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SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION A great workplace is something to be proud of. If you work for an awesome company, nominate them! gazette.com/bestworkplaces SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION gazette.com/bestworkplaces SERVING COLORADO SPRINGS & THE PIKES PEAK REGION SINCE 1872 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 $2.00 Tax revenue recovers in May Sales and use tax reve- nue rebounded in May, declining just 3.3% from a year earlier. B1 BUSINESS INSIDE WEATHER B6 ‘Unlikely baker’ to vegan writer Springs vegan pro per- fects recipes for plant- based baked goods in new cookbook. D1 LIFE SPORTS Redskins will change name For years, columnist David Ramsey has heard the excuses for NFL team’s name, but now he celebrates. C1 87 81 71 8 a.m. Noon 4 p.m. 8 p.m. SEE KKTV METEOROLOGIST BRIAN BLEDSOE’S COMPLETE FORECAST 76 VOL. 149 • NO. 112 • COPYRIGHT © 2020 A3 LOCAL & STATE A5 NATION & WORLD A10 LOCAL HISTORY B1 BUSINESS B3 OBITUARIES C1 SPORTS D4 COMICS INDEX Funds secured for road work Construction could help secure Colorado Springs as home to U.S. Space Command. A3 LOCAL Council members opposed to voting on mandatory face coverings until health officials speak up Springs delays call on masks BY MARY SHINN [email protected] Colorado Springs City Council doesn’t expect to vote Tuesday on a measure to make masks mandatory after hearing from business represen- tatives who pushed the board to act. Several council members opposed an ordinance, saying the potential penalties — including jail time — are too strict and they have not heard from El Paso County Public Health officials. Additionally, they said an or- dinance could be difficult to enforce and they do not see a medical need for it because the number of residents dying and needing hospitalization be- cause of coronavirus remain low. “It’s not ready and certainly taking action without even hearing from the health department would be nonsen- sical,” Councilman Wayne Williams said of the proposed ordinance. Council members agreed that if health officials made a strong case for an ordinance to require masks they could quickly call a special meeting to vote on a mandate. Without it, the council expects to discuss a revised mandatory mask ordinance at its next work session in two weeks. The proposed ordinance would require residents to wear masks in any city building, public transit, including buses, taxis and ride-sharing services, any common area of an apartment building or condo, any enclosed area, including retail businesses where the public is invited and more than one household is present. The draft also states masks would be required in public indoor and outdoor area where DENVER • Legal sports betting in Colorado debuted May 1. Check out these first-month returns, and hold on to your ping- pong paddles. Of all the stats, graphs and pro- jections tossed about during the coronavirus pandemic, this one stands alone: Colorado sports bet- tors in May gambled $6.5 million on table tennis, according to the state’s Department of Revenue. Don’t paddle yourself. The sports gambling ball in Colorado just started bouncing. “I’m not sure how we’re going to get people away from table tennis to bet on the Broncos,” laughs Dan Hartman, director of the division of gaming. “But we’re going to try.” And I’m not sure whether to It’s picture perfect JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Photographer Kati Moser frames Ann Mortero’s face at Fountain Creek Ranch. Ann Mortero and her husband, John Mortero, had only selfies from their wedding day. They were among three couples chosen for free wedding photo shoots, because their larger weddings were canceled because of COVID-19. Moser, with Moments by Kati, was one of five local wedding photographers who took photos for free of the brides and grooms Sunday at the ranch east of Fountain. Story, D1 BY DEBBIE KELLEY [email protected] Colorado has joined 16 other states and the District of Co- lumbia in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a new federal di- rective that would revoke the visas of international college students who take classes entirely on- line for the fall semester. In Monday’s announce- ment about the litigation, Colorado At- torney Gen- eral Phil Weiser called the U.S. Immigration and Customs En- forcement rule issued last week an “abrupt reversal” that sends a message that is “wrong, coun- terproductive and illegal.” International students are being told to return to their home countries or not enter the U.S. for the fall semester if they are attending colleges and universities that resume classes Colleges join suit to halt ICE directive International students may have VISA revoked No. 1 sport Coloradans bet on ... pingpong BY SETH BOSTER [email protected] A mountain hamlet west of Colora- do Springs has been steadily trans- forming into a hiking paradise, but that is now a destiny in question. Green Mountain Falls Mayor Jane Newberry told The Gazette the Board of Trustees could vote next Tuesday “to close all trails and trailheads in the Town due to COVID-19 health concerns,” as the item was listed in an agenda memo. The town manag- er has recommended the move. “I don’t think anyone should panic on either side,” Newberry said. “It’s just something we need to keep discussing and keep get- ting feedback on.” On one side of the closure debate are locals whose frustrations about outsiders have mounted during the pandemic. Worries of infection have grown along with the hiking crowds. On the other side are resident advocates who have overseen the expansion of a 20-plus-mile hiking network, with the popular Cata- mount Trail as its centerpiece. Those advocates include Rocco Blasi. “To many residents I’ve talked to, (the coronavirus) seems like a thinly-veiled excuse to prompt trail Trail closures considered for hiking paradise near Springs COVID & schools Resurgence of the virus ignites fierce debate about whether to reopen schools. A2 Schools require masks El Paso County school district will require masks during upcoming school year. 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SERVING COLORADO SPRINGS & THE PIKES PEAK REGION SINCE 1872 TuESDAy, JuLy 14, 2020 $2.00
Tax revenue recovers in MaySales and use tax reve-nue rebounded in May, declining just 3.3% from a year earlier. B1
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‘Unlikely baker’ to vegan writerSprings vegan pro per-fects recipes for plant-based baked goods in new cookbook. D1
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Redskins will change nameFor years, columnist David Ramsey has heard the excuses for NFL team’s name, but now he celebrates. C1
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Funds secured for road workConstruction could help secure Colorado Springs as home to U.S. Space Command. A3
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Council members opposed to voting on mandatory face coverings until health officials speak up
Springs delays call on masksBY MARY SHINN
Colorado Springs City Council doesn’t expect to vote Tuesday on a measure to make masks mandatory after hearing from business represen-tatives who pushed the board to act.
