Author: Barbara Cotter
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CITY ELECTION: Utilities governance issue divides District 2
This is the third a series of stories about the April 2 Colorado Springs municipal election. The Colorado Springs City Council District 2 contest essentially went from a three-person field to two last week when candidate Bill Murray abruptly announced he was endorsing opponent Joel Miller to better the odds of unseating well-financed incumbent Angela…
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Bigger paychecks possible for police officers, firefighters
City employees could receive fatter paychecks under a compensation proposal that the Colorado Springs City Council will consider over the next few weeks. The proposal, the result of a Total Compensation and Classification Study launched last year, would first address pay for about 1,100 noncivilian, or sworn, employees of the Police and Fire departments, with…
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District 2 candidate sacrifices race to prevent Dougan’s re-election
Whatever you do, don’t vote for Bill Murray in the Colorado Springs City Council District 2 race. That’s not an editorial statement, but a request from the man himself. On Thursday, Murray said he’s throwing his support behind Joel Miller to avoid handing incumbent Angela Dougan an easy victory by splitting the vote in a…
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City moving forward with stormwater work
There might be uncertainty about whether Colorado Springs will sign on to participate in a regional stormwater plan, but Public Works Director Helen Migchelbrink makes it clear the city isn’t waiting to tackle some high-profile projects this year. “The (regional) study is sort of a global look, but while we’re looking at everything globally, we…
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City Council approves weapons carry in city buildings
City employees can carry concealed weapons to work as long as they have the proper permit, the Colorado Springs City Council decided Tuesday. President Pro Tem Jan Martin and President Scott Hente voted against the policy change, saying they weren’t convinced it would make city buildings safer. “I’m just not convinced that more guns in…
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City’s fire recovery nonprofit begins to wind down
So much progress has been made in rebuilding the hard-hit Mountain Shadows area that a nonprofit helping to fast-track the Waldo Canyon fire recovery will likely shut its center on Centennial Boulevard in a few months, though its work will continue through the year. Colorado Springs Together was created shortly after the fire to remove…
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Council to mull gun policy for employees
City employees may soon be able to pack heat if City Council goes along with Mayor Steve Bach’s proposal to modify the Civilian Personnel Policies and Procedures manual. Bach is expected to pitch the change in policy during Tuesday’s formal City Council meeting, which also has new marijuana laws, watering restrictions and amendments to the…
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Group to study El Paso County child deaths
Children die from many things: Abuse and neglect. Car and bicycle accidents. Drowning. Choking. Swallowing batteries. No one would suggest that a community can eliminate every child fatality, but a local group from the nonprofit, medical, judicial and government arenas hopes to at least minimize juvenile deaths by learning more about what caused them. Toward…
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Council to mull gun policy for employees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City employees may soon be able to pack heat if City Council goes along with Mayor Steve Bach’s proposal to modify the Civilian Personnel Policies and Procedures manual. Bach is expected to pitch the change…
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Memorial lease agreement has been good medicine
A lease agreement that took effect Oct. 1 has been just the medicine the Memorial Hospital system needed to revive its operations, two top executives say. But there’s a lot more work to be done — and a lot more money to be spent — to make Memorial the Southern Colorado medical powerhouse that its…