Colorado Springs not all change is good 12-2016
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12/1/2016
My husband and I moved from Tampa, Fl to Colorado Springs in 2002. The city was smaller than Tampa, had less traffic and friendly people. The mountains are beautiful and you never get tired of them.
Starting in 2012 we started to notice a lot of new housing and commercial shopping centers going up. Roads began to become neglected and potholes are everywhere. There is not enough funding to keep up with them. Taxes are raised for water projects, school funding, and road repair. Traffic has double and it reminds me of Tampa again.
A recent article in the Gazette (November 2016) states are homeless vet population has grown 24 % while other states are down 11% on average. The legalization of marijuana was the reason given. We have homeless begging on every intersection street corner. The will come up to you in the parking lot and ask for funds. They can be aggressive. Some are honest enough to write signs like "need money for weed"
This was not the way it was when we moved here. You rarely saw anyone begging on a street corner.
The weather is wonderful, the mountains still beautiful. Great place if you love to bike or hike. The taxes are getting higher every year. So good and bad to living here. We are looking for smaller cities with less taxes to retire.
Hope this helps someone.
Sandi | Cimarron Hills, CO