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Air Force Academy reopens to the public
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Monday morning, the Air Force Academy opened its gates to the public for the first time in 17 months.
According to officials, roughly one million people visit the Air Force Academy a year.
“We’re excited to welcome the community back to the United States Air Force Academy,” said Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, Superintendent.
Inside the Air Force Academy Visitors Center, there are many exhibits, including the history of the Academy, what it’s like to be a cadet, and other special exhibits.
The Academy is currently working on an exhibit for the first graduating class of women, which was in 1980. The celebration was pushed back to 2021 because of COVID-19.
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Weidner Field opened earlier this year in lower Downtown Colorado Springs, part of City for Champions. United Soccer League/Sandy Evans
Money from the state to fund the City for Champions tourism ventures dropped by 13 percent in 2020, compared to 2019, or about $650,000.
But the city is still on track to collect $120.5 million in sales tax rebates to help pay for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Hall of Fame, Weidner Field, the Bill Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center at UCCS, Robson Arena at Colorado College and the Air Force Academy Visitors Center.
So says Jariah Walker, executive director of the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority, which oversees the City for Champions program and its financing.
Numerous local agencies and citizens have made pitches for money coming to Colorado Springs and El Paso County from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, designed to help cities, counties and states recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to information obtained via a records request, one citizen called for the city to set aside money to offset rises in utility bills. Another suggested expanding broadband access. The National Museum of World War II Aviation, which âtook a huge hitâ from the COVID lockdown, needs a boost. And a newly formed consortium of nonprofits submitted a four-page outline of how to pump $40 million into various community needs.