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, Apr 24, 2013
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Votes of confidence from Springs City Council
New members waste no time in asserting themselves.
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Utilities Board stops study of whether to sell the city's power utility.
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Elders to lead City Council
Keith King and Merv Bennett were elected to City Council's leadership posts.
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Council president: Who will it be?
Countdown to selection of a Springs City Council president.
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, Mar 13, 2013
On the failure of the oil-and-gas ordinance
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, Mar 13, 2013
Ambulance angst grips El Paso County
Springs' decision to go it alone puts former partners in potentially difficult position
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, Dec 13, 2012
City apparently plans to boot ambulance contractor
Mayor Bach now wants to boot the ambulance contractor and have firefighters take patients to the hospitals.
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Noted: A future for Schuck's group?
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, Sep 19, 2012
Meeting brings big city news
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, Sep 4, 2012
UPDATE: Schuck makes a 'power' move
Developer Steve Schuck gets involved in the debate over selling the Colorado Springs Utilities electric utility.
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, May 23, 2012
Riders' block
FREX regulars hope to foil plan that would kill bus service to Denver.
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A secret group leads the way in hashing out ideas for anticipated Memorial up-front money.
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, Mar 12, 2012
Bennett flip-flops on YMCA recusal
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, Mar 7, 2012
YMCA looks to partner on pools
YMCA and city close to deal letting the Y manage city-owned pools starting in April.
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, Feb 23, 2012
Lots to talk about
A look at what the city wants as negotiations begin on Memorial Health System.
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, Nov 22, 2011
City Council passes budget on first reading
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, Nov 3, 2011
Noted: Absent at town hall
Also: Clark gets a challenger, election mess in Manitou? Freedom sells TV stations and more.
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, Oct 28, 2011
UPDATE: Councilors skip annual citizens' meeting
by J. Adrian Stanley
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