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Rail park annexation checkpoint: utilities and developers present regional industrial project, security and jobs case
Summary
Applicants and Colorado Springs Utilities briefed council on the Southern Colorado Rail Park annexation petition and planned development: a roughly 3,100-acre industrial/rail-served site proposed to provide a second rail access to Fort Carson, large-scale industrial capacity and an estimated thousands of jobs.
Developers and Colorado Springs Utilities presented Jan. 14 a policy-checkpoint briefing on the proposed Southern Colorado Rail Park annexation — a roughly 3,100-acre, rail-served project east of Fort Carson that proponents say would provide a second, more secure rail access for the post while creating regional industrial capacity and thousands of jobs.
Brian English, development projects manager for Colorado Springs Utilities, summarized utility considerations and the city’s water-extension ordinance standard: an extension outside city limits can proceed if it meets certain tests, including that the city’s available water supply can meet existing usage plus projected demand or that unique circumstances justify service. Utilities estimated the project’s…
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