Colorado Springs Mayoral Candidate Forum on Affordable Homeownership
Update: #PikesPeakHabitat congratulates Yemi Mobolade, the new Colorado Springs mayor! We look forward to working with you to increase affordable homeownership opportunities for local workforce families.
Mobolade has vowed to immediately start working to “fully staff the police department and end the city's homelessness, prioritize infrastructure needs, add more affordable and attainable housing, and cut red tape for new businesses” when he takes office on June 6. "Let's get to work!" he said. "I promise to be a mayor of all people."
We also thank Mobolade's opponent Wayne Williams for Colorado for your years of service to the city and state, and we hope to continue partnering with you, too. Addressing the housing crisis takes all of us!
- Listen to the recording, thanks to KRDO and Gold Hill Mesa!
- Read a summary of the panel in The Gazette.
- Hear Pikes Peak Habitat Executive Director/CEO Kris Lewis speak about affordable homeownership and the Colorado Springs mayoral race on Kyle Blakely's COS '23: The Mayor Race podcast!
- Read the Takeaway Booklet (PDF).
Thank you to all 12 Colorado Springs mayoral candidates, moderators Andrew Rogers from KRDO NewsRadio and Bart Bedsole from KRDO NewsChannel 13, and the community members who attended the forum on Feb. 28!
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Executive Director/CEO Kris Lewis provided opening and closing remarks. Candidates engaged in a robust discussion of affordable homeownership, including responding to questions posed by audience members. Voters also had the chance to meet and speak with candidates during a meet-and-greet in the Ent Center for the Arts lobby prior to the event.
Colorado Springs Mayoral Candidates
All 12 Colorado Springs mayoral candidates participated in the forum. In ballot order, they are
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About Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity builds strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter in El Paso County. We build permanent, affordable homes in partnership with the community and prospective homebuyers. Partner families purchase their homes with affordable mortgages. Pikes Peak Habitat has been an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International since 1986 and has assisted 205 families in El Paso County. In addition to new construction, Pikes Peak Habitat also offers repairs for homeowners who are seniors, veterans and cost-burdened families. For more information, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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