COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- * The Colorado Springs City Council will vote on a few important measures today. It will first vote on new rules for cleaning up homeless camps. City crews were accused of taking sleeping bags, prescription drugs, and military service medals from some homeless. The vote today will decide whether or not to continue cleaning under their newly proposed guidelines. Also on tap for today is a vote on the highway system leading up to Pikes Peak. There is a proposal to change the system for annual highway passes. The council meets at 1 p.m. at the city council chambers at 107 N. Nevada Ave.
* For those commuting to Fort Carson this morning, you might experience some delays. Gate #2 at the intersection of O'connell Boulevard and Colorado Hwy. 15 will be closed all day due to a training exercise on the property. Soldiers will participate in a force protection exercise scheduled for this afternoon. All drivers are urged to use alternate gates to access Fort Carson and should expect some delays due to the closure.
* Happy National Pancake Day! To celebrate, all International House of Pancake (IHOP) locations will offer a free stack of buttermilk pancakes. All donations from each IHOP restaurant given today will be going to the Chldren's Miracle Network. Their goal is to raise more than $1 million for the charity. This is the fourth year IHOP has flipped free flapjacks for charity, and since its inception National Pancake Day has raised nearly $2 million. For more information, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com
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