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OCN > Episode > highlights, podcast > Vol. 25 No. 7 – July 5, 2025 Audio Highlights

Vol. 25 No. 7 – July 5, 2025 Audio Highlights

July 4, 2025

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This podcast is a summary of our July 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp4 file of this 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/ocn2507highlightstranscript.pdf.

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:00:15 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees
  • 00:01:23 Monument Town Council
  • 00:02:32 Monument Academy
  • 00:03:45 D38 Board of Education
  • 00:04:57 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District
  • 00:06:08 Monument Sanitation District
  • 00:07:02 Donala Water and Sanitation District
  • 00:08:10 Triview Metropolitan District
  • 00:09:12 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority
  • 00:10:01 Monument Fire District
  • 00:10:54 El Paso County Planning Commission
  • 00:11:49 Letter to Our Community – Araje
  • 00:12:34 Letter to Our Community – Schumaker
  • 00:13:17 Between the Covers
  • 00:14:37 High Altitude Nature and Gardening
  • 00:15:14 Art Matters
  • 00:15:54 Our Community Notices
  • 00:16:54 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/v25n7/

  • Vol. 25 No. 7 – July 5, 2025 – Photos
  • Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, June 12, 19, 23, and 30 – Stern replaces Havenar as mayor; attempt to stop recalls fails
  • Monument Town Council, June 2 and 16 – Council navigates development questions and compensation study; Smith appointed to the council
  • Monument Planning Commission, June 11 – June meeting cancelled
  • Monument Academy School Board, June 12, 27 – Board passes sports fairness policy, joins in suit against CHSAA
  • Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, June 16 – Board finalizes plans for HSEA structure, approves 2025-26 budget
  • Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, June 9 – 2024 audit finds “clean” finances
  • Monument Sanitation District, June 18 Raspberry Point sewage spill resolved
  • Donala Water and Sanitation District, June 12 – Positive audit report; inconsistent waste treatment numbers
  • Triview Metropolitan District, June 19 – Bond funding approved; director positions assigned
  • El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, June 26 – Board hears progress report
  • Monument Fire District, June 25 – Board vacancy filled; workforce study approved
  • El Paso County Planning Commission, June 19 – Commission recommends disapproval of Flying Horse East sketch plan
  • Letters to Our Community – Urgent need for conservatives to run for D38 Board of Education
  • Letters to Our Community – Scrub oak (Gambel oak), pine needles and other debris
  • Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Summer fun has begun
  • Palmer Lake Historical Society, June 15 – Father’s Day Ice Cream Social
  • High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Gardening with nature’s beautiful bouncers
  • Art Matters – The many benefits of outdoor art and arts events
  • Snapshots of Our Community
  • Our Community Notices
  • Our Community Calendar

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

This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2507highlights/

The related audio articles episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2507articles/

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