Bill aimed at making open enrollment easier for incoming military families
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Point: Candace Woods
$6,250. That’s the yearly stipend bestowed upon the people who decide how our city should function. That’s right. Colorado Springs City Council members are paid only $6,250 for developing policy that guides our city’s growth and serving as the board for our publicly owned utilities. By contrast, El Paso County commissioners make upwards of $100,000 a year for similar work, in the same community, with the same cost of living. Why would we continue to allow this devaluing of the people who broker deals with Scheel’s and Amazon, who decide how our utilities will grapple with climate change, who develop the strategic plans that guide our city’s growth?
The decision to scale back the amount of parkland developers must dedicate to the city might be reshaped by the next city council, which will be seated following the April 6 city election.
Given that six of nine spots will be decided by the election, a new council may set aside that decision, which lowered required acreage from 7.5 acres per 1,000 residents in a new development to 5.5 acres.
On Feb. 9, Councilors Jill Gaebler, Dave Geislinger, Mike OâMalley, Tom Strand and Wayne Williams voted to scale back dedicated parkland. Yolanda Avila, Don Knight, Bill Murray and Richard Skorman voted against.
But Gaebler is term-limited and will be replaced, and Geislinger and OâMalley, two other âyesâ votes, face opposition in their races. (OâMalley was appointed to fill an unexpired term in January.)Â