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Academy Water and Sanitation District
The Academy Water and Sanitation District serves approximately 300 homes east
of the Donala Water and Sanitation District. It has been proposed that the
Academy district be merged into the Donala district. For more on the topic...
- Academy Water and Sanitation
District Board of Directors, August 16: District
still exploring options to merger with Donala
- Academy Water and
Sanitation District, September 9: New
proposal clarifies financial expectations of a merger
-
Academy Water and
Sanitation District Special Meeting, September 27:
Board wonders where merger money will come from
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Oct.
3: Violation of state standards turns out
to be false alarm
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 7:
Rate,
service fee increase approved
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, December
5: Board leaning toward merger with Donala
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, January
2: Another step taken toward merger
- Academy
Water and Sanitation District, February 6: Colorado
House bill could kill merger plans
- Academy
Water and Sanitation District, March 12: Merger
talks back on track with Donala
- Academy
Water and Sanitation District, April 2: Early
bond payoff not possible
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, May 7:
Merger
is off; district looking at financing options
- Jacobson resigns from Academy Water and Sanitation
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, July 2:
Clogged
pumps will require a closer look
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Aug. 6:
Lift
station pump creating headaches
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 5:
Lagoon violations trigger fee increase
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Dec. 10:
Violations
a sore subject with the state
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Jan. 7:
Operator
reports improved numbers, ideas for tackling future issues
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 4:
Reverse
osmosis system is newest lagoon upgrade idea
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, April 8:
Operator
considers options for upgrades
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, June 3:
Expenses,
past-due accounts dominate discussion
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Sept. 2:
Preventing
water source contamination focus of presentation
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Jan. 6:
Missing
2007 documentation troubling
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 3:
Concerns over water, wastewater issues are
addressed
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, March 3:
Water
rates going up
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, May 5:
Discussion on merging with Donala revived
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, July 7:
Plan
would protect local water supply
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Oct. 6:
Revised
permit brings new conditions
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Dec.
1: Lightning strike knocks out well motor
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 2:
Board
approves engineering study on wastewater options
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, March 2:
Air
Force Academy offers to share treatment facility
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, May 4:
Ongoing
shortfall, needed repairs mean rising sewer fees
-
Academy Water and Sanitation District, July
6: Resident complaint leads to start of email list
-
Academy Water and Sanitation District,
Aug. 3: Plan to protect water will be presented at community meeting
-
 Academy Water and Sanitation District, Sept. 7: New
plan addresses safety of district’s wells
OCN carries a series of articles on local arts and crafts and
performing arts...
- Tri-Lakes Cares to benefit from art sale
- Art Matters: Art
Hop springing back into town for 2010
- Two comedies bring laughs to TLCA
- Poetry, song, and art combine at
TLCA,
April 9
- Sweet Sunny South lays down bluegrass at
TLCA, April 24
- Vendors brave snowstorm to participate in
Antiques Show
- Art Matters: Drawing
in our contemporary art scene
- Snapshots: Burgan entertains with tunes from the ‘50s-‘60s,
May 8
- Snapshots: Art sale May 15 provides support for Tri-Lakes Cares
- Tea Social treated to mini-concert, May 18
- Snapshots: "Crimes of the Heart" at the TLCA, May
20-23
- Snapshots: Monument Art Hop begins new season, May 20
- Art Matters: Perception
creates reality
- Snapshots: Native American festival
June 5: a learning experience
- Snapshots: Arvel Bird shows
versatility in concert, June 5
- Snapshots: Art group displays works in
45th annual show, June 11
- Snapshots: Latigo entertains at
Columbine Festival, June 12
- Art Matters:
Frames shouldn’t
overpower art
-
Snapshots: Concerts in
the Park
-
Snapshots: Art Hop,
July 15
-
Snapshots: "The
Wisdom within These Walls" offers insight on life
-
Snapshots: Symphony
concert draws 200 at Gleneagle, July 17
-
Snapshots: Tea time at
the fiber art show, July 17
- Art Matters:
The beautiful
local color
- Snapshots:
Friends
and colorful expression at the TLCA , Aug. 6
- Snapshots:
Art
Hop, Aug. 19
- Art Matters:
This art is of
the essence
- Arts and Community Event fills the weekend with
activity
- Snaspshots:
Grass It Up enlivens Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4
- Snapshots:
Watercolor Society holds show at TLCA
- Snapshots:
Final 2010 Art Hop, Sept. 1
- Art Matters: Who’s minding your brain?
- Snapshots:
Art group holds fundraiser to support scholarships,
Oct. 2
- Snapshots:
Variety highlights sculpture show, Oct. 9
- Snapshots:
RMMA Concert, Oct. 9
- Art Matters:
Art
and curious facts of gift economics
- Snapshots:
TLCA Holiday Extravaganza,
Nov. 13
- Snapshots:
TLCA member show held during November
- Art Matters:
A new year, new
directions for local venues
- Snapshots:
Free RMMA concert, Dec. 4
- Snapshots:
Craft show benefits charities
- Snapshots:
Concert for the Children, Dec. 10
- Snapshots:
Blues benefit
- Snapshots:
Scrooge finds wisdom
- Art Matters:
Art: Touching
the human heart
- Snapshots:
Art shows arise from inspiration
- Snapshots:
Electronics recycling events supports TLCA, Jan.
15
- Snapshots:
Wendy Woo wows TLCA
- Snapshots:
Southwinds gallery hosts students
- Art Matters: Fiber art: the
multi-dimensional art of the future
- Snapshots:
Visions of Light photographer Williams honored,
Feb. 12
- Snapshots:
PDQ exhibits quilts at Monument Library
- Irish music and dance energize TLCA
- Art Matters: Do-it-yourself
art appreciation
- Snapshots:
March glass and art shows at TLCA
- Artist’s bronze statues displayed
- Art Matters:
The
best-selling paintings
- Snapshots:
Thousand Laughs heard at TLCA, Apr. 1
- Snapshots:
2 Hour Delay on
time for concert
- Art Matters: June and the joys of outdoor art
- Snapshots:Music history comes alive
- Snapshots:
Two art shows at TLCA
- Snapshots:
Shops open doors to Art Hop
- Snapshots:
Audience investigates murder mystery
- Art Matters:
Sculptures get their own park
- Snapshots:
Concert in the Park series begins in Monument
- Snapshots:
Palmer Lake Art Group holds Spring Fine Arts Show
- Snapshots:
Improv takes center stage at TLCA, June 11
- Snapshots:
Cool cars displayed in Monument, June 11
- Snapshots:
Summer greeted with Soul-stice celebration, June 18
- Snapshots:
Museum rocks with Rock Fair, June 26
- Art Matters: So many artful events, so
little time!
- Sunny Weather and Creative Artists Bring Out
Art Hoppers
- Concerts in the Park conclude in July
-
Western-themed whodunit at the TLCA
-
Native American Festival and Powwow in
Palmer Lake
- Art Matters: Enjoy the outdoors and art together
- Next-to-last Art Hop, Aug. 18
- Snapshots:
TLCA hosts art show with a woman’s perspective
- Snapshots:
Finnders and Youngberg at TLCA
- Snapshots:
First Music by the Creek, Aug. 18
- Snapshots:
Palmer Lake restaurants raise funds for lakeside
improvements
- Art Matters: Love of place: Public art makes for
prosperous local culture
- Snapshots:
Last Art Hop, Sept. 15
- Snapshots:
Ronny Cox at TLCA, Sept. 1
- Snapshots:
Website exclusive: Realism takes the stage at art
show
Growth along Baptist Road has led to greatly increased traffic. The Baptist
Road Rural Transportation Authority (BRRTA) was formed to coordinate changes to Baptist
Road to help address the resulting hazardous conditions and congestion. For more
on this topic...
