HUNDREDS OF APARTMENTS WERE APPROVED TO BE BUILT IN BRIARGATE BY THE COLORADO SPRINGS PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL INCLUDE OVER 230 APARTMENTS IN 3 FOUR STORY BUILDINGS AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH POWERS AND NORTH UNION BOULEVARD. AROUND 40 PEOPLE WERE OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT SAYING THE NEW COMPLEX WILL MAKE EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS MORE DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF THINGS LIKE A WILDFIRE. THE START DATE FOR THE PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
