service to 700 veterans and family members… but as of today — that number is just over 12-hundred lawmakers also wanted to see the veteran suicide rate go down.1 in 3 suicides in el paso county was a veteran in 2021. in, 20-22 — that number dropped 5-percent — and officials with next chapter believe that trend will continue. so — they plan on going back to the capitol to present these new results. they hope to become a “program of record instead of a “pilo program” — and are askin for an extension for at least 3 years… maybe even 5… “We have veterans who, i it were not for the program, would be incarcerate today….who would be addicted to meth or opiates or alcohol…it’s just not unusual for us now to have a veteran tell us that they’re alive…” toda because of the program. we expect to know by the end of march whether the program will continue or not. and we’re learning more about colorado springs’ future development plans. people met with city and utility planners to discuss the karman line
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