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Here are some of the stories we are following this week. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news.
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The City of Colorado Springs has a new mayor, and he’s not a career politician. Yemi Mobolade defeated Wayne Williams, and is our new mayor. Was his election more about electing him for his leadership skills, or about not electing Wayne Williams, who had strong connections with big developers in the city?
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The Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election garnered media attention from Denver news outlets, as well as national news. The media, in their relentless and cynical focus on race, wants us all to know that Mayor Mobolade is a black man. We know. We can see that. We’re also sure we speak for the majority of voters when we say, who really cares about his skin color? We suspect there’s much more to him than his skin pigmentation, or his gender, despite the media’s main focus on such things. We wish him the best of luck in his new position.
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Much ado is also being made in the media about Mayor Mobolade not being a republican. Republicans have held significant power in Colorado Springs for 45 years, and Mayor Mobolade, an independent, has changed that. Is this the enormous transformation for Colorado Springs that those in the media hope it is, or are voters in Colorado Springs tired of seeing municipal politicians being the handmaidens of big-money developers, and viewing taxpayers as their personal ATM?
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Colorado Springs mayoral candidates raked in big dollar donations for their respective races. Clearly, a lot was on the line for a lot of people.
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This week in news that will shock no one, the test for methamphetamine in the Downtown Metropolitan District bus terminal in Colorado Springs came back positive. The lobby and restrooms will be closed until further notice for cleanup operations. Have we reached ridiculous yet?
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The El Paso County Commissioners are suing the State of Colorado over a bill that allows county employees to unionize. The Commissioners claim that this unfunded mandate from the state is a violation of their sovereignty. Democrats in state government, however, want that river of sweet, sweet public union money from taxpayers.
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Proposition FF, which voters approved in 2022, will provide taxpayer-funded lunches for all children in public schools. Nearly all public schools have opted into this program. Expect this program to expand over the years. It’s “for the children.”
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Colorado Springs has dropped in ranking of overall best places to live. In 2022-2023, Colorado Springs ranked second. We are now number 9. Paging Mayor Mobolade. There’s much work to be done.
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Here are some upcoming meetings in the area. We hope you can attend one or more!
If there are other public meetings you’d like to see announced here, please drop us a line. We are happy to include them in an upcoming newsletter. These might be government-related, candidate, or elected official meetings. Thanks!
Colorado Springs City Council Meetings
Monday, May 22, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, May 23, 10:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, May 23, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, June 6, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors
No meetings currently posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Wednesday, June 14
Living With Wildfire Townhall Cedar Heights, Garden of the Gods/Pleasant Valley, Holland Park, Kissing Camels, Mesa, Mesa Springs, Mountain Shadows, Peregrine, Pinecliff
Colorado Springs Masonic Center
1150 Panorama Drive
Agenda
View the full Colorado Springs City Council meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings. Please also follow CSU on social media at their Facebook Page and on Twitter.
Don't forget to subscribe to our You Tube Channel. Since most of the City and County board and commission meetings are not televised or recorded, we are trying to remedy that. We now have a camera and tri-pod for volunteers to check out for future meetings.
If you have a tip about a story in the Pikes Peak region that you aren’t seeing reported, let us know. We will see what we can find out.
How to Contact City and County Officials:
City Hall
107 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs CO 80903
(719) 385-5986
Contact City Council
Mayor's Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 601
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
(719) 385-5900
Contact Mayors Office
County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Phone: (719) 520-7276
https://www.elpasoco.com/contact-us/
Thank you!
Laura and Rebecca
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