Are people in the city at odds with the citizens regarding parks?
Councilman Bill Murray and Kent Obee of Protect Our Parks, get fired up over the things happening to the parks of Colorado Springs naming names. Do the Named really have the interest of the citizens in mind when these deals or made? Have the recent, and not so recent, land deals involving Colorado Springs parks been a good deal or a not so good a deal? Does the city charter need the addition: “Park land shall not be sold or given away or traded without the consent of the voters.” Simple, yet difficult.
Do you know that the developers call trails Parks? Neither did we. Did you know that America The Beautiful Park might become a private park due to access to the park? Is the $18M bridge safe to handle foot traffic to and from America The Beautiful Park? Doing it on the cheap to save on the engineering costs? Walk across at your own risk? Why is Colorado Springs supporting the Manitou Incline since it’s in Manitou? Colorado Springs is going into the rock business. They purchased a quarry. For what? Who’s going to pay for the improvements? Hang onto your wallet, Mr. & Mrs. Taxpayer.
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