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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 O’Malley, Tom Strand and Wayne Williams voted to scale back dedicated parkland. Yolanda Avila, Don Knight, Bill Murray and Richard Skorman vo...

Matt Zelenok — District 5, central Colorado Springs Zelenok, 34 and owner of Springs Preferred Realty, grew up in Colorado Springs and would bring a scientific background to council as a biochemistry major who founded a company that built equipment and provided research and development support to the U.S. Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories. When the contract ended he moved into real estate. Zelenok would prioritize introducing modern technology to increase traffic flow and efficiency, increasing the number of police and firefighters in town and preserving the character of neig...

They’re certainly not as sexy as presidential elections, but the truth is, local elections provide the greatest opportunity for your vote to make an impact. Instead of being one in 160 million, your voice and choice are amplified; it’s one among several thousand. The city of Colorado Springs should announce the winners of six Council seats and the outcome of one ballot issue after polls close on Election Day, April 6. Ballots will be mailed March 12, so be on the lookout.  As in the country as a whole, there are tough issues facing Colorado Springs voters and the new and veteran ...

The AASC's choices: District 2 — Councilor Dave Geislinger District 3 — Council President Richard Skorman District 4 — Councilor Yolanda Avila District 5 — Karlie Van Arnam District 6 — Mike O'Malley Four of those six also won endorsements from the About its selections, the Apartment Association said in a release: "AASC supports candidates with goals and a clear vision of how to address the many challenging issues facing Colorado Springs. Our leadership feels it is important to get the right mix of talent to continue to move our city forward." The endorsements were b...

Good Day Atlanta viewer information: March 2, 2021 By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  The two-minute video features Georgia youth discussing their superpower that makes them special. ATLANTA - Georgia youth: "Dyslexia is my Superpower!":  They say necessity is the mother of all invention. And in the case of a Facebook video getting a lot of views these days, a local mother needed to send a message. "Dyslexia's very misunderstood, and I wanted to write something that would help people understand just how brilliant our children are, just how talented and creative they are, and that they can d...