Three years after La Plata Communities first proposed the sprawling Amara development to be built on thousands of acres of land on its way to being annexed into Colorado Springs, developers on Wednesday celebrated the City Council's decision to welcome the master planned community into city boundaries. "It's got us all charged up and excited about getting the project started. .
.. We're glad we have the opportunity to build another great community in Colorado Springs.
We know Amara is going to be a great addition," La Plata's President and CEO Doug Quimby said. Developers and the city still have a long way to go before dirt is moved and up to 9,500 new homes and 2 million square feet of retail, schools, public safety facilities and parks and open space can be built in Amara. The master plan for the Amara development.
It will be built on 3,200 acres of land currently located southeast of Colorado Springs, in unincorporated El Paso County, that the city will annex. The City Council initially split 5-4 Tuesday night to approve the annexation request as well as a master plan and rezoning request. The council must vote a second time to annex about 3,200 acres of land east and south of city boundaries and surrounded on three sides by the neighboring city of Fountain.
The second vote to confirm the annexation is expected to happen Aug. 13. Developers must then build the water-line extensions needed to serve Amara and finalize agreements with Colorado Springs Utilities and other utili.