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Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2025 Highlights Video (AI generated)

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This podcast is a summary of our June 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp4 file of the whole podcast.

It was generated using an AI tool and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

A transcript is posted at https://ocn.me/pdf/ocn2506highlightstranscript.pdf.

  • 00:00:00: OCN Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2026
  • 00:00:17: Remembering Jim Maguire
  • 00:01:12: Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, May 19 – Whetstine named superintendent; board receives annual committee reports
  • 00:02:00: Monument Town Council, May 5 and 19 – VanDenHoek sworn in as town manager
  • 00:02:59: Discover new ways to engage with Our Community!
  • 00:03:49: Monument Academy School Board, May 8, 9 and 29 – Board adjusts budget for low enrollment, anticipates tax credit revenue
  • 00:04:58: D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, May 13 – Budget priorities, 2025-26 committee goals discussed
  • 00:06:03: Monument Planning Commission, May 14 – Commission recommends approval of 30-acre commercial development
  • 00:07:07: Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, May 5, 8, 22, and 29 – Revised Buc-ee’s annexation eligibility petition approved
  • 00:08:25: Monument Fire District, May 28 – Lease/purchase agreement revised; board secretary recognized; board vacancy
  • 00:09:25: Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 28, May 6 and 12 – Board awards well drilling contract, elects officers
  • 00:10:29: Donala Water and Sanitation District, May 5 – Directors sworn in; district offices temporarily closed
  • 00:11:36: El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, May 15 – Board officers elected
  • 00:12:29: Monument Sanitation District, May 21 – Manhole overflow threatens Monument Lake
  • 00:13:52: Triview Metropolitan District, May 22 – Bond passes; new board directors welcomed
  • 00:14:52: Woodmoor Improvement Association, May 28 – Board announces fire education
  • 00:16:03: Letters to Our Community – Thank you to the outgoing board members
  • 00:17:13: Letters to Our Community – Tri-Lakes Women’s Club gets thanks
  • 00:17:59: A Perspective on Our Community – Flying Horse North change of plans
  • 00:18:55: Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Let’s get cooking!
  • 00:19:45: June Library Events – Summer Adventure reading program begins, special programs offered
  • 00:20:40: Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 15 – Author recounts life of Nikola Tesla
  • 00:21:36: High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Enjoying nature in summer, high altitude landscaping, and weed control
  • 00:22:35: Art Matters – On being a sketchy person in the art and cultural sector 00:23:28: Our Community Notices
  • 00:23:28: Our Community Notices
  • 00:24:25: Thank you for joining us

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue https://wp.ocn.me/v25n6/

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2506highlightsvideo/

Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2025 Audio Articles Video (computer generated)

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This podcast consists of the computer-generated audio files from our June 2025 issue and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

  • 00:00:00: Introduction
  • 00:00:22: Remembering Jim McGuire.
  • 00:05:47: Lewis Palmer, D38 Board of Education, May 19. – Whetstine named Superintendent; Board receives annual committee reports.
  • 00:15:06: Monument Town Council, May 5 and 19 – VanDenHoek sworn in as Town Manager.
  • 00:23:53: Discover new ways to engage with Our Community!
  • 00:26:32: Monument Academy School Board May 8, 9, and 29 – Board adjusts budget for low enrollment, anticipates tax credit revenue.
  • 00:35:56: D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee May 13 – Budget priorities 2025-26; Committee goals discussed.
  • 00:41:26: Monument Planning Commission, May 14 – Commission recommends approval of 30-acre commercial development.
  • 00:48:39: Palmer Lake Board of Trustees May 5, 8, 22, and 29 – Revised Bucky’s annexation eligibility petition approved.
  • 01:05:14: Monument Fire District May 28 – Lease/purchase agreement revised; board secretary recognized; board vacancy.
  • 01:17:55: Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 28, May 6 and 12 – Board awards well drilling contract, elects officers.
  • 01:26:09: Donala water and Sanitation District May 5 – Directors sworn in; district offices temporarily closed.
  • 01:32:05: El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority May 15 – Board officers elected
  • 01:35:45: Monument Sanitation District May 21 – Manhole overflow threatens Monument Lake.
  • 01:40:41: Triview Metropolitan District May 22 – Bond passes; new board directors welcomed
  • 01:53:18: Woodmoor Improvement Association May 28 – Board announces fire education
  • 01:58:32: Letters to our community – Thank you to the outgoing board members
  • 02:01:03: Letters to our community – Tri Lakes Women’s Club gets thanks
  • 02:02:31: A Perspective on Our Community – Flying Horse North Change of Plans.
  • 02:06:37: Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Let’s get cooking
  • 02:11:41: June Library Events – Summer Adventure reading program begins, special programs offered.
  • 02:16:25: Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 15 – Author recounts life of Nikola Tesla
  • 02:20:50: High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Enjoying nature in summer, high altitude landscaping and weed control
  • 02:24:47: Art matters – On being a sketchy person in the art and cultural sector
  • 02:28:02: Our Community Notices
  • 02:42:20: Thank you for joining us for the audio versions of the articles and columns from this issue of OCN.

