Tag: el paso county
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El Paso County upholds Buc-ee’s zoning appeal, clearing way for administrative approval
A packed, daylong meeting on Thursday resulted in a win for the Texas travel center chain Buc-ee’s, with El Paso County commissioners voting 4-1 to approve the developer’s zoning appeal. “I think the burden of proof has been met here,” said Commission Chair Carrie Geitner. The appeal centered on whether Buc-ee’s is a use that…
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Buc-ee’s and El Paso County: What to know ahead of the public hearing
Controversial plans for the second Colorado location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s are making their debut in El Paso County’s public hearing process. Interest in the project has been high from the start, defining over a year of local politics in the small town of Palmer Lake where it was originally proposed. El Paso…
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Buc-ee’s and El Paso County: What to know ahead of the public hearing
Controversial plans for the second Colorado location of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s are making their debut in El Paso County’s public hearing process. Interest in the project has been high from the start, defining over a year of local politics in the small town of Palmer Lake where it was originally proposed. El Paso…
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Appeals court cites week-old Colorado law to reinstate child neglect case at child, father’s request
Colorado’s second-highest court invoked a new state law for the first time on Thursday and reinstated a child neglect case that both the child and her father wished to reopen. House Bill 1227 took effect on Aug. 12, reversing a Colorado Supreme Court decision from 2025 that addressed what should happen after a county moves…
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Follow the money among Colorado counties: you’ll find new, improved trails | Trail Talk
Friends who have driven to Castle Rock and hiked Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space are sharing glowing reports. It’s on my ”to-do” list. So is a lovely piece of new Clear Creek Trail west of Golden along U.S. Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon. Towering rock formations and foamy whitewater create a quintessential Colorado trail…
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10th Circuit grants immunity to officers for fatal Manitou Springs shooting
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that responding officers from Manitou Springs and El Paso County cannot be held constitutionally liable for shooting and killing a man after a 20-minute standoff. Wilford Deweese allegedly pulled out a gun in self-defense at a Manitou Springs bar, prompting a call to 911. Officers cornered him…
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Meet El Paso County’s new parks director, tasked with top destinations and bold initiatives
Since starting this summer as executive director of the El Paso County Parks Department, Janna Tidwell has kept a pair of hiking boots in her car. “When I’ve had some down time in between meetings, I’ve just gotten out and gone and looked around,” she said. All around to beloved places the county oversees: from…
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Meet El Paso County’s new parks director, tasked with top destinations and bold initiatives
Since starting this summer as executive director of the El Paso County Parks Department, Janna Tidwell has kept a pair of hiking boots in her car. “When I’ve had some down time in between meetings, I’ve just gotten out and gone and looked around,” she said. All around to beloved places the county oversees: from…
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Calhan sets town water rule, with implications for major housing project
Monday night, the Calhan board of trustees narrowly approved a new ordinance limiting development in the town to a restrictive water supply standard. The 4-3 decision directly impacts the prospects of a project called North Tree, which would bring about 475 single-family homes to undeveloped land in the town’s northwest corner. Calhan has a population…
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Feds declassify two more UAP sightings that took place above Colorado Springs
On August 7, the Department of War released a fifth round of documents related to unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) reports – or as they were once called, UFOs – and Colorado Springs was mentioned two more times. While the reports of both Colorado Springs incidents are heavily redacted, the reports provide at least some insight…