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In Monday’s Pueblo West Metro District board meeting, Economic Development Specialist Tyler Purvis, came before the board to discuss an airport property master plan and easement. Known as the former airport property that lays on McCulloch and Purcell Boulevards, Purvis said in a previous executive session the board had discussed the future of the property. There was discussion in the executive session about whether to approve an easement of the property going from an overhead line, down to Parkview Medical Center to give them redundancy in their electricity, Purvis said. “The board electe...

Bird Scooters are coming to Pueblo West, and the Pueblo West Metro District discussed what that could mean for the community in its meeting Monday night. According to its website, Bird is a company which seeks to create a more livable future by reducing car trips, traffic and carbon emissions. The company was founded in 2017 and saw over 10 million rides within its first year. Since 2017, Bird has expanded and is now in 150 cities globally. Users download the Bird app on their phone, sign a user agreement verifying their age, add a payment method and from there are able to find Bird scooter...

In the fourth Pueblo West Metro District board meeting of the year, the board voted unanimously on three important action items that will benefit the community. Pueblo West Fire Chief Brian Caserta asked the board to repurpose an allocated amount of $90,000 designated for design work for Fire Station 2 to be used in conjunction with the rollover amount of $133,244 for a combined amount of $223,244 for upgrades to the living quarters at Fire Station 1. Caserta added that small improvements have been made, but none that capture the true intent of what needs to be done at the fire station. “...