Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Colorado Springs tests machine to count, verify City Council election results
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The ballots are mailed out and the machines are calibrated to count votes in Colorado Springs’ April 1 municipal election. The City Clerk’s office and elections staff ran the logic and accuracy test for the ballot counting machine early Monday morning in the City Administration Building. How voters can shape the Colorado Springs City Council…
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Colorado Springs looks to expand vehicle impounds for missing plates and abandoned cars
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Colorado Springs is looking to make code changes that would allow police in the city to impound vehicles that are abandoned or have expired licenses. The first discussion on the new ordinance took place during the Colorado Springs City Council work session on Monday morning. The proposal would rewrite the city’s illegal parking code to…
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Colorado Springs considers 3,100 acre industrial annexation for manufacturing ‘mega-site’
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The next major land addition to Colorado Springs could be a planned industrial park located between Fort Carson and the southwest side of Fountain. The Southern Colorado Rail Park is a 3,100-acre complex owned by the Edward C. Levy Co. Since 2018, a collaborative agreement between Colorado Springs, Fountain and El Paso County includes a…
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Three takeaways from the Colorado Springs City Council District 6 candidate forum on KOAA
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The candidate forum for Colorado Springs City Council District 6 aired at noon Thursday, capping a series of candidate forums hosted by KOAA and The Gazette. Here were a few notable answers given by candidates Parth Melpakam, Aaron Schick and Roland Rainey Jr. on Thursday. Public safety and growth Schick and Melpakam both cited the…
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District 4 candidates talk about future of southeast Colorado Springs at forum
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The three major candidates running to represent District 4 on the City Council talked through their goals to support southeast Colorado Springs on a televised forum Thursday. The candidates sat for a televised forum hosted by The Gazette and news partner KOAA, the fourth in a series of candidate previews in the lead-up to the city’s…
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Colorado Springs Utilities asking state for options if it can’t meet 2030 green energy goals
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify details about the timeline for Colorado Springs Utilities’ renewable energy projects and the power purchase agreement for a solar power facility. Colorado Springs Utilities is seeking alternative paths from the state as rising costs and logistics will keep the agency from meeting the state’s timeline for…
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Signature campaign underway to challenge Karman Line annexation with ballot question
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Petitioners have spread out across Colorado Springs, asking voters to sign a referendum to potentially overturn the recent Karman Line annexation decision. The Colorado Springs City Council approved the controversial annexation at the end of January. The “flagpole” annexation adds 1,900 acres of land more than two miles east of the current city limits, with…
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Marijuana repeal off Colorado Springs’ ballot after state Supreme Court stays out of the weeds
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Colorado Springs has agreed to remove the ballot question asking voters to repeal the city’s new recreational marijuana ordinance, leaving the industry in place within the city limits for the first time. El Paso County District Court Judge Hilary Gurney issued an order Thursday afternoon that the city “take all actions necessary to ensure that…
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Another twist: Judge orders new version of marijuana repeal question be placed on Colorado Springs ballot
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The city of Colorado Springs can go ahead with a question to repeal the recent recreational marijuana ballot measure, an El Paso County District Court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. However, the city must change the wording of what’s on the ballot to avoid confusing voters. District Court Judge Hilary Gurney granted an emergency stay request…
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Colorado Springs seeks emergency stay to keep marijuana repeal on ballot as overseas mailing deadline looms
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Colorado Springs City Hall missed a self-imposed deadline Tuesday to finalize the April ballots but is still seeking an emergency court stay to keep the recreational marijuana repeal on the ballot. The city filed for an emergency stay Tuesday morning with the El Paso County District Court to overrule the injunction issued Monday that would…