Vol. 25 No. 8 – August 2, 2025 Audio Highlights

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This podcast is a summary of our August 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/ocn2508highlightstranscript.pdf.

• 00:00:00 – Introduction
• 00:00:18 – Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, June 30, July 10, 24 – Candidates for board interviewed; recall election planned; annexation agreement published
• 00:02:03 – Monument Town Council, July 7 and 21 – Council focuses on growth, state mandates, and strategic planning
• 00:03:32 – Monument Planning Commission – Commission welcomes new leaders, reviews major development amendment and vision for Monument’s future
• 00:04:43 – Monument Academy School Board, July 17 – Board prioritizes marketing plan, passes policy on religious opt-outs
• 00:05:54 – Monument Fire District, July 23 – Station 2 operational; property inclusion approved
• 00:06:45 – Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, July 14 – 2025 budget gets midyear tune up
• 00:08:02 – Monument Sanitation District, July 16 – Buc-ee’s potential impact studied
• 00:08:54 – Donala Water and Sanitation District, July 17 – Board tours treatment facility, adjusts sewer bills
• 00:09:43 – Triview Metropolitan District – 2024 audit receives unmodified opinion; construction bid awarded
• 00:11:02 – El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, July 17 – 2024 finances receive clean audit opinion
• 00:12:01 – Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations (NEPCO) – Developer reduces home sites, HOA affected state laws
• 00:12:56 – Woodmoor Improvement Association, Jul. 23 – Board recognizes Eagle Scout project, clarifies parking near open spaces
• 00:13:45 – Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Settle in for some Romance
• 00:15:09 – August Library Events – Book clubs, Dungeons and Dragons, Palmer Lake Big Band concert
• 00:15:58 – Palmer Lake Historical Society, July 19 – The power of print
• 00:16:44 – High Altitude Nature and Gardens – Wild Horse Fire Brigade: successful fire mitigation since the beginning of…plants
• 00:18:14 – Art Matters – We Can’t Unchop a Tree
• 00:18:57 – Our Community Notices
• 00:19:49 – Conclusion

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/v25n8/

• Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, June 30, July 10, 24 – Candidates for board interviewed; recall election planned; annexation agreement published
• Monument Town Council, July 7 and 21 – Council focuses on growth, state mandates, and strategic planning
• Monument Planning Commission – Commission welcomes new leaders, reviews major development amendment and vision for Monument’s future
• Monument Academy School Board, July 17 – Board prioritizes marketing plan, passes policy on religious opt-outs
• Monument Fire District, July 23 – Station 2 operational; property inclusion approved
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, July 14 – 2025 budget gets midyear tune up
• Monument Sanitation District, July 16 – Buc-ee’s potential impact studied
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, July 17 – Board tours treatment facility, adjusts sewer bills
• Triview Metropolitan District – 2024 audit receives unmodified opinion; construction bid awarded
• El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, July 17 – 2024 finances receive clean audit opinion
• Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations (NEPCO) – Developer reduces home sites, HOA affected state laws
• Woodmoor Improvement Association, Jul. 23 – Board recognizes Eagle Scout project, clarifies parking near open spaces
• Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Settle in for some Romance
• August Library Events – Book clubs, Dungeons and Dragons, Palmer Lake Big Band concert
• Palmer Lake Historical Society, July 19 – The power of print
• High Altitude Nature and Gardens – Wild Horse Fire Brigade: successful fire mitigation since the beginning of…plants
• Art Matters – We Can’t Unchop a Tree
• Snapshots of Our Community
• Our Community Notices
• Our Community Calendar

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