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, December 8: Triview sewer line
construction delays Baptist Road improvements
- On the Roads:
Status
of Baptist, Struthers road construction
- Baptist Road Rural
Transportation Authority, March 9: Board
approves funding for Gleneagle Drive signal
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, April 13: Board approves fee waiver for
Timbers
- On the Roads:
Status
of Baptist and Struthers road construction
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, May 4: $21.5 million bond sale for
interchange work approved
- On
the Roads: Baptist and Struthers Road
construction schedules
- Baptist Rd./Hodgen Rd. connection opens
- On the Roads:
Baptist-Struthers
Road Update
- Baptist Road Rural
Transportation Authority special meeting, September 24:
Baptist
Road project delayed; contract extended
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, Nov. 9: Land condemnation approved in
hopes of speeding up I-25 interchange construction
- Access roads approved across Santa Fe Trail
- Baptist
Road Rural Transportation Authority, February 8:
BRRTA
to move forward on bids for interchange
- Baptist
Road Rural Transportation Authority, Mar. 27:
Several
expenses approved to expedite construction
- Valero agrees to donate land for I-25 off-ramp
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, June
13: Condemnation of interchange right-of-way
authorized
- Officials celebrate completion of Baptist Road
project
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Aug.
8: 2007 audit approved; interchange expansion
contract options discussed
- Interchange contract award Oct. 3
- Lawrence Construction picked for interchange work
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Dec.
12: 2009 budget approved, including interchange
expansion
- NEPCO meeting, Jan. 10:
Homeowners’
associations get update on Baptist Road I-25 interchange
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Feb.
13: Increase in number of road use fee categories
discussed
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority board,
April 23: Authority approves new accountant
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, May
22: Merrifield casts deciding committee vote to
eliminate state funds for widening I-25
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority board,
July 10: Road use fee table amended
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Aug.
14: 2008 audit accepted
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Oct.
9: All Baptist Road bridge lanes opened
- Baptist
Road Rural Transportation Authority, Nov. 13:
I-25
Baptist Road interchange completed for this year
- BRRTA
ceremony marks interchange milestone
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, Jan. 8: I-25 Baptist Road interchange
construction completed for this year
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, April 2: BRRTA and PPRTA having
trouble getting some sales taxes
- Parting
Shots: A fond farewell
- Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, April
1: Williams reappointed to BRRTA board
-
Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority, Aug. 5:
$800,000 settlement with THF Realty ratified
Residents are raising money to acquire 190 acres on
the top and north side of Ben Lomond Mountain to be set aside as publicly
accessible open space. For more on this topic...
Articles to help you identify our local feathered friends...
Articles to help you find your way in the digital world...
King's Deer developer Dan Potter has proposed building a road through Black
Forest Regional Park to provide access to his proposed 161 lot Cathedral Pines
development. Opponents of the plan have successfully fought it in court. For
more on this topic...
This series of book reviews focuses on books of special interest to Tri-Lakes
area residents...
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners wields considerable power
as the governing authority for land use and other decisions for the
unincorporated areas of the county. For more on
this topic...
After being denied permission to build a concrete batch plant in Monument,
Transit Mix submitted an application to the Town of Palmer Lake to build a
plant off County Line Road on the north side of Ben Lomond Mountain. The
proposal was unanimously denied by the Palmer Lake Planning Commission. More
recently, Rockwell Ready-Mix Concrete applied for a business license to
restart heavy industrial operations on North Washington Street in Monument. For
more on this topic...
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's office handles real estate
transactions, motor vehicle registrations, and elections. In the latter part of
2002, Clerk and Recorder Patrick Kelly was appointed to be a district court
judge. For more on this topic...
The El Paso County Planning Commission reviews proposals for developments
in the unincorporated parts of the county. It makes recommendations to the
Board of County Commissioners. Some of these projects have a direct impact on
the residents of the Tri-Lakes area. For more on this topic...
- El Paso County Planning Commission,
January 16 and 23: Forest Lakes, Grandview projects
approved
- El Paso County Planning Commission,
Feb. 6 and 20: Knollwood Village filing approved
- El Paso County Planning
Commission, March 6 and 20: Cherry Springs
preliminary plan approved
- El Paso County Planning Commission,
April 17: Colorado Estates rezoning request denied
- Black
Forest Community Meeting, May 9: County
presents changes planned for Hodgen east of 83
- El Paso County Planning
Commission, July 17: Rezoning of Knollwood
parcel approved
- El Paso County Planning
Commission, August 23: Discussion of Hodgen
Road improvements to continue
- Gleneagle residents
surprised and angered by plans for golf course
- El Paso County Planning
Commission: Hodgen plan will be reviewed
again
- Access roads approved across Santa Fe Trail
- NEPCO meeting, January 12: Schueler
presents information on special districts
- Gleneagle
Community Meeting, February 12: Gleneagle
Golf Club pushes patio homes
- El Paso County Parks Department Open House, April
30: Palmer Lake Park Master Plan update presented
- El Paso County Parks Department Open House, April
30: County considers Palmer Lake improvements
- Letter:
Gleneagle Golf Club’s proposal is out of bounds
- Gleneagle group fights golf course development
- El Paso County Planning Commission meetings
November 4 and December 2: Cathedral Pines
expansion and Palomino Estates preliminary plan approved
- El Paso County Planning Commission, May 19:
Palomino,
Gleneagle proposals advance
- Beacon Lite Rd. meeting, Sept. 22
- Doewood Gate meeting, Jan. 13:
Citizens
comment on future of controversial road gate
- County transportation officials receive local
public input
- Letter:
An ill-conceived plan with
unintended consequences
- El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, May
27: County approves patio homes on driving range
- Fox Run Aerial Adventure Park proposed
- Fox Run adventure park plan criticized at meeting
- Adventure park tabled for now
- Future of Regional Transit Steering Committee,
Dec. 3: Committee explores regional public
transit concepts
- Area residents agree public transit plays important
role
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Feb. 15:
Fire
station site, retreat center upgrades approved
- Assessor reports big declines in average assessed
property values
- El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Mar.
3: County rejects participation in Copper Ridge
proposal
- Tri-Lakes area population grew 65 percent during 2000-10
- El Paso County Planning Commission, June 7:
Willow
Springs development recommended for approval
- Board of County Commissioners Meeting, July
28: Willow Springs conceptual plan postponed to Aug.
25; Condemnation for Mitchell Avenue extension rejected
- Highway 105 Corridor Study Public Meeting,
Aug. 2: County seeks residents’ views on plans for Highway 105
The Donala Water and Sanitation District provides water and sewer service to the
Gleneagle development. For more on this topic...
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Dec. 3:
District
reviews survey results, plans Jan. 13-14 community meetings
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Jan. 27:
District
prepares for May 4 election
- Snapshots:
Donala holds community meetings, Jan.
13-14
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 24:
Board
approves debt and mill levy questions for ballot
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, March 18:
May
4 ballots seek approval of debt, property tax increase
- Special district election candidate
statements
- Letter: Vote "Yes" on Donala
Issues A and B
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, April
22: May 4 ballots seek approval of debt,
property tax increases
- Special district election results
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, May 20:
Decision
by Colorado Springs may clear the way for a
contract with Donala
- Donala Water and Sanitation District,
June 24: District to hold workshop on
water issues July 7
- Donala Water and Sanitation District Workshop, July
7: District to conduct aquifer recharge feasibility
study, investigate IPR project, and finance CSU connection
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Aug. 19:
District
approves water reuse engineering study
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Sept. 16:
District
wrestles with the risk of ballot measures 60, 61, and 101 passing
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Oct. 21:
Board
receives progress report on water reclamation study
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Jan. 25:
District
nears agreement with those opposing use of Willow Creek Ranch water
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 17:
Court
date nears in ranch water case
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, March 17:
State
opposes the district in Willow Creek Ranch water case
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, April 21:
Connection
to Springs Utilities approved
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, May 19:
District prepares to connect to Springs Utilities, faces challenges with
reclamation study and water court case
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, June 16:
District considers additional water reclamation option
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, July
21: District’s study team focuses on Monument Creek options for water
reclamation
- Judge denies Donala’s request to use ranch water; district to
hold town meeting Sept. 7
- Donala community meeting draws almost 200, highlights
need for substantial water rate and fee increases
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, Sept. 15:
District close to agreement to use ranch water, proposes water rate increases
of up to 60 percent
Donald Wescott Fire Protection District
The Donald Wescott Fire Protection District provides covers from Baptist Road
south to Colorado Springs. For more on this topic...
