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Screw-O-Meter reading: Questionable
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2026 · scored every meeting

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After every meeting we score the whole council on the Screw-O-Meter. Watch where the line moves, and what moved it.

19 meetings scored in 2026. As of Oct 13, 2026, the council stands at 3.26, in the Questionable tier.

Screw-O-Meter score after each 2026 Colorado Springs City Council meeting.19 meetings from Jan 13 to Oct 13; score moved from 2.61 to 3.26. Feb 24, 2026: Camping ban and Mill Street TIF. The camping ordinance and $10.3 million in tax-increment financing beside the Mill Street neighborhood passed with provider-capacity figures and a resident’s page-by-page account of the plan unanswered. Aug 25, 2026: Old Colorado City DDA dissolved. Council voted 5–4 to dissolve the downtown development authority Old Colorado City voters created in November 2024. Sep 8, 2026: Banning Lewis Ranch, 1,170 acres. Oakwood Homes received sixteen entitlements in one sitting, including six departures from development standards; the same night the DDA ordinance was postponed to repair the agenda’s notice error.PRINCIPLEDQUESTIONABLESCREWED012345Jan 13: 2.61 QuestionableJan 27: 2.71 QuestionableFeb 10: 2.63 QuestionableFeb 24: 2.70 QuestionableMar 10: 2.85 QuestionableMar 24: 2.90 QuestionableApr 14: 2.95 QuestionableApr 28: 3.11 QuestionableMay 12: 3.07 QuestionableMay 26: 3.29 QuestionableJun 9: 3.21 QuestionableJul 14: 3.20 QuestionableJul 28: 3.20 QuestionableAug 11: 3.24 QuestionableAug 25: 3.23 QuestionableSep 8: 3.18 QuestionableSep 17: 3.17 QuestionableSep 22: 3.23 QuestionableOct 13: 3.26 QuestionableThe camping ordinance and $10.3 million in tax-increment financing beside the Mill Street neighborhood passed with provider-capacity figures and a resident’s page-by-page account of the plan unanswered.Feb 24, 2026Camping ban and MillStreet TIFCouncil voted 5–4 to dissolve the downtown development authority Old Colorado City voters created in November 2024.Aug 25, 2026Old Colorado City DDAdissolvedOakwood Homes received sixteen entitlements in one sitting, including six departures from development standards; the same night the DDA ordinance was postponed to repair the agenda’s notice error.Sep 8, 2026Banning Lewis Ranch,1,170 acres2026 Screw-O-Meter score after each 2026 Colorado Springs City Council meeting.19 meetings from Jan 13 to Oct 13; score moved from 2.61 to 3.26. Feb 24, 2026: Camping ban and Mill Street TIF. The camping ordinance and $10.3 million in tax-increment financing beside the Mill Street neighborhood passed with provider-capacity figures and a resident’s page-by-page account of the plan unanswered. Aug 25, 2026: Old Colorado City DDA dissolved. Council voted 5–4 to dissolve the downtown development authority Old Colorado City voters created in November 2024. Sep 8, 2026: Banning Lewis Ranch, 1,170 acres. Oakwood Homes received sixteen entitlements in one sitting, including six departures from development standards; the same night the DDA ordinance was postponed to repair the agenda’s notice error.PRINCIPLEDQUESTIONABLESCREWED012345Jan 13: 2.61 QuestionableJan 27: 2.71 QuestionableFeb 10: 2.63 QuestionableFeb 24: 2.70 QuestionableMar 10: 2.85 QuestionableMar 24: 2.90 QuestionableApr 14: 2.95 QuestionableApr 28: 3.11 QuestionableMay 12: 3.07 QuestionableMay 26: 3.29 QuestionableJun 9: 3.21 QuestionableJul 14: 3.20 QuestionableJul 28: 3.20 QuestionableAug 11: 3.24 QuestionableAug 25: 3.23 QuestionableSep 8: 3.18 QuestionableSep 17: 3.17 QuestionableSep 22: 3.23 QuestionableOct 13: 3.26 QuestionableThe camping ordinance and $10.3 million in tax-increment financing beside the Mill Street neighborhood passed with provider-capacity figures and a resident’s page-by-page account of the plan unanswered.Feb 24, 2026Camping ban and MillStreet TIFOakwood Homes received sixteen entitlements in one sitting, including six departures from development standards; the same night the DDA ordinance was postponed to repair the agenda’s notice error.Sep 8, 2026Banning Lewis Ranch,1,170 acresCouncil voted 5–4 to dissolve the downtown development authority Old Colorado City voters created in November 2024.Aug 25, 2026Old Colorado City DDAdissolved2026

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