Tag: bob loevy
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Here are three of the six Colorado cities supporting strong home rule powers | Bob Loevy
Let’s take a closer look at the six Colorado cities that are suing Governor Polis and the state legislature for enacting two new laws that limit the home rule powers of cities on the Front Range of Colorado. These two new laws deny cities the power to require off-street parking for new apartment buildings. They…
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Colorado Springs will challenge state law on accessory dwelling units
The City Planning Department is drafting an accessory dwelling units (ADUs) law that works for the city and is best for the city and pays less attention to state requirements for ADUs enacted by the legislature earlier this year. According to City Planning Director Kevin Walker, the city planners had been working hard to make…
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Exercising effective leadership is hard to do | Cronin and Loevy
“One of the most universal cravings of our time is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership,” wrote one of our mentors, political scientist James MacGregor Burns. Yet, nowadays, leaders nearly everywhere are having a rough time. Syrians have tossed out their brutal dictator and are scrambling to put together provisional leadership. South Koreans have…
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Planning commission calls for one ADU per single-family lot | Cronin and Loevy
The five-hour-long meeting of the Colorado Springs City Planning Commission Wednesday went a long way toward clearing the air about accessory dwelling units in the city of Colorado Springs. Accessory dwelling units are second homes built on a lot that can be rented to other families. Most are located at the back of the lot…
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Homeowners’ associations band together to halt accessory dwelling units | Cronin and Loevy
There is a new political movement taking place in Colorado Springs and environs. Volunteer homeowners’ associations, previously content to wend their own way in city politics and serve only their own interests, are banding together to put broader political pressure on our City Council. A prime example is Westside Watch, an informal association of 20…
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Plan urges upgrades in southeast Colorado Springs | Cronin and Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 52-page plan for improving public infrastructure and facilities in southeast Colorado Springs was recently released by the city government. “Southeast Strong” is a long list of suggestions for increasing the quality of life in that important section of our town. The northern boundary of…
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Plan urges upgrades in southeast Colorado Springs | Cronin and Loevy
A 52-page plan for improving public infrastructure and facilities in southeast Colorado Springs was recently released by the city government. “Southeast Strong” is a long list of suggestions for increasing the quality of life in that important section of our town. The northern boundary of the southeast Colorado Springs area is East Fountain Boulevard, the…
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Think twice before allowing two accessory dwelling units behind every single-family home | Bob Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The many volunteer homeowner associations that surround downtown Colorado Springs are organizing to strenuously resist changes to single-family zoning being proposed by the city government. Among those associations is the Old North End Neighborhood, located between Colorado College and Penrose Hospital along North Cascade and…
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Think twice before allowing two accessory dwelling units behind every single-family home | Bob Loevy
The many volunteer homeowner associations that surround downtown Colorado Springs are organizing to strenuously resist changes to single-family zoning being proposed by the city government. Among those associations is the Old North End Neighborhood, located between Colorado College and Penrose Hospital along North Cascade and North Nevada avenues. Officers of that organization are mainly concerned…
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How Colorado regions voted: Front Range for Harris, rural counties for Trump | Cronin and Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado maintained its position as among the most Democratic Party-oriented states in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris defeated Republican candidate Donald Trump by 11 percentage points in Colorado. She won about 54%…