Author: Brennen Kauffman
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Sales tax for Front Range passenger train heading to Colorado ballot in November
NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO — The Front Range Passenger Rail District board of directors voted 14-1 Friday to refer a funding measure connected to the Colorado Connector train service to the November ballot. The vote was held at the Federal Railroad Administration’s testing facility northeast of Pueblo. Immediately after the vote, board members and supporters took…
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Remembering Bill Ruskin, advocate for parks, trails and conservation in Colorado Springs
The Palmer Land Conservancy. Cleanup work at Garden of the Gods. A nationwide program for trail stewardship. All three can trace their origins back to one Colorado Springs man’s advocacy work in the 1970s. William “Bill” Ruskin, who died Aug. 9 at the age of 87, was a leader for the city’s parks planning and…
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City Council votes to dissolve Old Colorado City Downtown Development Authority
Less than two years after being approved by voters, the Colorado Springs City Council voted to dissolve the downtown development authority for Old Colorado City. The council voted 5-4 Tuesday afternoon to dissolve the authority. Councilmembers Lynette Crow-Iverson, Ken Casey, Roland Rainey, Brian Risley and Brandy Williams were the votes in favor of ending it.…
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Increases to solar net metering rates advance after widespread public concerns at City Council meeting
Rate increases for customers in Colorado Springs Utilities’ net metering solar program have moved closer to taking effect next year. The Colorado Springs City Council voted 6-2 to advance the proposed rate changes at Tuesday’s council meeting, after several hours of a public hearing where residents and solar providers voiced their concerns. The official vote…
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Two-mile expansion of Rock Island Trail begins this week
Work began this week to extend one of Colorado Springs’ major urban trails through the east side of the city. The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is improving a two-mile stretch of the Rock Island Trail, which snakes across Colorado Springs south of Constitution Avenue. The new section of trail will go through the…
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Palmer Lake Library prepares to expand hours with new ‘hybrid’ model for patrons
One of the smallest libraries in the Pikes Peak Library District will be the first to take on a new approach to expanding access. The Palmer Lake Library takes up the second floor of a small building near the center of the town, immediately above the Lucretia Vaile Museum. It has the shortest hours of…
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Palmer Lake Library prepares to expand hours with new ‘hybrid’ model for patrons
One of the smallest libraries in the Pikes Peak Library District will be the first to take on a new approach to expanding access. The Palmer Lake Library takes up the second floor of a small building near the center of the town, immediately above the Lucretia Vaile Museum. It has the shortest hours of…
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High temperatures, Energy Wise drive costs for Colorado Springs Utilities’ power to new heights
July saw Colorado Springs Utilities reach new heights for how much the city’s customers paid for water and electricity. The municipal utility received $31.9 million in revenue from residential electric power last month, according to data provided to The Gazette. July was the only month in the last four years when Utilities customers collectively paid…
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No new proposal to extend Constitution Avenue in Colorado Springs
Rumors that Colorado Springs is considering a westward extension of Constitution Avenue appear to be greatly exaggerated. A column published in Sunday’s edition of The Gazette by Bob Loevy, a former political science professor and resident of the Old North End neighborhood, said that a “city agency” revived the controversial idea of building Constitution out…
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Colorado Springs City Council sets special meeting for Project Taurus data center decision
The Colorado Springs City Council will consider the appeal for the hotly debated Project Taurus data center at a special standalone meeting on Sept. 17. In an announcement Tuesday, City Council spokesperson Michael Montgomery said the meeting will be held at the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts beginning at 9 a.m. The larger…