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District
Board, Jan. 27: Bookkeeping problems continue
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Feb. 24:
Board
accepts bookkeeper’s resignation; staff will manage district finances
again
- Lance, Leonhardt, and Ridings receive Phoenix Club Award
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District,
March 17: Three firefighters selected for
Phoenix Club Award
- Special district election candidate
statements
- Fire Protection Districts’ special
elections, May 4
- Special district election results
- DWFPD Safety Fair
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District Board, May
26: New board shifts focus from merger to new
station
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District
board, June 23: Board selects contractor
and fire trucks for new station
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, July 28:
Financing
of new aerial truck finalized
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Aug. 25:
Two
new volunteer firefighters join Wescott
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Sept. 15:
Board
approves lease-purchase agreement for construction of new Highway 83 station
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Oct. 27:
Information
technology contract approved
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Nov. 17:
Chief
Edwards’ retirement announced
- Burns appointed to succeed Chief Edwards
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Dec. 1:
2011
budget approved; Chief Edwards resigns
- Wescott FPD director Feltz resigns
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Feb. 15:
Fire
station site, retreat center upgrades approved
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, March
30: McCallister appointed to the board
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, April
9: Wescott honors service of three retirees
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, April
27: Cost reduced for new station
- Life of Wescott Chief Edwards honored
- Donald Wescott FPD special board meeting, May
10: Fire station construction contract signed
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, May
25: Pension board hears status changes for fund members
- Wescott breaks ground for new fire station
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, June 22:
Fire Marshal Margo Humes sworn in
- DWFPD wins chili trophy
- Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Aug. 24:
Building permit issued for new station; construction begins
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area emergency services, see also the
Woodmoor/Monument
Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes Monument
Fire
Protection District, Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire
Rescue Authority, and the Emergency Services
topics.
There is interest in drilling for oil and natural gas in Pike National Forest
in the Tri-Lakes area. For more on this topic...
Opinions differ as to the best way to maintain a vital local economy.
For more on this topic...
Emergency services in the Tri-Lakes area are delivered by a collection of
special districts. For more on this topic...
- Snapshots:
Emergency communications field day, June 27
- Smokey’s party, Aug. 8
- Volunteers clean up the Santa Fe Trail
- PLVFD Open House, Oct. 3
- Snapshots:
Fire Prevention Presentation at LPES,
Oct. 8
- Snapshots:
Chili and star lighting draws record crowd, Nov. 28
- Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department receives
matching grant from Modern Woodmen of America
- Letter: Agencies praised for compassion
in search effort
- Fire Protection Districts’ special
elections, May 4
- Fraud, ID theft seen in Tri-Lakes area
- Keeping our children safe, May 18
- Defensible space and Firewise annual
checklist
- Snapshots:
Hundreds celebrate lighting of the
Palmer Lake Star, Nov. 27
- First responders talk about emergency situations
- Letter:
A thank you to the community
- 150 learn about fire suppression at Firewise event
- Extreme fire danger
- Don’t let a little rain make you forget about wildfire
danger
- Snapshots:
Firefighters, police give tips at Safety Day, June 25
- Bear Creek Fire, Aug. 19-21
- Letter:
Firebreak along Mount Herman Road would be beneficial
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area emergency services, see also the Donald
Wescott Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes
Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire
Authority, and the Woodmoor/Monument Fire Protection
District topics.
Flying Horse Ranch occupies 1,565 acres south of Northgate Road and west of
Highway 83. Classic Communities is subdividing it to include 3,650 dwelling
units on 708 acres, 244 acres of office and light industrial, 229 acres for a
private golf course and conference center-resort, 100 acres of parks and open
space, 95 acres of commercial and retail space, and an 80-acre K-12 school site.
For more on this topic...
El Paso County Commissioners have approved The Schuck Corporation's
preliminary plan for the Forest Lakes Residential Project. The
proposal, based on a sketch plan approved about 15 years ago, calls for 467
dwelling units on approximately 1,000 acres land near Baptist Road and Hay
Creek Road west of I-25The plan
calls for a clustered design with areas of urban density coupled with open space
and recreational use of two lakes. For more on this topic...
The Forest View Acres Water District was established in 1957
by the late Hugh Nevins. From the initial provision of water to 27 homes, FVAWD
currently provides water service to 280 residences in the Red Rocks Ranch,
Clovenhoof, Villas, Sundance Estates, and Shiloh Pines neighborhoods in
unincorporated El Paso County. In 2004, an embezzlement of at least $315,000 was discovered. For more on this topic...
- Forest View Acres Water District,
December 7: District increases fee, approves 2006
budget
- Forest View Acres Water District,
January 26: Board accepts resignation, ponders
mysterious water loss
- Forest View Acres Water District,
February 23: 2.18 million gallons lost in January
- Forest View Acres Water District,
March 23: Residents object to $25 per month fee
increase
- Forest View Acres Water
District, April 27: Residents object to fee
increase; board considers proposing property tax
- Forest View Acres Water District, May 25:
Board
ponders financing $6.2 million for improvements
- Forest View Acres Water District,
June 22: Unger pleads guilty, gives back $300,000
- Forest View Acres Water District,
July 27: District proposes property tax to fund
improvements
- Forest
View Acres Water District, August 24: Board
places property tax measure on the November ballot
- Forest View Acres Water
District, September 19: Walker resigns amid
ballot measure controversy
- Forest View Acres Water District,
November 2: Community Solutions picked to
operate system
- Forest View Acres Water District,
November 10: Board refines 2007 budget in light
of election results
- Forest View Acres water judged
"best tasting in Colorado"
- Forest View Acres: Best water to no
water
- Forest
View Acres Water District Board of Directors, June 28: Residents
propose volunteer committees to address issues
- Forest View Acres Water
District Board of Directors Meeting, July 26: Board
wrestles with the role of volunteer committees
- Forest View Acres Water
District Board of Directors, August 23: District’s
administration and operation contracts terminated
- Letter:
Forest View homeowner says contractor violated rights
- Forest View Acres Water
District, September 27: District seeks
management and operations companies
- Forest View Acres Water District,
September 27, October 12, 19, and 25: District
selects new management company
- Forest View Acres Water District Board of
Directors, July 22: Improvements to well,
treatment plant planned
- Forest View Acres Water District Board of
Directors, Aug. 26: Improvement project to begin
Sept. 7
Many parts of the Tri-Lakes area are forested. OCN has carried information to
help residents maintain forest health. For more on this topic...
OCN has carried a series of articles on various health and wellness topics. For more
on this topic...
In 2001, local governmental bodies received a
$50,000 grant to do area-wide planning. For more on this topic...
Woody Woodworth provides information to assist the indoor and outdoor gardener...
This residential development proposes to 976 lots on 430 acres on the south
side of Higby Road west of Higby Estates. For more on this topic...
Growth and development throughout the area has greatly increased the
traffic on Interstate 25. Numerous changes to I-25 are being planned including
the redesign of the State Highway 105, Baptist Road, and Northgate
interchanges. How the changes to I-25 are handled will have a tremendous
impact on Tri-Lakes area residents' quality of life. For more on this topic...
Our Community News has run articles in an on-going
effort to acquaint residents with local leaders. For more on this topic...
Jackson Creek is one of the fastest growing areas within the Town of
Monument. The Triview Metropolitan District supplies
water, sewer, and road maintenance services to Jackson Creek. For more on this topic...
The Tri-Lakes area goes all-out in celebrating Independence Day. For more
on this topic...
OCN carries a series of articles on local law enforcement issues...
The Lewis-Palmer District 38 School Board typically meets monthly. OCN
reports on most of those meetings. For more on this topic...
- Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of
Education, April 1, 8, 16, and 26: Board
names new school, blocks departure of Monument Academy
- D-38 District Accountability Advisory
Committee, April 13: DAAC to create
long-range planning task force
- D-38 Special Education Advisory Committee,
April 14: Differentiated and team teaching
benefits explained
- Letter:
The D-38 "mess": One
senior citizen’s perspective
- Lewis-Palmer District 38 Board of Education, May 20:
Board
discusses outsourcing food service, hears public comments
- Lewis-Palmer District 38 District Accountability
Advisory Committee, May 11: Committee discusses
long-term planning task force
- Lewis-Palmer District 38 Special Education Advisory
Committee, May 12: Principals’ panel addresses
committee; board elected
- Letter: Loss of Creekside school mourned
- Letter: Get involved in local school issues
- Snapshots: School gets pizza money for playground, April 30
- D-38 Board of Education June 3, 17, and 22:
Superintendent Blanch resigns; Borman
appointed acting superintendent
- D-38 picks Bauman as interim superintendent
- D-38, Aug. 5 and 19:
Bauman
describes goals
- D-38 District Accountability Advisory Committee,
Aug. 17: Fact sheets list likely effects of ballot
measures
- Letter:
Grassroots group committed to D-38
- Playground
takes shape at Bear Creek Elementary, Aug. 7
- Lewis-Palmer District 38 Board of Education, Sept. 2
and 14: Consultant for superintendent search approved
- Lewis-Palmer District Accountability Advisory
Committee, Sept. 16: Committee considers academic
integrity program
- Lewis-Palmer Special Education Advisory Committee,
Sept. 8: Committee considers name, goals
- Lewis-Palmer School District Board of Education, Oct.
5 and 21: Association will assist search for new
superintendent
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, Oct. 12:
Academic integrity discussion continues
- Exceptional Students Learning Team (formerly Special
Education Advisory Committee), Oct. 20: Committee
approves new name, hears student’s story
- Letter:
A special thank you for a playground
- Snapshots:
Bear Creek Elementary School playground
completed
- Snapshots:
Palmer Lake takes part in Walk to School Day, Oct.
6
- Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education,
Nov. 4 and 18: Board discusses superintendent search,
budget
- Community gives advice on choosing a superintendent
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, Nov. 9:
Committee
celebrates election results, tables academic
integrity debate
- Exceptional Students Learning Team, Nov. 10:
Team
hears about computer security and bullying
- Lewis-Palmer D-38 Board of Education, Dec. 8 and 16:
Board
fine-tunes superintendent search, celebrates awards
- Monument Academy Board, Dec. 3:
Monument
Academy names executive director
- Lewis-Palmer D-38 Board of Education, Jan. 20:
Board
approves programs, recognizes essay winners
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, Jan. 11:
Two members chosen to interview superintendent
candidates
- Exceptional Students Learning Team, Jan. 12:
State
official describes developments
- Lewis-Palmer D-38 Board of Education, Feb. 3 and Feb.
17: District picks Borman as new superintendent,
discusses long-range plan
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, Feb. 8:
New
legislative initiatives presented
- Exceptional Students Learning Team, Feb. 9:
Special
Olympics participation urged
- Letter:
D-38 duped again!
- Letter:
Superintendent "search" reveals
arrogance
- Letter:
Hiring process was anything but transparent
- Lewis-Palmer School District Board of Education, March
17: Committees suggest ways to cut costs
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, March 8:
Next superintendent describes priorities
- Letter:
Budget cuts endanger quality of education
- Letter:
What’s D-38’s plan?
- District 38 budget discussed April 6
- Lewis-Palmer School District Board of Education,
April 7 and 21: Board appoints new principal,
discusses budget
- District Accountability Advisory Committee, April
12: Bauman and Borman review proposed budget
- Exceptional Students Learning Team, April 13:
Committee
hears benefits of technology
- D-38 meeting attempts to justify mill levy
override
- Leaders must inform us about D-38 budget
-
Students honored for fire safety video
-
Lewis-Palmer District 38 Board of Education, May 5 and
19: Departure of students to other districts examined
-
District Accountability Advisory Committee, May 10:
Committee hears report on Gifted Education
-
Exceptional Students Learning Team, May 11:
Personal Learning Profile details special needs
-
Letter:
Kudos for after-prom event
-
Letter:
Thanks to the entire D-38 community
-
Letter:
D-38 falls short in financial management
-
Letter:
Why are D-38 administrators paid more?
-
Lewis-Palmer Board of Education, June 2 and 16:
Board discusses overall goals
-
Direction 38 school funding forum, June 20:
School
budget constraints described at forum
-
Letter:
Clarification on D-38 study
-
Letter:
Student calls for community support for D-38
-
Letter:
D-38 should stop blaming state for budget woes
-
Letter:
Focus on what really matters
-
Letter:
District’s commitment to greater efficiency questioned
-
Second Education Forum explores school
choice, community relations
-
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education, Aug. 18
and 22: D-38 approves new contract with Monument Academy; enrollment down
less than expected
-
Third education forum addresses community relations
-
Letter:
Bauman lauds D-38 and community
-
Letter:
D-38 board needs fresh thinking
-
Letter:
When will the piper need to be paid?
-
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education, Sept.
15: Board stresses importance of district identity
-
Parents hear about school safety plans at forum
-
District Accountability Advisory Committee, Sept. 13:
Committee plans Oct. 5 candidate forum
-
SEAC holds resource fair
-
Final 2011 education forum seeks solutions
-
Letter:
Removal of campaign signs diminishes the process
Library Events
The Tri-Lakes area is part of the Pikes Peak Library District that sponsors
many events. For more on this topic...
There are a variety of sources of fascinating local history. For more on this
topic...
- Historical Society holds annual dinner,
election
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting, Feb. 18:
The
rebirth of Old Colorado City
- Palmer Lake Historical Society Chautauqua
meeting, Feb. 22: Historical Society begins
Chautauqua planning
- Palmer Lake Historical Society
meeting, March 18: "A portrayal of Lucretia
Vaile"
- Geothermal lecture heats up museum,
April 8
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting,
April 15: Evolution of the Denver & New
Orleans Railroad
- Palmer Lake Historical Society
Chautauqua April meetings: Chuck Pyle
accepts Chautauqua invitation
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting, May 20:
All
aboard for Pikes Peak
- Palmer Lake Historical Society Chautauqua May
Planning Meetings: Boy Scouts volunteer to
assist Chautauqua project
- Crawford Memorial Planning Meeting,
June 10: Memorial to honor military
personnel in region
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting,
June 20: Hundreds attend Fathers’ Day Ice
Cream Social
- Crawford Memorial Planning Meeting, July 6 and
July 20: Committee discusses redesign of
Crawford Memorial site
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting, July 15:
Shamrock
Ranch history presented
- Historic Estemere mansion is for sale
- Author criticizes Canadian oil sands project
- Snapshots:
Chautauqua
brings the past into the present, Aug. 6-8
- Snapshots:
Murder
on the menu at dinner theater show, Aug. 6
- Snapshots:
Museum
says, "Happy birthday, burros"
- Palmer Lake Historical Society meeting, August 19:
Early
Colorado entertainment was not always wholesome
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Sept. 16:
Author
finds history in pioneer cemeteries
- Chamber now coordinates Crawford Memorial project
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Oct. 21:
"Bloomer
Girl" first white woman to climb Pikes Peak
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Nov.
18: Women miners and professionals had significant
roles in mining camps
- 77th Yule Log Ceremony and hunt welcome holiday season
(front page photo) and Snapshots
- Snapshots:
Dec. 7 dinner sets stage for Yule Log Hunt
- Snapshots:
Little Log Church celebrates renovation
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Jan. 20:
Historical
Society looking for volunteers
- Book on Palmer Divide introduced to Historical Society
- Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Feb. 3:
Museum
lecturer explores history of Colorado coal mining
- Snapshots:
Legendary Ladies perform at WMMI, Mar. 12
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Mar. 17:
Historical
ranch restoration described
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Apr. 21:
Video
provides tour of historic Black Forest
- Snapshots:
LPMS Students participate in Veterans History Project
- Lewis-Palmer juniors present exhibit to Vaile Museum
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 19: Early
women of Douglas County recalled
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, June 19:
Dads and
families treated to ice cream, pie
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, July 21
- Snapshots:
Chautauqua returns with a fresh taste of history,
Aug. 5-7
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Aug. 18: Colorado’s
historic houses tell stories
- Mining museum hosts gold panning championships, Aug. 5
- Mining museum celebrates burro birthday, Aug. 13
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, Sept. 15: The 1890s
plan for a Denver-to-Palmer Lake Cycle Path
- Website exclusive: Author summarizes history of
labor unions
Monument Academy
The Monument Academy is a charter school within Lewis-Palmer District 38. For
more on this topic...
