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El Paso Board of County Commissioners, March 31 and April 9 – Highway 105B project agreement approved

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  • The BOCC approved a final plat for a five-lot Red Rock Acres Subdivision west of Highway 105, with all required studies and reports accepted, including water sufficiency, drainage, and traffic impact analyses.
  • The highway project on Highway 105 is advancing eastward, with the BOCC already authorized to purchase and hold real estate and personal property for the county's capital projects related to this widening effort being done is coordination with the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.
  • The Willow Springs Town of Monument Annexation Impact report was acknowledged, noting about 39.6 acres west of Willow Ranch Road and north of Forest Lakes Drive could be annexed in the future; no action was required at this time.
  • The Monument Planning Commission will review the annexation proposal on April 8 and the Monument Town Council on May 4.
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By Marlene Brown

The Highway 105 widening project continues moving east. The BOCC has the authority to purchase and hold real estate and personal property for the use of the county when deemed by the board to be in the best interest of the county and its capital projects. On March 31, the BOCC approved an agreement for the Public Works Department to construct a Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority project known as Highway 105B.

On April 9, the BOCC approved the Final Plat for Red Rock Acres Subdivision SF2513 for Lots 1-6, located west of Highway 105 between Red Rock Ranch Drive and Rockbrook Road. The approval was based upon the conformance of the applicant who had submitted all issues that were required, to include water sufficiency studies, adequate storm drainage plans, traffic impact studies, and other reports for the county and the state. The lots will be served by individual wells and on-site septic systems. Approval was unanimous on the consent agenda.

Also on the agenda was the Willow Springs Town of Monument Annexation Impact report. The Town of Monument requested that about 39.6 acres west of Willow Ranch Road and north of Forest Lakes Drive be annexed. The BOCC acknowledged the report of the potential impacts for the future annexation. No action by the BOCC was required, and it was to be reviewed on April 8 by the Monument Planning Commission and on May 4 by the Monument Town Council.

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The BOCC usually meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 200 S. Cascade Ave. Suite 100, Colorado Springs. The BOCC Land Use Committee meets on the second and fourth Thursdays as needed. Call 719-520-7276 for more information. Go to bocc.elpasoco.com or https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/elpaso for meeting schedules and agendas.

Marlene Brown may be reached at marlenebrown@ocn.me.

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