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Save White Acres Colorado Springs
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White Acres is part of the scenic backdrop for much of Colorado Springs, from Old Colorado City to the airport, from the Air Force Academy to Fort Carson. Adjacent to Red Rock Canyon Open Space and Section 16, and less than a quarter mile west of the Bear Creek Nature Center, White Acres occupies a strategic location in relation to our parks and open spaces. It encompasses the light colored cliffs west and south of the 5-way intersection of 26th Street, Gold Camp Road, Bear Creek Road, Lower Gold Camp and Wheeler. White Acres has significant intrinsic value as open space; and its strategic location adjacent to Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Bear Creek Park, and Section 16 gives it special importance as part of a larger whole. White Acres is now County zoned for forestry and recreation. Infinity Land Corporation is seeking to have the property annexed into the City of Colorado Springs for a roughly 23 acre development which could include 16 to 22 attached housing units and 27 single family homes. Annexation and development would bring urban density, traffic, visual blight to our scenic backdrop, and the loss of open space connection from downtown to Manitou Springs. Geologically, White Acres is an extension of the hogbacks of Red Rock Canyon Open Space. It spans the same geology from the Niobrara formation through the Morrison formation. The primary geologic exposure is Dakota sandstone which is seen in the prominent east faces. Except for the Jurassic age Morrison formation, the sedimentary geology is all from the Cretaceous period. A few people have said that the Whites heirs decided to donate the property to the Bethany Baptist Church because the they wanted the property to retain its character rather than being developed into a hillside subdivision. The Church gave the property the name White Acres and developed a small part of it for outdoor worship services and other events. This development includes a pavilion, a play area and a parking lot. The Church now has the property on the market for the second time in as many decades. http://www.SaveWhiteAcres.org http://www.WhiteAcres.org http://www.redrockcanyonopenspace.org photos maps, report from UltraROB: http://www.savewhiteacres.com News report with video here: http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/35519099.html Contact us at: SaveWhiteAcres@Yahoo.com Please help us by contacting city council to stop this travesty: lrivera@springsgov.com Lsmall@springsgov.com shente@springsgov.com dglenn@springsgov.com jheimlicher@springsgov.com MRadford@springsgov.com tgallagher@springsgov.com rpurvis@springsgov.com JMartin@springsgov.com CLieber@Springsgov.com and call Bethany Baptist at: 1930 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 634-7232 questions@bethanybaptistcoloradosprings.org to ask them to honor the wishes of the White family and leave the area undeveloped.
Author:
SaveWhiteAcres
Tags:
White, Acres, Red, Rocks, Canyon, Section, 16, Colorado, Springs, annexation, SaveWhiteAcres.org,
Save White Acres Colorado Springs
Description:
White Acres is part of the scenic backdrop for much of Colorado Springs, from Old Colorado City to the airport, from the Air Force Academy to Fort Carson. Adjacent to Red Rock Canyon Open Space and Section 16, and less than a quarter mile west of the Bear Creek Nature Center, White Acres occupies a strategic location in relation to our parks and open spaces. It encompasses the light colored cliffs west and south of the 5-way intersection of 26th Street, Gold Camp Road, Bear Creek Road, Lower Gold Camp and Wheeler. White Acres has significant intrinsic value as open space; and its strategic location adjacent to Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Bear Creek Park, and Section 16 gives it special importance as part of a larger whole. White Acres is now County zoned for forestry and recreation. Infinity Land Corporation is seeking to have the property annexed into the City of Colorado Springs for a roughly 23 acre development which could include 16 to 22 attached housing units and 27 single family homes. Annexation and development would bring urban density, traffic, visual blight to our scenic backdrop, and the loss of open space connection from downtown to Manitou Springs. Geologically, White Acres is an extension of the hogbacks of Red Rock Canyon Open Space. It spans the same geology from the Niobrara formation through the Morrison formation. The primary geologic exposure is Dakota sandstone which is seen in the prominent east faces. Except for the Jurassic age Morrison formation, the sedimentary geology is all from the Cretaceous period. A few people have said that the Whites heirs decided to donate the property to the Bethany Baptist Church because the they wanted the property to retain its character rather than being developed into a hillside subdivision. The Church gave the property the name White Acres and developed a small part of it for outdoor worship services and other events. This development includes a pavilion, a play area and a parking lot. The Church now has the property on the market for the second time in as many decades. http://www.SaveWhiteAcres.org http://www.WhiteAcres.org http://www.redrockcanyonopenspace.org photos maps, report from UltraROB: http://www.savewhiteacres.com News report with video here: http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/35519099.html Contact us at: SaveWhiteAcres@Yahoo.com Please help us by contacting city council to stop this travesty: lrivera@springsgov.com Lsmall@springsgov.com shente@springsgov.com dglenn@springsgov.com jheimlicher@springsgov.com MRadford@springsgov.com tgallagher@springsgov.com rpurvis@springsgov.com JMartin@springsgov.com CLieber@Springsgov.com and call Bethany Baptist at: 1930 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (719) 634-7232 questions@bethanybaptistcoloradosprings.org to ask them to honor the wishes of the White family and leave the area undeveloped.
Author:
SaveWhiteAcres
Tags:
White, Acres, Red, Rocks, Canyon, Section, 16, Colorado, Springs, annexation, SaveWhiteAcres.org,
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