COLORADO SPRINGS - The Soaring Eagles Community on the southeast side of Colorado Springs is preparing for a David versus Goliath fight. A big box retailer is planning on building a new store at the corner of Powers and Hancock, but who that retailer is, no one is saying.
"I built my whole home with windows so I can see the mountains," says Evelyn Campbell. She is just one of the 100 homeowners whose views and lifestyle are in jeopardy if the retailer center is built. "I have a 180 degree view of the whole city, now I will have a parking lot or maybe a back of a building and semi-trucks."
This isn't the first time the community has challenged big box retailers. Back in 2005, they took on the biggest one, Wal-Mart, and won. Just like last time, they are claiming the development would bring crime, added traffic and devalue their homes. "I just think of the noise and congestion and this will affect our kids in a big way, " says Campbell.
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