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Colorado Springs New Homes: Fort Carson boost

by: Brian on December 21, 2007 13:53:10 Leave a comment »

Colorado Springs New Homes: Fort Carson boost A significant cog in the Colorado Springs New Homes community is our military population. The Air Force Academy and Fort Carson, among others bases, are incredibly important players in our local economy. Recent news from The Gazette translates into huge potential for our economy's future: by 2013, Fort Carson will "add an additional 4,877 soldiers...pushing its active-duty population to nearly 30,000 and pumping millions of dollars into local coffers." The move:

� "could bring in as much as an extra $250 million per year to Colorado businesses and create more than 3,000 civilian jobs

� will require "$400 million in additional construction at the post," according to U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

� could add 418,000 acres to the Piñon Canyon training area east of Trinidad

This - along with troops moving to Fort Carson from Fort Hood, Texas, in accordance with the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission - will add an estimated 7,500 family members to the Colorado Springs New Homes area and will cause Fort Carson to become "one of the largest installations in the Army." This is going to be a great boost to our city's economy, and will likely help accelerate the housing market turnaround as well, so we're looking forward to watching this develop at Colorado Springs New Homes.

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Brian Wilson

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