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Clean and Safe program made nearly 3,000 contacts in first year of downtown Colorado Springs outreach
The pilot version of the Clean and Safe program in downtown Colorado Springs has hit the one-year mark, marking thousands of contacts with visitors and some intransigent homeless residents. Leaders from the Downtown Partnership presented a progress report to Colorado Springs City Council on Monday morning, highlighting the benefits and limitations of the program over…
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Appeals filed to send Project Taurus decision to the Colorado Springs City Council
At least one appeal has been filed over the proposed large-scale data center in Colorado Springs, sending the final decision to the Colorado Springs City Council. The filing seeks to overturn the Planning Commission’s decision on July 23 to deny five previous appeals and allow the proposed Project Taurus data center to move forward. The…
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City Council changes ethics code in response to audits of Mobolade’s vehicle use
After two recent ethics reports looked into Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s use of his city-provided car, the Colorado Springs City Council is addressing the issue through the city’s Code of Ethics. The City Council approved new ethical rules concerning elected officials’ use of city vehicles 7-1 during its meeting Tuesday morning. Councilmember Nancy Henjum was the…
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Colorado Springs residents share their thoughts on homelessness, polarization at town hall
Around 40 Colorado Springs residents filled tables at the downtown YMCA Tuesday evening to talk about polarization and homelessness with members of the City Council. The town hall, hosted by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson, President Pro Tem Brian Risley and Councilmember David Leinweber, was moderated by a team from Braver Angels, a nonprofit that seeks…
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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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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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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 to consider car camping ban on public property earlier than expected; transparency on council a concern
The Colorado Springs City Council will hear a proposal to standardize camping bans on public property and include restrictions on vehicle camping months earlier than expected. Members had voted on Nov. 10 to postpone for six months an ordinance that would bring ordinances pertaining to illegal camping in city limits, such as near waterways and…
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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”…