Tag: la plata communities
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Amara annexation hearing postponed by Colorado Springs City Council
The City Council on Tuesday rescheduled the hearing for the proposed Amara annexation southeast of Colorado Springs limits because of a city error in the public posting of the hearing notice. The council voted 8-1 to push the first required public hearing from Tuesday, as originally scheduled, to July 23. Councilman Mike O’Malley was the…
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Amara annexation earns Colorado Springs Planning Commission support
Years-long plans to bring thousands of acres of sprawling prairie southeast of Colorado Springs into city boundaries and build up to 9,500 new homes inched forward Tuesday. In a 7-2 vote the planning commissioners supported La Plata Communities’ proposal to annex approximately 3,200 acres currently located in unincorporated El Paso County and surrounded on three…
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Rezoning in north Colorado Springs approved after debate, nearly 300 homes on the way
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday approved plans to build hundreds of homes in the city’s north side on land once envisioned for a sports complex. Before the vote, neighbors who spoke for about an hour and a half again voiced concerns that additional housing in the area could impede emergency evacuations and overcrowd…