Author: Bob Stephens
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Long-neglected stretch gets attention at meeting
Mary Gallivan enjoyed visiting Old Colorado City and its surrounding area even when she lived west of Chicago.Now that Gallivan lives just west of Old Colorado City, she’s working to improve the neighborhood.“When we visited Colorado Springs, we’d always go to the west side,” Gallivan said. “It’s such a wonderful part of town. Now that…
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Hickenlooper: State needs more leaders from private sector
Gov. John Hickenlooper mixed humor with serious topics in a half-hour address Friday sponsored by the Colorado Springs Business Alliance at the Antlers Hilton. About 800 people were on hand to hear Hickenlooper, who focused on three topics: education, health care and getting government on the right track, largely by bringing in leaders from the…
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Commissioner Hisey voted in as new chairman
Term limits is an issue that won’t go away. The 2010 ballot issue divided the El Paso County board of commissioners, often pitting Darryl Glenn and Peggy Littleton against Sallie Clark, Dennis Hisey and Amy Lathen. All of the board’s votes don’t result in a 3-2 split, but one did Tuesday when Littleton and Glenn…
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County wants to hear stormwater task force report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County engineer Andrè Brackin has addressed stormwater issues since joining county staff in 1996. He’s not confident the problem will be solved any time soon. “This scenario plays out the same every time,”…
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County wants to hear stormwater task force report
El Paso County engineer Andrè Brackin has addressed stormwater issues since joining county staff in 1996. He’s not confident the problem will be solved any time soon. “This scenario plays out the same every time,” Brackin said Tuesday in the aftermath of a dust-up between Colorado Springs officials and stormwater task force members. “They crunch…
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Driver in fatal hit-and-run with plumbing van gets 16 years
Sounds of sobbing filled a small courtroom as members of two families on opposite sides of a sentencing case offered emotional pleas to the judge Monday. Michael Benton, who pled guilty Nov. 13 to leaving the scene of an accident involving death, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for causing the death of one…
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Interest in shooting complex continues to swell
Old and young men called. Women called. Some called twice. They all wanted to know more about the Cheyenne Mountain Shooting Complex, featured in Wednesday’s Gazette. The story ranked in the top two throughout the day in views by online readers. The complex opens Jan. 23 with an invitation-only, mid-morning ribbon-cutting ceremony (or should it be a 21-gun salute?). Congressmen…
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Commissioners put moratorium on ban of pet sales in county
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A ban on selling, trading or giving away animals on public roadsides or parking lots in unincorporated parts of El Paso County lasted just two days. El Paso County commissioners put a moratorium Thursday on…
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Commissioners put moratorium on ban of pet sales in county
A ban on selling, trading or giving away animals on public roadsides or parking lots in unincorporated parts of El Paso County lasted just two days. El Paso County commissioners put a moratorium Thursday on the ban that took effect Tuesday and agreed to address the subject again Jan. 15. Commissioner chairwoman Amy Lathen wants…
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County target shooting range nears completion
Amy Lathen could barely contain her enthusiasm Wednesday while touring the Cheyenne Mountain Shooting Complex, which opens Jan. 23. Lathen and fellow El Paso County commissioner Dennis Hisey saw the complex up close along with county administrator Jeff Greene and county support services director Imad Karaki, who has overseen the project since the idea was…