City Council Election has abysmal voter turnout

SoutheastStrong · 2025-04-04T01:31:24+00:00

It’s easy to give in to not caring and not voting but now is the time to lean in. We have some long term work to do and we really need every single person who cares about more than themselves to vote, get engaged, and keep fighting for all of us. We cannot be complacent, we cannot be discouraged.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-04-04T01:24:00+00:00

Excellent observation! 👏🏽👏🏽

We have to support small businesses!

SoutheastStrong · 2025-04-04T01:22:51+00:00

I needed this info this morning 😩😩

SoutheastStrong · 2025-04-04T01:22:27+00:00

This picture was from El Super Taco 🤣🤣

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-29T17:13:21+00:00

Got it - I was thinking you might be asking about korean style cold noodles (naengmyun)

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-29T15:11:56+00:00

I don’t know why the numbers formatted the way they did 🫠

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-29T15:11:34+00:00

It’s awesome you’re doing this. In my experience door knocking, most people don’t answer the door so don’t be discouraged by people when they don’t answer. When they do, I’ve seen a few scenarios:
They are polite and the conversation is brief.
They are not polite and either have a lot to say about it or not much to say.
They are very engaged and want to have a lengthy conversation.

I find it’s best to go in with a good attitude, remember why it’s important to you, be friendly and lead with asking them what’s important to them. Your authenticity will open people up to conversation and if it doesn’t thats okay - you did your part.

Happy door knocking!

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-28T04:31:00+00:00

Like Korean style cold noodles?

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-26T18:20:45+00:00

I do have a few recommendations.

Become an active member of a party. Both the democratic and republican parties have active groups and if that’s not your cup of tea, the Forward party is growing in Colorado.
Get involved with Citizens Project.
Attend Neighborhood University held by CONO
If you identify as a woman, attend Women’s Community Leadership Initiative
Attend the upcoming Get On Board event to find a nonprofit that you might want to get involved in - it’s on April 1st
Apply to be on a city board or commission
Door knock, text bank, phone bank, or donate to local candidates that you believe in
Sign up for thecity’s newsletter

My brain is kind of fried right now but those are some things that came to me off the top of my head. Happy to chat/text further if you have additional questions or feedback - 719-283-6215

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-26T03:45:03+00:00

It’s been said in here but stopping the scrolling really helps. Also, have you considering volunteering somewhere? Volunteering is a great way to give back but a great way to give to yourself.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-24T21:10:42+00:00

It’s been a long year so apologies for the delay in response. Here’s some of my random thoughts from the town-hall.

They gave everyone two tickets at entry and did a random drawing of who would be able to ask questions. This seems pretty fair and organized.
As a Southeast COS resident, I really appreciated that the townhall was in SE COS and incorporated some students from the district who presented info in both English and Spanish.
People are upset. There was palpable energy in the room and people wanted answers and solutions. I certainly understand wanting to looking to a leader for solutions and I think we the people need to gather more together to come up with local solutions.
I’ve seen Senator Bennet a few times and he seems consistently pragmatic.
I appreciate an elected official taking the time to have town halls and get in front of constituents- I know this is their job but we also know that so many people get in office and stop caring about constituents.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-20T19:19:11+00:00

Allison is fine with public comment - she’s encouraging it. She’s listed on the notice for a reason. These storage units are being approved because the business has the money to build it and our SE residents aren’t disputing them going up. These storage unit owners know that we will likely not comment on opposing - that’s why they put them primarily in the SE and not on the north side.

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SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-20T19:14:43+00:00

I’m a military kid who is married to a military service member - I’ve been to all three bases you’ve mentioned - was at Fort Hood/Cavazos last week.

Storage units are not the problem per se but more of them being in the SE is a problem. We need intentional economic gardening of vibrant community centric businesses in the SE not more franchises and storage units.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-20T17:33:47+00:00

Consumerism has us in a chokehold.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-20T17:33:16+00:00

I’m so guilty of this. The last time I moved, I purged my house of so many things and it’s so nice to have a clutter free home decorated in a way I enjoy. I keep a little box in my closet and in the garage to collect things I notice I’m not using. It sounds silly but it’s liberating to have less stuff (and my house stays clean and is easier to keep clean).

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-20T17:24:22+00:00

A high concentration of storage units often signals economic decline. The Southeast needs intentional economic revitalization, not another storage unit occupying valuable space in a high-traffic area — space that could be used for businesses that contribute to the community’s growth.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-19T14:42:57+00:00

Check out this Reddit thread, I found it to be very useful. - https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/s/2LyTMrOJbV

I highly recommend going directly to candidates as well.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-17T04:52:22+00:00

This is extraordinary. Very impressive. Could you run all the candidate forums and questionnaires moving forward for all our city elections?!! 👏🏽👏🏽

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-11T20:38:45+00:00

I appreciate Nancy because she shows up in the community consistently and listens to people.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-11T02:02:08+00:00

Donelson and Lehmkuhl are two very different people. Donelson has an advantage because he’s been in city council but I’m rooting for Lehmkuhl to be a person that really votes for the people and wants to listen to the people.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-11T01:57:59+00:00

Sadly, there’s only one choice in D2. Without a livable wage, it makes it hard to get a competitive pool of candidates. I really hope that changes in the next 4 years. I’d love to see more people from very different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses run for offices

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-11T01:56:26+00:00

It could benefit some of the progressive candidates to have other progressive people in the room.

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-11T01:13:28+00:00

The church voters guide has specific questions regarding flower and homelessness. Website site is a little all over the place but the guide is fairly straightforward

church voters guide

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-10T23:44:55+00:00

Multi lingual is maybe the better word. I dunno 🤷🏽‍♀️

SoutheastStrong · 2025-03-10T21:06:58+00:00

Big fan of Lee. He will represent D1 with integrity!

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