annexation
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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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Colorado Springs Utilities board to consider alternative to controversial water rule
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The Colorado Springs Utilities board agreed Wednesday to consider an alternative to a highly controversial water rule. The proposed rule that has sparked concern in the development community would require the city to have 130% of the water needed to serve existing demand and projected demand from new land joining the city. It has sparked…
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Residents raise drought concerns at meeting on annexation southeast of Colorado Springs
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The drought across the West dominated concerns at a Colorado Springs town hall Tuesday about the possibility of adding 3,200 acres southeast of town that could be transformed into a new community of about 9,500 homes. The proposed community, known as Amara, is bounded on three sides by the city of Fountain and does not share…
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Proposed water rule that could limit annexations sparks fierce opposition
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The titanic issues of limited water supply and the housing shortage clashed at the Colorado Springs Utilities board meeting Wednesday, along with major players in the housing industry. At the center of the debate is a proposed city ordinance that would require Utilities to have 130% of the water required to serve existing demand and the projected…
