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Buying a Home in Pueblo West, Colorado

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Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County

Population: 15,000 The Pueblo West Metropolitan District was created on September 16, 1969. It is located approximately 7 miles due west of the City of Pueblo. It is a planned community with covenants, which are enforced by the Committee of Architecture. The District's operation is governed by a Board of Directors.

The District provides the following services:

1.) Streets and Roads - improvement and maintenance.
2.) Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Response
3.) Parks and Recreation - operations, maintenance and support
4.) Water - Supply, treatment and distribution
5.) Sewer Sanitation and Wastewater collection and treatment
6.) The necessary administrative activities to operate and coordinate the services to be provided.

Committee of Architecture
Any individual, company, or corporation intending to construct, alter, erect, repair or demolish any permanent structure in Pueblo West shall comply with the Declaration of Reservations recorded for the Tract in which he proposes to initiate construction. Approval of building plans must be secured from the Pueblo West Committee of Architecture, and a Building Permit obtained for Pueblo County.

Location
The area of the District, with annexations, contains about 26,000 acres or 48 square miles of contiguous lands extending west by northwest from points approximately 1.5 miles west of the limits of the City of Pueblo. The District is located immediately north of the Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, which is a part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Water Project and is currently accepting approximately 1500 visitors a day on the Arkansas River. The dam was constructed in 1975 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Pueblo West is located along the southern edge of the State's major growth corridor. It is situated eight miles west of Pueblo and 38 miles from Canon City on Highway 50. Pueblo West is bisected by east-west U.S. Highway 50 and its eastern borders is touched by north-south Interstate Highway 25, which is the major route to Colorado Springs, Denver and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Population
On the date of its creation, the area of the District was uninhabited; as of June, 1994 there were approximately 6,000 people living in Pueblo West. As of March, 1998, the population was estimated at nearly 13,000. The land was once used for grazing and the small community of Swallows was located south of Swallows Road.

Climate
The average annual precipitation in Pueblo West is 11.91 inches. The average daily high is 68 degrees with an average daily low of 37. Although Pueblo West receives an annual snowfall of 31 inches, the moderate temperatures do not allow snow to stay on the ground for long.

Recreation
In addition to the availability of recreation land and facilities around the Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, which was complete in 1975, Pueblo West itself has a wide variety of outdoor activities. Approximately, 4600 acres have been reserved for neighborhood parks, playgrounds and open greenbelt areas. Based upon current land utilization studies, the nature of natural terrain of Pueblo West will accommodate about 65 miles of equestrian trails. 21 acre Lovell Park on Hahns Peak and Hanover Drive includes a 25 meter long, 13 meter wide heated swimming pool, 2 lighted ball fields, shuffleboard courts, horseshoe pits, a paved basketball court, a sand volleyball court, and equipped playground for children, two lighted tennis courts, picnic pavilion with stage, barbeque facilities and public restrooms.