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Bur Oak Trees Available from MSRNA
Each year, MSRNA offers trees to residents of our neighborhood for planting in their yards or next to the street. This year, we have native bur oaks at very reasonable cost for these trees that will come 6 to 8 feet tall, one inch to one and half inch-caliper, in pots. Trees will be coming…
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Saturday, March 11, 1:00pm — Annual MSRNA meeting with Tim Scanlon on Researching Your House
Community Prep School gym, 332 E. Willamette Colorado Springs, CO 80903 MSRNA Annual Meeting and Dessert Potluck Tim Scanlon, local historian, will give a presentation on “Researching Your House”. Tim will share his expertise about local resources (most are online) for researching our properties. He will show us the process with an example. If you’ve…
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In March: City Council and Mayor Candidate Forums
City Election will be April 4, 2023 Forums hosted by League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region. Co-sponsored by Black & Latin Leadership Coalition, Citizens Project, CO Latinos Vote, KRCC, Latina Equity Foundation, NAACP, and Sixty35 Media. March 9 At-Large City Council Candidate Forum, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., KRCC Meeting Room, 720 N…
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Saturday, February 11–Another Walking Tour of Historic Shooks Run!
The Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood Association is holding its second self-guided tour of historic Shooks Run with a new route. Last year’s tour was highly successful! This year’s tour is an easy, 1.5 mile loop that includes a stop at the historic Boulder Street Church. Sign up for the tour (tickets are free) at Event…
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Neighborhood Events in 2023
February 11 – Self-guided walking tour of historic Middle Shooks Run neighborhood. Learn about the fascinating history of the neighborhood, homes, and businesses. Just what you need to get you out of the house! March 11—MSRNA’s Annual Meeting with program from Tim Scanlon, local historian, on “Researching Your House”. If you have any interest in…
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Update on Platte Ave Corridor Study
It’s official: Platte/Boulder One-Way Couplet “NOT RECOMMENDED” The Platte Avenue Corridor Study website (https://coloradosprings.gov/platteavenue) has been updated to provide the presentation slides that were included in the December 13, 2022 informational presentation to the regular meeting of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB). This presentation includes information about the current draft study recommendations throughout the…
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Update on RetoolCOS
Retool is City Planning’s revision of the regulations that govern how our city is developed and redeveloped. The document is around 400 pages long and covers the various property zoning and land uses. Changes to “Development Standards” could have the most impact on the Middle Shooks Run neighborhood. For example, the city proposes to decrease…
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Historic Shooks Run
Near the end of January, beautiful winter weather made the Shooks Run self-guided walking tour a pleasant afternoon outing for 80 families and individuals who came out to appreciate the history and architecture of our neighborhood. For those who may be interested in researching their own homes, we are organizing an online session to provide…
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We are neighbors
The Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood Association has been around since the 1970’s when the City of Colorado Springs was in the process of redeveloping the area adjacent to Shooks Run, a creek running north-south through an historic residential neighborhood. Today MSRNA is a voluntary association of residents, businesses and property owners dedicated to making the…
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