Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Wayne Williams joins city as Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade’s new chief of staff
Wayne Williams will be the next chief of staff for Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, turning the two former election opponents into partners in city government. The two officially announced the hire Thursday, citing Williams’ decades of experience with city, county and state government as skills he would bring to the administration. Williams will not…
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Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant
On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the retirement has been expected for several years. The crowd delivered toasts and signed a poster-sized retirement card. “It’s just not ‘cool’ to hang on too long, like a pro athlete…
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Helms drops out of Colorado Springs 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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Survey from Ford Amphitheater owner touts support for noise bill moving through legislature
A bill that would help Ford Amphitheater and other for-profit concert venues receive noise exemption permits for future concerts is being considered by a state House subcommittee after passing the Senate on a 30-4 vote this month. State lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 98 after a 2025 Colorado Supreme Court ruling in a noise pollution case…
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Application process opens to be appointed to Colorado Springs City Council seat
Colorado Springs opened the application process Thursday morning to fill a vacant seat on the City Council. The seat representing District 2 opened on Tuesday after Councilmember Tom Bailey resigned rather than head to a special recall election. Residents in the northern district of the city had gathered enough signatures to force a vote on…
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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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Proposed changes to wildfire code would add protections to eastern edge of Colorado Springs
New construction rules may be coming to the higher-risk wildfire areas around Colorado Springs, including the grassland on the city’s eastern side. Colorado Springs Fire Marshal Kris Cooper presented an early draft of the proposed changes to the city’s wildfire resiliency code to the Colorado Springs City Council during a recent work session. Cooper said…
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Two weeks after rejection, Colorado Springs City Council marks Black History Month
Colorado Springs City Council announced a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month at Tuesday’s meeting, two weeks after a first attempt at a proclamation was rejected by the body. After the delay, it had appeared that the recognition might not take place. Shirley Martinez, outgoing president of the MLK Legacy Committee, said that this…
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Colorado Springs dropped as location for Census Test
Colorado Springs will no longer be one of the regions used by the U.S. Census Bureau as a test location ahead of the once-a-decade census in 2030. The Census Bureau announced Monday that the 2026 census test would be pared back from six locations to two: Huntsville, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C. The bureau didn’t immediately…
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8 residents sue Ford Amphitheater owners for noise act violations
Eight residents living in and near the Northgate area are suing the owners of Ford Amphitheater for repeated issues with noise pollution from concerts. First & Fourteenth, a Colorado Springs-based law firm, filed the civil lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs in El Paso County District Court last week. The suit names Notes Live, the…