Author: Savannah Eller
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With Buc-ee’s withdrawn from Palmer Lake, other communities signal interest
The withdrawal of Buc-ee’s developers’ plans with Palmer Lake could be welcome news to other communities that have actively sought to attract the Texas travel chain. The pullout comes after over a year of increasing opposition efforts, but a local consultant with the company said on Wednesday that Buc-ee’s still wanted to build in the…
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With funding run short, Fountain Creek Watershed District looks to new source
Editor’s note: The $50 million allotment that started the Fountain Creek Watershed District in 2009 offset impacts to the creek from the Southern Delivery System, a regional water project that moves water north from the Pueblo Reservoir. A special district that has been managing conservation projects on Fountain Creek for nearly two decades is pushing…
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Monument town council proposes changes to regional water district charter
In response to an ongoing disagreement about representation, the Town Council of Monument has drafted its own amendments to the charter creating the Fountain Creek Watershed District. “We’re due our own representation,” said councilman Marco Fiorito at a discussion about the change at a meeting Tuesday night. The watershed district is an organization comprised mostly…
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Developers hold meeting on long-debated Monument project
Developers of a swath of land between Old Denver Road and Interstate 25 in Monument have whittled down plans to what they believe is an acceptable compromise with area residents. The plan, called Conexus Phase 2 and 3, was presented to community members at a meeting on Tuesday night. The crowd was less than 20,…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…
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Monument approves 150-home subdivision
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
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
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
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
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…