23-05-2025
Ballots to be mailed Friday for Karman Line vote
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Ballots will be mailed on Friday, May 23 for a special election in Colorado Springs, which could decide how the city grows in the decades ahead.
The only question on this ballot is whether the 1,800 acre annexation of the proposed Karman Line Development will move forward. The land is west of Schriever Space Force Base, and developers plan to build about 6,500 new homes there.
However, some in the community have raised concerns about water, emergency services, animals, and uncontrolled growth. A 'yes' vote means the annexation would get the green light, while a 'no' vote would overturn the annexation.
'We're going to be delivering a little over 330,000 ballot packets to our local post office here in town, so you should start seeing those ballots perhaps in your mailbox Saturday, or Tuesday, don't forget Monday is a holiday, no postal service that day,' said Sarah Johnson, City Clerk for Colorado Springs.
City Council approved the annexation in January but enough signatures were gathered on a petition to hold a special election on the issue. All ballots must be returned to the city by 7 p.m. on June 17.
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