- Groundbreaking Oct. 12 for new Monument
Academy building on Highway 105
- Monument Academy Board of Directors, Oct. 15:
School project to start soon and Correction
- Monument Academy short $1.2 million on funding for new
building
- Monument Academy Board, July 15:
Board
gives update on new Academy school building
- Lewis-Palmer District 38 School Board Special Meeting,
July 24: Monument Academy building shortfall now
estimated at $1.6 million; second bond issue planned
- Monument Academy special board meeting, July 28:
Board
provides responses to D-38 concerns
- Two new schools!
- D-38 board approves ballot measure requesting $2.7
million; remains concerned about Monument Academy issues
- Monument Academy Board meeting, Aug. 16: Steady
progress reported toward opening school Sept. 8
- Letter:
Former Monument Academy board member criticizes
D-38 board
- MA holds ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 13
- Monument Academy Board of Education, Sept. 16:
Bond
sale closed; new school building opens on schedule
- Lundeen retires
- Monument Academy Board of Directors, April
21: Community likes idea of charter release
- Monument Academy Board of Directors, May 12: School
looks to outside consulting for reorganization help
- Monument Academy Board of Directors, Aug. 19:
Consultant group evaluates school
The Town of Monument Board of Trustees typically holds two
meetings per month. OCN reports on most of the meetings. For more on this
topic...
- Monument Board of Trustees, Dec. 7: 2010
budget narrowly approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, Jan. 4: Board
approves AutoZone store in Monument Ridge Center
- Monument Board of Trustees, Jan. 19:
Town
employees can donate vacation time to Haiti
- Monument Board of Trustees, March 1:
Change
in staffing for Triview requested
- Monument Board of Trustees, March 15: New
Jackson Creek elementary school playground proposed
-
Letter: Yes, it really is about water!
-
Letter: Easton for mayor
- Town election results
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 5: Triview
maintenance agreement approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 19:
July the Third parade street closing
approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, May 3:
Consultant research for proposed water purchase approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, May 17: Fountain
Mutual Irrigation water purchase canceled
- Snapshots: Elected officials take office
- Monument Board of Trustees, June 7: Restaurant
owners receive Jim Moore Award
- Monument Board of Trustees, June 21: Chief
Shirk hosts promotion and awards ceremony
- Monument Board of Trustees, July 19:
Joint
water plan gets preliminary approval
- Monument Board of Trustees, Aug. 2:
Water
plans discussed
- Monument Board of Trustees, Aug. 16:
Planning
commissioner appointed to advisory committee
- Monument Board of Trustees, Sept. 7:
New
Tri-Lakes Disposal garage and Jackson Creek apartment complex approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, Oct. 4:
Fitzpatrick
named full member of Planning Commission
- Monument Board of Trustees, Oct. 18:
Light
turnout at town meeting does not dampen discussion
- Monument Board of Trustees, Nov. 1:
U.S.
Taekwondo Center donates $40,000
- Monument Board of Trustees, Nov. 15:
No
significant changes made to draft 2011 budget
- Monument Board of Trustees, Dec. 6:
Public
hearing held on 2011 budget, but final vote delayed
- Monument Board of Trustees, Dec. 20:
2011 budget approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, Jan. 18:
Monument
police assist DEA in crystal meth arrest
- Monument Board of Trustees, Feb. 7:
Delaney receives 30-year service award
- Monument Board of Trustees, Feb. 22: Watering
days changed
- Monument Board of Trustees, March 7:
Board approves water authority projects
- Monument Board of Trustees, March 21:
Proposed
new ordinance on farmer’s markets defeated
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 4:
LP
hockey team honored for state championship
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 18:
Farmers’
market fee controversy continues
- Snapshots:
Community garden beds constructed in Lavelett
Park
- Monument Board of Trustees, May 2: Farmers’
market fee approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, May 16: Sanctuary
Pointe gets 3-year annexation agreement extension
- Monument Board of Trustees, June 6:
Operational
agreements with Triview renewed
- Monument Board of Trustees, June 20:
Shirk
promotes emergency evacuation planning
-
Monument Board of Trustees, July 5:
Jim Moore award presented to Wisdom Tea House owners
-
Monument Board of Trustees, July 18:
Farmers market corrective measures discussed
-
Monument Board of Trustees, Aug. 1:
Promontory Pointe site plan amendment hearing scheduled
-
Monument Board of Trustees, Aug. 15: Promontory
Pointe final site plan amendment approved
-
Monument Board of Trustees, Sept. 6: Mayor Easton
presents two certificates of appreciation
-
Monument Board of Trustees, Sept. 19: Some
progress reported on funding for Trails End repairs
In Monument, a group of people worked with the Town Planning Department to update the Comprehensive
Plan that is intended to guide the development of Monument. For more on this topic...
In 1995, the State Dam Inspector
recommended repairs be made to the Monument Dam. For more on
this topic...
In March 2003, plans were unveiled for a large retail center (originally
called Monument Towne Center) in
the Jackson Creek development. The 90+-acre parcel is between the eastern edge of
I-25 and the northern extension of Jackson Creek Parkway. It is about half way from Baptist Road to Lewis-Palmer High School (see
vicinity map and site plan). The proposed Monument Towne Center would include
over 600,000 square feet of destination retail and nearly 4,000 parking spaces. The site is
within the Town of Monument and within the Triview Metropolitan District, which
would supply water and sewer services. For more on this topic...
The Monument Planning Commission typically
meets monthly. The Monument Board of Adjustment meets as needed. Both make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding
land use decisons. OCN reports on most of those meetings. For more on
this topic...
- Monument Planning Commission, Dec. 9: AutoZone
site approved for Monument Ridge center
- Monument Planning Commission, Jan. 13:
Planning
code amendments approved
- Monument Planning Commission, March 10: A
full house once again
- Monument Planning Commission, April 14: Village
Center at Woodmoor amendment approved
- Monument Planning Commission, May 12: Monument
Marketplace auto repair shop plat approved
- Monument Planning Commission, July 14:
Two
new buildings planned for business park
- Monument Planning Commission, Aug. 11:
New
Jackson Creek apartment complex approved
- Monument Planning Commission, Oct. 13:
Livestock
grazing code amendment approved
- Monument Planning Commission, Nov. 10:
Code
amendment on temporary uses approved
- Monument Planning Commission, Jan. 12:
St.
Peter Catholic Church school site plan amendment approved
- Monument Planning Commission, March 9:
Commissioners
sworn in
- Monument Planning Commission, April 13:
Church
annexation, zoning, and sketch plan approved
- Monument Planning Commission, May 11: Code
changes approved to accommodate electronic signs
- Monument Planning Commission, Aug. 10: Promontory
Pointe major site plan amendment approved
Following the April 2001 firing of Monument Police Chief Al Sharon, a
campaign was launched which resulted in the September 11th recall of Mayor
Leon Tenney and Trustees Morgan, Schutz, and Wilcox. For more on this topic...
Sewer service in the Town of Monument is not provided by the town
government. Service for the east and south are provided by the Triview
Metropolitan District. Service for the west and north are provided by
the Monument Sanitation District. For more on the Monument Sanitation
District...
- Monument Sanitation District Board, Dec. 17:
Residential
fees increase $3 per month beginning April 1
- Monument Sanitation District Board, Jan. 21:
Wakonda
Hills project on winter break
- Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 18:
Wakonda
Hills tap fees will increase Oct. 1
- Monument Sanitation District, March 18: District
purchases its first utility vehicle
- Monument Sanitation District, April 15:
Construction to resume for Wakonda Hills collection system expansion
- Monument Sanitation District, May 20: Board
elects officers
- Monument Sanitation District, June 17: Wakonda
Hills lift station contract awarded
- Monument Sanitation District, July 15:
Wakonda
Hills pipeline installation concluding
- Monument Sanitation District, Aug. 19:
Wakonda
Hills road construction nearing completion
- Monument Sanitation District, Sept. 16:
Gov.
