Tag: annexation
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Colorado Springs to host open house on annexation guidelines
Do you have thoughts on the future borders of Colorado Springs? The public is invited to comment on AnnexCOS, the city’s draft annexation guidelines, at an open house on Jan. 13. “Annexation guidelines are important for city leaders so they can better understand how a city can grow,” said Katie Carleo, the city’s land use…
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Colorado Springs annexation for 6,500-home subdivision narrowly passes
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission narrowly advanced the annexation and zoning plans for a roughly 1,900-acre development southeast of the city limits. The commission voted 4-3 Wednesday evening to recommend a series of annexations for the Karman Line development. The annexation will head to the City Council early next year for a final vote. The…
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Buc-ee’s eyes Tri-Lakes area site for its next giant-sized travel center
Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain with a cult-like following, plans to bring its popular beaver nuggets, dozens of fuel pumps and self-described world’s cleanest bathrooms to the Tri-Lakes area. A proposal submitted to the town of Palmer Lake has started a process that could lead to the annexation of roughly 25 acres southwest of…
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Texas-based Buc-ee’s eyes site north of Colorado Springs for its next giant-sized travel center
Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain with a cult-like following, plans to bring its popular beaver nuggets, dozens of fuel pumps and self-described world’s cleanest bathrooms to the Pikes Peak region, just north of Colorado Springs. A proposal submitted to the town of Palmer Lake, north of Colorado Springs, has started a process that could lead…
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Costs, benefits of a proposed Colorado Springs annexation presented. Amara all over again?
The Colorado Springs City Council heard Monday about the potential costs and benefits of annexing about 2,000 acres near Schriever Space Force Base. The proposed development, called Karman Line, could have up to 6,500 new homes, 444 acres of open space and 148 acres set aside for commercial and industrial space, according to a presentation…
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Colorado Springs City Council reverses decision to annex 3,200 acres adjacent to Fountain
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify what expenses are included in Manitou Springs’ estimated utilities costs for Amara. Colorado Springs city council members reversed their decision to annex 3,200 acres adjacent to Fountain. The council voted 5 to 4 to reverse a vote it took Aug. 1 to accept the annexation. La…
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Amara annexation: City Council girds for possible final vote amid intense debate
Impassioned debate continues over the projected impact of the Amara annexation on municipal utility ratepayers, as Colorado Springs City Council’s second and possibly final vote on the massive development approaches Tuesday. Two councilwomen opposed to Amara said they are concerned that ratepayers, particularly larger commercial and industrial users, may not have initially realized they are…
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Developer seeks annexation of southwestern El Paso County land for Colorado Springs water
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify some resident concerns about the proposed development. The fate of a Colorado Springs developer’s vision to build hundreds of new homes within a parcel of a rural community near Fort Carson rests on a precious natural resource: water. The Equity Group proposes annexing roughly 105 acres…
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Contrasting opinions fly as Amara development approved by Colorado Springs City Council
Three years after La Plata Communities proposed the sprawling Amara development to be built on thousands of acres of land on its way to being annexed into Colorado Springs, developers on Wednesday celebrated the City Council’s decision to welcome the master planned community into city boundaries. “It’s got us all charged up and excited about…
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Amara annexation: Who on City Council voted yes, who voted no?
Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved the proposed Amara development, granting local developer La Plata Communities’ request by a narrow vote to annex about 5 additional square miles south and east of the city’s current borders. The annexation paves the way for developers to create a new master-planned community of up to 9,500…