Perspective
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1/11/2022
I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in Greenville/Spartanburg, SC. Greenville and Spartanburg area was voted top 5 growth market in all facets with proximity to Charolotte and Atlanta.
Pueblo specific websites for information: www.pueblo.us , www.county.pueblo.org, www.socotrails.org, www.pedco.org, www.choosepueblo.org
Pueblo isn't perfect no community is. Yes, there's crime, yes there are lazy people, those people will always exist in every community. Yes, there's areas to improve, such as homeless, but they're not Pueblo problems they're nationwide issues. From 2008 until 2022 Pueblo has made tremendouse strides in recruiting employment and improving amenties.
The amenties (placemaking) is huge in terms of relocation. Passing of 1A funds are helping 24 amenities in Pueblo from trails, to safe routes to schools, to community centers. Both of Pueblo's school districts passed bonds for school improvement with construction underway. Pueblo voters passed the building of a new jail which will create jobs and infrastructure in an undeveloped part of town. This jail will also help get a new Pueblo West connection route aside from highway 50. The riverwalk and covention center opened up a new event space, tourism office, and PBR training faclity bringing employment and value to Pueblo.
Pueblo County has created health care expansion into Pueblo West area, along with new acquatics center, and indoor soccer facility. Even in our lower socioeconomic side of town Pueblo's eastside Parks and Recreation opened up a community center that's open 7 days a week, built a multimillion dollar skate park. There's a 24 mile paved bike path connection from CSU-Pueblo to Lake Pueblo State Park with expansion into Pueblo West. Colorado State University of Pueblo and Pueblo Community College offer citizens two options for higher learning and are fully integrated in the Pueblo community. There are parks, ice skating arena, youth sports-YMCA/Parks and Recreation, four public pools, two three splash pads, Altitude Jump Center, multiple museums,lakes, moutain trails, arkansas river -kayaking/fishing, movie theaters, mall, four breweries, multiple resturants, two indoor concert venues-Art Center/Memorial Hall, and a riverwalk for people to enjoy.
Pueblo currently has 7 new housing projects underway from affordable apartments to highend subdivisions. Weather: all four seasons, dry heat summers are 90's/100 highs with 50's, winters are 20's-60's highs and teens for lows. PLUS you're 40 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs and 90 to Denver that offers metro amenities. A two hour commute to downhill skiing. You can live in Pueblo without the traffic, enjoy views of the mountains and have a short commute to a large city.
YES, there's always areas to improve, but to see some of these reviews I think people bring on their problems. If you don't live in a ghetto area, lock your doors, and aren't selling drugs/running weapons you're incident of negativity aren't any higher here than anywhere else.
Justin | Pueblo, CO