Mayor Suthers highlighted the community’s resiliency through the pandemic, the city’s infrastructure and economic improvements, along with several other accomplishments. He also identified some of the city’s current challenges.

Mayor John Suthers presented the Spirit of the Springs Lifetime Achievement Award to former Colorado Springs Mayor Mary Lou Makepeace. Makepeace was elected as Colorado Springs’ first female Mayor and served two terms.

Are you interested in learning more about how the City operates and networking with other community leaders? We are now accepting applications! The mission of the Mayor’s Civic Leaders Fellowship is to connect leaders to local decision and policymakers, and with other interested leaders, to create a network of problem solvers throughout every major sector in the community.