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue at https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n6/:

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2506audiovideo/

Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2025 Highlights (AI generated)

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This podcast is a summary of our June 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp3 file of the whole podcast.

It was generated using an AI tool and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

A transcript is posted at https://ocn.me/documents/ocn2506highlightstranscript.txt.

  • 00:00:00: OCN Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2026
  • 00:00:17: Remembering Jim Maguire
  • 00:01:12: Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, May 19 – Whetstine named superintendent; board receives annual committee reports
  • 00:02:00: Monument Town Council, May 5 and 19 – VanDenHoek sworn in as town manager
  • 00:02:59: Discover new ways to engage with Our Community!
  • 00:03:49: Monument Academy School Board, May 8, 9 and 29 – Board adjusts budget for low enrollment, anticipates tax credit revenue
  • 00:04:58: D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, May 13 – Budget priorities, 2025-26 committee goals discussed
  • 00:06:03: Monument Planning Commission, May 14 – Commission recommends approval of 30-acre commercial development
  • 00:07:07: Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, May 5, 8, 22, and 29 – Revised Buc-ee’s annexation eligibility petition approved
  • 00:08:25: Monument Fire District, May 28 – Lease/purchase agreement revised; board secretary recognized; board vacancy
  • 00:09:25: Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 28, May 6 and 12 – Board awards well drilling contract, elects officers
  • 00:10:29: Donala Water and Sanitation District, May 5 – Directors sworn in; district offices temporarily closed
  • 00:11:36: El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, May 15 – Board officers elected
  • 00:12:29: Monument Sanitation District, May 21 – Manhole overflow threatens Monument Lake
  • 00:13:52: Triview Metropolitan District, May 22 – Bond passes; new board directors welcomed
  • 00:14:52: Woodmoor Improvement Association, May 28 – Board announces fire education
  • 00:16:03: Letters to Our Community – Thank you to the outgoing board members
  • 00:17:13: Letters to Our Community – Tri-Lakes Women’s Club gets thanks
  • 00:17:59: A Perspective on Our Community – Flying Horse North change of plans
  • 00:18:55: Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Let’s get cooking!
  • 00:19:45: June Library Events – Summer Adventure reading program begins, special programs offered
  • 00:20:40: Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 15 – Author recounts life of Nikola Tesla
  • 00:21:36: High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Enjoying nature in summer, high altitude landscaping, and weed control
  • 00:22:35: Art Matters – On being a sketchy person in the art and cultural sector 00:23:28: Our Community Notices
  • 00:23:28: Our Community Notices

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue https://wp.ocn.me/v25n6/

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2506highlights/

Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2025 Audio Articles (computer-generated)

A video version of this podcast with large subtitles is posted at https://wp.ocn.me/ocn2506audiovideo/

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This podcast consists of the computer-generated audio files from our June 2025 issue and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

