COLORADO GOVERNOR
GOV. JOHN HICKENLOOPER
200 E. Colfax Ave., No. 136
Denver, CO 80203
1-303-866-2885, colorado.gov/governor
U.S. SENATE
SEN. CORY GARDNER
Republican
999 18th St., Suite 1525
1-303-391-5777
gardner.senate.gov
In Washington, D.C.:
354 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
1-202-224-5941
SEN. MICHAEL BENNET
Democrat
1127 Sherman St., Suite 150
1-303-455-7600, bennet.senate.gov
In Washington, D.C.:
261 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
1-202-224-5852
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REP. DOUG LAMBORN
R-Colorado Springs
Lamborn represents Colorado's 5th Congressional District, which includes El Paso, Teller, Lake, Chaffee and Fremont counties.
1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 330
520-0055, lamborn.house.gov
In Washington, D.C.:
2402 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
1-202-225-4422
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
STATE SENATE
SD 2: KEVIN GRANTHAM
R-Cañon City
1-303-866-4877, kevin.grantham.senate@state.co.us
SD 9: KENT LAMBERT
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-4835, senatorlambert@comcast.net
SD 10: OWEN HILL
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-2737, owen.hill.senate@state.co.us
SD 11: MICHAEL MERRIFIELD
719-460-0580, michael.merrifield.senate@state.co.us
SD 12: BILL CADMAN
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-4880, bill.cadman.senate@state.co.us
STATE HOUSE
HD 14: DAN NORDBERG
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-2965, dan.nordberg.house@state.co.us
HD 15: GORDON KLINGENSCHMITT
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-5525, klingenschmitt.house@state.co.us
HD 16: JANAK JOSHI
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-2937, janak.joshi.house@state.co.us
HD 17: CATHERINE "KIT" ROUPE
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-3069, kit.roupe.house@state.co.us
HD 18: PETE LEE
D-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-2932, pete.lee.house@state.co.us
HD 19: PAUL LUNDEEN
R-Monument
1-303-866-2924, paul.lundeen.house@state.co.us
HD 20: TERRI CARVER
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-2191, terri.carver@state.co.us
HD 21: LOIS LANDGRAF
R-Fountain
1-303-866-2946, lois.landgraf.house@state.co.us
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
STEVE DURHAM
R-Colorado Springs
1-303-866-6817
EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSION
SALLIE CLARK
Clark represents District 3, which encompasses the western portion of the county and includes a section of downtown Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake Ute Pass and NORAD.
520-6413, sallieclark@elpasoco.com
DARRYL GLENN
Glenn represents District 1, which encompasses a northern portion of the county and includes Black Forest, the Air Force Academy and Briargate.
520-6411, darrylglenn@elpasoco.com
DENNIS HISEY
Hisey represents District 4, which encompasses a southeastern portion of the county, including Fort Carson, Schriever Air Force Base, Fountain, Security-Widefield and part of the Stratmoor Hills neighborhood.
520-6414, dennishisey@elpasoco.com
AMY LATHEN
Lathen represents District 2, which encompasses the northeastern part of the county, including the eastern portion along U.S. 24, Peterson Air Force Base, Falcon, Calhan and the Stetson Hills and Springs Ranch neighborhoods.
520-6412, amylathen@elpasoco.com
PEGGY LITTLETON
Littleton represents District 5, which encompasses the central part of the county, including downtown Colorado Springs, Fountain Boulevard and the area around the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
520-6415, peggylittleton@elpasoco.com
CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS
City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave.
City Administration Building, 30 S. Nevada Ave.
