Tag: fountain
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Fountain-Fort Carson agreements could reach $52M
The financial entwinement of Fort Carson and the city of Fountain is intensifying. On Tuesday night, the Fountain City Council voted to add six new employees to a new department to handle its intergovernmental support agreements with the U.S. Army, a program that has ballooned from a little over $100,000 in contracts in 2021 to…
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All Colorado Springs area Jack in the Box locations closed
All Jack in the Box locations in the greater Colorado Springs area have closed. Three restaurants at 3654 Austin Bluffs Parkway, in the Marketplace at Austin Bluffs; 3690 New Center Point, in the First and Main Town Center; and at 6314 S. U.S. 85-87 in Fountain, just south of the Springs, were closed on Monday…
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Small fire south of Fountain contained
A fire south of Fountain was contained Saturday afternoon, the city of Fountain announced on social media. Fire crews were mopping up the 2-acre fire around 2:30 p.m. There were no injuries or damage to structures. The intersection of Old Pueblo and Link roads opened around 2:45 p.m., a Gazette reporter observed. The fire triggered…
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The morning a dynamite train destroyed the town of Fountain in 1888
May is an anniversary month for the town of Fountain and it’s in all their history books for the most explosive of reasons. It’s called “The Blast” and it flattened the little town south of Colorado Springs. It’s just part of an interesting history. Fountain’s roots go back to the Ute Indians who wintered at…
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New ride-share service to debut at Fort Carson
Starting next week, soldiers and families at Fort Carson will be able to try out a free, on-demand transit program similar to Uber and Lift. Called the Carson Connector, the app-based program will allow people on post to schedule shuttle rides directly to their intended destination. The service replaces the post’s previous shuttle system, which…
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Mountain Metro will not offer free summer rides after state suspends ‘Zero Fare’ grants
Mountain Metropolitan Transit will not offer free bus rides this summer after the state cut funding for the “Zero Fare” program because of a more than $1 billion state budget deficit. Mountain Metro has participated in the grant program for the last four years, offering Colorado Springs passengers free rides during the summer months. The…
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Fountain divvies up expected water windfall
The Fountain City Council on Tuesday approved a deal that will increase the city’s capacity for new water taps for the first time in years. “This is excellent bang for our buck,” said Councilmember Gordon Rick. The new water deal increases Fountain’s share of a three-way lease on wells at the Venetucci Farm in Security-Widefield.…
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Fountain to vote on major water deal
The Fountain City Council will have the option on Tuesday night to finalize a 50-year agreement that could provide the water to build the equivalent of 2,000 new homes. The agreement, tabled in December, still faces questions about how Fountain will allocate increased water resources in a competitive building market. The source would be wells…
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‘Where it all begins’: Midterm process kicks off with El Paso County caucuses
Heather and Randy Sams sat alone at a folding table Tuesday night, hoping someone else from their rural GOP precinct braved the rain. “It’d be really nice if we had a room full,” said Heather Sams. The caucus location had a steady stream of visitors through the night, huddling along a large horseshoe of precinct…
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Fountain identifies most dangerous intersections
Thanks to a new federally funded analysis, the city of Fountain is running the numbers on which of its road features contribute most to traffic accidents. However, some of the worst offenders are not under the city’s jurisdiction. Of the 13 intersections with the highest crash numbers, nine are operated by the Colorado Department of…