Colorado Springs City Council considering new ordinance to address evacuation concerns

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs City Council is considering a proposal to address evacuations for a number of urgent situations, including wildfires.

If passed, the ordinance would require emergency officials to divide the city into even more zones for evacuations. Emergency leaders say this would allow for faster evacuations.

The ordinance would also require the city to update evacuation plans every five years.

However, the local group Westside Watch says the proposal does not factor in the time it would take certain areas to evacuate. Nor does it require city lawmakers to consider evacuation times when approving new developments.

Read the full ordinance here.

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