Tag: development
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School District 49 begins exploring eastward expansions
As School District 49 continues to expand eastward, leadership has begun discussing how it might build on its existing schools and programs to meet their projected needs. Consolidating the existing Falcon Elementary School of Technology and Bennett Ranch Elementary Schools to a single building and selling existing properties along Woodmen Road to go toward developing…
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LETTERS: Development is inevitable; a horrible idea
Development is inevitable Re: “Locals need a say in community development” Friday, October 3. I have little problem with locals making decisions on their own communities. Your editorial fails to mention that two billionaires who are not locals are providing funds for opposition to Buc-ees. It is easy to conjure real or imagined, or made…
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Chipotle eyes Colorado Springs’ far north side for its 12th restaurant in the Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to expand on Colorado Springs’ far north side, which would continue the fast-casual chain’s recent growth spurt in the Pikes Peak region. The California-based Chipotle, which specializes in burritos, tacos, quesadillas and other items, has proposed construction of a 2,327-square-foot restaurant…
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Controversial apartments near Garden of the Gods get City Council approval
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The City Council on Tuesday approved divisive plans to build more than 220 apartments near Garden of the Gods Road, about three years after a previous council denied another apartment project across the street because they concluded it could make emergency evacuations more dangerous. “To have this decision after everything we have presented to you…
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Colorado Springs organizations file lawsuit to fight state law they say unfairly favors developers
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Two Colorado Springs organizations are among a group of plaintiffs across Colorado who filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to overturn a new state law they argue is unconstitutional and unfairly favors developers. “HB24-1107 effectively silences citizens who wish to hold their government accountable for land use decisions. This bill is a blatant attempt to…
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Colorado Springs kicks off annexation plan update process
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Colorado Springs has begun the process of updating its aging annexation plan to better guide how, when and where the city, currently spanning about 200 square miles and home to nearly 500,000 residents, will grow. “What I hope to get out of this process is an annexation plan that discusses, above and beyond, the physical…
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Downtown Colorado Springs bucks regional and national trends, is thriving after COVID-19, report says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Downtown Colorado Springs is bucking some regional and national trends — in a good way, according to the Downtown Partnership advocacy group. Unlike some cities that have struggled to bring back employees to their downtowns after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic four years ago,…
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Proposed annexation of 3,200 acres southeast of Colorado Springs moves toward Planning Commission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Proposed plans years in the making to annex 3,200 acres southeast of Colorado Springs — previously thought to be stymied by a new city water requirement implemented in early 2023 — are expected to go before the Planning Commission next month. One Colorado Springs Utilities official, however,…
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Downtown Colorado Springs businesses displaced by fire ponder next steps after manager terminates leases
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…
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PRINT Bijou Street businesses scramble and wait after downtown fire (copy)
The property manager of a building in downtown Colorado Springs said he is terminating leases with business owners after an electrical fire inside the building Dec. 4. Slawek Pietraszek, managing director at New Vision Hotels, said Tuesday that he is releasing tenants from their leases in the Majestic Building, 3-15 E. Bijou St., which houses…