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Councilors previewed Annex COS draft goals, mapping and suitability zones at interactive work session

2251102 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff and consultants briefed council on the Annex COS project: a data-driven annexation suitability model, a set of draft goals and policies, and 'sustainability zones' intended to help prioritize where the city may pursue annexation.

City planning staff and the Annex COS consultant team presented an interactive work session Jan. 14 outlining draft annexation goals, mapping and a suitability analysis intended to guide future annexation decisions.

Katie Carleo, land-use review manager, and Brian English of Colorado Springs Utilities co-manage the project; Logan Simpson consultants described the analysis and mapping that produced 22 annexation-suitability zones in the city’s three-mile planning boundary. Consultant Megan Moore described public outreach to date, including summer speaker panels and technical and focus-group briefings; Cameron Gloss and Ben…

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