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 the police forces become overwhelmed, with crime, increase of accidents, and now the Army has decided to have the Citadel Mall off-limits. I have noticed some of the local streets in my area have a decrease in police enforcement, where they once were seen on a regular basis, and now speed on these streets have increased, stop signs and red lights ignored and more accidents.
I lay no blame with the police, they are dedicated to do the best they can. This city, is not the city, I escaped to, from the Boston area and it seems the growth is only getting bigger, and more expensive to live here. I have decided it is time to leave.
I am going to miss my volunteer position at the Garden of the Gods Visitors Center, the past seven years, bragging about the beauty of this area. This will be my last move, being in my seventies, but the memories of my first ten years, is something I will never forget. I am glad I made this move, no regrets.
Larry Guerin Colorado Springs Colorado requires land proposed for annexation to have at least one-sixth of its perimeter be contiguous with the annexing municipality. This is not the case with the Amara annexation. So a dubious procedure known as the “flagpole approach” is being used as a “go around” of the law.
We know that this was not the intent of the annexation law. With the flagpole approach we might just as well annex Burlington. Highway 24 connects us.
So basically we have no law regarding annexation. I know, Burlington is a town already but you get my point. Furthermore, the users of the city of Colorado Springs utilities will have to pay approximately $100 the first year for this expansion.
The following yearly costs are not known apparently. Also, new police and fire installations will be needed. Who pays? Road, parks and utility maintenance are additional costs which have not yet been discussed.
Who pays? How are all the new offices and office holders to be paid for? Issues of this magnitude and cost should be put to a vote of the citizens of Colorado Springs. Is City Council so highly motivated to increase our population that we are willing to use less than “above board” means to grow this city? Natural growth of the city is sufficient, not the building of a new city to the southeast. Daryl Kuiper Colorado Springs In 2017 the city planners rejected the proposal for bike lanes on Cascade, Fontanero, and Weber.
Former mayor John Suthers made the rogue decision to do it anyway. Utilizing this bad decision to justify future action is irresponsible. Instead of expanding the unused bike lanes, perhaps it’s time to restore our roads to their designed purpose; automobiles.
The decrease in car lanes has increased accidents and created an obstacle course for drivers. Karen Field Colorado Springs E-bikes endanger foot traffi Monday’s editorial proclaiming e-bikes are good for the economy is a bit over the top with regard to allowing them on trails. I live near the “Palmer Divide Trail” off of Hodgen and Woodlake Roads.
The trail is not quite 4 miles long. Fortunately, there have been only a few individuals riding e-bikes on that trail. Most of the riders are elderly, obese and have little or no real control of their vehicles thus endangering the foot traffic on the trail.
The editorial writer seemed to think that two wheeled vehicles were responsible for roadway improvements. If that is the case, those e-bikes should be relegated to those improved streets and to stay off the trails. My point is that riding any vehicle for barely 4 miles is (to my way of thinking) a waste of time and what little energy expended.
Don’t endanger the foot traffic with out-of-control riders. John Wear Black Forest.
