A federal grant of $800,000 will help the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments conduct a land-use study with three military installations and local and state governments.

The Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment grant will support the council in serving as the project manager for the study, which will take two years, according to a press release the council issued Tuesday. The 16-member governments of the council will provide an additional $100,000 to support the project.

The goal of the Colorado Springs Regional Joint Land-Use Study is to create a strategic plan that supports community development compatible with the military’s use of adjacent lands. The Air Force Academy, Fort Carson and Peterson Air Force Base will participate, along with jurisdictions in El Paso, Teller, Pueblo and Fremont counties and the State of Colorado.

The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments previously led an effort to study how the community was affected by Fort Carson’s growth.

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