Tag: cog railway
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Manitou Springs forwards ballot initiative for tax increase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance increasing a tax under dispute between the city and one of its major tourism attractions. The city proposed the tax increase at an open house for residents last week, where…
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Manitou Springs adjusts budget for $3 million in estimated marijuana sales tax loss
The city of Manitou Springs is making cuts and shifting funds in its mid-year projected budget to offset marijuana sales tax losses, while a court case continues over its budget appropriation decisions. The city is expecting to lose about $3.2 million from its “other” sales tax column this year, Finance Director Rebecca Davis said. The…
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LIFE | Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Take a look inside the updated cog railway in Manitou Springs. After three years of renovations, the cog is once again open just in time for summer. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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SCENES FROM | Reopening of Pikes Peak Cog Railway
After $100 million makeover, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway has reopened to public. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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NEWS | Final refurbished train cars placed on Cog Railway
The final three refurbished train cars were placed onto the upgraded tracks at Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs on Tuesday afternoon. The project includes new track from the depot to the top of Pikes Peak, new train cars, and a refurbished depot house. The railway, which is one of only two…
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PHOTOS: Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway on track for completion May 2021
The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway is undergoing the finals stages of a long renovation and upgrading project, and one major milestone is now complete. Earlier today, crews put some of new railcars on the track and are one step closer to being done with the renovations. Other construction crews continue to work on…
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PHOTOS: Woodland Park Receives Pikes Peak Cog Rail Car
A Pikes Peak Cog rail car was transported from Manitou Springs to be installed by a crane at the Woodland Station at Bergstrom Park in Woodland Park on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. The retired rail car was donated to Woodland Park due to The Broadmoor reconstructing the railway and buying new engines and cars as…
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Manitou Springs’ deal with Cog Railway can’t go to public vote, by law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A ballot issue petition sought to upend a deal between Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway cannot legally move forward, Mayor Ken Jaray said Tuesday. Residents can void a recently passed ordinance by petitioning for a public vote on it, but that provision…
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Critics of Manitou Springs’ deal with the Cog Railway want it put to a public vote
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Critics of a recently approved deal between Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway are hoping to put the plan on hold until a public vote this fall. The 50-year pact would give the owners of the Cog Railway two tax breaks to help…