coloradosprings.gov MAYOR JOHN SUTHERS
385-5900, jsuthers@springsgov.com
COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
MERV BENNETT
City Council president
At-large
385-5469, mbennett@springsgov.com
LARRY BAGLEY
District 2, city's northeast quadrant
385-5493, lbagley@springsgov.com
HELEN COLLINS
District 4, city's southeast quadrant
385-5492, hcollins@springsgov.com JILL GAEBLER
Council president pro tem
District 5, city's central quadrant
385-5483, jgaebler@springsgov.com
KEITH KING
District 3, city's southwest quadrant
385-5470, kcking@springsgov.com
DON KNIGHT
District 1, city's northwest quadrant
385-5487, dknight@springsgov.com
BILL MURRAY
At-large
385-5485, bmurray@springsgov.com
ANDRES "ANDY" PICO
District 6, city's eastern quadrant
385-5491, apico@springsgov.com
TOM STRAND
At-large
385-5486, tstrand@springsgov.com
CITY OF CAÑON CITY
128 Main St.
Canon City, CO 81212
269-9011, canoncity.org MAYOR TONY GREER
tony@tonygreer.com COUNCIL MEMBERS
RON BATES, District 4
bates59@bresnan.net
ROB BROWN, District 2
rvbrown@canoncity.org
JIMMY CHARACKY JR., District 1
jjcharacky@canoncity.org
SCOTT ECKSTORM, At-large
scott.eckstrom@canoncity.org
PATRICIA FREDA, At-large
freda.patricia@gmail.com
COLBY KATCHMAR, At-large
ckatchmar@aol.com
DENNIS WIED, District 3
dennis.canoncity@gmail.com
CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK
337 E. Bennett Ave.
P.O. Box 430
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
689-2502, cripplecreekgov.com
MAYOR BRUCE BROWN
689-2396, brown316@live.com
CITY COUNCIL
MILFORD ASHWORTH
rhinomining@yahoo.com
CHRIS HAZLETT
ralfsbreakroom@hotmail.com
TERRY WAHRER
aerocrafters@msn.com
STEVE ZOELLNER
srzoellner@msn.com
CITY OF FOUNTAIN
116 S. Main St.
Fountain, CO 80817
322-2000, fountaincolorado.org
MAYOR GABRIEL ORTEGA
287-4223, gortega@fountaincolorado.org
JIM COKE, mayor pro tem
At-large
382-3812, jcoke@fountaincolorado.org
CITY COUNCIL
SAM GIECK, Ward 3
382-4730, sgieck@fountaincolorado.org
GREG LAUER, At-large
209-4327, glauer@fountaincolorado.org
PHIL THOMAS, Ward 2
502-9690, pthomas_j@hotmail.com
SHARON THOMPSON, Ward 1
200-1419, sthompson@fountaincolorado.org
PATTY ST. LOUIS, At-large
290-6320, pattystlouis37@gmail.com
CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS
606 Manitou Ave.
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
685-5481, manitouspringsgov.com
MAYOR MARC A. SNYDER
685-2555, msnyder@comsgov.com
BECKY ELDER, Ward 1
belder@comsgov.com
DONNA FORD, At-large
dford@comsgov.com
RANDY R. HODGES, At-large
rhodges@comsgov.com
NICOLE NICOLETTA, Ward 3
nnicoletta@comsgov.com
GARY SMITH, At-large
gsmith@comsgov.com
COREEN TOLL, Ward 2/mayor pro tem
ctoll@comsgov.com
CITY OF PALMER LAKE
54 Valley Crescent
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
481-2953, tara@palmer-lake.org
townofpalmerlake.com
MAYOR NIKKI McDONALD
Mayor@palmer-lake.org
PAUL BANTA, parks and recreation trustee
parks@palmer-lake.org
MITCHELL DAVIS, finance trustee
Water@Palmer-Lake.Org
BOB GRADO, police trustee
Police@Palmer-Lake.Org
RICHARD KUEHSTER, Mayor pro tem/fire trustee
fire@palmer-lake.org
JOHN RUSSELL, roads trustee
roads@palmer-lake.org
Vacant, economic development trustee
EDC@Palmer-Lake.Org
CITY OF VICTOR
500 Victor Ave., P.O. Box 86
Victor, CO 80860
689-2284, victorcolorado.com MAYOR BRYON L. HAKES
bhakes@victorco.us
COUNCIL MEMBERS
BRUCE DAVIS, Ward 1
bdavis@victorco.us
TARIA PERDEW, Ward 1
tperdew@victorco.us
VELDEAN PETRI, Ward 2
vpetri@victorco.us
MICHAEL WALLACE, Ward 2
mwallace@victorco.us
CITY OF WOODLAND PARK
220 W. South Ave.
Woodland Park, CO 80863
687-9246, city-woodlandpark.org MAYOR NEIL LEVY
nlevy@city-woodlandpark.org
CARROL HARVEY, mayor pro tem
charvey@city-woodlandpark.org COUNCIL MEMBERS
BOB CARLSEN
bcarlsen@city-woodlandpark.org
KEN MATTHEWS
kmatthews@city-woodlandpark.org
PHIL MELLA
pmella@city-woodlandpark.org
NOEL SAWYER
nsawyer@city-woodlandpark.org
JOHN SCHAFER
jschafer@city-woodlandpark.org
