'We're tired of it.' Southwest Colorado Springs neighborhood frustrated with persistent flooding at intersection

Krdo · Jul 28, 2026 · 387 words · By Scott Harrison

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What to know about 'We're tired of it.' Southwest Colorado Springs neighborhood frustrated with persistent flooding at intersection

‘We’re tired of it.’ Southwest Colorado Springs neighborhood frustrated with persistent flooding at intersection COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

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What happened

‘We’re tired of it.’ Southwest Colorado Springs neighborhood frustrated with persistent flooding at intersection COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) -- In the Lower Skyway area, it's a problem that neighbors dread even in dry weather, because they know what rain will bring.

Common ground

Rain -- such as that which fell on Friday and Monday evenings -- floods the south side of the Arcturus Drive/Green Star Drive intersection.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that New housing has been built over the past two years on the north side of the intersection?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “New housing has been built over the past two years on the north side of the intersection”

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No evidence was found regarding new housing construction on the north side of this intersection.

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Claim 2: “Richard Mulledy, the city's public works director, said that he's aware of the matter”

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Multiple official city sources and news reports confirm that Richard Mulledy is the Director of Public Works for the City of Colorado Springs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Richard Mulledy - Public Works. Henry Martin - Support Services. City Council.City Council Direct Reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Richard Mulledy, based in Colorado Springs, CO, US, is currently a Director of Public Works at City of Colorado Springs.
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web search NEUTRAL — (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The city announced on Friday, June 14 that it has selected new leaders for its Human Resources and Public Works Departments. Myra Romero has been selected as the city's Chief Huma…
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Claim 3: “construction vehicles are damaging Green Star's pavement, which was repaved only a few years ago.”

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No evidence was found after searching for information regarding the repaving or damage of Green Star Drive.

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Claim 4: “Green Star is lower than Arcturus, so runoff naturally flows downhill.”

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No evidence was found regarding the relative elevation of Green Star Drive and Arcturus Drive.

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Claim 5: “Rain -- such as that which fell on Friday and Monday evenings -- floods the south side of the Arcturus Drive/Green Star Drive intersection.”

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The evidence provided contains a news report about a fire at the intersection of Arcturus Drive and Green Star Drive, but no evidence confirms flooding at that specific location.

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Claim 6: “There is no storm drain in the immediate vicinity; a drainage channel lies a block to the east”

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No evidence was found regarding the presence or absence of storm drains or drainage channels at this intersection.

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Claim 7: “the recent arrival of a construction staging area on the west side of the intersection, on property that was once a gas station and repair shop”

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No evidence was found regarding a construction staging area or a former gas station at this intersection.

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Claim 8: “the intersection has flooded for at least a decade”

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No evidence was found to support the claim that this intersection has flooded for a decade.

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Claim 9: “Green Star leads to several high-rise apartment buildings”

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No evidence was found regarding high-rise apartment buildings on Green Star Drive.

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