Candid observations about candidates for city council in the April 1 Colorado Springs election are shared by former city councilors Jill Gaebler and Jan Martin, with hosts Al Brody and Dave Gardner. Local voters will be making critical decisions about 6 of our 9 council positions. The city mailed ballots over a week ago. Marked ballots must be received by the city prior to 7 p.m. on April 1.We also tap Jill and Jan’s knowledge and experience on a number of other topics.Jan is currently chair of the Garden of the Gods Foundation, and president of Pikes Peak Waterways. Jill is currently executive director of Pikes Peak Housing Network. Al and Dave both previously ran for city council.Discussed or Mentioned:Colorado Springs City Council Candidates – April 1, 2025 ElectionVoter Information: coloradosprings.gov/electionCandidate Forums hosted by League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region (and co-sponsored by Studio 809 Podcasts - https://lwvppr.orgThe wisdom or folly of our strong-mayor form of governmentSouthern Delivery System (the city’s water supply)Banning-Lewis RanchAnnexations – Amara, Karman Line, Banning-Lewis RanchNorth Nevada Revitalization study by Urban Land Institute - https://www.yahoo.com/news/recommendations-nevada-ave-improvements-made-014453694.htmlNavajo Hogan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_HoganRoman Villa - https://romanvillaonline.weebly.com/University Village - https://www.uvcshopping.com/COSCreek Plan - https://coscreekplan.org/ Pikes Peak Waterways - https://ppwaterways.org/COS Creek Plan: Dramatic Changes for Monument and Fountain Creeks – episode of Peak Environment - https://studio809podcasts.com/cos-creek-plan/Pikes Peak Housing Network - https://pphousingnetwork.org/2024 State of Housing Report - https://pphousingnetwork.org/2024-PPHN-State-of-Housing-Report-1.pdfGarden of the Gods Foundation - https://gardenofgods.com/foundation/Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - https://www.cspm.org/Palmer Park - https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/trails/palmer-park/Spacious Skies (ppcf) - https://www.ourspaciousskies.org/Peak CitiesLoving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts,...

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