Several council members opposed an ordinance, saying the potential penalties — including jail time — are too strict and they have not heard from El Paso County Public Health
officials. Additionally, they said an or-dinance could be difficult to enforce and they do not see a medical need for it because the number of residents dying and needing hospitalization be-cause of coronavirus remain low.
“It’s not ready and certainly taking action without even hearing from the health department would be nonsen-sical,” Councilman Wayne Williams said of the proposed ordinance.
Council members agreed that if
health officials made a strong case for an ordinance to require masks they could quickly call a special meeting to vote on a mandate. Without it, the council expects to discuss a revised mandatory mask ordinance at its next work session in two weeks.
The proposed ordinance would
require residents to wear masks in any city building, public transit, including buses, taxis and ride-sharing services, any common area of an apartment building or condo, any enclosed area, including retail businesses where the public is invited and more than one household is present. The draft also states masks would be required in public indoor and outdoor area where
DENVER • Legal sports betting in Colorado debuted May 1.
Check out these first-month returns, and hold on to your ping-pong paddles.
Of all the stats, graphs and pro-jections tossed about during the coronavirus pandemic, this one stands alone: Colorado sports bet-tors in May gambled $6.5 million on table tennis, according to the state’s Department of Revenue.
Don’t paddle yourself. The sports gambling ball in Colorado just started bouncing.
“I’m not sure how we’re going to get people away from table tennis
to bet on the Broncos,” laughs Dan Hartman, director of the division of gaming. “But we’re going to try.”
And I’m not sure whether to
It’s picture perfect
JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE
Photographer Kati Moser frames Ann Mortero’s face at Fountain Creek Ranch. Ann Mortero and her husband, John Mortero, had only selfies from their wedding day. They were among three couples chosen for free wedding photo shoots, because their larger weddings were canceled because of COVID-19. Moser, with Moments by Kati, was one of five local wedding photographers who took photos for free of the brides and grooms Sunday at the ranch east of Fountain. Story, D1
BY DEBBIE [email protected]
Colorado has joined 16 other states and the District of Co-lumbia in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a new federal di-rective that would revoke the visas of international college
students who take classes entirely on-line for the fall semester.
In Monday’s a n n o u n c e -ment about the litigation, Colorado At-torney Gen-
eral Phil Weiser called the U.S. Immigration and Customs En-forcement rule issued last week an “abrupt reversal” that sends a message that is “wrong, coun-terproductive and illegal.”
International students are being told to return to their home countries or not enter the U.S. for the fall semester if they are attending colleges and universities that resume classes
Colleges join suit to halt ICE directiveInternational students may have VISA revoked
No. 1 sport Coloradans bet on ... pingpong
BY SETH [email protected]
A mountain hamlet west of Colora-do Springs has been steadily trans-forming into a hiking paradise, but that is now a destiny in question.
Green Mountain Falls Mayor Jane Newberry told The Gazette the Board of Trustees could vote next Tuesday “to close all trails and trailheads in the Town due to COVID-19 health concerns,” as the item was listed in an agenda memo. The town manag-er has recommended the move.
“I don’t think anyone should panic on either side,” Newberry said. “It’s just something we need to keep discussing and keep get-
ting feedback on.”On one side of the closure debate
are locals whose frustrations about outsiders have mounted during the pandemic. Worries of infection have grown along with the hiking crowds.
On the other side are resident advocates who have overseen the expansion of a 20-plus-mile hiking network, with the popular Cata-mount Trail as its centerpiece.
Those advocates include Rocco Blasi.
“To many residents I’ve talked to, (the coronavirus) seems like a thinly-veiled excuse to prompt trail
Trail closures considered for hiking paradise near Springs
COVID & schoolsResurgence of the virus ignites fierce debate about whether to reopen schools. A2
Schools require masksEl Paso County school district will require masks during upcoming school year. A7
SEE TRAILS • PAGE 7
SEE STUDENTS • PAGE 7
SEE MASKS • PAGE 7
PAUL [email protected]/636-0140
COMMENTARY
SEE GAMBLING • PAGE 7
