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🌱 How your water use can help stabilize Manitou’s system this week

Manitou Springs, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Manitou Springs! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How your water use can help stabilize Manitou’s system this week
  • What Manitou’s $3.2 million Cog Railway settlement really means
  • What’s planned for Sgt. Pepper’s Tea Party in Manitou Springs?

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Hazy sunshine, temps: high: 93, low: 60.
  • Friday: Hot, with a high of 96 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Manitou Springs asking community to conserve water through Wednesday (koaa.com) — Manitou Springs is asking all residents and businesses to conserve water through Wednesday while the city refills its primary two‑million‑gallon Mesa storage tank, a process that strains the treatment system. By cutting back for a few days, you’ll help keep service stable and support a smooth refill before Stage I water restrictions resume as normal.
   

2. Manitou votes to accept settlement in Cog Railway lawsuit (gazette.com) — Manitou Springs City Council has approved a settlement with the Pikes Peak Cog Railway’s owner that requires a one‑time $3.2 million payment from the city’s reserves but wipes out a decades‑long excise tax reimbursement agreement. Officials say the deal, reached after more than a year of legal wrangling, protects future budgets while leaving an estimated $3.8 million in reserves by the end of 2026.
   

3. Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Aug. 5 (gazette.com) — Manitou Springs food lovers can head to Rockledge House and Smokebrush Farm on Aug. 23 for Sgt. Pepper’s Tea Party, with tickets ranging from $25 to $130. The broader roundup also highlights upcoming Colorado Springs-area cooking classes, festivals, and food-focused fundraisers throughout August, giving locals plenty of options for culinary fun nearby.
   

4. 12 Beautiful Cities To Retire In Colorado Where $2,000 A Month Is More Than Enough For Rent (moneydigest.com) — Retirees considering Manitou Springs will find typical rents around $1,322 a month, with studios and one-bedrooms often well under that and two-bedrooms averaging about $1,450. The piece compares Manitou Springs with other Colorado cities under a $2,000 rent target and notes local support for veterans and assisted living, helping seniors stretch fixed incomes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 5
  • East Library Book Group
    East Library and Information Center 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, 80918, US
    10:00 am
  • VIRTUAL LENA Start Wednesday Mornings
    Pikes Peak Library Virtual Events US
    10:00 am
  • Fiber Friends Wednesdays
    Security Public Library Meeting Room
    12:30 pm
  • Paws to Read
    East Library and Information Center 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, 80918, US
    4:00 pm

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Ok Manitou Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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