City Council passed Resolution 1521 on Nov. 2, 2021, approving RATIO Design’s conceptual design for the planned expansion and renovation of the Carnegie Library building. The library, part of the Pikes Peak Library District, is temporarily housed in the Manitou Art Center. Councilor Judith Chandler had requested the previously unscheduled work session held Tuesday, March […]
As noted by historian Bettie Marie Davis in her book “The Springs of Manitou,” 1872 is considered to be the year Manitou Springs – or simply “Manitou,” as it was first called – was founded. This year marks the 150th anniversary of that date. Accordingly, the city has planned several events for this year. As […]
Near the end of the City Council regular meeting of Tuesday, March 8, Mayor Pro Tem John Shada told his colleagues that he felt the downtown overtime parking fine of $70 was “a little wild.” He noted that Denver recently raised its fine to $25 and that the fine in Colorado Springs is $20. Deputy […]
Manitou Springs City Council approved Resolution 1521 on Nov. 2, 2021, directing RATIO Architects to submit final design documents and cost estimates for expanding the Carnegie Library building at 701 Manitou Ave. According to an intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Pikes Peak Library District, PPLD will move back into the Carnegie building once […]
Manitou Springs City Council held two meetings Tuesday, Feb. 15. One was a work session in which councilors interviewed Interim Police Chief Bill Otto for the vacant chief position. A regular meeting followed this work session. The regular meeting passed a revised ordinance codifying the creation of the Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage Advisory Board […]
Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously to end the city’s mask mandate, effective immediately, at a special meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8. The city issued a press release the next day stating, in part, “We are still strongly encouraging the use of face coverings in public spaces and urging our residents and visitors to become fully […]
Manitou Springs City Council voted 6 to 1 on Tuesday, Feb. 1, to deny a request from TAT Enterprises Inc. to re-zone 306-324 Beckers Lane from residential to commercial. Mayor John Graham cast the dissenting vote. TAT hoped to build a warehouse, also containing office space, for the Garden of the Gods Trading Post and […]
Senior Planner Michelle Anthony began work as a secretary in the city’s Planning Department in June 1987 and will retire nearly 35 years later on Jan. 28. In the current absence of a planning director, she is the department’s ranking member. After accolades from City Council members Tuesday, Jan. 18, Anthony said, “You’re trying real […]
City Council held a work session Tuesday, Jan. 11, and decided on a path forward in hiring a permanent chief of police. Human Resources Director Kelly Padilla outlined three options for the city. The first option is to post notice of the vacancy internally and to hire from within. The second option is for the […]
The final legislative act of the outgoing City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 4, was to unanimously pass a resolution urging the city’s voters to vote no on a citizen-initiated modification of the ordinance regulating retail marijuana establishments. The proposed change would increase the number of stores allowed from two to three. Mayor John Graham and […]
“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. Council heard an update from the Manitou Springs Police Department, a report on the mask mandate, an update on the fire training facility and a presentation on mobility and parking. Deputy City Administrator Roy Chaney’s […]
Despite postponing a two-hour parking and mobility report until next week, City Council’s regular meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 7, lasted a little more than three hours. After a presentation from Bob Longmire of Public Sector Enterprise Consultants, Councilor John Shada introduced a motion to give all city employees a 3 percent cost of living pay […]
Manitou Springs City Council had a single item on its agenda for the work session of Tuesday, Nov. 30. That was to continue its budget discussion begun in response to Finance Director Rebecca Davis’ invitation to councilors to submit comments and questions. Several questions from Councilor Julie Wolfe remained to be discussed. City Administrator Denise […]
Councilor Julie Wolfe requested an emergency ordinance and emergency City Council meeting during the Oct. 26 joint meeting with the Planning Commission to impose a moratorium on new development until the zoning code update is complete. Wolfe was specifically concerned about development that could occur at the site of the La Fun Motel, which recently […]
Manitou Springs City Council met in a work session Tuesday, Nov. 9, to hear budget requests from the city’s nine boards and commissions, as well as from the Manitou Springs Creative District and the nonprofit Manitou Springs Arts Council. The city’s boards and commissions were created to provide advice and public input in the management […]
Eric Grebliunas from Ratio Architects of Denver presented the firm’s detailed conceptual design of the expanded and renovated Carnegie Library at the Tuesday, Nov. 2, City Council meeting. Mary Pulvermacher of the Preserve and Protect Our Carnegie Library Task Force introduced Grebliunas and called the design “functional, beautiful and accessible.” Both Pulvermacher and Grebliunas praised […]
On Aug. 20, Judy Morgan, Manitou Springs city clerk, received a petition asking to allow a third medicinal and recreational marijuana outlet in the city. On Sept. 2, Morgan notified Scott and Lise Hunt of Manitou Springs, members of a group called Committee PMF CO, that the petition had a sufficient number of signatures. The […]
The city of Manitou Springs conducted a survey in late April and early May to gather feedback on the quality of service the citizens feel they are receiving from the city and several questions on the overall quality of life in Manitou. The results were overwhelmingly positive. City Public Information Office Alex Trefry prepared the […]
City Council approved the Manitou Springs Fire Department’s controversial and long-standing request for a training facility at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Council’s action specified that J.R. Reed Constructors Inc. will provide construction administration and services to include overseeing foundation work, retaining walls and drainage work, and building the structure. An earlier proposal […]
Manitou Springs District 14 Superintendent Elizabeth Domangue and school board member and former City Councilor Gary Smith asked City Council to schedule a joint meeting of the two groups before council voted to reinstate the city’s mask mandate at its Aug. 17 regular meeting. That was not done and the mandate was reinstated, effective Aug. […]
