🌱City Considers Raise For Employees + Active Senior Housing

Morning, Colorado Springs! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Cooler with periods of sun. High: 62 Low: 34.

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Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:

1. The Colorado Springs City Council is discussing whether next year's budget should include a 3 percent employee pay increase that would make it easier to fill open city positions and prevent current workers from leaving for a higher-paying job. City officials said that because of economic conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a salary increase is necessary to keep pay in city jobs competitive with jobs in similar cities elsewhere. Earlier this year, city employees received a one-time pay increase from federal COVID recovery funds. (KRDO)
2. A California real estate company that develops communities for adults 55 and older plans 160 apartments in Colorado Springs, where it says demographics and growth patterns favor the project. Avenida Partners of Newport Beach would build a single, four-story apartment building on about six acres of land. Interior amenities tailored to active seniors would include a clubhouse, boutique hotel-style lobby entry, a bistro, fitness and yoga studios, private dining room, creative arts studio, game rooms, flexible meeting space and library area. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
3. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers addressed and admired the resilience of the city in his State of the City address on Friday. (FOX21News.com)
4. A suspect is in custody Monday morning after attempting to rob a shopper outside a nearby Colorado Springs business. (KRDO)
5. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the experts at the National Cybersecurity Center want to help people better protect their information, online accounts, and the devices they use on a daily basis. (KOAA.com)

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Today in Colorado Springs:

• Amazon In-Person Hiring Event at the Hanifen Employment Center - Catholic Charities of Central Colorado (10:30 AM)

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— Rachel Kilimnik

About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.