Ritter visits Wakonda Hills project
- Monument Sanitation District, Nov. 18:
2011 budget discussions continue
- Monument Sanitation District, Dec. 16:
Wakonda
Hills collection system completed
- Monument Sanitation District, Jan. 20:
Final
state audit completed for Wakonda Hills project
- Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 17: Large
Wakonda Hills bills ending
- Monument Sanitation District Board, March 17:
Plea
to governor points out high costs of proposed regulations
- Letter to Gov. Hickenlooper
- Monument Sanitation District, April 21:
Caustic
soda issue draws responses
- Monument Sanitation District, May 19: Possible
hike in tap fees discussed
- Monument Sanitation District, June 16:
Two 2010
audits approved
- Monument Sanitation District, July 21:
Draft 2012 budget reviewed
- Monument Sanitation District, Aug. 18: Board wants to
delay garage construction
- Monument Sanitation District, Sept. 23: 2012 budget
issues reviewed
OCN carries a series of articles on the flora
and fauna of the Tri-Lakes area...
NEPCO is an acronym for the
Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations. NEPCO is a
coalition of homeowners’ associations. In less than one year as an
organization, NEPCO has grown to include 20 homeowners’ associations
representing about 15,000 residents in the Tri-Lakes area. NEPCO’s mission is
to enhance the quality of life of its member associations and their residents in
a wide variety of areas. For more on this topic...
Many Coloradans enjoy recreation in the great outdoors. For more on this topic...
For more on this topic...
For more on this topic..
The Town of Palmer Lake Board of Trustees is commonly called the Town Council.
They typically hold one workshop and one meeting per month. OCN reports on most
of those meetings. For more on this topic...
- Palmer Lake Town Council special meeting, Dec.
3: Water rates increased to pay for plant
expansion loan; Moreland sworn in as police chief
- Palmer Lake Town Council regular meeting,
Dec.10: 2010 budget approved
- Letter: Chili Supper raises $5,590
- Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department receives
matching grant from Modern Woodmen of America
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Jan.14:
New
fire chief sworn in
- Palmer Lake Town Council special
meeting, Jan. 21: Medical marijuana moratorium
approved for 90 days
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Feb. 11:
Town
survey results presented
- Palmer Lake Town Council, March 11:
New fire department protocols being developed
- Town election results
- Palmer Lake Town Council, May 13:
Marijuana
ordinance amendment tabled
- Palmer Lake Medical Marijuana Task Force, June 2:
Neighbors
complain about location of potential dispensary
- Snapshots: Elected officials take office
- Snapshots: Palmer Lake Medical Marijuana Taskforce meeting
- Palmer Lake Town Council, June 10:
Council
approves replacement medical marijuana ordinance and three dispensary
licenses
- Palmer Lake Town Council, July 8:
Medical
marijuana cultivation space approved
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Aug. 12:
Liquor
license fees will not increase
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Sept. 9:
Chiefs
present service awards
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Oct. 14: Council tables vote
on sidewalk maintenance
- Palmer Lake Town Council regular
meeting, Nov. 4: Five awards presented for
service to Palmer Lake
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Nov. 13:
Trustee
presents controversial proposals at forum
- Life of Town Clerk/Treasurer Della
Gray honored
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Dec. 14:
2011
budget approved with revenue shortfall
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Jan. 14:
Council
amends medical marijuana ordinance
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Feb. 10:
Crawford
Memorial upgrade in the works
- Palmer Lake Town Council, March 10:
Council
reviews request for quiet zone
- Palmer Lake Town Council, April 14:
Trustee
questions town office improvements; two trustees resign
- Palmer Lake Town Council, May 12: Two trustees
and two planning commissioners appointed
- Palmer Lake Town Council, June 16:
Teen’s tennis
court project approved
- Palmer Lake Town Council, Aug. 11: 2010 audit approved
Palmer
Lake Volunteer Fire Department
The PLVFD was formed to serve the town of Palmer Lake. It is a department
within the town's government. For more on
this topic...
These columns provide opinions on Tri-Lakes area issues.
The Tri-Lakes environment is threatened by many types of pollution. There are
steps residents and business owners can take to help. For more on this topic...
While sales and income taxes are well understood, many have questions about
property taxes, mill levies, and special districts. For more on this topic...
OCN has been carrying information for Tri-Lakes area residents on how to
properly dispose of unwanted items and remove wildfire fuel. Sites for recycling
plants is also a local issue. For more on this topic...
OCN has carried a series of musings on life by Tri-Lakes area residents. For
more on this topic...
Roads throughout the Tri-Lakes area are a critical element of the
infrastructure. For example, in Monument 2nd Street is has been extended from Beacon
Lite Road to connect with the Highway 105 bridge over I-25. Also Beacon Lite Road
has been extended to
connect with the Old Denver Highway. Jackson Creek Parkway has been constructed from Highway 105 to
Higby. For more on
these and other road stories...
See also coverage on Baptist
Road and I-25
The Tri-Lakes area is blessed with a variety of service organizations. Here
is information on some of them and their activities:
- Holiday powwow benefits Native Americans
- Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department receives
matching grant from Modern Woodmen of America
- Letter:
Sertoma Club changing
affiliation to Kiwanis
- Letter:
Thanks for donations to Sertoma
- Snapshots:
Blood drive at Tri-Lakes Cares, Jan.
19
- Snapshots:
Kinney named Monument Hill Sertoman
of the year
- Snapshots:
Fundraiser held to help fight child
blindness
- Letter:
Fundraiser for son appreciated
- Snapshots:
TLWC honors past presidents, Feb. 4
- Snapshots:
TLWC holds travel seminar, Feb. 10
- Snapshots:
Lake Ice hosts troops for fishing on Monument
Lake
- Snapshots: Senior Alliance Thrift Store Grand
Opening, Mar. 22
- Chamber presents awards to those who made a
difference
- Tri-Lakes Cares to benefit from art sale
- Legacy Sertoma Club holds first meeting,
April 8
- Thrift shop pays back Tri-Lakes Cares,
April 22
- Vendors brave snowstorm to participate in
Antiques Show
- Letter: Thanks for Pine Forest Antiques Show support
- Snapshots: TLWC ends the year with sunflowers and cake
- Snapshots: Gleneagle Sertoma’s "Spirits of
Spring" raises $9,085 for charities, May 22
- Snapshots: Monument Hill Sertoma cleans up I-25, May 2
- Gleneagle Sertoma Club elects officers
- Snapshots: Sea-to-Shining Sea visits
Palmer Lake, June 18
- Snapshots: Motorcycle run raises $1,300
for Tri-Lakes Cares, July 31
- Letter:
Serteens make switch to Kiwanis Service
Leadership Program
- Snapshots:
Blood
Drive at Tri-Lakes Cares
- Snapshots:
After
Hours event attracts local nonprofits, Aug. 17
- Snapshots:
Senior
ladies dance Hawaiian-style, Aug. 17
- Snapshots:
HAP
receives grant from Key Club, Aug. 26
- VFW Monument Post 7829, July 20 and Aug. 17:
Monument
VFW approves Ladies Auxiliary
- Snapshots:
Women’s Club holds annual open house, Sept. 9
- Snapshots:
Kiwanis charter ceremony
- Snapshots:
Kiwanis presents 1,000 toys
- Monument VFW Post 7829, Sept. 21:
Candidates
address Tri-Lakes veterans
- Tri-Lakes community and others support the Empty Bowl
- Snapshots:
Empty Bowl, Oct. 13
- Snapshots:
Hundreds attend 9Health Tri-Lakes Health
Fair, Oct. 23
- Volunteers pack gift boxes for soldiers
- The Red Kettles are here
- Snapshots:
Taekwondo Break-A-Thon raises
$40,000, Sep. 18
- Snapshots:
Wine and Roses tops last year’s
event, Nov. 5
- Snapshots:
Monument Santa on Patrol scheduled
for Dec. 18
- Snapshots:
Many donations, volunteers
assist Thanksgiving dinner
- Snapshots: Hundreds celebrate lighting of the
Palmer Lake Star, Nov. 27
- Snapshots:
AARP recognizes veterans and Lutheran
Church, Nov. 10
- Snapshots:
Tri-Lakes Cares receives Empty Bowl
proceeds, Nov. 13
- Workforce Center rep talks to vets about
job opportunities
- Letter:
Red Kettle Campaign raises record amount
- Snapshots:
HAP receives $5,000 check from MVEA
- Snapshots:
Nealon honored
- Daffodil Days, March 4-6
- Snapshots:
Tri-Lakes HAP receives check from Wells Fargo, Jan.
