Round-Up: CS Mayor Steve Bach announces exec. appointments; and more

By On December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Colorado Springs, Elections, KRCC News, Molly Sinnott, Round-Up, Student Reporter

Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach announced today four executive appointments for the city, as well as the creation of three new Solutions Teams…and, a dispute is brewing over draft language to change how security is overseen for voting machines used in Colorado.

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