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City to accept 100-acre Pikeview Quarry donation, adding reclaimed land to Blodgett Open Space
Summary
City staff told council that an independent review confirms reclamation and slope stability at Pikeview Quarry; council authorized accepting the roughly 100-acre donation to expand Blodgett Open Space, with monitoring and maintenance obligations and a May 15 closing date.
The Colorado Springs City Council moved forward April 28 to accept a donation of roughly 100 acres known as Pikeview Quarry, adding the parcel to the Blodgett Open Space and completing the third phase of a multipart acquisition.
Lana Thelen, design and development manager for Parks, said the donation follows extensive reclamation and a third-party geotechnical review. "The independent review confirmed that reclamation improvements, that buttress and the drainage improvements have significantly increased the stability of this site," said David Deitemeyer, senior TOPS program administrator. Deitemeyer…
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