The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners acknowledged an annexation impact report for Miller Downs at Wyoming Lane on Oct. 9, a procedural step required under state law that does not permit the county to approve or deny the annexation.

Joseph Fletke, the county planner who reviewed the annexation impact report, told commissioners the subject parcel is approximately 21.37 acres, currently zoned RR-5 and located in the commercial airport overlay within unincorporated El Paso County. Fletke said the City of Colorado Springs would consider the annexation and proposed city zoning of R‑Flex Medium with streamside and airport overlays at a Colorado Springs City Council hearing scheduled for Oct. 14.

Fletke said such annexations commonly occur so developments may connect to municipal utilities, which are difficult to provide on a small parcel in the county without a metropolitan district or central systems. “If they join with the City of Colorado Springs, they can then tap into municipal utilities,” Fletke said.

Commissioner Williams asked whether Peterson Road would remain under county maintenance; Daniel Torres, interim engineering manager in the Department of Public Works, said Peterson Road is inside city limits in that area and that access for the new lots would route through an existing subdivision stub and ultimately connect to city streets. Torres also said the property’s drainage runs to the south and west into the City of Colorado Springs and does not impact unincorporated El Paso County. “The drainage of this property all flows to the south, west into the city of Colorado Springs, not impacting unincorporated El Paso County,” Torres said.

Fletke cited Colorado law and county land development code requirements for annexation impact reports and explained the county’s review is informational; the board does not approve or deny annexations when an annexation impact report is submitted. Commissioners asked staff clarifying questions about utility access and whether the city had met statutory submission requirements; staff said the city had submitted materials in a timely fashion and that, to staff’s knowledge, requirements had been met for the county’s review.

Because the item was informational, the board took no formal action on the annexation impact report. The City of Colorado Springs will hold the public hearing on this annexation on Oct. 14, 2025, where any decision to annex and rezone would be decided by the city.