Author: DANIEL CHACÓN
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Council tensions flare, F-bomb included
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tempers are flaring among City Council members over the governance of Colorado Springs Utilities and the future of the Martin Drake Power Plant downtown. Councilwoman Lisa Czelatdko dropped the F-bomb twice Friday in an email…
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Skorman criticizes decision on downtown power plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Utilities Board decision to spend millions on emissions control technology at its aging Martin Drake power plant without first studying decommissioning the downtown facility was “one of the worst decisions” ever, former City Councilman…
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Bach: Springs turning to private sector for more services
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The private sector will have an opportunity to bid on city street work, fleet maintenance and more snowplowing under an ongoing effort by the Bach administration to find cheaper ways to deliver government services. “We…
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Despite layoffs, city hasn’t stopped hiring
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six Colorado Springs city employees in the planning and traffic engineering departments were laid off 
Friday. All six were told their positions were being eliminated “due to a reduction in force” based on a reorganization…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: County opts out of forum on disabilities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County’s Emergency Services Division turned down a request to participate in an upcoming Waldo Canyon fire listening session with disabled people. It wants the Pikes Peak chapter of the American Red Cross to…
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Firm has billed Springs $157,974 in legal fees since Bach election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A law firm with close ties to Mayor Steve Bach has billed the city $157,974 in legal fees since Bach was elected last year. Hogan Lovells, an international law firm with a Colorado Springs office,…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Disabled cry foul over evacuations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People with disabilities in Colorado Springs were placed in danger and treated as an afterthought during the Waldo Canyon fire, according to a leading local disability advocate who is proposing a series of steps to…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Drills prompted city to tweak evacuation plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the city of Colorado Springs conducted three wildfire preparedness drills in hillside neighborhoods last year, the exercises exposed weaknesses in the system, including faulty phone connections and concerns over escape routes. “I hope the…
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Bach challenges chamber to add 6,000 jobs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Steve Bach challenged the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC on Thursday to create 6,000 new civilian jobs annually. Bach said in his State of the City address that the region is…
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Mayor wants Utilities to pony up for stormwater projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Steve Bach wants Colorado Springs Utilities, a billion-dollar-plus city enterprise, to cough up $12 million to $15 million next year to help pay for stormwater projects. Bach is asking the City Council, which doubles…