Courtesy of the city of Manitou Springs In 2019, Manitou Springs passed a tree-planting resolution and, in 2020, earned Tree City USA status. Since then, the city, the Manitou Springs Climate Action Work Group and many volunteers planted 150 trees in our many parks, the Crystal Valley Cemetery and other public spaces. We initially planted […]
By Rhonda Van Pelt The Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage program receives funds from a three-tenths of 1 percent increase in the city’s use and sales tax rates. Manitou Springs voters approved the measure, which earmarks 66 percent of the funds for facility improvements and operations at the Carnegie Library building, Manitou Art Center, Manitou […]
By Denise Howell, City Administrator Dear Manitou Springs residents, I am pleased to inform you that the first quarter of 2021 has been as successful and productive as ever before. All departments continue to work tirelessly to improve Manitou for our residents, businesses and visitors. Our Public Works Department employees excelled at their day-to-day tasks […]
In 2020, the Creative District saw not only new leadership, we also saw new opportunities to lead the community’s economic recovery efforts. We announced a new executive director, Becca Sickbert, in May, and added three board members: Laura Neumann, a local mobility advocate and community leader behind projects like City for Champions; Joye Cook-Levy, director […]
