I am the wife of an E-4 Army soldier stationed at Fort Carson. I am so happy to hear of a potential new development near the post. When we first learned we were going to be stationed here, we knew it wouldn’t be on Fort Carson due to the lack of housing there so, we started researching places to live.
What we found is that there is very little housing available in the area near Fort Carson, and what is there is very much subpar. Knowing he’ll be deploying next year, my husband wanted to know that while he’s away, I would be living in a nice home, in a safe neighborhood, close to stores and other services. So, we ended up in a neighborhood in the north part of Colorado Springs renting the lower level of a home.
It’s certainly costing us a lot more than we really can afford, as well as costing a lot of time for my husband to drive to Fort Carson every day, but it was our only option. I hope the new Amara development gets underway soon so that we can look into moving there. It would mean a lot if we could live in a nice community that has housing options we can afford, located close to Fort Carson.
Angelina Powers Monument I love Colorado Springs. I moved here over 20 years ago, retiring from a large company after over 34 years, outside of Boston. I moved here for the skiing in the winter, the awesome summers on the trails here, biking and running.
In the past 20 years I have seen a major change, in the city, driving rentals and home ownership out of sight. I have seen t.