1 of 2 The Colorado Springs City Council approved demolishing former El Paso County buildings along Union Boulevard across from Memorial Park to make way for a new affordable housing complex. Founders of Ithaka Land, a partner in the proposed complex, are questioning some of its recent real estate deals among other concerns and asking the state to investigate. Mary Shinn, The Gazette Steve Handen, a former Catholic priest who started Colorado Springs first soup kitchen, is the founder of a columbarium, where the ashes of those who died on the streets are buried. He is among those who is questioning Ithaka Land’s recent decisions and asking the state to investigate.