The city election is taking place during the pandemic. Jon Lamson
This article was produced as part of a journalism class at Colorado College, taught by Corey Hutchins. The students are Amelia Allen, Esteban Candelaria, Jon Lamson, Arlo Metzger, Will Taylor, Frances Thyer and Peyton Wright.
As the race for six seats on the Colorado Springs City Council heats up, tens of thousands of dollars are already sloshing around the campaign coffers of the nearly two dozen candidates running in the April 6 elections.Â
The campaign donations show who has broad or limited support, illuminate potential coalitions among candidates who are giving to each other, and also show how much money some are willing to shell out of their own pockets to try and win a seat in city government.Â
A rendering shows a street scene in the 223-unit Mosaica apartment project that s planned by Colorado Springs developer Darsey Nicklasson, east of Circle Drive and Hancock Expressway on the city s southeast side. Mosaica has been designed with a neighborhood look and feel 48 smaller buildings with front porches and amenities that include backyard-like common areas, a neighborhood community center and a playground. COURTESY RENDERING
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