Ballots for the 2023 mayoral run-off election will be mailed to registered voters in Colorado Springs on Monday, April 24. City Charter dictates a run-off election between the two mayoral candidates who received the most votes on April 4. Voters will choose between Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade. All ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on election day, May 16, 2023. 

It’s Earth Month and there are several ways to get involved and celebrate in Colorado Springs on Saturday, April 22. Free community events are taking place at the Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Garden of the Gods Park, and Meadows Park Community Center.

Michelle Talarico, David Leinweber, Lynette Crow-Iverson, and Brian Risley were sworn in as City Councilmembers on April 18. After the ceremony, the new council elected Randy Helms as Council President and Lynette Crow-Iverson as President Pro Tem.

To create a more convenient and functional parking area, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department is improving the Mt. Cutler Trailhead parking lot.  Improvements include asphalt paving in addition to adding curb and gutter, striping and defined parking spaces. This project will increase parking efficiency and reduce erosion. The current lot is temporarily closed during construction.

The Keep It Clean COS initiative is on a mission to make Olympic City USA one of the cleanest and most visually attractive metro areas. There are countless ways residents can participate, from reporting trash or graffiti via the GoCOS! app, coordinating a neighborhood clean-up or joining a volunteer group that works to keep Colorado Springs clean. Many City departments are involved in the program, from public works to parks to neighborhood services to stormwater management and more. 

The City of Colorado Springs awarded almost $800,000 in digital equity grants to seven non-profits in Colorado Springs to help bridge the digital divide in the community. The non-profits will use the funds to help provide programs and services to create greater digital equity for historically underserved communities across the city. The City’s Office of Innovation oversaw the distribution of the grants from the City’s allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act.