District 4 Watch
Kimberly Gold’s Colorado Springs — Cimarron Hills, Stratton Meadows, Fountain Valley & the Fort Carson corridor
Week of June 22–28, 2026 · Updated Saturday, June 28, 2026 · Source: COS Legistar (verified)
D4 covers southeast Colorado Springs — a diverse, military-connected district that includes much of the city’s most affordable housing stock.
Cimarron Hills — An unincorporated enclave surrounded by the city. A mix of older single-family homes and apartments, with a working-class character and strong community identity.
Stratton Meadows — A residential area in the southeast with mid-century homes and proximity to Memorial Park. Steady but modest — the kind of neighborhood where city services matter most.
Fountain Valley & Fort Carson corridor — D4 extends south toward Fort Carson, the Army’s largest installation in the region (~25,000 soldiers). Military families and defense-related businesses are a major demographic. Housing affordability and base-access infrastructure are key concerns.
Southeast commercial corridors — S Academy Blvd and the Powers/Hancock corridors run through D4. Strip-mall commercial, auto-oriented development, and growing demand for transit and walkability improvements.
Act now — next comment deadline
June 22–23 meetings were cancelled. The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, July 14 at 9:00 AM at City Hall, 107 N Nevada Ave.
Watch for the July 14 agenda — comment sign-ups close ~24 hours before.
President of the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce. Gold won the D4 seat in a three-way race in April 2025. She brings a small-business and community-development perspective to the council. She is the council’s most active legislator by motion count — she moved most of the consent calendar items on June 9.
Gold is the council’s workhorse. On June 9 she moved both open-space ordinances, moved the Western Wear Days resolution, and seconded the day care zoning amendment. She voted against appointing Ken Casey to D2 in April, citing commitment concerns — showing willingness to dissent on process issues.
Tagged D4 for district-specific, Citywide for all districts.
D4Zoning Day care center zoning — Passed 8–1. Ord. 26-23. Gold seconded.
Why it matters for D4: Military families and working parents in southeast COS need child care. More permitted locations could expand supply in the Fort Carson corridor and along S Academy Blvd.
D4Infrastructure Kelker–South Plant transmission land — Res. 26-212. Adopted.
Why it matters for D4: The transmission corridor connects to the south side. Without this line, growth in the Fort Carson area could outstrip the grid. This secures land before development makes it more expensive.
CitywideParks 80 acres of open space — Ord. 26-21 & 26-22. Gold moved both motions.
Why it matters for D4: D4 has less open space per capita than west-side districts. Gold’s decision to move these motions signals interest in expanding access citywide.
CitywideEnvironment Stormwater code overhaul — Ord. 26-215 & 26-216. First readings.
Why it matters for D4: Southeast COS drains into Fountain Creek. These rules determine whether new development sends polluted runoff into the watershed or treats it on-site.
CitywideRecognition Proclamations — All 9–0.