  • 00:00:00: Introduction
  • 00:00:22: Remembering Jim McGuire.
  • 00:05:47: Lewis Palmer, D38 Board of Education, May 19. – Whetstine named Superintendent; Board receives annual committee reports.
  • 00:15:06: Monument Town Council, May 5 and 19 – VanDenHoek sworn in as Town Manager.
  • 00:23:53: Discover new ways to engage with Our Community!
  • 00:26:32: Monument Academy School Board May 8, 9, and 29 – Board adjusts budget for low enrollment, anticipates tax credit revenue.
  • 00:35:56: D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee May 13 – Budget priorities 2025-26; Committee goals discussed.
  • 00:41:26: Monument Planning Commission, May 14 – Commission recommends approval of 30-acre commercial development.
  • 00:48:39: Palmer Lake Board of Trustees May 5, 8, 22, and 29 – Revised Bucky’s annexation eligibility petition approved.
  • 01:05:14: Monument Fire District May 28 – Lease/purchase agreement revised; board secretary recognized; board vacancy.
  • 01:17:55: Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 28, May 6 and 12 – Board awards well drilling contract, elects officers.
  • 01:26:09: Donala water and Sanitation District May 5 – Directors sworn in; district offices temporarily closed.
  • 01:32:05: El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority May 15 – Board officers elected
  • 01:35:45: Monument Sanitation District May 21 – Manhole overflow threatens Monument Lake.
  • 01:40:41: Triview Metropolitan District May 22 – Bond passes; new board directors welcomed
  • 01:53:18: Woodmoor Improvement Association May 28 – Board announces fire education
  • 01:58:32: Letters to our community – Thank you to the outgoing board members
  • 02:01:03: Letters to our community – Tri Lakes Women’s Club gets thanks
  • 02:02:31: A Perspective on Our Community – Flying Horse North Change of Plans.
  • 02:06:37: Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Let’s get cooking
  • 02:11:41: June Library Events – Summer Adventure reading program begins, special programs offered.
  • 02:16:25: Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 15 – Author recounts life of Nikola Tesla
  • 02:20:50: High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Enjoying nature in summer, high altitude landscaping and weed control
  • 02:24:47: Art matters – On being a sketchy person in the art and cultural sector
  • 02:28:02: Our Community Notices
  • 02:42:20: Thank you for joining us for the audio versions of the articles and columns from this issue of OCN.

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue at https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n6/:

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2506audio/

Vol. 25 No. 5 – May 3, 2025 Audio Articles Video (computer-generated)

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This podcast consists of the audio files from our May 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp4 file of the whole podcast.

It is computer-generated and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:41 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees
00:17:52 D38 Board of Education
00:26:36 D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee
00:33:47 D38 Monument Academy
00:44:10 Monument Town Council
00:50:47 Monument Planning Commission
00:55:40 Monument Fire District
01:09:42 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District
01:16:08 Monument Sanitation District
01:20:00 Triview Metro District
01:30:34 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority
01:33:45 Donala Water and Sanitation District
01:45:00 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
01:47:02 Woodmoor Improvement Association

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue at https://wp.ocn.me/v25n5/:

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This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/ocn2505audiovideo/

Vol. 25 No. 5 – May 3, 2025 Highlights Video (AI generated)

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This podcast is a summary of our May 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp4 file of the whole podcast.

It was generated using an AI tool and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

A computer-generated transcript is posted at https://ocn.me/documents/ocn2505highlightstranscript.txt.

00:00 Intro
00:17 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees
01:12 D38 Board of Education
02:15 D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee
03:17 D38 Monument Academy
04:10 Monument Town Council
05:05 Monument Planning Commission
06:05 Monument Fire District
07:07 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District
08:04 Monument Sanitation District
09:10 Triview Metro District
10:17 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority
11:17 Donala Water and Sanitation District
12:18 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
13:08 Woodmoor Improvement Association

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue https://wp.ocn.me/v25n5/

To be notified every time we post a new podcast, go to https://wp.ocn.me/newslettersignup/.

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/ocn2505highlightsvideo/

Vol. 25 No. 5 – May 3, 2025 Highlights (AI generated)

An improved video version of this podcast is posted at https://wp.ocn.me/ocn2505highlightsvideo/.

Our Community News
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Vol. 25 No. 5 - May 3, 2025 Highlights (AI generated)
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This podcast summary of our May 2025 issue was generated using an AI tool and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

A computer-generated transcript is posted at https://ocn.me/documents/ocn2505highlightstranscript.txt.

