An artistâs rendering of the Advanced Technologies Campus to be built southeast of Colorado Springs Airport Courtesy Colorado Springs Utilities
Ready for a paradigm shift? Not since the invention of the horseless carriage and the electric light bulb have Americans faced such radical changes in how they travel or power their homes. In years to come, skyrocketing gasoline prices could pressure citizens to either buy electric cars or use public transportation.
The migration away from fossil fuels to renewables also will mandate new ways to deliver power to customers, including setting up âmicrogridsâ of neighborhoods â areas of the city that would be largely isolated from the chief network and protected against outages caused by a major storm or some other event.
Ready for a paradigm shift? Not since the invention of the horseless carriage and the electric light bulb have Americans faced such radical changes in how they travel or power their homes.
In years to come, skyrocketing gasoline prices could pressure citizens to either buy electric cars or use public transportation.
The migration away from fossil fuels to renewables also will mandate new ways to deliver power to customers, including setting up âmicrogridsâ of neighborhoods â areas of the city that would be largely isolated from the chief network and protected against outages caused by a major storm or some other event.
According to the settlement, the city paid Dopplick a total of $108,295.21, with severance of $89,955.65, $10,771.40 in lieu of a contribution to Dopplick’s retirement account and COBRA-related expenses of $7,586.16.
While the settlement still did not provide specific details surrounding Dopplick’s resignation, it does state the city will conduct an investigation into allegations made by Dopplick relating to her working conditions and employment with the city, as well as the working conditions of other female officers employed by the city. The settlement also states Dopplick will cooperate with such investigations.
In a news release from the city after Pilot & Today’s first CORA request, Dopplick said she hopes the city continues its efforts toward diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Discussion over Glenwood City Council’s Colorado Open Records Act policies will be continued in a city council work session later into the summer.
City staff and council members want to meet in-person with members of the local news media including the Post Independent, KDNK and more to dig into their concerns over the city’s proposed policy to log all CORA requests which would be made available to the public to view on the city’s website. Anyone can make a public record request, including corporations or individuals of the general public.
CORA provides that all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except records otherwise exempt by law or deemed not in the interest of the public.