Tag: Deferred Maintenance
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New bond approvals will improve aging schools across El Paso County
After years of mounting maintenance needs, district-wide upgrades are on the way for two of El Paso County’s oldest school districts. Last week, voters in Manitou Springs District 14, established in 1872, and Widefield D-3, founded in 1874, both approved new bond proposals for their aging schools in the 2025 coordinated elections. In Widefield, $88…
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Manitou Springs D-14 approves ballot language for $37 million bond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the structural needs for Manitou Springs School District continue to mount, leadership is putting the finishing touches on its pitch to voters to help address them. D-14’s Board of Education approved the finalized language to appear on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election…
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Seniors’ Christmas brightened by Colorado Springs home rehab ‘presents’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Debra Thum had been crawling up the stairs of her home following a series of heart attacks that left her constantly short of breath before her new stairlift was installed for free in December. The lift was just one piece of her home renovations that…
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Seniors’ Christmas brightened by Colorado Springs home rehab ‘presents’
Debra Thum had been crawling up the stairs of her home following a series of heart attacks that left her constantly short of breath before her new stairlift was installed for free in December. The lift was just one piece of her home renovations that will allow her to stay in her home despite asthma…