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Memorial Park in Pueblo West, Colorado. |
Pueblo West or P-Dub (as it is affectionately known) is a growing community on the high plains of
southern Colorado, situated 30 miles east of Canon City, 30-40 miles south of Colorado Springs and 10 miles west of Pueblo.
Pueblo West is not
governed by a sitting mayor or city council but it is instead governed as
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Road work is being done on Patteville Blvd in Pueblo West. | |
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Metropolitan District. The
Metro District is responsible for providing its
residents with basic services like fire protection, water and wastewater
management, and parks and recreation. The Metro District is also responsible
for the repair and maintenance of roads in the community.
Some of the many recreational amenities provided to the residents
of Pueblo West include seven public parks, a public pool, 16 miles of
equestrian and pedestrian trails, an access point to Lake Pueblo State Park,
and adult and children’s recreation league sports. Lovell Park is the largest park in Pueblo West and is located off of East Hans Peak Avenue. Lovell Park contains the Waggin' Tails Dog Park, the Parks and Rec Office, baseball and soccer fields, basketball courts, a swimming pool and pavilions for events.
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Prairie Winds Elementary is one of five
elementaries in Pueblo West. |
Pueblo West has five elementary schools, two middle
schools,
one high school and a charter school.
Swallows Charter Academy is the lone charter school in Pueblo West and
serves children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Aside from Swallows Charter
Academy the other schools in Pueblo West fall under
School District 70.
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Builders work on single family home on acreage in Pueblo West. |
Over the last couple of years the housing market has been on
the rise in Pueblo West. According to
data provided by TeamSelle.com the median
price tag for a home in Pueblo West is $265,000. As of June 22, 2017, the average time a house
was available on the market was 40 days. In May of this year there were only 59
houses available for purchase and since January 239 have been sold.
The Committee of Architecture approved the
building applications for 141 single-family homes, six multi-family homes and
nine commercial structures in 2016.
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Maggie's Farm is a marijuana shop located next to a Asian Garden a Chinese restaurant in Pueblo West. |
Pueblo West is no different from anywhere else in the US in
the fact that corporate stores like Wal Mart, Safeway, McDonalds and Taco Bell,
to name a few are present but there are more small business owners and stores
in Pueblo West than there are chain stores. When marijuana became legal in
Colorado numerous stores opened up in Pueblo West, it is not uncommon to find a
“pot shop” in shopping center next door to any other type of store or eating
establishment.
According to their website the Mission Statement of the
Pueblo West Metro District is:
“Pueblo West promotes and preserves the
quality of life by providing exceptional services, economic growth, and
community development in a manner that
strengthens public trust and confidence
in the Metropolitan District.”
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Moon rise at Liberty Point in Pueblo West. |
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