Security & Widefield Map of Widefield
Security was established in 1953 and was so named to make prospective residents feel safe. Widefield came into being in the mid-1960’s when Widefield Homes began con- struction to basically build this community from scratch. Security/Widefield comprise the largest unincorporated area in Colorado. Today theses communities are experiencing significant growth that could potentially triple the numbers of homesteads over the next 20 years. Widefield School District 3 serves the Security/Widefield communities and takes on several key functions nor- mally performed by municipal governments. The school district manages the Community Center (Widefield Community Education and Recreation Services), oversees the Security Public Library and has built trails and parks in the area for the citizens of the school district. Its students enjoy a wide variety of curriculum choices in up to date facilities with low student-teacher ratios. Planning for the district is a key component of success as it positions itself to meet the demands that come with the future growth expected for this area.
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Area: Fountain – 16.4 square miles, Widefield-Security (unincorporated area) – 14.5 square miles.
Government: Mayor, City Council.
Housing: Median price $182,000
Income: $60,000
Economic Base: Well diversified covering everything from ranching and mining to government jobs, manufacturing computer technology.
Area Code for Phone Numbers is (719) unless noted otherwise
Library: Pikes Peak Library District Fountain Branch, 501 E.Iowa, 382-5347, www.ppld.org
Security Public Library: 715 Aspen Dr., 391-3191.
Local Newspaper: FountainValley News 382-5611.
Location: Ten miles south of Colorado Springs along I-25.
Medical Services: Memorial Health System, 365-5000, http://www.memorialhospital.com; Penrose-St. Francis
Health Services, 776-5000, http://www.penrosestfrancis.org; Evans Army Community Hospital located on Fort Carson for active duty, families and veterans, 526-7000.
Parks & Recreation: Appletree GolfCourse, FountainCreek Art Center, 10.5 mile nature trail, Fountain Creek Regional Park, Lorraine CommunityCenter, Widefield Community Center, FountainValleySenior Center, Big JohnsonReservoir/Blue Stem Prairie, numerous parks.
Population: Fountain: 23,771, Security-Widefield: 30,000, Fort Carson: 25,000 by the end of 2008
Post Offices:
Fountain: 101 S. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain 80817 Security: 5755 Kittery
Dr., Colorado Springs 80911, 393-9276 Fort Carson: 1611
McDonald St., Colorado Springs 80903, 1-800-ASK-USPS, www.usps.com
Protection: 911 Emergency. Neighborhood and business watch programs. Fountain police 382- 8555, Fountain Fire Department (main station) 382-7800, Security Village Fire Department 392-3271, El Paso Sheriff 390-5555.
Schools: Fountain-Fort Carson District 8: 382-1300, http://www.ffc8.org Security-Widefield District 3, 391-3000: http://www.wsd3.k12.co.us
Tax Rate: 3.0% City of Fountain, 1.0 County, 2.9 State, Total 6.9%.
Transportation: Front Range Express (FREX) service to Denver. MountainMetro Transit – Fort Carson Rte. 33, Security-Widefield Rte. 22, Fountain Rte. 31, 385-7433, http://www.springsgov.com
Utilities:
Electricity runs through City of Fountain, 382-5604 (Fountain,
Widefield and part of Security (northern half), Gas through Colorado
Springs Utilities, 448-4800, Water: Fountain 382-5604, Security
392-3475, Widefield 390-7111, Widefield Water & Sanitation
392-3412 Qwest Communications for telephone, 800-244-1111 Comcast for cable sevice
City of Fountain
116 S. Main Street • Fountain 80817 • 322-2000 http://www.fountaincolorado.org
Fountain Valley Chamber
P.O. Box 201 • Fountain 80817 • 382-3109 http://www.chamber.fountaincolorado.org