18
- Snapshots:
TLC Blood Drive – It Take All Types To Save A
Life
- Letter:
Women’s Club donates proceeds
from event
- Snapshots:
Monument Homemakers’ Club starts second
century
- Snapshots:
Legacy Sertoma Club presents Red Kettle
collections
- Snapshots:
Sundance Mountain Lodge opens doors to VFW Post
- Snapshots:
Wahl named essay contest winner
- Letter:
Join fundraiser for family of young epilepsy
victim
- Snapshots:
Homemakers serve up St. Patrick’s Day
potluck, Mar. 3
- Snapshots:
VFW Women’s Auxiliary installed, Mar. 13
- Snapshots:
Tri-Lakes Cares blood drive aids hospitals, Mar.
15
- Snapshots:
"Dog N Jog" fundraiser a big
success, Apr. 17
- Snapshots:
First Taste of Tri-Lakes, Apr. 26
- Snapshots:
Pine Forest Show, Apr. 28
- Snapshots:
Spirits of Spring event raises $10,000 for
charities
- Snapshots:
HAP says farewell to Barton
-
Letter:
Foundation accepting grant proposals
-
Letter:
Thank you from the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club
-
Snapshots:
Website exclusive: AARP birthday a time to honor
members
-
VFW post recognizes Whole Foods for support of military
Colorado State Statute 24-6-402 is known as the Open
Meetings Law or the Meetings section of the Sunshine Law. Much
misinformation has circulated about the statute and its application. For more on
this topic...
Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District
The TLFPD was formed to serve El Paso County areas outside Woodmoor and
Monument and north of Baptist Road that are predominantly without hydrants. In
January 2008, the name was changed from the Tri-Lakes FPD to the Tri-Lakes
Monument FPD to recognize the inclusion of the former Woodmoor/Monument FPD. For more on
this topic...
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Dec. 9: 2010 budget approved; funds authorized
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection
District Board, Jan. 27: Board discusses revenues,
expenses
- Snapshots:
Communications Auxiliary occupies new
facility
- Dramatic ice rescue
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Feb. 24: Subcommittee formed for union liaison
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection
District, March 24: Proposition 101 could
jeopardize future district funding
- Special district election candidate
statements
- Fire Protection Districts’ special
elections, May 4
- Special district election results
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District
Board, April 28: Expenditures and income on
track
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District
special board meeting, May 18: New board sworn
in
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District,
May 26: Residents praise firefighters’
efforts
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection
District board, June 23: Board passes
resolution against ballot issues
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District board,
July 28: New ladder truck arrives
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Aug. 25: Sprinkler system requirement
proposed
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District board,
Sept. 22: Decision on sprinkler requirement
delayed
- Children visit fire stations to thank crews
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Department board, Oct. 27:
Fire board again defers sprinkler issue
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Nov. 15: Tri-Lakes firefighters receive 3 percent
pay raise
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Dec. 8: Directors approve slightly smaller 2011
budget
- Be safe when using your fireplace
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, Jan.
26: Directors review 2010
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
Feb. 23: Director calls sprinkler issue political
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Board,
March 23: Budget continues on track
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, April
27: Board approves purchase of safety equipment
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, May
25: District receives regional EMS Agency of the Year award
- Students honored for fire safety video
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, June 22:
Groups criticized for plan to make soldiers, firefighters pay for
breakfasts
- TLMFPD board meeting, July 27
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, Aug. 24:
Property tax revenue expected to decline
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area emergency services, see also the Donald
Wescott Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes-Monument
Fire Rescue Authority, Woodmoor/Monument Fire
Protection District and the Emergency
Services topics.
Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Rescue Authority
The TLMFRA was formed to coordinate the efforts of the Tri-Lakes Fire
Protection District and the Woodmoor/Monument Fire Protection District and to
explore the possibilities of merging the two districts. The authority was
dissolved at the end of 2007 when the Woodmoor/Monument FPD was included into
the Tri-Lakes FPD. For more on this topic...
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Rescue
Authority, December 13: Authority board approves
$3.9 million budget despite oppostion from WMFPD treasurer; moves toward
merger
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire
Rescue Authority, March 28: Merger moving
ahead; public meeting April 23; name change debated
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Rescue
Authority, April 23: Board approves merger
agreement
- Tri-Lakes
Monument Fire Rescue Authority, May 23: Merger
efforts proceeding on schedule
- Tri-Lakes
Monument Fire Rescue Authority Board of Directors, June 27:
Authority
moves toward merger, achieves lower ISO rating
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Rescue
Authority, August 22: Woodmoor/Monument residents
to vote on fire district merger Oct. 2
- Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Rescue
Authority, September 26: If no one steps
forward, county will appoint new board member
- Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Rescue Authority
board, Oct. 24: Vehicle purchases
approved
- Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Rescue Authority board,
Nov. 28: 2008 budget still in flux; new trucks
arrive
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Rescue
Authority, December 12: A little nostalgia, a lot
of paperwork mark authority’s last meeting
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area emergency services, see also the Donald
Wescott Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes-Fire
Protection District, Woodmoor/Monument Fire
Protection District and the Emergency
Services topics.
The Monument Sanitation District, Palmer Lake Sanitation District, and the
Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District jointly operate the facility and manage
it through the Joint Use Committee. For more on this topic...
- Joint Use Committee, Feb. 9:
Tighter
effluent restriction limits remain a concern
- Joint Use Committee, March 9: Tighter
effluent restriction limits remain a concern
- Joint Use Committee, April 13: Attorney
updates committee on pending tighter limits
- Joint Use Committee, May 11: Crystal
Creek health hazard discussed
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, July 13: Possible methods for meeting new
total phosphorus limits discussed
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, Oct. 12: EPA restrictions put pressure on
budget
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, Nov. 9: Planning to add treatment capacity
begins
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, Dec. 14: Treatment plant budget rises for
2011
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, Jan. 11: Funding options for improvements
discussed
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, Feb. 8: Proposed nutrient regulations
remain the major concern
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, March 8: JUC will ask governor for help on
proposed regulations
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, April 12: Attorney suggests asking
governor for help on proposed nutrient regulations
- Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use
Committee, May 10: JUC to reduce water group participation
- Tri-Lakes Joint Use Committee, June 14:
Summer
collection line cleaning projects underway
- Tri-Lakes Joint Use Committee, Aug. 9: Garage
construction postponed a year—or longer
- Tri-Lakes Joint Use Committee, Sept. 13: Garage
construction postponement for one year confirmed
The Triview Metro District provides water, sewer, and road service to the
Jackson Creek development. For more on this topic...
- Triview Metropolitan District Board meetings, Nov.
15, 19, 21, and Dec. 9: After several meetings,
Triview’s 2009 budget approved
- Triview Metropolitan District Board, Feb. 25:
Board
extends employment of district manager and administrator
- Triview Metropolitan District Board, March 25:
Terms
for new financing of Triview debt discussed
- Triview Metropolitan District board, April 22:
2008
audit approved
- Triview Metropolitan District board, May 27:
Board
appoints new district manager and financial director
- Triview Metropolitan District Board, June 24:
Park
construction contract awarded to Copestone
- Triview Metropolitan District, Sept. 15:
Fixed-rate
bond refinancing approved
- Triview Metropolitan District Board, Dec. 22:
District
OKs 2010 budget
- Triview Metropolitan District, Feb. 23:
Board
election cancelled
- Triview Metropolitan District, March 23: Power
company gets landscaping easement
- Triview Metropolitan District Board, July 27:
Baptist
Road landscape easement vacated
- Triview Metropolitan District, March 8:
Agate Creek Drive Park issues draw residents
- Triview Metropolitan District, Aug. 9: Promontory Pointe
agreement signed
- Triview Metropolitan District, Sept. 13: Promontory
Pointe water issues raised
In 1999, Wal-Mart developer Goldberg Properties submitted an application
to the Town of Monument for a 24 hour/day Supercenter on Baptist Road across
from the King Soopers. They put that request for annexation, zoning, and site plan
approval on hold after the Public Works Committee asked that Baptist Road
improvements be built prior to opening the Supercenter. The Monument Planning
Commission and Board of Trustees never held hearings on the project. On October
8, 2002, Goldberg submitted a similar application to the County for rezoning and site plan approval
needed to build a Supercenter on the same parcel. For more on this topic...
