Author: Brooke Nevins
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Water pipeline burst prompts weeklong campsite closures at Lake Pueblo State Park
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Campgrounds are closing and other facilities are impacted at Colorado’s busiest state park due to a water pipe burst, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday. Staff detected the leak in the pipeline, which feeds two water towers serving Lake Pueblo State Park, below Pueblo Dam on Monday, the department said in a Twitter post. First…
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Manitou Springs residents asked to reduce water usage
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The city of Manitou Springs is moving to Stage 3 water restrictions as excessive rain and snowmelt runoff continue to add pressure to the city’s water treatment facilities, city officials said Tuesday. Manitou Springs becoming first municipal pollinator district The restrictions are less about water supply and have more to do with “elevated sediment and…
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El Paso County redistricters view proposed maps as residents push to prevent racial, community divisions
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The El Paso County Redistricting Commission convened for its second meeting Wednesday and fielded residents’ questions concerning divided communities of color and other areas of interest. The meeting, held at Mountain View Academy in District 2, was the second of five meetings, each to be held in a current commissioner district. The redistricting commission, consisting…
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Residents raise gerrymandering concerns as El Paso County Redistricting Commission convenes
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The El Paso County Redistricting Commission launched its public input process Monday night during a contentious first redistricting meeting, where residents and commissioners rallied concern over the importance of certain communities of interest, including military bases and communities of color in southeast Colorado Springs. The meeting, held in Monument in District 1, was the first…
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A decade later, mitigation against new Black Forest inferno remains incomplete
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As fire erupted in a densely wooded bedroom community northeast of Colorado Springs on June 11, 2013, Laura Lollar was driving home from a working lunch where the lead communications officer for the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire talked about handling unexpected challenges. The coincidence for Lollar, of seeing fire in the treetops lining Shoup Road…
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El Paso County begins discussions over possible $2 billion boost to power grid infrastructure
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The El Paso County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard introductory plans for a portion of the statewide Colorado Power Pathway project, a nearly $2 billion stretch of transmission lines meant to bolster the reliability of the state’s power grid, that could cut through the plains east of Colorado Springs. During a work session following…
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Wayne Williams: what’s next after Colorado Springs mayoral defeat?
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After a nearly uninterrupted career as an elected politician dating back to 2002, Wayne Williams’ bid for the Colorado Springs mayorship fell short in decisive defeat Tuesday. Unofficial results released by the City Clerk’s Office at 8:40 p.m. showed opponent Yemi Mobolade had about 57.5% of the vote, ahead of Williams in the race, who…
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El Paso County Redistricting Commission weighs voter competitiveness, announces future public meeting dates
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A map provided by El Paso County shows commissioner districts with suggested population changes necessary to make each future district as equal as possible.Courtesy of El Paso County The El Paso County Redistricting Commission convened for its introductory meeting earlier this week, launching the process of redrawing commissioner districts for the first time since 2017.…
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Push for EV fleet falls short in El Paso County amid concern over infrastructure, child labor conditions
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A resolution to electrify a portion of El Paso County’s vehicle fleet narrowly failed Tuesday amid the Board of County Commissioners weighing a need for future electric capabilities with concerns over insufficient infrastructure and controversial child labor conditions abroad. County Commissioners voted 3-2 to block the intergovernmental agreement between the county’s Department of Public Works…
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ACLU appeals ruling over Teller County sheriff, ICE agreement
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Less than two months after a district judge ruled in favor of Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell in a lawsuit protesting his enforcement of federal immigration law, the case is headed back to the Colorado Court of Appeals. The case has been revived after the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on Thursday filed to…
