On January 29, the SDS project participants hosted an information
open house at the Florence Municipal Center to share information
about the project and answer questions. News stories about the event
and the posters used to share information about the project are
listed below:
The following stories appeared in the Canon City Daily Record and
Florence Citizen:
| • |
Believing its chance of success in Pueblo
is only 50 percent, Colorado Springs Utilities is wholeheartedly
pursuing its alternative of Fremont County to build the mammoth
$1.1 billion Southern Delivery System. About a dozen CSU team
members hosted a community open house Thursday evening at the
Florence Municipal Building to explain the projects and answer
citizens’ questions. Those employees manned various stations
to explain the project using poster-sized artist renderings,
map and drawings. Canon
City Daily Record, January 30. |
| • |
Expanded wetlands, new amenities and revitalized
native vegetation could reinvigorate the Florence River Park
if the Southern Delivery System is built in Fremont County .
. . “We will make improvements to the park,’ said
Bruce Spiller, SDS Program Manager. “Every place we work,
we leave it equal to or better than we find it. This park is
going to work in concert with this diversion.” Canon
City Daily Record, January 30.
View artist sketches of the proposed
vision for Florence River Park. |
| • |
Several area residents took the opportunity to learn more
about the Southern Delivery and its possible impact on Eastern
Fremont County during an open house forum Jan. 29 at the Florence
Municipal Center. Over 50 people attended. Florence
Citizen, February 5. |
| • |
Recreationists and wildlife fanatics could find improved facilities
and habitats at the Florence River Park if Colorado Springs
Utilities decides to go forward with the Fremont County Southern
Delivery System alternative. Florence
Citizen, February 5. |
Here are links to the posters used at the open house to share information
about the project:
