Below: On June 19, 2006, the Monument Board of Trustees held a special meeting as a town forum at Creekside Middle School to discuss plans to finance improvements to the state-owned Baptist Road/I-25 interchange. More than 100 people attended the meeting.

Below: Mayor Byron Glenn with (clockwise around the table) the Monument staff (Clerk Scott Meszaros, Attorney Gary Shupp, Manager Cathy Green), Board of Trustees (Steve Samuels, Gail Drumm, Tommie Plank, Dave Mertz, Travis Easton, Tim Miller), County Commissioner Wayne Williams, and CDOT Transportation Commissioner Terry Schooler.

Below: County Commissioner Wayne Williams

Below: CDOT Transportation Commissioner Terry Schooler, who represents El Paso, Park, and Fremont counties, highlights some of the difficulties in obtaining state funding for the Baptist Road/I-25 Interchange. 

Below: State Representative Tom Weins expresses support for the sales tax proposal.

Below: El Paso County Department of Transportation Project Manager Andre Brackin (left) answers questions.

Below: Michael Lund (standing in the center), assistant vice president for public finance from Piper Jaffray, financial advisors for the bond issue, discussed the prospects for financing based on sales tax revenues.

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