- The city of Colorado Springs has launched a digital survey and open house highlighting community response and future plans for three historic downtown parks. The plans are focused on Acacia, Antlers and Alamo Square parks, all of which are original to the city’s design. The process of evaluating the parks began last year.
- The long-awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit has gained more traction. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District have adopted a management plan for the pipeline. It will eventually channel clean drinking water from Pueblo Reservoir to six counties in the lower Arkansas River Valley, serving an estimated 50,000 people.
- With all that’s going on in the world right now, many of us are feeling uncertain and maybe even a little lonely. KRCC wants to help keep everyone connected. We’ve started a project called “Shortening the Distance” focused on learning how people are keeping community when community can feel so far away.
- Governor Jared Polis singled out El Paso County as a place that needs more compliance with the statewide stay-at-home order. The comments came during a press conference Monday when asked about the high number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the county. Local officials have taken issue with the governor’s assertion.