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Paving operations funded by ballot issue 2C began yesterday, June 3, with resurfacing on New Car Drive in northeast Colorado Springs. An estimated 182.65 lane miles citywide are scheduled to
The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved plans Tuesday for up to 1,729 homes across almost 300 acres on the eastern edge of town in Banning Lewis Ranch, after some council members raised questions about plans for lower-density housing amid an affordability crisis.
Oakwood Homes is proposing the new neighborhood that will be bounded by Dublin Boulevard along its northern edge and Stetson Hills Boulevard along the southern edge. It is one of seven neighborhoods planned for the area that will cover 2,500 acres, said Rick Haering with LAI Design Group. This new area will have 28 acres of parks that will connect to trails, he said.
On the Lookout: vandal undeterred by apparent foot injury
Wag N Wash Vandal (Courtesy CSPD)
Sometime overnight between February 6th and 7th, a male vandal broke into the Wag N Wash near Powers Boulevard and Stetson Hills Boulevard in Colorado Springs.
A surveillance camera shows the suspect wearing a medical boot on his right foot. But, despite his apparent injury, he was able to do several thousand dollars worth of damage to the establishment.
Detectives believe the male suspect is in his 30s. He was wearing a white ballcap with a blue rim, one yellow glove, and one white glove.
Colorado Springs considering need for five more overpasses on Powers Boulevard by 2030
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) In addition to the $44 million overpass project at the Powers Boulevard/Research Parkway intersection scheduled to start this year, the possibility of three more overpasses along Powers are being discussed by city officials.
During a City Council work session earlier this week, officials made a presentation regarding future traffic needs along Powers as the Colorado Springs Airport continues to grow with more passenger flights, two hotels and a new Amazon facility.
According to the presentation, the city is considering Powers intersections at Dublin Boulevard ($49 million estimated cost), Stetson Hills Boulevard ($63 million) and Barnes Road ($106 million) as possibly the next locations for overpasses by 2030.