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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Colorado Springs City Council delays Project Taurus appeals, requires utility study (thebadger.news) — Colorado Springs City Council has postponed appeals over the Project Taurus development plan until April 13, 2027, and ordered Colorado Springs Utilities to complete a large-load electricity study first. Neighbors have raised concerns about noise from equipment near Chelsea Glen, while the developer insists revised sound mitigation meets city code and proper procedures were followed.
2. Water service restored to southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood after water main break (koaa.com) — Residents in southeast Colorado Springs have running water again after a Friday water main break near Airport Road and Murray Boulevard, but drivers still face major detours. Murray will stay closed between Airport and Dewey through Thursday while crews repair the damaged roadway, and utilities officials are still investigating the cause, likely tied to aging pipe infrastructure in this frequently affected area.
3. Colorado Springs creek plan sparks community excitement and concerns: Neighbors weigh in on 20-year vision to revitalize #MonumentCreek and #FountainCreek during an open house event — KOAA (coyotegulch.blog) — Colorado Springs is weighing a 20-year COS Creek Plan that could transform Monument Creek and Fountain Creek with new parks, trails, and neighborhood improvements. City partners and Pikes Peak Waterways are studying how to boost flood resilience, water quality, recreation, and economic development, while nearby residents balance excitement about revitalization with concerns about how the changes may affect them.
4. Former El Paso County deputy now teaching life saving moves decades after she was kidnapped (kktv.com) — A Colorado Springs survivor and former El Paso County deputy is now using her kidnapping experience to teach free weekly women's Jiu Jitsu self‑defense classes at Renzo Gracie Colorado East. She shares how local nonprofit TESSA helped her escape an abusive marriage, and urges Colorado Springs women to recognize their worth, trust their instincts, and reach out to the 24/7 safeline if they need help.
5. Service providers address mental health in homeless (fox21news.com) — Colorado Springs service providers are ramping up tailored mental health, addiction, and job-support programs to better help neighbors experiencing homelessness. Local professionals stress that overlapping issues like cost, access, and finding the right therapist often block care, and they're urging the community to support organizations offering comprehensive, long-term pathways to stability.
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