local government
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Denver City Council to consider Axon ALPR camera contract
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Denver’s regular meeting of the City Council moves to Tuesday as most city offices will be closed Monday in observance of Sí Se Puede Day. On the agenda, the clock is ticking on a delayed contract for automated license plate reading cameras. The 12-month, $150,000 agreement with Axon would deliver approximately 50 new cameras, replacing…
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Denver area smoke blowing in from Nebraska fires
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The Denver area became enveloped in a thick haze Thursday afternoon as smoke blew in from fires to the east, the National Weather Service said. Originating from the Ashby and Minor fires in the Sandhills of Nebraska, the smoke began moving southwest across Colorado Thursday morning, NWS officials said on its website. The smoke entered…
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Veo e-scooter contract hits a bump with Denver City Council
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Veo, a Santa Monica-based e-scooter and bike operator hoping to enter the Denver market, hit a bump as members of a Denver City Council committee balked at advancing its deal without first reviewing the contract. The proposed three-year contract would replace the current operators, Lime and Bird, with a single company, Veoride Inc. The decision…
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Major downtown Denver office conversion gets $63M from DDDA
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The Denver Downtown Development Authority approved $63 million on Wednesday for the ambitious plan from a developer to convert two office towers into what it calls a “vertical village.” The project, dubbed High Fidelity Plaza from The Luzzatto Co., would take the two buildings at 621 and 633 17th St. and turn them into 700…
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Two specialized Colorado Springs police teams unite to address homelessness
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Two specialized units within the Colorado Springs Police Department, which for years have been patrolling concentrated areas of the city for issues pertaining to homelessness, have merged and been re-tasked, according to Lt. Ryan Tepley, who oversees the new Peak Station Unit. The Homeless Outreach Team and the Downtown Area Response Team were combined on Feb. 1, he said. The resulting…
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Crews swiftly contain 600-acre wildfire in Huerfano County
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Crews quickly dealt with a 600-acre wildfire that broke out near Turkey Ridge Ranch in Huerfano County on Wednesday. Dubbed by officials as the “Turkey fire,” the Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office was alerted about the blaze at 2:22 p.m., according to a statement from the office. Crews were deployed to the area of Country Road…
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Castle Pines places 120-day stay on annexation requests
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A controversial annexation request was withdrawn after the Castle Pines City Council directed staff to develop an annexation policy and placed a 120-day stay on future requests. “We need to take time with this, we need to make sure we get this right,” Councilmember Nate Winegar said. “And make sure that all voices are heard…
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First-ever citywide tenants union for renters’ rights forming in Colorado Springs
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After tenants made progress in getting their concerns about living conditions and policies addressed by overseers of their federally subsidized apartment complexes, a citywide union for tenants of public and private rental housing is launching in a few days. Colorado Springs Tenants will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at First Congregational Church,…
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3 arrested after money laundering, motor vehicle theft investigation in Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs police arrested three people during the execution of an arrest warrant related to accusations of money laundering, motor vehicle theft, identity theft and burglary on Tuesday, according to a blotter entry by police. Carl Goodwin and two others were taken into custody near Dublin Boulevard and Rangewood Drive and police allegedly recovered a…
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Penrose residents criticize communication on 24 fire as crews reach some containment
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PENROSE — Macy May has anxiously slept half awake at night in her rural Penrose home as she awaited a pre-evacuation warning to possibly be upgraded to an evacuation order for the 24 fire that began on Wednesday. She and her four children, ages 7 to 15, live with their three dogs and 40 birds,…