COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It might be the best Christmas present 18 homeowners on Kern Street could have expected, and although the payoff is still two years away, at least they can anticipate it now.
A week after KRDO 13’s Road Warrior report in early November about the street’s poor condition, neighbors received a visit from Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, who announced that the street will be repaved in 2027.
“I was surprised that he was surprised at the condition of the street,” said homeowner Dave Cozad, who contacted The Road Warrior about the situation.
“And he told me: Mr. Cozad, I haven’t been on this street for 20 years. And I don’t remember it being like this. And I said: Well, it’s taken 20 years for it to get this way.”
Cozad said that the street was on the repaving list a few years ago, but was removed without notice…