Tag: Car Camping
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LETTERS: Car camping ban; better solutions
Car camping ban At a recent Colorado Springs City Council meeting, I spoke against the proposed car camping ban ordinance. I did so not to dismiss concerns about public safety, neighborhood impact, or the rule of law. Those concerns are real and deserve attention. However, an important piece of this conversation is often overlooked: many…
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LETTERS: Where things happen; license plates
Not the room where things happen There’s a song from the musical Hamilton that keeps running through my mind. “The Room Where It Happens”is a song about a mythical meeting place where political decisions are made, deals are struck, and votes are solidified. On February 24, I spent my morning at a 3-hour City Council session. I…
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GUEST COLUMN: People living in vehicles are a diverse group
Residents of Colorado Springs consistently rank homelessness as the most significant issue facing our City. Unfortunately, a recent editorial places blame, shifts responsibility, and supports a policy that will do nothing to meaningfully address the problem – and may make it worse. Let’s start with accurate information about our City. The Gazette’s editorial supporting a…
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EDITORIAL: Yes to a car-camping ban in the Springs
It’s encouraging to see the Colorado Springs City Council restart a proposal for a much-needed ban on “car camping” in the city, as reported this week in The Gazette. The proposal would consolidate local laws and penalties against illegal camping in public places by the chronically homeless — and include a provision curbing those who…
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Postponed proposal to ban extended car camping in Colorado Springs leaves questions, confusion
When Colorado Springs City Council voted last month to temporarily back away from a proposed tough new ban on car camping on public property both sides of the contentious issue were left to question next steps. In what was considered a surprising 5-4 vote, the council postponed for six months a decision on prohibiting camping…