for the speech Polis is scheduled to give at Weidner Field at 3 p.m. Reaction to Gov. Jared Polis’ State of the State shows agreement in some…
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Former Colorado Springs Councilwoman Stephannie Fortune has died
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Former Colorado Springs Councilwoman Stephannie Fortune has died. Former Mayor John Suthers, who left office June 6, issued a written statement Tuesday morning remembering her as “a great citizen of Colorado Springs.” Lou Mellini, longtime Colorado Springs radio executive and community advocate, has died “She had a servant’s heart and worked in a myriad of…
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City of Colorado Springs to defend police officers in federal civil lawsuit
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The city of Colorado Springs will represent two police officers and a former police officer in a federal civil lawsuit filed by a man who claims law enforcement officials arrested him and acted “like they were going to murder” him after he called them for help in early 2019. The City Council agreed informally on…
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Yemi Mobolade takes oath of office as Colorado Springs’ 42nd mayor
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Yemi Mobolade took the oath of office Tuesday as Colorado Springs’ 42nd mayor outside the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Video by Breeanna Jent, City of Colorado Springs) Yemi Mobolade took the oath of office Tuesday as Colorado Springs’ 42nd mayor in an energetic ceremony during which he called on residents to…
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Yemi Mobolade to take oath of office Tuesday
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Downtown Colorado Springs will be alive with pomp and circumstance Tuesday morning, when Yemi Mobolade takes the oath of office as the 42nd mayor of Colorado Springs. A public ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. on the south side of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon St. If there is inclement weather, the…
