That item was resolution of the stormwater litigation against the city.
Three years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with several other agencies, sued the city over violations of the Clean Water Act. The suit alleged the city had failed to require developers to install stormwater runoff controls.
The agencies won a partial judgment in November 2018 in U.S. District Court. The city was facing hundreds of millions of dollars in fines, but the agencies agreed to negotiate a settlement.
âIâm pleased to say that, absent some very unforeseen circumstances, the judge will be signing off on that settlement ⦠before the first of the year,â Suthers says.
Grant from Pikes Peak United Way to provide more than 3,000 meals to restaurant workers in need
and last updated 2020-12-20 17:18:43-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â Pikes Peak United Way has awarded a grant to fund an initiative to help feed restaurant workers and support local restaurants in the Pikes Peak region.
The initiative is called Rally for Restaurant and will pay local restaurants to feed displaced restaurant workers and their immediate family members for free.
Rally for Restaurants is organized by Springs Native, with the endorsement and support of the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Colorado Restaurant Association and the Colorado Springs Bartenders Guild.
Pikes Peak United Way has funded a program to provide more than 3,000 meals to local restaurant workers whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit said Friday.
The program, called Rally for Restaurants, will pay local restaurants to prepare meals for food service workers and their families, many of whom have either been laid off or have seen drastic pay reductions in recent months.
The initiative will also give a financial boost to local restaurants, most of which have seen a significant drop in revenue since the pandemic began.
Twice a week, two selected restaurants will make 75 meals each, for a total of 300 meals per week. The program is scheduled to run for 11 weeks.
Pikes Peak United Way’s 2-1-1 help line receiving far more pandemic-related calls than holiday assistance requests
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) According to the Pikes Peak United Way, far more people are seeking help because of the COVID-19 pandemic than for Christmas gifts and other holiday needs this season.
The United Way represents a 12-county area including El Paso, Lincoln, Teller, Park, Chaffee and Alamosa counties by connecting people in need to 2,000 area agencies through the use of a 2-1-1 help line. We re receiving between 150 to 200 calls daily, said Eric Barnett, 2-1-1 director. That s a huge increase over last year. The number of calls specific to Christmas are about the same. But most of the calls are from people somehow affected by the pandemic. The biggest needs are for rent payments, utility bills and food.
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