Castle Pines
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Castle Pines to hear annexation policy following moratorium on new requests
The Castle Pines City Council is set to consider a proposed annexation policy Tuesday that would establish the city’s first formal framework for reviewing future annexation requests. The policy emerged after the Crowsnest annexation proposal prompted significant public debate and led council to pause annexation requests until formal standards could be developed. The proposal would…
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Tapped: Castle Pines upgrading water treatment capacity for future need
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Castle Pines places 120-day stay on annexation requests
A controversial annexation request was withdrawn after the Castle Pines City Council directed staff to develop an annexation policy and placed a 120-day stay on future requests. “We need to take time with this, we need to make sure we get this right,” Councilmember Nate Winegar said. “And make sure that all voices are heard…