Concerns given short shrift
Now that the new Colorado Springs City Council has been sworn in, it’s time to engage in some serious reflection about the future of our city. Consider first, however, that over 73% of eligible Colorado Springs voters chose to sit out the recent election for six City Council members. We cannot afford to let apathy like that decide the future of Colorado Springs. Sadly, it may have already done so.
That’s because 5 of the six members elected have the appearance of if not an actual conflict of interest when it comes to voting on the future growth and expansion plans for our beautiful city. As detailed by Gazette reporter Mary Shinn in well-researched articles and by Ron Johnson in a letter to the editor, Randy Helms, Richard Skorman, Yolanda Avila, Mike O’Malley and Nancy Henjum had their election campaign significantly, if not totally, financed by Nor’wood, the Housing and Building Association and three other developers. Whether the newly-elect