# @yemiformayor on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwRUBK2s96I
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8403459-yemiformayor-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-23T02:34:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Yemi Mobolade (@yemiformayor) — https://gondola.cc/yemiformayor

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Friends, today was an important step for City of Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs City Council on a 7-1 vote referred a Taypayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) retention initiative to this November's ballot that will allow us to take the first steps to expanding the training facilities and training programming for our Colorado Springs Police Department. 

As a mayoral candidate, the top concern I heard from residents was public safety. Responding to the concerns of residents, my final campaign ad was a promise to overcome the shortage of police officers that has challenged City of Colorado Springs and to ensure our officers receive modern training that fully prepares them for the challenges facing our world. 

Today’s victory is a first step to fulfilling that promise and creating a safer Colorado Springs. It moves us towards our goal of a fully staffed police department and a better work/life balance for our first responders who put their lives on the line and ensure we prevent the burnout and exhaustion that has led to high turnover.

And, it will also ensure our officers receive cutting edge training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and ensuring our police are fully prepared to safely defuse situations with individuals experiencing behavioral health crisis, domestic violence, or other situations where the solution is compassion and a connection to helpful resources.

The weight of the badge is heavy and it is our responsibility as a community to ensure that the women and men sworn to keep our neighborhoods safe have the resources and training to ensure our public safety. 

Public safety is a public concern so it right that we let the public decide on this matter Tuesday November. Ballots will be mailed out in mid-October and I hope you will join me in voting YES to build a safer Colorado Springs.

#WeAreColoradoSprings #Elections2023 #coloradosprings

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