The City of Colorado Springs owns and maintains the roads(city streets) within Pine Creek (except for designated Private Roads within Carriages, La Bellezza, Reverie, Sage Hill Greens, and Wildflower neighborhoods). The City of Colorado Springs Operations & Maintenance Division is responsible for snow removal on City Streets.  City crews clear about 1,800 lane miles on main roads when snow accumulates during a storm.
     Snow removal is done by priority based on both primary/secondary roads and the snowfall depth. Main streets, or most streets with stripes (i.e. Briargate Parkway, Chapel Hills, Powers, Union), are the priority for Colorado Springs Public Works and their largest plows.  These are the streets that carry most of the city's traffic as well as emergency vehicles and public transportation.  
     The number of plows deployed and the option of pre-treating or anti-icing the streets depends on the weather conditions. When the primary and secondary routes are cleared and safe for travel, the Operations & Maintenance Division may begin plowing and applying anti-skid by grid in residential areas where snowfall has exceeded 6".  This is after the storm has passed and snowfall has ceased.
     The goal of the City of Colorado Springs Snow and Ice Control Plan is to maintain a safe flow of traffic throughout the City and ensure that each residential area is in close proximity to a plowed street.

• See the snow plow routes  https://www.coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/snow-plow-routes
• The City contact number for snow removal questions is 719-385-5934
• Find out the snow removal situation by calling the Operations and Maintenance Division automated snow hotline, (719) 385-SNOW
• Learn all about how Colorado Springs deals with snow  https://www.coloradosprings.gov/snow
  

When it's forecast to be windy, please make sure items in your yard aren't blown all over the neighborhood. Tie down anything that is loose or store it inside. Secure the lids to your garbage and recycling containers. Besides losing items that make a mess of the neighborhood, your airborne items can cause damage as they bounce along and strike other times (car sides and windows, home windows, etc.).

High wind warnings require homeowner action
- Trim tree branches away from your house and powerlines
- Secure loose gutters and shutters
- Identify an interior room of your house, such as a basement or interior
bathroom, that you can take shelter in during high wind warnings
- Make a list of items outside your home you will need to tie down or put away
so that they don't blow away or fly through a window
- When a high wind or severe thunderstorm watch is issued, immediately secure
these items to avoid damage or injury once the wind starts picking up
- Learn more at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/wind/before.shtml

Trampolines must be secured in high winds
Trampolines are, in essence, large disk shaped objects that are lifted off
the ground by about 3ft. This means that wind is free to travel above and
below the trampoline mat. The only way to prevent possible damage to your
trampoline, home, neighbor's home, etc. is to either take apart the safety
net and trampoline mat or tie it down BEFORE THE HIGH WINDS ARRIVE.  Learn
more about anchoring systems and tie-down stakes at
http://trampolinereviewguide.com/trampoline-anchors-tie-down-stakes/

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in the soil.
It's a gas that moves up through the soil to the atmosphere.​High radon levels have been found in all 50 states and in all parts of Colorado. In Colorado, about half the homes have radon levels higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended action level of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L)

Learn more at

• El Paso County Public Health  https://www.elpasocountyhealth.org/services/radon
  
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/radon
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information