September 8, 2022 Vol. 21, No. 42 Serving Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City and Lower Ute Pass
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City Council OKs buying property on Serpentine
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By William J. Dagendesh By a 7-0 vote, Manitou Springs City Council gave the green light to a request to acquire property on Serpentine Drive during the Sept. 6 meeting. The 50-minute session, also livestreamed via Zoom, heard Skyler Beck, director of Parks and Recreation, and Shannon Solomon, chairman of the Open Space Advisory Committee, discuss project costs and its timeline. The project has been in the works for many years. In January, OSAC held an executive session to receive an update from the city administrator and city engineer about the purchase of the property. “OSAC unanimously supported the direction of this and indicated that they have been budgeting for this for many years, $100,000 each year that has carried over, as well as $150,000 for this year in matching grants in case more funds would be needed to purchase the property,” Beck said. He said the acquisition of 6.4 acres at Serpentine Drive was completed on July 12 at a cost of $105,000. “We had our GIS (geographic information systems) coordinator take a look at how the breakdown is between the road versus the open space. It turns out 87 percent is open space and 13 percent is road, so that is how we split the cost. “At 13 percent of $105,000, that comes to $91,350 and that was within the budget OSAC had set for the year,” Beck said.
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