Tag: city government
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Proposed newest member of Pikes Peak Library Board renews debate about application process
There has been little debate about naming Austin Jurgensmeyer as the next member of the Pikes Peak Library District board, but some questions linger about the new application process. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved the appointment during its meeting Tuesday. The city and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners are the joint…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves the city’s 2026 budget
The Colorado Springs City Council made the final vote Tuesday to approve the city’s 2026 budget. The approved, balanced budget outlines $907 million in funding for Colorado Springs, a decline from the city’s current budget of $941 million. The budget was approved 7-2, with the opposing votes cast by Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson and President…
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Group opposing police brutality not allowed to use community rooms at Colorado Springs fire stations
Two times since the beginning of September, the Colorado Springs Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression requested to hold a meeting in the community room of a Colorado Springs fire station. Both times the organization was denied. The email denial the group received in October from Colorado Springs Fire Department staff said that the proposed…
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Civic leaders get hands-on with Colorado Springs government through Mayor’s Fellowship
Colorado Springs is wrapping up work with a group of highly-connected residents through the Mayor’s Fellowship program and accepting applications for the 2026 class. The program is aimed at professionals who already have some familiarity with city business but want to get more experience. During the yearlong program, 24 fellows meet with leaders from many…
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Colorado Springs seeks partners for future uses of Meadows Park Community Center
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors on Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the doors with new operators. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Meadows Park Community Center will close Friday. City is looking for partners that could help reopen it
Meadows Park Community Center will close its doors Friday, but efforts are underway to find options that might help Colorado Springs reopen the center. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced in September that Meadows Park would close, one of the biggest casualties of the city’s $31 million budget shortfall. City officials chose to close it because they…
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Mayor Mobolade speaks about city budget crunch, homelessness and goals for a future second term
More than halfway through his first four-year term in office, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade landed on a driving idea for his goals with the city: partnership. In an interview Wednesday afternoon following up on his recent State of the City speech, Mobolade repeatedly drove home the value of collaboration. He said the city’s libertarian…
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Review commissioned by amphitheater neighbors raises issues with sound monitors
A peer-reviewed study paid for by a group of Colorado Springs residents backed up several of the issues neighbors have raised with sound levels coming from concerts at Ford Amphitheater. The report was completed July 8 by Dudek Engineering, a California-based engineering firm that specializes in acoustic and noise-control consultations. The Dudek review looked through…