To the editor, As a former lifetime Republican, I am reminded once again why I left the once noble party — because of its possible U.S. Senate nomination of people like State Rep. Ron Hanks. Mr. Hanks was an active participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and takes pride in sowing the seeds of […]
To the editor: On Tuesday, March 15, Manitou Springs City Council, by a vote of 6 to zero, denied a request to take approximately 6 acres out of the Keithley Log Cabin Historic Preservation District. The land in question is about two-thirds of what is known as the McLaughlin Lodge/Cheyenne Village area at 183 Crystal […]
To the editor: While many in our community celebrated the reopening of the Cog Railway last summer, I don’t know how many of us are aware of the 50-year agreement that The Broadmoor negotiated before committing to rebuild. In their first year of operation since reopening, the city returned over $500,000 in tax revenue that […]
To the editor: I’d like to express my deep appreciation to Rob Danin and the Preserve and Renew Our Carnegie Library Task Force. Thank you so much for all the hours of research, planning, meetings, reporting and other elements to provide a plan for the renovation and improvement of our library. I can’t imagine the […]
To the editor: Regarding the article about reducing parking fines, I would like to point out that when my street (Duclo Avenue) first went to the residential parking program, I was regularly having conversations with people who were ignoring the no-parking signs. Why? Because they felt that the $35 fine was no big deal. They […]
I am proud of City Council and the citizens of Manitou Springs because they have the vision and commitment to create a dynamic Carnegie Library, which will serve future generations as a public place for community connections and learning. We did it right. By taking the extra time to re-think the Carnegie Library, we could […]
To the editor: I sat through the regular City Council meeting of March 1, 2022, and heard a councilor request to change her vote on a previous resolution relating to the library building expansion design. The March 3 Bulletin article addresses what the councilor called “rumored censorship” from a Pikes Peak Library District director. Council […]
Heartfelt thanks to those who nominated us and voted for us as Manitou Carnivale king and queen. Thanks to family and friends who came out to support us. Also, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and all the sponsors for supporting the event, all the members of our court and all those who participated in […]
Dear Mayor John Graham and City Council: Scott Harvey, engineer and member of the Climate Action Work Group, has just unearthed the incredible, visionary plan known as the MS Forward created in 2012. Much to my horror and dismay, several key components are not included in the current Plan Manitou. This would include the inclusion […]
“Pikes Peak” is perhaps America’s most famous mountain. However, I wonder how many people know its name is based on a lie? Zebulon Pike never climbed the eponymous peak. Instead, he climbed a nearby peak, Mount Rosa, and cast a frustrated gaze on the mountain that now bears his name. Unfortunately, numerous authors (ignorant of […]
To the editor: I have started a petition at change.org titled “Don’t Take Manitou’s Money” because I am concerned that great harm will be done to the people of Manitou Springs if recreational marijuana is sold in Colorado Springs. The purpose of this petition is to raise public awareness. I believe that if people in […]
To the editor: The “discovery” and subsequent naming of our beloved mountain has been extensively discussed and documented. It is important that we all now consider the significance of the mountain as pertains to the Ute People. I offer the following information after discussion with a knowledgeable and deeply contemplative Native American I am blessed […]
To the Trails and Open Space Coalition: Let’s not fall into the trap of the name-changing, statue-destroying idiots. Pikes Peak is the name of “America’s Mountain.” If we were to change the name to Tava Mountain, we should also change the name of “America” to Ute, Apache, Cherokee, Hopi and on and on … Land. […]
To the Manitou Springs community: We place a great deal of importance on financial transparency, and just this year, launched an interactive and online budget book to make our budget easier to understand and view. You can view the 2022 original budget here: bit.ly/MS2022Budget. The city provides monthly and annual reporting on all of our […]
To the editor: City Council will be asked to vote on the rezoning request at the Trading Post at its Feb. 1 meeting. Please attend in person, asking people to write a note to City Council expressing their opinion of the zoning request and subsequent warehouse that is proposed to be built at one of […]
To the editor: Upwards of 75 percent of the voters, me included, opposed the recent ballot question about adding a third marijuana store in town. I hope that City Council will view this election result as a rebuke of one proprietor undertaking an initiative to allow a third store in a narrow section of town […]
To the editor: What if City Council decided to use the additional 4 percent marijuana tax to replace the current funding mechanism for the water/sewer enterprise and the stormwater enterprise? Water and sewer base fees and the stormwater drainage fee could be removed from residents’ bills every month (upwards of $50 per month on my […]
There is no material benefit and a huge cost for Manitou Springs in voting for the marijuana ballot initiative. The proponents (Epic Remedy and PMF Co.) have colluded in a sophisticated stealth attack on our community for their self-serving interest. Nowhere is this more evident than in their Dec. 24 flier content and mid-holiday timing, […]
To the editor: I found Scott Hunt’s letter in last week’s Bulletin to be misleading at best. Let’s go through the points one by one: 1. “What types of spending are being hidden from you?” The answer is none. Detailed public budget meetings are held in the fourth quarter each year as part of the […]
To the editor: This is in response to Mr. Hunt’s letter from the Jan. 6 Pikes Peak Bulletin. In Mr. Hunt’s letter, the main argument he gives for voting yes to the ballot initiative is that it will create transparency within the city of Manitou Springs so that we can see where the sales revenue […]
