Our Latest Issue – Vol. 25 No. 1 – January 4, 2025

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• Buc-ee’s community meeting elicits strong response
• Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Dec. 12 – Buc-ee’s annexation petition meets requirements
• Monument Town Council, Dec. 2 and 16 – Council faces $3.9 million budget shortfall, hears call for fiscal sustainability
• Monument Planning Commission, Dec. 11 – Planning Commission recommends approval of Panda Express and Falcon Commerce Center
• Forest Lakes Metropolitan District and Pinon Pines Metropolitan District 1, 2, and 3, Dec. 2 – Rates increase for 2025; mill levies certified; high cost revealed for pipeline construction
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 21 – State signs off on radium remediation
• Triview Metropolitan District, Dec. 16 – Study reveals water and wastewater rate increase; administrative/utility offices pursued
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Dec. 16 – Board wraps up rate increases and 2025 budget, swaps water discount for land
• El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, Dec. 19 – Cherokee Metro District withdraws from Loop project
• Monument Sanitation District, Dec. 18 – Four properties added to service area
• Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District, Dec. 4 – 2025 budget approved; mill levy increases; ladder truck/apparatus for sale; overstaffing declared
• Monument Fire District, Dec. 4 – Board approves administrative office lease agreement
• Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, Dec. 5 – Board holds final meeting before district dissolves
• Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, Dec. 16 – Board learns about Information Technology Department; Career and Innovation Center update; annual mill levy certification
• Monument Academy School Board, Dec. 17 – Board hears academic dashboard report
• El Paso County Planning Commission, Dec. 5 – Urban Landing off Struthers Road recommended for approval
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Dec. 10, 12, and 17 – Two Tri-Lakes developments approved
• Gleneagle Civic Association, Nov. 14 – City responds to GCA regarding amphitheater noise
• Woodmoor Improvement Association, Dec. 18 – Board confirms opposition to Buc-ee’s
• Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore Ring in the New Year with a Book
• January Library Events – Programs for all ages; virtual genealogy
• Palmer Lake Historical Society, Dec. 19 – Palmer Lake holds 91st annual Yule Log Hunt
• High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – January is a seed starter month
• Art Matters – Art, energy sites, and hugging hormone
• Snapshots of Our Community
• Our Community Notices
• Our Community Calendar

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Upcoming Event Highlights

Readers should assume that event information published in this issue is subject to change and information should be confirmed a day or two before the event by calling the information number or checking the organization’s website.

See page < 22 > and page < 23 >  for event locations and other details of these and many other local events.

• OCN mailing day, Thu., Jan. 2 & 30, approx. 7-8:30 am.
• NEPCO, Sat., Jan. 11, 10 am–12 pm
• Palmer Lake Historical Society – Annual Potluck Supper Membership Meeting, Thu., Jan. 16, 6-8:30 pm. (supper starts at 6:15)
• Engage and Elevate D38 Public Meeting, Thu., Jan. 16, 6–7 p.m., Future of the Grace Best Education Center.
• Palmer Lake Outdoor Classic pond hockey game, Sat.-Sun., Jan. 18-19. Fireworks, fire pits, food trucks.
• St. Peter Catholic School open house, Sun., Jan. 26, 11:30-1 pm. See ad on page < 2 >.
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, election to waive director term limits, Tue., Feb. 4, 7 am-7 pm. Donala office.
• Super Saturday geology day at WMMI Sat., Feb. 22 see ad on page < 12 >.
• Restyle Your Fur, Mon.-Tue., Feb. 24-25. Love Shop, 251 Front Street. See ad on page < 8 >.
• MVEA board nomination questionnaires due Thu., Mar. 13, See ad on page < 11 >.

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