Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Colorado Springs Utilities, Parks and Wildlife plan to expand recreation at Rosemont Reservoir
A new agreement between Colorado Springs Utilities and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will soon bring camping and boats to Rosemont Reservoir. The Utilities Board of Directors approved the resolution to add the new recreation amenities on Wednesday afternoon. The reservoir was built by the Broadmoor Hotel in the 1920s and has been owned by Utilities…
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Mayor’s Chief of Staff announces plan to leave Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s Chief of Staff Jamie Fabos announced Thursday that she would be stepping down from the city government in the next month. Fabos will officially leave the position on Feb. 16, according to the announcement. Chief Communications Officer Jason Strickland said that Fabos had informed city leaders of her plans earlier…
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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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Affordable housing south of downtown to receive $12.8 million from Proposition 123
A planned affordable apartment building at the south end of downtown Colorado Springs was one of the major recipients of the state’s affordable housing funds awarded last week. The Office of Economic Development and Trade announced that the Bristow House development will receive $12.8 million in funds through Proposition 123, which voters approved in 2022…
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Colorado Springs Utilities acquiring $7 million in land to move power substation
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors approved a trio of land acquisitions at its meeting Wednesday afternoon to prepare for a future relocation of a power substation. The three agreements cover roughly 7.3 acres of land near North Academy Boulevard and East La Salle Street, near the existing Rock Island substation. The deals are…
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Plan approved to turn Colorado Springs hotel into behavioral health center
A debate Wednesday over establishing a new addiction treatment center in southeast Colorado Springs brought out both skeptics and supporters of the proposed reuse of a former hotel. The New York-based behavioral health network Aspen BHC asked the Colorado Springs Planning Commission to approve a development plan that turns the Holiday Inn Colorado Springs Airport…
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City Council barely approves new Municipal Court fee to help fund police technology
Colorado Springs took a big step to implement a new municipal court fee to help cover a portion of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s technology costs. The police technology surcharge was barely passed 5-4 by the Colorado Springs City Council at the Monday morning meeting. Some of the Council’s fiscally conservative leaders opposed the fee…
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Energy assistance programs here to help Colorado Springs-area families through government shutdown
As winter weather and the impacts of the federal government shutdown roll across Colorado, programs are available to help people around Colorado Springs pay their utility bills. Colorado Springs Utilities reminded customers that the federally funded Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, or LEAP, will open for applications on Nov. 1 despite the government shutdown. Smaller programs…
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Colorado Springs City Council backs cities seeking injunction against state housing mandates
The Colorado Springs City Council reiterated its support Tuesday morning for the cities fighting Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order and state laws that try to direct specific housing measures across the state. The council voted 8-1 to pass a resolution supporting the injunction filed by Arvada, Aurora, Lafayette, and Westminster earlier this month against Executive…