COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Meadows Park Community Center closed permanently on Friday due to the City of Colorado Springs' anticipated 2026 budget shortfall . The closure will save the city about $775,000.

Every week, Meadows Park would serve and distribute food to community members, free of charge. Thursday marked the community center's final food distribution. 41 people were served, but as many as 120 people relied on the center's cost-free food resources weekly.

Trish Sanders has been an advocate for keeping the community center open since the announcement of its closure last month. As a volunteer, she's concerned for the senior citizens who frequent Meadows Park.

"It's an easy place for them to come and have their lunches and stuff, food and stuff," Sanders said. "Some of th

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