It took a bit of clarification, but City Council approved a resolution to adopt a universal fee schedule for businesses that violate city trash ordinances. During the meeting on Tuesday, July 19, members voted 6-0 to adopt the fee schedule, which will include an escalating charge per violation. Mayor Pro Tem John Shada did not […]
“I’m ready to talk trash today,” said Hannah Van Nimwegen, Manitou Springs planning director, upon taking her seat before City Council. The literal statement during City Council’s work session on Tuesday, July 12, sparked a 90-minute discussion between Van Nimwegen and councilors. As of July 13, businesses with overflowing trash bins and excessive waste near […]
Manitou Springs City Council hosted a brief regular meeting on Tuesday, June 28, at the high school while focusing on a liquor license for South Park Distilling. This week’s meeting was moved due to voting taking place at City Hall. Council voted 6-0 to not object to allowing a liquor license for South Park Distilling. The […]
Manitou Springs City Council fielded a discussion regarding findings from a pool feasibility study of the Manitou Pool & Fitness Center during its work session Tuesday, June 14. The project began March 23, when a steering committee chose Ohlson Lavoie Corp. to carry it out. The pool and fitness center, which began operating in 1970, […]
Manitou Springs residents voiced their concerns Tuesday, June 7, during a City Council regular meeting regarding a proposed ordinance addressing the city’s stance about street performers. After hearing those concerns, City Council voted 5-2 against passing a second reading on an ordinance “repealing and reenacting … Manitou Springs Municipal Code concerning sitting, lying and street […]
Manitou Springs City Council focused on the city’s open fires and burning code and received an update on Hiawatha Gardens during its special meeting Tuesday, May 24. Councilors voted 6-0 to amend Manitou Springs’ restrictions on open fires and open burning. “Outdoor smoking of any tobacco product or similar material in cigarettes, cigars or pipes […]
Manitou Springs City Council worked to get ahead of potential water shortages by approving a pair of ordinances during the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17. Councilors voted 6-1 to adopt Ordinance 1622. Ward 1 Councilor Nancy Fortuin dissented. This ordinance “gives City Council the ability to delegate the authority to declare a water shortage […]
Manitou Springs City Council discussed potential guidelines for water restrictions and other points during a near four-and-a-half-hour work session Tuesday, May 10. Councilors spent nearly an hour reviewing and discussing water usage as temperatures rise. Jeff Jones, Public Works director, and Russ Mills, Utilities superintendent, presented four tiers for potential water restrictions. Mills said the expectation […]
Manitou Springs City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday, May 3, to approve an ordinance amending the annual budget for fiscal year 2022. Council members wasted little time deciding to approve the budget and did so less than five minutes after hearing Finance Director Rebecca Davis speak about the budget. During a work session on April […]
Manitou Springs City Council members agreed during a work session on Tuesday, April 26, to postpone a decision on a shuttle purchase program with Gray Line until they can review a contract regarding the process. Dole Grebenik, Manitou Springs city engineer, hopes to provide an electric shuttle service for transportation needs such as for the […]
The words “clarification” and “clarify” flew around Memorial Hall during Manitou Springs City Council’s session on Tuesday, April 19. After more than an hour of back and forth regarding specifications for the Carnegie Library at 701 Manitou Ave., council voted 4-3 to rescind the motion Councilor Michelle Whetherhult made on April 5 and will continue […]
Potential financial backing for the Carnegie Library will have to wait until at least May 17 after Manitou Springs City Council’s split decision on Tuesday, April 5. Councilors agreed 4-3 to postpone a decision on providing money toward a $3.2 million project after a near two-hour discussion. Councilors Natalie Johnson and Nancy Fortuin, and Mayor Graham dissented. […]
