Author: Savannah Eller
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Palmer Lake adopts voter-approved ordinance with big implications for Buc-ee’s
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Earlier this month, voters in Palmer Lake voted in favor of an ordinance that would make any request to increase the size of the town an automatic ballot question. That would include the controversial annexation request from developers of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. Public debate over the annexation was a motivating factor in the…
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Palmer Lake planning commission rejects Buc-ee’s plan at contentious meeting
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After a debate across two meetings, the Palmer Lake Planning Commission has voted not to recommend the zoning plan and annexation request for Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s to the town’s board of trustees. The vote came after multiple hours of discussion and interjections from the crowd between Wednesday night and an August meeting, which ended…
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El Paso County approves first step for up to 5,000 homes bordering Schriever
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A major residential and commercial development on the north border of Schriever Space Force Base has cleared its first hurdle with El Paso County, ushering the way for as many as 5,000 homes east of Colorado Springs. Flying Horse Land Company, which is connected to Classic Homes, plans to put a mixed-use development on about…
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Manitou Springs forwards ballot initiative for tax increase
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The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance increasing a tax under dispute between the city and one of its major tourism attractions. The city proposed the tax increase at an open house for residents last week, where councilmembers presented a 9% increase to Manitou Springs’ excise tax…
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It’s Colorado’s ‘most expensive’ property insurance. Yet, demand is ‘significantly less’ than expected.
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Only 51 homeowners have signed up so far for the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan, Colorado’s newly created insurance of last resort for property owners with repeated denials from traditional insurers. The low numbers are in some ways by design. The website, which launched along with the program in April, is full of…
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Buc-ee’s to keep sales tax rebate in agreement with Palmer Lake
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In a newly released agreement with Palmer Lake, superstore Buc-ee’s intends to spend millions on infrastructure and one-time payouts to the town in exchange for annexation. According to the preliminary agreement, the Texas-based company would also receive a 1% sales tax rebate from the town out of its 3% rate for sales other than on…
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El Paso County says no to billion-dollar energy project over ‘great concerns’
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Colorado’s largest energy provider hit a major roadblock on Thursday when the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously rejected Xcel Energy’s permit requests for a section of a $1.7 billion high voltage powerline project. “I have some great concerns about this project,” said Carrie Geitner, commission chair. The 550-mile Colorado Power Pathway project…
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El Paso County Commissioners to consider billion-dollar power project
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On Thursday the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will consider issuing permits for one leg of a 550-mile power transmission project that has faced pushback from Eastern Plains landowners and neighboring Elbert County. Utilities company Xcel wants permitting for its $1.7 billion project called Colorado’s Power Pathway, which would place high voltage powerlines…
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El Paso County reaches $3.4 million settlement with disabled man over jail injuries
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El Paso County has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with a paraplegic man who sustained injuries under the watch of former medical provider WellPath in the El Paso County jail. The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that former inmate Alexandro Duran developed pressure sores during his time in the jail that resulted in a medical furlough…
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Colorado Springs to host open house on Powers Boulevard expansion
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The city of Colorado Springs is hosting an open house Thursday evening to answer residents’ questions about the planned extension of Powers Boulevard on the northeast side of the city, including a noise study to determine whether abatement measures are needed. The project is meant to make traffic flow more efficient between Voyager Parkway and Colorado…
