Author: Savannah Eller
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Monument approves 150-home subdivision
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On Monday, the Monument Town Council unanimously approved a Final Planned Unit Development for 158 single-family detached homes along Old Denver Road. The project would realign Old Denver Road and include trail connections for the Santa Fe Regional Trail. The 23-acre subdivision will occupy a long, thin strip of land, with a density of 6.89…
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Palmer Lake to discuss Buc-ee’s, recall elections Thursday
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The newly-whole Palmer Lake Board of Trustees will have an opportunity Thursday to discuss the setting for two issues going to town voters in the new year. The first is when and how to field a ballot question on the perennially divisive Buc-ee’s annexation, which would bring 30 acres near Interstate 25 into the town’s…
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Monument closes budget gap, despite flat revenue projections
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The town of Monument is finalizing its budget for 2026 after working through what town officials previously described as a financial crisis. The budget offsets stalled sales tax revenue and deficit spending in the town north of Colorado Springs. The latest figures see the town ending 2025 with a 32.73% general fund reserve of about…
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Palmer Lake could see three special elections next year
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Turmoil continues in the town of Palmer Lake, where a Board of Trustees with frequent turnover has been deadlocked on multiple issues for months. The next year could see the town settling its differences in as many as three special elections, following one in 2025. “This is a very intractable problem,” said Trustee Roger Moseley…
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Xcel appeals to state on billion-dollar energy project denied in El Paso County
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Colorado’s largest utilities provider has asked the state to overrule local decisions on the $1.7 billion Colorado Power Pathway project, which was denied permits this year in El Paso and Elbert counties. Xcel is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to consider overruling local decisions on the 550-mile powerline project in the name of public…
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Buc-ee’s developers push for ballot question ahead of Palmer Lake decision
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Amid controversy over an annexation request to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s location, the residents of Palmer Lake approved an ordinance last month that would require any increase to the town be put to a vote. The prior process left the final decision with the town’s Board of Trustees, which is still scheduled to vote on…
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Palmer Lake adopts voter-approved ordinance with big implications for Buc-ee’s
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Earlier this month, voters in Palmer Lake voted in favor of an ordinance that would make any request to increase the size of the town an automatic ballot question. That would include the controversial annexation request from developers of the Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s. Public debate over the annexation was a motivating factor in the…
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Palmer Lake planning commission rejects Buc-ee’s plan at contentious meeting
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After a debate across two meetings, the Palmer Lake Planning Commission has voted not to recommend the zoning plan and annexation request for Texas travel chain Buc-ee’s to the town’s board of trustees. The vote came after multiple hours of discussion and interjections from the crowd between Wednesday night and an August meeting, which ended…
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El Paso County approves first step for up to 5,000 homes bordering Schriever
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A major residential and commercial development on the north border of Schriever Space Force Base has cleared its first hurdle with El Paso County, ushering the way for as many as 5,000 homes east of Colorado Springs. Flying Horse Land Company, which is connected to Classic Homes, plans to put a mixed-use development on about…
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Manitou Springs forwards ballot initiative for tax increase
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The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance increasing a tax under dispute between the city and one of its major tourism attractions. The city proposed the tax increase at an open house for residents last week, where councilmembers presented a 9% increase to Manitou Springs’ excise tax…
