City Council to allow library design resolution to stand
City Council passed Resolution 1521 on Nov. 2, 2021, approving RATIO Design’s conceptual design for the planned expansion and renovation…
City plans celebration for 150th anniversary, approves MACH grants
As noted by historian Bettie Marie Davis in her book “The Springs of Manitou,” 1872 is considered to be the…
Council to consider reducing parking fines, raising rates
Near the end of the City Council regular meeting of Tuesday, March 8, Mayor Pro Tem John Shada told his…
Manitou Springs City Council to re-visit library issues
Manitou Springs City Council approved Resolution 1521 on Nov. 2, 2021, directing RATIO Architects to submit final design documents and…
City Council discusses MACH, interviews Otto
Manitou Springs City Council held two meetings Tuesday, Feb. 15. One was a work session in which councilors interviewed Interim…
Council lifts mask mandate for Manitou’s public buildings
Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously to end the city’s mask mandate, effective immediately, at a special meeting Tuesday, Feb.…
Council denies Trading Post warehouse site request
Manitou Springs City Council voted 6 to 1 on Tuesday, Feb. 1, to deny a request from TAT Enterprises Inc.…
Council praises veteran planner as she nears her retirement date
Senior Planner Michelle Anthony began work as a secretary in the city’s Planning Department in June 1987 and will retire…
City to look inward for new chief of police
City Council held a work session Tuesday, Jan. 11, and decided on a path forward in hiring a permanent chief…
Council seeks citizens’ help to defeat new MJ store
The final legislative act of the outgoing City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 4, was to unanimously pass a resolution urging…
Council wraps up 2021, prepares for new year
“See you next year,” Mayor John Graham said at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, after a four-and-a-half-hour City Council meeting.…
City Council passes pay increase, approves 2022 budget
Despite postponing a two-hour parking and mobility report until next week, City Council’s regular meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 7, lasted…
Council discusses budget, citizen difficulties with contacting staff
Manitou Springs City Council had a single item on its agenda for the work session of Tuesday, Nov. 30. That…
City Council to discuss property development moratorium ordinance
Councilor Julie Wolfe requested an emergency ordinance and emergency City Council meeting during the Oct. 26 joint meeting with the…
City Council hears budget requests from boards and commissions
Manitou Springs City Council met in a work session Tuesday, Nov. 9, to hear budget requests from the city’s nine…
City Council approves new library design concept
Eric Grebliunas from Ratio Architects of Denver presented the firm’s detailed conceptual design of the expanded and renovated Carnegie Library…
Council weighs request for third marijuana outlet
On Aug. 20, Judy Morgan, Manitou Springs city clerk, received a petition asking to allow a third medicinal and recreational…
Quality of life gets high marks in city survey
The city of Manitou Springs conducted a survey in late April and early May to gather feedback on the quality…
City Council approves fire department training facility with conditions
City Council approved the Manitou Springs Fire Department’s controversial and long-standing request for a training facility at its regular meeting…
City Council revises mask guidelines for schools
Manitou Springs District 14 Superintendent Elizabeth Domangue and school board member and former City Councilor Gary Smith asked City Council…