Tag: amara annexation
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Amara annexation: City Council girds for possible final vote amid intense debate
Impassioned debate continues over the projected impact of the Amara annexation on municipal utility ratepayers, as Colorado Springs City Council’s second and possibly final vote on the massive development approaches Tuesday. Two councilwomen opposed to Amara said they are concerned that ratepayers, particularly larger commercial and industrial users, may not have initially realized they are…
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Amara annexation: Who on City Council voted yes, who voted no?
Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved the proposed Amara development, granting local developer La Plata Communities’ request by a narrow vote to annex about 5 additional square miles south and east of the city’s current borders. The annexation paves the way for developers to create a new master-planned community of up to 9,500…
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Massive Amara annexation by Colorado Springs narrowly approved
Colorado Springs will grow by another approximately 3,200 acres. After hearing more than seven hours of presentation and public discussion, a split Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday night ultimately embraced the proposed Amara development, approving local developer La Plata Communities’ request to annex about 5 additional square miles south and east of the city’s…
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Colorado Springs Utilities official, developers clash over Amara’s impact
Colorado Springs Utilities and the developers of a proposed new housing project seeking city annexation, Amara, are sharply at odds over the impact the massive planned neighborhood could have on the city’s ability to fund and operate its utility services. Developer La Plata Communities is asking City Council to annex 3,200 acres south and east…
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Amara annexation hearing postponed by Colorado Springs City Council
The City Council on Tuesday rescheduled the hearing for the proposed Amara annexation southeast of Colorado Springs limits because of a city error in the public posting of the hearing notice. The council voted 8-1 to push the first required public hearing from Tuesday, as originally scheduled, to July 23. Councilman Mike O’Malley was the…