TOWN OF CALHAN
556 Colorado Ave.
Calhan, CO 80808
347-2586
MAYOR BRYAN EURICH
bryan.eu@calhan.co TRUSTEES
CAMERON CHAUSSEE
cameron.ch@calhan.co
JASMIN THORP
jasmin.th@calhan.co
CHAR TROJANOVICH
char.tr@calhan.co
TOWN OF GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS
10615 Green Mountain Falls Road
Green Mountain Falls, CO 80819
684-9414, gmfco.us MAYOR LORRIE WORTHEY
gmfmayor@gmail.com TRUSTEES
MICHAEL BUTTS
trusteebutts@gmail.com
DAVID COOK
cookbdse@comcast.net
DON ELLIS
gmfellis@gmail.com
BARBARA GARDINER
trusteebarbara@gmail.com
CHRISTOPHER QUINN
gmfcquinn@gmail.com
TYLER STEVENS, pro tem
GMF@tymosaco.net
TOWN OF MONUMENT
645 Beacon Lite Road
Monument, CO 80132
481-2954, townofmonument.org
MAYOR RAFAEL DOMINGUEZ
rdominguez@tomgov.org
JEFFREY KAISER, mayor pro tem
jkaiser@tomgov.org TRUSTEES
JEFFREY BORNSTEIN
jbornstein@tomgov.org
KELLY ELLIOTT
kelliott@tomgov.org
STANLEY GINGRICH
sgingrich@tomgov.org
JOHN HOWE
jhowe@tomgov.org
JEFF SMITH
jsmith@tomgov.org
BECKI TOOLEY
btooley@tomgov.org
ELECTRICAL UTILITIES
If you live in Colorado Springs, you get all utilities - natural gas, electricity, water and sewer - from city-owned Colorado Springs Utilities. Outside Colorado Springs, utility services are supplied by utility companies, regional cooperatives, local districts and town governments.
Black Hills Energy
1-888-890-5554, blackhillsenergy.com
Colorado Springs Utilities
448-4800, csu.org
Fountain Utilities
322-2010, fountainutilities.org
Intermountain Rural Electric Association
687-9277, irea.coop
Mountain View Electric Association
495-2283, mvea.org
GAS COMPANIES
Black Hills Energy
1-888-890-5554, blackhillsenergy.com
Colorado Natural Gas
1-800-720-8193, coloradonaturalgas.com
Colorado Springs Utilities
448-4800, csu.org
WATER DISTRICTS
Academy Water & Sanitation District
481-0711, colorado.gov/awsd
Arabian Acres Metropolitan District
1-303-704-9438, aametro.org
Cherokee Metropolitan District
597-5080, cherokeemetro.org
Colorado Centre Metropolitan District
390-7003, coloradocentre.org
Colorado Springs Utilities
448-4800, csu.org
Cripple Creek Water & Wastewater Department
689-0499, cripplecreekgov.com
Donala Water & Sanitation District
488-3603, donalawater.org
Florissant Water and Sanitation District
748-3565
Fountain Utilities
322-2010, fountainutilities.org
Highland Lakes Water District
687-7937
Mountain Mutual Water Company
689-2527, mountainmutual.com
Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District
495-8188, pbhmd.com
Park Forest Water District
494-1320, pfwd.org
Rainbow Valley Water District
687-9883
Red Rock Valley Estates Water District
576-8017, rrvwd.com
Rock Creek Mesa Water District
576-0746
Security Water and Sanitation Districts
392-3475, securitywsd.com
Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitation Districts
576-0311, stratmoorhillswater.org
Teller County Water & Sanitation District No. 1
687-0761
Town of Calhan
347-2586, calhan.co
Town of Monument
481-2954, townofmonument.org
Town of Palmer Lake
481-2953, townofpalmerlake.com
Triview Metropolitan District
488-6868, triviewmetro.com
Victor City Public Works Department
689-3464, victorcolorado.com
Widefield Water & Sanitation District
390-7111, wwsdonline.com
Woodland Park Utilities
686-9680, city-woodlandpark.org/home/utilities/
Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District
495-2500, woodmenhills.org
Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District No. 1
488-2525, woodmoorwater.com
DRIVER'S LICENSEs
To get a new driver's license, applicants must take a vision test at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Full legal name, identity, age and lawful presence in the U.S. must be presented. Details: colorado.gov.
DMV OFFICES
El Paso County, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Details: 520-6240
- 8830 N. Union Blvd.
- 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road
- 200 S. Cascade Ave.
