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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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One candidate in the race for Colorado Springs City Council District 3, Rick Gillit, has a pending $1.5 million judgment against him. This pending judgment was cited in an ad against Mr. Gillit. Gillit will appear in court a week after the April 1st city council election.
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On April 8th, Colorado Springs City Council members will reconsider their past approval of the ordinance approving the Karman Line Annexation. If they repeal the ordinance, the annexation plan will be scrapped. If they allow the ordinance to stand, the matter will go to voters. Here’s what some voters are thinking about this flagpole annexation.
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The City of Colorado Springs has officially expanded the sit-lie ordinance downtown. Will you be more likely to go downtown now?
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Sections of Tejon Street downtown are closed while the city renovates the area. If the scenery downtown is updated, will that make you want to go downtown more often?
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The Colorado Springs City Council changed how people will be allowed to build accessory dwelling units on their property.
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Federal Title 1 education funding is applied to help low-income students get an education. Here is how that federal money is applied in El Paso County.
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade conducted his March press briefing last week. Here’s the video if you’d like to watch.
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Our friends at the Colorado Springs Independent take an in-depth look at donations to Colorado Springs City Council candidates. Some candidates are having lots and lots of donor money lavished on them.
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Are you curious about who is donating how much to which city council candidate? The City of Colorado Springs has this handy, searchable website to allow you to see exactly where donations are going.
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One local citizen used the Colorado Open Records Act to learn about detailed communications within the Pikes Peak Library District. She was shocked to receive a $25 million estimate for her requested information. Yes, $25 million!
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Denver Mayor “Migrant” Mike Johnston is in the news again this week. He and his staff are deliberately using an encrypted messaging application to communicate about illegal immigrant support issues. This encrypted application automatically deletes information, which is a violation of Colorado Law. Do you think he will be held accountable for this intentional violation of state law?
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Denver City Council rejected a $3 million contract with the Salvation Army that would have provided shelter for homeless families. Members of the council cited safety concerns following deaths that occurred at a facility run by the Salvation Army.
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Colorado voters will get the opportunity to change sanctuary laws that clearly exist in reality despite the gaslighting from Governor Polis. Expect to see a measure on your November ballot.
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President Trump is disappointed in the quality of his presidential portrait at the Colorado State Capitol. He’s blaming Governor Polis. The portrait has now been removed.
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Some economists are seeing a recession on the horizon. What do you think?
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Manitou Springs City Council has approved the replacement of water meters in the city. Older meters are giving faulty readings.
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An illegal alien has been arrested for a brutal murder in Security-Widefield.
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. The Colorado Springs City Council has voted to increase natural gas rates for Colorado Springs Utilities customers. The estimated monthly bill increase will be around $7 per month.
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The Woodland Park School District is upset that the Woodland Park City Council voted to repeal its sales tax funding last month. Now, the district is claiming the city council violated open meetings laws when they met to vote on this issue.
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Your Colorado legislature is hard at work protecting criminals from the consequences of their criminal actions. This latest bill would forbid municipal governments from filing failure to appear charges against someone who fails to appear in court to answer for a previous charge. They work hard for criminals and illegal aliens. Us? Not so much.
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The legislature also wants to lower penalties for attempted murder if the actual act of murder isn’t completed as planned. If this law passes, a person could shoot a gun into a crowd of people, and only receive probation if nobody dies. Yes, they are really pursuing this.
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Assaults on Denver bus and light rail personnel are so frequent that the legislature is attempting to create a special law for assaulting a transit worker. Yes, we live this way now.
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One tire company has created a March Madness-style bracket for the worst roads in North America. Colorado is ranked number one in this competition.
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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, April 7, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council – Special Session for Land Use
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, April 8, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners Meetings
Tuesday, April 1, 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
Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 p.m.
Utilities Board of Directors
Blue River Board Room
Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower, 5th Floor
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Monday, April 7, 6:00 p.m.
Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Committee
City Hall
107 S. Nevada Avenue, Suite 200
Also, online via Microsoft Teams
Information and 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 YouTube 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 tripod 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!
Rebecca
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