See also coverage on the Triview Metropolitan
District.
Water is a critical resource all along the front range. For more on this topic...
- Water for the future
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, December 13:
Authority
looks at bringing agricultural water to the Tri-Lakes area
- Water
districts suffering from sticker shock
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, March 10:
Ag
water import cost estimates
soar to as much as $1.6 billion
- Pikes
Peak Regional Water Authority, March 19: Authority
forms committees to do planning
- Two
local districts part of pilot water conservation program
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, April 16:
Authority
expresses concerns about proposed gas drilling
- Facing the Yuck Factor: Embracing Recycled Water
- 10 ways to conserve water
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, May 21:
New
state law requires developers to demonstrate adequate water supply
- Water Returns project participants off and
running
- 10 more ways to conserve water
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, June 18:
Private funding being considered for pipeline
- 10 more ways to conserve water
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, July 16:
Private
funding for pipeline to transport ag water on hold
- Don’t waste your water
- Medications in the Water Supply: Symposium on Policy
Options, September 26: Experts study issue of
pharmaceuticals in the water supply
- Consensus: Don’t flush them - Dispose of unneeded
medications in a plastic bag in the trash
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, October 15:
Steininger
to retire from the Woodmoor District; Cherokee metro district building
aquifer recharge facility
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority Field Trip Nov.
4 and Meeting Nov. 19: Authority visits
Rueter-Hess
Reservoir, considers joining coalition to
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority meeting, Dec.
19: Authority urged to join coalition to bring
water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Jan. 21:
Woodmen
Hills decides not to join; Flaming Gorge project a step closer to
feasibility study
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Feb 18:
Proposed
Fountain Creek district raises concerns for wastewater plant operators
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, March 18:
Authority
may conduct survey on water issues
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, April 15:
Authority
interested in connection to CSU
- A Perspective on Our Community:
Are
we running out of water?
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, May 20:
Authority
pursues connection to Colorado Spring Utilities
- Group monitors issues facing well owners
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, June 17:
Authority
prepares for presentation to CSU committee
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, July 15:
Authority
ponders its future
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Aug. 19:
Authority
decides to continue one more year; plans second
presentation to CSU
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Sept. 16:
Authority
focuses on connection to Springs Utilities
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Oct. 21:
Faced
with the need to increase water rates, authority monitors water
deliberations
- Colorado Springs Utilities Utility Policy Advisory
Committee, Oct. 7: Policy panel considers financial
issues in regional water partnerships
- Pikes
Peak Regional Water Authority, Nov. 18: Tentative
$1 million per year water lease agreement announced
- Woodman Hills joins PPRWA
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Jan. 20:
Dissension
arises over Woodmoor district’s actions
- PPRWA divided over coalition
- Water authority dissension continues
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, April
21 Woodmoor district is back in the fold
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, May 19:
Flaming
Gorge project gains additional participants
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, June
16: Executive director of the Colorado
Water Conservation Board meets with PPRWA
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, July 21:
Petersen
resigns; members discuss merger with the El Paso County Water Authority
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Aug. 18:
PPRWA
to propose merger with county water authority
- Upper Monument Water Quality Management
Association, Aug. 19: Consultant explains
negotiations on proposed tighter state phosphorus and nitrogen standards for
treated wastewater
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority Forum, Aug. 20,
NEPCO, Sept. 11: Water in the Tri-Lakes area:
"Now is the time to focus"
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Sept. 15:
PPRWA
abandons merger with the county water authority
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Oct. 20:
PPRWA
merger with the El Paso County Water Authority on again
- El Paso County Water Authority, Nov. 3:
Water
authorities make final preparations for merger
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Nov. 17:
Dissolution
of the PPRWA anticipated
- El Paso County Water Authority, Dec. 1:
Authority
prepares revision to its governing document
- Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority, Dec. 15:
Water
authority dissolves
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area water supplies, see also the Academy Water and Sanitation District,
Donala Water and Sanitation District, Forest View Acres Water District,
Monument Board of Trustees,
Monument Dam and Lake, Palmer Lake Town Council and Planning Commission, Triview
Metropolitan District, and the Woodmoor
Water and Sanitation District
topics.
As the largest homeowners association in the Tri-Lakes area, WIA has to deal
with a variety of issues. For more on this topic...
- Letter: Woodmoor board members on the right track
- Letter: A letter to Woodmoor residents
- Letter: Woodmoor directors anger resident
- Letter: Support Woodmoor Public Safety officers
- Letter: Woodmoor board out of touch?
- Letter: Board action hurts Woodmoor residents
- Woodmoor Holiday Party, Dec. 6
- WIA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25:
WIA
elects directors
- Letter:
Let’s be positive
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board, Feb. 24:
Board
holds first meeting, makes changes
- Woodmoor Improvement Association, April 28: Woodmoor
residents to receive survey
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of
Directors, June 23: Board appoints new
members
- Letter: Open letter to all residents of
Woodmoor
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
July 28: Board recognizes public safety officer,
considers changes in documents
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board, Aug. 25:
Board
elects new member, finalizes Marsh trail contract
- Woodmoor Improvement Association board, Sept. 22:
Board
expresses concern about fire danger, car break-ins
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
Oct. 27: Board broadens access to WIA financial
information
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board,
Nov. 17: Replacement, repair of signs approved
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board, Dec. 15:
Board
discusses improvements to common areas, upcoming election
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of
Directors, Jan. 26: Board approves vehicle
purchase, plans annual membership meeting
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Annual
Membership Meeting, Jan. 31: New board members to
be named
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
Feb. 23: Board plans for membership vote on governing
documents
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board, March 23:
Ballots
delayed in vote on governing documents
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
April 27: Board supports new brew pub
- Board of County Commissioners, May 31: Board
makes 15-year Doewood Dr. closure permanent
- 150 learn about fire suppression at Firewise event
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
May 25: Plans underway for summer maintenance of common areas
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors,
June 22: Board seeks member votes on covenants, new director of Forestry
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of
Directors, July 27: Board elects new member and Forestry Director
- Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors, Aug.
24: Residents urged to help protect water sources
Woodmoor/Monument Fire Protection District
The WMFPD was formed to serve the Woodmoor development and the Town of
Monument. For more on
this topic...
For more articles on Tri-Lakes area emergency services, see also the Donald
Wescott Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes
Fire Protection District, Tri-Lakes-Monument
Fire Authority, and the Emergency Services
topics.
Water and sewage services to Wooodmoor are provided by the Woodmoor Water and
Sanitation District. For more on this topic...
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board, Dec. 10:
Board
approves budget, discusses project
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District Board,
Jan.14: Board discusses public relations approach,
ongoing projects
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board, Feb. 11:
Board
votes to join wastewater council; Nasser honored
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, March 10:
Board
hears request to extend use of private well
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District,
April 8: District contracts for water
rights in Lower Arkansas valley
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board, May 6:
Nasser
retires from board; new officers installed
- Snapshots: Woodmoor district makes presentations
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board of
Directors, June 14: Repaving set for White
Fawn and Deer Creek
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board of Directors,
July 8: Board discusses future of water
authorities
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board, Sept. 7:
Board
installs new member, hears about new mapping system
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation Board, Dec. 9:
Water
conservation plan studied
- Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District, March 10:
District
focuses on source water protection plan
- Letter:
Woodmoor has not restricted copper plumbing
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 14:
Poster
contest winners named
- Woodmoor district approves multi-million dollar water
deal
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, June 9:
Water Conservation Plan approved
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Aug. 22: Board
approves Source Water Protection Plan
- Woodmoor district moving forward with deal for ranch water
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