- 5650 Industrial Place (Open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays)
Teller County Courthouse: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, 689-2951.
Woodland Park branch office: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 800 Research Drive, Suite 200, Woodland Park, 689-2951.
VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Go to any of the listed driver's license offices. Along with your ID, you may be required to bring the vehicle's title and registration; proof of a current Colorado vehicle emissions test if the vehicle is diesel-powered; odometer reading; proof of insurance; and VIN verification form. Emission testing facilities include independent diesel testing stations, self-certified gas fleet facilities, independent gas testing stations, Air Care Colorado, and Air Care Colorado RapidScreen roadside vans.
REGISTER TO VOTE
In El Paso County, you can register at four locations: 8830 N. Union Blvd., 200 S. Cascade Ave., 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road and 5650 Industrial Place. In Teller County, you can register at 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, or at 800 Research Drive, Suite 200, Woodland Park. Or you can apply online if you have a Colorado driver's license. You can fill out the form online, print it, scan it and email it to the Colorado secretary of state's elections division. Start here: govotecolorado.com.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Pikes Peak Library District has numerous branches and services throughout the region. Details: ppld.org
Cheyenne Mountain Library
1785 S. 8th St., Suite 100, 633-6278
East Library
5550 N. Union Blvd., 531-6333
Fountain Library
230 S. Main St., Fountain, 382-5347
High Prairie Library
7035 Old Meridian Road, Peyton, 260-3650
Library 21c
1175 Chapel Hills Drive, 884-9800
Library Express
3337 Cinema Point (unstaffed location with vending machine)
Manitou Springs
701 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-5206
Mobile Library Services
531-6333, ext. 2313
Monument Library
1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument, 488-2370
Old Colorado City Library
2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave., 634-1698
Palmer Lake Library
66 Lower Glenway St., Palmer Lake, 481-2587
Penrose Library
20 N. Cascade Ave., 531-6333
Rockrimmon Library
832 Village Center Drive, 593-8000
Ruth Holley Library
685 N. Murray Blvd., 597-5377
Sand Creek Library
1821 S. Academy Blvd., 597-7070
Ute Pass Library
8010 Severy Road, Cascade, 684-9342
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Many Colorado Springs neighborhoods have their own public community centers with pools, meeting rooms and recreational amenities.
Deerfield Hills: 4290 Deerfield Hills Road, 385-5996, parks.coloradosprings.gov/explore-play/play-programs/community-centers/deerfield-hills- community-center
Hillside: 925 S. Institute St., 385-7900, parks. coloradosprings.gov/explore-play/play-programs/ community-centers/hillside-community-center
Meadows Park: 1943 S. El Paso Ave., 385-7940, parks.coloradosprings.gov/explore-play/play-programs/community-centers/meadows-park- community-center
CEMETERIES
Crystal Valley: 502 Plainview Place, Manitou Springs, 685-2594 or 685-5481.
Evergreen: 1005 Hancock Expressway, 385-6251, parks.coloradosprings.gov/resident- services/buildings-property/cemetery/cemeteries
Fairview: 1000 S. 26th St., 578-6638, parks. coloradosprings.gov/resident-services/buildings- property/cemetery/cemeteries
Memorial Gardens: 3825 Airport Road, 596-3842, memorialgardensfuneralhome.com
Shrine of Remembrance: 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., 634-1597, shrineofremembrance.com
SERVICES
TRASH HAULERS
Bestway Disposal
633-8709, bestwaydisposal.com
L&L Disposal
473-4861
Rocky Mountain Disposal
492-2050, rockymtndisposal.com
Springs Waste Systems
634-7177, springswaste.com
Tri-Lakes Disposal
495-8652, trilakesdisposal.com
U.S. Waste Industries
1-800-669-9552, uswonline.com
Waste Connections
591-5000, www.wasteconnections.com
Waste Management
632-8877, wm.com
Waste Systems
390-5097, wastesysinc.com
CABLE COMPANIES
TDS
1-877-422-5282 hellotds.com
CenturyLink
1-800-244-1111, www.centurylink.com
Comcast
1-888-379-3577, www.xfinity.com
Falcon Broadband
573-5343, falconbroadband.net
SATELLITE TV PROVIDERS DIRECTV
1-877-544-8539, directv.com
DISH Network
1-800-244-1111, www.dish.com
HughesNet
866-920-5542, internet.hughesnet.com
STEPHEN HOBBS, BILLIE STANTON ANLEU and MEGAN SHRADER, THE GAZETTE
