Tag: colorado springs parks and recreation department
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Colorado Springs finishes improvements along Sinton Trail
The full length of Sinton Trail has reopened after Colorado Springs finished making improvements in recent weeks. The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department closed the stretch of trail through Douglas Creek Open Space east of Holland Park Boulevard over the summer to do the work. All improvements were paid for using Pikes Peak Rural…
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Park land ordinance helps Colorado Springs drive construction of Grey Hawk
Nearly 20 years of land and fees from Colorado Springs’ park land dedication ordinance have gone into preparing Grey Hawk Park to open by the end of 2025. Colorado Springs has used the ordinance since the 1970s to add new park property. The ordinance requires developers to either set aside an amount of land for…
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Colorado Springs parks funding backlog nearly $270M, a ‘crisis level’
The Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is facing an almost $270 million backlog after years of insufficient funding. “To me it’s at that crisis level — we still have a good park system, a really great one that people love — but we are using it to death,” said City Council President Richard Skorman,…