Tag: water
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Colorado Springs City Council confirms approval of $1.8B Utilities budget for 2025
The City Council on Tuesday confirmed its vote to approve Colorado Springs Utilities’ $1.8 billion budget for 2025, including base rate increases for the next five years and a new time-of-day rate. The council at its regular meeting cast its second votes and unanimously approved next year’s budget and rate case for the municipally owned agency,…
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City Council supports Colorado Springs Utilities 2025 budget, 5 years of base rate increases
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously cast its first vote to approve a $1.8 billion 2025 budget for Colorado Springs Utilities. The 2025 spending plan is 21% more than the approved 2024 budget and will feature base-rate increases for five years, plus a new time-of-day rate officials said could save residents money on their bills.…
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Costs, benefits of a proposed Colorado Springs annexation presented. Amara all over again?
The Colorado Springs City Council heard Monday about the potential costs and benefits of annexing about 2,000 acres near Schriever Space Force Base. The proposed development, called Karman Line, could have up to 6,500 new homes, 444 acres of open space and 148 acres set aside for commercial and industrial space, according to a presentation…
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Colorado Springs Utilities proposes $1.8B spending plan for 2025, including base rate hikes
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story included a typo in city information regarding the amount of utilities department water capital expenses over the next five years. That number has been revised upwards based on the accurate city figure of $662,160,000. Colorado Springs Utilities ratepayers could pay an average of $14 more a month…
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What to bring on the Colorado Trail
The Denver Gazette’s own Kyla Pearce and Jonathan Ingraham tell you what they’re bringing along the Colorado Trail, a scenic hiking, biking and equestrian trail traversing through the Centennial State’s various mountain ranges for nearly 500 miles.
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El Paso County approves first plan of rail spur, industrial mega site
The El Paso County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday the first plan presented in a multi-million dollar industrial project spearheaded by the international Edw. C. Levy Company on the southwest side of Fort Carson. Questions remain on how the project will be implemented, as stakeholders will soon need to negotiate responsibilities for providing services to…
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Indoor water surfing facility eyed for Polaris Pointe area
Surf’s up — on Colorado Springs’ landlocked north side, of all places. Surf Shack, a planned, two-story 12,000-square-foot recreation center, would bring indoor water surfing to Polaris Pointe, the retail and commercial development southeast of Interstate 25 and North Gate Boulevard, according to a proposal submitted to city government officials. As envisioned, Surf Shack would…
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Scientists studying effects of dam removal at Eleven Mile Canyon
Scientists are studying the effects of removing an abandoned concrete dam in Eleven Mile Canyon, Colorado, to observe how the ecosystem repairs and reshapes itself. They’re closely monitoring changes in the streambed, habitat recovery, and the response of fish populations, aiming to apply their findings to similar dam removal projects in the future, with particular…
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Indoor water surfing facility eyed for Colorado Springs’ north side
Surf’s up — on Colorado Springs’ landlocked north side, of all places. Surf Shack, a planned, two-story 12,000-square-foot recreation center, would bring indoor water surfing to Polaris Pointe, the retail and commercial development southeast of Interstate 25 and North Gate Boulevard, according to a proposal submitted to city government officials. As envisioned, Surf Shack would…
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Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact
A Colorado water district spanning nine southeastern counties believes Aurora Water is violating a 2003 agreement not to purchase any more Arkansas Valley basin water. Aurora Water is spending $80 million on a ranch of about 5,000 acres near Rocky Ford and its associated water rights. An Aurora presentation showed it estimates it is paying…