Tag: colorado springs planning commission
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Plan approved to turn Colorado Springs hotel into behavioral health center
A debate Wednesday over establishing a new addiction treatment center in southeast Colorado Springs brought out both skeptics and supporters of the proposed reuse of a former hotel. The New York-based behavioral health network Aspen BHC asked the Colorado Springs Planning Commission to approve a development plan that turns the Holiday Inn Colorado Springs Airport…
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First draft of Colorado Springs rules for recreational marijuana sales released
The first draft of Colorado Springs’ new rules for recreational marijuana sales was released ahead of Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting. The proposed ordinance, placed on the agenda for the Planning Commission, includes the strictest restrictions on the locations for the retail sales allowed by the measure city voters passed in November. The ordinance also outlines…
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New business district approved in far north Colorado Springs
Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the location for the new business district, slated for the intersection of Colorado 83 and Powers Boulevard. The highly visible intersection of Colorado 83 and Powers Boulevard in far north Colorado Springs is slated for a new business district, called Kettle Creek Center. The Colorado Springs Planning…
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Colorado Springs retail marijuana ordinance could ‘go against the will of the people,’ commissioners caution
A proposed Colorado Springs ordinance that would preemptively limit where facilities selling recreational marijuana may operate in the city could possibly subvert the will of local voters, planning commissioners said during a special meeting Wednesday. Colorado Springs currently does not permit recreational marijuana sales, but a citizen-backed question on the November ballot proposes authorizing the…
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Plans for future of Union Printers Home gets Colorado Springs Planning Commission approval
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission on Wednesday nudged the city a few steps closer to a whole cloth remake of the 26-plus acre historic Union Printers Home property. The commission voted 7-0 approving a series of recommendations that could pave the way for a project that – if city leaders follow suit — likely will take…
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New north side Colorado Springs fire station inches closer to reality
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Plans to build a multi-million-dollar fire station on the booming Interquest corridor inched closer to reality. The Planning Commission approved a request from the Colorado Springs Fire Department to rezone just under 5 acres of…
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New north side Colorado Springs fire station inches closer to reality
Plans to build a multi-million-dollar fire station on the booming Interquest corridor inched closer to reality. The Planning Commission approved a request from the Colorado Springs Fire Department to rezone just under 5 acres of land at the intersection of New Life Drive and Interquest Parkway to build its Fire Station 24, for which the…
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New north side Colorado Springs fire station inches closer to reality
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a statement about funding for Station 24. Plans to build a multi-million-dollar fire station on Colorado Springs’ booming far north side inched closer to reality Wednesday. The Planning Commission approved a request from the Colorado Springs…
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New north side Colorado Springs fire station inches closer to reality
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a statement about funding for Station 24. Plans to build a multi-million-dollar fire station on Colorado Springs’ booming far north side inched closer to reality Wednesday. The Planning Commission approved a request from the Colorado Springs Fire Department to rezone just under 5 acres of land…
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Contentious apartments in north Colorado Springs approved by commission
Residents raise wildfire evacuation concerns