Pueblo and Southern Colorado (Denver, Colorado Springs: condos, hotels, dorms)

[Josseppie]

Since no one liked the idea of a combined Pueblo - Colorado Springs room I decided to start this thread about Pueblo and the region Pueblo leads. That is any city from Fort Carson (as Fort Carson extends in Pueblo county and has a big affect on our economy) down to Trinidad and from Salida east to Lamar. That includes but not limited to Canon city and the San Louis Valley as well.

This is a thread that will allow for all discussions as long as they affect the cites in this region. Some ideas are: the water situation and the content of the Fountain River, The Southern Delivery System and its impact on our region, Pueblo Springs Ranch, Hatchet Ranch, Vestas and Pueblo's newest industrial park, and the proposed Colorado Energy park. But feel free to talk about anything else or ask any question that you have about our region of Colorado.

My goal is that after this develops people will be able to see why Pueblo is still known as Colorado's "second city" despite the fact that population wise we are not.

[Josseppie]

For my first official post I am going to copy a thread I had that way people who just view this site can have a over view of where Pueblo is and where it is going and gives us something to start our discussion. I apologize if you have seen this before.

Some of the new exiting projects planed for Pueblo:

1. Pueblo Springs Ranch - That was the an old ranch that extends from just north of the city of pueblo to the El Paso County line, about 24,000 acers. A Las Vegas development company bought it and it is currently being annexed in the city. When done it will be one of the largest planned comminutes in the country and will have the largest tech park in the state, the Pueblo Springs Tech park located by exit 110. According to CU Boulder that one development alone will have 74,000 housing units or 200,000 people when built out.

2. There is a new industrial park south of town that was designed for large industrial companies. Our first one is the Vesta's wind turbine plant that when completed will be the largest of its kind in the world. The Colorado Springs gazette reported that the Springs did not have that kind of capability that pueblo has to attract large industries.

3. The Colorado Energy Park - This is a new renewable energy park being developed east of Pueblo by AEHI. It will be 21,000 acers and have different kinds of energy plants as well as major industries that need to be by power sources. It will be the largest of its kind in America.

4. downtown - Pueblo's downtown remains the states second largest and due to the riverwalk, convention center much is going on. High rises are being planned that will be over 20 stories, the grand gardens project is still on track and will have retail space, condos, hotels, movie theater, and parking garages. They are always building condos. I suspect that downtown Pueblo will resemble Denver's by 2020.

5. CSU-Pueblo - It is currently the fastest growing university in the state. Football has returned in a brand new stadium and many of the building are getting a face lift as well as new buildings planned, currently 3 new dorms are either being built or planned.

Giving all that is going on I believe that the next 11 years, now till the 2020 census, will be pueblo's decade

[McGowdog]

The Dawg is gonna take off his Muzzle;and give a shout out to his peeps in SoCol! Yeah!



Pew Town baby!





You in Southern Colorado and you lost? Call the Dawg! "Say, dawg dawg, do I go left or straight?" Forward, never straight!



Take it from the Dawg or you gonna be 404.

[Josseppie]

I finally got it to work. This was my high school!

[Josseppie]

I forgot to say I like those pics mcdowdog, i wish Pueblo would get that much snow lol

[McGowdog]

Well, its neighbor to the south does. You've got Colorado City, Rye and parts of the Greenhorn Mountain and part of that San Isabel lake right here in good ole' Pueblo County.

Pueblo West sometimes gets a dusting of snow that Pueblo doesn't get as well.

Central High! One of the churches I frequent is right by there on Colorado and Orman. A nicer one is at 18th and Grand.

My FAVORITE Mexican Food joint for lunch is Martinez right down Orman and left on Polk. You had the Polk Special lately?

Go Wildcats!

[Josseppie]

Here is some information on Pueblo Springs from KOAA - Southern Colorado's Newsleader!

Pueblo Springs Ranch development moves forward

Story By: David Ortiviz
Source: KOAA
Pueblo is growing, at least geographically, as plans continue to move forward to nearly double the size of the existing city.
The link: http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x940334541

[Josseppie]

As far as everyone else getting more snow, that is something I have finally accepted! That is why some day I want a cabin in the mountains to get away for weekends.

[McGowdog]

This may or may not come as a shocker to some folks in Colorado... but sometimes our neighbors to the east get pounded with snow too. When it snows out there, it comes down sideways;

[Josseppie]

Awesome pic! What that from the blizzard just a few years ago that hit most of Colorado but missed Pueblo and most of Colorado Springs?