(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs City Council will decide on Tuesday, Jan. 27 if 1,900 acres in El Paso County will be annexed to the city. The proposed annexation just southeast of city limits could bring nearly 6,500 homes to the area.

The proposed annexation, known as ‘Karman Line,’ is located in the southeast side of El Paso County. The proposal passed the first round of hurdles back in December, in a 7-2 vote with council members Dave Donelson and Nancy Henjum opposing. People living in the area are hoping some council members change their minds and vote against this project on Tuesday.

As El Paso County and Colorado Springs continue to grow, there have been larger areas of annexation throughout the past few years.

“In the past four or five years, we’ve had, you know, people come out from the city who don’t have much respect for private land,” said Steve Zettlemonyer, a concerned community member. But Mike Ruebenson, the President of One La Plata said, “we try to be respectful of that environment, but growth is coming, right? So growth is going to happen. We need to make sure that we’re doing growth smartly and efficiently.”

The Karman Line project looks to address that growth–if approved, it would annex roughly 1,700 acres of vacant agricultural land, located east of Schriever Space Force Base, to the City of Colorado Springs.

“A lot of people get upset with developers and what we’re you know, we’re developing, but we’re just responding to demand,” said Ruebenson.

One La Plata Communities say the project will take around twenty years to complete.

“It’s a long term asset and the community will have all kinds of amenities, trails, parks, and we will be very respectful of the environment out there. The natural features, all that stuff will be built into the development,” said Ruebenson.

However, many people living in the area are worried about how this will impact resources like emergency services and water.

“This development out here, they will be doing an injustice to any person that lives in that development because of the the emergency response time. It is a recipe for disaster and an injustice for the city to approve this,” said John Stevens, another concerned community member.

One La Plata Communities said they have a plan for those concerns, by suggesting a fire and police substation be built.

“I would also say the people that are concerned about that growth, I have a feeling will probably be utilizing those services and those shops as well, as those get developed,” said Ruebenson.

Community members plan to rally outside of City Hall ahead of the vote to approve the annexation on Tuesday. City Council’s meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.