Author: Brennen Kauffman
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The YMCA’s downtown pool has been frequently closed for a month; was it about the union?
The pool at the downtown Colorado Springs YMCA has been frequently closed for nearly a month amid layoffs and accusations that the Y was undermining the facility’s workers union, an allegation that the organization denies. The closures have disrupted swim classes and irritated club members who have been going to the pool for years. The…
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Phillip Tollefson, first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, dies at age 75
Phillip Tollefson, who served as the first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, died Sept. 4 at his home in Wichita, Kan. He was 75. A cause of death was not listed in an obituary posted online by the funeral home Downing & Lahey. Utilities built two power plants during Tollefson’s tenure: the Tesla Hydroelectric Plant…
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City Council gives Old Colorado City DDA chance to make new case for staying in business
A last-minute proposal has given the Old Colorado City Downtown Development Authority a path to avoid being dissolved. The Colorado Springs City Council voted to delay the final decision on whether to dissolve the DDA until its next meeting on Sept. 22. The delay will allow for broader public comment on a resolution that would…
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City Council approves new plan to develop more than 1,100 acres of Banning Lewis Ranch neighborhoods
Roughly 1,170 acres of the undeveloped land intended for the Banning Lewis Ranch Village is closer to development after the Colorado Springs City Council approved major rezoning changes for the area. The City Council unanimously passed a fleet of ordinances and adjustments Tuesday to establish the zoning, concept plans and right-of-way changes to support two…
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Colorado Springs completing curb ramps years ahead of pace after lawsuit settlement
In the last seven years, Colorado Springs has gone from behind the curve on its sidewalk curb ramps to ahead of schedule. As part of a class-action settlement the city reached in 2019, City Hall agreed to build or replace 15,000 curb ramps by the end of 2033. City officials say they’re on pace to…
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Secretary of Energy, congressmen push for reliable power over renewable outside CSU coal power plant
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Friday that the Trump administration would continue to fight against state efforts to close coal power plants, including the Ray Nixon Power Plant outside of Colorado Springs. Wright was joined by Colorado Republican Congress members Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans for a tour of Ray Nixon, the sole…
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Secretary of Energy, congressmen push for reliable power over renewable outside CSU coal power plant
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Friday that the Trump administration would continue to fight against state efforts to close coal power plants, including the Ray Nixon Power Plant outside of Colorado Springs. Wright was joined by Colorado Republican Congress members Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans for a tour of Ray Nixon, the sole…
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Applications open for three positions on the Pikes Peak Library District Board
Three positions on the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees are open for applications. The terms for board President Aaron Salt and Vice President Erin Bents will expire at the end of the year. Julie Smyth, who served as the board secretary, stepped down at the end of May and her seat has since…
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Petitions seek to place noise restrictions, surveillance cameras and water limits on Colorado Springs ballot
Petitioners in Colorado Springs are preparing to gather signatures to place restrictions on noise levels, developments that use a large volume of water and surveillance cameras that use automatic tracking technology. The City Clerk’s office on Monday gave final approval to the titles for four petitions filed by Adriane Nau, former Councilmember Joel Miller and…
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Real-life Rosie the Riveter, look-alikes to lead Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade
Hundreds of women will be leading the In Their Honor Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs in November as a tribute to Rosie the Riveter. Parade organizers and veterans advocates announced the themed marshals during an event at Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center on Tuesday morning. The parade will be led by at least 250…