00:00 Intro
00:24 Tri-Lakes area mourns death of Jim Romanello
00:48 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees
01:44 D38 Board of Education
02:45 D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee
03:47 D38 Monument Academy
04:40 Monument Town Council
05:45 Monument Planning Commission
06:35 Monument Fire District
07:38 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District
08:36 Monument Sanitation District
09:40 Triview Metro District
10:49 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority
11:50 Donala Water and Sanitation District
12:51 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
13:41 Woodmoor Improvement Association

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue (https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n5/

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2505highlightsvideo/

Vol. 25 No. 5 – May 3, 2025 Audio Articles (computer-generated)

An improved video version of this podcast is posted at https://wp.ocn.me/ocn2505audiovideo/

Our Community News
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Vol. 25 No. 5 - May 3, 2025 Audio Articles (computer-generated)
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This podcast consists of the computer-generated audio files from our May 2025 issue and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:22 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees
00:17:39 D38 Board of Education
00:26:21 D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee
00:33:32 D38 Monument Academy
00:43:56 Monument Town Council
00:50:33 Monument Planning Commission
00:55:27 Monument Fire District
01:09:28 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District
01:15:54 Monument Sanitation District
01:19:46 Triview Metro District
01:30:21 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority
01:33:32 Donala Water and Sanitation District
01:44:45 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
01:46:49 Woodmoor Improvement Association

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue at https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n5/:

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2505audio/

Vol. 25 No. 4 – April 5, 2025 Audio Articles (computer-generated)

Our Community News
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Vol. 25 No. 4 - April 5, 2025 Audio Articles (computer-generated)
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This podcast consists of the computer-generated audio files from our April 2025 issue and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

  • 00:00:00 Town of Palmer Lake

  • 00:14:13 D38 Board of Education

  • 00:26:52 D38 Monument Academy

  • 00:39:55 Monument Town Council meeting 1

  • 00:44:03 Monument Town Council meeting 2

  • 00:52:23 Monument Planning Commission

  • 00:55:25 Monument Fire District

  • 01:09:10 Forest Lakes Metro District

  • 01:14:10 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District

  • 01:20:54 Monument Sanitation District

  • 01:25:30 Triview Metro District

  • 01:38:16 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority

  • 01:43:37 Donala Water and Sanitation District

  • 01:49:33 El Paso County Planning Commission

  • 01:51:29 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners

  • 01:54:10 NEPCO

  • 02:00:02 Gleneagle Civic Association

  • 02:10:34 Woodmoor Improvement Association

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue at https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n4/:

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This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2504audio/

Vol. 25 No. 4 – April 5, 2025 Highlights (AI generated)

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Vol. 25 No. 4 - April 5, 2025 Highlights (AI generated)
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This podcast summary of our April 2025 issue was generated using an AI tool and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers.

A computer-generated transcript is posted at https://ocn.me/documents/ocn2504highlightstranscript.txt.

  • 00:00:37 Town of Palmer Lake

  • 00:08:51 District 38 Board of Education

  • 00:14:29 Monument Academy

  • 00:16:29 Town of Monument

  • 00:19:08: Monument Planning Commission

  • 00:20:13 Monument Fire District

  • 00:23:36 Forest Lakes Metro District and Pinon Pines Metro Districts

  • 00:24:31 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District

  • 00:25:55 Monument Sanitation DIstrict

  • 00:26:36 Triview Metro District

  • 00:29:38 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority

  • 00:30:23 Donala Water and Sanitation District

  • 00:31:20 El Paso County Planning Commission

  • 00:31:47 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners

  • 00:31:51 NEPCO

  • 00:33:05 Woodmoor Improvement Association

  • 00:33:34 Gleneagle Civic Association

  • 00:34:44 Columns

  • 00:37:10 Snapshots of Our Community

  • 00:38:01 Our Community Notices and Calendar

  • 00:39:07 Summary

Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month’s issue (https://wp.ocn.me/archive/2025issues/v25n4/):

All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/.

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2504highlights/