monument
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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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Tri-Lakes Cares gets OK to proceed with land purchase to build new center
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MONUMENT • Monument’s Planning Commission and Town Council both have unanimously approved a reconfiguration of property that Lewis-Palmer School District 38 wants to sell, which gives the go-ahead for a local social services organization to proceed with a bid to acquire 2.8 acres of vacant land to build a new headquarters. “We are currently in…
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Monument town meeting to discuss investigation of alleged campaign finance violations descends into chaos
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A special Monument Town Council meeting Wednesday, held to discuss a report commissioned to investigate campaign finance violations by the town, town staff actions and possible redistricting problems in the newly approved charter, among other issues, descended into chaos with members of the public and the board shouting at each other. The meeting was ultimately…
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Monument voters approve home rule charter despite late opposition push backed by out-of-town money
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Monument voters last week overwhelmingly approved the town’s new home rule charter, according to unofficial voting returns, despite a late opposition push backed by out-of-town money that came just ahead of the election. A ballot question asking residents to approve the charter, drafted and proposed by an elected nine-member committee after residents last year voted…
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Capitol M: A story from the Gap – mine
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More than 85,000 vehicles per day travel through the 18-mile stretch of I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument known as the Gap. The section of highway has been a nightmare for travelers going back many years. It’s been most notable, however, during the past three years as the Colorado Department of Transportation and its construction…
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Denver sheriff’s deputy cited for reported road rage incident in I-25 ‘Gap’
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A Denver sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of reckless endangerment after authorities say he drove a van with three inmates in the back more at than 90 mph through the Interstate 25 “Gap” while apparently racing with a drunken driver last week. Deputy James Grimes was cited with speeding 40 mph or more over the…
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THE PODIUM | Tolls on top of taxes for basic highway improvements? Enough already!
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We all pay extra for conveniences. It’s one of the benefits of our modern world; from dry cleaning to online shopping to the food we eat, convenience is easily bought and paid for. Want more convenience? Pull out more cash. Write a bigger check, and walk right up to the “get more, pay more” check-out…
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Colo. community fires town manager, reappoints town clerk
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MONUMENT – Town Manager Chris Lowe was fired Monday night in a unanimous vote by this north El Paso County town’s six trustees after they spent more than three hours in executive session. Lowe had been suspended in early February, placed on paid administrative leave for two weeks. But that suspension was extended for months…
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Call in Wednesday to ask questions, learn more about CDOT plan to the I-25 ‘Gap’ with toll lanes
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El Paso County residents can call in to a telephone town hall Wednesday night to ask about the widening of the Interstate 25 “Gap,” the Colorado Department of Transportation said. To hear an update on the project – which would widen the 18-mile stretch from Monument to Castle Rock from two to three lanes in…
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Monument Republican Paul Lundeen announces run for term-limited Kent Lambert’s Senate District 9 seat
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State Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican and former chairman of the State Board of Education, declared Wednesday he’s running for the Senate District 9 seat held by state Sen. Kent Lambert with the term-limited GOP incumbent’s endorsement. “We have achieved success in the House rolling back federal intrusion into our local public schools,” Lundeen…
