Issues

Tig's campaign is focused on 4 Issues

Colorado Springs needs common sense leadership that tells the truth, sets clear priorities, and gets results.

1. Public Safety

911 and response times
You do not think about 911 until the moment you need it. Then nothing else matters except whether someone answers and how fast help gets there. In a city growing this fast, families should not be left wondering whether the system will respond the way it should when seconds matter most.

Growth without safety buildout
New neighborhoods keep getting approved, new homes keep going up, and more families keep moving in. But police coverage, fire coverage, ambulance capacity, and the roads needed to reach people are not keeping up everywhere at the same pace. That gap does not show up in a press release. It shows up when people need help and the system is stretched too thin.

Wildfire evacuation and real readiness
In Colorado Springs, wildfire is not a far off issue. It is part of living here. People see more homes going into high risk areas, but most families still do not know their evacuation routes, what the backup route is, or how the city would move people out if something went bad fast. That is the kind of thing people do not think about until they do, and by then it is too late.

Ambulance delay after first response
A lot of people have seen or heard about fire getting there first, then the wait for transport starts. That is where confidence in the system starts to crack. Families do not separate fire, ambulance, dispatch, and hospital delays into different boxes. They just know help showed up, but the system still did not move the way it should.

Repeat problem locations
People in this city know there are places where the same problems keep happening over and over. The same calls. The same addresses. The same disruption. The same drain on police and fire. Residents see it. First responders deal with it. And yet too often nothing changes in a lasting way.

Here is how I fix it
Tie growth to real public safety capacity so new development does not outpace coverage.

Set clear performance standards for 911, response times, and ambulance service so people know what to expect.

Fix repeat problem locations so the same calls do not keep happening over and over.

Make wildfire evacuation and readiness a real, visible plan for every part of the city.

Publish a simple monthly public safety scoreboard so every resident can see what is improving and what is not.

No guesswork. No excuses. If something is not working, it gets fixed and people see the results.

2. Housing

People see prices going up and assume that is just the market. But when it takes longer, costs more, and gets harder to build anything in this city, those costs do not disappear. They show up in the price of every home and every rent payment. Families feel it, even if they do not see where it starts.

Homes keep getting approved. New neighborhoods keep expanding. But the infrastructure that makes those areas livable roads, access, utilities, and services does not always keep pace at the same time. That gap does not show up when a project is announced. It shows up later, when people are already living there and everything feels behind.

There are new homes going up across the city. But a lot of people looking for housing are not finding something that actually fits their budget. That disconnect keeps growing. More building does not automatically mean more affordability if the types of homes being built do not match what people need.

Most people never see the process behind a project. The time, approvals, changes, and delays that happen before anything gets built. Every delay adds cost. Every extra step adds cost. And by the time it reaches the buyer or renter, those costs are already baked in.

More people are renting longer. Not always because they want to, but because ownership feels further out of reach. When that becomes the norm, it changes how people see their future in this city. It is not just about housing. It is about whether people feel like they can actually build something here.

Cut unnecessary delays so projects move faster and costs do not keep stacking up.
Tie new housing growth to real infrastructure so areas are ready when people move in.
Encourage housing that matches what people can actually afford, not just what is easiest to build.
Make the process predictable so builders can deliver without passing uncertainty onto buyers.
Focus on making ownership possible again, not just expanding rental supply.

No confusion. No runaround. If it is driving up cost or slowing down housing, it gets fixed and people see the difference.

3. Homelessness

Encampments and public impact
People in this city see it every day. Tents in places they were never meant to be. Trash piling up. Fires, needles, and instability showing up in parks, near schools, and along roads people use every day. It does not feel controlled, and it does not feel like anyone is truly accountable for it.

The same people, the same problems
Residents and first responders know the pattern. The same individuals, the same calls, the same locations. Over and over again. Nothing changes in a lasting way. People are not getting better, and neighborhoods are not getting relief.

Help without movement
Colorado Springs spends millions on homelessness. There are programs, services, and funding. But people are not moving forward at the pace they should. Too many stay stuck in the same cycle, and the system keeps absorbing it instead of breaking it.

No clear line between help and disorder
People want to help those who need it. That is who we are as a city. But right now there is no clear line. Illegal behavior, public safety issues, and long term encampments are being tolerated in ways that hurt families, businesses, and even the people living in those conditions.

Here is how I fix it
We stop enabling street disorder and start enforcing a clear standard across the city.
We connect people to real help that moves them forward, not programs that keep them stuck.
We hold the system accountable so the same problems do not repeat in the same places.
We focus city resources on public safety, cleanup, and measurable outcomes.
We make sure people who want help can get it, and people who refuse help cannot continue creating the same public safety problems.

No more confusion. No more endless cycle. This gets addressed directly and people will see the difference.

4. Budget

Where the money actually goes
Most people do not know where their tax dollars actually go. They hear big numbers, big budgets, and big promises. But when they look around, they still see the same problems. Roads still need work. Response times still matter. Issues that have been talked about for years are still sitting there.

Restricted money vs real spending
Not all city money can be moved around. A lot of it is locked into specific uses. But that is not what frustrates people. What frustrates people is not knowing what is flexible, what is being spent, and what is actually getting results.

Spending without visible results
People are not asking for perfection. They are asking for progress they can actually see. When spending goes up but results do not clearly follow, trust starts to break.

No clear way to track performance
Right now, the average person cannot easily see what the city is spending and what that spending is producing. There is no simple way to connect dollars to outcomes.

Here is how I fix it
Publish a simple budget breakdown so people can see what is locked and what is flexible
Tie spending to measurable results so every dollar has a purpose
Stop using one time money to fund ongoing promises
Create a public monthly scoreboard so residents can track performance without digging through reports
Align spending with what people actually experience in their neighborhoods

No confusion. No hiding. If money is spent, people will see what it did.